Chapter 21: The Old Man Who Plays Chess
Chapter 21 of The Legendary Mechanic, The Old Man Who Plays Chess, continues the journey in this action and adventure audiobook on Arcwave. The the old man who plays chess installment gives returning listeners a clear checkpoint before they jump back into the player. Han Xiao played the MMORPG "Galactic Civilizations" so seriously the developers shipped him as a beta tester. He has the wiki, a dying NPC class no top guild ever specced into, and a head start on a war the rest of humanity hasn't noticed. Listening time for this chapter is about 6 minutes. 1458 narrated chapters are available on Arcwave. First 10 chapters are free, so new listeners can start from the opening chapters before deciding whether to keep going. It keeps Chocolion's story framed around listening, with the chapter number, title, and context visible before playback.