The whole capital seems to have gone Go-crazy when Lakan publishes a book about his games. He's got even bigger plans, holding a Go tournament that's open to all-and rumor has it that if anyone can topple the strategist himself, he'll grant them any single request they might ask. Jinshi sees an opportunity.But it s not all fun and games, as Jinshi learns when reports arrive of crops devastated by a plague of locusts in a remote village. All his attempts to forestall the insects devastation will soon be put to the test, and the outcome may mean survival or starvation.