Prison Island

Chapter 137 Class Gameplay
The Black Knight felt a headache when he saw the three players who claimed to be number 9.

Then his gaze turned to Lin An.

Lin An smiled: "Don't look at me, I'm also very small... but bigger than you."

"I'm kidding you!" Black Knight couldn't help but curse.

The Black Knight regretted so much that he was the first to reveal his cards.

He was number 1, and everyone in the audience could see it because he was the only one who wanted to be paired up before anyone else had announced their identities.

Then the one he was looking for must be the only AI that reported itself as No. 9.

If he is not No. 1, who is No. 1? As a result, when No. 1 stood up, a bunch of No. 9s stood up right after him. Aren’t they just trying to mess with him?
"So could I be some other number?"

The Black Knight was sweating profusely and thinking desperately.

But I can't think of a perfect reason to explain my behavior.

Unless... you play yourself like No. 10, and the reason you are so eager to pair up is just to pretend to be No. 1.

But the problem is, if others believe that he is number 10, they will not pair up with him.

He really is number 1, number 1 is naturally the smallest card and is a card that must be paired.

"Fake!"

The Black Knight was stunned. Why did he have to be such an unlucky number?

Could it be another number? Yes, it could be 5.

Number 5 will not be the first priority for any number and is the backup for all player pairings.

But would a 5 disguise itself as a 1? No way.

Disguised as No. 1, isn't it just to find No. 9? Then wouldn't No. 5 explode?
Similarly, it is impossible to find No. 8, No. 7, and No. 6.

Number 5 can only find small numbers and then disguise itself as a large number.

"Hmm? I see."

"So among these 9s, one is a 5, one is a 10, and one is really a 9."

"Damn it, why is there another guy here?"

"There's another evildoer who I don't know what he is, but he insisted on reporting himself as number 9, just to mess with me."

The Black Knight quickly analyzed the current situation of the four number nines.

Four numbers 9 were too outrageous, and the Black Knight suspected that all three players were lying.

It is very likely that J is the real No. 9 and AI did not lie.

The Black Knight stared at the table. If he were asked to choose, he would still choose AI.

Because there is only one possibility that AI is lying, that is, AI draws 10.

You should know that in the last round, the AI ​​honestly reported that its number was 5, so the AI ​​would not lie if it drew 5.

It is impossible for AI to lie to him for no reason, so AI is either the real No. 9 or No. 10, there are only these two possibilities.

So him being paired with J is truly a ‘happy two-choice’.

"Would you like to choose J?"

The Black Knight's eyes sharpened. There were only two possible outcomes when paired with J.

Either plus four points or minus five points again, which is too fucked up.

If it explodes again, he will lose ten points!
"No, no, think about it calmly."

The Black Knight analyzed desperately, if the AI ​​didn't lie, then all three players must have lied.

Their motives were, respectively, drawing 10, drawing 5, and deliberately messing with him.

The Black Knight looked at Zero Kill, this woman looked most like the one who was playing around.

It seemed like she didn't care about points at all, and in the last round it was this woman who got 10, and then she cooperated with Lin An and deliberately tricked him.

It is very likely that this old trick will be used again, still targeting me.

After all, Lingsha said, in this game, 'It's either me or you, it's either you or me'.

So it is very likely that no matter what number they draw, after finding out that they are number 1, they will say that they are number 9, just to trick him.

"So if we rule out Zero Kill, the remaining ones are Tai Sui, Swamp Crocodile, and the robot, corresponding to 5, 9, and 10 respectively."

"Who will be the real number 9?"

The Black Knight looked at Gao Xin and said, "Tai Sui, how do you prove that you are number 9?"

Gao Xin smiled: "I don't need proof. I'll say it again, if you have the guts, pair up with me."

"If you don't have the guts, go find someone else. I'll still get 2 points even if I don't match."

"Do you think I have to have a perfect match when I have 22 points?"

These words left the Black Knight speechless.

There is no doubt that Gao Xin is a wealthy man, and this matching process is not important to him at all.

Now it’s the other players’ turn, and they need to pair up to get high scores, so that they can team up during the halftime break to get his treasure chest.

The Black Knight immediately looked at the Swamp Crocodile again: "Brother, if you are number 5, don't look for me."

"What's the point? If I pair up with you, our combined size is only 6 points, which is too small."

Swamp Crocodile frowned and said, "I am really number 9...If I don't look for you, who should I look for?"

Having said that, he directly initiated a matchmaking with the Black Knight.

The Black Knight refused, and said to himself: "Calm down...Calm down..."

He didn't need to rush, in this case, he would have to wait until the last minute to pair up.

As long as most people agree to pair up, the liar will sooner or later abandon him and pair up with someone else.

Even if he can hold it in until the end and refuses to pair up, then No. 10 will also get anxious. Maybe by then the three 9s will go find someone else, and the remaining one will be the real 9.

The Black Knight figured this out and immediately stepped aside.

Swamp Crocodile's face darkened: "You accept it, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid of 1?"

The Black Knight made up his mind not to pair up, and said, "Don't say anything, I won't pair up this round."

Swamp Crocodile gritted his teeth and said, "No pair? You are number 1, if you don't have a pair, you will be the last one."

The black knight grinned: "Are you so sure that I am number 1?"

Swamp Crocodile was speechless. He pulled Gao Xin into the room and whispered, "What do you mean, buddy? I know you are not No. 9, why do you say you are No. 9?"

Gao Xin simply said: "There must be a negative score in each round."

The swamp crocodile was startled, then it suddenly dawned on him.

If number 10 is not assigned, someone will be deducted 1 point. If number 10 is assigned, someone will be deducted 5 points.

There has to be a negative score in every round, so why can't it still be the Black Knight?
What Gao Xin meant was that he hoped that the negative points in each round would be concentrated together.

This is consistent with what the Swamp Gator has been saying all along, which is the hope to get higher overall points.

But the swamp crocodile thought about it and said, "No need, I really am number 9."

"Except for you, everyone else got zero points this round. It doesn't matter if the others lose."

Gao Xin looked at the Swamp Crocodile in surprise: "Are you sure you want to increase the number of players with negative points? Aren't you afraid that they will revolt?"

"Uprising?" The swamp crocodile was shocked.

Gao Xin said solemnly: "The negative score class... is the most unbreakable alliance."

"The more they come, the more powerful they are. The greater the threat they pose to other players, the more they will rise up and make us die without a burial place."

The swamp crocodile nodded to indicate that it was correct.

In the final round of this game, there must be no players with negative scores.

Otherwise, everyone will be dragged into destruction and wiped out.

Therefore, the fifth round is like the Last Judgment. All players with points must eliminate all players with negative points on the eve of the judgment.

There is no doubt that the fewer players with negative points, the better, and it would be best if there is only one, as it is difficult to make a difference alone.

If there are many players with negative scores, or even more than half of them, then everything will be turned upside down, as they will team up to defeat the players with points.

Then they become new players with points, cooperate in the last round to complete the game goal, and leave hand in hand.

Swamp Crocodile said, "You are right. The negative-score player is the craziest player. The reason why the Black Knight didn't cause any trouble in the last round is that he is alone and weak."

"Whenever there are two players with negative points in the previous round, they will definitely unite to cause trouble."

"So we have to curb the growth of negative players, and this..."

Seeing that he didn't continue, Gao Xin smiled and said, "And this requires us to give up some of our interests."

"I have the most points, and as the player with the most points right now, this is my responsibility."

"So no matter what I draw, my mission this round is to prevent the second negative-score player from appearing."

"For this reason, even if I lose some points in this round, it doesn't matter."

"Even if I earn less, I'll still be in the high-scoring class."

The swamp crocodile looked at Gao Xin in shock, thinking that this guy's vision was much higher than his own.

While everyone is still trying to find ways to earn points for themselves, he has already started to consider earning less to shoulder his class responsibilities.

Obviously, as the one with the highest score, other players also regard Gao Xin as an enemy and are eager to defeat him and divide his spoils.

Even so, Gao Xin chose to take on all the responsibilities of the different classes without hesitation.

Of course, this is also for self-protection.

Swamp Crocodile frowned and said, "Isn't that right? Since we have to give up our interests, shouldn't we let No. 9 pair up with No. 1 to give the Black Knight extra points? Let him get closer to us?"

Gao Xin sneered, "You also know that it's just getting closer?"

"Even if it was a perfect match, we could only give him 4 points at best, and he lost 5 points."

"Even if you give him these 4 points, he is still in the negative points class!"

"If we try to give negative points to players every round, it will collectively harm the interests of other players, and the negative score class will still grow. At best, the negative score will not be so severe, and the growth will not be so fast."

Swamp Crocodile thought about it and realized that if the Black Knight was given extra points in this round and the others were also perfectly paired, then No. 5 would become the second player with negative points.

Even if we agree to continue to help them in the next round, what about the new No. 5 and No. 10?
Let the player with the highest score do the matching? Use his high score to offset the difference?
Should I help No. 5 or No. 10? Unless one of them is an NPC, a negative player will be added.

So it’s useless to make up for it, the negative score class will continue to grow.

And this kind of point-making up requires convincing the majority to cooperate. Any slight mistake may result in even greater losses.

From a simplicity perspective, it is far better to let a player lose points crazily until he dies.

Swamp Crocodile murmured: "This is the only way to play it... In this game, unless you try your best, you can always win in single combat..."

"Otherwise, whoever becomes the first player to lose points will continue to lose points..."

Gao Xin looked up at the dome of the venue and sighed, "If this game can add more points by designing a perfect match, or even just 5 points, then the players with negative points are actually the most fun. I would even actively choose to be a negative point player."

"As the number of people with negative points continues to grow, I will have more and more allies. As long as their points don't become positive, they will always be brothers."

"In other words, if we want to change, we have to change together, become low-scoring players, then medium-scoring players, and finally high-scoring players... and leave together."

"Unfortunately, the organizers did not design the game from this perspective."

"The production value of the points is 1, 2, and 4 points, but the consumption value is 5 points. In addition, this is a military conflict, and there is hatred and hostility between players."

"The biggest trend of this game is that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer."

Swamp Crocodile sneered: "Isn't this normal? This is the redemption game."

"The winner takes all, the loser takes nothing."

"She was ranked after you and me in zero kills, and she said she was No. 9 without hesitation. I'm afraid she wanted the Black Knight to continue to lose points, right?" "In fact, she decided to let the Black Knight become the 'super loser' in the first round because of Lin An's personal vendetta."

Gao Xin nodded. Lingsha had indeed figured out how to play this game from the very beginning.

Everyone called for a collective score in the first round, but she refused and insisted on tricking the Black Knight.

They say they want him dead, which may seem like hatred at first glance, but if they actually just want him dead, wouldn't it be enough to just kill him in a duel later?
In fact, zero kills are a waste of resources. The Black Knight should bear all the negative points until the eve of the last round.

Originally, this game actually existed and was the result of collective survival.

Because the consumption value is not just 5 points, there is also a result of only deducting 1 point.

As long as No. 10 is not paired in each round and the others are perfectly paired, only No. 10 will be deducted one point in each round.

This one point can be made up in the next rounds.

As long as the players who lose points in the second-to-last round have scored points before, there will be no players with negative points, and everyone can survive the final round.

But this... is too harsh.

Gao Xin could think of it, but he couldn't do it. The duel rules, the gambling rules... plus the background of military struggle, all of these were squeezing the survival path of all the members.

As long as there is one person who doesn't want to take this path, it will not work.

The human heart is unpredictable, he is not omniscient, and he does not have the power to suppress the entire situation by himself.

More importantly, he is not a saint. There are few people who deserve to die in military conflicts.

Especially Viper. If he is not killed in the game, then when we fight in Yamaguchi Village again, he, as a real tiger-level cadre of the Yakuza, will definitely lead his team to be against me.

Saving Luo Yan was a life-and-death struggle. One more Yakuza cadre would reduce his chance of success by one point. It was very likely that in the end, he would just be short by that little bit!

So Viper... must die!
Gao Xin said to the swamp crocodile: "I know you are number 9, you just need to not pair up this round."

Swamp Crocodile narrowed his eyes slightly: "But what good will this do me? I need to get points..."

"I don't care who kills you next, or whether you successfully resolve the second intermission."

"I'll tell you straight away, my bottom line is 10 points."

"As long as I can leave with 10 points, I can be your ally."

Gao Xin smiled at the bottom line and said, "Oh, 10 points? You get 2 points this round, and 4 points in the next two rounds, which is exactly 10 points."

"If you fail, I'll just give it to you, right?"

Swamp Crocodile raised an eyebrow, "How are you going to give it to me? And how are you going to guarantee it?"

Gao Xin said: "The players of this game will be divided into negative score players, low score players, medium score players, and high score players."

"As for players with zero points, they can be classified into the negative score class in the first few rounds, but in the last round, they will betray us and be classified into the class because they can survive."

"As long as you don't pair up in this round, you will get 2 points and become a low-scoring player, which means you will naturally be my ally."

Swamp Crocodile narrowed his eyes: "Tianran is your ally? Are you saying that I can only rely on you to defeat other middle-level players?"

Gao Xin shrugged. "What else? The middle-scoring players will unite to divide up the share of a high-scoring player like me."

"And you small-score players will be excluded because you can't participate in their betting."

"If you want to get more points, you must cooperate with me and get rid of the middle-scoring players together."

"You don't have to worry about me using my points to crush you to death, because you and I are working together to obtain the points of the middle-ranking players through force. You take the kills, and I don't want any."

Swamp Crocodile said seriously: "Are you sure I want the heads, and you don't want any of them?"

Gao Xin rolled his eyes and said, "What else? If I steal your head, won't the cooperation be ruined?"

"Why don't you just turn around and kill me with them? But if you do that, it'll be a lose-lose situation for both of us!"

"If I die, you won't get any share, and the middle-dividing team won't be able to give you any share. If you inherit my estate, you will become me and continue to be their target for division."

"A middle-point player is a 4-point player. If you have two, you get 8 points."

"Add the 2 points you get for matching, and you will have 10 points, making you a high-scoring player like me."

"This is only the second round. After that, we will all be high-scoring players and allies. If anyone groups up to swipe us, we will kill them and divide their points until the game is over."

Swamp Crocodile nodded: "Yes, although my points are only half of yours, I am also a high-scoring player."

"Because I will also become the target of all the middle-score players in the future."

"But Tai Sui, only two mid-point players is the ideal situation, but what if there are four? And what if Zero kills them?"

"This head is not so easy to take."

高辛分析道：“你不配对，1和9就废了，那么会拿到4分的玩家，只有2-8、3-7、4-6，还有10号。”

"But since you're number 9, then number 10 must be a robot. Only players can earn points, so there can be a maximum of six players in this round."

Swamp Crocodile pondered, "Right, if we manage to take down two of those pairs, we can ensure that there are only two middle players."

"It would be best to remove 2-8 and 3-7."

"Have player 5 pair up with player 3. Both of them will get 1 point."

"This means that No. 7 has no 3 and can only look for No. 2 to get 2 points."

"No. 8 was isolated and scored one point alone again."

“结果就会是，黑骑士扣1分，3、5、8号拿1分，我和2、7号拿2分，4、6号拿4分。”

Gao Xin rolled his eyes and said, "This is the ideal situation. If this kind of pairing appears, it's all over."

Swamp Crocodile frowned and said, "Indeed, we can't pair them up the way we want."

"By the way, what number are you?"

Gao Xin said directly: "I am number 6."

The swamp crocodile was shocked. According to his previous distribution, Gao Xin would get another 4 points, but he actually refused.

Gao Xin said solemnly: "Hey, even though you call me brother, if there is no benefit, will you help me?"

"There can't be more 2-point players than 4-point players. Even though you three plus me, four against two is a sure win, but how do we divide the kills?"

"Someone once said that what is worrying is not the scarcity of wealth but the inequality of wealth."

“If we cannot distribute the benefits stably, our alliance will not exist, and cooperation will be playing with one’s life.”

The swamp crocodile admired Gao Xin for this point. He would not talk about cooperation vaguely, but only talked about interests.

He immediately said, "Since you are number 6, then you just don't pair up with number 4, and that's it."

"Let 2, 3, 7, and 8 be the four middle score players."

"Then No. 4 and No. 5 pair up and take 2 points together."

"That means there are three players with 2 points, four players with 4 points, and me, No. 4, No. 5, and you. It's just four against four!"

Swamp Crocodile's eyes lit up as he spoke: "Four against four, I am not afraid of anyone. If No. 4 and No. 5 can kill zero, it will be even more perfect."

"Our combination will surely defeat the four middle-scoring players."

"But if you don't participate in the division, how are we going to divide four heads among the three of us?"

Gao Xin said: "I can give my share to the Black Knight! Get him to join us, then it will be five against four!"

"This way, even if Zero Kill is on the opposite side, we won't be at a disadvantage."

The swamp crocodile clapped his hands and laughed: "That's right, that's what we do!"

"The key now is to find number 4 and number 5!"

"Could number 5 be Zero Kill? No, Zero Kill is most likely someone who will forcibly mess up the Black Knights regardless of his rank."

Gao Xin smiled and said, "No, the probability of zero kill is very high, that's number 5."

"Because she was the last one to say she was number 9."

Swamp Crocodile blinked, "The last one? What's wrong?"

Gao Xin explained: "Zero Kill may indeed target the Black Knight regardless of anything."

"But you have to know that I was the first to say I was No. 9, then you, and finally Zero Kill."

"From her perspective, since three No. 9s have been reported, she knows that someone must be targeting the Black Knight as well."

"Then there's absolutely no need for her to report 9. She can just play normally and find someone else to pair up with."

"But she also reported number 9. Is that redundant? No, it's because she's number 5. She can't find anyone to match with. She's everyone's backup."

"I think she should have figured out that I was playing the Black Knight. Also, because I have the most points, she must have understood that my strategy is to win over all the players with smaller points."

"She is No. 5, and the best result she can get is only 2 points, so she is definitely a low-scoring player."

"So she just joined in, called 9, and passed the message to me."

"What this means is that she is number 5 and I can form an alliance with her. Then you, the Swamp Crocodile, must be number 9... Of course, there is a small chance that you are number 10."

"But it doesn't matter. Zero Sha and I won't let you pair up this round anyway."

Swamp Crocodile was dumbfounded, what? You have all completed the message?
"I...I am number 9..."

"Well, I believe you." Gao Xin continued: "The key now is that Lin An had better be No. 4, otherwise Lin An will definitely be a middle-level player."

"But it doesn't matter. If Lin An is not No. 4, then we can play without Black Knight and No. 4... As long as Zero Kill can convince Lin An not to cooperate with the middle-score player, it will be fine."

"I won't take the kills. You, Lingsha, and Lin An will share the kills of the other three players in the middle."

"With the strength of the four of us, we are invincible in this round. It's useless for the Black Knight to join the opponent and help the mid-point team to play!"

"We'll talk about what happens later. At least in this round, except for Lin An, whoever gets 4 points is doomed!"

The swamp crocodile was dumbfounded that the situation had turned out like this.

Whoever gets 4 points will die!

The reason for all this is that the Black Knight was the first to reveal his identity.

Only in this way can Gao Xin tell the Black Knight's pairing number at the first opportunity to target him.

Only then can the Black Knight be afraid to pair up, and then talk about cooperation with the real No. 9 or even No. 5.

Then, he used class interests to convince No. 9 not to pair up with the Black Knight, forming a two-person alliance between the small score and the high score.

As long as this is done, it will be easy to join No. 5.

So far, Gao Xin, a high-scoring player with 22 points, is still as stable as a rock, at least in this second round.

"So now, let's go and talk to Zero Kill."

"Oh, there's another hidden danger. The Black Knight is number 1. What if he just randomly finds someone to pair up with?"

Regarding the question about the swamp alligator.

Gao Xin smiled and said, "The Black Knight hasn't figured out his own class yet and is still at the first level."

"But at least he can see the best solution for the first level of gameplay... which is to drag it out!"

"When facing four 9s, just drag it out until the last moment. The lying player will naturally start to move away from him and look for someone else."

"Whoever is left at the end will be the real No. 9."

Swamp Croc laughed, "Then we all end up staying away from him, and he'll pair up with the AI ​​and explode again...!"

Thinking of this, the swamp crocodile couldn't help but shake his head.

It's so pitiful for the Black Knight. He was defeated in the first round and was defeated in the second round again.

"No wonder you said earlier... that he shouldn't cry later..."

Gao Xin said calmly: "I gave him a chance. He duelled me in the last round and still had a chance of survival."

"But he doesn't dare to fight...then there is no chance."

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ps: Sorry.

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