God's imitator

Chapter 183 Problems with Preparing Milk Powder
The group arrived at the exit door, preparing to proceed to the first trial chamber.

Before entering the trial room, the door was locked, and there was a screen displaying a specific question.

According to the game rules, answering this question correctly will earn you 12 points in the Fertility Fund, which is a large sum of money.

Everyone looked at the screen.

When feeding a newborn who is one day old and quite hungry, excluding breast milk, what is the appropriate amount of formula to prepare for the first (single) feeding?

【A: 10ml】

【B: 30ml】

【C: 100ml】

【D: 150ml】

"what?"

Upon seeing this question, all four of them were somewhat confused.

Although everyone knew that the game was related to the theme of "fertility", the specific questions still completely hit a blind spot in everyone's knowledge.

Yang Yuting first looked at Jiang He: "...Didn't you say you had studied fertility issues?"

Jiang He hesitated: "I know that a newborn's stomach is very small, and the first time they drink milk, it should be very little, but I'm not sure exactly how much."

"But choosing a smaller option shouldn't be wrong, since you can feed someone if they're hungry, but you definitely can't feed them until they're stuffed."

Yang Yuting looked at Li Jiang again.

Li Jiang shrugged: "Of course I don't know. I do know some data, but it's all macro-level data."

"How would I know exactly how much milk to feed? Isn't that something you women should know?"

Jiang He frowned and said, "Why is it all something women should know? Shouldn't parents share the responsibility of raising children equally?"

Li Jiang said nonchalantly, "Any amount is fine, but the problem is you're not even sure about it, are you?"

Everyone fell into silence.

Obviously, if no one knows, we can only guess.

Li Jiang thought about it carefully again: "150ml... that's about the amount of a small cup of water, right? That might be a bit too much for a baby."

"Furthermore, I don't think it's better to have fewer values ​​than possible. If you could pass the test by simply choosing the minimum value, it would be too easy."

"The question asks for the amount for the 'first brew,' but you can easily brew a little more and feed a little less, right?"

"I think 100ml is more like the standard answer."

Yang Yuting quickly said, "Hey, wait a minute, there's an option here for 'Ask the audience for help'? Let's try clicking it?"

Sure enough, there was an inconspicuous button on this screen: "Ask the audience for help," along with a note that said "2 times remaining."

Jiang He thought for a moment: "There are only 2 chances, but there are 3 cells."

"For a question where at least two obviously wrong answers can be eliminated, should we try guessing first?"
"What if you encounter a problem later where you have no clue which of the four options to choose from?"

However, the other three disagreed with this view.

"No, no, no, we haven't even seen the problems that follow yet, so we can't guess whether they'll be more difficult or easier."

"Yes, the trial later might require the use of the maternity fund. We don't have any maternity fund right now, so let's secure a sum first."

"This is a request for help, not a direct answer. The audience might not know the answer either. Let's ask first."

Jiang He pressed the "Ask the Audience" button.

What if the audience doesn't know the answer to this question either?
This point was not mentioned in the game rules inside the arena, so the four of them could only wait patiently.

……

As Jiang He pressed the button on the big screen, an announcement came from the audience lounge.

[Players in the arena choose to ask for help from the audience.] [The audience members from Community 13 and Community 17 can discuss the matter thoroughly internally and each provide a suggested answer.]

If any of these answers are correct, they will be automatically submitted to the players in the room.

If both answers are incorrect, these two incorrect options will be eliminated for the players in the game.

Upon seeing these rules, everyone in Community 17 breathed a slight sigh of relief.

This rule is quite lenient.

Even if both communities guess wrong, at least the options can be eliminated, increasing the probability that the players in the game will guess correctly.

In other words, simply pressing the "Ask the Audience" button is almost equivalent to giving away points directly.

But Lee In-sook's expression remained slightly serious: "So the question is, which one should we choose?"

Clearly, this question not only hit a blind spot in the knowledge of the players in the arena, but also in the knowledge of the vast majority of players in the 17th community.

Fortunately, Zhou Guifen said, "Choose B."

Everyone's spirits lifted.

Lee In-sook asked curiously, "Should we choose B? Why? 30ml is a bit too little, isn't it?"

"The question states that the newborn is quite hungry and only drinks formula, not breast milk. Is 30ml enough?"

Zhou Guifen explained: "For some children who are overweight and have a good appetite, 30ml may not be enough to fill them up, but you can't feed them too much the first time."

"Because overfeeding can easily lead to bloating, hiccups, spitting up, and other problems."

"Of course, some children who aren't so hungry might not be able to drink 30ml."

"But the question is about the amount for the 'first brew'. 10ml of milk powder is not enough to brew a proper milk powder scoop because the smallest scoop for milk powder is only 30ml."

Li Renshu nodded in realization: "I see, that's very professional."

Zhou Guifen was a little embarrassed: "No, these are actually some common sense questions about childcare. You can find out by learning a little about the relevant knowledge."

Li Renshu shook her head: "This is not common sense for us; it's a complete blind spot in our knowledge."

Everyone couldn't help but feel relieved that Zhou Guifen was there.

Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for others to know the answer clearly; they would most likely have to guess.

This is also one of the benefits of community diversity: different players' knowledge structures can fill in each other's gaps, preventing them from being hit by the same knowledge blind spot and becoming completely helpless.

Lee In-sook submitted option B.

For the players inside the room, the question-answering process was completely skipped; the correct answer was automatically selected and the score was calculated.

[The audience has given the correct answer: B]

[Congratulations, you have received 12 points of reproductive funds.]

All four were delighted, and at the same time, the door to the first trial chamber opened.

Everyone in the audience waiting room of Community 17 was also very happy.

However, some people showed expressions of concern.

Although the first question was answered correctly, the situation is not optimistic.

Because they only have two chances to ask the audience for help, Zhou Guifen will help them one more time at most.

The game is themed around "fertility". Before entering the game, Li Renshu suggested that Jiang He consider bringing Zhou Guifen, but Jiang He insisted on bringing Yang Yuting instead.

If Zhou Guifen were in the game now, she would most likely be able to answer the later questions correctly, and wouldn't be limited to two attempts.

But since things have come to this point, there's nothing the audience can do but watch the images on the big screen and wait patiently.

(End of this chapter)