God's imitator

Chapter 214 Guessing Numbers

After hearing the rules, He Xiaojun, nicknamed "Grey Wolf," felt his mind go blank, completely clueless.

"In other words, the second stage of eliminating players is done by 'guessing numbers'?"
"But this rule is too vague; it doesn't say at all how to guess!"

How can you accurately guess the standard answer from the numbers 0 to 100?

"The only strategy I can think of right now is to keep guessing '50', since this number isn't too far from 0 or 100. But if I don't stick with it until the end, the longer I keep going, the more I lose."

"Because each additional round of 'guessing the number' adds 5000 to the debt."

"I know I won't last until the end, so the wisest thing to do is to pay off all my debts and quit 'guessing numbers' in advance."

"But you need at least 3 chips to exit!"

“I could choose to use my visa time to exchange for 2 chips and immediately pay off my debts, but then this game would become a pure loss of 2!”

While the exact method for guessing the numbers is still unclear, the 'elimination mechanism' is quite clear.

In short, the second phase of the game involves seven rounds of guessing numbers, during which players can also freely play cards.

If a player chooses to continue playing the "Guess the Number" game, they will incur an additional debt of 5000 chips for each round starting from the second "Guess the Number" round.

Although becoming one of the final five candidates can get rid of all debts, it would be troublesome if you were eliminated midway through the process.

In the worst-case scenario, if you are eliminated in the last number guess, you will be burdened with a debt of up to 6 chips.

If you don't have enough leverage and then have double the visa time deducted, you're basically doomed.

If you don't want to take on more debt, the best way is to quit "guessing numbers" as soon as possible, but only if you pay off your current debts immediately.

He Xiaojun currently has 9000 chips, which means he has to exchange his visa time for 21000 chips.

This is definitely more cost-effective than having double the amount forcibly deducted in the end, but it's still equivalent to losing 2 minutes of visa time for doing nothing, which is no different from cutting off a piece of flesh.

They're in a dilemma.

After much deliberation, He Xiaojun finally made up his mind and used his visa time to exchange for 20000 chips.

His visa period was already short, and after exchanging his chips, he felt like his heart was bleeding.

These assets are not enough to pay off all the debts, but He Xiaojun doesn't need to be too anxious, because there is still time.

As long as the debt is paid off before the result of the second round of guessing numbers, the debt will not continue to increase.

Therefore, players actually have 30 minutes to make a decision.

The second phase had just begun, and He Xiaojun felt he should enter the game lobby to see the specific situation and try to find players in the community.

If you can find a strong partner, a willing player to cooperate with, or learn the tricks of "guessing numbers" from other players, then you don't need to make a decision in such a hurry.

We can wait and see.

Of course, he might end up with nothing. In that case, he would have to find a way to immediately hand over the chips to pay off his debts, or at least prevent the losses from escalating further.

……

Having just heard the rules for the second phase, "Rabbit" Han Mengying had absolutely no intention of voluntarily paying off her debts.

At this point, she had a lot of chips in her hands, and her only concern was how to earn more.

The final prize pool for the "Guess the Number" game is especially tempting.

According to the game rules, all the chips that players use to repay their debts will go into this prize pool.

This means that the total prize pool will likely exceed one million, and if you win it all, you'll make a fortune.

Of course, Han Mengying also knew that it was almost impossible to win the prize pool all by herself, which is why the game rules included the "contract ticket" rule.

Moreover, the rules of this "guess the number" game are not clear, and how exactly to guess is a problem. "The way to play the guessing game sounds like a multi-logic game, but it deliberately hides the specific rules of multi-logic games, especially the specific parameters that must be multiplied. Why?"
"Of course, from the perspective of the elimination mechanism, as long as you always keep your chips high enough, you should not be eliminated."

"So the first priority is to gain more leverage."

"Moreover, is this copycat really that arrogant? Although there are 40 people involved in this game, once the copycat is identified, the difficulty of finding him will be greatly reduced."

"If he is discovered, it will not be too difficult to get more than 70% approval by all players. At that time, he will surely die."

"Trying to repeatedly gain leverage by pointing out mistakes? You're risking your life for money..."

As Han Mengying quickly considered her game strategy, the wooden box with the countdown timer opened automatically with a "snap".

Han Mengying quickly picked it up and looked at it, and found that it did indeed contain 16 chips of 1000 each, as promised, representing 10% of the remaining visa time.

After entering the second stage, Han Mengying once again exchanged for the maximum limit of 2 chips. Combined with the chips she already had, her chip count now reached as many as 85000.

Of course, 4 of that was earned by using my visa time, so it can't be counted in the net income.

In addition, there was a small note in the wooden box, which was "Advice from the Imitation Gamer to the Fool Player".

Han Mengying took the note and looked at it. There were only eight large characters and one line of small characters on it.

"Abandon thinking, play cards randomly."

(This recommendation primarily applies to Phase One.)

Han Mengying was speechless: "That's it? Is it really necessary to make a separate box and hide such a simple strategy?"
"Furthermore, it is noted that this advice only applies to the first stage, meaning that if the Fool player does not intentionally break the box, this advice is completely useless."

"Well, for some novice players who don't know anything, this is indeed a somewhat useful piece of advice."

"Random card playing can at least eliminate the negative impact of 'psychological processing,' making it a simple defensive strategy."

"No wonder I've encountered quite a few players who play cards randomly."

"Forget it, this was originally advice for 'fools,' so it's normal that I don't need it. Getting extra chips is more important."

"Those players who didn't have much time left on their visas and didn't smash the box to see this note beforehand, but instead chose to wait, would probably be furious by now."

The second phase of the game has officially begun, and Han Mengying pushes open the door to the lounge and leaves.

……

This time, behind the door was no longer a simply furnished battle room, but an extremely spacious area.

The ceiling here is several meters high, making it look very spacious. What's particularly striking is that there's a transparent glass cylinder in the very center of the hall, which connects directly to the ceiling and is currently empty.

Just as many players were wondering what its purpose was, a "whooshing" sound suddenly came from inside.

Many chips fell from the sky and landed in this glass container.

A rough estimate is around 30 pieces.

Han Mengying understood; this was the "final prize pool for guessing numbers" mentioned in the game rules.

All the chips that players use to pay off their debts will go into this prize pool, which will accumulate over time.

What frustrated Han Mengying was, "Which player is this? They're so cowardly!"

Why pay off the debt so early when it won't increase for another 30 minutes? Aren't you even going to try the first round of "guessing the number"?

Obviously, with enough players participating, there will inevitably be some who are overly cautious and conservative.

This cannot be said to be a wrong strategy; it just means that there is more than one solution to the game, and players each have their own way of surviving.

　Three more monthly tickets~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)