God's imitator

Chapter 448 Mother and Daughter Box
第3次直接猜中，或者第3、4、5、6次全都避开特殊数字，『↓倒吊人』就仍旧可以赢。

"Tank No. 7"

"The special number is larger than it."

"Number 8 'Power'"

"Guessed it right."

↑The Wheel of Fortune opens the wooden box containing number 8, 'Power,' and takes out a 100-yuan wealth voucher from the top, confirming that the guess was correct.

"You can also open the other boxes to take a look."

The Hanged Man shook his head with some regret: "No need. Since your rules have passed the lie detector in the arcade, there won't be any problems."

"Although I haven't fully figured out all the details yet, you've clearly prepared a thorough strategy to maximize your chances of winning."

"But this is indeed more interesting than the original rules. Perhaps we can arrange another match when we enter the free battle phase later."

↑Wheel of Fortune nodded: "Sure, but by then, the mainstream rules of the game might have changed again."

The game time is up, and both sides leave the field.

In this game, the 'Thief' stole wealth from 0 wooden boxes, totaling 0 Wealth Vouchers.

[The Sage has 10999100 Wealth Coupons remaining.]

[Please leave the game room and wait for the next round to begin.]

……

He Xiaojun had already left the audience room; he was still shocked by the final astronomical figure.

"That's outrageous! He earned 1100 million wealth vouchers in just one game!"

"Looking at it this way, those two games I lost before don't seem to matter much anymore..."

"It's a pity that the audio was cut off halfway through, so we couldn't hear which numbers '↓The Hanged Man' guessed, or what strategy he used."

"Therefore, it's difficult to determine whether the final misjudgment was due to a lack of strategy or simply bad luck..."

"On another note, the game 'Wheel of Fortune' is actually quite suitable for copying."

"Because the rules themselves are the rules of the 'digital bomb,' they are easy to understand. The wealth vouchers obtained are also very clear: 10999 vouchers with a face value of 1000 each, and 1 voucher with a face value of 100 each. There will be no mistakes when putting them into the wooden box."

"Any 'wise' player can simply follow these rules and choose a number from '1' to '22' as their special number."

"The only problem is, which special number is set by '↑Wheel of Fortune'?"

"The 'Wheel of Fortune' has chosen to turn off the sounds in the room, so it's impossible to determine the exact value of this special number. If you want to copy this strategy, setting different numbers will definitely result in different probabilities of winning."

“为什么一定要设置为在第1、2、3、7、8次猜中呢？

"If we temporarily disregard the situation of guessing more than 8 times, then it means that 'Wheel of Fortune' has calculated that most of the strategies adopted by the 'Thief' player will result in guessing the number correctly in rounds 4, 5, and 6, while the probability of guessing correctly in rounds 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8 is even lower."

"Only in this way can he be so confident in giving such rules."

"However, the 'Wheel of Fortune' must also determine one or more special numbers based on this number of times, so as to better fit this set of rules."

"There are some numbers you definitely can't touch, such as 11 and 12. These two numbers are the middle of the 22 numbers, and many players might choose to simply and crudely cut them in half in the first round. "If the special number is set to 11 or 12, it is very likely that it will be guessed right away, and then everyone will be doomed."

"But what happens after that? If we can't set these two numbers, then what other numbers should we set?"

He Xiaojun was able to analyze the game's principles and the motivation behind '↑Wheel of Fortune's' design to some extent, but he was powerless to delve into the deeper aspects.

Just then, the next round of the game began.

He Xiaojun glanced at the screen and realized it was his turn to play the 'thief' this time.

Compared to playing the 'Sage,' the 'Thief' felt a little less pressure. He quickly got up and returned to his game room to wait for the next round of the game to begin.

……

Five minutes later, the 'Thief's Door' opened.

He Xiaojun entered the room and first looked at the player opposite him who was playing the role of "Sage": "↑Empress".

However, the "Empress" in Tarot is actually somewhat different from the conventional meaning of an empress. This card is also known as the Queen or the Virgin Mary. Its prototype is the goddess of grain in mythology, symbolizing abundance and creativity. The card features elements such as wheat fields and forests, representing maternal fertility, abundance, and control over life.

The difference is also evident in their clothing: the 'Empress's' formal attire is not as noble and magnificent as the 'Emperor's'. Instead, she wears a long dress covered with pomegranate seed patterns and a crown composed of stars and ears of wheat, giving her a more dignified and elegant appearance, radiating maternal glow.

He Xiaojun looked at the notice board and discovered that this time the rules were also original.

[You can find another box with a wealth coupon value that is ten times or one-tenth of its original value in any box.]

These two boxes are considered "mother and daughter boxes."

The thief can choose a box and open it to view the wealth voucher value inside. The sage points out the corresponding mother-daughter box.

[The 'Thief' can choose whether to change the box. If not, the selected box is stolen, and the action ends. If the box is changed, it is replaced with the corresponding 'Mother and Daughter Box,' but the 'Sage' must pay 'one-tenth of the value of the replaced box' to the 'Sage,' and the action also ends.]

If the required wealth voucher value is less than 100, no payment is required.

The thief has 10 turns, and the box chosen cannot be repeated.

"Another player who sets their own rules. Are all the players in this game this strong...? How did I end up in this kind of situation..."

Seeing the rules set up by the "Sage" himself, He Xiaojun felt a bit of a headache.

Because players who dare to think of the rules so early in the game are probably not ordinary players, and I naturally feel intimidated when facing such players.

He Xiaojun instinctively wanted to reject the "sage's" proposal and instead continue with the first strategy, simply taking 10 boxes and leaving.

But he still subconsciously read the rules on the notice board and thought they were quite reasonable.

"This seems to be very similar to the original rules?"
"Both can open two boxes, and the difference between the two boxes determines the gains for both parties."

"But the biggest difference is that the original rules are to guess the size. If you guess correctly, you can take both boxes. If you guess incorrectly, you can't take either box."

"The new rule in this room is that you decide whether to change or not, but you can only take one box."

"Moreover, one of these two boxes must be worth 10 times the value of the other wealth voucher."

"If you exchange a 1x box for a 10x box, it's a great deal, even if you have to pay one-tenth of the value. Conversely, if you exchange a 10x box for a 1x box, it's a bit of a loss, but it's still better than guessing wrong twice in the original rules and not being able to take anything."

(End of this chapter)