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She finally believed Naoki's answer.

The main thing is that she has no one to trust.

Mask: "Correct answer."

After passing the test successfully, a hint of surprise appeared on No. 23's face. He looked at Naoki, and then he was delighted. He was obviously surprised and happy that Naoki actually told him the answer.

In the final round, everyone present either had a team they completely trusted or had their own method of judgment, and no one was eliminated.

Finally, the suit guessing game ended with three players eliminated.

Qi Luoli only guessed wrong once, and she still had 1,050 chips.

Naoki is ten.

The gap is huge.

As the number of players dwindled, the seven players present became increasingly wary of Qi Luoli, who posed the greatest threat.

"Okay, the fourth round of games is over. As usual, everyone will take a half-hour break and the fifth round will begin immediately."

Everyone came to the lounge feeling a little tired. The intrigue and internal friction in the last round of games made them mentally exhausted.

Naoki took a bottle of caffeinated functional drink. Regardless of whether it was virtual or not, it was so realistic that maybe it would really work if he drank it.

"Naoki."

Qi Luoli sat next to her again, "How do you feel?"

"not so good."

Naoki said unhappily, "I'm a little tired."

"Qiluoli, we are classmates. In the game, would you really lie to me?"

"I can't promise that. Besides, isn't it a bit selfish of you to ask such a question since you were the one who lied to me last time?"

Naoki smiled awkwardly: "Actually, I really just want to add a little fun to you. The answers I tell you later are all correct."

"So you're not too bad?"

"I just hope that we don't become rivals."

"This game is almost over. I have a feeling it."

After saying this, Kirari closed her eyes and stopped talking to Naoki.

Seeing that she was resting, Naoki didn't want to disturb her, so he began to observe the remaining players.

The remaining seven people, including Naoki, are No. 8, No. 10, No. 13, No. 16, No. 17, No. 21, and No. 23.

If you have a friendly relationship with No. 16, and friends with No. 10 and No. 23, and you need to cooperate, you will have at least a slight advantage in the next game.

Chapter 92: Kingdom Contest Game, No. 13 is loved by Kirari and devotes herself to him.

Half an hour passed in a flash, and as the music that was already a little stressful started playing, Naoki opened his eyes and stood up.

"It's time."

Naoki reminded Kirari and walked towards the hall first.

No. 8, No. 13, No. 16, No. 21, and No. 23 followed.

Due to the decrease in the number of players, the originally spacious hall became relatively empty and the number of display screens also decreased.

"For the remaining seven players, I'll get straight to the point. The fifth round of the game will begin soon. As usual, I'll start by introducing the rules of the game."

The mask was concise, which was exactly what the current players wanted. After so many rounds of games, all they had to do now was to understand the rules immediately and win the game.

"The name of the fifth round of the game is Kingdom Battle. It's inspired by reality, of course. From the name, you can pretty much guess the theme and how it's played."

"We are now entering a wartime state. Each of the seven players present represents a nation and will compete for supremacy in the game. The specific operation method can be seen on this large device. During each round, each nation has two basic options: attack or defend."

"When you choose to attack, you cannot defend, and when you defend, you cannot attack. But when you choose to attack, you can attack any number of countries."

"Next, let me explain the results of various attack and defense scenarios. Assuming both countries choose to attack each other, the outcome of the attack will depend on the national strength of each country, or in other words, their respective bargaining chips."

"Now, Country A has 300 chips, Country B has 200 chips, and Country C has 100 chips. If Country A and Country B attack each other and Country A wins, the victorious attacker will receive one-tenth of the opponent's remaining chips. In this case, Country A will receive 20 chips from Country B."

"However, there's also Country C at the scene. Suppose Country C launches a surprise attack on Country A, which is preoccupied with attacking Country B, during a war between them. In this scenario, regardless of the strength of both countries, Country C will gain one-tenth of the leverage Country A has at the time."

"Let's assume another scenario. Country A anticipates that Country C will launch a surprise attack on it, so it chooses to attack both Country B and Country C simultaneously. However, because it attacks both countries simultaneously, its national strength will be divided equally in two, or 150 chips."

"The post-war settlement at this point is this: Country A attacked Country B's 200 chips with 150 chips. Country A lost the battle with Country B, and Country B gained 30 chips, one-tenth of Country A's total. Country A fought Country C's 100 chips with 150 chips, and Country A gained 10 chips, one-tenth of Country C's total."

"In this case, although one party wins and the other loses, Country A's overall national strength is at a loss."

Everyone listened quietly to the rules of the mask, with a thoughtful look on their faces. This time, the kingdom battle had many rules. If they couldn't calculate the expected value of the attack and didn't formulate a good strategy, they might fall into a trap.

Obviously, the country with the most chips and the strongest national strength has the advantage, but in such a chaotic situation, it is also easy to become the target of public criticism.

However, it is unrealistic to declare war on all countries. For example, Kirari currently has a maximum of 1,050 chips. If she defeats the country of Naoki, which only has 12 chips, she will only get one chip. If she is attacked successfully or her national strength is dispersed, she will lose more than 100 chips at a time.

This is certainly not cost-effective.

The mask then read out the remaining rules: "Now let's look at defense. When defending, you must use all your strength to defend. Therefore, you cannot attack any other country. However, correspondingly, no matter how weak a country is, it cannot be conquered by the enemy, even if it is attacked by multiple countries."

"Let's use the three countries as an example. Suppose Country A attacks Country B and Country C. Both Country B and Country C choose to defend, and the defense succeeds. However, because Country A used its forces to attack the two defending countries, it will directly lose ten chips that it used to send troops. Since it attacked two defending countries, it will lose twenty chips in this case. These twenty chips will not be transferred to Country B or Country C, but will simply disappear."

"Note that only the attacking nation will lose 10 chips. If both sides attack, or if a sneak attack is successful, there will be no loss of attack chips."

"Of course, what if Country A doesn't attack anyone this round, and Country B and Country C also choose to defend? Then Country B and Country C will lose one-tenth of their total chips used for defense. In this case, Country B loses 20 chips, and Country C loses 10 chips."

Naoki thought to herself, it seems you can't just attack and defend at will. Especially for someone as weak as her, with only 10 chips. The only way to gain chips is to attack. Once you use up your only attack opportunity, you lose 10 chips and can no longer defend, which means you will end up in a disastrous defeat.

For weak countries, choosing defense is certainly more cost-effective, but blindly defending is passive and cannot enhance national strength.

"In addition to attack and defense, there's a third function, which is communication. During the game, you can also use this machine to contact any other country. Weaker countries can work together to discuss tactics."

"Well, there's one last function: support. Countries skilled in diplomacy can sometimes find powerful allies. Let's use the three countries we just mentioned as examples."

"Suppose that countries B and C are at war, and the weaker country C secretly seeks support from country A. The result of the two countries attacking each other is that country B has 200 chips against the combined 400 chips of countries C and A, and country B is defeated. The 20 chips it gains will be divided equally between countries A and C."

"Of course, when you choose to support, Country A cannot defend or attack. If Country D attacks Country A at this time, it will gain 30 chips from Country A. Therefore, whether to choose to support and profit depends on the situation."

"The game lasts for at least ten rounds. When the chip count reaches negative, the country is eliminated. If no country is eliminated, the game will continue. In addition, it is also possible for a country not to choose any actions such as attacking or defending during the game."

"There's an additional rule. If the total number of chips of a country successfully attacked is less than 10 (between 0 and 9), the victorious country will not calculate the winning rate based on a 10% chance of winning, but will directly defeat the country. Defeating a country will earn a special reward—100 chips."

"If multiple nations succeed in their attack, the spoils will be divided equally."

Naoki frowned. This rule was obviously designed to bring more risks to weak countries. Otherwise, if the chips were calculated based on one-tenth, the strong countries would have too few chips and would probably not take the initiative to attack the weak countries, and the war would be dragged on until much later.

At this time, the national flags representing the seven players were erected on a large table with seven positions equipped with special devices, and the remaining number of chips, that is, the national strength, was also displayed on the electronic screen next to it.

No. 8 (silver-haired girl): 251 chips!

No. 10 (Qiroli): 1050 chips!

No. 13 (Girl in White): 19 chips!

No. 16 (pink hair): 232 chips!

No. 17 (Naoki himself): 10 chips!

No. 21 (presumably the man in a shirt who cooperated with No. 13 in the previous suit guessing game): 250 chips!

No. 23 (Naoki’s teammate in the previous round, a girl with short hair and earrings): 12 chips!

After looking at the number of chips held by everyone present, the situation became clear.

There are seven countries present, one superpower, several strong countries and three weak countries.

From the perspective of alliance based on the number of chips, it is easier for Naoki to succeed if he works with No. 13 and No. 23.

Although No. 13 has some evil intentions and has had some grudges with me in the previous games, I should be able to understand the situation clearly.

There are only eternal interests between countries, no eternal hatred.

Especially when the three of them are at their weakest, if they don't cooperate at this time and act on impulse, they will only lose their lives.

"The strategic operation time for each round is half an hour, so let's start the first round now."

As the mask announced the start of the game, Naoki began to think about his choices for the first round.

Let’s not consider support, attack and defense for now. Defense is only considered when other countries are hostile to us.

It has been calculated before that even if the attack is successful, we can only obtain one tenth of the chips of the Zhixi country, which is only one. If it fails, we will have to pay ten chips, which is very low cost-effectiveness.

Therefore, under the current circumstances, the probability of someone attacking you is low.

So, without considering defense, are we going to attack other countries?

Judging from the current situation, there must be a lot of people keeping an eye on Qiluoli. Even if no one does so, there is a high possibility that Qiluoli will choose to defend in the first round for self-protection. Attacking it is not a wise move.

Then there are the second group of No. 8, No. 16, and No. 21. The pink-haired No. 16 is his reserve ally, so Naoki will certainly not attack her.

The remaining two No. 13 and No. 23 have no more than 20 chips, and the profit of attacking them is not high. They are also reserve allies, so Naoki does not plan to attack them in the first round.

Only numbers 8 and 21 are left.

Will they choose to defend in the first game?

They are not the target of public attack, so it is unlikely that they will defend themselves right away, and they may not choose to attack Naoki. Even if they attack others, as long as they don't attack him, he can launch a sneak attack.

Although the strategy has been roughly decided, if the attack fails and 10 chips are lost, it is equivalent to being sentenced to death. This decision is not easy to make.

Naoki took a deep breath and used the basic mind-reading technique to try to read the thoughts of everyone present.

I can't read anything about Qi Luoli and No. 8.

Expected.

However, one of the targets, the man in shirt No. 21, was obviously not mentally prepared, and Naoki could easily read his thoughts.

[In the first round, number 10 will probably defend. Attacking her will only result in a loss of chips. Attacking the other weaker nations is also not cost-effective. The only ones worth attacking are number 8 and number 16.]

【8号251枚筹码刚好比我多一枚，16号232枚比我要少。8号的选择也应该是我和16号中的一个，16号攻击我们任何一个人，一旦撞上都会输掉。】

[No. 16 will probably adopt a conservative strategy, perhaps going on the defensive. If I fail to attack No. 16 and get ambushed by No. 8... that would be a huge loss.]

Even if the attack on No. 16 is successful, the losses from a surprise attack by No. 8 or others will outweigh the gains. Even if No. 16 is contacted for support and No. 8 is attacked, there's no guarantee that No. 8 will attack.

[Furthermore, there are likely quite a few weak nations trying to take advantage of the situation, so we must be on guard. Furthermore, it's possible that Number 10, relying on their superior leverage, will attack us even at the cost of losses.]

[In the first round, let's defend first and see how the situation develops.]

Naoki frowned. He didn't expect No. 21 to be so timid and choose to defend in the first round.

It’s no wonder that most people prefer a conservative strategy for the first round.

In this case, his strategy of a surprise attack on No. 21 would fail.

What should I do? I just think that no one will attack me, so I don’t take any action in this round. Will I win?

At this moment, Naoki's electronic screen showed that he had received contact requests from other countries.

She clicked on it and saw that it was actually the diplomatic strategy sent by Qi Luoli.

It says on it that it is a request for a strategy to attack other countries.

But... this other country is number 10, Kirari herself?!

Naoki couldn't help but have several question marks popping up in his head. What was Kirari doing?

Let yourself attack her?

She wanted to make herself lose 10 chips due to her attack and defense and lose the game directly?

Qi Luoli couldn't be that bad. Or rather, even if she wanted to beat me, her strategy was too low-level. Who would risk attacking her, the one with the most chips?

The first round was so dangerous, Kirori must have strong defense this round.

Naoki couldn't help but feel conflicted.

This is a request from Ke Raiders.

Moreover, Kirari is so difficult to conquer. If you reject her, it will be difficult to have another chance.

Do you really want to listen to her?

Finally, Naoki let out a long breath and responded to Kirari's request on the electronic screen, expressing his agreement.

Fortune and wealth are sought in danger, even if Naoki is deceived, he will accept it. He must use his sincerity to melt Kirari!