Chapter 584
A Deal of Lies
Thump thump—thump thump—
Miss Du Juan's heartbeat quickened slightly, and her expression grew increasingly grim.
She chose to question him not because she was resentful that the young man had won against her twice.
It wasn't because she lost her composure due to a lack of truthful arguments.
The important thing is that before the young man from White Fox spoke, he should only have two truth chips left, and he had none of the lie chips or neutral chips.
Speaking out has cost me a chance to tell the truth.
So as long as you successfully question him once.
If they are forced to hand over their last remaining truth-telling chips, the White Fox Youth will be completely eliminated because all their chips will be worthless.
Perhaps this time, people will refrain from questioning his statement.
He will be chosen to speak first in the third round of speaking.
If the speech depletes the last chip of truth, the White Fox Youth will also be eliminated.
There is a one in six chance of being eliminated directly.
The probability is... too low!
Miss Du Juan was well aware that once no one questioned her words this time...
With their intelligence and the game rules they've mastered over two rounds, there's probably more information that others haven't noticed.
In the following third round of speeches.
Before it was White Fox Youth's turn to speak, he would probably question anyone else who spoke, except for Black Crow.
Furthermore, the probability of successfully questioning someone is much higher than most people imagine.
He will start frantically harvesting the chips of truth.
Because he currently has no leverage to lie, once he successfully questions someone several times in a row...
So at the end of the third round, this guy will be able to directly meet the winning condition of having three truth chips and no lie chips.
It seems that the young man from the White Fox family currently has the fewest bargaining chips.
In fact, he was the one closest to winning the game.
So, Miss Dujuan might as well take a gamble.
I also want to eliminate this incredibly intelligent guy in the second round!
Unfortunately, the other party clearly did not give them that opportunity.
The four large, cold words "Failed Questioning" on the beautiful woman's head made Miss Du Juan feel suffocated.
He subconsciously gritted his teeth and said, his breathing heavy, "Why... why did we fail?"
However, the explanation given by the beautiful woman's head that followed left everyone else speechless.
"Fact check - White Fox's statement is a subjective judgment and cannot be objectively verified. However, based on White Fox's decision analysis of all possible historical records such as surveillance, telephone, and the Internet, its decision success rate is as high as 100% when information is incomplete. It can be preliminarily judged that the overall statement is true."
"Conclusion - The use of truth as leverage and the absence of falsehoods in the statements comply with the rules, therefore the challenge has failed!"
This...this is impossible!
For a moment, the ordinary-looking white fox youth in everyone's eyes seemed no longer to be human.
Instead, a monster dressed in human skin was sitting in a chair.
100% success rate in decision-making!
This is not just something like a company decision or an exam.
This refers to a person's ability to consistently make the most advantageous and correct choice for themselves when faced with any decision-making problem.
Even the smallest things, like being able to choose the best takeout restaurant after looking at several options, are commonplace occurrences.
From major life-altering decisions such as those concerning one's profession and career.
He has never made a single mistake!
Most importantly—all of this happened before he became a Scourge player.
"Could it be... that there really are so-called chosen ones?" Miss Dujuan's tone was slightly bitter.
Even Wu Wang's expression changed slightly.
Based on the game's judgment system's previous understanding of real-world information...
Most of the objective facts it knows are true.
Is he someone who never makes a mistake...?
Could it be that this guy also has some special ability?
Wu Wang also did not believe that the human brain's computing power could make completely correct decisions based on any incomplete information from childhood to adulthood.
He preferred to believe that the other party had somehow altered the system's judgment.
Or rather, it could mean that they possessed some special ability before becoming a Necropolis player.
Strange, so very strange...
Everyone was still pondering the shock brought by the young man with the white fox.
Suddenly I realized I could leave the round table.
Furthermore, the black dome in front of them was completely sealed off, preventing anyone from touching or seeing their chips.
Then the beautiful woman spoke up:
"Next is the transaction process."
"Players can invite other players into the trading room, and the content of their conversations there will never be known to outsiders."
“The existence of fraudulent transactions is permitted during the trading process.”
"The transaction process takes thirty minutes."
After he finished speaking, everyone noticed that three large doors slowly appeared in the previously pitch-black environment.
Clearly, behind these three large doors lies a separate trading room.
Da da—
Tiger Brother strode confidently to a trading room.
He said towards the round table, "Little sister Dujuan, I'd like to have a chat with you, would you do me the honor?"
Upon receiving the invitation, Miss Du Juan pondered for a moment before leaving her chair.
Following Tiger Brother, we entered one of the trading rooms.
In her opinion, the tiger must also want to deal with the white fox youth.
After all, as the weak, they need to stick together to find a way to defeat strong people like White Fox and Black Crow.
Seeing this, no one was surprised.
Because something unexpected happened below.
The young man with the white fox slowly got up and walked to the door of the second trading room.
Without turning his head, he said, "Mr. Mammoth, I'd like to talk to you about something, is that alright?"
It wasn't Black Crow after all!?
A hint of surprise flashed across Miss Sika Deer's face.
She had assumed that the young man with the white fox would talk to the black crow.
Otherwise, if others could clearly sense that the young man from the white fox was smarter than them, who would dare to engage in any kind of transaction with him?
I'm afraid only Mr. Black Crow has this ability.
Who would have thought that he would invite the old man with the mammoth?
What was even more surprising was that the old mammoth actually stood up and walked over without saying a word.
Holy crap! Sir, are you going through menopause?
Their minds not only work faster than yours, but they're also decades ahead of yours, right?
You actually dared to go in and chat with them?
boom--
The door closed.
The four people then entered two separate trading rooms.
Only Wu Wang and Miss Sika Deer remained at the round table.
He raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Then shall we go and have a go?"
Miss Sika Deer said somewhat warily, "I'm afraid you're lying to me."
To this, Wu Wang rolled his eyes and said, "Use your brain, will you? If they come out of the trading room later and see that the two of us are still here, it means that we haven't made any transactions, the number of chips hasn't changed, but we don't know what changes they've made. Is it fun to play the enemy in the dark and us in the light? Do you really like playing the game of reversal?"
"Even if we just go inside to play rock-paper-scissors, we can't stay outside, understand?"
Wu Wang's words made Miss Sika Deer feel somewhat embarrassed for a moment.
Upon closer reflection, it really is true.
In any case, they had to get into the trading room.
So the two of them went to the door and slowly pushed it open.
The interior of the trading room is simply furnished—two rather comfortable-looking leather sofas face each other, with a smaller version of a round table in the middle, also covered with six mini black covers.
As the two entered the room, the door closed automatically. At the same time, the mini black covers on the shrinking round table changed from six to two, corresponding precisely to Wu Wang and Miss Sika Deer's two seats.
Wu Wang casually sat down on one of the sofas, smiling and gesturing for the other person to sit down and chat.
"I want to exchange one lie for one neutral chip."
The other person had barely sat down when they heard this absurd statement.
Miss Deer rolled her eyes and retorted, "Why do you think I would accept such an outrageous deal?"
"Don't forget, I'm just one truth chip away from winning the game."
Her current chip stack consists of 2 truth chips, 0 lie chips, and 5 neutral chips.
On the surface, Miss Sika Deer is actually the player who is closest to winning.
At such a critical moment, why would she suddenly have an extra lie to deal with?
Wu Wang remained completely unfazed by this.
He bent down and walked over to the other person, whispering a few words in their ear.
In an instant, a flash of anger crossed Miss Sika Deer's face.
He slammed his fist on the table and roared, "You! This isn't a deal! You're threatening me!"
Faced with these words, Wu Wang sat back down on the sofa.
He shrugged and said innocently, "This is hardly a threat. I was just making reasonable use of the rules of the game."
"Besides, didn't I promise that I wouldn't do it if you agreed to the deal?"
"And we'll form an alliance, and I'll help you get rid of the lies you've been lying about."
His words made Miss Sika Deer so angry she felt a little itchy to bite.
But there was nothing we could do.
Indeed, if this guy really intends to do what he says.
At this moment, without the leverage of lies, one is more likely to fall into a passive position.
Finally, all he could do was grit his teeth and say to Wu Wang with a dark expression, "Fine..."
“But if you don’t keep your word, I can use the same method on you.”
"This has nothing to do with intelligence; at worst, we'll all explode together."
Wu Wang was not surprised by this situation.
Instead, he smiled and said, "No problem. I love this kind of genuine exchange. How could I possibly break my own deal?"
"You wouldn't believe it, among the players in the Calamity, everyone who has traded with me is overjoyed. They praise me for being honest and trustworthy. What this world lacks most is trust between people."
After saying that, he placed his hand on the mini black dome that belonged to him on the shrunken round table.
The voice of a beautiful woman's head floated into my mind:
"Please specify the type and quantity of chips you are trading."
Wu Wang silently recited in his mind: "One 'lie' chip."
The voice immediately echoed: "Please wait for the other party to confirm the transaction details."
A moment later, after Miss Sika Deer also placed her hand on her little black cover to confirm.
The two of them simultaneously heard a voice coming from inside the room—
"Transaction completed."
"Please wait until the game starts and then return to the round table to confirm."
Hearing this, the two understood why the rules allowed lying during the transaction process.
Because at this moment, neither of them actually saw the chips being exchanged.
The small black dome over the round table is now completely sealed off, so you still can't see anything even if you go out now.
In other words, it is only when the third round of speeches begins that everyone can be sure whether the other party has actually given them a bargaining chip.
Otherwise, it could have been agreed to in the trading room.
In fact, when I made that decision in my mind just now, I didn't hand over anything.
Get something for free by getting the other party to give you their chips.
Miss Sika Deer sighed.
Anyway, what's done is done.
She stood up and said, "Okay, let's go outside and wait for the results."
In her view, the transaction between the two had been completed, and the number of chips had changed.
It doesn't matter if the others come out later and find that they are still at the round table.
It might even mislead others into thinking that the two didn't make a deal, causing them to misjudge the stakes.
Unexpectedly, Wu Wang sat motionless on the sofa.
He said slowly, "No, we have to stay until the transaction is over and then leave."
Miss Sika Deer frowned slightly and asked with some doubt, "Could it be that there's some trick to the timing of our departure?"
Anyway, the two are now practically allies.
If someone is smarter than you, just ask them if you don't understand.
The next second, Wu Wang said with an extremely serious expression:
"Of course, everyone goes into the room in pairs. If they see me coming out first, they'll think I'm not up to it."
"You're clearly the kind of obedient girl who doesn't understand the profound truths behind things."
Miss Sika Deer: "..."
She couldn't help but clench her fists, which turned slightly red, and said:
"You fucking... do you have to describe things in such a strange way?"
"It's as if we all went to some foot massage parlor to do some illegitimate services."
"So, whoever is faster is the one who feels embarrassed, right?"
"You're not actually a regular at those kinds of places in real life, are you?"
Wu Wang remained silent in response.
Miss Sika Deer laughed in exasperation and said, "Why don't you refute me, you bastard! What do you mean by 'acquiescing'?"
Wu Wang then let out a sigh.
"Sigh, I was indeed arrested in those kinds of places before, but I was released back then because I was a minor. I never made it to the interrogation stage, and I've always regretted it."
Miss Sika Deer: "?"
Why can I understand each word of "byd" individually, but when they are put together, I don't quite recognize them?
What do you mean by saying you were arrested in that kind of place but were released because you were a minor?
Aren't you a little too precocious?
She twitched her lips and said, "You're lying to me about all this, aren't you? No wonder White Fox judged you to be a fraudster with a criminal record. You're full of lies and not a single word of truth comes out."
Wu Wang squinted and smiled:
"No, everything I said is the truth."
"After all, there are very few ways to safely experience being arrested and taken to the police station without having a criminal record."
Miss Sika Deer asked with slight interest, "Because the protection law was sealed off?"
Wu Wang shook his head and said, "No, because I called the police. But when the police came, I didn't say that I had called the police. I just got arrested with them. I wanted to experience it."
"I originally planned to explain the situation after I had experienced it enough."
"Before I could even experience anything, they found out I was a minor and released me. They also took my phone and discovered that I was the one who called the police."
This left the other person even more speechless.
You must have something wrong with your brain, right?
What normal person would want to experience something like this?
Suddenly, Miss Deer asked with some doubt, "But didn't you say you hadn't been interrogated yet? How was your underage status discovered? You had your ID card with you?"
Wu Wang said regretfully, "No, no, it's because I went to the police station a lot, and the old police officers there recognized me."
“When he saw me, he said, ‘It must have been this kid who called the police. He was the one who called the police last time at the pyramid scheme den and underground casino.’ I didn’t expect this old policeman to have such a good memory. I was quite helpless.”
No, I think the old police station was probably more helpless.
Miss Sika Deer was at a loss for words when she thought about what to say.
However, she also discovered at the door that two people had to come and open the door together to verify their identity in order to leave the trading room.
Or, to put it another way, the trading room would automatically open after the allotted time.
This serves as a reminder for players to return to the game.
Since this guy is unwilling to come and open the door.
It seems like the only thing we can do is wait here with him.
The two sat facing each other on the sofa, chatting idly.
Until the end of the trading session.
The game has moved on to the next round... (End of Chapter)