Chapter 585
Black and White Chess
Click—
The door opens automatically after the transaction period ends.
When Wu Wang came out of the door, he happened to see several other people coming out of the trading room.
He subconsciously turned to Miss Sika Deer and said, "See? I told you these people would be the last to come out. Whoever comes out first will be the one who loses face."
Looking at everyone's bewildered expressions.
Miss Sika Deer gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, saying, "Shut up, you bastard..."
She stormed back to her seat and sat down.
A moment later, when everyone had returned to their seats, an invisible force descended upon them once more, and the feeling of being unable to leave their seats returned.
The completely sealed black dome in front of each person slowly opened a window in their direction.
Wu Wang reached in and determined his current chip count based on the shape of the chips.
There are 3 truth chips, 2 lie chips, and 3 neutral chips.
It seems that Miss Sika Deer did keep her promise and gave him a neutral bargaining chip.
However, it was during this process that...
Wu Wang suddenly noticed that Miss Du Juan's face had turned extremely ugly not far away.
Oh? It seems there was a problem with this person's transaction?
The beautiful woman's head in the center of the round table didn't wait long.
He began directly, "The real trial is now beginning. Please reveal half of your chips, rounding down to the nearest whole number. For example, if you have five chips, you only need to reveal two."
Upon hearing this, everyone reached out and felt for their own chips.
They then took out the parts that needed to be made public from the black cover and laid them out in front of them.
Black Crow revealed: 2 truth chips, 1 lie chip, and 1 neutral chip.
White Fox reveals: 1 Truth Chip, 1 Neutral Chip
Sika Deer reveals: 2 truth chips and 1 neutral chip.
Tiger's statement: 1 truth chip, 1 lie chip, 1 neutral chip.
Du Juan revealed: One lie as a bargaining chip.
Mammoth reveals: 1 neutral chip.
Looking at the total number of publicly disclosed chips.
Wu Wang raised an eyebrow, sensing something amusing.
For example, before the trade begins, White Fox should only have 2 Truth Chips and 1 Neutral Chip.
According to the rule of rounding down for odd numbers, he should only need to disclose the number of 1 chip.
He has now publicly revealed two of them.
That means he currently has either 4 or 5 chips.
In contrast, the old man with the mammoth should have originally had 1 truth chip, 2 lies chips, and 2 neutral chips.
If you round down, the number of chips should be 2, but it's only 1.
Clearly, the transaction between the young white fox and the old mammoth was not a one-for-one exchange like that between Wu Wang and Miss Sika Deer, but rather a trade of less for more.
Or rather...
“You didn’t give up any chips at all.” Wu Wang’s tone became meaningful: “You directly obtained one or two chips from the other party. How did you do that?”
He bluntly questioned them.
The young man with the white fox naturally wouldn't answer.
He simply gave a polite smile.
The old mammoth remained lifeless, unlike Miss Cuckoo who showed the embarrassment of having paid out more.
Indeed, Ms. Du Juan also paid a higher price.
Although she only had 3 chips before the trade, it is reasonable for her to disclose 1 chip now.
But Tiger Brother is different.
Tiger Brother's chip composition before the transaction started consisted of 1 truth chip, 1 lie chip, and 3 neutral chips. If we round down, we only need to disclose 2 chips.
But he has now publicly revealed three of them.
That proves that he received at least one extra chip from Miss Dujuan, which increased his total number of chips, thus requiring him to disclose more chips.
Moreover, judging from Miss Dujuan's expression now, it's obvious that she didn't give it willingly.
Miss Dujuan was fooled by this seemingly honest and reckless tiger brother!
Just then, the beautiful woman slowly spoke:
"Mr. Black Crow and Ms. Cuckoo have the most lying chips detected."
"Now, let the two of you play rock-paper-scissors to decide who will be punished."
The punishment is to publicly disclose all types and quantities of chips held by the individual.
This punishment seems alright.
It just means that the person being punished will be at a disadvantage in the third round of speaking.
After all, everyone knows your stakes, but you don't know theirs.
Just as Wu Wang was eager to show off his superb skill of rock-paper-scissors with a 100% winning rate,
Miss Du Juan said with a dark face, "No need, I accept the punishment."
After saying that, she took out two red lie tokens from the black cover.
He said coldly, "Tiger, I'll remember you."
"You really think you can outmaneuver these two by yourself after you've swindled me out of my chips?"
In the previous transaction, Tiger was the first to propose exchanging 1 Truth Chip for 1 Neutral Chip from Miss Cuckoo.
The reason is that his current portfolio is still very secure.
Three neutral chips are enough for him to speak safely for several rounds.
On the other hand, Ms. Du Juan's chips are quite dangerous.
Give her one truth token as insurance.
In response, Miss Du Juan believed that these weaker players should unite to fight against the two stronger players, White Fox and Black Crow.
They agreed to the deal.
She only discovered it when she returned to the round table to check.
Tiger didn't submit any chips at all, yet he took one neutral chip from her for nothing.
Now, all she has left are two lies to rely on.
It's basically a done deal; they've already lost out on winning this game.
Faced with Miss Dujuan's sarcastic remarks, Brother Tiger did not respond but simply lowered his head silently.
He certainly knew that doing so was unethical.
But it can give you more say and the right to question.
What if? What if the white fox and the black crow fight to the death, giving me a chance to take advantage of the situation?
He must ensure that he has more leverage to back him up.
"The penalized party has publicly revealed all of their assets."
"The third round of speeches will now begin."
The beautiful woman's head began to spin as soon as she finished speaking.
He turned his head toward the silent Tiger Brother.
He silently flipped open the topic card—
Please state and describe what you are most afraid of.
"I'm afraid of water, specifically river water and seawater."
"Because I nearly drowned twice when I was a child, I have never been able to learn to swim since then. I am completely afraid to go near the river or go out to sea by boat."
"It was a chilling feeling that made you shiver."
Tiger Brother is using neutral chips.
But the next second, Wu Wang also threw out the red lie chip and said, "Question."
“I believe you are telling the truth because when you mentioned the riverbank and going out to sea by boat, your eyes trembled slightly and your pupils contracted, which is a subconscious expression of fear.”
Wu Wang's questioning seemed logical.
But the slight smile that Tiger Brother gave upon hearing this made everyone feel uneasy.
"The challenge failed."
"Fact check—Mr. Tiger did indeed drown twice as a child and has never gone near a river or the sea since, which matches his statement. However, the part about him hiring a coach at a swimming pool to teach him to swim is false." "Conclusion—Using neutral chips, the truth of the statement was not guessed, and the challenge failed."
Oh? Black Crow's questioning failed?
This surprised everyone.
But it makes sense, if the tiger was planning to wait for the black crow and the white fox to fight to the death.
Now he shouldn't try to cheat in each round of speaking; he should just speak strictly according to the chip rules.
The likelihood of him being questioned going forward is probably slim.
However, the white fox frowned.
I seem to have noticed something amiss.
Soon it was the next person's turn to speak.
This time it's the old man, the mammoth.
He also slowly pushed out a neutral chip as a consumption for speaking.
Please name your favorite thing and describe it.
The old mammoth said without hesitation, "I like knives."
"I have all kinds of knives at home, including cavalry sabers, horizontal swords, long swords, ring-pommel broadswords, long-handled swords, butterfly knives and many other types."
"That cold yet powerful feeling makes me feel safe."
Snapped--
Snapped--
Almost simultaneously, two voices rang out from the round table.
Everyone was shocked to discover that Black Crow and White Fox had simultaneously placed bets on the matter.
Black Crow used the red lie chip, while White Fox used the white neutral chip.
The beautiful woman immediately said, "Please, both of you who are raising questions, state your points."
"If the two questioners have the same direction, then the one who raised the first question is considered to have started the questioning process, and the latter withdraws their bet and exits the questioning process."
"If the two questioners have different directions, the one who is correct will raise the question, and the one who loses will withdraw their bet and exit the questioning process."
"Mr. Black Crow has been detected as the first to raise a question. Please speak."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked surprised.
Another hidden rule!
Because there had never been a situation where two people questioned the issue at the same time before.
I never expected the judgment to be made this way.
Wu Wang squinted and said, "I think the old man mammoth is lying."
"Among the knives he mentioned in his collection, the former are all battlefield knives with extremely high combat effectiveness, while the butterfly knife he mentioned last, although also lethal, is closer to the toy type compared to the former."
“I don’t believe this kind of knife provides any so-called security; that’s where the falsehood lies.”
After saying that, he looked in the direction of the white fox youth.
The other person said calmly, "I believe what the old man with the mammoth said is true."
The young man from White Fox simply gave a conclusion without explaining his reasons.
Since the questions are directed at different people, it remains to be seen who is right.
The beautiful woman slowly said, "White Fox, your questioning is successful!"
"Fact check - Mr. Mammoth's own collection of knives does not include butterfly knives, but he has a son who bought a butterfly knife as a toy in high school. After Mr. Mammoth confiscated it, it was placed in a drawer at home. In his statement, he only mentioned that 'there are all kinds of knives at home', without specifying that it must be his own collection, so it falls within the scope of telling the truth."
"Conclusion—Using neutral leverage, the truth or falsehood of the language was guessed, the challenge was successful!"
Clang!
As soon as he finished speaking, the black dome in front of the old mammoth suddenly closed.
The chair he sat down pulled him backward, until it stopped moving when he could no longer reach the round table.
This indicates that he is no longer able to participate in the game.
The beautiful woman said, "Mr. Mammoth was challenged and was required to pay one truth chip. It was detected that he has no truth chips left, so he is eliminated."
"Please continue playing the game."
If you tell the truth and your stakes are zero, you will be eliminated if your story is successfully challenged!
This is something that wasn't mentioned in the original rules!
The people looked at the white fox with wariness in their eyes.
Did this guy already guess it?
In response, the young man with the white fox looked at Wu Wang and said calmly, "I know what you want to do."
"If nothing unexpected happens, you and Miss Deer just exchanged one lie chip, right? You still have two left. You deliberately lost one to Mr. Tiger earlier, and now you want to deliberately lose the last one."
"You already have 3 truth chips, all that's left is to clear out your lie chips."
"We can win immediately after this round of speaking, right?"
These words made everyone suddenly realize the truth.
The crow is deliberately questioning the failure!
The goal is to transfer the chips of lies in their hands to others!
Miss Sika Deer, standing to the side, also turned pale.
That's right, that's the reason Black Crow used to threaten her just now.
Black Crow said that if she didn't agree to trade chips, he would leave a lie chip in each round of speaking, deliberately failing to question her and transferring it to her.
You should know that this is just like taking an exam.
A perfect score and getting all the questions wrong are actually the same level of difficulty in a sense.
If someone writes and fills in all the answers and still gets them all wrong, it's highly likely that they already know the correct answers, which is why they were able to avoid them all.
Perhaps it's possible for Black Crow to do that.
But for Miss Sika Deer, it would be difficult for her to deliberately question failure.
Therefore, in order to prevent himself from accumulating more and more lies.
She had no choice but to agree to the other party's offer of chips.
Unexpectedly, the young man from the White Fox only failed once after seeing the Black Crow question him.
He immediately understood what he wanted to do.
The most crucial point is that the white fox actually guessed the details of her deal with the black crow.
It was quite certain that one of the lies in Black Crow's possession had been traded away.
How was this determined?
"Hehe, not bad, just a little short." Wu Wang said with a smile, "I thought you would wait until I cleared out all your lying chips before you realized what was going on, and then deliberately fail to question me when it was my turn to speak, thus losing your lying chips to me."
Everyone was stunned again.
Where did the White Fox Youth get the leverage to lie?
Didn't he already use it all up?
Upon hearing this, the young man with the white fox's face showed a rare smile.
Then, surprisingly, a red lie token was actually taken out from the black cover.
Black Crow actually guessed what kind of chip transaction the White Fox youth had made during the transaction!
He then took out a white neutral chip.
Place both directly on the round table.
He then said to the beautiful woman, "From now on, I will directly question whoever speaks."
“If it’s Black Crow who speaks, I’ll bet with the red lie chip; if it’s the other two, I’ll bet with the white neutral chip.”
Upon hearing this, Wu Wang straightened up slightly.
We've met our match.
He then took out one red lie chip and one white neutral chip and placed them on the table.
He grinned and said, "We can't just let the magistrate set fires; the common people should be allowed to light lamps too."
"Me too, the red lie chips question you, and the white neutral chips question the two of them."
Miss Cuckoo and Miss Deer: "!??"
Holy crap! What happened?
Why has the atmosphere suddenly become so tense?
What do you mean you two plan to question everyone?
At this moment, whether it was the two ladies who had not yet spoken, or the Tiger Brother and the Mammoth Elder who had finished speaking or been eliminated, they all felt a sense of powerlessness.
Everyone felt exhausted.
In this game between the black and white factions, they are like pawns to be manipulated at will.
They had absolutely no idea what the player intended to do next.
When gods clash, mortals suffer!
What the hell are we even doing?!
Are they really human? (End of Chapter)