Chapter 587
You're a Little Too Clever
"wrong."
"Mr. Black Crow is about to win."
After being shocked by this strange statement, Miss Sika Deer suddenly realized what was happening.
Originally, both the White Fox Youth and Mr. Black Crow held a lie as a bargaining chip.
This is essentially a form of constraint used to restrict the other party.
Because as long as lies are used as the stakes, the opponent cannot directly achieve victory regardless of whether the questioning is successful or not.
But now the young man from White Fox has made a mistake!
His statement just now used up his only remaining red lie.
In other words, now Mr. Black Crow only needs to follow the rules, speak with his red lie chips, and lie.
This ensures that the White Fox youth cannot question the successful takeaway of the truth chip, nor does it allow him to deliberately lose any extra red lie chips.
After this round of speaking, Mr. Black Crow will win the game!
Unless...someone else challenges the failure.
For example, players who still have the chips of lies in their hands!
For a moment, Miss Deer, Brother Tiger, and Miss Cuckoo looked at each other in bewilderment.
They only need one of them to stand up and question Mr. Black Crow.
They will definitely question the failure and transfer the red lie chips to them.
That way, the game can continue.
Miss Sika Deer was deep in thought.
The other party has not violated any of their previous promises, so if I were to stand up and question them now...
That would be equivalent to breaking ties with Mr. Black Crow.
Even if the game continues to the next round, after the threat of the White Fox Youth is gone, I'll be facing this guy alone...
Will it win?
She already had a decision in her heart.
"How could anyone possibly beat him..."
Miss Sika Deer shook her head with a wry smile.
Fine, let the other side win this game of "lying chips".
She couldn't believe that she would encounter a monster as intelligent as Mr. Black Crow in every game that followed.
Just go and win the next round of the game yourself.
Miss Dujuan, standing to the side, had the same expression on her face.
Because she only had one lie as a bargaining chip.
Even if she fails to get the chance to question Mr. Black Crow, she will still be eliminated in the next round because she has no chips to use for speaking.
Since victory is definitely out of my reach, why waste time here?
Only Tiger Brother's face showed a hint of resentment.
Even though he only had one blue truth chip and two red lie chips, he seemed to have no chance of winning.
But he just wouldn't accept it.
What if? What if Mr. Black Crow also makes a mistake next?
Didn't that seemingly arrogant young man from the White Fox also make a mistake?
Everyone makes mistakes!
I must keep playing this game!
Thinking of this, he slowly reached out his hand towards the black dome in front of him, intending to take out the red lie token to question it.
Unexpectedly, the side of the cover facing him had been sealed off at some point!
He has no leverage to challenge the claim!
In that instant, Tiger's brain completely shut down.
"How is this possible! What did you do?!" he exclaimed instinctively.
Because the opening of each black cover only faces the direction of the corresponding seat, and the round table is very large, the distance between each person is relatively far.
Therefore, even after he exclaimed in surprise, the two players next to him did not notice anything unusual.
The ten-second questioning session was fleeting.
Before Brother Tiger could even find the problem, he had already missed the opportunity to question Wu Wang's statement.
The beautiful woman in the center of the round table slowly spoke:
"The third round of speeches is over."
“A player has been detected who meets the condition of holding at least three truth chips and having no lie chips remaining.”
Players who do not meet the requirements are eliminated.
"Please, player Mr. Black Crow..."
"And the final decision will be made by player Mr. White Fox!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other players' chairs began to move backward, carrying them with them.
Just like the old man with the mammoth, they didn't stop until they could no longer reach the round table.
However, at this moment they were completely shocked.
One idea popped into my mind—
Why did the young man from the White Fox clan also meet the requirements?!
Holy crap! Did we miss a round? What part did we miss?
Shouldn't it be just Mr. Black Crow who wins now?
While everyone was bewildered.
Only Wu Wang and the white fox youth remained at the round table.
The black covers in front of them also opened one by one.
Apart from Wu having a few more neutral chips than his opponent, both players held 3 truth chips and no red lie chips.
"Hehe, it's about getting rid of the old mammoth, isn't it?"
"No one expected that although the referee didn't say anything, he would also receive a blue truth chip after eliminating a player."
"That's when your plan started to go wrong, right?"
Wu Wang reached out, picked up the chips on the table, tossed them high into the air, and caught them.
He spoke to the white fox youth in a teasing tone.
The other party did not respond immediately.
He simply watched Wu perish silently.
After a moment, he slowly spoke, "Child, being smart is indeed a blessing. It allows you to see through problems that most people cannot perceive, and to handle any problem with ease."
The next second, the white fox youth's eyes turned gloomy, and his tone was filled with a threatening undertone as he spoke:
"But being too smart isn't always a good thing."
"That is a curse of knowledge."
"Take what you want and get out of here."
Wu Wang did not buy into this.
He had figured out where the vague sense of unease he felt about the other person came from.
So, he grinned and said, "Call me kid? Dude, you don't look much older than me. Are you some kind of ageless beauty from the Tianshan Mountains?"
"Let's talk about the game we just played."
Wu Wang tossed his chips higher and higher, but he was still able to catch them steadily every time without even looking up.
His gaze remained fixed on the face of the white fox youth.
Amidst the bewildered expressions of the other players.
He continued, "If I'm not mistaken, according to your original plan, you would eliminate the other players step by step during our head-to-head confrontation, and then you would suffer a regrettable defeat due to some minor mistake that only I could see through."
"But after eliminating the old man from the mammoth, you suddenly find that you have inexplicably gained a truth-telling chip, which disrupts your plans."
"If things proceed as planned, and we are unaware of the true situation, what if you transfer the stakes of lies to me, and I make a mistake and fail to lose them to you? Then, after this round of speeches, you will be the only one who has quietly met the conditions for victory."
"Yes, you're worried you'll win!"
"You didn't make any mistakes at all, you just didn't want to win!"
These words left everyone even more confused.
What does it mean for a "white fox youth" not to want to win?
Wu Wang's expression was particularly confident.
He was quite certain that the unease he sensed came from this place.
If we consider the young man's strange behavior from the perspective that he didn't intend to win, but also didn't want to lose too badly and be eliminated on the spot, then it becomes reasonable.
Using up the leverage of lies prematurely seems like a mistake.
In reality, it was the best choice made by the young man from the white fox after he realized that he was about to meet the conditions for victory.
If Wu Wang had questioned him at that time, he could have transferred the red lie chips in his hands to him.
So, during Wu Wang's speech, the young man from White Fox chose to remain silent when everyone thought he would be questioned.
The winner of the game was immediately revealed.
Unfortunately, no one expected that Wu Wang would choose to remain silent at such a crucial moment.
As a result, the young man from the White Fox family was missing the red lie bargaining chip that should have been transferred to him.
In this way, he still met the conditions for victory.
Logically, there should be another way to break the deadlock.
That is, the young man from White Fox used the truth as a bargaining chip to question Wu Wang's statement, making it seem like he was unwilling to lose and was willing to take a gamble.
In the end, they suffered a regrettable defeat, and there was nothing they could do about it.
However, Wu Wang saw through his thoughts.
He told a lie that was obvious to everyone.
If the White Fox Youth still wants to gamble on such a statement that even a fool would understand is pointless to question, then...
That would actually make it seem like there's something wrong with his brain, completely contradicting his previous high IQ performance.
So he fell silent.
As for why Tiger Brother found the black cover sealed when he was about to question it.
This issue is likely similar to the previous case where Wu Wang and the young man with the white fox questioned Miss Sika Deer simultaneously, and the referee ruled that the young man with the white fox should question first.
This is also the part of Wu Wang that is most perplexing.
He slowly asked, "This game was unfair from the very beginning, wasn't it?"
"The game referee is secretly helping you win, but you don't appreciate it and want to lose the game gracefully."
"Now it's my turn to ask you, why?"
This was the only answer Wu Wang ultimately came to.
The game system of 【Thousand Machine Trial】has been secretly helping the young white fox to win!
Therefore, in terms of judgment and some minor details, I tend to favor him.
Faced with Wu Wang's questioning.
The young man with the white fox sighed and replied, "You're willing to give up this game victory that's already in your grasp just to verify your own vague speculation?"
It's important to know that if the game system hadn't turned off Tiger's black shield in time...
Once he throws out the red lie chip to question the failure, the blame shifts to him.
Then Wu would lose the conditions for victory.
This kid went to such lengths, engaging in such insane behavior, just to verify his guess?
To this, Wu Wang laughed and said, "Just tell me if my guess is right or wrong."
"Even if I do lose because of this, it's just like winning the next game."
"Do you think it would be difficult for me to escape the Thousand Machine Trial if I really wanted to win?"
Upon hearing this, the young man with the white fox replied calmly, "But playing one more round of the game will cost you several years of your lifespan. Is it worth it?"
"I'd like to." A hint of mockery flashed in Wu Wang's eyes as he said, "Besides, aren't you always trying to lose games and waste your lifespan?"
Lifespan? He doesn't care about something that can never be used up.
But others don't know about this.
In their eyes, Wu Wang and the White Fox Youth had both become gambling addicts and madmen.
These two are willing to gamble with their own lives!
"What if I insist on not telling you the reason?" the white fox youth asked, regaining his composure.
"Then I'll show you how badly I can lose. Congratulations in advance on your victory," Wu Wang threatened with a grin.
The longer he talked, the more he realized that the other person was unusually determined not to win.
Faced with such a threat, the young man with the white fox pondered for a moment.
Helplessly, he said, "Okay, I'll explain why, but only if you figure out how to beat me in this game first."
Upon hearing this response, Wu Wang slowly stood up.
After the beautiful woman announced that Wu Wang and the young man with the white fox would make the final decision.
The constraints of the chairs disappeared for the two of them.
After all, even the black cover on the round table was opened to reveal the chips.
That proves that the final ruling has nothing to do with these chips.
He stepped forward and stood directly on the round table.
She walked slowly toward the white fox youth.
Until he stood in front of him, looking down at the guy sitting motionless in the chair.
Wu Wang squatted down, extended his hand, and said with a kind smile, "It's a deal."
He knew that the other party was the Tower Master of the Tower of Order.
In addition, there were so many coincidences that had occurred before.
Now, no matter what, we will find out whether the reason the other party stayed in the [Thousand Machine Trial] is related to us.
Looking at his smug face.
The young man with the white fox also reached out and shook hands with her.
Snapped--
The moment the two made contact, the grayish-white wavy mark on Wu Wang's wrist began to flow vividly.
【Soul of Desire (Unknown): A gift personally bestowed by the being who holds the power of 【Desire】】
[Effect Two (Abyss of Gamblers): Allows you to designate a target to engage in a contractual gambling game with the user. The stakes must involve the lives of both parties. The winner will receive the corresponding stake and inherit the blessing.]
Because the loser will face the penalty of losing a certain amount of their lifespan.
Therefore, in a sense, this also involves each other's lives.
The conditions for activating the effect were met in an extremely tricky way.
Upon seeing the mark on Wu Wang's wrist, a strange expression flashed across the white fox youth's face.
He seemed to recognize what the mark was.
He then released his grip and looked at the beautiful woman's head in the center of the round table, saying:
"Let's begin, the final ruling."
Upon hearing his words, the beautiful woman's head slowly floated up.
This also indirectly proves that the young man from White Fox did indeed have some influence on this game.
Because he didn't speak.
The so-called final ruling has never been initiated.
[Please have one minute to think before you speak.]
The content should ideally possess both objective truth and objective falsehood.
The player whose speech best meets the requirements wins.
Upon hearing the contents of this final ruling.
Wu Wang did not show any direct signs of hesitation.
Instead, during the one-minute thinking phase, he raised an eyebrow and jokingly asked, "Speaking of which, if you really want to lose, why don't you just pretend to be stupid and get eliminated?"
In response, White Fox Youth calmly stated: "I can't win, but I also can't lose by being eliminated early. I have to show that I'm giving it my all and then suffer a regretful defeat. I can't pretend to be stupid from the beginning."
"The reason? As agreed, I'll only tell you after you win."
"Now, I also cannot deliberately let you win this final ruling."
"So, if you really think you're a genius..."
"Prove it to me." (End of Chapter)