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Chapter 74 This is a trap!
Chapter 74 This is a trap!
Lin Ya did not speak.
Clearly, she tacitly agreed with Mingpo's inquiry.
In other words, she confirmed that the information she had provided earlier was accurate.
"Ha ha."
Mingpo smiled.
But Lin Ya always felt that the smile was somewhat chilling.
She clenched her fists instinctively, feeling her fingertips go cold and numb.
She quickly clenched her fists, intending to warm her stiff fingertips with the heat of her palms to prevent them from becoming unresponsive. The manicure rubbed against the base of her palms, making her feel as if a cat was scratching her.
At this point, Mingpo did not say anything more to her.
He tilted his head slightly, glanced at the monkey, and then looked at the protector.
"Mr. Protector".
Mingpo's demeanor was calm and gentle, giving off a very reliable feeling: "Can I do you a favor?"
"—What?"
The protector hesitated.
"Could you please adjust my glasses for me?"
There was a hint of apology in Mingpo's voice: "My glasses are slipping down, and I don't have a hand to push them up."
Although he was wearing a mask, he still put his glasses on the outside of the human mask.
"Ah—okay."
The protector readily agreed to this simple favor.
While he was helping Mingpo adjust her glasses, Mingpo spoke softly.
Upon hearing this, the protector's face showed obvious surprise, but he still nodded.
Because they were too close, Lin Ya did not hear what Ming Po said.
This made her feel somewhat uneasy.
What does this mean?
Lin Ya's heart skipped a beat.
What is Yilang secretly saying to his protector?
Is he trying to ally with the monkeys instead?
This—is not impossible—
Now that the protector has successfully escaped and is free to move around, it means that whether Mingpo or Lin Ya is in charge, they have essentially lost the possibility of directly killing the monkey.
And the same—
If they can see the exact time, they can also spend as much time as possible with the help of the protectors.
Normally, each team should send out their own support player to provide assistance.
But it's clear that the wolf doesn't really trust itself.
In that case————
Lin Ya's mind began to wander.
But before she could think it through, and before the protector could go back and say anything, the host's voice rang out again: "Since the protector has left the stage, the dealer for the third round is still the monkey."
At this moment, the host announced, "The third round is about to begin. The monkeys have five seconds to prepare, 5, 4, 3—"
The countdown, as urgent as a death knell, began again.
The monkey glanced at the silent atmosphere between Mingpo and Linya, and realized something.
But—is it necessary?
The monkey has currently used up 15 seconds from the first round plus 5 seconds from the second round. He added 55 seconds to his time by pressing the stop button—his own timer was 20 seconds, so the original time was 80 seconds.
Therefore, the timer that the monkey can set in this round is between 20 seconds and 115 seconds!
The monkey knows it's not very smart.
He couldn't perform precise calculations and didn't understand mathematics or game theory.
He has two advantages.
One is that he doesn't have to worry about blowing up his teammates, and the other is that he doesn't have to pay the price even if he loses.
So, he just came up with a good plan—
Whenever someone else's sunflower lands on him, he immediately selects "Terminate"; whenever it's his turn as the dealer, he selects "Maximum Number" for all turns.
In this way, it's not so easy for others to figure out exactly how much time they have left!
And if "Frankenstein" or "the diplomat" chooses to "terminate" even once, within a sufficiently short period of time, he can transfer all his extra time to that person in one go!
This is a plan with a very low probability of winning.
But at the same time, this is a plan that will absolutely not result in death!
The monkey felt a surge of exhilaration when he thought of this plan.
He knows this so well!
—This is "mixed learning"!
Give up the fierce competition and wait for the ELO mechanism to arrive.
As long as you don't obsess over winning, it's actually harder to lose!
So he happily pressed 115 seconds and then clicked confirm!
"Incorrect input, please re-enter."
The host's voice rang out: "If you enter the wrong information three times in a row, you will be eliminated immediately."
————?
The monkey was stunned for a moment, and for a second it really thought it had pressed the wrong number.
At that moment, the protector leaned down and said something to him.
He glanced at Mingpo and Lin Ya in surprise, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes.
So the monkey entered another number.
Click "Confirm," and then proceed!
With a buzzing sound, the sunflower turned towards Mingpu.
Amidst the beeping sounds, Mingpo looked at Lin Ya.
"—Yes, do you want me to time you?"
Lin Ya's smile seemed somewhat forced.
She felt her unease growing stronger.
Because she didn't know what Mingpo had just said to the protector.
She could only smile sweetly, staring intently at the numbers on Mingpo's forehead, counting carefully: "Ten seconds have passed now."
"I have a plan, Xiaoya."
"Can you trust me?" Mingpo said gently.
"—Of course I can."
Lin Ya hesitated for a moment, then said without hesitation, "I've always believed in you! That's why I survived the first game, isn't it?"
"Actually, my actual timer isn't fifty seconds. My timer is extremely short."
Mingbo said gently, "Next, I will be the dealer. Then I will set the minimum time I can set."
"You silently count to one, then select 'pass.' How about we blow up the monkey?"
He just openly revealed his plan!
How could he just say something like that out loud?!
In that instant, the increasingly intense sense of abnormality almost made Lin Ya lose her voice.
The timing is very short?
Silently count to one second?
Does that mean he only placed his initial bet for two seconds?
No, that's not right—
In that case, he wouldn't have any safe time in the first round!
How could he possibly hold a bomb calmly for more than ten seconds?!
Thinking this, Lin Ya couldn't help but ask, "So how did you—pass the first round?"
"That's too easy."
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Mingbo just smiled: "Because that's your time bomb, and you can see the time on our foreheads."
"When you realize that you can tell how much time we've spent by looking at the numbers changing on everyone's foreheads, you're always staring at that spot."
"If it's my turn and time is almost up, you'll definitely be excited and nervous. Because at that time, you won't know I'm your teammate. In your eyes, I'm a wealthy, high-level player, while you're practically penniless—isn't that a great opportunity?"
Mingpo didn't care at all how much time he had spent.
Thirty seconds passed in the blink of an eye as they chatted.
The previously gentle beeping suddenly became rapid.
The moment it became urgent, Mingpo pressed the [Stop] button.
"The bookmaker is Frankenstein."
The host announced, "Please enter the time within five seconds: 5, 4 —"
The host only counted down two numbers before Mingpo directly entered his timer and immediately pressed the send button.
In that instant, the hairs on the back of Lin Ya's neck stood on end!
My heart was pounding, faster and faster!
She hadn't fully understood what Mingpo was saying!
He clearly still has time to press the button, right?
Do you want to approve?
In that instant, Lin Ya felt time slow down again.
That's not right.
Lin Ya realized something was wrong.
In the instant the sunflower turned toward her, she caught a clear glimpse of the monkey's expression.
Although he was surprised, he was neither astonished nor afraid.
The "wolf" had just secretly communicated with the protector—they have most likely formed an alliance.
If the wolf were to immediately betray his allies, he would find it hard to believe!
There's only one possibility.
This is a trap!
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