Chapter 386: Su Man’s Hand
Su Man’s form was sparsely filled out.
In stark contrast to Bai Youwei’s form, under each question, she had only written a few words.
For instance, on the question about the game setting, Bai Youwei provided a detailed description of the manor’s interior and exterior structure. Zhu Shu and Yu Yaqing also mentioned, to varying degrees, about the revolving stone wall on the third floor and the hidden passage in the basement.
But Su Man just wrote four words: “Manor, very big”.
Su Man was straightforward, she probably wouldn’t deliberately withhold information.
After some thought, Bai Youwei understood the reason.
Su Man’s right hand, seemed to have a hard time writing.
Her right hand was bitten off by a guest in the doll house. Although she immediately used mud at that time, after the wound healed, fine movements had significantly weakened. She had difficulties not only with writing, but also in daily life activities like picking up food or threading a needle, actions that required delicate finger movements.
However, compared to losing one’s life in the game, losing a hand wasn’t much.
Besides, there’s still the left hand.
Bai Youwei casually asked, “Is the injury on your left hand okay?”
In “The Last Bride”, whenever the Duke dragged a woman into the punishment room, he would either grab her hair or twist her wrist. Both Zhu Shu and Su Man’s wrists were injured, with Su Man’s seemingly more severe.
Su Man, who was struggling to hold her pen and whose handwriting was crooked, looked pained. Hearing Bai Youwei’s query, she was momentarily stunned before she laughed and said, “I’m fine.”
She slightly lifted her left arm, wrapped in bandages on the front of her chest, and said, “I should be fully recovered in a few days. After all, I have experienced the maze twice.”
Bai Youwei nodded lightly, and turned to ask Yu Yaqing and Zhu Shu on the other side, “How about your injuries? All healed?”
Yu Yaqing: “It’s better. Although it hasn’t completely healed, it doesn’t hinder my movement.”
Zhu Shu: “Yes, don’t worry, we have all been through the maze. Our bodies’ self-healing abilities are stronger than average people.”
Listening to their conversation, Su Man dropped her arm, her right hand slowly gripping her left forearm. She remained silent without uttering a word.
After completing the form, Professor Song asked for some details about the game.
He was very concerned about the game that first introduced gender restrictions and believed that future games would gradually evolve in this direction.
If this time was women-exclusive, would the next one be men-exclusive? Child-exclusive? Or even career-oriented, such as a group of chefs participating in a culinary competition?
Just like a large-scale competition, initially, the selection is rough, but as it progresses, the design of the competition stages becomes more refined.
However, what kind of person is this selection process actually looking for?
What is the ultimate goal of the game?
Bai Youwei recalled the games she had been through – ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’, ‘The Frog’s Golden Ball’, as well as ‘Lucky Quiz’, all of them had high elimination rates. Groups of participants would die almost as soon as they entered.
She mused, “The earlier games… required at least 30 or 20 people to trigger, but the later ones required fewer participants to trigger. 10 people… 7 people…”
Professor Song, whose face was expressionless, nonchalantly responded, “Yes, as the population decreases, the conditions for triggering the games changes accordingly. In the future, fewer and fewer people would be required to trigger the games. We speculate that games which can be triggered by a single person may even appear.”
As he said it, he lifted his eyelid and looked at the four young women in front of him. Then he said,
“The fact that you guys made it out of the gender-specific game means you’ve gained some experience. Future games may not have overly complex rules and formats, but they will definitely be more difficult and competitive.”
Yu Yaqing suddenly stood up, her expression serious, and said to the professor, “Professor Song, I believe that the games are a challenge that everyone must face. All members of the security group should regularly participate in these games to improve our abilities and gain experience. I hope you can approve my proposal!”