Round after round—
Each person selected by the pointer ceded their question-selection right to Tan Xiao.
Because Tan Xiao's mathematical knowledge was pitifully lacking, the system, to ensure the questioner's accuracy, had to repeatedly lower the difficulty of the questions.
Multiplication was the ceiling, and division only dared to use numbers within two digits.
The 36 mandatory questions gradually drew to a close. Everyone maintained a perfect score, with sixty little pink hearts shining brightly across the field, neat and beautiful.
By the last few questions, even without the rabbit standing "menacingly" before the players, they automatically chose to cede their question-selection right.
Because they all understood that as long as they maintained this, they could clear the game!
…
The last question was finally over.
Everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Bai Youwei called back the plush rabbit, slowly stroking its ears, her tone casual and light:
"This really isn't an intelligence game. It doesn't test knowledge, but the human heart. Whoever controls the hearts of people controls the game, and the players can only be led by the nose. However, it's such a pity…"
She looked at the Overseer, the corners of her mouth turning up with a hint of pride: "This time, the one in control isn't you, it's me."
The Overseer silently watched her.
"Alright," Bai Youwei narrowed her eyes slightly, returning to her languid demeanor. "Let's proceed with the game settlement. And these metal restraints, remove them. They're really uncomfortable."
As her voice fell, the metal chairs clicked open, and everyone regained their freedom.
One by one, they stepped down from the metal chairs, their expressions filled with stunned disbelief. They looked at each other, their eyes confirming that they had truly escaped danger.
The gray-robed elder congratulated them in a hoarse voice: "Congratulations to all of you for clearing this game."
Everyone was still somewhat uncertain.
Happy? Naturally, they were happy, but even more, they felt a disoriented bewilderment.
Just how many of these games were there?
Would they be so lucky in the next game?
The gray-robed elder stood motionless in the center of the turntable, his tone as calm as ever: "There are a total of twenty players who have cleared this game. Each person will receive a Lucky Question Card."
A card immediately appeared in Bai Youwei's hand, the size of a playing card, with no design, black with a red border.
【Lucky Question Card: Allows the user to ask any player one question. The player questioned must answer correctly, otherwise, they will be penalized for 60 seconds and unable to move freely. A second incorrect answer will result in a 120-second penalty, a third incorrect answer a 180-second penalty, after which the immobilization will automatically lift.】
Bai Youwei casually tucked it into her bag, feeling like she'd gained another useless item.
It was clearly a defensive item, and it could only be used to ask one question. It was utterly useless!
It was completely disproportionate to her efforts!
She looked up at the Overseer and couldn't help but ask: "Is there no extra reward for the person with the highest score? I remember there should be some kind of Lucky Bag?"
Everyone was stunned and looked at the Overseer.
"The Lucky Bag is unique…" the gray-robed elder said slowly, "However, I can offer you a better reward."
It raised its arm, its sleeve revealing a hand wrapped in bandages.
The bandages were a grayish-brown, aged color, and the fingers were withered, as if the bandages weren't wrapped around a hand, but a long-buried skeleton.
It opened its palm, and a golden light shone from the center—
It was a gleaming gold coin!
About the size of a one-yuan coin, pure gold in color, with something engraved on it.
"Everyone in this game achieved a perfect score. There is no highest score, so, to whom should I give this?" The gray-robed elder faced the crowd, looking at them one by one. "Should I give it to you?… Or to you?… What about you?… And you…"
Finally, it stopped in front of Tan Xiao and let out two hoarse chuckles.
"I'll give it to you, young man. You asked the most questions in this game. Your courage and wisdom are enough to earn you this reward."