vstars Chapter 1022
Chapter 1022
"The third approach is the simplest and most direct—instead of looking for loopholes in the rules themselves, we should find a way to break the rules!"
"For example, the most common approach to breaking the rules is to use the rules to break the rules;"
"For example... you can brainstorm and think of what else might be possible to break the rules?"
Perhaps it's because I've been through too much.
When Tianchou explained these things, his tone was strangely calm and composed.
It was as if he, who had just said that the situation was "not optimistic," was certain that he would not die.
This calm and composure also soothed some of the top players and reduced the despair that filled the trial players.
Those players with strong wills indeed followed Tianchou's line of thought.
Their main ideas were the first and third approaches proposed by Tian Chou.
That is--
Either look for loopholes in the rules from within;
Alternatively, one could seek ways to break the rules from the outside.
But to be honest, both of these approaches are incredibly difficult!
Breaking the rules with the rules...
It sounds easy, but among the players present, only the Lord of the Underworld and the Lord of the Myriad Races City are probably top-tier big shots who have barely come into contact with rule-level abilities.
Only the two of them have a sliver of hope that they might be able to break the rules with the rules...
Other players, no matter how talented they are, can only dream of such a thing.
As for finding loopholes in the rules...
That will inevitably require round after round of player sacrifices to try and figure it out...
With so many players, how many rounds of trials can they sustain?
The Orcs do not have the concept of "mathematics".
Of course, being a player requires "intelligence," so even if the various races don't have a concept of mathematics, orc players still understand some basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
But most Orcs clearly don't understand the terror of exponential functions.
Most of them still felt that with their nearly one million players, killing only one player per round should be enough to sustain the trial for many rounds.
However, older generations of Orc players still had some idea about this—
Soon, a high-ranking member of the City of Myriad Races, who had previously stood in mid-air alongside Woro, came to a conclusion:
"I just did a mental calculation, and multiplying 2 by 20 times would bring the number to over a million!"
"In other words—even if the rules of this forced trial remain unchanged for each round, you only need to kill one person to survive..."
"Then our player count still won't last more than 20 rounds!"
"In other words, we have at most 200 minutes to find a way out of this predicament!"
"With just three hours and a dozen or so chances to experiment... can we really find a way to break this deadlock?"
After this conclusion was reached, the despair that had been somewhat soothed surged up again.
Tian Chou remained silent, shrouded in a black robe; no one knew what he was thinking.
After a long silence, Woro finally came to his senses and regained his composure as a person in a superior position.
He quickly scanned all the players in the second round of trials and said in a deep voice:
"Now that everyone has reached a basic consensus on the situation, I hope we can unite and work together to find a way to break the deadlock."
"Those of you I chose to survive to this second round of trials either come from the Longevity Academy, or from various powerful races or forces..."
"In short, you are the most outstanding talents among all the races!"
"Therefore, I do not want you, who are placed with high hopes by your respective races, to just wander around like headless flies, wallowing in self-pity."
"Here, I, as the Lord of the City of Myriad Races, hereby assure you—"
"Any player who survives this mandatory trial will receive a generous reward from the City of Myriad Races and even the entire Order Alliance!"
"Secondly, players who make significant contributions in each subsequent round of trials will receive even more generous rewards!"
"Including but not limited to, winning for your race the opportunity to settle in the City of All Races or even the Land of Order!"
This promise stirred up the emotions of many players.
In an instant, they realized that what they were facing was no longer a dead end, but a challenge!
However, Woro quickly added:
"Of course, all rewards are contingent on one of us actually making it through this trial alive..."
After saying that, he didn't give the other players time to think and forcefully made the arrangements:
"Let's all divide the tasks now—"
"The first group is responsible for focusing on studying the sealed version of the [Identity Card], trying to see if the seal can be broken, or gleaning anything from it."
"The second group is responsible for collecting information on the ferocious beasts on the battlefield, to see if any of them could evolve into players, or if there are any usable aspects to them."
"The third group is responsible for designing various experiments to find loopholes in the rules, such as the resurrection example given by the Lord of the Underworld, or other ideas that can avoid being eliminated by the rules without killing players. Anything you can think of can be tried!"
"The fourth group, with myself and the Lord of the Underworld as the core, will try to find ways to break the rules."
"Of course, if other players have any ideas for breaking the rules, they can also bring them up so we can try them out..."
Soon, under Woro's methodical arrangement, the surviving players from the second round were indeed divided into well-defined groups.
And because every idea proposed can represent a "contribution".
Soon, a large number of players came up with all sorts of imaginative ideas.
Tian Chou, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked, "I remember that during this interdimensional war, the invading faction was rewarded with quite a few special roulette wheels?"
"besides……"