Translator: AnubisTL
Park Entry Notice:
All players begin with eighteen game coins. Experiencing the thirteen amusement projects requires twenty-four game coins. Game coins can be earned through certain amusement projects or obtained from other players in competitive rides. However, game coins cannot be forcibly taken through mutual attacks, gifting, or other means.
Chen Jiang raised an eyebrow slightly, pulled eighteen game coins from his pocket, and placed them in his palm. They resembled ordinary coins but were entirely crimson, each embossed with a raised lion's head.
A lion's head.
He had no idea when these game coins had appeared in his pocket; he hadn't felt a thing.
Just then, they spotted their first amusement park ride ahead.
Ride Name: Stone's Throw, Path's Question
Ride Description: This is a two-player competitive ride.
Two players each approach a table three meters apart.
Four slips of paper would be placed on the table.
Each slip listed four actions the opponent had taken before entering the Ten Thousand Races Arena.
Among these four actions, three were false and one was true.
Players could ask their opponent three questions. By analyzing the responses, they had to determine which of the four actions the opponent had actually performed before entering the arena.
Project Rules: Players must not lie to each other, and they cannot directly ask about the actions listed on the slips of paper.
Project Entry Fee: 2 game coins.
Competition Rules: The winner receives 2 game coins from the loser. If both players guess correctly, each receives 2 game coins.
Chen Jiang raised an eyebrow slightly, kept 2 game coins in his hand, and stuffed the rest into his pocket. He strode over to a tent beside the glowing screen.
The rules of this amusement park ride weren't particularly complex.
For him, it would be an easy task to complete.
As Chen Jiang moved, Scar Dog also strode forward.
It was a silent understanding between them.
Chen Jiang and Scar Dog knew each other's every move like the back of their hands. For them, this project was child's play—practically free game coins.
A win-win situation.
Chen Jiang strode into the tent, sat at a table, and glanced at the shadowy corner, momentarily surprised.
A figure sat in the tent's shadows, unnoticed from outside.
The figure wore a hooded cloak, making it impossible to determine their gender.
Chen Jiang paused, placed two game coins on the table, tapped them lightly, and pushed them toward the figure. "I'm here to try the 'Stone-Throwing Pathfinding' amusement park ride."
At that moment, Scar Dog casually sat down at the opposite table.
But then, the figure in the corner looked up at Scar Dog and rasped, "Players entering together cannot both participate in this amusement park ride simultaneously."
"You, get out."
Scar Dog's face flashed with a hint of exasperation, but he didn't argue. He immediately stood up and left.
Clearly, this was a measure to prevent players from exploiting loopholes.
The spectating players exchanged glances. After a moment's hesitation, one human player strode forward and plopped down in the chair opposite Chen Jiang.
Staring directly at Chen Jiang, he said slowly and deliberately, "Come on, I'll play with you."
"The game begins."
A raspy voice called out from the corner, "The slips of paper you need are in the drawer under the table. Since you sat down first, you have the right to ask the first question."
The shadowy figure pointed at Chen Jiang.
Meanwhile, outside the tent, a crowd of players had gathered to watch the game between Chen Jiang and the human player.
This human player was none other than the heavily tattooed man who had first questioned the ticket seller at the amusement park.
Most players were observing to prepare for their own turn on the ride later.
However, some players didn't linger. Instead, they began exploring the amusement park, knowing they only needed to experience all thirteen rides to complete the challenge.
There was no requirement to do them in order, after all.
Perhaps they could discover hidden easter eggs or secrets in other rides first.
Many players shared this sentiment.
As a result, some players ventured out to explore, while others remained to observe the matches.
Chen Jiang pulled open the drawer beneath the table and retrieved four slips of paper.
Each slip contained a single sentence:
[1: Before entering the Ten Thousand Races Arena, the person sitting across from you raped and murdered his aunt, then evaded capture for seven years.]
[2: Before entering the Ten Thousand Races Arena, the person sitting across from you won a 5 million yuan lottery jackpot.]
[3: Before entering the Ten Thousand Races Arena, the person sitting across from you secretly sponsored three impoverished children's university education without his wife's knowledge.]
[4: Before entering the Ten Thousand Races Arena, the person sitting across from you was a skilled tattoo artist.]
[You may ask the other player three questions to help you make a better judgment, but your questions cannot directly reference these statements or the keywords they contain.]
[Three of these statements are false; one is true.]
[Make your judgment.]
Chen Jiang stared at the four slips of paper in his hand, his eyebrows twitching slightly. He couldn't help but click his tongue, shake his head, and chuckle. To be honest, this game was truly messed up.
It meant that his entire past had already been exposed within the Ten Thousand Races Arena.
Dealing with an insect race player of lower intelligence would be much simpler.
After all, an insect race player likely wouldn't have experienced many complex situations.
Chen Jiang glanced at the note one last time, flipped it face down on the table, and looked up at the heavily tattooed man across from him. A faint smile tugged at his lips as he observed the man's overly cautious demeanor.
The man sat rigidly upright in his chair, his hands tucked under his buttocks, staring at Chen Jiang with a completely expressionless face. Clearly, he was determined to reveal no useful information through his facial expressions.
"Hmm," Chen Jiang paused, considering the ambiguous rule: Questions must not directly reference the following statements.
For example, the second statement was: I won 5 million yuan in the lottery.
If he asked, "Have you ever won the lottery?" would that count as a direct reference?
After a moment's thought, he looked up at the man across from him and asked, "So, my first question: do you consider yourself a good person or a bad person?"
The man visibly stiffened, a flicker of inner conflict in his eyes. He lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and hesitated before finally answering, "...A bad person."
"Hmm." Chen Jiang clicked his tongue, smiling as he glanced at the four notes in his hand. "So, just one question is all it takes to get the answer?"
(End of the Chapter)
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