Jiang Ran left his handprint on the rock face; this wasn't the first time he'd done something like this.
When he opened his eyes again, he was in a white space, with a faceless person standing in front of him and a white table behind him.
"It's been a long time since anyone..."
"Alright, enough with the nonsense." Jiang Ran walked past him and sat on the other side of the white table. "Let's get straight to the point."
"Tell me, how do I open the door?"
“It’s simple, just pass the test of wisdom.” The faceless man sat opposite Jiang Ran and pulled a deck of cards from his pocket.
"Oh? You guys really like playing cards."
“The people who come in are different, so the trials are naturally different too. I just chose a method that you are more familiar with.” The faceless man cut the cards. “The rules are simple: two cards, guess the size.”
"This doesn't sound like a test of 'wisdom,' but rather a test of 'luck.'"
“I think you’ve misunderstood. What I meant by guessing the size isn’t guessing the back.” The Faceless Man drew two cards from the deck, a 9 of hearts and a 6 of spades. “Like this, I’m showing you these two cards. Without a doubt, the 9 of hearts is bigger, right?”
Open cards... guess high or low?
I don't know what the Faceless Man is up to, but the rules are definitely not that simple!
“You have three more chances to try before the game officially begins.” The Faceless Man pushed the two cards aside. “So, do you want to try? Or do you want to start the game right away? Let me make it clear first, the official game only requires one guess, and you only have one chance.”
"Since I have the opportunity, I certainly won't let it pass. Let's draw a card."
Does this mean we need to derive the correct rule through three trials?
The faceless man drew two cards and placed them in front of Jiang Ran.
Clubs 4, Spades 5.
"So, guess which card is the higher one?"
Since it's an experiment, Jiang Ran only needs to get the result; the process doesn't matter.
"The Five of Spades"
"I'm sorry, you guessed wrong. Shall we conduct a second test immediately?"
"No rush, wait a bit."
"Okay, you have ten minutes to think."
The Faceless Man pushed the two cards aside as well.
As expected, guessing based on the points themselves led to the wrong answer, but that's precisely the point of the experiment.
The Faceless Man initially concluded that the 9 of Hearts was greater than the 6 of Spades, but this was not within the scope of the experiment, so the possibility that he was lying cannot be ruled out. The 4 of Clubs being greater than the 5 of Spades is currently the only confirmed information, but this information is too little, and Jiang Ran cannot even draw a definite conclusion from it.
Three chances... that's still not enough! Every experiment is crucial!
Besides the rank, suit is also an important component of playing cards. In this guessing game, does suit also play an important role?
"Let's conduct a second test."
"Um."
The Faceless Man drew two more cards: the 10 of Diamonds and the 2 of Hearts.
"So, guess which card is the higher one?"
Is there a time limit for guessing?
"It's also ten minutes."
Jiang Ran's gaze drifted to the side, to the four cards that had been used earlier.
The four cards are neatly arranged to one side, with the 4 of clubs half-folded on top of the 9 of hearts, and the 5 of spades half-folded on top of the 6 of spades.
This doesn't look like a "fold" at all!
The initial 9 of Hearts and 6 of Spades were neither part of the game nor part of the experiment, so why did Faceless Man put these two cards aside instead of putting them back in the deck?
Is it because... in order to compare sizes, you must have cards in the discard pile?
The 9 of Hearts and the 4 of Clubs are placed on the left, while the 6 of Spades and the 5 of Spades are placed on the right. The first test showed that the 4 of Clubs was higher than the 5 of Spades. Could this be influenced by the discard pile? After all, the face value of the 9 of Hearts is indeed higher than that of the 6 of Spades.
10 of diamonds and 2 of hearts.
Looking at the points alone, the former is definitely bigger, but in the last round, the left and right sides were the 4 of clubs and the 5 of spades. Jiang Ran needs to know whether the cards in the discard pile really have an impact on the size!
This is just a test. Even if Jiang Ran guesses correctly, it won't matter, so just say whatever comes to mind.
"Two of Hearts"
"I'm sorry, you guessed wrong again." The Faceless Man placed the two cards in the discard pile in the same order as before. "Shall we begin the third test immediately?"
I made a mistake again...
Jiang Ran did not immediately give up his idea. The faceless man once again neatly placed the used cards on the left and right sides. Could this be a deliberate trick he set up?
If the cards in the discard pile do have an impact, then is it the cards from the previous round that have an impact, or are all the cards that have an impact?
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Ran grabbed all the cards in the discard pile and threw them behind him!
"What are you doing?"
The faceless man's tone carried a hint of accusation!
"It's nothing, all we're doing is simply comparing sizes, right?" Jiang Ran smiled at the faceless man and waved his hand dismissively. "These cards are basically useless, aren't they? If they're useless, I find them an eyesore, so is it a problem to throw them away?"
The faceless man stood up, walked behind Jiang Ran, and picked up the cards again.
But when he tried to put the cards back in their original positions, Jiang Ran stopped him.
"I need to confirm one thing: did you place these cards in this position according to the rules, or was it your personal choice? If it's the latter, I'll throw them away again! Anyway, it won't affect the trial, so pick them up if you want."
"You bastard..."
The Faceless Man discarded the previous cards, leaving only the 10 of Diamonds and the 2 of Hearts, placing them on the left and right sides respectively.
Both of these cards are necessary.
"Really? You should have said so earlier, haha!"
Is it that not all cards are effective, but only the cards from the previous round are effective? Judging from the Faceless Man's insistence on keeping these two cards, it seems these two cards are definitely going to have an impact!
The 10 of diamonds is higher than the 2 of hearts. In the previous round, the cards were the 4 of clubs and the 5 of spades. Therefore, it is not simply a matter of comparing the points of the previous round. The points of the current round can still affect the ranking. Although the 5 of spades is higher than the 4 of clubs, it is only by one point, which is not enough to create a big difference.
There can be an 8-point difference between the 10 of Diamonds and the 2 of Hearts, so it's actually normal for the 10 of Diamonds to be greater than the 2 of Hearts.
"Let's begin the final test."
"As you wish."
The faceless man drew two more cards and laid them out in front of Jiang Ran.
Two of Spades, Jack of Clubs.
If we add the points from the previous round to the points from this round, the points on the left are 2 + 10 = 12, and the points on the right are 11 + 2 = 13. Based on this calculation, the Jack of Clubs should be greater than the 2 of Spades.
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