Jiang Yaoyao chuckled: "Is that all you're worried about?"
Jin Mushui frowned: "What do you mean? Shouldn't I be worried about this?"
"If you really understand the rules, you should know that the risk increases with every move a wolf makes. So a smart wolf will choose to eliminate the person who poses the greatest threat first. I don't mean to look down on you, but you are clearly not one of them."
If the wolf's first strike has the highest success rate, then if conditions permit, he will either kill Jiang Ran of the Dragon Kingdom, or Arceus of the White Eagle Kingdom, or at the very least, Aisha of the Northern Alliance.
Because these three are all SSS-level ghost story masters, and they are also quite intelligent, combined with their extremely strong abilities, they are definitely a factor that can change the course of the battle!
Jin Mushui remained silent for a moment, then sat down opposite Jiang Yaoyao.
"It seems you are indeed smarter than me, young lady, but betting depends on luck, and I don't consider myself to have bad luck."
Jiang Yaoyao sighed briefly as she looked at Jin Mushui's expression, as if she was pondering something.
"If this game is to become interesting enough, then Wolf must be one of those three SSS-level players. But now it seems that another possibility is more likely."
"What are you muttering about? Let's get started!"
A wolf's phantom appeared and explained its rules to the two.
“My game is called ‘Weapon Cards.’ At the start of the game, I will deal six weapon cards to each of you.”
"Each round you need to play a weapon. The winner will be determined by the type of weapon and the injured player will lose one point of health as appropriate."
"The game lasts for six rounds. At the end of the six rounds, whoever takes the most damage loses the game. The winner gets a red flower and can choose whether to make the loser lose a red flower."
"If there are no problems, please place your hands on the stone table, and the game will begin!"
Jiang Yaoyao looked at the six weapon cards in her hand: three [bows], two [shields], and one [hammer].
If the three weapons counter each other, shouldn't there be two copies of each weapon? Otherwise, how can there be any balance?
She glanced up at Jin Mushui, whose brows were also furrowed. Could it be that each weapon card had four copies, but the two of them had different hand cards?
If this inference is correct, then Jin, Mu, and Shui's hand should consist of one [Bow], two [Shields], and three [Hammers]!
The counter-relationship among the three weapons should be: bow beats hammer, hammer beats shield, and shield beats bow.
But if it's really that simple, why not just use rock-paper-scissors instead?
Jiang Yaoyao realized that this game was probably not so simple, and that each weapon card might have a deeper meaning.
When people don't know their opponent's strategy, they usually choose a safer approach. So, Jin, Mu, and Shui will most likely play a [Shield] card, but this is just common sense.
Jiang Yaoyao played a [Bow] card.
Jinmushui played a [Hammer].
Jin Mushui's expression was rather grim. He had thought that Jiang Yaoyao would choose a more conservative approach, so he decisively used his hammer. But now it seemed that his opponent had actually anticipated his prediction!
So-called games of luck aren't entirely based on luck!
Jin Mushui was the first to suffer some damage, but what happened next was something neither of them expected. The referee returned Jin Mushui's [Hammer], but took away Jiang Yaoyao's [Bow]!
Does this mean the loser can take back their cards for the current round, but the winner can't? No, no, no, I'm afraid not!
"As expected! This is the characteristic of weapons!"
The bow only has one arrow on it, so the arrow has already been shot, and the bow is now a useless card. The hammer, on the other hand, will not be damaged regardless of whether the user is hit by the arrow.
It seems Jiang Yaoyao's previous guess was wrong. Both sides had exactly the same hand, and there were only three [Bow] cards. Regardless of whether they hit or not, they would be consumed. The key to winning this game was to ensure that one's [Bow] hit the opponent as much as possible!
[Hammer] Because it cannot be damaged, it can be used an unlimited number of times even if there is only one.
So, this start seems pretty good.
"Play your card, buddy, it's round two."
"You are indeed smarter than me. If I follow your lead, the probability of my next card being guessed is over 60%."
Jin Mushui shook his head helplessly. He took out three cards, shuffled them thoroughly with their backs facing up, and then randomly selected one card.
"Come on, little girl, I've already played my card."
Trying to break free from Jiang Yaoyao's rhythm and continue to compete with her using only his brain is not a smart thing to do, so Jin Mushui's solution is to break order with disorder!
Draw one of each of the three weapon cards; what you get depends entirely on luck.
He wanted to find a way to make luck play a significant role! So he left the choice to luck, rather than himself.
He didn't mix up the six cards because the number of weapon cards was different, and Jiang Yaoyao could deal with that using probability theory; drawing one of each was the best approach.
Jiang Yaoyao looked at the card Jin Mushui played. The probability of it being a bow, shield, or hammer was 1/3 each. After thinking for a moment, she played a [Shield].
Jin Mushui turned over his card, which was also a [Shield].
This means that this round is skipped, no one is harmed, and Jiang Yaoyao is still one round ahead.
"Looks like I made a pretty good choice. At least I didn't get hurt or waste any arrows, right?" Jin Mushui smiled slightly, and then surprisingly took a card from the stack on the left and placed it in front of him.
"This is the card I played in the third round."
Jiang Yaoyao's gaze darkened. What exactly was this guy trying to do?
In the previous round, he separated three cards from the left side and placed them on the right side. Since one of the [Shield] cards on the right side has already been consumed, there are only one [Hammer] and one [Bow] left.
Therefore, the cards on his left are two [bows] and one [shield].
He draws a card from the left side, which means it's either a bow or a shield. If Jiang Yaoyao plays a shield in this round, there's a high probability that she'll consume one of the bows from the metal, wood, and water elements. Even in the worst-case scenario, he'll just skip a round.
Jiang Yaoyao picked up a shield, but hesitated to put it down.
"This is truly beyond my expectations. I apologize for underestimating you a bit before, Mr. Kaneki-mizu from Kimchi."
Jiang Yaoyao put down the [Shield] card and instead slammed another card onto the table!
"How about we make a bet? I bet I'll beat you this round!"
Jin Mushui's face darkened: "I've already played my cards, and there's no going back now. You can gamble if you want, but we're already in a gamble, so why make a gamble within a gamble? There's no reward for it."
"No, from this moment on, you have already lost!"
Jiang Yaoyao turned over her cards.
That's a bow!
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