Chapter 186
The Knowledge Maze is the most special of all legendary magics. The principle of the maze structure is actually similar to that of an information cocoon. The scenes and environments you see are essentially interferences, and it is impossible to find the correct exit based on the terrain.
Because the power and interest of this legendary magic lies in the fact that it can even distort the system map instructions, so the target direction that the paper man has been sensing may also be the result of distortion.
At the same time, it is also the easiest and most difficult to crack among all legendary magics.
It is said to be easy because the only way to crack the knowledge maze is to answer questions. As long as you answer correctly, you can get guidance and find the exit of the maze. This is a rule that the interpreter must also follow. It is said to be difficult for the same reason. If you answer the questions incorrectly, you will be trapped in the maze and will be penalized with a percentage of damage until you die.
Furthermore, trying to delay the time to slowly answer the questions would not work, because the targets in the maze were like existing in the consciousness space, and their health and psychic energy would no longer recover naturally over time.
Even if other recovery methods are used, there will always be a day when you run out of ammunition and food.
Another way is to use a force strong enough to overturn the maze to forcibly "turn the table", but the knowledge maze in front of us is so huge that its scope may even cover the entire periphery of the royal city. I am afraid that only the original laws like the Purgatory Core and the Tree of Life can do this.
Therefore, when Ye Bai faces the knowledge maze, the only solution is to answer the questions in the maze correctly.
In the knowledge maze, finding the correct place to answer the questions can be said to be the first question. Compared with the messy and disordered ruins here, the relatively intact exterior wall is the "order" in the disorder.
"I sense that the distance to the target has increased, and the speed is faster than before. It seems that it is really a misleading from the maze." As Ye Bai approached the city wall, the paper man on the leaf pondered.
When I was lost in a maze before, I felt that I was getting closer to my destination. After changing direction, the speed at which I was getting farther away should be the same. This difference just reflects the problem.
"That means we are on the right path." After spending some time passing through the chaotic buildings, Ye Bai finally arrived at the edge of the city wall.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered that from the moment she entered here, she was directly faced with those disordered buildings. The city wall was actually always some distance away from her, but at that time she was thinking about exploring deeper and did not pay attention to that detail at all.
The city wall appears to be made of the rare material lapis lazuli, and also bears some signs of erosion by time, but it has not been "spliced together" like the other buildings inside.
Ye Bai reached out and touched the city wall.
The next moment, this seemingly not-so-smooth wall suddenly began to ripple like the reflection on the water.
On the wall, like a screen, a question and four possible answers appeared:
What does 'Loralin' mean?
【Thief】, 【Krogon】, 【Nero】, 【Dofy】
Looking at this scene, which I wouldn't say is very similar to the quiz show, but can be said to be exactly the same, Ye Bai had a strange expression on his face.
She had this idea in mind when she was designing it, but when she actually saw it in such a fantasy world, she still felt indescribable ridiculousness.
The problems that appear in the Knowledge Maze are all game content, not customized by the caster, otherwise the magic would be unsolvable. Instead, they are drawn from the game background, in other words, it is an encyclopedia of knowledge in the world.
At this time, four answers appeared on the screen. The first one was ordinary human text, and the next three were identified by Ye Bai as Elf language, Purgatory language and Void language respectively. Lolalin means thief in the deep sea language, and Nile has the same meaning in Purgatory language.
Because Ye Bai did not fully master the Elvish and Void languages, the content of the two nouns did not have the effect of automatic translation in her perspective and could not be determined.
However, Ye Bai is not fighting alone at this time. She now has a foreign paper man who is proficient in multiple extraordinary languages.
"Although there are extraordinary words on it, I can't enter it." The paper man also sensed the wall and then acted as a translator for Ye Bai: "Krogon means thief in Elvish, and Dofe means robber in Ethereal."
In other words, this is a multiple-choice question, and you should choose three other answers besides "duofei".
The person answering the question here was Ye Bai. She reached out and pressed the first option.
The answer wavered, and then a feedback was transmitted into Ye Bai's consciousness.
【mistake】
'-5278'
At the same time, there was also an error penalty from the Knowledge Maze—a quarter of Ye Bai's health was instantly deducted.
The damage from the Knowledge Maze is somewhat similar to soul damage. It ignores all resistances and damage reduction equipment effects on Ye Bai, and directly deducts the percentage damage of her current health. The "Hymn of Life" special effect of her Life Branch is also ineffective at this time.
Ye Bai was shocked and looked at the "Loralin" that appeared in the question in astonishment. From her perspective, this deep sea language noun was a thief with a system translation, there was no doubt about it.
"What's wrong?" The paper man asked immediately after seeing Ye Bai's reaction.
"I made the wrong choice."
Ye Bai frowned, his eyes fixed on the problem on the wall.
Could it be that during the question-and-answer session, the knowledge maze also interfered with the system information?
As soon as this idea came up, Ye Bai immediately denied it. The Knowledge Maze is the signature legendary magic of the Void Spirits. It is impossible for the Void Spirits who pursue the truth to fabricate knowledge, and this is also true from the perspective of game rationality.
The maze part can be full of misleading and interference, but the part of answering questions, as the most basic way of survival, cannot be completely blocked, otherwise the knowledge maze will become the most unsolvable legendary magic.
The paper man was also very confused: "Could it be that because the deep sea language of 'Loralin' is a supernatural language, the answer can only correspond to the same supernatural language?"
"This should be the only possibility." Ye Bai sighed, blaming himself for not paying enough attention to details and not considering things comprehensively enough. The life points that were just deducted felt a bit unfair.
Then, Ye Bai placed his hand on another answer that should be reliable no matter how you look at it, 'Nile'.
Yet, the answer once again lingered ominously.
【mistake】
'-10556'
Along with this error feedback, half of Ye Bai's health disappeared instantly.
It’s still wrong!
The atmosphere became solemn. Not only did the paper man and Ye Bai feel like they were facing a great enemy, even Ottophis next to them looked at the wall with a serious expression.
After a moment, the person on the paper said, "If the two answers you chose are correct, the question is correct..."
"That means there is something wrong with the rules of answering this question." Ye Bai interjected.
The questions and answers in the knowledge maze must follow the rules. This is the bottom line. If it is not correct, it is "wrong".
"Two mistakes in a row, three correct answers and one wrong answer..." Then she leveled up and slowly exhaled: "The question is correct, the answer is correct. The most likely reason is that the logic of the answer is wrong. The logic of the question and answer should be reversed."
“This is not a multiple-choice question, but a single-choice question.”
As he spoke, Ye Bai's gaze turned to the last answer, which corresponded to the "duofei" meaning robber in the Ethereal language.
However, if the wrong choice is made this time, the consequences will be immeasurable.
There are four answers in total. The knowledge maze does not give people who are trapped here the opportunity to pass the level by trial and error. The first wrong choice deducted a quarter of Ye Bai's health, the second doubled it and deducted half. According to this rule, the third time should be doubled again and 100% will be deducted.
Even though Ye Bai had just leveled up, the rule was to deduct health points based on a percentage. Even though she had leveled up, it was still 100%.
Ye Bai was not a hesitant person. After calming down, he reached out to the only wrong answer.
If this speculation is still wrong, Ye Bai can only gamble whether his talent [Survival from Desperate Situations] can withstand the punishment for this mistake.
However, just as her hand was about to touch the stone wall, a donkey's mouth pressed on it faster.
Ye Bai's expression changed drastically: "Ottophis!"
"Sir...cough..."
In front of the question-and-answer stone wall, a Knight of Light groaned. After touching two answers in succession, he felt that his body had suffered great damage.
"Kro, you go up..." Kodos said when he saw this, but as soon as he finished speaking, another hoarse voice sounded.
"Continue to touch the fourth answer."
The Knight of Light looked embarrassed and looked at Kodos with pleading.
Kodos's face was solemn. He wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't.
So the Knight of Light took a deep breath, obeyed the order, and continued to touch the fourth answer on the wall.
"Bang!"
The next moment, accompanied by a muffled sound, the Knight of Light in front of the stone wall suddenly fell to the ground.
"Evan!"
Other colleagues rushed forward to check, and were horrified to find that their companion had completely lost his life.
Kodos's expression was extremely ugly at this moment. He looked towards the wooden box behind him, where a hoarse voice muttered to itself nonchalantly:
"Each question has only three chances to be wrong, and none of the answers are correct... Could it be that the wrong answer should be chosen? Given Xu Ling's current condition, that's quite possible."
At this point, a hoarse voice called out, "Kodos."
Kodos trembled all over, his scalp tingling, but he could only respond, "Yes!"
"Put the body away, and let someone else go up and choose the second answer."
Kodos looked at the knights over there, and was silent for a moment. He felt the fear from the blood in the wooden box, and finally responded numbly: "Yes..."
"Ottophis!"
“Boom!”
Along with Ye Bai's dry and tense voice, after the answer in front of him was chosen, it no longer swayed like before, but the entire wall shook and collapsed completely in an instant.
Behind the collapsed city wall was a grayish-white fog.
The next moment, the collapsed lapis lazuli automatically formed a new road in the mist. At the end of the road, there was a new question-and-answer wall.
“It really is about choosing the wrong answer.”
Ye Bai, still in shock, grabbed Ottophis's head fiercely, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
“It turns out this place shouldn’t be called the Knowledge Maze, but the Error Maze.”
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