Watching the 54 contestants in four theaters presenting the wonderful drama of fighting for power and gain, the audience was full of interest, as if they were watching a group of small ants struggling to lick the candy first. There are countless masters and so on, and they have obtained great psychological satisfaction.
Fortunately, the organizer intervened before the conflict between the South and West theaters reached the point of staff reduction. It is a pity to reduce the staff now, and it is more valuable to keep them in the next level. Therefore, the eerie voice sounded again:
"Hee hee hee, you warriors are really full of energy, then let's start the much-anticipated third level immediately, let's play a game of Monopoly together, please, friendly reminder, take the time to play the game actively, Otherwise, the place where you are staying will fall together, hehehehe... "
Amidst the harsh laughter, a huge white curtain descended from the sky above the stage of the theater, completely blocking the entrance to the passage.
The large curtain at the back of the surrounding stands slowly opened from the middle to both sides, and the iron plate that originally served as a closed wall hangs down at 90 degrees, and is flattened from a vertical state, forming a balcony without guardrails.
As the iron plate continued to fall, the contestants in the theater involuntarily stepped forward to see the outside world.
Outside the balcony was a vast lake with a central island in the middle of the lake. The balcony where the contestants stayed and the central island were connected by green round piers in the shape of lotus leaves.
The most noticeable thing is that there are balconies and players in the other three rest areas in the other three directions of the lake. So far, the 54 players who survived this battle of kings finally met each other.
Although only swaying figures can be seen from a distance across the wide lake, this is not a big problem. As long as the contestants turn around, they can see the clear close-up images of other contestants on the balcony appearing on the white curtain below the stage superior.
Xia Ruize swept across the three split screens on the big screen, sighed slightly, and put away the inexplicable loss.
According to Xiao Jinlong, he and the teammates he met in the last mission are considered to be the same group of newcomers, and he might still have the chance to meet them in the mission world.
Although he knew that the probability was very small, Xia Ruize had always been looking forward to it in his heart. Unfortunately, now that all the contestants have appeared, this expectation will have to wait until the next mission world.
Just when the contestants were puzzled, some colorful leaflets were suddenly scattered above the theater. All the contestants grabbed one and picked it up to read. It was the rules of the third level of the Monopoly game.
The densely packed rules of the game on a piece of paper made the muscular men feel headaches and irritability, and they wished they could find out a class representative to sum up the black tadpoles succinctly.
Xia Ruize read the rules of the game verbatim. When entering the mission world, the main god probably directly solved the problem of communication between the testers and the natives. In these two worlds, whether it is the ancient battlefield or the future technology, Xia Ruize has never met. Been in a situation where communication was poor.
Not this time either, he could read all the words on the leaflet, but when combined, it contained a lot of malice.
The leaflets are distributed according to the number of contestants. There is a number on the back of each leaflet. When the contestants pick up the leaflet, they will have a fixed number.
And the way the so-called Monopoly game is played is even more complicated and malicious.
In the first round, the contestants who got the last number from the four theaters in the south, east, and northwest stood up and fought in pairs randomly.
In the theater where the winner is located, the contestant who gets No. 1 can choose any one of 4 to 6 steps forward on the lotus pier. In the theater where the loser is located, contestant No. 1 can only choose to take any one of 1 to 3 steps forward. If the player in charge of the battle is tied, both sides will have a bye.
Then in the second round, the second-to-last contestant in each theater is in charge of the battle, and determines the number of steps that the No. 1 contestant in each theater will take.
This cycle continues, the players take turns fighting according to the ranking from the back to the front, and the cycle continues until the No. 1 player lands on the central island or is out...
After that, the contestants in this battle continue to fight, and the next contestant from the front to the back starts to move forward on the lotus pier.
Looking at the rules like this at a glance, wouldn't the players at the top of the list take advantage
In fact, there are already some players who got the last numbers trying to change numbers with other players cursing.
Xia Ruize looked at the number 5 in his hand, and then at those lotus piers, and realized that the situation was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
Because what kind of punishment or reward each lotus pier represents is completely unknown at present, and it is completely dependent on the players with higher numbers to explore the way, and it is not a good thing if the number is too high.
Moreover, after the previous players successfully landed on the central island, they will also enter the battle sequence in turn, and then they will have to fight for their teammates.
That's right, under such rules, with the theater as a unit, the contestants of each theater are forced to be tied together and become teammates.
Although it is not clear whether the teammates will cheat each other or help each other, even the number of the battle is fixed, which makes everyone's previous behavior of vying for the leadership position of the team seem like a joke.
What's the use of grabbing it? Nothing can be decided, and there is no real effect at all.
I have to say that the organizers are really full of malice towards the players.
Xia Ruize, who had no real feelings for the leader and just messed up the water, naturally had no fluctuations in his heart, but the faces of Cloris and Ivanov were not so good-looking.
Especially Cloris, who has already called the four players following him together for a small meeting.
Xia Ruize is much simpler, he just sincerely hopes that before his turn to go to the lotus pier, the heroic and reliable teammates in front have helped to find out the meaning behind all the lotus pier.
Without giving the contestants much time to communicate, a moving board appeared on the edge of the balcony of each theater. The host's gloomy voice was full of gloating, and asked the contestants with the last number in each theater to board the moving board.
Therefore, contestants No. 14 in the East Theater, No. 9 in the South Theater, No. 16 in the West Theater, and No. 15 in the North Theater had no choice but to stand up, step on the moving board, and wait to be randomly divided into groups to fight.
But is the battle in two groups really random
of course not!
This is another way for the organizers to make money, opening up voting opportunities so that spectators outside the arena can influence the competition inside the arena.
There are three possible groups for the four players, and the corresponding voting system will be opened before the official battle.
The audience voted for the players they liked or hated with the votes exchanged for real money, to decide whether the player they aimed at was against a weaker opponent or a stronger opponent.
Such an interactive session fully mobilized the enthusiasm of the audience, and the organizers tried their best to make money while trying their best to toss the players.
But the audience just expects to like this kind of interactive session. After watching the performances of the contestants in the first two levels, the audience will more or less have contestants they "like" or dislike. How can they not be ashamed to be able to control the fate of these people with their own hands? Excited
The unsuspecting players had just set foot on the mobile board, and the organizer's voting system had already rolled up quickly. A large amount of money poured into it, and it was replaced by three different voting ratios for the results of the battle.
In order to prolong this stage of gaining wealth, the organizer even shamelessly controlled four moving boards to circle the field, allowing the contestants in the four theaters to have a close look at the contestants who were about to participate in the battle. , before sending the four mobile boards to the central island.
At this time, the result of the backstage battle of the organizer had come out, and the four players were sent to both sides of the island by two points. Among them, No. 16 in the West Theater played against No. 14 in the East Theater, and No. 9 in the South Theater played against No. 15 in the North Theater.
The area of the central island is very large, that is to say, the combat area provided to the players is also very large, and it will not restrict the performance of the players at all.
The battles on the island will also be broadcast in real time on the curtains of each theater. Therefore, the huge curtain is divided into five pieces, showing the two battles and the other three theaters respectively.
Everyone on their positions, the host excitedly announced the start of the first game.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the host's gloomy voice fell, something unexpected happened.
Contestant No. 16 in the West Theater directly announced his voluntary surrender, which made a game over before it really started.
The choice of contestant No. 16 in the West Theater shocked the other contestants, and it also made the face of contestant No. 1 in the West Theater dark. Wasn't it just a fight before? As for deliberately dropping the line when cooperation is needed
The failure of their theater meant that he could only take 3 steps forward at most. With the same number of lotus piers, he needed to take one more round than others. Isn't this obviously cheating him
However, the actions of contestant No. 16 in the West Theater inspired other contestants. If everyone can cooperate harmoniously and friendlyly, you win once and I win once. Wouldn’t it be possible to pass the third level with the smallest loss
But is it really possible
Contestant No. 15 in the North Theater who was deeply inspired also directly asked the opposite contestant No. 9 in the South Theater to admit defeat and give up resistance, but contestant No. 9 in the South Theater was unwilling.
What he thought in his heart was that the number of contestants in the South Theater was originally small. After the front contestants arrived at the central island, it would depend on the top few contestants whether he could arrive at the bottom. Now that he is lazy, his teammates will also Lazy cheat him ah.
More importantly, there is a big pervert in their South Theater. In order to gather strength to fight against the pervert, he can't show an attitude of not cooperating with other teammates.
Therefore, contestant No. 15 in the North Theater and contestant No. 9 in the South Theater, who could not reach an agreement, fought. You shot, I opened the protective shield to block the shot, and then I shot you too... The two faced each other from a distance through the obstacle. After shooting a few times, I found that apart from consuming the energy of the protective shield and causing some obstacles to be lost, it did not pose a threat to the opponent's players. This is not an option.
The laser gun consumes a lot of energy. If the energy is exhausted by this kind of fruitless behavior, you will be very passive afterwards. No one wants to do such a stupid thing.
But facing the threat of laser guns on the other side, no one was willing to take the risk of narrowing the distance between the two sides, so the battle was stuck here. After three full minutes of inactivity, the host read out the countdown to the draw.
At this time, the two contestants on the field suddenly realized that if there was a tie, the two theaters would not be able to move forward in this round, wasting an opportunity in vain.
In the tangle of protecting oneself and fighting for the team, the countdown reached 0, and the host announced that this round of competition between the South and North Theaters was a tie, and the No. 1 player in the East and West Theaters could advance on the lotus pier.
Contestant No. 1 in the East Theater was the cool red-haired young man who had taunted Cloris before, because he could walk 6 steps, and he had a smug smile on his face.
Xia Ruize thought for a while, and took the initiative to remind him aloud: "The punishment measures corresponding to each step are unknown, so be careful."
"I know, I know, it's really wordy."
The red-haired boy didn't get close to anyone in the previous team battle. He was unique and had a very good personality. Now he was impatient with Xia Ruize's reminder, so he replied casually, and immediately jumped onto the lotus pier, on the lotus pier Jumped 6 steps quickly and landed firmly on the 6th lotus pier.
But in the next second, there was a sudden change, and the lotus pier suddenly sank, as if it had disappeared, and the red-haired boy accidentally fell into the water when he stepped on the air.
The onlookers involuntarily let out exclamations.
But what was even more surprising was that the red-haired boy who fell into the water was trying to climb onto another lotus pier nonchalantly at first, but within two seconds, he seemed to be dragged off by something under the water, and only Before he had time to wave his hand and struggle twice, he disappeared without a trace.
There were circles of ripples on the surface of the water, and it didn't take long for it to completely return to calm, and it was completely impossible to see that it had just swallowed a life.
Everyone was silent, watching the lotus pier that disappeared just now suddenly floated up from the water. It was clearly a fresh and vibrant green lotus pier, but the contestants looked at it as if they were looking at a terrifying mutant creature.
After hesitantly accepting the fact that the No. 1 contestant in the East Theater has been eliminated, the contestants from the four theaters all set their sights on the No. 1 contestant in the West Theater. Pick one and move on.
But to be honest, the No. 1 contestant in the West Theater didn't want to choose any of them!
Under the urging voice of the host gloating, Contestant No. 1 in the West Theater finally chose to advance 2 steps helplessly.
When he stood still, the lotus pier under his feet also sank and disappeared. Contestant No. 1 in the West Theater was shocked, and the onlookers were also shocked. Could it be that every step was a trap
Fortunately, unlike contestant No. 1 in the East Theater, Lianhua Pier immediately floated up again this time. From the beginning to the end, the shoes of contestant No. 1 in the West Theater did not get wet, and a line of words was displayed in the center of the new Lianhua Pier. :
[Reward: Take two steps forward.]
Contestant No. 1 in West Theater: ? ?
Can I not have this reward
The answer was obviously no, so he had to take two steps forward cautiously.
This time, a line of words was written on the lotus pier that sank and rose again:
[Punishment: Stop moving forward for one round.]
Although it was a punishment, contestant No. 1 in the West Theater couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and turned around and shouted at contestant No. 15 in the West Theater, telling him to admit defeat in the next battle. Anyway, even if he wins, he can't move forward. It's better to just Admit defeat and preserve strength.
So far, the first round of Monopoly has finally come to an end. Whether it is the players who are forced to fight or the players who are watching the whole process, they can't help but raise their hearts. The test of this round is really too dark, there are traps everywhere, and it is impossible to guard against.
The contestants from the South Theater and the North Theater watched the fate of No. 1 contestant in the East and West Theaters. They were still complaining in their hearts that the last player in their team did not work or work hard, but now they feel that it is a draw. They don’t have to leave this round. You can watch others gain some experience first.
After the end of the first round, the second round began immediately. This time, the second-to-last contestants in each theater were picked up by the moving board and played against each other.
After the votes of the audience, the battle group was contestant No. 13 in the East Theater against contestant No. 15 in the West Theater, contestant No. 8 in the South Theater and contestant No. 14 in the North Theater.
Contestant No. 15 in the West Theater conceded immediately after the start of the game. He didn't even have a chance of a draw to contestant No. 13 in the East Theater who shouted "admit defeat" just two seconds later.
Contestant No. 13 in the East Theater is another player who acts alone in the East Theater besides the No. 1 contestant who just had an accident.
Witnessing the accident of No. 1 player made him feel a sense of crisis. Who said forming a team is useless? It's still useful, at least it's not easy for the same team to entrap each other. After thinking clearly, he decided to take the initiative to approach Cloris, who currently has the most recruits.
Contestant No. 2 in the East Theater who is about to set foot on the lotus pier is a member of Cloris' team. Therefore, contestant No. 13 in the East Theater is going to discuss with contestant No. 15 in the West Theater to reach a tie. There is no need to choose the wheel.
It's a pity that contestant No. 13 of the East Theater was a step slower in speaking, and before he could discuss it, the other party had already surrendered. In this way, contestant No. 2 of the East Theater had to step on the lotus pier.
Seeing that contestant No. 13 failed even in such a simple matter, Cloris's eyes darkened a little. Hmph, it sounded good to move closer to them, but it didn't mean that at all in actual actions.
On the other side, contestant No. 14 in the North Theater, who had tasted the sweetness in the last round, was discussing with contestant No. 8 in the South Theater: "How about we all stay still and reach a tie?"
Contestant No. 14 in the North Theater thought that the other party would readily agree, but unexpectedly, the other party hesitated and said:
"I think this is actually not good. The ultimate goal of the third level is for everyone to reach the middle island safely. Don't forget, the voice reminded us to hurry up at the very beginning, indicating that the time of this level is not infinite. Nor can it be wasted casually.
It doesn't matter that we have few people here, but there are so many people on your side, are you sure that if you continue to delay like this, you will still have a chance to reach the central island safely? "
This question woke up all the players who were obsessed with the so-called security loopholes through the broadcast. Yes, how could the organizer allow them to exploit such loopholes, and the round after round of draws made the entire game stagnant
Only then did they recall that the host had reminded them before the start of the third stage that if they moved slowly, the contestants behind would sink into the lake with the balcony!
Thinking of the fact that No. 1 contestant in the East Theater fell into the lake just now and couldn't even survive for 3 seconds, fear grew in the hearts of all contestants, and a strong sense of urgency also enveloped the heads of the lower-ranked contestants.
The director behind the scenes grinned wide and smiled brightly. He was very satisfied with the effect of such a program. These poor idiots finally realized the critical point. If they really let them drag on, do they still need the ratings
Hmph, if it affects his ratings, throw them all into the lake and feed them to mutant creatures!
Contestant No. 14 of the North Theater, who was facing the impact of the questioning, was stunned for a long time and finally came to his senses, and asked dryly:
"Then, then, are you willing to take the initiative to admit defeat?"
Contestant No. 8 in the South Theater nodded indifferently, and there are three steps to go if they lose. At the beginning of the third round, he was still worried that they had the least number of players on his side, but now he has realized that a small number of players also has the benefits of a small number, and admitting defeat is just taking three steps less, which is better than stopping another round of progress it is good.
Thus, the second round of competition is over.
Contestant No. 1 in the North Theater and Contestant No. 2 in the East Theater have the opportunity to advance 4 to 6 steps. Contestant No. 1 in the South Theater has the opportunity to advance 1 to 3 steps. Contestant No. 1 in the West Theater pauses for one round.
After learning the result, contestant No. 2 of the East Theater took 5 steps decisively without procrastinating.
He wants to take a gamble, the sixth lotus pier has been proved to be a punishment, so the possibility of the fifth one being a punishment should be less.
Facts have proved that player No. 2 succeeded in betting. After the lotus pier under his feet sank and rose again, a line of words was displayed:
[Reward: One energy box.]