Translator-Rhapsodite
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[There is one last rule that both teams must pay attention to.]
The rabbit-masked man cautioned.
Suddenly, he let out a cold laugh.
[Although there are many ways to get 24 points, remember, Little Bird Team and Handsome Team, you are competitors! So…]
He suddenly raised his voice.
[If you both get 24 points, the winner cannot be determined. That means there will be no winner, the game will be considered a failure, and you will be eliminated together!]
A beam of light fell from the sky and swept across everyone at the scene one by one, starting from Mo Tiangen on the far right.
At the same time, the rabbit-faced man emphasized.
[Competition comes first, friendship comes second. Remember! Remember!]
On the screen, the two teams of little people held three cards each, and they also made 24 points. They looked at each other in shock, and the next second, everyone had an ‘X’ on them, and they all fell onto the ground and to their death.
When Ji Dong saw this, he couldn’t help but turn his head to look at the blue team across the glass wall. Sure enough, the five people next door were all staring straight at them.
Ji Dong frowned.
Only now did he truly realize how malicious the game was in setting up this two-team confrontation rule.
13 cards, 10 numbers. It was indeed not difficult to make 24 points without interfering with each other.
But now that the last rule has been added, even if the opponents were a reasonable team, they couldn’t cooperate and discuss what cards they needed in advance.
On the contrary, since simultaneously making 24 points was equivalent to failing together, they not only have to figure out how to collect their cards but also have to figure out how to prevent the other team from collecting 24 points… It’s unthinkable.
[Alright. After all that was said, what all the contestants must be most curious about is how to play this game, right?]
The rabbit-faced man didn’t care whether these people could fully understand the game rules he just conveyed, and went straight to explain:
[Your game time is every day from midnight to six in the morning. During these six hours, you can freely explore every urban legend location in the city.]
At this time, the giant rabbit puppet’s hands reached through the glass wall and turned a few times. With three loud beeps, two small cards were spat out from the card slot and fell to the ground.
Ji Dong walked over and picked up the two small cards that had fallen to the ground.
The cards were the same size as credit cards, transparent all over, with no words written on them. Only a circular gold emblem was in the center, with a pattern that looked like a target had been shot.
[These are your passes to access the various urban legend locations. Every morning, each team can come here to receive two cards.]
Ji Dong thought for a moment and immediately understood what the rabbit-faced man meant.
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They could explore up to two urban legend locations per day and obtain two cards.
[It’s important to note that the access passes are different every day and once a location has been accessed, neither team can enter it again, even if they don’t find the hidden poker cards. So participants must plan their daily explorations carefully!]
——Got it.
Ji Xiao’niao stared at the two cards with emblems and thought: ‘This means that we can’t save the unused emblem cards for later days, and we can’t expect to enter a previously incomplete location again.
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[Also, except for the time between 12:00 am to 6:00 am each day, you must stay in your respective villas at all times and cannot leave the house.]
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[Of course, if you can’t return to the villa before 6:00 am after leaving, the consequences will be grave!]
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At exactly 6:00 am, the little person was locked outside the villa, and then an “X” appeared on him and he died.
[Yes! If you don’t come back before 6:00 am, you will die!]
The rabbit man reiterated:
[You will die!]
There was a brief moment of silence in the room. No one spoke, but the cheerful background music continued.
[Then, every day at 7:00 am, all participants must return to this basement.]
At this point, the man with the rabbit mask spoke again.
[You have half an hour, between 7:00 and 7:30, to turn in the poker cards you obtained yesterday and receive the access card for the next day’s urban legend location. You can also view the map here to see which locations are no longer accessible after six hours.]
The giant rabbit doll timely turned its wrists, which were inserted into the two glass rooms, indicating that this was the place where the two teams should hand in their poker cards.
[But be aware that you can only turn in one poker card per day, and only the successfully turned-in poker cards will be counted towards your score.]
Hearing this, Ji Dong slightly frowned.
They have two badge cards per day, which meant they could enter two urban legend locations in one night and get two poker cards.
However, the man with the rabbit mask said that they could only turn in one poker card at most, so… what about the remaining one?
Just as Ji Dong was thinking about this question, the man with the rabbit mask continued:
[Finally, it is important to note that the poker cards turned in by each team will not be revealed until the winner is determined!]
The man with the rabbit mask made a playful ‘surprise’ gesture:
[All participants can make full use of this point and plan their strategies well!]
——If it’s a hidden card…
Ji Dong rubbed his chin.
They knew the points corresponding to each location. They could infer which cards the other side might have obtained by which locations have become invalid the next day. However, if the other side held more than two poker cards, they must consider which card they should turn in…
[Well, those are all the rules.]
The Q-version figures used to illustrate the rules disappeared from the screen, and the camera zoomed in on the man with the rabbit mask again.
[Now it’s time for questions. If any of the participants have any questions about the rules, feel free to ask.]
Ji Dong thought for a moment and raised his hand.
[Red Team, please speak.]
The man with the rabbit mask immediately raised his hand in Ji Dong’s direction.
Almost everyone couldn’t help but gasp.
This fully demonstrated that they were not watching a recording, but a live broadcast.
Many people couldn’t help but look up, scanning around and trying to find the hidden camera.
But obviously, the technology level of this ‘organizer’ exceeded the knowledge of the participants, and they couldn’t find anything like a closed-circuit camera.
“I want to ask, can we only turn in the poker cards we obtained on the same day?”
Ji Dong raised his question:
“For example, can I turn in the poker card I obtained on the first day on the second day?”
[According to the rules, you can only turn in one poker card per day.]
The voice of the man with the rabbit mask, which had been processed by electricity, had a hint of laughter:
[But as long as it’s a poker card, it’s fine.]
In other words, no matter which day you obtained the card, as long as it was brought out from the location of the urban legend, it could be turned in.
Ji Dong nodded, indicating that he understood.
At this time, a bald man from the neighboring group raised his hand and asked, “Can we change the poker card we’ve already turned in? I mean, what if I want to exchange it for another one?”
[No, you can’t]
The rabbit-masked man answered immediately.
[The number of times you can submit a poker card per day is limited to one, so please consider your decision carefully before submitting it.]
He added.
After this question, both sides fell silent for a moment.
The rabbit adjusted his mask and asked.
[Are there any other questions?]
Then, Ren Jianmo, who had not spoken a word since entering the basement, suddenly raised his hand and asked slowly and deliberately:
“You said we must return to the villa before 6 o’clock every day.”
“What is the standard for ‘returning to the villa’ then?”
[Hehehe…]
The man with the rabbit mask emitted a strange, static laugh.
[The standard for ‘returning to the villa’ refers to the boundary of the villa’s main entrance, meaning that the contestant’s entire body must have entered the house itself – please note that it’s the main entrance of the villa, not including the garden!]
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Ji Dong and the others returned to the villa from the basement at 7:32 am.
They paid special attention to the moment the door to the basement was closed. The electronic lock automatically shut and returned to the countdown state, with the time displayed: 23:27:23. The door would only open again after about a day.
Everyone walked into the living room and immediately noticed that there were a few more items on the coffee table.
There were five phones of the same model and a neatly folded city map.
“I’m very sure we didn’t have these things with us when we left.”
Fan Luming took a phone, opened it, and saw that it was the usual operating system. There weren’t many apps on the homepage, but the basic functions were present. The numbers of the four other phones were already entered in the contact list and on speed dial.
“The organizer is so thoughtful. They’ve even prepared our contact methods in advance.”
Ji Dong unfolded the map and spread it out on the table.
Not only were the 13 locations already marked on the map, but the card suits were also printed next to them. There was also a very conspicuous red inverted water droplet-shaped landmark, indicating the location of the villa they were currently living in.
“Indeed thoughtful.”
Mo Tiangen also picked up a phone.
The screen in the upper right corner showed that the network was unblocked, so he opened the map app, searched for one of the urban legend locations, and immediately retrieved the route to that location.
There were many options from self-driving to taking the bus and even calling a taxi.
“Okay, let’s discuss which poker card we should get first tonight.”
Fan Hemian pulled her younger brother and sat down on the sofa, took a sheet of paper and a pen, and was about to discuss the night’s action plan.
“Wait.”
Ji Dong, however, sitting opposite her, reached out, and gently covered the map on the table.
“Before that, I still have something to ask first.”
He looked into the eyes of the two siblings, “What’s your grudge with those people in the Blue Team?”
The ex guildmates?