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Chapter 219: 219: Is there a complaint channel?
Chapter 219: 219: Is there a complaint channel?
Chapter 219: 219: Is there a complaint channel?
Translator: 549690339
The rules sound simple.
First round is a rapid-fire, and the second round is a compulsory answering round.
Bai Youwei speculated that the first round of rapid-fire is to accumulate points quickly in order to maintain an upper hand in the second round. Otherwise, during the forced answer round, if you didn’t know the first question, you might be eliminated even if you are a stronger player.
So, even though this game is called “Lucky Questions”, it not only focuses on “luck,” but also strives to ensure balance.
After the elderly man in the grey robe finished explaining the rules, he asked, “Does anyone have any doubts about the rules?”
There was silence among the 36 people present. No one said a word.
It’s not that they didn’t have any doubts. On the contrary, they had too many! They wanted to know how to leave the game, what exactly the puppet game was, how to survive!
However, these questions had nothing to do with the rules at all!
What’s the use of asking about the rules?
They are just tools and excuses for them to kill!
They all looked at the Inspector at the center of the field, their eyes full of fear and hate, gritting their teeth, and trembling in fear.
The grey-robed old man remained seated, hunched back, like a strange old man meditating on the Five Elders Peak.
He began, “If there are no questions from anyone…”
“I have a question,” a man interrupted.
Bai Youwei looked curiously, and found that the one who spoke was Yan Qingwen.
The grey-robed old man slightly looked up, and under his big cloak hat, half a white mask appeared. The mask had no facial features, only slightly undulating facial contours. It was eerily strange.
Yan Qingwen asked, “What type of questions will be asked? Multiple choice or fill in the blank? Are there standard answers? If the answer is jujube and I answer big jujube, would the system rule it wrong because the first character is different? If multiple players answer at the same time during the rapid-fire round, whose answer will be valid? Do we get points for answering correctly, and is there a penalty for wrong answers?”
A stream of questions was decisive, revealing the meticulous thought process of the interrogator.
The grey-robed old man chuckled softly, his voice extremely hoarse, sounding like a worn-out wooden door creaking in the wind.
He replied unhurriedly, “During the rapid-fire round, questions are open-ended, while during the compulsory round, questions are multiple-choice.
Every question has a standard answer. The system will intelligently determine it. For example, if the answer is jujube, whether you answer big jujube, small jujube, red jujube, green jujube, jujube fruit…will all be considered correct.
No multiple players will answer at the same time in the rapid-fire round, because the timing will be accurate to 0.00001 seconds, unless your answering speed surpasses the speed of light.
Finally, there will be no penalties for wrong answers in the rapid-fire round.”
Yan Qingwen nodded in understanding and looked around, “I no longer have any questions. Do any of you have questions?”
Bai Youwei and Shen Mo caught his gaze and vaguely understood his intentions.
Seeking further understanding of the game through questioning was secondary. The primary aim was to delay the answering process and allow everyone present to adjust their mental state.
Regardless of the others, Yan Qingwen probably wouldn’t care, but he was trying to buy time for Lun Ang, Li Li, Zhu Shu, and a few others.
“Do you have any questions?” Shen Mo asked Bai Youwei.
“Uh… let me think.” Bai Youwei pondered carefully.
The Inspector asked again, “Does anyone else have questions about the rules?”
“Excuse me ~” Bai Youwei raised her hand, “The game is executed by the system, and the Inspector presides over it. So, if the Inspector fails to act during the game, is there a complaint channel?”
Yan Qingwen: “…”
Everyone except Shen Mo: “…”
The grey-robed old man was silent for a few seconds before he answered in a dull tone, “The Inspector will rigorously preside over the game according to requirements, will definitely not be partial or cheat, and no situation of nonfeasance will occur.”
“Really?” Bai Youwei innocently asked, “But I’ve met an Inspector who only explained half of the game rules, and kept the other half hidden. I don’t know if you’re intentionally causing trouble or if you’re defective? Prone to malfunctions?”