first player

Chapter 1208: One Thousand Two Hundred and Five [Let Zhai Xing go, take me away.]"

They on the platform stopped communicating.

For a moment, it was unclear who was standing outside the glass and who was standing inside. Who was the vicious predator and who was the lamb to be slaughtered.

Su Mingan was still standing, like the person being judged in the center of the twelve seats, but also like the king in the center of the twelve seats.

……bet.

A human being made a bet with twelve higher-dimensional beings who coveted him.

The two ends of the scale are not equal, and the life essence and strength of both sides are also very different. The young man has nothing in his hands, and he has nothing to put in the chip area, so his chip can only be... "himself".

While the higher-dimensional people were carefully placing their chips on one end of the scale, increasing the bet little by little in order to keep the weight stable - and on the other end of the scale, he had already decisively stood on it.

After a while, the signal collision sound was heard again.

“(…I admit, he scared me. For a moment, I thought that the person standing in front of me was not a human being, but a life that was superior to me.)” A childish voice.

“(The gods had made a bet with us before. But this time, I flinched for the first time.)”

“(This is the premonition of the higher-dimensional life. Perhaps we will lose to him.)”

"(Lose to him? How funny. You are all scared by his power. Plus the Star Wanderer, the Fun Man, and the Rabbit, everyone is on his side. What is his charm? Are you here to negotiate or to surrender?)"

"(Be careful with your words. There is nothing to be afraid of for a life that has not yet ascended to a higher dimension. We cannot lose to humans. Listen to his ideas. Under the protection of the [rules], his bet is one of the few opportunities for us to gain his authority.)"

Su Mingan listened to the conversation between this group of people. They seemed to be exchanging glances silently, but in fact it was as if they were plotting loudly in his ears with a loud speaker.

He looked up and met Boss Rabbit's bloodshot eyes.

Click.

The moment their eyes met, it seemed as if the reflection of a chess piece flashed in their eyes, and they couldn't tell whether it was the same color or different colors.

Boss Rabbit does have a lot of say.

There are statues of it in all the squares of the main world, and it is also the host of various occasions. It is like the only mascot of the world game. Apart from it, the only other organizer image that Su Mingan remembers is a pair of cat ears in the hall with the smell of burning paper money after the end of the third world. I don't know which of the twelve people it is.

"Propose your bet, dear Player One." Boss Rabbit rolled his ruby ​​eyes.

"The bet I'm going to propose is simple..." His voice paused slightly.

He has already thought about his demands.

Just as he discussed with Boss Rabbit in the tenth world, if Zhai Xing really fell in the end, then,

——[Let Zhai Xing go and take him away].

But at this moment, the Tenth World gave him too much information, and he realized that the organizer was not omnipotent, so he could use "himself" as a bargaining chip and communicate with these lives as an initiator, rather than a poor little thing waiting to be taken away.

He is a chess player, not a chess piece.

He and Them - are in a negotiation relationship of equals, not a supplicant and a forgiving one.

Click, click, click.

It seemed as if there was a sound of chess pieces falling continuously, gradually covering most of the chessboard.

Offensive and defensive positions.

"I'm proposing a bet here. Let's bet—" Su Mingan raised his eyelids and said the second half of the sentence:
"——[Will Zhai Xing finally fall]."

The wind blows across the earth.

The white bones rolled to the ground, making a sound like gravel.

After a brief silence, it was the opponent's turn to slowly pick up the different-colored chess piece.

"(An expected bet.)" the mechanical voice said: "(Based on the current data, the possibility of Zhai Xing's fall is very high. The internal secrets of humans, the extremely high danger of the Luowasha plane, and the inevitable betrayal of some top players... He actually dared to make a bet on this. He really trusts humans too much.)"

“(Hmph… Originally they were all the same people. They believed in the goodness of mankind to a pathetic degree. So even though they clearly had room for advancement, they bound themselves and allowed themselves to degenerate.)” Dieying’s voice sounded, his eyes filled with complex emotions, and it was unclear whether they were sincere or just polite words.

"(Fun Demon. If the Rovasa plane collapses, the journey will end here, right? The World Game is largely derived from the concept of the Rovasa plane. If they can really find this concept, perhaps the shackles of the World Game will be broken, and we can also welcome complete freedom.)" said the hoarse voice.

"(Haha.)" The Fun Devil narrowed his eyes and showed a smile that showed he was enjoying the fun: "(So please try your best to destroy Luo Vasa~ Turn the table over sooner, end the world game sooner, and everyone can go home to eat, right?)"

His teasing elicited no laughter.

"(What will happen to these players if the world game is destroyed prematurely?)" a female voice came from the twelfth seat.

"(Who knows. It depends on what they gain in Luowasha, and there are many other factors that influence it. For example, is the small world in Su Mingan's hands enough to protect seven billion humans? For example, have Zhai Xing's rules been completely eliminated? For example, have they found a way to collectively upgrade their dimensions in Luowasha? For example, is their wishing status sufficient? For example, they found nothing, and collectively disappeared in the vast universe... All of this is possible.)" Dieying shrugged.

"(He can't win. The possibility of Zhai Xing falling is too high.)" said the mechanical voice.

"(Then agree to it.)"

"(Well, accept his bet.)"

After listening to their conversation, Boss Rabbit looked at Su Mingan and said with a smile: "Dear First Player, we agree with the terms of your bet. Since you think Zhai Xing will not fall, then let's bet that Zhai Xing will definitely fall."

Click.

Su Mingan raised his eyebrows and looked into Boss Rabbit's eyes: "You seem to have misunderstood."

"...?"

Their eyes all turned towards him.

"Who said I want to bet that Zhai Xing will not fall?" Su Mingan said: "What I want to bet is that [Zhai Xing will definitely fall in the end]."

Boss Rabbit was slightly stunned, but soon understood what Su Mingan meant.

...What he is doing.

Its bright red pupils trembled, and it found it a little hard to believe his determination.

The other life forms also quickly understood what he meant, and then felt a strong sense of wrongness.

Click, click, click.

Like the sound of a second hand ticking.

The young man on the platform still looked into the empty space, not looking at anyone, as if... there was something there that made him feel relaxed and happy.

But there was clearly nothing there.

He was too poor and in dire straits to offer any chips other than himself. Even the odds of winning on his side of the bet were extremely low, so...

He put himself

Bet on the enemy side.

……

"If you win, take me." The black-haired young man raised his eyebrows and slowly spread his hands. This defenseless posture made him look more like a piece of meat on a chopping board, but everyone present felt threatened.

From his slightly raised smile, from his straight back, from the confidence in his brows, it was like a thick mask covering his face, or something called strategy mode.

But everyone could see that he was not actually afraid of this kind of bet that would bring happiness to everyone else but doomed him to tragedy.

"If you lose..."

jingle.

The virtual coin was thrown upward, as if spinning on his nimble fingertips, and fell before their eyes.

Perhaps there is a higher dimension who will observe the heads and tails of the coin, trying to get a glimpse of the possible outcome of the bet, but in fact, no matter whether the coin is heads or tails, he will definitely be the winner.

An ordinary, small, insignificant human being.

“——You must let Zhai Xing go, so that it will not fall into disaster again.”

These were his last words in the bet.

The only sound in the air was his echoing, rising, smiling voice.

……

The bet he proposed was:
——If [Zhai Xing finally falls] and Su Mingan wins, the organizer must let Zhai Xing go.

——If [Zhai Xing does not fall in the end], Su Mingan loses and the organizer takes him away.

……

No matter the former or the latter, there is an answer that [Zhai Xing will definitely survive]. No matter which side wins, Zhai Xing will definitely be saved and it will not fall.

The only thing that has changed is whether Su Mingan will be taken away.

Gao Wei's promise is not golden words. A promise like "I'll let Zhai Xing go if you take him away" is ineffective. Only a bet like this is valid.

And this is the "must win" bet proposed by Su Mingan.

From the perspective of the organizers, they have a high probability of winning the bet and taking him away, so of course they will agree to the bet - this is a "must-win bet" for humans, and the organizers cannot refuse even as enemies, and they cannot resist this temptation.

Must accept.

It must be established.

Zhai Xing must survive.

Three inevitabilities.

——This is the content of the bet that Su Mingan had thought of in his mind before stepping into this ancient Greek philosophical debate stage.

They will not refuse.

They couldn't refuse.

His request was at their lowest bottom line, but also gave them great hope. Even though they knew his goal, they were willing to accept the bet.

The only drawback is that compared to Su Mingan betting on [Zhai Xing did not fall in the end], he is now betting on [Zhai Xing fell in the end], that is to say, for him, there will no longer be the best of both worlds. If Zhai Xing does not fall, everyone lives happily, and he will be taken away, not belonging to the happiness he earned with his own hands. If Zhai Xing falls, in order to keep Zhai Xing alive for a long time, he will still move up -

He cut off his own path back with his own hands.

Push the "king general" to the front line.

……

Click.

The chess player dropped his last chess piece, pointing it at the enemy's king.

But now,
The twelve players no longer had any chance to fight back.

……

"(A bet I can't refuse.)" said the mechanical voice.

"(There is no loss for us, and there is even a high probability of getting him. This is a bet we cannot refuse. The moment he proposed it, he had already won.)" said the hoarse voice.

"(I don't understand why someone can do this. What's good about that broken world.)" A childish voice.

"(You have no past, and no homeland, so you can't understand.)" Dieying's voice became much lower, and the playfulness on his face disappeared, leaving only disappointment. He stared at Su Mingan blankly, not knowing whether he was looking at Su Mingan, or looking at someone else through Su Mingan... He had seen this similar posture once before. What was left behind that time was Asa's tragedy, and it was also the origin of his wandering. Will there be any changes this time?
"(It turns out that idealists will also succumb. I thought he would choose the best of both worlds, such as saving Zhai Xing and keeping him - doesn't he always like to stand in front of the tram? He wants to save both sides and keep both sides. What made him choose to save only one side this time?)" said Boss Rabbit.

"(Idealists can never have enough food to eat. Faced with such a situation, they always have to bow to reality.)" said the female voice.

“(But I think he still hasn’t bowed his head.)” Dieying said: “(He wants to save both sides because neither side is him. When one side is himself, he will only care about the other side without him.)”

"(So, agree?)" said the mechanical voice.

"(I agree. Now the initiative is in his hands and we have no way to attack him. He is very smart and the content of the bet he proposed is very reasonable. This is the bottom line for both parties.)" said the child.

"(agree.)"

“(I have no opinion.)”

“(I agree.)”

After a series of affirmatives, they accepted the bet. In fact, they couldn't refuse it either.

Boss Rabbit looked at Su Mingan.

He stood alone on the central platform. Even though Su Qing was standing next to him, it seemed as if there was no one beside him.

The sea of ​​stars is vast and boundless, with thousands of planets spiraling. The young pioneers seem insignificant, yet they stand tall and proud.

The remains of civilization will not become his bones.

Those ivory-white bones swaying in the wind on the ground will not become the future of the homeland.

Because of his hand.

Because of his command.

Because he stands on the scales.

Then, the bells rang loudly.

"——We agree to your bet."

"Under the witness of [Rule]."

The ethereal, yet extremely clear and distinct twelve voices of “Them” rang out in this world of philosophers’ debates, as if a giant bell from the ancient universe had struck down with a heavy blow.

clang--

……

【A civilized bet has been established.】

……

Such a reminder sounded from somewhere, as if the road behind him was broken into pieces and turned into an abyss.

If I look back again, there is only emptiness.

Under Gao Wei's fearful and vigilant gaze,

In the rabbit's silent and complicated eyes,

Under the vast sea of ​​stars——

——The king on the high platform lowered his eyes and smiled quietly.

It seemed as if he was very satisfied with the result, or that even though he was sad, he still pretended to be very happy.

On the chessboard of nothingness and non-existence,

A king chess piece shines brightly in the enemy's king position.

……

Carrying along the mud and sand,
——The young man finally stopped his own flow with his own hands.

……

(End of this chapter)