Infinite Weird Game

In the room with the tiger mask hanging on it, Chu Xun sat on the straw bed and calmly looked at Green standing at the door.

"Green, I will analyze the current situation with you next. I hope you can listen to me." His tone was gentle and firm, which easily made people calm down and listen to him.

Green sat down on another straw bed and scratched his neck. "Okay, go ahead. Anyway, you have more points than me now."

Chu Xun stared at him and continued calmly: "You know, the resources each of us currently has are as follows: three game coins, a portion of food, and a number of points.

"The function of the game currency is still unknown, but as the name suggests, it should be related to the beast fighting game and may correspond to the qualifications to participate in the game. Food is a resource and can be converted into the number of days we survive in this copy.

“As for the role of points, although it is not clear, I guess it should correspond to power or the right to speak. Therefore, players with higher points can give priority to choosing teammates.

“Currently our total points are the highest among all teams. Although I don’t know what the initial points are related to, I think we still have a considerable advantage in this game.”

Green pondered, "From the name of this dungeon, it seems like we're supposed to fight, right? I guess it's because I'm a fitness coach in real life and I'm good at fighting, so they gave me a high initial score."

Chu Xun sighed, "Green, do you think Dong Xiwen can fight? Do you think Chang Xu can't fight? One of them has higher points than you, and the other has lower points than you. This is enough to prove that martial power is not the only factor that determines the ranking."

"Then what else can determine it? Is it based on luck?"

"I don't know. But when I saw the name of this copy, the first thing that came to my mind was Beast Chess."

Chu Xun shook his head and looked at the tiger mask hanging on the wall. "The chess pieces in Beast Fighting are arranged according to their fighting power: elephant, lion, tiger, leopard, wolf, dog, cat, and mouse. Strong chess can eat weak chess, but mice can eat elephants.

"There are land and a river on the chessboard of Beast Fighting Chess. Only rats can walk into the river, and other pieces on the land cannot eat rats in the river. Although lions and tigers can jump over the river, they are sometimes blocked by rats.

"That is to say, this game has a way for the weak to defeat the strong."

Green thought about it and raised a question: "That's not right. We only have six teams in total, and there are eight kinds of chess pieces in Beast Chess. The number doesn't match."

"So that's just a guess." Chu Xun adjusted his glasses and said, "Let me analyze our disadvantages again. In my opinion, our team may have offended both Chang Xu and Qi Si's teams..."

……

"You have offended both Chang Xu and Qi Si at the same time. No matter which of them has the upper hand in the game, there is a high probability that you will be eliminated."

On the other side, Fan Zhanwei leaned against the stone gate and said weakly: "With 900 points at the beginning, you can avoid being eliminated by just letting things take their own course, but you impulsively spoke first to express your hostile stance, which is unwise.

"After clearly opposing Qi Si, he still invested in the bidding for him and showed obvious hostility to him. This is inconsistent and indecisive. This is unwise.

"Borrowing points from Chang Xu by means of moral blackmail, and not returning them even if they are no longer needed, causing his points to fall behind, is the third unwise thing to do."

Lin Ye interrupted him irritably: "Then what do you think I should do? I was almost dying at the time, who could have thought of so many things?"

Fan Zhanwei nodded in agreement: "So in my opinion, your most foolish behavior is to speak at a time when you are not in desperate situation. From that moment on, your chances of survival began to plummet."

"What else can you do besides making sarcastic remarks? Do you need to say something that even a fool knows?"

"Oh, I thought you didn't know." Fan Zhanwei raised his eyelids and glanced at him, then continued, "I can make a plan for you to regain your advantage, but I hope you will discuss any decision with me and follow my instructions."

"Who the hell are you...mmmm!" Lin Ye was about to curse when his mouth was suddenly wrapped with a piece of translucent tape without any warning.

[Name: Great Silence Technique]

[Type: props]

[Effect: Make the designated player within one meter of the item holder unable to speak for the next ten minutes (20% chance of success, cooldown time 24 hours)]

[Note: Yes, it is the permission dog]

Fan Zhanwei reached out and held down Lin Ye who was jumping up and down, and said calmly: "I think you can listen to me quietly from now on.

“Currently, our combined points are 1,200, ranking second among the six teams, only behind Green’s team.

"Green has no grudge against you, and he has also had conflicts with Chang Xu and Qi Si, so he is a possible partner. If points mean power as I guess, then we only need to form a alliance, and we can dominate the other teams with our points advantage.

"But there are still variables: first, the dominance of points may not be as strong as I thought; second, Green has too much advantage and will not be willing to join forces with you whose advantage is not obvious. The former cannot be interfered with by human power. What you need to do is to induce other teams to deal with Green first, or at least reduce his points appropriately.

"As a rationalist, Qis can judge that the situation is not favorable to him, so he will not easily believe your good intentions when you clearly show hostility. Hostility is a fact, unless you die or he dies.

"Chang Xu's team is at the bottom of the points list. If we don't consider his strength outside the dungeon, there is a high probability that he will be eliminated. However, since the effect of the identity card is tied to his life status, players who intend to kill Qi Si in order to pass the level will definitely try their best to protect him.

"Chang Xu knows that he is at a disadvantage, so he will definitely not refuse to cooperate with you and push you to the opposite side just because of your words and actions. Their team is also a target that can be won over.

"As long as we unite Green and Chang Xu first and form a three-team alliance, all unfavorable factors will be resolved."

Ten minutes later, Lin Ye calmed down and asked, "So, our ultimate goal is to kill Qi Si? Then what did you mean by saying those things to Qi Si before? Didn't you offend Chang Xu and make him a nobody?"

"My analysis above is a feasible suggestion for your current situation, and it does not represent my personal choice." Fan Zhanwei raised his eyes to the ceiling, "What I'm curious about is how many cards Qis has in his hand."

……

"I'm curious, how many ID cards do you need in total?"

In the room with a fox mask hanging, Qi Si looked at Nian Fu with a smile.

Nian Fu smiled in return: "It is said in the forum that a person can only be bound to one ID card."

Qi Si asked, "Don't your teammates need ID badges?"

Nian Fu asked back: "Why are you sure I have teammates?"

Qi Si tilted his head and said, “It is not rational to put your life on the line just to pass the TE and get the ID card.

"Based on this, I tend to think that you have other chips that can reduce the risk of the gamble to an acceptable level." "If you want to gain an advantage in the game of six teams, the safest solution is to form an alliance of three teams. At present, there are only two teams, mine and Dong Xiwen, which is obviously not enough.

"So I guess you can still pry a team to our side, that is, you have a strong teammate."

"You're right. I do have a teammate, but I don't intend to expose his existence until he has an absolute advantage." Nian Fu smiled and changed the subject, "But even if I have a teammate, what does it matter? Can I get multiple identity cards in one copy?"

Qi Si said nothing, slowly raised his right hand, and a red and black identity card quietly solidified between his fingers.

The magician, in a red and black tuxedo, bowed and a few white cards accidentally fell out of his hat.

[ID Card: Fool Trickster]

[Effect: When in upright position, all your words will be trusted; when in reverse position, all your lies will be exposed]

This is a relic looted from Cynthia in the "Grand Performance" copy. Because he thought the negative effect was too serious, Qis never bound it.

At this moment, he swiped the ID card in front of Nian Fu's eyes, then he folded his five fingers and crushed it, smiling and said: "If you can clear this dungeon with TE, I can give you another ID card. And I hope I can get more information about this dungeon."

From the perspective of the amount of information, Nian Fu is clearly the first leader of the two-person team.

And Qis needs absolute leadership to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan.

"Deal." Nian Fu sat down on the straw bed and said, "As far as I know, the beast fighting game has been held for three times, and this is the fourth time.

"In the earliest golden age, humans lived carefree with the old gods and obeyed their will devoutly. They learned to raise animals, had abundant food, were self-sufficient, and could even sacrifice surplus animals to the old gods.

"The first beast fighting game was held by humans. They were inspired by the old gods to offer enough death and sin. The old gods wanted humans to kill each other, but the king was moved by compassion and used games to replace war, allowing slaves among humans to fight against beasts.

"Later, the old gods seemed to have run into trouble, or were devoured by some higher being, and the Silver Age began. The newly descended gods endowed the beasts with wisdom, allowing them to compete with humans with the entire world as their playground, and the winner would become a god. Humans lost the game, and from then on they began to be ruled by animals.

"In the Bronze Age, animals began to organize fighting games at the behest of the new gods, allowing humans to fight each other. Most of the records of this period of history have disappeared, but we only know that the gods seemed dissatisfied and did not accept their sacrifices. The status of humans increased slightly, and the king could negotiate with animals on an equal footing.

"We are living in the Age of Heroes, and more and more people are emerging whose martial arts are comparable to those of animals. These people are considered heroes qualified to become gods. They hope to gain the attention of gods through beast fighting games and become gods in one fell swoop."

Nian Fu handed the parchment scroll with strange words in her hand to Qi Si: "I found this on me after I entered the dungeon. I'm not sure if it's unique to my character or if all 'old men' have it. It may not have much to do with the specific way to clear this dungeon, but it points more to the world view background."

Qi Si took the parchment scroll, and a large amount of text content was refreshed on the system interface in a timely manner. It was almost the same as what Nian Fu said, which was enough to prove the authenticity of the clue.

He squinted slightly.

There is a logical problem with this background: since animals have already become gods, constituting substantial oppression and exploitation, why should we give exploited humans the opportunity to become gods?
Even if they want to ask for something from humans - life or anything else, they can get it by force. Even if they want to catch a few people for hot pot, humans probably can't stop them.

It's impossible that they are trying so hard to make humans chewier, so as to promote human happiness and maintain good meat quality...

Qi Si returned the parchment scroll to Nian Fu, stood up, walked to the wall, and took off the fox mask on it.

【Name: Fox】

[Type: props (copies cannot be taken out)]

[Effect: Makes you look more like a fox]

[Note: Humans are also animals]

Qi Si held the fox mask and sat on the straw bed, analyzing in a casual tone: "From the perspective of the world view, whether or not you can see the evil god is an unknown. But participating in the beast fighting game will lead to death, which is known information.

"I don't think the natives of this instance would not have thought of this. As 'human heroes', they can be said to have gained both fame and fortune, but they voluntarily participated in the beast fighting game just for an illusory vision. This is counterintuitive, isn't it?"

"Great minds think alike." Nian Fu nodded, "So I guess they are most likely forced by some force. Even if they don't participate in the beast fighting game, they may die..."

【Please everyone finish eating as soon as possible】

A cold electronic sound suddenly rang out, and a countdown appeared in the upper left corner of the system interface.

【00:09:59】

This is undoubtedly meant to allow players to finish their food within ten minutes.

The food was meat of unknown origin placed in a bowl next to the straw bed.

The scarlet pieces of meat were wet and stuck together, with bits of meat and bone scraps dotted around the edges, as if the entire corpse had been crushed inch by inch, and then the meat paste was scooped up with a spoon and filled into a container.

Nian Fu looked at Qi Si and asked with a strange expression: "Qi Si, are you going to eat?"

"I don't know if not eating will trigger a punishment. If you don't want to eat, you can try it." Qis lowered his eyes and looked at the ground.

Scarlet blood gushed out from the cracks in the mud, squirming and crawling on the ground for a while, tremblingly weaving a line of words:
【Respect the opportunity to eat blood and meat, for it is a gift from the gods. 】

Nian Fu smiled: "Indeed, there won't be any harsh death points arranged on the first day, so eating something unclean probably won't cause any trouble. At worst, we can die together."

She bent down, picked up the bowl on the ground, stretched out two fingers to pick up a piece of meat, and put it into her mouth.

Qi Si also picked up the bowl and used his hands to push the meat inside into his mouth.

He chewed and swallowed methodically, and soon the bowl of meat was finished. Nothing unusual happened during the process, and his previous nervousness seemed to be just an exaggeration.

The meat was probably not human flesh. From the texture and taste, there was no way to tell what kind of animal it belonged to. At least Qisi had never eaten anything like it in real life...

Nian Fu suddenly swallowed heavily, raised her eyes slightly, and said uncertainly: "These seem to be rat meat. I have eaten it before and have some impression of it..." (End of this chapter)