Day of Imprisonment

The rewards for this single game are very high.

Even seasoned Memory Retrievers have likely never encountered a scenario where they acquire 36 [Memories] at once.

At least, Okra had never seen it before.

However, this 'Idiom Chain' game is also very difficult.

A simple idiom chain might not be much, but if you need to choose a fixed number of character blocks and use these character blocks with six-sided Chinese characters to complete the idiom chain, the outcome might be decided in the first round.

This game requires considering which characters can form the most idioms within the short one-minute preparation time.

And that's just the first step.

The rule for winning the game is to make it impossible for the opponent to continue the chain smoothly. This requires paying attention to the character blocks selected by the opponent and calculating which idioms they might form in a short amount of time.

In short, all these things must be completed within a minute.

The simplest countermeasure is to pay attention to the characters selected by the opponent and choose the same character blocks.

Okra had already realized the difficulty of this idiom chain duel.

If she were to take on this challenge, to be honest, she wasn't sure she could win, but the odds should be even, fifty-fifty.

"So, who of you will take on the challenge?"

The bespectacled man asked, interrupting Okra's thoughts.

She didn't say anything. Luo Xi was guiding her through this level, so naturally, all challenges would be undertaken by Luo Xi.

The latter stepped forward.

"I have a question!" Luo Xi glanced at the large pile of cube-shaped character blocks on the ground, then looked at the bespectacled man: "Since it's an idiom chain, who goes first is very important."

"You are the guests, so you can decide," the bespectacled man thought for a moment, then said, "But I'll say this first, if you lose, I will kill you."

"Losers accept their fate, fair enough!"

Luo Xi nodded.

"Then, can we start?"

"You seem very confident," the bespectacled man smiled, then his expression suddenly turned ferocious, filled with murderous intent.

"I declare, the game begins!"

With that, he rushed towards the pile of character blocks with extreme speed.

Luo Xi was also fast, and the two of them reached for the same character block almost simultaneously.

This scene left Okra dumbfounded, not understanding what was happening.

For example, why were they both in such a hurry, and why were they fighting over the same character block?

Clearly, these two had a higher understanding of the game than she did. Also, their thought processes must be very similar, which is why they clashed due to their synchronized actions.

Okra looked at the character block the two were fighting over.

At least two of the six sides had the character '人' (rén, person) written on them.

The character '人'?

Okra immediately estimated the composition of idioms and the proportion of the character '人' in different idioms.

"The character '人' has a large proportion in various idioms, and there are many idioms that can be formed with '人'. Therefore, choosing characters that can form multiple different idioms is a technique and trick to gain an advantage in the game."

Now, Okra understood.

But the next moment, he realized something and tilted his head to look at Luo Xi.

"You're very cunning!"

The bespectacled man said.

Luo Xi didn't say anything, but remained motionless, continuing to stare at the other party.

"Indeed, you plan to choose the character blocks at the last moment, and at the same time, you want to monitor what character blocks I get. This way, you can choose an idiom to start with, and you will definitely try to avoid the characters I choose. This way, if you're lucky, you can win in the first round."

The bespectacled man had an expression that he had seen through the other party.

But Luo Xi remained noncommittal, as if he hadn't heard the other party's words.

Time passed second by second.

From the moment the bespectacled man announced 'the game begins,' the countdown had already started. The one-minute time limit would pass quickly, and the less time left, the lower the possibility of choosing characters that could form suitable idioms.

This was beyond doubt.

The bespectacled man saw through Luo Xi's intentions, which meant that the other party wanted to use the advantage of being able to 'go first' to determine exactly which thirty-six characters he would get.

This way, he could deduce all possible idioms from the thirty-six characters.

As long as he avoided these idioms, the possibility of winning the first round was really very high.

The key to this idiom chain game was 'know yourself and know your enemy'.

"Unfortunately, I've seen too many self-righteous guys like you," the bespectacled man sneered. "You want to see which character blocks I choose and then formulate corresponding tactics. This is indeed a good method, but since I can foresee this possibility, I naturally have a way to deal with it."

With that, the bespectacled man took off his clothes and suddenly threw them. The clothes landed on the pile of character blocks, and the former walked over, using the clothes as cover, and took five more cube-shaped character blocks.

"Alright, it's your turn. By the way, let me remind you, time is running out."

The bespectacled man smiled and started counting down.

"10, 9, 8..."

This time, the bespectacled man stared at Luo Xi, watching which character blocks he would choose.

Knowing the enemy while the enemy doesn't know you, the probability of winning is greater.

As a result, Luo Xi shook his head at this time and said, "You misunderstood me. Actually, I wasn't planning to see what character blocks you chose, but I wanted you to choose the character blocks first. This way, as the one who can go first, I can choose some relatively uncommon characters to form idioms. If you can't continue, I win... In other words, I think this idiom chain game should determine the winner in the first round."

While speaking, Luo Xi squatted down and seemingly casually took a few character blocks.

Relatively speaking, quite a few of the characters were very uncommon.

He was playing his cards face up, without any concealment, openly picking up character blocks. By the time he finished picking, exactly one minute had passed.

"Since I can choose who goes first, then it must be me who goes first. This way, the advantage is greater, it's like I'm attacking and you're defending... By the way, do we need to put the character blocks that form the idiom in the grooves on the wall?" Luo Xi pointed to the two walls over there.

The bespectacled man nodded.

At this time, he already felt something was wrong.

Because he saw which character blocks the other party had chosen. They were all very 'key' characters, and among these thirty-six characters, probably more than half were not very suitable for forming idioms. Even if they could, they would be very uncommon.

So, as long as the opponent is allowed to choose the character blocks first, and at the same time, he chooses relatively uncommon characters, the possibility of beheading the opponent in the first round is really not small.

Especially since the bespectacled man actually knew that after he snatched the character block with two '人' characters, he would instead be confined by this one character block.

Because the other five character blocks would more or less have to accommodate the six characters on this first character block.