Survivorship Bias

    Hearing An Wujiao's conclusive judgment, the rabbit laughed.

    "Oh? I'll wait and see."

    "I'm afraid you can't wait for the hero who comes to save you, or he comes and sees your death...how beautiful."

    The voice of this rabbit always makes An Wujiu make some wild guesses. It seems that he is not only an NPC, but will interact according to people's reactions, and even has a very strong personal character, extreme, rebellious, likes to see the pain of players when they are tortured, and the fear of dying.

    Is this really just a normal NPC?

    The immersion in ice water made An Wu Jiao’s legs start to become numb, and her body became stiff, and the numbness was transmitted from the lower limbs to the fingertips.

    But he still stared at the long silk in front of him, staring at the process of water soaking the fibers in the icy silence.

    Just pressing the button is a very risky gamble.

    He is betting that his companions outside can create a continuous water outage period of more than 22 minutes and 30 seconds for him. Now that the first person has woken up, the second one has only started. In total, there are only 5 5 minutes at most.

    The button must be pressed at this time before he has a chance.

      His fault tolerance is only plus or minus 3 seconds.

    This is too dangerous, and he needs to complete the challenge with as complete a 25-minute water outage as possible.

     Along the long silk, the water climbs up little by little.

    He felt cold, and the hypothermia was numbing his heart and continually slowing the efficiency of his brain. An Wu Jiu could only keep breathing and rubbing his arms to keep himself warm.

    The rabbit was still talking to him, and the tone was very good-hearted, "Do you need scissors? I can provide you with it, and the silk can be cut to the length you need."

    "No need." An Wujiu ruthlessly refused, "Don't treat the player as a fool."

      many.

    Even if it is cut in half, and the two halves are put into the water at the same time, the time for complete soaking is also inconsistent, not both are 10 minutes.

    This uneven texture prevents this challenge from being timed in aliquots.

    However, it is not impossible to calculate.

    In fact, it doesn't need to be cut at all, one end is placed on the water surface, and it takes 20 minutes to fully soak.

    You can put both ends in at the same time, still the same silk strip, but because the two ends absorb water together, the time will be halved, and it will take 10 minutes.

    An Wujiu raised his head, the long silk that was soaked at both ends at the same time was already a lot wet, and the wetted heights of the two sides after folding in half were completely different, which confirmed his conjecture.

    "Okay, I'm obviously kind, but you don't appreciate it. Then I'll wait for the good news."

    Half of the shoulder was severely hammered, the pain felt like a hand with sharp nails, and the willpower he had left was pulled back. The originally numb upper body can move a little, but the legs still seem to be frozen.

    However, from Wu You's point of view, he was punched hard by Shen Ti, and this guy was holding An Wujiu's waist right now, An Wujiu was relying on him in his arms.

    It made him want to scold people, but when he saw this swearing scene, he was blocked.

    Shen Ti saw that his eyes had returned to their previous state instead of being obsessed with the stage, so he winked at him. Wu You couldn't understand Shen Ti's wink and frowned.

    "What..."

    "Cough," Shen Ti coughed twice, and said to "An Wujiu" who was hugging him, "He really doesn't repent."

    "An Wujiu" raised his head in confusion, glanced at Shen Ti, then followed Shen Ti's gaze to Wu You sitting in the chair.

    He said softly, "You lied to me too."

    Wu You instantly realized something was wrong.

    He pursed his lips.

    "I...I don't have it."

    Anyway, let's talk about it.

    After he finished speaking, he saw Shen Ti behind "An Wu Jiu" roll his eyes to the sky.

    What about you? Wu You thought to himself.

     "An Wujiu" in front of him sneered, with disappointment in his eyes, "Do you want me to tell you what you did?"

    Yes…

    Wu You didn't know how to act. He was born with a poker face, and his facial nerves were not developed enough. Now he is still performing without a script, and his facial features are twitching.

    "I, I know I'm sorry for you, I hope you can forgive me."

    Just after finishing speaking, Shen Ti rolled his eyes again.

    Slip on your knees so quickly... Might as well let him beat you.

    "Forgive?" The fake An Wujiu still had a smile on his lips, "How much did I believe in you back then, who would have thought that you were his subordinate and that everything he did was for experiments , In order to satisfy your selfish desires! Have you ever thought about my feelings?"

    Who is he? Wu You didn't understand.

    Experiment? lust...

    "I..."

     "Don't listen to him." Shen Ti made a cold but gentle look, although he didn't quite understand how these two characteristics could be combined for the time being, but from the previous From some clues, it can be seen that this should be the appearance of the A01 that I liked.

    "Those who deceive you, I will kill them."

    Wu You instantly showed a confused but frightened expression.

    Without any discussion, Shen Ti kicked Wu You to the ground with one kick, and it was his legs. In order for him to recover faster, Shen Ti could only try a little more.

    Probably this force was too real, which made "An Wujiu" trust Shen Ti more. Shen Ti didn't stop, he took this opportunity to directly attack Nan Shan next to Wu You, and pushed him directly to the ground.

    "These people are damned."

    Hearing Shen Ti's pretentious tone, Wu You almost laughed, but he couldn't say anything at this time.

    Where did Brother Wu blame go? He was puzzled.

    The back of the fallen Nanshan was hit hard, and the whole person suddenly woke up. The original chaotic feeling disappeared in an instant, but the hands and legs were still a little numb.

    But soon, Shen Ti's foot kicked on his leg, making him feel immediately.

    Nan Shan, who fell to the ground, supported her elbows and tried to get up, but her strength was not enough, so she could only pull the other chair beside her, trying to borrow strength, but Zhong Yirou, who was sitting on the chair, was too heavy Light, in a state of brainwashing and unconscious, he was dragged down by Nan Shan on the ground, and the chair fell back to the ground with a thud.

    This saves Shen Ti's efforts, and he is embarrassed to start with girls.

    The expressions of the three of them gradually changed from laxity to clarity, but they were still weak.

    "Don't touch her yet."

    "An Wujiu" came to the brainwashed Yang Erci, stared at her face with gloomy eyes and a weird smile on her face, one hand tightly gripped Yang Erci's chin .

    "I want to ask her, was the experiment a success? Did it go well?"

    Wu You felt weird.

    The "An Wu Jiao" in front of him is completely different from the one in the previous video recording, not as friendly as the children's cards in the shelter, but like a lunatic.

    The experiment in his mouth is probably the experiment of those children.

    Is it because he has been kept in the dark and later learned about the crimes of his father, brother, friends and even himself, so he went crazy?

    And as an NPC, he doesn't know that the mechanism of breaking "brainwashing" is pain, and indulging Shen Ti's "revenge", I am afraid it is really the setting of a lunatic.

    Shen Ti, a dead liar, has been tossing for so long, and it is estimated that he also wants to extract more information from the mouth of this NPC, so as to cope with the next floor.

    But this way of talking is too scumbag, and Wu You feels goose bumps all over the floor.

    "An Wu Jiu" stood up, turned around, and faced Shen Ti, the smile on his face became soft again, as if he was really looking at the person he loved the most.

    But what Shen Ti, who was standing opposite, was thinking, don't look at me like this with An Wujiu's face.

    "You just said, whoever cheated on me, you will kill them..." His voice was very soft and weak, and the twitching lips made Shen Ti think of the last blood-red sunset in the sky.

    The sunset disappeared, and the love in his eyes also condensed, "What about you?".

    The long white silk that was soaked in water at both ends was almost completely soaked.

    Only a little bit, An Wujiu reached out and touched it to confirm the degree of wetness, and then began to prepare for the next step, he pulled out the long blue silk and adjusted the buckle. Height, pull the blue long silk like the previous red long silk into a single vertical downward state, the top is stuck on the loop, and the bottom is down, close to the water surface.

    When the white long silk was completely soaked to the naked eye, and no place was still dry, An Wu Jiu pulled the new blue long silk to the bottom just to submerge it in the water.

    Next, he pulled down the other end of the red long silk that had been soaked vertically, so that the red long silk became water-soaked at both ends.

    After doing all this, the object of his observation shifted from the white long silk at the beginning to the red long silk.

    Fortunately, so far, no water flow has appeared. Corresponding to the current timing, this means that at least three companions outside are awake.

    Be sure to wake up all.

    "It's kind of boring to watch you play games."

    The rabbit's voice reappeared, obviously trying to interfere.

    "Ah, with such a beautiful face, why can't she make a frightened expression? The appearance of pear flowers with rain is so fascinating."

    This kind of bad taste is really off-putting.

    An Wujiu still had a cold face, deliberately maintaining the frequency of deep breathing to resist the discomfort caused by the lowered body temperature.

    "Is there something you don't care about? Like... your family? Don't you think about them, no, when you think about them in danger, are you so calm?"

     Hearing this sentence, An Wu Jiu frowned, he raised his head and glanced at the top of the place.

    "Are you looking for me?" The rabbit giggled, his voice sharp, then subdued after a while, "I'm everywhere."

    “Who are you? What do you want to do?” An Wujiu said coldly.

      What is the treasure?"

    An Wujiu calmly stared at a certain place on the ceiling, as if he was confronting this person behind the scenes. He had a strong feeling that he must know something.

    "It's your malice that frantically gushes out in the bright moments, and the conscience that runs out of control in the dark hours."

    "Humans are basically the same, their extreme emotions are anger, fear, fright, pain...same and boring." The rabbit smiled lightly, "You are different, and everyone is different, Your extreme emotions are the rarest."

    "I'll wait and see."

    His tone was crazy and the words he said were abnormal, as if An Wujiu saw another form of the altar.

    If this rabbit is really an important man behind the altar, what are these people who enter it for money and desire?

    The thoughts of leaving were quickly pulled back by reason, An Wujiu took a deep breath and once again faced the long red silk that should have been stared at.

    At this moment, there is only a short section left that has not been soaked, soon.

    “You must be very suspicious of what I said now, but you will soon find out.” The perverted rabbit leisurely said what An Wujiu was most concerned about.

    "If you still want to see your family, such as...sister? Just work hard and live well."

    Stand silently in the glass cover, without saying a word, just staring at the long silk in front of her.

    He is so cold that his chest hurts even when he breathes.

    This unknowable and invisible future is more chilling than biting ice water.

    An Wujiu didn't think too much, and directly adjusted the long silk that was originally unidirectional and vertically downward to have both ends facing down, and placed both ends on the water surface, so that they were soaked at the same time wet.

    Last time.

    The faces of those companions outside appeared in his mind. Although it was a personal battle, they all chose to believe in him and follow him.

    Everyone must survive.

    "I did deceive you."

    Shen Ti didn't change his face, facing "An Wu Jiu" whose mood had changed, his eyes sank, making Josh who just woke up misunderstood, thinking it was a strange confession or confession on site.

    "But my feelings are not fake." Shen Ti took a step closer to him, his blue eyes were like a lake, "You can hate me, but I can't deceive you anymore, It's really real."

      The NPC said a bunch of nonsense that he heard and didn't hear.

    No one can do it except him.

    The "An Wu Jiu" in front of him doesn't look like Wu You, who knows nothing, he looks at the person he loves and frowns tightly, "You think that if you say this, I will Forgive you?"

    "I said it, I don't ask for your forgiveness." Shen Ti continued to approach, and finally stretched out his arms, took the still somewhat resistant "An Wu Jiao" into his arms, and gently Hypnotize him in another sense.

    "I'm sorry, please give me another chance."

    "Let's get out of here and live in a place where no one knows us, okay?"

     "An Wu Jiao" in his arms seemed to be shaken.

    Wu You, pretending to be unable to move, fell to the ground, his eyes still looking at "An Wu Jiu", he saw hesitation and emotion flash in those hated eyes.

    "Do you really think so?"

    "Yeah." Shen Ti nodded. Although he was hugging him, he was not very close. He just hugged him emptyly and patted his back lightly.

    "I've seen the place, we can go tonight."

    Hearing this, "An Wujiu" leaning on Shen Ti's shoulder couldn't help but ask, "What about him?"

    Shen Ti thought it should be their father, but still asked, "Who?"

    "Fake." His voice was filled with hatred again, he separated and looked at Shen Ti, "The fake who wants to replace me, he is fake, only I... I it is true."

    He kept repeating the word counterfeit.

    Shen Ti didn't speak, was silent for a second, and he who had never had real intimate contact raised his hand, held "An Wu Jiu"'s cheek, and smiled at him gently, "I know. "

    Wu You had never seen such an expression on Shen Ti's face, it was so real that he felt terrible. If he didn't know about it, he would have misunderstood and thought that Shen Ti in front of him really loved "An Wujiu".

    Shen Ti's left hand caressed "An Wujiu"'s auricle and side face affectionately, while the other hand supported his chin and raised it gently, forcing his eyes to match his own look at each other.

    "I love you so much, of course I can tell at a glance."

    "An Wu Jiao"'s eyes were filled with wet tears, which were about to fall, so beautiful that they moved.

    Unfortunately.

    Wu You was in a trance for a moment, he saw that Shen Ti's posture was still intimate, his right hand supported "An Wu Jiao"'s chin, and his left hand stroked the top of his head, but in the next second, Shen Ti's right hand turned to the left Push inwards, control the head with the left hand and push it outwards, forcefully exerting force, and the speed is astonishingly fast.

     With a click, the "An Wu Jiu" who could still speak was like a ribbon, collapsed facing Shen Ti, and Shen Ti just stretched out his hands and took it.

    "It's a pity you're a fake."

    Shen Ti let go of his hand and let this fake An Wu blame fall to the ground.

    Wu You frowned, "He died?"

    Nan Shan glanced at "An Wu Jiu" on the ground, closed her eyes, and began to silently recite the Reincarnation Mantra.

    Zhong Yirou, who was sober, replied to Wu You, "It should be, if this movement is very strong, it may cause damage to the high medulla oblongata of the neck joint, which is very dangerous and almost fatal."

    Shen Ti didn't show any emotion. He just stepped over the corpse and walked to the stage without looking back and said to Zhong Yirou behind him, "Pain can break hypnosis, you try to wake Yang Erci."

    Zhong Yirou responded, seeing that Shen Ti came on stage to get the black velvet cover. She was not physically fit, and when she came to Yang Erci, she didn't know how to "wake up" her.

    Yang Erci should be in a hypnotized state at the moment, looking at the stage with empty eyes, no emotion on her face, like a perfect sculpture.

    "Don't scold me when you wake up." Zhong Yirou murmured weakly, and started knocking on Yang Erci's leg, not like a beating but more like a massage. Move up and hit her shoulder a few times.

    "Isn't that enough..."

    Zhong Yirou looked at Yang Erci's face, stared for a few seconds, and then extended her hand.

    Pinch her cheek.

    This opportunity is unlikely to come again.

    Thinking like this, Zhong Yirou stretched out her other hand, pinched her face with both hands, and pulled it out.

    until the prankster raises his hand and takes her evil hand.

    "What are you doing?" Yang Erci's indifferent voice appeared, only a little slower than usual.

    "It's nothing." Zhong Yirou quickly withdrew her hand and touched her beautiful curly hair, "I...I'm saving you. If you don't believe me, ask them."

    Wu You put on a face and said, "At least she didn't really beat you."

    Zhong Yirou was squatting all the time, unable to get up, but finally Yang Erci, who pinched her face, helped her up.

    "Stop."

    In a blink of an eye, Shen Ti had already tied the fake An Wujiu corpse to the chair, he did not explain anything to the others, and ran towards the stage again.

    "Where are you going!"

    Shen Ti did not look back.

    Only the last dry part of the long blue silk remained, and the moist water was visibly inward from both ends, eroding every inch of fiber.

    Until the final territories are captured.

    An Wujiu touched it, immediately raised his hand and pressed the last red button.

    "That's 22 minutes and 30 seconds you calculated? Are you sure?"

    An Wujiu stared at the long silk before him.

    "OK."

    The rabbit smiled where he couldn't see it, "Okay, I'll announce the correct answer for you."

    A picture appeared in the dim vision in front of him. It was the moment he pressed the red button. The upper right corner displayed the timer starting from 0, and the picture played at an extremely fast speed until the final installation. No blame for pressing the button a second time.

    The moment it stopped, the still numbers showed the result - 22 minutes and 32 seconds.

    The result is within three seconds.

    An Wujiu sighed in relief, the tense muscles relaxed.

    He is not wrong, although the long silk is uneven in texture, it cannot be calculated by length division.

    However, the time required for complete wetting can be divided.

    In the beginning, let the two ends of the white long silk enter the water, and the other red long silk one end in the water, so that when the white one is completely soaked, it is exactly half the time that one end is completely soaked in water. , which is 10 minutes.

    At this time, the long red silk was also soaked for 10 minutes, and the remaining dry part originally took 10 minutes, but at this time, the red silk was also soaked in water at both ends, and the time was shortened by half. Count the 5 minutes.

    At the same time, put on the third thread, which is the blue long silk, and wait until the red is completely soaked, that is, in the past 5 minutes, the blue will take 15 minutes to soak through , but at this point change it to water at both ends, halving the time, so that full soaking becomes a 7.5 minute task.

    10 minutes plus 5 minutes plus 7.5 minutes for a total of 22 minutes and 30 seconds.

     "Congratulations. I didn't expect you to even have a little joy in succeeding in the challenge."

    "The reward will be distributed to you now, congratulations again, don't worry about being electrocuted alive."

    As soon as the rabbit's voice fell, the four electrodes at the top of the glass device retreated to the outside of the glass wall and eventually disappeared into the device.

    "However, you are now facing bad news. Your so-called companions are waking up one by one, and the water outage they created for you is almost over."

    Cold water poured down the pipe at the top again, faster than before.

    "Hurry up and save yourself some air."

    Shen Ti couldn't open the floor under the bird cage no matter how he checked.

    The first time he entered the game, he felt extremely anxious.

    Seeing that he couldn't open it, Yang Erci said tentatively, "Maybe not there."

    Too much time has been wasted.

    I don't know where An Wujiao is now.

    Shen Ti stood up, he looked around the entire theater, and finally, his eyes stopped at the huge curtain behind him.

    When he pulled back the curtain and entered the completely dark backstage, he found lights around him. Wu You followed behind him and entered the curtain, but strangely, he couldn't find Shen Ti's figure. There was only a small backstage behind the curtain, and there was nothing.

    Shen Ti walked forward alone, and soon he heard the sound of water, and saw a lonely chasing light not far away, quietly hitting a huge, full of water on the glass cover.

    In the water is An Wugui who has passed out of a coma. Her hair was loose and rippling in the water.

    Shen Ti saw the huge card in front of him with joker painted on it and a heavy hammer under it. He picked it up, walked over, and smashed it hard. That closed glass cover.

    With just one click, the glass shatters and water flows out continuously.

    “An Wu Jiu? An Wu Jiu…”

    The shaking made An Wujiu, who was drowning soon, choked out of the water, coughed a few times, and then slowly opened his eyes in Shen Ti's arms.

    Wake up.

    But at this time, An Wujiao has changed.

      The fine water droplets are blurred and frivolous.

     Staring at Shen Ti's eyes, An Wu Jiao's moist lips twitched slightly.

    "Who allowed you to hug me?"

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    The author has something to say:

    I finally wrote about the blackening!

    Forgot to mention that the inspiration for this silk soaking question comes from an interview logic question often issued by major Internet companies, but the original question is burning rope~ and what many babies said in the comment area yesterday The idea of ​​pouring water from a bucket is indeed similar, and the logic questions are similar