’Rabbit’ Han ngying furrowed her brow. She hadn’t expected ’Owl’s’ appetite to be much larger than she had imagined.
She and ’Sheep’ had originally considered using 50 Contract Vouchers from ’Hummingbird’ Luo Wei to buy off all the ‘Fool Players’. That way, the Sages could still take half of the final total prize pool internally.
The two small groups ’Sika Deer’ and ’Owl’ were more difficult to deal with, so giving them 20 vouchers each would be about right but ’Owl’ actually said he wanted 35 vouchers, which had completely exceeded the price range of the original plan.
However, Han ngying wouldn’t compromise so easily. She naturally still had to try other thods.
"Fine, Mr. ’Owl’s’ appetite is indeed quite large, but I wonder if the others can resist temptation like you?"
Han ngying looked toward the other ‘Fool Players’ gathered around ’Owl.’
"Anyone who brings their ’Fool Card’ to find , I will imdiately give them two Contract Vouchers worth a total of over 20,000, plus an additional 10,000 chips.
"You can secretly co find in private, first co first served, no waiting after the opportunity passes."
She looked at ’Gray Wolf,’ who seed sowhat moved, and directly took out so chips and held them in her hand, "How about it?"
But ’Gray Wolf’ looked at her and still silently retreated to the side.
Seeing no one respond, ’Rabbit’ Han ngying could only say, "Anyone interested can co find privately at any ti. My offer remains valid long-term."
She turned to leave.
’Owl’ said, "If no one goes to find you, I hope you’ll bring so proper sincerity next ti you co.
"First of all, we don’t agree to let ’Hummingbird’ beco the final winner. She must be the person with the least remaining visa ti among your ‘Sage Players’.
"You must provide at least three ‘Sage Player’ options who can beco the final winner, and let us choose for ourselves.
"After making the selection, we’ll discuss the specific content of the ’Contract Vouchers.’ Moreover, our bottom line is 35 vouchers, not one less.
"Also, send soone else to negotiate next ti. I don’t like people who play petty tricks."
The ti for the second round of Guess the Number was also approaching.
After watching ’Rabbit’ walk away, Lin Sizhi said to the others, "Use up all the ‘Fool Cards’ in your hands. This ti we’re guessing ’15.’"
Naturally, no one had any questions about this answer.
’Woodpecker’ Zheng Jie did have another question he wanted to ask, "I can also create ’Contract Vouchers,’ so why don’t we do it ourselves?"
’Owl’ Lin Sizhi shook his head, "That’s an alternative, but not the optimal plan.
"The group that creates Contract Vouchers isn’t necessarily the group that gains the most benefits.
"Moreover, if we let ’Rabbit’s’ side create the Contract Vouchers, our cooperation with ’Sika Deer’ will be stable. If we create the Contract Vouchers, ’Sika Deer,’ as the wavering party, will actually have more initiative, which isn’t cost-effective.
"Of course, there are other reasons besides this.
"But I still need so ti to verify them."
’Woodpecker’ Zheng Jie and ’Peacock’ Qin Yao each nodded. Although they didn’t quite understand, it felt like it should be a very solid approach.
’Owl’ Lin Sizhi added, "In a bit, I may need you to cooperate in bringing soone into the community."
’Peacock’ Qin Yao was sowhat surprised, "Huh? Have you already found a suitable candidate? Even though everyone is wearing masks, can you tell if they’re reliable?"
’Owl’ Lin Sizhi nodded, "I think they should be a good choice, but I still need to confirm so details.
"Of course, it also depends on whether the other party is willing."
...
A broadcast sounded in the hall.
[The correct answer for the second round of ’Guess the Number’ ga is: ’13.’]
[Among the 50% of players with larger deviations from the standard answer, the 5 people with the lowest chips have been eliminated.]
[Everyone can check the specific list of eliminated players through the voting machine next to the lounge.]
[Please submit chips promptly to repay debts, otherwise at the end of the ga, double visa ti will be forcibly deducted.]
[For players eliminated in the next round of ’Guess the Number’ activity, the debt will increase to 40,000 points.]
More players let out wails. The continuous increase in debt also made the elimination in ’Guess the Number’ increasingly brutal.
At the sa ti, more players chose to pay off their debts in the previous round of the ga and withdraw from the ’Guess the Number’ activity.
On the ‘Sage Players’’ side, ’Sheep’ and ’Rabbit’ Han ngying and others had roughly guessed this number correctly, but their expressions remained grave.
This number wasn’t actually difficult to guess, because in this round, both ’Sika Deer’ and ’Owl’ would inevitably choose to use up the ‘Fool Cards’ in their hands.
The result of the first round of Guess the Number, minus about 60, would roughly be the correct answer.
The results of these two rounds were actually ’Sika Deer’ and ’Owl’ demonstrating the cohesion and execution of their small groups, telling all players:
Within the small teams, however many of the 30 ‘Fool Cards’ they wanted to destroy, they would destroy. All ‘Fool Players’ would execute their decisions.
Starting from the next round of the ga, this number wouldn’t be so easy to predict.
’Rabbit’ Han ngying looked at ’Sheep’, "How’s the situation on your end? What card set does ’Sika Deer’ have? What’s the asking price?"
’Sheep’ replied, "’Fool Card,’ asking price 35 vouchers."
’Rabbit’ Han ngying said sowhat gravely, "’Sika Deer’ also has a Fool Card. That’s good news. But why do they both want 35 vouchers? Could these two have already communicated with each other?"
’Sheep’ considered for a mont, "That possibility can’t be ruled out. But it’s also possible that they’re both clever people, and this result was reverse-calculated from the distribution of benefits from the 100 vouchers.
"But in any case, 35 vouchers is the result of their precise calculations. Most likely they won’t budge.
"If we want to buy these people off, we must offer this many vouchers. Otherwise, we can’t possibly enter the final vote of ’Guess the Number,’ and can only pay off debts as soon as possible and give up.
"At that ti, they should go cooperate with the remaining independent Sages.
"The possibility that ’they’ve already prepared their own Sage’ can’t be ruled out either.
"We have no way to prevent this. Although there are only ten ‘Sage Players’, trying to unite them all is much harder than uniting a dozen or so ‘Fool Players’. It’s almost impossible to achieve."
’Rabbit’ Han ngying could only sigh silently. That was indeed the logic.
’Rabbit’ Han ngying and ’Sheep’ had already tried using the prisoner’s dilemma thod to break up the small groups of ’Owl’ and ’Sika Deer.’
But so far, not a single ‘Fool Player’ belonging to these two small groups had proactively co to them.
This ant that the cohesion of both small groups was extrely strong. They could be said to be solid as iron, impossible to pry apart.
On ’Owl’ Lin Sizhi’s side, it was because he had deliberately screened through oxygen consumption and then established sufficient trust in subsequent gas.
As for ’Sika Deer,’ it was because there were enough players who entered from the sa community.
Of course, ’Rabbit’ Han ngying found it difficult to fully figure out the ins and outs here. She only knew that from the results, using the prisoner’s dilemma to poach people was completely unworkable.
If they continued to maintain the current offer, at most they could only gather so independent players who were already at their wit’s end.
With the two small groups unmoved, at least 60 ‘Fool Cards’’ destinations couldn’t be determined, which ant they absolutely couldn’t ensure persisting until the final round of ’Guess the Number.’
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