Huang Ming lowered his head in thought for a mont and asked, "Then... what do we do next?
"You didn't expose '↑The High Priestess,' right?"
He Xiaojun nodded. "Mm. I think... actually I can take the initiative to request matching with him again."
If following He Xiaojun's previous personality, he might instinctively choose to directly expose '↑The High Priestess,' questioning who he really was, where he got this intelligence, and who the traitor in the community was.
But very obviously, this would be completely aningless.
Because the other party wouldn't be like a villain in movies, letting out a signature laugh and laying all cards on the table, explaining the ins and outs clearly. Instead, they would only silently end the ga and no longer accept any subsequent matching invitations, adjusting subsequent ga strategies based on the premise that 'the deception was exposed.'
So He Xiaojun didn't expose the other party. Instead, he turned the tables and deceived the other party out of one match's returns.
Because '↑The High Priestess' didn't know he had already been exposed, he still expected He Xiaojun and Huang Ming to continue persuading other Community 14 players to send Wealth Vouchers. He would satisfy He Xiaojun's requests as much as possible.
At this mont, He Xiaojun had two choices.
One was to match with '↓The World' and '↓The Hierophant' from the sa community separately. After entering the free matching phase, players from the sa camp could also freely match without restrictions.
This way, they could demand these two transfer Wealth Vouchers to them and roughly judge who the traitor was through their words and actions.
The other was to continue matching with '↑The High Priestess,' trying to continue using this reverse trap to extract more Wealth Vouchers.
The forr was behavior weak players might instinctively adopt. After all, curiosity about the traitor's identity, disgust toward the traitor, and rejection of powerful enemies would all jointly promote this tendency.
But very obviously, the second strategy was more correct.
Huang Ming nodded. "Alright, then I'll try to match with '↓The World' and '↓The Hierophant,' probe indirectly, and demand they transfer so Wealth Vouchers to .
"You go et that '↑The High Priestess' again.
"If you have any ideas subsequently, send an invitation anyti. I'll accept imdiately."
...
Huang Ming still transferred all his Wealth Vouchers to He Xiaojun according to their previous agreent.
After He Xiaojun returned to his lounge, he imdiately sent an invitation to '↑The High Priestess' again.
After waiting a while, '↑The High Priestess' accepted the invitation.
He Xiaojun still entered the ga as the 'Thief' side.
'↑The High Priestess' asked, "What's wrong? Are there other problems?"
He Xiaojun nodded, pretending to instinctively want to call the other party by surna then stopping, "Mm, sh... that, I already t with '↑The Moon' last match. He also agreed to our plan. In the next two matches, he'll match with '↓The World' and '↓The Hierophant' respectively, which counts as secondary confirmation of this strategy.
"Our community will definitely smoothly unify opinions.
"I'm here to continue discussing subsequent strategies.
"Since we've already determined cooperation with them..."
He Xiaojun pointed at wooden box number 15, 'The Devil,' and continued, "Then our people will definitely match separately with their people in subsequent gas, right?
"Just as you said before, distribute the Wealth Vouchers in the wooden boxes at an 8:14 ratio. We take 8, they take 14, and when the ga ends I'll go to the Exit Area where they are.
"Both '↑The Moon' and I feel this is an acceptable condition.
"So, we need to confirm specifically who matches with whom, right? We need to know their specific roster."
'↑The High Priestess' was silent for a while and didn't speak.
Suddenly, she relaxed, leaned back against the chair, and looked up and down at He Xiaojun wearing the '↓Justice' mask.
"When was I exposed?
"Let think...
"Near the end of last match, that question you asked should have buried so kind of trap, right?
"Huh... I really didn't expect I'd fall into the hands of a player like you, sending you quite a few extra Wealth Vouchers last match."
'↑The High Priestess's' reaction also surprised He Xiaojun greatly.
Very obviously, the other party was much smarter than He Xiaojun had imagined and wasn't fooled by the counter-deception. Instead, they quickly realized they had already been exposed, so that both parties returned to square one.
He Xiaojun asked, "Then when did you sense sothing was wrong?"
'↑The High Priestess' didn't speak.
He Xiaojun thought seriously for a mont. "Mm... I probably shouldn't have been this proactive.
"If I had patiently waited until you next invited , then reluctantly and unwillingly accepted your plan, perhaps you would have directly given the roster, right?
"So...
"Our community's traitor didn't just sell out the community's secret code. He also roughly revealed so of our personality traits.
"It's just unfortunate that perhaps due to limited ti, he couldn't describe things particularly finely and in detail, so you revealed flaws when impersonating.
"However, for , this also counts as a new piece of information."
'↑The High Priestess' was sowhat surprised. "This makes see you in a new light.
"Very obviously, that traitor player in your community underestimated you, and I also underestimated you.
"Your ability to adapt to this ga is much stronger than I imagined.
"So, although this result is a low-probability event for and sowhat regrettable, it's not unacceptable."
The two each fell into brief silence.
Since both parties had already laid their cards on the table and neither obtained what they wanted from the other, further communication at this point seed sowhat superfluous.
"I choose the first strategy."
He Xiaojun casually clicked on 10 wooden boxes out of 22 and took the Wealth Vouchers inside. Naturally, this match ended without suspense.
However, in the final monts, '↑The High Priestess' suddenly spoke again.
"This ga is actually already over. You should understand, right?"
He Xiaojun was stunned for a mont but didn't show any extra movents.
'↑The High Priestess' continued, "The entire latter half is actually true 'garbage ti,' so whether you were deceived actually doesn't affect the overall situation anymore.
"However, I do see you in a new light.
"Among ordinary players, your progress is quite fast. When the ga ends, you can definitely choose any Core Community to join. I can guarantee you that our community will welco a player like you.
"When that ti cos, you're welco to find .
"This isn't rhetoric or a scam. It's a sincere invitation."
He Xiaojun didn't say anything more. He just silently waited for the ga ti to end, stood up, and left.
...
"The ga... is already over?
"Is this alarmist talk to deceive , or is it serious?"
Returning to his lounge again, He Xiaojun seriously thought about what '↑The High Priestess' had said then he suddenly froze.
He realized this was most likely true. His original understanding of the ga rules was mistaken.
Judging from ga ti, the 'Tarot Ga' had just passed the halfway point.
But in reality, it was already approaching the end. All players' fates were already determined, and what remained afterward was only garbage ti.
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