My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

All teams have been selected, and there are exactly 33 teams. The probability of positive gain and negative gain is 40:60, which reduces the winning rate of positive gain, but also makes the game fairer.

Before introducing the detailed rules of the exam, the examiner gave two examples.

"People with positive buffs will be extra energetic before entering the battlefield. In other words, you can normally use 100% of your strength, but with this buff you can use 120% of your strength. On the contrary, if you get a low-level buff of the same type, you may use 100% of your strength, but in the end you can only achieve 80% of the effect. Don't underestimate this 20% difference.

If the same attribute gains meet, the gap will be 40% from the moment they step into the battlefield. In a tense and exciting battlefield, a 1% difference can change the situation in an instant, let alone this 40%, which is almost equivalent to a death sentence.

Therefore, you must carefully consider and choose your opponent carefully. Because to some extent, the victory or defeat is already determined from the moment you choose your opponent. "

That’s right, the outcome has actually already been determined.

Zhang Hao looked around and finally realized this.

It made no difference whether they entered the red door or the blue door. All they needed were the two bonuses granted by the rule makers.

If the rule makers want them to win, they can win; if they want them to lose, even if they want to change their fate, it will be almost useless in the face of this 40% gap. Their fate may have been doomed from the beginning.

The example just given is actually Zhang Hao’s gain situation.

He got a bonus that reduced his strength by 20% after entering the battlefield. If he happened to face an opponent whose strength increased by 20%, the difference would be 40%, which was really fatal. Even if Raymond and Red were strong, they still had to bring him along as a "burden", and the pressure would increase suddenly.

At this moment, the beauty suddenly stretched out her arm and put it on Zhang Hao's shoulder.

"Don't be afraid. Trust my judgment. The one who gets the negative gain will win."

"what!"

Zhang Hao turned around in surprise and looked at Reid. Reid suddenly raised his index finger and put it to his mouth, signaling him to calm down.

"I found out from the beginning that the rules of this second-level examination room are not that complicated. Simply put, it depends on the examiner's mood. If the examiner wants you to have something, you can have it; if he wants you to win, you can win; if he wants you to lose, you have to lose. I found that the examiner kept staring at you, and he probably saw that you are a special person.

For special people, the examiner has only two ways to deal with them, either let you pass or not. From his expression, I can tell that he doesn't want you to pass, so the answer he gives you must be something you don't want. When you came here before, you inadvertently complained about your bad luck, so I asked you to choose based on your intuition. What you choose based on your intuition must be the opposite of what he gave you. Only if you get the opposite answer can we win. "

This explanation sounds too convoluted, but in other words, Raymond believes in Zhang Hao's bad luck. Only when Zhang Hao is unlucky and gets something he doesn't want can they win.

Although he understood, he was still a little confused.

"Now, let me tell you how this test works. Look at this Rubik's Cube in my hand."

The examiner showed the Rubik's Cube in his hand and said, "If you have this Rubik's Cube, you will have special abilities in any of the next exams. It can be considered a permanent 'little plug-in'. Although the enhancement effect is not much, the higher you go, the more precious this little enhancement becomes. However, this thing has a time limit and must be used up within the 30th floor.

To get the Rubik's Cube, you have to take a round-robin approach, with a time limit of 120 minutes. During these 120 minutes, if a team grabs the Rubik's Cube, they have to send one person to stand in the center of the field with the Rubik's Cube, and this person cannot attack, and the other two teammates are responsible for protecting the person holding the Rubik's Cube. If the Rubik's Cube is taken away by another team, the next team will inherit the Rubik's Cube and continue to stand in the center of the field. Only after the battle between the two teams on the field ends can the next team enter the battlefield. Within the specified time, the last team to get the Rubik's Cube is the owner of the Rubik's Cube. "

This sounds simple, just a simplified version of the round-robin tournament. But this round-robin tournament has a time limit, and it is impossible for all teams to participate from the beginning to the end. If the team in front has not finished playing within 120 minutes, the team behind will be disqualified.

Timing and opportunity are crucial, which is the essence of this game. In addition, during the battle, buff effects of gain or loss will appear from time to time.

If you fail, you will die on the spot. This level of excitement is simply unparalleled...

Zhang Hao and the other two looked at each other, then sat back in their seats silently, obviously not planning to go on stage.

Tangtang now guessed their thoughts. No matter what time, they would try to step back and not be the first to stick out. But they would not step too far back either, and would stay firmly in the middle position to minimize the risk.

"There are 33 teams. How many teams do you think will be the safest to appear on the field?"

Lei De never liked to use his brain, so he just closed his eyes. So this discussion became an argument between Zhang Hao and Lei Mou.

"I think it would be better to appear around the 20th time."

"The strength of the people here varies greatly. Some teams may be able to finish the battle within a minute. Maybe it won't even take an hour for all our teams to finish. What I want to say is, if we really want this Rubik's Cube, then we should play around the 10th place; if we don't want it, then we should try to line up as far back as possible. I have carefully read the rules of the examination room. Teams that are not qualified to play will not be eliminated directly. They will have other opportunities to advance. If this game is too risky, we can play another game."

That is to say, take another route.

To some people, changing the path is a cowardly act, but to many people, it is actually another ray of hope. Now, in addition to Zhang Hao, many people have this idea.

Seeing that Red and Raymond didn't say anything, Zhang Hao could only be patient and re-explain the problem he was thinking about.

"In fact, this game is very simple, it's just a round-robin battle, but with time and buff restrictions. Our buff is to reduce 20% of the damage, but I think that maybe we only need to use 10% of our strength to attack or counterattack, which is completely enough. Don't forget, this is only the second level, and there is still a third level to come. The elimination will begin after the examiner finishes the test, and the eliminated people will die. Before that, no one will die, only win or lose. The winner can smoothly enter the third level, and the loser will enter the next fight.

We don’t know what the next fight will be like. We might as well seize the opportunity in front of us. I think it’s good to appear around 10th place.”

To be honest, the 10th place came out a little early. If they got into a fight, they might have to go in early. They might have to persist for 120 minutes out of 100 minutes, which is a huge challenge for them, and their energy and physical strength will be consumed.

But there was no other way. Zhang Hao had said so much. If he backed off, it would be too inhumane. After struggling for a minute, Raymond nodded.

"Then let's make it the 10th place. Go report the number."

The order is written by the people of each team. If the number you write is not written by other teams, then you can have this place. If there are multiple teams competing for the same number, all the teams competing will lose their qualifications at the same time.

If there are other numbers that face such a choice, those teams that are temporarily deprived of the right to choose will be randomly assigned a number. At that time, they will really fall into a passive position.

One minute later, the results were revealed. Number 10 had been chosen, and they lost the chance to choose. They could only wait until the end and let the numbers that were not chosen be randomly assigned to them.

Zhang Hao's heart sank. He looked at the numeric keypad in front of him, feeling full of self-blame.

There was no news from his friends, and he had no clue about what he wanted to investigate. Although he had entered the tower, Zhang Hao, who was once extremely powerful, now felt an unbearable gap. He could not accept that he was so unbearable, and he could not accept that the failure was due to himself. Guilt, this long-lost emotion, was gnawing at his heart at this moment.

You know, in most cases, his ability would have dispelled the guilt, or he could have made up for it with something else. But now, he had nothing.

Three minutes later, all the teams had finished choosing. Among the numbers that were not chosen, Zhang Hao's team was randomly assigned number 33.

This means they are at the end of the list. If the people in front of them cannot get their turn No. 120 within 33 minutes, they may not be able to participate in this game and have to participate in another unknown and dangerous "quadruple kill". Even if they can successfully participate in the competition, there is definitely not much time left. And the team left to the end is most likely the strongest among all the teams, and the buffs they have are definitely the strongest. They now have a negative buff that reduces attack, so it is really unknown whether they can successfully compete.

Seeing Zhang Hao's face getting worse and worse, Raymond couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't lose heart. If the team left at the end is not that strong, even if they made it to the end, they must have gone through a lot of fighting before. For example, when No. 31 and No. 32 had a quad kill, No. 32 was originally the strongest in the team, but No. 31 held on with the strongest buff. If their special buffs are useless to us, it doesn't matter whether we have buffs or not. Although we have a negative buff that reduces our attack, as long as we are strong enough, 80% of our strength can defeat 100% of theirs."

Zhang Hao already regarded Raymond as the "wise man" in the team because he found that no matter what time, Raymond could always come up with his own reasoning, and others would unconditionally believe him and think he was right.

At this moment, Red, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Two idiots. Even if the other party is very strong, can't we just be ten times stronger than them? Can't a tenfold gap make up for this small 20%?"

As a half-human, he never panicked from the beginning. Instead, he became more and more excited and felt that he should join such a battle.

After a while, the battle officially began. Team 1 and Team 2 had already started fighting, and Team 2 grabbed the Rubik's Cube. Although they had the Rubik's Cube, they were also in a passive position because they only had two people to fight, while the other team had three people to grab it.

When Zhang Hao saw this scene, he suddenly understood.

"If they fight for the Rubik's Cube, the later it gets, the more advantageous they may be."

"This is only true for the team in front. They have to conserve their energy and fight quickly. They don't know how many enemies they will face next, nor how many rounds they can defend, so energy allocation is also part of the game. Don't underestimate this game, it takes all aspects into consideration, and it all depends on how we choose."

Zhang Hao nodded and his stomach suddenly growled.

Raymond laughed and pulled out a nori rice ball from his briefcase.

"I packed it before I went out. Eat it."

Zhang Hao took it and tore open the package. Before eating, he sniffed it casually and found no peculiar smell. They had only been taking the exam for two or three hours.

The rice ball is still warm.

What kind of rice ball can still keep the residual warmth before going out?
The first wave of battles ended in just four minutes. Team Two successfully defended the Rubik's Cube, but they were exhausted. Next, Team Three entered the game, and victory seemed to have been secured in advance. However, what kind of impact would Team Four, who they would face next, bring to them?

At this moment, no one can judge who their final opponent will be based on the situation on the field. Moreover, the buff status of all enemies is unknown, so they can only guess blindly or leave it to fate and pray for good luck when it is their turn.

Compared with his previous panic, Zhang Hao is now in a bad state.

He felt more and more that his luck had never been good since he entered here. Instead of trying his best to fight against luck, it would be better to just lie down, accept fate, and then fight against fate instead of fighting against the future.

All the guesses he made before were based on future assumptions. He imagined too many possibilities for the future and began to fear such a future. But if such a future would never come, is there any need to be afraid?

Zhang Hao's expression was captured by a small square in the corner and transmitted to a viewing room in real time.

There were other people sitting in the viewing room, including the examiner and Owen, who had been talking to the examiner. The rest were all strangers, and they all looked like they were not easy to mess with. The only thing they had in common was that they all wore robes, which were different in color but seemed to be the same in style. Apart from that, their appearance, age, height, and even their outward personalities were all very different.

These people should all be examiners, but it is hard to say whether they are second-level examiners.

Anyway, it was only two hours, and it would pass in a blink of an eye. After experiencing a high level of tension, Zhang Hao chose to close his eyes and rest, meditating as before to control his strength. Soon he found that his Dantian was empty, replaced by a very high concentration of spiritual power, which was simply an endless source of power. If it were placed in his original world, this concentration of spiritual power could be called a holy spring.

After realizing this, Zhang Hao was very happy, but he did not show it. Instead, he quietly introduced the spiritual power into his Dantian. He originally wanted to store some of the power first, but soon he felt that this idea was stupid. (End of this chapter)