Three Towers Game

Chapter 370 Wen Xishu's "Cheating"

D03 analyzed for a short while:
"Sir, Sector C has the most HP resources, but the fewest reserve points. Currently, our reserve points, as well as our average points, are sufficient to cope with a disaster."

"I don't think Area A will attack us before Area C is defeated. Strategically, we should try to eliminate one more area first."

"I reasonably believe that there will be rewards for area A after area B is destroyed. This game currently encourages some extreme tendencies."

"Just like your actuarial inclinations, they have also brought us additional benefits."

"Before the demise of Zone B, Zone A was characterized by intense competition among all staff, frantic overtime, and a focus on grades. They had already unlocked the corresponding resources."

"After the destruction of Area B, Area A developed a new tendency—conquest."

"If they could eliminate Area C, which is relatively the easiest to eliminate, I think they would definitely choose to eliminate Area C."

The D03 analysis was thorough.

In Lorenzo's view, the reason why Area A was able to hold back for a whole day and not attack any area must be because of the newly unlocked privileges—which were extremely powerful.

This is similar to how, in a turn-based game, the number of turns required to activate an ultimate skill varies.

It's easy to imagine that a storm is coming.

But Lorenzo wouldn't mind if the storm fell on someone else's head.

"Your analysis is good. I wonder if Area C can hold out. Actually, in my opinion, Area C is the hardest to take."

"But the tendency in Zone C has not yet yielded any real benefits."

"I'm curious, if the results come out tonight... what will Zone C do?"

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2 a.m. the next day.

The scores from the fourth day of competition are finally out.

On this day, Lorenzo from District D determined that District A would take action, which made Lorenzo very excited.

Lorenzo looked at his two right-hand men, his two strategists, one "inside" and one "outside," and said:

"The owner of Zone C is named Wen Xishu, right?"

"Theoretically, if we can analyze something, then they shouldn't have failed to analyze anything at all."

"Guess if he'll get another 30 points today?"

D03 believes it is unlikely.

"Sir, I think it's unlikely. The system's evaluation of Wen Xishu, the boss of Zone C, is: Specialty: Skilled at cheating."

"I think this is an advantage. People who like to break the rules and have a cheating mentality are often useful. Such people will naturally not sit idly by and wait to be punished."

"He'll definitely be working overtime like crazy today, accumulating a lot of points, after all... health points are hidden points."

This disagreement was quickly resolved.

At 2 a.m., the scores of the three teams were released.

Area A: A total of 88 points were obtained. After deducting population expenditure and military strategy expenditure, 21 points remain (69 points accumulated over four days).

Area C: A total of 30 points were obtained. After deducting population expenditure, 1 point remains (9.6 points accumulated over four days).
Area D: A total of 38 points were obtained. After deducting population expenditure, 8 points remain (39 points accumulated over four days).

Upon seeing this, Lorenzo frowned slightly:

"D02".

D02 immediately raised his hand and said:
"Present, sir!"

Lorenzo said:
"Our score seems a little low?"

D02 stated:

"Sir, two people have experienced significant fluctuations in their DR values, showing an unexpected decline, so I have stopped their overtime work."

Lorenzo's brow furrowed even deeper:
"It's different from the algorithm you predicted?"

D02 replied:
"Unless we use performance-enhancing drugs... the initial boost in DR from working overtime will likely last for about three days before it starts to decline."

Lorenzo nodded:

"Okay, let's continue to observe the data."

D02: "Yes!"

Lorenzo was somewhat surprised. The DR value was already starting to drop? He hadn't even really exploited his employees yet.

Although the scores were always over 30 points and there was always overtime, Lorenzo knew very well that he was calculating and not letting the employees' productivity drop to the limit.

Obviously, area A is different.

In Area A, where the emphasis is on scores, some people have inevitably pushed themselves to their limits by working overtime.

"Excessive overtime work will inevitably result in a double decrease in HP and DR."

"How does Area A manage to keep its DR value from decreasing?"

This question didn't linger in Lorenzo's mind for long.

With 39 points in reserve, they are enough to cope with a crisis. Even if the team does nothing all day, they can still survive.

But what Lorenzo heard from Yuuki's side was quite unexpected.

"D03, you've misjudged it."

D03 is also strange:
"Yes, I overestimated Wen Xishu."

"Wen Xishu's actions seem unreasonable to me. After wiping out B, Area A clearly purchased extremely expensive items."

“Area A’s tendency to wage war abroad is evident… The fact that it wasn’t attacked yesterday is likely because it’s consolidating the population and assets of Area B.”

"The score in Zone A has broken a new record, which must be due to the dozen or so people who transferred from Zone B working an extremely high amount of overtime."

"All of this is preparing for a more powerful expedition from Area A..."

"I don't understand how Zone C could be so unprepared and not allow people to work overtime... A score of 9.6 is probably not enough to deal with the upcoming crisis."

"Although I still don't know exactly what this crisis is."

Now that the electronic screen clearly indicates that Area A has military spending, Area A will inevitably target a team next.

As expected, D03's analysis was correct. After only a slight pause, the electronic screen displayed the following information.

[Area A has launched an attack on Area C. The attack has been successfully detected. This attack has two attributes: one is public information—all employees in Area C will not be able to earn points for normal work tomorrow and can only earn points through overtime.]

[The second piece of information is hidden. It is not available in areas C and D.]

[Area A has initiated diplomatic relations with Area C. Employees in Area C who are dissatisfied with their current boss are welcome to go to Area A, where they are willing to be accepted.]

[Area A issues a declaration to Area C: If you don't join us, some of you will surely die. 2 AM to 6 AM will be your last chance to escape death.]

D03's throat twitched slightly, and there was a swallowing motion.

"Unable to earn points through normal work on the day?"

This punishment effectively deducts thirty points from the other party's score. This is only the first publicly known negative effect.

There is also a hidden negative effect.

This hidden negative effect could be quite fatal.

D03 stated:

"Sir, it seems Yun Xinghe is very confident in wiping out Sector C. His final declaration was like... a declaration of victory, confirming that people in Sector C will die?"

Lorenzo nodded:

"That statement is actually a bit redundant. Yun Xinghe is quite arrogant right now. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that his judgment is correct."

"But even so, I still think that this statement reveals some information."

"But... what exactly will Sector C do?"

The problems that need to be solved in Zone C are quite tricky.

First, you need to guess the hidden message.

Yun Xinghe's words actually revealed the negative effects of not being able to work normally and earn points. Combined with this hidden negative effect, it could be fatal for the people in Zone C...

This will inevitably lead to deaths in Zone C.

The hidden message isn't hard to guess.

But the problem is... how to solve it.

He did consider a certain possibility.

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The fifth day is about to begin.

Yun Xinghe hummed a little tune, his posture elegant and composed.

He sat at his boss's desk, thinking about the benefits of Three Towers Company, and how this company must be a huge organization in the apocalypse.

The ability to summon people from all over the world is already an extremely terrifying skill.

A company with such capabilities will inevitably hold a very high position in the face of adversity.

Three o'clock in the morning.

Yun Xinghe drew some thoughts from his optimistic outlook on the future.

"Strange, isn't anyone switching jobs?"

"That's true, after all, the income from a normal job is only one cent."

"But the benefit of working overtime is only three-tenths."

"With 29 people, it's not difficult for them to get 29 points for working overtime. That's probably why they feel they don't need to change jobs."

"After all, the employees of Wenxi Tree have the highest life points reserves."

Four o'clock in the morning.

Yun Xinghe was still somewhat surprised.

Although overtime pay was high, Area C was hit twice, and Area B was wiped out entirely by its own actions...

Aren't Wenxi Tree's employees worried at all?

You should know that Clark Kent came straight over.

But now, there's nobody here?
It's 5 a.m. One hour until the start of day five.

Yun Xinghe did not sleep.

Because he knew that thirty days in this place was only a few days in the real world.

In other words, it's okay not to sleep; the real body has only gone a few days without sleep at most. Besides, we've only progressed to one-sixth of the way.

Yun Xinghe was still somewhat disappointed:

"No employees have jumped ship. It seems Wen Xishu has found a way to improve his subordinates' loyalty?"

"That's true. He almost never makes his subordinates work overtime. Maybe he's a humanitarian?"

"But in the end times, mercy is a weakness."

As Yun Xinghe watched his employees begin to assemble, start exercising, and slap their own faces, he felt like he was watching a herd of cattle and horses.

These are livestock, not people.

These people have already lost the moment they are elected as bosses.

Of course, humans must learn to use lies to control cattle and horses.

"It's a pity. The cattle and horses over at Wenxi Tree's place should have the highest HP and DR value. They are top-quality cattle and horses, but no one has come over."

"Fine, after today, Area C will cease to exist. They chose it themselves, so don't blame me."

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The fifth day, six o'clock in the morning.

More than thirty people with dark circles under their eyes began the wolf-like culture mode familiar to Area A.

The former top sellers have become somewhat marginalized because they no longer have the "hp" advantage.

In order to survive, they will still strive to contribute their points.

However, even during normal operation, five dr values ​​will be deducted.

As the dr value decreases...

Some people have already started to recall unpleasant images or experience certain symptoms. For example, childhood trauma or tinnitus.

Clark Kent was relatively long-lasting.

As a muscular man, his willpower is stronger than most people's, and not long ago, he also received a life-saving bonus of thirty points.

This life-saving allowance is enough to make him work another six hours of overtime.

Clark was very curious about where the life allowance came from. Although it showed that Yun Xinghe had purchased expensive items in the early hours of yesterday morning, Clark knew very well that these items were most likely for war preparations.

He remembered Yun Xinghe's words: "You just focus on your work, I'll take care of HP's problems."

Yun Xinghe seemed to have kept his word, but Clark had a bad feeling.

Of course, this feeling wasn't strong, far less so than his worries about Area C.

He was, after all, from Zone C, and he knew that Zone C's point allocation method was egalitarian. Wen Xishu took care of everyone, hoping that every team member could survive.

Compared to Yun Xinghe, Wen Xishu seemed incredibly naive.

Even someone like that still hopes the other person can survive.

Without a doubt, Yun Xinghe has a strong chance of winning this time.

Sure enough, after the slapping and personal humiliation sessions of the "wolf culture" were over...

Yun Xinghe delivered a speech:

"Today will be our highest score day. Today's score will open the eyes of the other two teams."

"This also means that our points pool will have more points than everyone expects, and these points will be distributed to honorary team members."

"I think I don't need to say anything more; you all know what to do."

"I've noticed that the DR value has started to drop, but today we'll be replenishing a large quantity of medicine, enough to rekindle everyone's enthusiasm for work."

"I've already restored the health of many promising colleagues."

"I need to tell you that not everyone is worthy of me replenishing their health. Therefore, those who are unwilling to fight to the death are worthless to me."

"Keep it up, everyone! I'm looking forward to seeing your performance."

Clark Kent wasn't stupid; he knew very well that as DR's normal fluctuations showed a downward trend... the effects of doping couldn't be maintained at their peak indefinitely.

Moreover, many people are already very tired.

At this moment, Yun Xinghe said that today's score would break records, reach its peak, and exceed all expectations...

So where does this score come from?
He had a bad feeling.

"Employees in Zone C cannot earn points through work, so their only option to survive is to work overtime..."

"And Yun Xinghe declared that Area C is uninhabitable... changing jobs is the last resort, etc..."

"Could that message be related to working overtime?"

The deductions in his mind terrified Clark.

Despite the decrease in DR value due to the effects of stimulants, Clark still felt that time was passing very quickly.

Before we knew it, it was time to work overtime.

Clark guessed that at this time, everyone in Section C would probably be working overtime.
Yun Xinghe wore a warm and gentle smile, looking so kind and gentle.

As the boss of Zone A, Yun Xinghe naturally knew what was going to happen next. He could imagine the scene of everyone in Zone C working overtime at this moment.

And the look of despair on everyone's faces after the first hour of overtime.

"Even if you don't come to me today, you will come tomorrow. After all, my score will break the limit tonight!"

What made Yun Xinghe so certain was the hidden condition for the conquest.

Others may not know, but he certainly does—

After the attack is launched, 80% of the target team's overtime points will be transferred to our team.

This is a true super strike, the most terrifying strike that can only be used after destroying Area B.

This blow first prevented the target team from earning points normally, forcing them to work overtime. Secondly, it meant that after working overtime, only 20% of the target team's points would be retained, with 80% being transferred to Zone A.

Yun Xinghe has already calculated it.

The Wenxishu team has a total surplus of 9.6 points.

After being attacked that day, they were unable to work normally to earn points. The total population was 29 people, including one boss and 28 employees.

The boss himself has two points, which do not require work to obtain and are fixed boss allowances. After deducting Wenxishu's own population costs, Wenxishu's surplus is 10.6 points.

A score of 10.6 is naturally not enough to save 28 people.
The remaining 28 people need to earn 17.4 points.

However, since 80% of the points will be taken by Area A, the remaining people will receive 0.1 points per hour of overtime instead of 0.5 points per hour.

Even if one person works their maximum, it only earns 0.6 points. In other words, in order to survive, even if the entire Wenxishu team works overtime, they can only get 16.8 points.

At 2 a.m., I will receive a score of 28 x 2.4, all of which come from the Wenxishu team.

puff.

Thinking about this, Yun Xinghe couldn't help but laugh. Area C was too stupid. It was even stupider than Area B.

If everyone in Zone C had worked overtime the day before to earn enough points to cope, things wouldn't have turned out so embarrassingly.

Yun Xinghe could no longer hide his smile:
"You must be feeling desperate right now."

It's conceivable that Wen Xishu previously distributed resources equally, but tonight, he cannot distribute them equally, and this will inevitably lead to someone's death.

This would cause panic within Wen Xishu's team, and some members would inevitably defect.

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We finally arrived at 2 a.m.

At 2 a.m. on the sixth day, many people in Zone A had DR values ​​below 100. Even with the support of stimulants, their values ​​were only slowly decreasing and could no longer rise.

Yun Xinghe didn't care.

After defeating area C, the remaining points are enough to defeat area D. Moreover, defeating area C might unlock even more powerful techniques.

With the help of the defectors from Wen Xishu's team, Yun Xinghe was confident that he could wipe out District D in one fell swoop.

He absolutely loves this strategy of relentlessly attacking and ignoring defense.

"Come on, let's announce the scores!"

Standing in front of the electronic screen, Yun Xinghe's eyes were filled with a sense of conquest.

We, Area A, won this game!
His eyes were full of excitement.

It was also at this time that the scores for the fifth day in the three regions were released.

Yun Xinghe didn't even look at his own area; instead, his eyes immediately went to area C.

Zone C: A total of 30 points were obtained. After deducting population expenditure, 1 point remains (10.6 points accumulated over five days).
Yun Xinghe's smile suddenly froze.

Impossible, I must have misread it. Is it a technical error?

How could Zone C possibly get 30 points? How could Zone C's work efficiency possibly be improved by working overtime to get 30 points?
Yun Xinghe found it hard to understand.

If I get 30 points in Zone C, and that's through working overtime... wouldn't I be able to get 120 points?
At this moment, Yun Xinghe looked at the score of his team in Zone A.

Area A: A total of 61 points were obtained. After deducting population expenditure, 14 points remain (83 points accumulated over five days).

61 point?
61 points in Zone A? 30 points in Zone C?
How is this possible? How is this possible?

Yun Xinghe was furious:

"Damn it, he cheated! He cheated! He must have changed the score!"

The owner of Zone C, Wen Xishu, is known for his skill in cheating.

At this point, Yun Xinghe couldn't think of any other possibility that could allow Wen Xishu to maintain his score of thirty.

Cheating, it must be cheating!

But Clark Kent noticed a detail, and he instantly understood what was going on:

"No, Mr. Yun, Mr. Wen did not cheat. His score is reasonable."

(End of this chapter)