Three Towers Game

Chapter 376 Bringing the Kind Man Wen Xishu
[If Zone A has no employees and cannot acquire new employees within fifteen minutes, Zone A will be disbanded. Upon disbandment, the campaign effect will be revoked. Since Zone A is a disbanded team (not destroyed due to insufficient points), the team's assets can be absorbed.]

Teams needing to acquire assets can choose to bid using points or employees. Assets include expedition levels, domestic affairs items, and unallocated points held by the boss.

fifteen minutes.

Wen Xishu hadn't expected there to be a buffer period. This meant there would be one last round of negotiation.

This game of wits will unfold in these final fifteen minutes.

By this time, all the employees had arrived one after another.

Wenxishu's current team size is 73 people.

Of the 73 people, all of whom had worked overtime, it was clear that those who had taken performance-enhancing drugs were in a state that looked like they had been having sex continuously for a month after the effects of the drugs wore off.

"It looks like he'll make one last stand. Those who have already joined us can go back before six in the morning."

"Yun Xinghe still has 60 points... At this point, Yun Xinghe might do anything to keep his points."
Tang Zhe analyzed.

At this moment, Area D also found it very interesting.

Lorenzo said:
"This is interesting. Yun Xinghe is like an old man without any descendants. Whoever treats him well will inherit his estate."

"D04!"

D04, tall and with a face resembling that of a Southeast Asian curry person, immediately raised his hand and said:
"Go, I order you to go to Yun Xinghe's company and become my undercover agent. But not now, I need to see how Area C will react."

D04 did not hesitate at all:

"Yes, sir! I will carry out your orders."

Lorenzo admitted that the banner came at just the right time.

Sacrificing one employee ensures the existence of Area A; the existence of Area A ensures that Wen Xishu's team continues to suffer the effects of the expedition.

Moreover, this employee did not actually sacrifice himself.

Once this employee has been brainwashed and bewitched, they become absolutely loyal, and the employee is like the burning sun in the employee's heart.

At this time, Area A also issued a declaration:

[Area A declares to Area C: We're all in this for the money. I'll give you the points; just one person comes, and all the points I have are yours.]

That statement is still very tempting. Many people are starting to get interested again.

Many people followed Yun Xinghe simply to get points.

They didn't believe Yun Xinghe would give them the scores unconditionally. After all, Yun Xinghe had legitimately pocketed those scores when he left.

But now that Yun Xinghe has a reason for giving points, they are getting restless again.

Clark Kent said:
"Those who go there should think carefully. Going to Area A now means making enemies of Area C. You know very well what Area A's purpose is. Do you really think you can get Yun Xinghe's score into your own hands?"

"Once you go to Area A, it's tantamount to admitting that you're making enemies of dozens of people in Area C, because your actions will lead to the deaths of those people in Area C."

Many people yearn for Yun Xinghe's score, but they also have to consider whether it's too unpredictable.

You see, they fled to Area C, and Wen Xishu took them in. But now, they want to go back to Area A for points, which is tantamount to repaying kindness with enmity.

After all, if we return to Area A, the strikes launched from Area A will continue to be effective.

Tang Zhe and Li Weiwei both looked at Wen Xishu.

I want to know how Wen Xishu will resolve the crisis.

Wen Xishu now held a small knife with a scorpion pattern engraved on it.

He fiddled with the knife, his gaze somewhat unfocused, as if he were lost in thought about something.

Wen Xishu was searching for textual information. Scorpion Knife had recorded all the changes in text, and he was looking for descriptions of all the scoreboards from the previous six days.

He discovered that Yun Xinghe's scores on domestic affairs items were not high each time he purchased them, which suggested that Yun Xinghe had purchased cheap but large quantities of stimulants.

When everyone in Area A entered Area C, Wen Xishu checked the life points of each person.

The dr value is not visible, and this is also true for him.

But even just looking at the HP value can reveal a lot.

The costs of military expeditions are fixed, while the costs of domestic affairs and population maintenance can be calculated.

Based on the fact that each point of HP equals 0.5 extra points, Wen Xishu discovered something strange.

"It doesn't match. The HP values ​​of the employees in Area A don't match their scores. Their HP is much higher than I expected... High health, but low dr value, which is unreasonable."

Wen Xishu sensed that something was wrong.

Although many of the people who ran from Area A to Area C were at low health, their total health points were significantly higher than they should have been.

Combining Yun Xinghe's crazy overtime strategy, he quickly figured it out.

It was only at this point that Wen Xishu began to address the issues in Area A.

First, he put forward a point of view:
“You came to me, and I took you in, but I will only take you in once. Those who go to Area A will never have the chance to return to Area C. You can also choose to cheat your way into points and return to Area D, but the people in Area D, Tang Zhe, you tell them.”

Tang Zhe said:

"Everyone in Sector D is Lorenzo's puppet, brainwashed by him. In other words, once you go to Sector D, even your will isn't your own."

"Besides, it's only the seventh day of the game."

Do you think the A team, with only a handful of employees, will be the ultimate winner?

"Furthermore, if you go to Area A and find out that others have also gone there, how much will you actually get?"

"Finally, think about it. If you were Yun Xinghe, would you give away the points? If you do, you're giving away the initiative."

"So even if you go, you won't get any points, and you'll also make enemies with Zone C."

These words successfully intimidated everyone who was trying to go to Area A.

Yes, it's possible that more than one person will go, which would dilute the score. But more likely, from Yun Xinghe's perspective... Yun Xinghe simply wouldn't hand over the score.

Yun Xinghe's only strategy is to keep people calm by making empty promises.

Ultimately, no one from Wen Xishu's team went to Area A.

However, Wen Xishu still has one problem to solve, which is Area D.

He wove a manifesto:

[Sector C issues a declaration to Sector D: Sector A will be destroyed. Sector C is willing to relinquish Sector A's assets and will not participate in the competition for Sector A's assets. We mean what we say. If Sector D insists on transferring employees to Sector A, Sector C will voluntarily reduce its staff.]

There is no limit to the number of declarations, but there is a limit to the total number of words.

To ensure there was still a chance to issue a third declaration, Wen Xishu didn't offer much explanation at the end, only mentioning "voluntary attrition."

However, the phrase "voluntary staff reduction" contains a great deal of information.

Currently, Zone C has 92.6 points. Although the points in Zone C have been allocated to employees, Zone D is unaware of this, or at least does not know the specific score allocation.

"If Wenxishu chooses to reduce its population, the points required to maintain Wenxishu's population will be reduced."

"Currently, District C scores 92.6. If District C were to abandon a portion of its population, it could withstand the impact for many days. Moreover, during these days, employees in District C will not be working overtime or going to work..."

"In this way, the dr value and hp value in area C will be restored."

"Area C can still produce a high burst of scores again."

“Area A can be attacked three more times at most, but as long as Area C is willing to reduce its own personnel, and Area C abandons the strategy of letting everyone survive... it will be very difficult to forcibly kill Area C.”

Lorenzo concluded—

Sending employees to Area A will most likely not bring back Yun Xinghe's points, but it will allow Yun Xinghe to attack Area C. However, the final result will only be that Area C will suffer a reduction in personnel, but will still survive and still have high explosive power.

Therefore, the strategy of supporting Area A to attack Area C was a failure.

Yun Xinghe would absolutely never, ever give the scores to his employees, because that would be tantamount to handing over the initiative.

If you were Yun Xinghe, and you gave out the scores, and then your employees jumped ship, wouldn't you be furious?
Therefore, the final result is that neither Area C nor Area A will die, and I will not be able to get the points from Yun Xinghe.

Sending people to Area A was a mistake!
Lorenzo had to admire Wen Xishu.

As long as Wen Xishu stops insisting on everyone's survival, then Wen Xishu's 90+ points of foundation really isn't something that can be killed.

Therefore, their strategy had to change from eliminating Wenxi Tree to taking the lead over Wenxi Tree.

"Since we can't kill you, let's focus on economics. As long as our economy is better than yours, that's fine."

By consuming the assets and absorbing the points in Area A, we can gain the upper hand over the Wenxi Tree team.

“Essentially, Wen Xishu made this declaration in the hope that I would not send anyone to support Area A. So, deep down, he still hoped that the 72 people under his command could survive.”

Proactive staff reductions serve as a deterrent, but they are not the option Wen Xishu desires.

Now there is one more problem.

Can we believe Wen Xishu's words?

If I don't send anyone over, and Area A is wiped out, but Wen Xishu goes back on his word, wouldn't I look like a fool?

If Zone C gets all the resources in Zone A, wouldn't Zone C win?
Lorenzo immediately began drafting the declaration.

[Sector D issues a declaration to Sector C: How can I trust you?]

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……

Wen Xishu saw the declaration from Zone D, and all the employees in Zone C also saw it.

At this time, Area C was extremely lively.

Everyone was discussing it enthusiastically.

"Why should we give the assets of Area A to Area D? Boss Wen, if we get the assets of Area A, we will have a significant advantage in population, scores, and production capacity. We will win."

It was Clark Kent who spoke.

Tang Zhe was also very curious: would Wen Xishu really hand over his assets to District D?

Wen Xishu's response to this was:

“One must be honest. If District D accepts, I will indeed not participate in the fight for the assets.” Wen Xishu quickly edited a message for Lorenzo.

[Sector C declares to Sector D: I don't want to pay the price of competition; you know my strategy.]

……

Lorenzo understood.

Although Wen Xishu verbally said "voluntarily reduce staff," he meant it was to avoid reducing staff altogether.

This statement immediately made Lorenzo think it made sense.

Competing for assets in Area A requires bidding.

The rules state that teams needing to acquire assets can choose to bid using points or employees.

Wen Xishu chose to give up these resources because he was unwilling to pay these prices.

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Area A.

Fifteen minutes are almost up.

Fourteen minutes in, Yun Xinghe was in despair.

He knew he had lost.

He hadn't expected that, under these circumstances, not a single person would be fooled by him.

Is a score of sixty-something really that unattractive?

But he soon realized that it wasn't that the score wasn't attractive, but rather that he had been thoroughly analyzed in this game.

His strategic inclinations and his style of doing things were completely seen through.

Fifteen minutes have passed.

[Area A failed to recruit any employees, the Area A team disbanded, and Area A's owner, Yun Xinghe, was eliminated.]

The sound appeared on the electronic screen.

The people in Section C cheered.

Only Yun Xinghe suddenly noticed that the surrounding lights were quickly turned off.

In the dimly lit office, a figure appeared:
"My name is Gui Shisan, Yun Xinghe. You've been eliminated. Come with me."

Yun Xinghe said:
"I have a score, my HP is greater than 0, I just lost the game, but according to the rules, I should be alive, right?"

Gui Shisan shook his head and said:

"That depends on how Lord Qilin decides."

"This is the world of obsession, but you are actually from the real world. However, whether or not we let you go depends on Lord Qilin's decision."

"Yun Xinghe, your performance was truly terrible."

Yun Xinghe didn't understand. A Qilin? What's that?
Although he possesses the power of Libra, Yun Xinghe is unaware of the Libra constellation; he is merely a minor figure under the influence of the constellation's power.

If he doesn't know Libra, he's even less likely to know Hercules, Monoceros, Lyra, or other constellations.

"Let's go, trash," Gui Shisan urged.

Area A was thus completely wiped out.

……

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Area C.

Please decide on the resource you are competing for and select your bid amount.

[Current bid in Zone D: 1 point.]

Once Area A is eliminated, the competition for Area A's assets naturally begins.

Wen Xishu looked at the content on the electronic screen, and all the employees behind him were also looking.

"Boss, take Area A! If we take it, we win!" Clark said.

Having 60 resources in Zone A guarantees a win. To be even more ruthless, auctioning off the resources to attract dozens of people from Zone A could end the game immediately.

With the advantage of high scores, high potential, and the special pressure from Area A's expedition... Clark couldn't think of any way to lose.

However, Wen Xishu did not make a bid; he simply smiled and said:

"I'm really not interested in this stuff. I just want to be an ordinary boss who helps everyone survive."

Everyone was puzzled, and even Tang Zhe didn't know why Boss Wen didn't take those points.

Wen Xishu said:
"However, it's true that you can't take area D too easily."

Wen Xishu issued his final declaration.

[Area C issues a declaration to Area D: Area D's bid must not be lower than 25 points, otherwise we will compete.]

Wen Xishu currently knows one thing: the score for Zone D is 43 points.

All the points in Zone D should be in Lorenzo's hands; this is the highest score Lorenzo can afford. But Wen Xishu cannot call out this score.

First and foremost, the most crucial point...

Wen Xishu has no points to compete for. He only has a few points. If he wants to compete, he needs to use population instead of points.

This is not what he wants to see.

Therefore, Wen Xishu did not raise Lorenzo's score through competition, but through a declaration.

At the same time, in order to prevent Lorenzo from refusing to shoot, Wen Xishu had to leave Lorenzo some points to make him feel more secure.

If Lorenzo were to use all 43 points in the shot, it would likely raise Lorenzo's suspicions and cause him to question the huge investment involved.

After taking all of the above into consideration, Wen Xishu shouted out 25 points.

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In Zone D, Lorenzo didn't feel too much pressure after seeing the score.

25 points is reasonable. If it really came down to exchanging 1 point for 63 points, even if I were Wen Xishu, I would try to stop it and try to minimize the opponent's points.

25 points, within Lorenzo's tolerance range.

The trade-off of 25 for 63, plus a significant amount of doping and qualifying ratings, is quite reasonable.

After the change, I will have 81 points. Although Wenxishu has a large population, more than 40 people are transferred from Area A. These people cannot work overtime in the short term.

That way, I'll still have a chance.

Wen Xishu merely issued a declaration to increase his score and costs, without directly using points to bid. In Lorenzo's view, this showed great sincerity.

"25 it is."

Lorenzo quickly scored.

The electronic screen displays that the investment required for bidding on assets in Area A from Area D is 25 points.

After a short wait...

[25 points per attempt.]

[25 points twice.]

[25 points for three times.]

【make a deal. 】

[Sector D has received 63 points from assets in Zone A, bringing its total score to 81. Zone D has acquired domestic affairs items and unlocked expeditionary privileges.]

Everyone in Zone C was somewhat confused.

Lorenzo in Section D finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, he has the strength to fight Wen Xishu again.

To be honest, even Lorenzo found it very strange...

Wenxi Tree really isn't competing? They're really sacrificing such a huge benefit just to preserve their population and avoid layoffs?
You see, I can launch the expedition tomorrow. This is the same expedition as Area A, one that Wen Xishu will have no way to avoid and will only suffer continuous losses!
In a daze, Lorenzo felt that not only could he fight Wen Xishu again, he could actually defeat Wen Xishu!
Sure enough, in the apocalypse, the good bosses and benevolent saviors don't survive.

But soon, his smile froze.

[Due to outstanding debts of Yun Xinghe, the owner of Area A, and the successful auction of his assets... the debts of Area A have been transferred to Area D. The loan term is ten days, and there are three days remaining until the final repayment deadline. Please complete the debt repayment within three days.]

debt?

What debt? How the hell do you still have debt?

Lorenzo was a little confused.

How come there's debt in Area A? That bastard Yun Xinghe... borrowed money?

The stiff smile gradually turned into anger.

At that moment, Lorenzo suddenly sensed the sinister intentions of the "kind and good boss," and he instantly understood.

Wen Xishu wasn't unwilling to fight back; rather, he knew in advance that Yun Xinghe was in debt!

damn thing!
At this moment, Lorenzo wished he could kill his way to Sector C.

How could this person be so wicked?! Knowing full well that there was debt, they still deliberately raised the price, meaning I spent 25 points to acquire debt?

Yes, Wen Xishu definitely knew in advance, which is why he did this.

Lorenzo also realized that it must be those employees who entered Zone C whose HP data and Zone A score data did not match, which prompted Wen Xishu to think!
Lorenzo's hands were trembling; now he needed to know just how much debt he owed.

(End of this chapter)