But after experiencing it firsthand...
He realized he was wrong—
He understood the chairman's feelings!
This is simply magic!
At the same time.
Inside the prison cell.
The square television in front of each person lit up, and the Cheshire Cat appeared amidst the flickering static.
She placed one hand on her hip, displaying her stunning figure, and with a slight smile, she said, "The first test is trust. The content and rules are as follows:"
Everyone is strapped to the electric chair in their cell and has a collar around their neck. If the collar is forcibly broken, a miniature bomb inside will explode, blowing their heads into the air.
To unlock the door and regain your freedom, you must enter the correct password into the keypad on the armrest of the electric chair, which is located behind the back of your chair.
After that, your TV screen will display surveillance footage of everyone except yourselves, meaning you will know the passwords of everyone except yourselves.
However, if you don't trust each other and deliberately give false passwords, the person who enters the wrong password will directly activate the bomb inside the collar.
"Damn it! You guys aren't selecting expedition members, are you?"
"Those damn rich people must want to see the depravity of human nature!"
"We've been scammed!"
"A bunch of damn perverts!"
"..."
Considering that two people had been killed by the Cheshire Cat at the beginning, everyone present realized that this was not a test, but a game! A game for the amusement of the psychopathic millionaires hiding behind the scenes!
“I can tell you, it is indeed a game, but the selection of expedition members is not a sham. The person who passes the final test will not only receive a million pounds and join the expedition team, but will also become one of us,” the Cheshire Cat tempted. “You know, this game started in 1717!”
1717.
This was the first year of the establishment of the G-Economic Society.
Now it is 1927, two hundred years have passed!
The mere fact that it spans a certain time dimension has caused many ordinary people to lose their will to resist.
Most of the cultivators present were independent practitioners who were content with their lot and didn't even dare to guarantee whether their descendants could be passed down for two hundred years, let alone an entire force.
It is already quite remarkable that a force established by ordinary people can survive for two hundred years!
"One more thing."
The Cheshire Cat’s voice rang out again, “You have only four minutes. Once it officially begins, the electric chair’s battery will gradually increase.”
You might not have a good grasp of this, so let me be merciful and explain it to you country bumpkins.
One to five milliamps can cause ordinary people to experience a slight electric shock sensation, tingling, or numbness.
Five to ten milliamps can cause muscle spasms and twitches.
Ten to twenty milliamps will cause numbness in your hands, feet, and body organs, just like a stroke-stricken elderly person paralyzed in bed. Fortunately, you will remain conscious.
But once it exceeds 20 milliamps, 30 milliamps, or 40 milliamps, then please bless God;
When it reaches fifty milliamps, which is four minutes past the allotted time... My condolences. I will prepare coffins for you.
"By the way, alchemists, magicians, and other supernatural beings from the East, because they possess extraordinary powers, have stronger resistance; some can even create lightning-like attacks..."
But rest assured, people like you don't have much stronger resistance than ordinary people.
While the lightning power created through magic, chakra, or qi is similar in nature to real lightning, there are still some differences. Not to mention, we've thoughtfully added a small function to the collars for people like you, allowing electricity to directly stimulate your nervous system.
These words sounded like the whispers of the devil to Allevan, Siwon, the flat-headed magician, and the bald alchemist, making their teeth grind.
They would rather endure the lightning of other ability users, which could pierce metal and stone, than endure this lightning that only reached a maximum of fifty milliamperes.
Even if this kind of electricity is not the thunder of a rainy day, it is still natural lightning and has extremely strong destructive power. Prolonged exposure may cause the body's cells to die!
There's nothing we can do!
A collar with a bomb attached was put around his neck, and he had no choice but to undergo this damn test!
Seeing the silence, Cheshire Cat licked her red lips and continued, "Alright, since no one has any objections, I hereby declare the fifth group, the first test, officially begins!"
Good luck to you!
Oh, and one more thing: those who have already had their collars removed can rescue others, but they cannot reveal the password to them.
"Fuck you, you bitch!" The black-haired youth, Jack, clearly felt his body starting to go numb and couldn't help but curse.
"If you survive, I won't mind being fucked by you!" The Cheshire Cat seemed to have heard Jack's insults, but instead of getting angry, he blew a kiss to everyone.
Then.
The alluring Cheshire Cat on the screen disappeared, replaced by the passwords for the collars on the backs of everyone except "oneself".
"And one more thing."
The Cheshire Cat has taken over the screen again. "Women and the elderly have a much lower tolerance for stress than men!"
"Tell me your number first!"
Upon hearing this, the ordinary female members of the team became anxious and kept listing their skills, repeatedly assuring each other that they would definitely obey.
In fact, the flat-headed magician and the bald alchemist would not abandon ordinary people. After all, everyone has their own expertise. The fact that ordinary people are weak does not mean that they are not intelligent. In fact, in terms of adventure experience, the ordinary people who can come here can be considered to be very knowledgeable.
So the buzz-cut magician shouted first, "Don't make a fuss, I'll go first. The first person on the left screen, the woman with short blonde hair, I think her name is Larina, right? Your password is 1152!"
# Chapter 701 The Trust Game (Part 3) - Disintegrating the Team
In the eyes of the flat-headed magician, this test was not difficult. As long as initial trust was established, everyone could survive by giving out the passwords in the corresponding order.
"No! Magician, are you trying to harm someone? The first girl on the left with short blonde hair is clearly O'Leary. The password isn't 1152, it's 3368!"
Unexpectedly, the bald alchemist gave out a different number.
"Am I 1152 or 3368?" Larina panicked. "Are you kidding me?!"
"Am I 1152? Or 3368?"
O'Leary shouted as well.
Among the nineteen people, there were two women with short blonde hair, Larina and O'Leary, who had almost identical hairstyles. Because they were wearing the same sportswear, and the others could only see the backs of the other people on the screen, and the screen was not high-definition, most people could not tell who Larina was and who O'Leary was.
"If neither the magician nor the alchemist is lying, then I can be certain of one thing: the order displayed on the screen in front of us is inconsistent."
Lu Jin calmly spoke up, "The first one on the upper left of the screen in front of me is also a short-haired woman with yellow hair. Her password is 1152. As for whether it is Olivia or Larina, I'm not sure. Just like you Westerners think we Easterners are face-blind, I don't think you can tell them apart very well either."
Duanmu Ying then said, "The first one on the upper left of my screen is also a short-haired woman with yellow hair, but her password is 3368."
After the two, the others also gave the password of the first short-haired woman with yellow hair on the top left of the screen, either 1152 or 3368.
Is it 1152 or 3368?
Larina and Olivia were both extremely anxious and dared not enter the password carelessly.
Brother Jiang, what are your thoughts on this?
Lu Jin entered the group chat.
[It's very simple: the Cheshire Cat is misleading us, but it's also reminding us.]
Jiang Liu had already seen through the essence of this test: "If the robin really intends to lead us to explore Atlantis later, it will be impossible to build trust in a short time in the face of unknown dangers. We can only establish initial trust by finding teammates first."
Therefore, this test is very easy for people who already know each other.
However, the rescued person cannot reveal the password to others, so theoretically the best approach is for everyone to tell the truth, know the password, and then enter the correct password together.
Duanmu Ying frowned, then relaxed, "At least we're alright, as long as we wait for Teacher Evelyn to wake up."
Because the person who unlocked the collar was set to "can save others, but cannot tell others the password"... not knowing how to save others without unlocking the collar, their best course of action is to wait for Evelyn to wake up and then everyone can press the password together.
No, the best way is for the first person to go and save the others.
Jiang Liu had already figured out how to beat the game, but he needed to wait. Everyone there had their own agenda. They might not be able to kill us, but we needed to figure out their personalities first, and then deal with them accordingly...
The black-haired youth Jack and the yellow-bearded Fantach received Jiang Liu's group's request to wait for Evelyn to wake up before exchanging passwords, and they were not particularly dissatisfied.
After all, they are already a team.
"Jack, your password is 5542. Fanta, your password is 5687." Just then, the bald alchemist announced the two people's passwords.
This is a test of finding teammates—
He had already seen through it all.
But at the same time, it can also dismantle an already formed team!
That Easterner named Jiang Liu is no ordinary person; he must be weakened!
“That’s right, Jack’s is 5542, and Fantach’s is 5687.” The magician also announced the two’s passwords.
Following closely behind, Ariwan and Siobhan also revealed the two's passwords.
The latter three might not understand the alchemist's thoughts, but since they couldn't immediately distinguish Larina from Aurelia by their backs, they would choose the others first to establish initial trust...
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"interesting!"
Robin straightened her back and looked at the nineteen people in Team Five. "Compared to the other teams, this team is quite special. Because of the conversation that the Easterner had on the way here, they have a certain degree of understanding of each other."
To increase the difficulty, the order was deliberately shuffled, and the girl with short yellow hair was placed first on the upper left.
From a psychological perspective, others will definitely start decrypting from top to bottom and from left to right, but if the first password is wrong, the trust between them will collapse.
But to my surprise, they chose someone else directly... It seems that in the future, when bringing people to participate in this kind of game, I must prohibit them from talking before the game officially starts, otherwise it will reduce a lot of the fun.
The alluring woman had already gotten up from the robin and casually sat on a nearby sofa, crossing her legs and saying with a smile, "After all, they are all elites, and they are all quite calm, not those poor bastards who are in debt and can't afford to live."
That being said, the first four teams, unfamiliar with each other, already had some members experiencing major headaches, and the fifth team, due to the alchemist's change of target, experienced disagreements within a small group that had already taken shape before the test began...
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