Chapter 1164: Around midnight
Translator: 549690339
The host spent ten minutes to perfect the few suggestions that Feng bujue had given.
He removed everyone’s challenge immunity and added the rule of “the referee tossing a coin to decide the right to attack first.”
In this way, before the duel was established, no one knew whether they would be the first to set the questions or guess the answers. And with the order of attack and defense decided by the coin, both sides had nothing to say.
In addition, in order to shorten the objective gap caused by the difference in funds, the ‘second loan’ had also begun. The loan limit is the difference between the player’s current funds and the number one player’s funds, rounded up.
By the way, the person who was currently in first place was Feng bujue.!!
The lead in “time” gave him more hunting opportunities … By 10 O’ clock sharp, he had more than 300000 dollars in cash in his possession.
Therefore, the amount of the second loan was based on him.
For example, if someone lost until he had less than ten thousand dollars left, he could borrow two hundred and ninety thousand; If he had 60000, he could borrow 240000 …
Of course, they had to sign a new contract on top of the first one they signed.
To make a long story short …
At 10:38 am, the second loan began.
Although the organizer had a group of top legal and financial staff, it still took about 20 minutes to draft and print the contract.
To be honest, on the basis of no mistakes, these people’s work was already very efficient … But the host still didn’t seem to be satisfied because he didn’t like to wait.
“Hurry up! Scumbags, why are you taking your time to borrow money? time waits for no one!”
While the players were borrowing money, the organizer was already urging them loudly from the second floor.
Indeed, the time until midnight was getting shorter. Even if they followed Feng bujue’s instructions and shortened the time of each match to less than twenty minutes, they would not be able to play that many matches.
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At 10:45 A. M., Everyone who needed the money had completed the second loan.
At this moment, victory and defeat were decided again.
This time, everyone knew the importance of money. No one hesitated anymore. They all put all their eggs in one basket and raised the maximum amount of money to 300000.
As a result, at this point in time, the difference in funds between all players would disappear, the right to challenge each other would also be released, and the order of attack and defense would be up to God.
In short … They had returned to a relatively fair state of competition.
Of course, it didn’t mean that the advantages of those who were in the lead were gone, because at midnight, the moment the “guessing numbers” competition ended, everyone had to pay off their “loans” first and then settle their “chips”.
Therefore, the disadvantages of The Underachievers were still there. The ‘second loan’ only gave them the capital and opportunity to counterattack.
As for whether they could turn the tables in this adverse situation, it would depend on their subsequent performance …
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“Young master, there’s something I don’t understand …” About ten minutes after the duel resumed, man A in the suit found an opportunity to speak to the organizer.
“What is it?” The host was in a good mood at the moment, and he immediately responded in a light tone.
“I can see the purpose of Jiang daode’s suggestion to you … He was afraid that the set of rules you originally wanted to change would be too unfavorable to him, so he proposed a more compromising method.” “But what I don’t understand is … Why is he still actively earning chips?” said man A.
“Yes … Young master, I don’t understand either …” Suit MAN B also said at this time,”according to the current situation, he should try to delay time and adopt a conservative strategy.” He paused for half a second and said,”as the leader, there’s no need to continue ‘fighting for profits’. As long as they ‘suffer fewer losses’, they will be able to stay in the lead during settlement.”
“Hehe …” The host laughed and said,”it’s not your fault …” He shook his head and said,”the reason why you can’t understand his behavior is because your most basic ‘thinking mode’ is different from his.”
As soon as he said this, the two big men in suits looked at the host with confusion, waiting for him to continue.
“You, and 99% of the hundreds of people here, are all thinking based on the idea of ‘living on’. The organizer paused for a moment and continued,”live on in this game, live on in tonight’s gamble, return to the outside world … Live on …”
“Young master … Isn’t this thinking … Wrong?” man A swallowed.
“There is no right or wrong in this …” The host replied.”I can only say that your thoughts represent the will of the majority, which is what is ‘normal’… As he said that, his eyes turned to brother Jue, who was in the middle of the room.” However, that man … His thoughts are different from yours, or rather, Yingying is ‘abnormal’.”
“Does he … Want to die?” MAN B in the suit asked bluntly.
“Haha …” The host was amused.”I don’t mean it that way …” He turned his head and looked at the two bodyguards beside him. He said,”you have watched many such ‘good shows’ with me. What do you think … The essence of ‘gambling’ is?”
The two big men looked at each other and did not reply, because they did not have a real answer in their hearts.
“Ha …” The organizer waited for a few seconds before he continued,”gambling is a meaningless death …”
Although he had given them an “answer,” the two of them still didn’t understand.
“The size of the card, the number of the dice, the direction of a marble, the win or loss of a game, and even what kind of car will pass by the next minute …” The host said.”Gambling is just these ‘boring’ things … At least most of them are boring and meaningless. If it doesn’t involve ‘betting’, then gambling will most likely become as annoying as statistics. But … With a ‘bet’, things would be different. If he won, he would get everything, and if he lost, he would lose everything. To place ‘everything’ on a ‘result’ that has yet to happen, to enjoy the excitement of the process, and to bear the joy or pain of the result when it is revealed … This is a real gambler, a real ‘rogue’.”
“Young master, you’re saying …” The man in the suit turned to look at brother Jue.”He’s also A real …”
“No,” she said. The host interrupted the other party.”It’s wrong for you to use the word ‘also’.” He spread his hands and smiled.”He’s the real deal. I’m not a ‘rogue’… I’m just a coward.” “I’m just using money to protect myself. I’ve always been in a safe place … I’m not ‘gambling’. I’m just ‘playing’.”
The host paused and continued,”obviously, this ‘Mr Crow’… Is a Complete Scoundrel.” To make an inappropriate analogy … When everyone was thinking about ‘how to survive to the next game’, he was thinking about ‘how to kill everyone’. “This difference in nature, coupled with the difference in ability, caused his ability to execute things to be several levels higher than others …”
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Evening, 11:59.
There was only one minute left before midnight.
According to the rules, duels that had not been completed by midnight could be extended to the end.
At this moment, almost all of the “guests” were still in the middle of their duels …
Some of them had calm expressions on their faces, some had smug expressions, and some had “it’s over “expressions. The masks covered their expressions, but sweat and tears still flowed down the cheeks and chins of some people uncontrollably. The trembling of his body and his posture … Could not be concealed.
It could be said that even though the final battle was not over yet, they could basically identify who would be eliminated by body language.
On the other hand, the number of men in suits and sunglasses in the venue had increased again. In addition, there were dozens of women in suits and sunglasses.
As the staff, they were all very clear … That the following scene would become quite ugly, so they needed enough manpower to suppress a large number of madmen to control the scene.
This noisy moment after midnight was also a scene that the organizer loved to see.
The people who had fallen into the swamp of despair revealed their ugly and embarrassing postures and faces.
The men who had been standing tall and proud were now kneeling on the ground, begging for mercy and crying bitterly; Those originally beautiful and graceful women were now screaming and crying hysterically.
However, their final struggle was undoubtedly in vain. They were still dragged out in the end …
Among them, those who didn’t sign the “protection contract” were forcibly sent back to their respective single cabin. Once the ship docked, they would be brought back to shore and have to bear even more serious debts.
Those who had already signed the “protection contract” were grouped according to their gender. The other guests didn’t know where they went, but … They could imagine their future as “owners.”
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It was 12:25 am.
“Ladies and gentlemen …” Tonight, the host came down from the second floor for the first time.”Allow me to congratulate everyone first.”
He walked to the middle of the main hall with elegant steps, and the two big men in suits followed closely behind him, on his left and right sides.
“Congratulations, everyone, for standing out in the guessing numbers contest.” The host clapped his hands lightly.
In the next second, all the male and female staff members in suits and sunglasses around them also started clapping. However … From their faces, one could not see any “congratulatory” intent.
“Before I announce the rules of the next round, allow me…To propose a toast to everyone.”
Before the host could finish his words, 64 men in sunglasses had already carried trays and came to the remaining 64 guests in the main hall.
Each of them had a glass of champagne on their tray.
“Everyone, please give me the honor …” The host said as he took his glass of champagne from the 65th staff member and raised it high.
Seeing this, the guests naturally raised their glasses one after another. Some of the masks that were more tightly covered had already lifted the lower half of their masks with their other hand, ready to drink.
As for Feng bujue … He had to raise the glass to the height of his face to drink the wine, so he continued to’ stick the straw through the mask’s eye ‘.
“Then …” The host raised his glass for a few seconds and said,”hmm … Let me think about the toast …”
“Hurry up, your hands are sore.” The moment the man finished, brother Jue urged him.
The host pursed his lips under his mask.””Alright … Then I wish the world peace …”
Before he could finish his sentence, Feng bujue interrupted,””Who are you lying to? What peace, do you think you’re in a beauty contest? Let’s change to something else!”
Upon hearing this, the host’s expression twitched and he muttered in his heart,””Hey, hey … You’re the one who’s rushing me … You’re the one who’s picking on me … Are you looking for trouble …”
“Then … Thank you all for …”
“Are you having a one-month birthday party or a class reunion? Do you want to call us guests instead? What are you thanking us for? you’re saying it as if we’re here to give you face. Change to something else!” Brother Jue interrupted the man again and activated his ability to ridicule.
“I haven’t even said what I want to thank you for!” The host finally could not take it anymore and roared at brother Jue,”are you done! Why don’t you just say it!”
“Okay, I wish everyone good health.” Feng bujue answered quickly, and then he finished half the glass of champagne.
The host was shocked, but after the shock, he finished the champagne with the other guests.
Feeling that he had lost his composure, the host awkwardly cleared his throat after drinking. After a few seconds, he said,””Hmph … Then … Everyone, I will now announce the content of the second game.”
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
Two seconds later, a man in a suit and sunglasses came over and took the empty glass from the host’s hand, then handed him something.
After the host took it, he raised “that thing” and showed it to everyone.””I’ll name this game ‘triple neurasthenia’.”
As he said those six words, he used a shuffling technique that was common in Hong Kong gambling films in the 1990s to shuffle the neatly stacked brand new cards in his hand from top to bottom.
At this moment, none of the 63 guests present could see anything from the host’s show of skill. Only one person … Already knew a lot of information.
“Hmm … It’s not poker but a special card. There are a total of one hundred and two cards, divided into thirty-four patterns … This is indeed harder than the normal ‘neurasthenia’, but …”After a quick glance, Feng bujue was already thinking to himself, ha … To play cards in front of me, I’m afraid you are still too inexperienced …