When the three minutes were up, Ellista the Lake Siren's voice rang out. "I'll only ask this once. How about it? Do any of you want to quit before the game starts?"
Everyone, including Ginny, chose to remain silent.
"Very good." Ellista was satisfied with the result. "Now, let's move on to the next round of the game. It's very simple this time. There's no time limit. All you need to do is to get to the lake and board a boat that's docked there."
She paused for a second after saying that, but this time, no one was fooled. After the first round, everyone had realized that the game was not as easy as it looked.
"But …" As expected, the turning point soon came. The Lake Siren chuckled. "But there aren't that many seats on the boat. Hehe, you can't board the boat. If you want to board the boat, you must have a ticket. The ticket is in the cabinet by the shore. There are 15 drawers in the cabinet, numbered 1 to 15. To increase the excitement of the game, I've also placed magic traps and cursed puppets in the cabinet.
"Each of you can choose a numbered drawer, but no two of you can choose the same drawer. You can only open your own drawer after everyone has chosen their number.
"Listen up, the following are the eight hints that will be crucial to your final decision. 1. Drawers that contain the same item will not be connected. Drawer number 2.9 and above (excluding No. 9) will contain the same number of tickets and cursed dolls. 3. Among the three items, the cursed puppets are the most, followed by the tickets and the magic traps. 4. Three of the drawers contained two objects at the same time. Two of the drawers were numbered, No. 4 and No. 15. 5. The number of the magic traps in the drawer is not a multiple of 8. The number of the tickets in the drawer is a multiple of 7. 6. The number of empty drawers is 27. 7. The total number of tickets, magic traps, and cursed puppets is 17. Each drawer can only have one of each item. 8. If you know what's in drawer 13, you'll know what's in all the drawers. "
Everyone's expression changed after Ellista introduced the second round of the game. Everyone expected the game to be more difficult as time went by, but they did not expect it to be this difficult. The second round of the game was on a completely different level from the first round.
Moreover, this round of the game was obviously more competitive. The original one-on-one mode had become a group competition. Although the time limit had been removed, the Lake Siren had clearly stated that the number of tickets was limited. It was still unknown how many tickets there were, but there was no doubt that the sooner one solved the question, the higher the chance of obtaining a ticket. Once all the tickets were collected, it would be useless even if one obtained the answer.
Also, judging from the hint, there might be more than one item in each drawer. In other words, the ticket might be in the same drawer as the magic trap or the cursed puppet. This meant that the person who chose the ticket might have to pay an extra price when he or she got the ticket.
Just like the first time, the Lake Siren opened a path to the game's destination in the magic formation after introducing the rules of the game.
However, this time, no one ran with all their might. It was impossible to concentrate and think in that state. It was pointless to just run to the destination. The most important thing was to solve the puzzle as soon as possible.
However, when it came to solving the problem, everyone was going crazy again. The problem was that there were too many possibilities, and they needed to think and analyze them one by one. The process of solving the problem was quite complicated. Although they were all Magicians, they could not come up with an answer in a short period of time. Besides, they also had to consider the competition with other opponents. Everyone felt the pressure.
Everyone had experienced the Magic Traps before. Even though they looked a little ugly after being trapped, they did not cause much damage. However, this was only the first round of the Magic Traps. Before the start of the second round, Lake Witch Ellista had specifically emphasized the danger. The Magic Traps in this round would not be as easy to deal with as before.
As for the cursed puppets, they were a little unfamiliar with them. Curses were usually a special attack of the Orc Shamans. Just from the name, they knew it was not a good thing. The unknown was the scariest thing. In fact, they would rather take the magic traps with higher damage than touch the strange cursed puppets.
Louisa asked the man in the fox mask, "Who do you think will get the tickets first, and who is the least likely to get the tickets?"
The man in the fox mask pointed at Rob and the masked man who won the first round. "Based on their performance in the last round, these two are the best. As for the one most likely to be eliminated … it's obvious."
Royce knew that the fox-masked man was referring to Jenny and the other male student. The former was currently running towards the lake with a blank expression. It seemed like she hadn't memorized the eight hints at all. The other male student wasn't any better. He was already in a frenzy, and the female archer was worried that he would pull out all of his hair.
However, the result was beyond everyone's expectations once again. Because Jenny didn't have to solve the puzzle, she was the first to reach the lake. She stood in front of the cabinets and looked at each drawer nervously, as if trying to find something different. Unfortunately, this was not a game where everyone came to find fault. The cabinets looked the same. Jenny bit her lip and looked like she was about to cry. In the end, she could only rely on her intuition to randomly choose a drawer and write down the corresponding number on a piece of paper.
"No way! That works? "When the man in the fox mask saw the number on the paper, he looked like he had seen a ghost.
Louisa also saw the number Jenny wrote down. "Eh, number 14? Teacher, you better not tell me that you put a ticket in drawer 14. "
"Unbelievable, unbelievable. This kind of luck … Wait, no, I was almost tricked by her too. Once is a coincidence, but twice is not just luck. There must be a reason behind it." The man in the fox mask rubbed his chin. "Is it because of the other soul in her body? Damn, is the difference in IQ between twin sisters that obvious? "
"Teacher, that's a personal attack."
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