Time returned to the present.
Weighty Words flipped the card over and placed it before his eyes. There was a ball of black wool printed on the front of his [Hint] card.
"Are you planning to use the yarn to wrap me up?" Weighty Words said after glancing at the picture.
Before he finished, the way Hong Hu, Qiu Feng, and Feng Bujue looked at him changed.
"What …" Weighty Words wanted to ask what was wrong, but before he could ask, he was shocked by what was happening.
At that moment, from an outsider's perspective, Weighty Words' hair swelled like dough and soon turned into a large, fluffy afro. Then, this' large hair 'started to' rain 'like a dark cloud. Of course, it was not rain but long hair that fell like a waterfall.
About thirty seconds later, this process finally stopped.
Weighty Words' small crew cut seemed to have turned into a large mushroom, and under the mushroom's roof, hair that looked like willows hung. If he stood up, other people would not be able to see his body. From afar, he looked like a black, fluffy jellyfish.
"When you think you've gotten what you want, you've actually lost even more," Weighty Words repeated. As Weighty Words repeated that, he used his hands to pull back the curtain-like hair to reveal his face. "Even though I have recently considered changing the crew cut in the game to a different hairstyle. In the new patch for Thriller Paradise announced on Dream Inc's official website, there is a new hairstyle modification service that will be available soon, but it will definitely not be like this …"
"When you think you've won the title of the King of Haircuts and Haircuts, you've already lost your dignity and taste," Feng Bujue mocked coldly.
"Hahaha …" Hearing that, Qiu Feng laughed. But several seconds later, the spot where the sword pierced his chest started to bleed again. "Cough … No … Don't make me laugh, or else I won't last an hour."
Ambitionist said calmly, "Compared to the rest of us, you're still considered okay." As he said that, he poked his finger through the iron bars before his face and pushed up his glasses out of habit.
"I'd rather have a cage over my head." Weighty Words pushed the hair away from his face to the back of his shoulders, or else he would not be able to see anything.
"Everyone, let us continue." "Mr. Yu, you came at the right time. Before you appeared, your three companions had already completed their rounds." His tone was still calm. "At this moment, I believe that all of you have seen how this game is played."
"We've seen the effects of the card, but what about the rules of the game?" Feng Bujue asked. "We can't keep playing under your command."
Moriarty turned his head and exchanged glances with Holmes. Then he said to the players, "Language is a form of power." He raised an arm and made an introductory gesture. "Please remember this, because in this space, or in this round table game, this is the most basic part."
He used his hand to point at the cards on the table. "In the basic rules of this game, every player must use the four types of cards: Hint, Question, Guess, and Deduce." His eyes scanned the players' faces. "But there is a problem. At this table, only Mr. Holmes and I know the 'truth'. Therefore, as players who do not know the truth, there is no reason for you to choose the hint. "
"So, the rule states that we have to use hint to enter the game?" Hong Hu asked.
"Yes," Moriarty replied. Moriarty replied. "We've left those 'suggestive' words all over the place. So that when you climb the stairs, you can see with your own eyes the influence of these few sentences on the other characters in this space. "
"Can I understand it this way … In this world, 'language' is a form of power, and 'hint' is a skill with negative attributes?" Autumn Wind asked.
"Not exactly," Holmes interjected. "But it's very close."
"On this table, there is no such thing as positive or negative. The precondition for determining the effect of the card is whether the words spoken have any value, "Moriarty continued." Now is my turn. Let me give you a hint and demonstrate. "He paused for a moment and said loudly," Hint — [There are no lies in this world.]
After that, a [Hint] card moved in front of the professor.
Moriarty flipped the card open and showed it to everyone. The front of the card was blank. "Look, there is no punishment."
About five seconds later, Feng Bujue let out a chilling laugh from his cheeks. "Humph … I get it now." He was still toying with the knife in his hand and looked relaxed. "You are an 'insider'. What you are saying now can help us get closer to the 'truth', so your 'hint' is valuable." He paused for a second before continuing. "And us who do not know the truth have only spoken the 'language' that you have left for us. Even though the nature of the words is indeed 'hint', on this table, it is meaningless."
"Not bad, looks like you've gotten the hang of it," Moriarty replied with a smile.
Weighty Words thought about it and concluded. "Then … in this game, for those who do not know the truth, choosing 'hint' will result in punishment because those who know the truth do not need our hint.
But for those who know the truth, 'assumption' is something that cannot be touched because you have known the truth from the beginning, so there is nothing to be assumed. "
"But the problem is …" Hong Hu cut him off. "Every player has to use all four types of cards, right?" He tossed a sharp gaze at Moriarty.
"Yes." Moriarty replied matter-of-factly. "Don't worry, Mr. Holmes and I are not the kind of people who would cheat."
"For those who do not know the truth, the first sentence that you say when you enter the game will be taken as a hint." He blew out a puff of smoke. "But those who know the truth do not have this restriction. They can start with any type of card." He flicked the ash on the cigarette. "But … whether it is those who know the truth or not, in the first four rounds of the game, they are not allowed to choose the same card."
"In other words … every player has to choose all four types of cards in the first four rounds," Moriarty said. "Does that mean … from the fifth round onwards, we can choose the same card repeatedly?" Hong Hu asked.
Moriarty scoffed. "Yes, from the fifth round onwards, you can choose 'ask' every round." He pointed out what Hong Hu was thinking.
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