Chapter 1085 Challenger
"Essence" determines the choices a person can make in critical moments
In gambling, seeing through the "essence" of your opponent is the shortcut to victory.
Once seen through, they will be disrupted, induced, and even manipulated, and eventually fall into the abyss of failure.
Mr. Jing's failure was one such case.
Feng Bujue's words and actions... while advancing the game, are also testing the "essence" of his opponent.
Take this opponent as an example... Brother Jue soon discovered that the essence of Mr. Jing is "concession", or "concession while still having room for success".
It would be more appropriate to describe this kind of person as a "conservative who is strong on the outside but hard on the inside"...
Years of bureaucracy have allowed him to develop the principle of not seeking merit but seeking no faults; as long as there is room for maneuver and a safe space... he will make concessions and deceive himself by telling himself "This is A rational, helpless choice.”
But in fact, due to lack of ability, he is simply unable to judge what is a rational and correct concession...
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"The settlement begins now." The referee immediately said after hearing the "declaration of surrender." "The party that raised the question declared surrender in the twenty-first round, and the fine is... 31,000 US dollars."
"What...what! So much?" Mr. Jing couldn't help shouting when he heard the amount, "Why did I lose so much even if I surrendered?"
"The penalty formula is written in the rules, you can check it yourself." the referee replied coldly.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Jing lowered his head somewhat dullly, picked up the printed paper with the rules written on it from the middle layer of the cart, and found the relevant content.
Starting from the 21st round, the second penalty formula is adopted, which is:, and the 21-30th round is.
To sum up, Mr. Jing’s fine is: 10,000*(50-20)%+80,000*10%+20,000, which is indeed 31,000 US dollars...
"Do you understand?" The referee waited for Mr. Jing for a minute and then asked. "In addition, the amount of the 'bet round' must be included, which is 1,000 US dollars, so... at the end of this round, the question maker should pay 32,000 US dollars to the guesser, please pay."
"Damn... damn..." Mr. Jing muttered through gritted teeth, and reluctantly took out the money from his plastic bag.
After the referee took the bills. He took out a money counting machine from the trolley and quickly counted out the correct amount. And handed it over to Feng Bujue's hands.
"Haha...thank you." Feng Bujue took the money from the referee with a smile and thanked Mr. Jing.
"Hmph..." Mr. Jing snorted coldly, clenching his hands into fists and his whole body trembling with the frustration of failure.
"Then..." At this time, the referee took out the paper with the correct answer that Mr. Jing had put there just now from his jacket pocket. "This answer is invalid from now on." He said, He stuffed the piece of paper into the shredder at the bottom of the trolley, "You two... please prepare for the second round of the showdown."
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Just when they were clearing the table and settling the bill...
"Friend, play a round with me."
"I challenge you. Yes, it's you."
"Handsome guy, can you give me a compliment?"
"I want to challenge you, come on."
Many people in the surrounding crowd suddenly started to take action.
Those who took the lead... had already seen the dangers of this game, so they quickly launched a "challenge" to the people around them.
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at the same time. Main hall on the second floor.
"Haha...Have you finally realized it?" The organizer looked at the people who were starting duels one after another and said with a smile, "But...no matter how fast they are, they can't catch up with the man wearing the crow mask. That man is ahead of them. A whole round of time.”
"Young Master." A, a big man in a suit, stepped forward and reminded him, "That gentleman... his name is Jiang Daode."
"Jiang Daode?" the organizer responded. Then he made a few operations on the tablet device in his hand and called up Jiang Daode's information from the database, "Well... Well-known entrepreneurs... Ten outstanding young people... The gaming industry... The company is currently on the verge of bankruptcy... Is it... "
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On the other hand, the second match between Feng Bujue and Mr. Jing was about to begin.
At this time, Brother Jue had quickly scrawled six numbers on the paper and handed it to the referee.
The moment he saw those six numbers, the referee almost knelt down...
"Are you...sure it's these six numbers?" The referee looked at the piece of paper with "1456" written on it. Under the sunglasses, his eyes were showing pain in his balls.
"Yes." Brother Jue replied without thinking.
The referee nodded: "Okay..." He put the piece of paper away and turned to look at Mr. Jing, "Then please guess who will say the 'round declaration' first."
"Fifty rounds." Mr. Jing chose a very safe number; of course... given his ability, he didn't have the capital to take risks.
"1,000 US dollars." Feng Bujue also gave a minimum bet amount.
"Wait!" Mr. Jing said loudly immediately, "Is this the wrong bet amount? Your current holdings are already US$132,000. You must place a minimum bet of US$1,320."
"Hmph..." Feng Bujue chuckled, "How about you go check out the rules again?"
"Huh?" Mr. Jing was stunned by what he said, and then he went to read the rules again.
As a result, he was dumbfounded again...
According to the rules, when "betting on a round", the minimum bet amount placed by the party asking the question shall not be less than 1% of the total amount of gold held at the beginning of the duel.
Please note that here is used instead of .
This concept is undoubtedly different, because there are two "games" in a "match".
"As this gentleman said." A few seconds later, the referee also spoke, "The minimum amount of 'bet round' is based on the proportion of gold holdings at the beginning of the duel. Otherwise... in case there is a guesser. He only lost a few hundred dollars in the first game, so wouldn’t it only cost him a few dollars to bet as the question maker in the second game?”
"Tch..." Mr. Jing spat, "Okay, okay~ One thousand is one thousand." He took the pen and looked ready to go, "First round. I bet 680 US dollars, you Do you want to follow or not?”
Mr. Jing's holding amount for this round is 68,000 US dollars, and the "minimum betting amount per round" is calculated based on his total holding amount at the beginning of the round, so the amount he bids is reduced accordingly.
"I surrender." Unexpectedly, the next second, Feng Bujue replied in a very calm tone...
When he said this, Mr. Jing had already written two zeros on the paper...
"You vote... hmm?" until he was about to finish writing six zeros. Only then did Mr. Jing react, "What? Are you surrendering?"
Feng Bujue ignored him and looked directly at the referee: "Mr. Referee. Settlement."
"So that's it..." The referee was thinking secretly at this time, "This kid planned to surrender in the first round, so he can write anything..."
So, the referee calculated in his mind for a few seconds and announced: "The party that raised the question surrendered in the first round, and the fine was... 6868 US dollars."
When Mr. Jing heard this number, he really wanted to curse...
But he did not question it again, because he had just read the rules again, so he knew that the number was correct.
Because Feng Bujue surrendered in the first round. So he was referring to the first formula, that is, after plugging in the numbers, it was 6800*(50-0)%+68+3400, and the result was just a few thousand dollars.
"Including the amount of 'bet on rounds', the total is 7868 US dollars." The referee said this and looked at Brother Jue. "please pay."
Feng Bujue casually took out a stack of money and handed it to the referee, and asked, "What do you mean by change?"
"Of course we are prepared." When the referee responded, he had already taken out a small box from the locked part of the middle layer of the cart. The box was filled with several sizes of small-denomination banknotes.
To make a long story short, the number-guessing showdown between Feng Bujue and Mr. Jing ended just like that.
finally. Feng Bujue won US$24,132 from the other party, accounting for almost a quarter of the total loan amount from the other party.
Seeing this, the onlookers finally realized the importance of "total gold holdings" in this game.
Although the base bet of "round bet" depends on how much money one has at the beginning of the duel, the "surrender penalty" depends on how much the opponent has at the beginning of each round...
When the player plays the role of "guessing the solution", the higher the total amount of gold held, the higher the opponent's penalty will be, correspondingly. If you hold less money, the other party can pay less penalties.
From this point of view, the "challenger" undoubtedly occupies the dominant position, because the challenger can first act as the "guessing party". As long as you gain enough benefits from guessing the game and lower the opponent's capital limit, then When you become the question maker, the surrender penalty you need to pay will naturally be reduced.
And...this "financial advantage" is basically a snowball effect. Winners will become more and more advantageous, while losers will find it increasingly difficult to come back, so...be quick!
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"I challenge you!"
"I challenge you!"
"No, I challenged you first!"
"Nonsense, I said it first!"
For a time, the surrounding crowd was in chaos.
Those who responded quickly had already quietly found someone to start the duel when the first game between Brother Jue and Mr. Jing was settled.
As for these "slow-paced" guys at the moment, or rather... "the vast majority of people", they only reacted after watching the settlement of the second game, and they eagerly challenged each other, and everyone wanted to be the first to guess the solution.
Scenes like this are common for men in suits and sunglasses, and they are also familiar with how to deal with them.
"Everyone, please calm down. There is no need to argue. The two who need to show off please come to the table first."
"You two, please come to the table."
"Be calm and please come to me."
Under the persuasion of the men in suits, those who had disputes came to the table one after another. Then... the men in suits took out their tablet devices and retrieved the real-time video to determine who "said" the challenge declaration first.
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on the other hand……
"Hmph... Even if you win this time." After Mr. Jing took back the 7,868 US dollars, he muttered to Brother Jue, "We have a similar relationship..."
"No more." Feng Bujue interrupted without letting the other party finish his harsh words. "People like you...are destined to be unable to leave this ship tonight."
"What did you say..." Mr. Jing became a little angry and raised his arms and sleeves and stepped forward, as if he wanted to use force.
Suddenly, when he rushed in front of Brother Jue, a chill ran through his body.
At that moment, Mr. Jing was not only unable to speak anymore, but even breathing became very difficult.
He suddenly had a feeling that the person under the strange crow mask... seemed not to be a human being. But some kind of more terrifying and unknown creature...
"Whether you agree with what I said or not, I still have to say it." Seeing that the other party stopped talking, Feng Bujue continued coldly, "If you are not convinced by the loss, I don't mind talking about it later. I can gamble with you for one round, or even two or three rounds, until I win all your money.”
Mr. Jing did not answer any more, but retreated...
"But now..." Feng Bujue said, slowly turning around.
At this moment, a tall man wearing a golden crying face mask. Already standing behind Brother Jue.
"I've kept you waiting for a long time." Feng Bujue looked at the other party and said smoothly.
"Haha...it's only a minute or two." The tall man responded with a smile.
The two conversations between them sounded like ordinary polite words to others, and they seemed to have no beginning or end.
But in fact, these two simple "hellos" are not only a test of each other, but also a demonstration of each other's strength.
Feng Bujue's "I've kept you waiting for a long time" is intended to mean, "I know you have been waiting behind me for a long time, waiting to challenge me."
And the tall man responded calmly. As well as his behavior of "challenging the man in the crow mask", it also shows that he is by no means an ordinary person.
"Then... let's start." Feng Bujue continued.
"Okay." The tall man said, then took a step forward and walked boldly towards the place where Mr. Jing was standing before.
"Referee, I have challenged the gentleman wearing the crow mask." As he walked, he turned to say hello to the referee.
The referee heard this. He glanced at Brother Jue; although he was wearing sunglasses at this time, you could feel that... he had an inquiring look.
"Why are you looking at me?" Feng Bujue responded, "This is my second duel. I cannot refuse the challenge until this one is completed."
"In that case, then...please ask the question first." The referee continued.
Feng Bujue shrugged, took out another piece of white paper from the cart, and spread it on the table; he still didn't think much about it. Just write a set of numbers.
This time, when the referee took the "answer sheet", he was already prepared to see "1456" again, but... Brother Jue's answer this time was more normal, which was "953724".
"Huh? There are no repeated numbers..." the referee immediately thought, "But... if you think about it carefully, under the premise that all the numbers are bound to be tried in the first nine rounds, deliberately not using repeated numbers seems to be a good choice. After all, 'which six numbers' is no longer a problem from the tenth round. Once the numbers are determined, there are more combinations that are not repeated. "
Thinking of this, the referee put the answer into his jacket pocket, and then said to the tall man: "Please declare the round."
"Haha..." The man chuckled twice, "Eighteen rounds."
"What?" Mr. Jing, who was standing aside and had not walked far away, couldn't help but screamed when he heard this.
"Hmph...what's all the fuss about." The tall man looked at Mr. Jing and felt funny, "By the way...why are you still here?"
When he asked this, Mr. Jing was not happy: "What's wrong? Can't I just stand here and watch for a while?"
"Don't you understand?" the tall man replied, "Right now... we are racing against time..." He raised his finger and pointed at Feng Bujue, "That Mr. Crow Mouth did not hesitate to give away time in order to buy time. Why don’t you know how to cherish your thousands of dollars?”
"What did you say?" Mr. Jing asked suspiciously, "When did he give me thousands of dollars?"
"Oh?" When the tall man heard this, he laughed again, "What? Don't you even know the most basic things like 'in which rounds you can escape'?" He shook his head and continued, "Huh... no wonder people say you can't leave tonight."
"You guys, what are you talking about!" Mr. Jing's anger was aroused again, "If you have something to say, say it clearly, don't beat around the bush!"
"Alas..." the tall man sighed and explained, "Then let me give you an example... If that gentleman just played with you for a while, for example... until the nineteenth round when you suddenly surrender, you yourself Calculate the difference between the penalty and the stake you paid at that time.”
This kind of mental arithmetic that can be completed by primary school students can still be completed by Mr. Jing. He looked down at the formula on the rules and did the math immediately.
Ten seconds later, Mr. Jing’s face suddenly changed, and he murmured: “The 18th ante bet of 680 US dollars is... 12240... and the penalty for surrendering in the 19th round is 11492... I... not only did I not win any money, Still lost 748?”
"That's right." The tall man continued, "However, you still have the $1,000 from the gambling round, so you can still earn $252 (because the bottom bet for the gambling round is fixed at $1,000, so when Mr. Jing guessed the solution, Feng Bujue was still in a slight loss in the 19th round, and had to wait until the 20th round to make a profit), but it's far worse than 7868?" He paused for half a second, and then said, "What if... he waits until the 20th round to surrender? You don't have to calculate, I tell you... even if you count the $1,000 from the gambling round, you still have to lose $40..." He smiled (although the other party couldn't see it) and said, "This... is the so-called 'escape round'; for the party who asked the question first, this is very important, but you didn't do it well. Grasp... When you are the one who sets the questions, if you surrender one or two rounds earlier and before the other party raises the stakes, even if you can't win too much money, at least you won't lose more than 30,000. "
"I... I..." Mr. Jing gritted his teeth in regret under the mask, and said depressedly, "If I could have been one round earlier..."
"There is no such assumption." The tall man interrupted him, "I advise you to find a place quickly, first calculate the comparison between the fine and the income in each round... Then, while everyone still has to accept the challenge, finish your "second duel". As for what we are going to play here..." He said, looking at Brother Jue again, "It's not a game that people of your level can intervene in...") Mobile users please visit http://