novelraw Chapter 759: You are indeed amazing, but we can cheat
Chapter 759: You are indeed amazing, but we can cheat
Xie Antong: ?
No, do you think you're coaxing a child? And you want to play with the two of them for a while?
Isn't this your game?
But when she turned her head, that guy Lu Ce had already walked quickly to the seaside, looking at the distant sea of Despair and the two figures upon it.
......
Forget it, let it be for now. I'll try it myself. His behavior is very strange. Perhaps he has other plans after a while.
He wants me to hold the fort first while he goes to help Perfect Life?
On the other side, standing on the same side, [Pleasure] and [Knowledge], because of "Sin's" disregard, were also a bit surprised.
However, this time, neither of them got angry. [Knowledge] spoke faintly towards the figure facing the sea, saying in a calm tone:
[I don't care. I have time, and I have patience.][In this game, don't think you can win using the same methods as before. That is absolutely impossible.]
"Knowledge... please be mindful of the time."
Just as he was putting on his act, the Arbitrator on the other side spoke up, steeling himself.
At that moment, above his head, a progress bar floated quietly. It was the time limit for each person's speech he had mentioned earlier.
[Knowledge]: ......
[Hmph!]
He was very displeased with the Arbitrator's interruption, but considering the other party's decent performance earlier, not saying anything like 'exceeding the time limit counts as a loss' or similar.
So, he extended a finger and casually gave a word.
[Ci Hai (Sea of Words).]
Upon hearing this word, Xie Antong couldn't help but sigh inwardly in her heart.
The word Lu Ce said earlier was actually already setting a trap for the other side.
He said "the antonym of hope," not "despair," but the one who came was He, the God of [Despair], and he rambled on about other things for so long...
She had actually been hoping all along that the other party's brain would malfunction and give a word starting with "wang."
Now it seems such a simple and low-level mistake holds no meaning for [Knowledge].
A massive "Newly Compiled Chinese Dictionary" directly fell onto the beach, accompanied by the mocking voice of [Knowledge].
[If you have no ideas, you can pick it up and take a look.]
[Don't worry, I will try my best to give you time. I won't say words you can't handle, letting you try a bit more so this game can go on a little longer.]
Ignoring the other party's mockery, Xie Antong picked up the dictionary, flipped through it casually a couple of times, and glanced at the timer on it.
Tsk, not much time left for thinking.
She had been thinking since just now: facing [Knowledge] in this kind of game, what was her advantage?
The conclusion she ultimately reached was "Chinese."
This game uses Chinese as the standard. It's one of the few things where she can be on equal footing with the other party.
And now, the most direct method she thought of was to find a way to make the other party unable to continue the word chain!
In the usage of Chinese, syllables are composed of phonemes. A syllable can consist of up to four phonemes.
Among them, vowels are essential. Generally speaking, characters with fewer phonemes have relatively fewer words that can start with them.
For example, syllables like "o," "e" – words starting with them are very few. People unfamiliar with ancient Chinese vocabulary might be unable to answer.
But for her to find a word ending with such a syllable also requires preparation. At least in such a short time, she hadn't thought of a word starting with "hai" (the sea) and ending with a single phoneme.
"Hai Ge (Sea Clam)." Xie Antong raised her finger and said.
Finally, before the time ran out, she gave a relatively satisfactory corresponding two-syllable word.
As her words fell, a large number of shell-like creatures appeared in the azure coastal waters, each the size of a basketball, opening and closing their mouths like Pac-Man, moving towards Lu Ce.
Lu Ce: ?
What the hell is this!?
The countdown timer shifted to [Pleasure]. Xie Antong looked at the other party without much expression.
Actually, with this word, she had also buried a trap. The simplest continuation would be to directly say "Ge Li (Clam)." Besides that, others would be very hard to find.
But this isn't simple word chain; it requires imagining the object in one's mind. If calculated this way, "Ge Li (Clam)" and "Hai Ge (Sea Clam)" should probably be considered the same word!
In that case, it would be the other party violating the rules!
[Ah, this word...]
Just as [Pleasure] was about to speak, [Knowledge] beside him suddenly looked up and spoke to the Arbitrator:
[If this side says "Ge Li (Clam)," does it count as a rule violation in my game?]
The Arbitrator didn't speak. As a referee, saying such words affects game balance, but it did remind [Pleasure].
Immediately, He looked somewhat surprised at Xie Antong, then raised a hand to cover His mouth and laughed.
[Hahahaha, the little girl is scheming against me. Really, I'm very clever.]
[Hmm, do you think I'm comparatively stupid?]
[Pleasure] laughed and muttered to Himself, then looked at Xie Antong with great interest, a trace of inexplicable pity flashing in His eyes.
[Well done. So quickly, you've started from your area of expertise, knowing how to make the other party unable to find a word in a short time.]
[It's just... pitiful.]
"Please be mindful of the time," the Arbitrator reminded.
[I really haven't thought of any good word. This isn't my forte.] Pleasure spread His hands, adopting a 'the pot is already broken, why bother' attitude.
But He looked at [Knowledge] and said:
[Let her know the reality sooner. Come on, give a word.]
Looking at the other party's confident appearance despite clearly not knowing, Xie Antong's heart sank inexplicably.
[Knowledge] silently uttered three words.
[Ge Ling Mo.]
What the hell is that?
Xie Antong's eyes widened. Her brain simply couldn't comprehend what this pronunciation referred to.
And seeing her surprised expression, [Pleasure] suddenly burst into loud laughter.
[Surprised, little girl? Reality is always cruel.]
[The universe is so vast. Your planet is but a speck of dust within it. In places you cannot see, there are countless things you do not know.]
[Although Chinese is used, it was said before that for things you haven't seen, Chinese transliteration will be used...]
Before He could finish, Xie Antong's shoulders and heart had already sunk completely to the bottom.
[Hehe, little girl, you are indeed quite good, but we can cheat~.]