Volume 3: The Storm Rises Chapter 670: An extremely difficult game
However, the most striking aspect of the new rule is the last one, which states that if a patient is cured by a team, the team behind him can only start with the next patient.
This rule does not seem to be anything at first glance, but if you taste it carefully, it is very interesting, because if there is a team with superior strength or luck that cures all the patients, then the team behind it has no need to continue the game, or in other words, if there is a team that cures all the patients who were relatively easy before, leaving only those patients who have little chance of being cured, then all the teams after him will not be able to go further in the standings today.
Therefore, the main point of the new rules this time is that in addition to the strength of each team, luck also accounts for a large part of the factor.
When the host announced the rules of the competition, the audience had forgotten about the previous patients, and discussed how the new rules would change the fate of the teams, and the teams that were still competing for the third place were also happy and worried.
The host British team, which is currently in third place in the standings, is only in the third place, but their position is not solid, and the fourth place is only one point apart, and the fifth place is only two points apart, according to this rule, if the fourth place is lucky to draw the No. 1 sign, and they are lucky to cure the No. 1 patient, then he will directly catch up, if he is lucky to cure the No. 2 patient, then he will directly surpass, which makes their original wishful thinking completely fail.
"James, you said that if the United States team or the Chinese team draw the No. 1 lot, will our third place be kept?" One of the two remaining British players who didn't compete whispered a pat on the shoulder of his companion who was going to be partnered with him on the final day today.
"Why?" James asked puzzledly, "Camel, tell me, what do you think?" ”
"Hey, isn't that easy!" Cameron smiled and whispered in James's ear: "Which of the teams participating in this competition can be compared to the two of them?" ”
"Nope!" Cameron smiled lewdly and continued: "Think about it, if one of their two teams draws the No. 1 lot, wouldn't it cure all the patients who are relatively likely to be cured in front of them, so in this way, even if they are stumped by one patient, is it possible for other teams behind them to surpass them?" ”
"That's right, why didn't I think of it, if even they can't be cured, the other teams will not be able to be cured at all, so that in addition to the two of them competing for the first place will become extremely fierce, the rankings of the other teams will not change today, so that our third place will be nine out of ten!" When James heard this, he immediately understood what Cameron meant, and almost cried out with joy.
James and Cameron of the British team understood this and were secretly happy, and the others naturally understood this, but they had their own calculations in their hearts at this time, and those teams with low points only wanted to enjoy the wonderful performances of those excellent teams at this time, and those teams with this glimmer of hope were secretly thinking about how to deal with it next.
"Okay, now the draw is over." The handsome host took over the list compiled by the staff, and said with a loud smile: "However, we will keep the order of all the rankings secret for the time being, and announce them in order of appearance, first of all, let us invite the players of the New Zealand team from Oceania to play with warm applause, welcome!" ”
"Hey, that's bad luck!"
"It's not bad, let's see how they do too!"
“……”
With the announcement of the list of the first teams, those teams that have not been announced have different thoughts, some people want to test the water through the performance of the New Zealand team that performed well this time, and the two named New Zealand team are depressed.
The performance of the New Zealand team this time is good, but they are only relative to the performance of the previous session, in this medical exchange meeting, their ranking belongs to the second echelon, and it can be said that there is basically no hope of competing for the top few places. There were two girls in their delegation.
The girls' minds are more delicate, they have been focusing on the No. 1 patient who has been announced, and they have come to a very bad conclusion through their own experience and distant judgment, and it is impossible to cure the first patient's disease at their level.
The two girls looked very beautiful, looking like a pair of dolls from a distance, and they walked slowly towards the stage, their every move attracted the attention of thousands of people at the scene.
"We abstain!"
Everyone was expecting a wonderful performance from these two, but no one expected that after the two of them took the stage, they just walked around Patient No. 1, and one of the girls, who looked a little older, said out loud that this decision seemed to be reasonable, but unexpected.
"Damn, how did you abstain!"
"It's a pity, but it's a wise choice to abstain!"
“……”
The New Zealand team's waiver has left the crowd divided, with some arguing that they are a sign of unethical work or others saying that they are the wisest choice at the moment. And Lu Yao and Fang Wei, a female classmate who will partner with him this time, also have their own opinions.
"It's a pity, I still want to roughly judge the condition of patient No. 1 through their examination process, now it's okay, I've prepared for such a while." Fang Wei said regretfully.
Fang Wei is the youngest member of the Chinese delegation this time, Lu Yao has not let her compete on stage, in order to make up for it in time if she has any mistakes on the last day, but she didn't expect the last day of the game to be this mode, which saved Lu Yao a lot of trouble. After all, she is not only young, but also has the weakest medical skills.
"Maybe we should be thankful!" Lu Yao had a different opinion, seeing that Fang Wei was a little unhappy at this time, he comforted: "If they try, others will also see some clues, in case the number of patients left for us in the end is not enough, and the Mi national team happens to appear before us, then our chances of winning are much smaller, and it is also beneficial for us to abstain at this time." ”
"yes, I didn't think of that!" When Fang Wei heard Lu Yao say this, she also suddenly realized, patted her head embarrassedly, and said with a smile.
“……”
The rules of the game did not prohibit abstention, the New Zealand team abstained, and the handsome host also smiled lightly and stepped forward to comfort them, after all, their game was over. He then announced the list of the next pair.
"Abstain!"
"We abstain!"
"We also abstain!"
I don't know if the condition of the first patient is too complicated, or if the representatives of these second-rate and third-rate echelons who have been named have thought of what Lu Yao said, and even the eight teams have chosen the same decision as the New Zealand team - abstaining.
With the abstention of these eight teams, the scene was also restless again, Dean Frank had not appeared for several days, and today he was faced with such a situation when he appeared again, his mood was much better, his mood was better, and he talked more, so he came out and said a few words, calming the restless emotions of the scene.
"Let's invite the third-ranked team in this standings, James and Cameron of the British team, everyone is welcome!" The handsome presenter stood up and announced at the end of Dean Frank's exuberant "speech."
James and Cameron, seeded for the British team, were also the hosts' players this time, and their appearance naturally won the warmest applause in the audience. Although these two men are not very old, they are also very famous prodigies in the British medical community, especially Cameron, who has published several very constructive papers in major medical journals at a young age.
Their appearance made the local audience at the scene both look forward to and worry, worried that the two of them would have no way to take this No. 1 patient, and also expected them to have an excellent performance.
Under the applause of thousands of spectators, the two slowly walked up to the stage and came to Patient No. 1, and the two carefully checked the condition of Patient No. 1.
"James, you help me turn him over, I'll look at his back." After Cameron and James watched for a long time, Cameron took the left arm of patient number one and said to his companion James.
James immediately did as Cameron said, grabbed the patient's right arm, and the two of them worked together to turn the patient over. After turning over, the faces of the two changed greatly.
Because today's game area is relatively close to the audience's seat, this change in their expression was naturally noticed by the audience, and for a while, the mood of thousands of spectators on the scene was also nervous.
"What's going on, shouldn't they have no way to take this No. 1 patient?"
"What can I do?"
“……”
The local audience didn't dare to take a breath of tension for fear of disturbing the medical work of the two.
Since there was no time limit for today's game, James and Cameron were not in a hurry, and carefully checked it again, and after about fifteen minutes, they began to get busy in an orderly manner, and as they took action, the tension of those people was slightly relieved.