Chapter Ninety-Eight: Riddle 2
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Victory means the smooth passage of the caravan, and defeat, and his whole life will be completely rewritten!
He felt his heart pound violently, and a cold sweat slid down his forehead.
The elder looked solemn and solemn, as if he was telling a sacred matter, "I got this riddle from the mouth of a stranger. No one ever guessed it. The riddle is long, so listen carefully. β
"In that alien world, there is a saying of hell and heaven. After the death of a good person, there are good angels to lead the soul to heaven, and after the death of a sinful person, there are bad angels to lead the soul to hell.
There is a man who dies, and his soul will be taken to heaven. On his way to heaven, he came across a fork in the road. At the intersection of the two roads stood two angels. And only one of these two paths leads to heaven and the other to hell.
It is known that of these two angels, one is a good angel who will always speak only the truth, and the other is a bad angel who will only tell lies.
Moreover, these two angels will only answer "yes" or "no" and will not say anything else. But he didn't know which was the good angel and which was the bad one.
He had to find his way to heaven, and the guides were two angels. He can choose one of the two angels to ask a question and get an answer, and then use that answer to determine which path leads to heaven.
What kind of question, then, did he ask one of the two angels to determine the way to heaven at once?"
Heaven and hell -- this world has something in common with the earth.
In principle, this riddle should be considered a logical reasoning problem.
The rest of the people were directly dumbfounded, and they didn't seem to understand the question very well.
After the puzzle was finished, the elder of the puzzle forest suddenly squatted on the ground, looking relaxed and comfortable.
It jokingly said:
"Struggle, you have a quarter of an hour. I suggest you take a good look back at the good things of the past in your mind. Because it won't be long before these clips are gone. β
"Of course, I would be happier if you could answer it. β
With no time to waste, he quickly got into the groove and began to rack his brains and meditate.
"Isn't this road heaven? No. β
"Isn't that road across the street heaven?"
Thinking is the most time-consuming, and time flies by, as if it is just a blink of an eye, and it will be exhausted.
"What should I do?"
Isabella and Uma are walking around the ground like ants on a hot pot, and they are also clueless.
Rodin frowned and muttered, "It seems that ordinary questions can only get different answers, so it is impossible to determine whether they are true or false." β
"Is there a question that they all answer 'yes' or 'no'?"
At this moment, his brain was running at an unprecedented high speed, as long as there was a trace of formulas, theorems, and contents related to it, all flashed through his mind. Sweat rained down and soaked his whole body silently.
After all, he graduated from a prestigious university, and he still has some logical thinking ability.
Suddenly, a thought crossed my heart.
"The questions I ask them are things that I can't be sure of, so is there a fact that I know? If you ask a true angel a predetermined fact, he will come back to 'yes,' and the false angel will deny it. β
As soon as the thought came to mind, it suddenly became enlightened and ecstatic.
"Hmm, it's time, are you getting along?"
Seeing his joyful expression, Astrana couldn't help but sigh: "Do you know that you are about to become an amnesiac person, and you can't control yourself when you are struck?"
"I know the answer. β
Rodin smiled, but the words he said made the Elder of the Mystery Forest, who was close at hand, stunned for a moment, and for a moment it seemed to transform into a tall wooden statue.
"In the beginning, I was always going astray, entangled in the truth of angels, the difference between the way and the way. β
In the end, I realized that I opened my mind and vision, and looked at the problem from a different angle, but I found that it was so simple. β
"Rodin, I knew you could do it!"
Uma cheered, as if he had already confirmed their victory.
Isabella was still worried, and she couldn't tell the winner until the answer was revealed.
"Simple?"
The elder quickly recovered from his surprise and said noncommittally, "If you answer incorrectly, then I still have to take your memory." β
"Tell me the answer, don't procrastinate. β
Rodin no longer hesitated, and said calmly, "My method is to choose an angel at random and ask him this question - am I dumb?"
"Ahh
"yes, I didn't expect such a simple answer. If it is a true angel, then he will definitely deny it, and the false angel will inevitably return to 'yes'. β
Several of the big men who thought they were clever began to cheer.
However, the Mystery Forest Elder's face sank like water, and he was not happy.
It raised its eyebrows and said angrily, "This is a clever answer, completely avoiding the topic. β
This kind of answer made me very uncomfortable. It's a contempt for me. β
As soon as the words fell, the witchcraft vines were like a group of rushing snakes, instantly wrapping Rodin tightly.
The cheering crowd was stunned and amazed by the sudden influx.
"What are you doing, this is not complying with the rules!"
"Nope. β
The elder said, "I agreed to let your caravan go, but his clever answer offended my dignity. β
"I'm going to leave him behind!"
"Thisβ" The three guards hesitated, originally Rodin was considered an outsider in the caravan, and if he could exchange his life for the safety of the entire caravan, they would not refuse.
Isabella also fell silent, as the nominal leader of the caravan, her first task was to take care of the overall situation, even if she had some good feelings and curiosity about Rodin, but for the sake of the whole caravan, she had to make a choice.
She didn't say a word, and made a cruel choice with mixed feelings.
"No, you're breaking the agreement!"
Only Ummah still refuses to give up,
"When he answers the first riddle correctly, he gets the right to pass, you can't do that!"
Astrana revealed his cruel, eccentric side, his face was as cold as a knife, and he let out a piercing sarcasm like sawing wood: "Do you want me to let him out of the woods and then get him back?"
Rodin, who was tied up with five flowers, only felt that the bones on his body were squeaked by the rough and hard vines, as if he was a heavy burden, pressing on his body, and he couldn't break free at all. It is worthy of being a gold-level monster.
The injury is just right, he doesn't want to suffer the pain of broken bones, Cynthia is still waiting for him, and he must not let down and break his promise.
So he turned red and yelled at the elder, "I know another answer. β
"Oh-" Suddenly, he felt his whole body loosen and fell to the ground with a "thud".
"Then I'll give you another chance to hear it. β
Hope reignited in Umma's eyes.
"I would ask any angel this sentence - would you say that this is the road to heaven?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Astrana looked at him in disbelief.
"Is your answer different from mine, it seems, I still have to explain. β
"The false angel has always denied the facts, he represents falsehood, so why don't we let him deny himself, that is, deny falsehood, the result is true, and double negation is affirmation, so that all we get from the true and false angels is true information. β
After Rotin finished explaining, Uma suddenly understood, and then said: "If we ask the true angel this sentence, then he will answer 'yes', and if we ask the false angel, he would have said that there is a heavenly path behind him, confusing the way-seeker, but this time he can only deny himself, so he will answer 'no'." β
Uma, walking while talking, is radiant and charming.
So no matter which angel is asked this question, we will all get the right answer. β
Isabella, looking amazed, suddenly realized.
"It's Rodin, what a man who is good at creating miracles!"
I still feel guilty about my choice just now.
"I see. β
The fierce look of the Elder of the Mystery Forest vanished, and he sighed, "Your answer is more concise and easy to understand than mine. You'll pass this time!"
After speaking, he didn't see any movement, and the dense trees where the few people were standing suddenly shifted a distance to both sides, and in the blink of an eye, a bright avenue was revealed in front of them and behind them, large enough to accommodate the passage of the caravan.
"Great!"
"Rodin, you're amazing. β
The crowd was relieved.
Rodin was a little apprehensive, the answer he had just thought of after he had been entangled in rattans, and he was almost destroyed by the hands of this strange monster.
Although the elder admitted defeat, there was a sense of injustice in his heart.
Suddenly shouted to stop the huge figure that was slowly retreating.
"Astrana, I have a riddle here, I wonder if you're interested?"
"Huh?"
The elder turned around in confusion.
"Are you going to bet against me?"
"No, I just wanted to test you. β
"Haha!"
With a loud smile, the elder's huge body moved his legs awkwardly and returned to Rodin's side.
"You're a daring boy. β
"If your riddle is too simple, I'll be angry. β
"Astrana has had too many boring years, and I hope your riddles will add a little fun to my endless life. β
It squinted, condescending.
Rodin sneered in his heart, and was not afraid of this behemoth.
He asked cleanly, "What is it, four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night?"
"I'll give you a quarter of an hour to think about it too. β
After saying that, he returned to his place, and the Elder of the Mystery Forest remained motionless and fell into deep thought.
Isabella led the crowd up and bowed to him with gratitude in full swing.
"Well, what are you doing here?"
Rodin was in a somewhat complicated mood, and he also saw the performance of everyone when he was captured, and he could roughly understand the situation at that time.
Anyway, he also came to this point for the flint Chamber of Commerce, and it was really difficult to accept their attitude just now, and there was a trace of resentment in his heart.
But after thinking about it, could it be that the Flint Chamber of Commerce was satisfied with the hard work of the Mystery Forest Elder at least the Golden Rank?
Not to mention that Cynthia is still in the Chamber of Commerce, and she can come here because of the care of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce is kind to itself!
It is reasonable for him to have no resentment. It's a relief to think so.
He was a little overwhelmed to hold Isabella's tenderness, and a silky smooth, elastic touch made him retract his hand instantly.
Isabella said solemnly, "You have been very kind to us by risking the loss of your memory for the sake of the Flint Chamber of Commerce. What is the need to be concerned about receiving a little girl's courtesy. β
Uma Yingying on the side smiled: "I almost thought it was over just now, but you suddenly gave us a surprise." It's really harmful, we're worried, why didn't we say that answer earlier?!"
Qianqiansu patted him on the shoulder casually.
He smiled helplessly: "When the Elder of the Mystery Forest set me up, I was really desperate. But who would have thought that suddenly Fuzhi had a new idea in his heart. β
"It's really thanks to you this time, otherwise the return journey of the Flintstone Chamber of Commerce would have been greatly extended. From now on, you will be a guest of honor at our Chamber of Commerce. If there is any request, we will do our best to accommodate it!"
"Don't say these kind words, isn't the Chamber of Commerce kind to me? β
"I'm here to watch over the elder and have fun with it. β
A male guard couldn't help but say:
"Rodin, why do you bother to do this, if you provoke it again, then we will lose more than we gain. β
Isabella's apricot eyes were slightly angry, and she scolded suddenly: "Munch, what kind of attitude do you have. Remember, Rodin will be the great benefactor of our Chamber of Commerce from today onwards, and if I see you disrespecting him again, I will ask for you!"
"I'm sorry, please forgive me. β
The guard, named Munch, changed color under the reprimand and left without saying a word.
Rodin watched the group return and turned his gaze back to the elder.
The elder sat silently on the ground, two overlapping thighs covered with roots and branches like a thick wall.
It rested its hands on its knees, its brown pupils closed, and made a gesture that resembled meditation.
The most peculiar thing is that the miscellaneous broken leaves and dead branches on the top of its head are stacked to form a bird's nest.
There are a few colorful unknown birds chirping and chirping in this nest.
In addition, on the tip of its long, rough branches, there was also a gray shrike scratching its head and pecking from time to time.
He thought that the Elder of the Mystery Forest was able to manipulate plants and promote the growth of vegetation, and he was simply a replica of the druid, the Treant, the guardian of the forest.
And it's happy to communicate with humans.,It's fairly peaceful.,Except that sometimes it's petty.,Like an old naughty boy.γ
If you have to divide the monster into a faction, then it should be called a neutral camp, and the first encounter with the Quirk should be counted as the good camp. Daredevils, fog demons, griffins, and other malevolent people to humans are counted as evil camps.
Rodin couldn't help but secretly wonder, should he divide the monsters in the monster notes into a faction?
I don't know why the Skyrim Inquisition is indiscriminately hostile to monsters, but there are still some organizations that are calm towards monsters.
After half an hour, Rodin estimated that it had been almost a quarter of an hour, because there was no watch, he could not calculate accurately, and he did not intend to die as stuck.
The Mysterious Forest Elder, who was quietly meditating, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Ahh
A helpless sigh.
"I lost, your riddle, success stumped me. β
Rodin didn't expect it, he didn't expect this riddle that was rotten by the witchcraft traveler to be so easy to use.
It faced him, its expression frustrated with a hint of relief.
"How many years have I not felt this way. β
"Tell me the answer, boy. β
He stared at it and suddenly laughed "poof".
"You are old, and you always like to test human riddles, so do you really know anything about human beings?"
After hearing this, the elder was stunned for a moment.
He stood up and burst into laughter: "Haha, I see." β
It said to itself, "I still have an inexplicable sense of superiority over humans, but I didn't realize that I didn't know about humans at all. β
"Morning represents infancy, and the hands and feet are used to crawl on the ground, so it is four legs;
Noon represents the period of young adulthood, walking on two feet, so two legs;
The evening represents old age, with a cane on crutches, so three legs. β
Such a short riddle, but just right to represent the three stages of life, deep and philosophical. It's wonderful, it's wonderful!"
"Boy, your name is Rodin, right, Astrana, thank you so much for bringing me such a beautiful second of riddles. β
It bent down suddenly, and its huge head came to Rodin, and its rough skin was so thick that it could stop a child from crying at night.
"I've decided to give you a reward. β
"I want to think about it, the power of the Black Iron Rank, then it will be cheaper for you! I'll give you some wood pith!"
Rodin relaxed, and he would not refuse the benefits of being delivered to the door.
Astrana, who was close at hand, suddenly held her breath and made a "gurgling" sound, her facial features were pressed together, as if she was holding something, and she seemed to be about to vomit.
"Vomitβ"
After a few moments, the elder opened his terrible mouth and spat green spit at Rodin.
In an uproar, he covered his head head-on, covering him in an instant.
Viscous green liquor, slimy to form a layer of translucent gelatin.
He appeared to be wearing a thin green coat.
Strangely, as soon as the green gum was covered on his body, the superficial skin immediately sucked it up like a shriveled sponge.
The green gum looks like spittle, but it exudes a fragrance like leaves, giving people the feeling of being in a primeval forest surrounded by thousands of leaves and vegetation.
Immediately after that, a cool breath passed through the skin, crossed the bones, and quickly poured into the mysterious spiritual sea of the body's limbs.
The newly healed bones emitted a slight tingling sensation, as if they were growing and wriggling. The spiritual power in his mind suddenly surged, covering the green aura that had been smuggled in an instant.
And the blood seed that had been lurking in the right eye was like a cat that smelled fish, and suddenly spurted out a blood force, greedily shuttling up and down the body, frantically chasing and devouring the green breath that seeped into the body. In just a moment, the power of the blood veins swallowed up the green breath, and it swelled from the initial thickness of a hair to the size of a finger as if it was about to collapse at any moment.
Slowly, this wisp of blood power returned to the blood species with a cheerful and lively meaning.
Estranna, the elder of the Mystery Forest, saw that Rodin quickly entered the state, and showed a vicissitudes of life.
Quietly leaving, the corners of his mouth opening and closing, like whispering, like babbling.
"The Inhumans are really a bunch of amazing guys. β
After a long time, Rodin opened his eyes and looked ecstatic.
"Haha!"
"I didn't expect it, it's really a blessing in disguise. This inconspicuous green gum can actually play such a big role. Not only did it multiply the mental power in my mind several times. There is a feeling of rebirth all over the body. β
He couldn't help but puff out the muscles of his right arm, although he didn't feel a significant increase in strength, but every cell in his body seemed to have absorbed huge nutrients, energy, and vitality.
"The mental power in the mind and the body only absorbed a small part of the green gum, but the big head was grabbed by the blood. β
He was full of anticipation, "What kind of change has the blood seed had?"
With a little perceiving, he noticed that the droplet-shaped black blood in his right eye had grown in size, and most importantly, he felt a very strong sense of blood connection.
The blood seed seemed to be sending a signal to him, an uplifting signal - it was about to ripen!
Once the blood seed matures and takes root, it will bury the tentacles deeply, produce a deeper combination with the organs and tissues where it is located, and gradually transform the flesh outward, and the quality and quantity of the power of the bloodline will be greatly improved. This is also a sign of entering the second stage of power, the bronze stage.
"The gold-level monster really made a generous move, and it easily allowed me to reach the apex of the black iron stage. Now I feel like I can unleash five dragon-like forces in one breath. β
When he came back from the shock, he could no longer see the figure of the Elder of the Mystery Forest.
Unexpectedly, not long after breaking through the Black Iron Stage, the barrier of the Bronze Rank was already close at hand.
The griffin flesh and blood, the wood marrow of the elder's gift, he was suddenly a little surprised at his bad luck.
But the harvest is directly proportional to the danger, and the two great harvests were won by him at great risk.
The first time he almost died, and the second time he lost his memory by a fraction of a second.
But if there was another time, he thought he would still be desperate to pursue the opportunity in this crisis.