Chapter 18: Prophetic Poker
"How to bet?" Shi Yuan asked stiffly.
"Play a game of Prophet Poker, and a game will determine the winner." The masked man shook the poker in his hand again.
"How do you play?"
The masked man took out two markers from the inner pocket of his jacket: "Each of us takes a card, and each of us can write a word on his card, and then we take turns asking each other questions, and the one who knows what is on the other party's card first is considered the winner." ”
"Is that a mind game?"
"Sort of."
"Then I understand, but it stinks too much here, it affects my mind, let's go out and play."
"Yes, I'll wait for you outside." The masked man said as he turned and walked out the door.
Ye Mixia saw that Gu Nan went out, and directly turned his head and asked Shi Yuan: "What should I do now?" ”
Shi Yuan patted Ye Mixia on the shoulder: "Play with him first, delay the time, and when the speaker is fully charged, we won't be afraid that he will regret it." ”
Ye Mixia nodded.
"Take the stereo, let's go to the service desk to recharge."
After Shi Yuan finished speaking, he took off his coat and wrapped his things.
Especially the peerless sword, Shi Yuan was sure that it was not exposed at all, so he walked out of the toilet with this bag of things.
Shi Yuan felt that these things might be able to be used for a while.
Out of the toilet, Shi Yuan was directly stunned.
In the middle of the hall of the subway station, there was already a card table with flannel, and the masked man was already sitting at one end of the table, looking ahead, motionless.
Shi Yuan put the bag aside, sat down at the card table, and said loudly to Ye Mixia next to him: "Mixia! Charge up the stereo for me, and when I win later, I'll listen to the celebration song. ”
"Okay." Ye Mixia agreed, and plugged the speaker into the socket of the service desk not far away.
Shi Yuan's words were actually said to the masked man, but in fact, when Ye Mixia plugged in the electricity, the masked man did not react.
"Come on." Shi Yuan rolled up his sleeves.
"You two decided to let you bet with me?" The masked man asked lightly.
"Huh? Can you still change people? Shi Yuan was a little surprised.
"Of course you can, after all, it's not fair to let you decide the lives of two people by yourself."
"Uh......" Shi Yuan turned his head to look at Ye Mixia: "Do you want to come?" ”
Ye Mixia hurriedly waved his hand and replied, "I can't do it, it's better for you to come." ”
"Okay, I'll come, don't blame me if you lose." Shi Yuan directly agreed, anyway, he just wanted to delay time, not really want to win the game.
Ye Mixia shook her head: "No, you can play with him at ease." ”
"Okay, then I'll play against you." Shi Yuan said, took out the watch from the package and put it on.
Shi Yuan glanced at the time, 1:20. He had a goal in mind, which was to make the whole game drag on for at least 15 minutes, so that the speaker should have enough power for a while.
"Come on, I'm ready." Shi Yuan said.
"Wait a minute." The masked man suddenly raised his hand, "There are still some detailed rules that we need to explain in advance." ”
"You say."
"The word written down, except for the modification of the word itself, can not have additional modifiers, for example, 'car' is okay, 'car' and 'horse-drawn carriage' are also okay, but 'white car' and '250 horsepower sports car' are not allowed."
"Understood! Such an outrageous word can't be guessed even next year, this rule is very reasonable. Shi Yuan nodded.
Also, in order to prevent one party from writing a word that is too obscure for the other party to have heard at all, the word written down must be a word that both parties have heard. If one side writes down a word that the other team has not heard when the answer is revealed, the first time you can restart the game as a warning, and the second time you will lose it. ”
"Wait, then you're going to say you haven't heard what I wrote, and I'm not going to win forever?" Shi Yuan asked.
"Don't worry, I won't be so boring. If you write a common word, such as the sun and the moon, I must have heard it, and I can't force it. But if you want to write something obscure about it, you have to be careful. ”
"Got it, let's get started." Shi Yuan nodded.
"Take a card."
The masked man gestured to a stack of pokers on the table and a marker next to him.
Shi Yuan nodded, took the marker, and then directly took the top card, and the masked man also touched one.
"Let's start now, let's put our cards under the table and write them blindly, so that the other party can't see them." The masked man said.
The two put their cards and pens under the table and began to write.
Shi Yuan looked at the masked man, and through the round holes in the masked man's face, Shi Yuan could see the masked man's eyes.
The masked man was also looking at Shi Yuan, and there was not the slightest wave in his eyes.
What to write......
Shi Yuan fell into a brief entanglement.
What word do you hear in both people?
Weta City?
No, it's too obvious, as soon as I ask if it's a place name, I ask it, after all, the place name that two people must know may be the only word.
Mask?
No, that's what the masked man is all about, and he should be able to guess it easily.
Can't be disturbed by him, at least not what is written here......
City of the Dawn......
Just write about the dawn.
Shi Yuan wrote "Dawn" on the paper.
"When you're done, put it on the table with your back side up." The masked man said.
Shi Yuan nodded, put the written cards on the table, and the masked man followed suit.
"Then let's start and guess what's on the other person's card. I'll ask the question first, and you can ask the question the way I ask the question. The masked man said.
"Hmm."
"Okay, then I'll ask you first - the ...... on your cards Is it a noun? The masked man asked.
"Yes." Shi Yuan replied directly.
"Okay, it's your turn."
"Is it a noun on your card?" Shi Yuan asked the mask man's question again.
"Mine is also a noun. It's really a hero, and it's the same as what you see. ”
"Go ahead."
"Are the words on your cards natural?"
"Yes...... So are the words on your cards natural? Shi Yuan didn't know what to ask, so he could only ask again.
It's actually quite risky, because you're always one step slower than the other person.
"It's not. Is your card earthly? ”
Shi Yuan was instantly entangled.
Is it on Earth?
What's the problem?
Is Dawn on Earth?
It seems to be, but broadly speaking, the time of sunrise on Venus, Mars, and Jupiter can also be considered dawn......
"Uh...... Not necessarily. Shi Yuan replied.
"Hehe, you've been thinking about it for so long, and it's made me understand a lot." The masked man said lightly.
Did he guess the direction?
Shi Yuan was surprised in his heart.
No, it won't.
He's lying to me.
Stay calm.
"Is it a discipline on your card?" Shi Yuan asked.
"It's not." The masked man replied without hesitation.
It is not a natural existence, and it proves that it is a word of the humanities and social class.
But if it's not a discipline, what would it be?
Shi Yuan's mind was thinking quickly.
The masked man slowed down his speech and asked slowly, "The word you wrote...... Can you touch it? ”
Can Dawn touch it?
Of course I can't touch it.
Shi Yuan wanted to answer directly, but he thought about it, he was going to delay time, and now that he was answering so easily and decisively, wouldn't it be equivalent to telling the other party that he guessed the wrong direction?
No, be a little worried and mislead him.
Shi Yuan began to frown, and then after some tangled "thinking", he finally replied:
"It should ...... I can't touch it. ”
"Hehe, you don't have to be like this, I can feel that you don't have the previous panic this time, just answer it next time." The masked man said lightly.
Seen through?
Is judging the direction of the next guess by the weak reaction of the other party the winning factor of this game......
Shi Yuan only felt tricky for a while.
"I feel the panic in your heart again, calm down, ask the next question."
The masked man's words were still faint, but they made Shi Yuan even more nervous.
Shi Yuan felt as if he was wearing no clothes now, and he was clearly seen by the other party inside and out.
You're going to lose.
"That word you wrote...... Is it a product? Shi Yuan asked.
"Hehe, of course not, it's far from it. Did that word you write have anything to do with the sun? ”
Is it related to the sun?
Why is he so accurate?
Can he really read other people's minds?
Will he also know the secret of such an acoustic?
If you really know, it's all over.
Shi Yuan felt that he couldn't hold back the panic in his heart.
"It's just a casual guess, don't think about it, why are you so panicked?" The masked man still spoke in a light tone, which made Shi Yuan's heart get colder and colder.
"Right...... It has something to do with the sun. ”
"You write that word...... Is it a virtual good? ”
"Of course not, it's still far from it. Is the word on your card sunshine? ”
"It's not." Shi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
This guy doesn't seem to know how to read minds, but he just happened to guess it.
At this time, Shi Yuan remembered again that he was just trying to delay time. Even if you lose, just turn on the stereo and fight against this masked man.
Yes, there's no need to panic, don't be influenced by the other party!
Shi Yuan calmed down.
This masked man is seeing himself for the first time and will definitely think of a common word, make sure he knows it.
However, he himself can kill himself, but he chooses to play a game.
He's definitely here to have fun.
So his words must not be marginal, because then they are very uninteresting.
It may well be that the word is here.
Shi Yuan looked at the clown mask on the face of the masked man.
"The words you wrote...... Is it a clown? Shi Yuan asked.
The masked man's body trembled slightly, although the amplitude was small, but it was still seen by Shi Yuan.
Then Shi Yuan saw a hint of panic in the masked man's eyes.
It seems that eighty percent of them guessed correctly.
"It's not." The masked man said.
Wrong?
Shi Yuan was puzzled for a while.
Even if it wasn't right, his reaction had already told Shi Yuan that the answer was already very close.
"Do you write the words day?" The masked man asked lightly.
Day?
Shi Yuan was startled, and the masked man's answer suddenly began to approach dawn.
"It's not." Shi Yuan shook his head.
"It doesn't matter, depending on your reaction, I'm in the right direction again." The masked man said.
Shi Yuan understood why this masked man was wearing a mask, so that he could better hide his expression, and Shi Yuan's instantaneous reaction would be completely captured by him.
It was an unfair game in the first place......
"The words you wrote...... Is it a mask? Shi Yuan said.
"It's not." The masked man replied directly, without hesitation.
Shi Yuan knew that his direction was wrong again.
"What is on your card...... Dusk? The masked man asked lightly again.
Twilight?
Shi Yuan couldn't calm down.
Dusk and dawn are only separated by a thin veil.
Shi Yuan understood that he would have no chance.
"Hehe, it looks like you're about to guess right." The masked man's tone was full of confidence.
It's time for Shi Yuan to ask questions.
This is Shi Yuan's last chance.
Looking at the masked man's reaction, the word is clearly related to the clown.
But not clowns.
Is it a circus?
No, it certainly wouldn't be that stupid.
There must be clues.
Shi Yuan began to recall the details of the past.
In this game, you can use blank cards, so why use playing cards? Isn't that redundant?
Also, the conditions for winning the game are......
…… Guess what's on the opponent's card.
Isn't it clearly described?
By the way, there's one more rule in his rule.
You can write a word on the card.
OK......
Shi Yuan suddenly remembered an important detail.
Before, the masked man asked himself a question with the prefix "...... on your card?" ”
But when he started guessing the specific category, his question prefix suddenly changed to "the word you wrote......
Shi Yuan still remembered that the first time he asked a question after changing his words, he deliberately said it very slowly.
After that, I was also affected, and it became "the words you wrote......
Did he do this by accident, or did he do it on purpose?
So many coincidences, apparently not unintentional......
"The ...... on your card Is it a black and white pattern or a color pattern? Shi Yuan asked lightly.
"What do you mean?" The masked man was suddenly a little overwhelmed.
"What do you mean? There's nothing written on that card of yours...... Or you can say that your card says JOKER, which means clown in Chinese, which is a big king or a small king! ”
Shi Yuan said, and directly reached out and turned over the cards in front of the masked man.
A gray Xiao Wang was revealed, and there was not a word on it.