On the other side of the bicycle lane, a few meters away, the bus stop stood silently in the sky.
From where the two of them were, they could only see the large advertisement behind the bus stop and the stop sign standing on the side; but neither Lin Sanjiu nor Pan Cui were in a hurry to go there - they turned their heads and looked at the mime.
Their backs finally completely disappeared into the shadows of the alley, and then they let out a long breath in unison.
"He really left," Lin Sanjiu said with some incredulity, "He really left just like that? I thought he would stay and make sure we took the next road."
"I thought so too," Pan Cui looked around suspiciously. "This road has not been blocked... Even if we didn't go to the bus station and went to other places, how would he know?"
This road is a common two-way road in the city. It is smooth from front to back and extends in all directions. It not only connects to several roads in other directions, but also has a pedestrian bridge or several zebra crossings in the distance. There are also clusters of buildings on both sides of the two-way road.
, the alleys are densely covered, if someone wants to escape the control of the copy, this seems to be a good testing location.
When no one made a sound, the entire empty and abandoned city was suppressed by a heavy, solidified dead silence, and even the sound of breathing seemed to be cut off by it at any time.
"Let's try walking?" Lin Sanjiu suggested, "Although I don't think the dungeon will allow us to simply walk to the finish line in one go, but there's no harm in giving it a try."
Pan Cui pursed her lips and turned her gaze to the bus stop not far away.
"I think since the dungeon dared to put us here, it must have taken precautionary measures." She really didn't agree, but she didn't hide it and said bluntly: "Besides, the area here is too big, and you can't see the end at a glance.
We can't keep walking...it's a waste of energy and time, and there's a risk of not being able to find the way back."
Her concerns were reasonable; seeing that she was unwilling, Lin Sanjiu dropped the topic, nodded and said, "Then let's go there?"
Pan Cui smiled at her. "You are such a rare person," she said softly, stepping off the bicycle path. "Many people I meet can't stand others having different opinions from them, and they always feel that it is personal.
An attack..."
Lin Sanjiu suspected that she was blushing at this moment; she coughed dryly, followed him, and said, "Where are you?"
"And you are also very gentle," Pan Cui praised people endlessly, and said as he walked: "You were still thinking about Pina just now, which is rare among the evolutionaries who are sweeping the door. Speaking of which, I
I'm also a bit ashamed. You saved me with your 'extra action', but I didn't use my 'extra action' to help you or Pina..."
"'I will take action'?" Lin Sanjiu was startled.
"Ah, that's my name. You should have noticed it too, right?"
Pan Cui looked back at her and said: "Among the movements assigned to us by the mime, some are basic movements needed for action, some are clues, some are the key to successfully leaving, some are traps... and some are within ourselves.
It’s not needed in the scene, so it’s superfluous, and I suspect it can be used to help others. This also explains why we are still limited by the movements of a mime after we each leave the scene.”
Lin Sanjiu half-opened her mouth and stuttered a bit when speaking: "Ah, yes, that's right, I noticed it too."
Teacher Yi said softly: "I'm so embarrassed for you."
So, the action of "washing hair" must be one of the traps... Lin Sanjiu turned a deaf ear to Teacher Yi, coughed again, and changed the subject: "Did you see the sign for the next road?"
"Look at the other side," Pan Cui said, walking around the bus stop - and then her footsteps were suddenly stopped.
Lin Sanjiu's heart tightened, and she immediately rushed over. With a quick glance, she froze on the spot just like Pan Cui.
The sign for the next road is posted on the front of the billboard at the bus stop, and it happens to block the face of a model.
"The road to the end?"
The road in front of this card should not be one of the roads leading to the terminal casino.
The road in front of this card is a difficult one. You must bet at least 70 points before entering.
The road in front of this sign is 6 meters long in total. After completing this section of the road safely and meeting the conditions, the winner is deemed to be a winner. If the player lingers on the road for more than 24 hours, it is determined as a loser. After losing the bet items, the gambler will
will be sent back to the starting point.
The odds of the road in front of this card are 1:7. The winner can get back the chips he bet at the end of this road section, and also get 490 points of chips paid for this section of the road (calculated based on the 70-point bet).
The road in front of this sign only allows one person to enter every fifteen minutes.
"No...it's impossible, right?" Pan Cui stared at the sign and murmured counting them one by one: "It's not the road to the end. It's more difficult to walk, and the betting points and odds are so high..."
This also means that this road is not only high-risk and much more difficult than the previous two roads, but even if they can escape by luck, all this will be in vain.
"Wait a minute," Lin Sanjiu suddenly reacted, quickly touched Pan Cui, drew her attention back, and said, "Isn't this notice board different from the ones we saw before?"
Pan Cui was startled and then understood.
Previously, there was only one sentence on the front of the sign indicating the number of bets, and more explanations, rules and precautions on the back; but this time, the only few explanations appeared on the front of the sign, and the sign itself was firmly
The one posted on the billboard cannot be turned over at all.
"That is to say, apart from these explanations, there is no other information to provide..." Pan Cui wiped his face and said: "Maybe you are right, we still need to walk around.
, see if there are other ways?”
Lin Sanjiu said nothing and nodded silently.
There was another thought that was expanding uncontrollably and occupying her mind - if "road difficulty" and "probability of reaching the end" were negatively correlated, that is, the higher the former, the lower the latter, would this be true?
Does this mean that the Puppet Masters and the others have embarked on an impossible path to the end early on?
But until she gets more information, no matter how much she worries, it will be in vain, because she has no idea whether the premise of her guess is correct or not.
However, she understood this truth, but she couldn't stop her random thoughts; it wasn't until she and Pan Cui separated and walked out for a while that another thought gradually cast a big enough shadow to drown out her previous worries.
According to the agreed time, Lin Sanjiu returned to the bus station an hour later.
Putting aside the tiredness for the moment, she only had to glance at Pan Cui's face from a distance to see that she might have had the same feeling as herself - the neighborhood was too connected in all directions, and every road had several directions.
There are several high-rise buildings on each branch. If you choose any direction and go down, you will face more choices, as if you will never finish the city.
Because there are so many choices and the space is so vast, no matter how far they travel or how many roads they look at, they feel as if they have not taken a single step.
"This is not a coincidence," Lin Sanjiu said with a frown, "We walked in a randomly selected direction for an hour, but we didn't see any sign indicating the beginning of the road..."
"I'm afraid no matter how far we go, there won't be any signboards for the next road, right?" Pan Cui smiled bitterly and said, "Starting from the rooftop, the roads we encounter are getting more and more difficult, and the points required are getting more and more.
There are many, but the possibility of getting to the end is getting smaller and smaller...and even the number of options available has finally been reduced to one. This is definitely not a coincidence."
Lin Sanjiu sat down on the bench waiting for the bus, feeling her fatigue floating on top of a daze.
"Like you said, if this is a trend, then even if we can complete this road, the next road will be more demanding, and we will definitely not reach the end. Failure will happen sooner or later." She thought for a moment,
Said: "We can't sit here forever... Do you remember the final failure conditions written on the notice board on the rooftop?"
"You mean..." Pan Cui's brows tightened, "Those who still linger in this city for more than 24 hours after losing all their chips will become duplicate creatures?"
"Yes," Lin Sanjiu nodded, "but it didn't explain clearly what the punishment would be if someone still has leverage but wanders around the city and doesn't choose a path."
In fact, there may be no need to make this point clear - just look around at this superficial, dead city, and you will know that this type of "self-exile" is a kind of punishment in itself.
If someone is unwilling to part with his special items and bet on an impossible road to the end, he will keep walking in an empty, endless city with no direction, no supplies, no supplies, and no companions.
...We can only wait for the teleportation that will appear after being disrupted by the flood.
What's more, Lin Sanjiu still needs to go out as soon as possible to rendezvous with the puppet master and his group - not going on the road means being separated; if they are separated now, there is no telling when they will be reunited again.
The two sat in silence for a while at the bus stop.
"I think it's better for us to hit the road."
Pan Cui finally spoke: "Not going on the road is not an option, unless you plan to spend the hard money to teleport. We have only earned 35.05 points of chips so far. If we bet them all, we will have to add another item. What if this happens?
If you fail on the way, you will lose nearly 35 points... which is a very good special item. This risk is indeed very high."
She paused and then said: "But, from another perspective, this road is only 6 meters long. No matter how difficult it is, it has a limit. As long as we can win the chips for this road, we will have 420 more
The points are available. Even if we fail on the next road and are sent back to the starting point rooftop, we still have enough capital to start over... The risk of losing 35 points can make a profit of 420 points. This risk-benefit ratio, I think
It’s well worth a try.”
"Her thinking is really clear," Teacher Yi suddenly sighed in her mind, "She just doesn't know that you don't need her to analyze the risk-benefit ratio, and you have to hit the road."
Even though they started from different angles, their final decision was the same: place a bet.
In addition to the 35 blank chips she won - she didn't even bother to take out the 0.05 chip - Lin Sanjiu took out [Teaching Students in accordance with their Aptitude]; after she finished her bet, she would get back a 5-point chip.
of blank chips.
"I'll go first," Pan Cui shook Lin Sanjiu's hand and said solemnly, "I will still stop in front and wait for you like I did in the office."
We had to stop and wait for someone anyway, so it didn't make much difference who left first. Lin Sanjiu nodded and watched Pan Cui put down a few chips under the sign.
Sure enough, a yellow arrow appeared on the road in front of the bus stop - but strangely, only one arrow appeared.
Pan Cui stepped on the arrow and was a little confused: "Where is the next arrow?"
What answered her was a bus that suddenly and silently drove up in the distance. Under the glare of the two people, the bus with black glass slowly slid into the platform, and the yellow arrow pointed at exactly the same place.