Chapter 242 Reasoning about Ability

Chapter 242 Reasoning about Ability

Chapter 242 Reasoning about Ability

"I agree with your plan and will cooperate with that. I need to rest for a while." Luo Xi said to the friendly man, then walked to the sofa over there and sat down.

He had been running all the way here and was still sweating.

So there seems to be nothing wrong with this behavior and action.

The sofa was very comfortable and soft, so Luo Xi changed to a more comfortable position.

"Lao Ma mentioned nine professions, so let's assume that there are at least these nine professions. Of course, there may be others, because he avoided my question about why he would lie. In addition, there were more than just nine cards on the table. But because there were nine people, there must be nine professions. They are known to be 'killer', 'detective', 'merchant', 'fortune teller', 'mute', 'law enforcer', 'cheater', 'robber' and 'madman'. These nine professions should have at least two attributes, one is 'ability' and the other is 'requirement'."

"'Ability' is what you can do in this scene, and 'requirement' is the conditions that must be followed. For example, the robber I drew can beat up other people at will, but if I want to survive to the end, I must complete the condition of robbing the merchant and beating him. In other words, the two professions of 'robber' and 'merchant' are related in some way. What about other professions? Assuming there is a similar connection, this game will be very interesting!"

Luo Xi seemed to have thought of something very interesting and couldn't help but smile.

"For example, 'Mute', his ability is most likely that he cannot speak, because if he speaks, he is not dumb. This is a limitation, a 'requirement'. So what is the ability of 'Mute'? I guess it must be something that induces him to speak. It can be assumed that the mute knows the identity of 'killer' or 'law enforcer' but cannot say it, which does not mean he cannot write it. So the possibility that the mute knows those two professional identities is not great, but he must know something."

"There is also the 'liar'. I guess the requirement is that you can't tell the 'truth', but what is the ability? Wait, lying is an ability. This is both a limitation and an ability."

At this moment, a table appeared in Luo Xi's mind.

For each profession, the corresponding 'abilities' and 'requirements' that could be assumed and speculated were all filled in by Luo Xi.

"Next are 'detective' and 'fortune teller'. These two professions must be very special, with special 'abilities' and special 'requirements'. So in this level of the game, the 'profession' identity is the most critical. Correspondingly, the killer also starts by knowing the 'profession'. This is what Lao Ma said. So the killer's way of killing must satisfy the need to know the specific profession of the corresponding target, that is, the person and the profession must match before he can kill!"

"Then it is particularly important to keep your profession confidential."

At this time, another person came up.

She is the only female among the nine people besides the high school girl.

Mature, and has a very special charm.

Of course she is not young. Although she is dressed young and wears makeup, Luo Xi guessed that she is at least forty years old.

'Friendliness' is still the same as warmly going up to greet.

"Don't worry, we won't ask any questions about the 'profession'. We just want to make it clear that there is only one 'killer' and the other eight are allies, so it will be relatively easy to complete this game." Affinity seemed to have some plans.

Luo Xi was not sure about the comment. If he had to say something, it would be that he was not optimistic about this affinity plan.

Both 'unity' and 'alliance' sound good, but one requires a premise and the other is a false proposition, especially in the current environment. Even if 'killers' are excluded, there is no way to be sure that the remaining professions will necessarily share the same interests.

If the interests are different, then there can be no alliance.

There will be no unity.

"I'm tired of walking, so I'm going to sit for a while. I'll cooperate with whatever you want to do." After the woman said that, she walked to the sofa. She glanced at Luo Xi, then sat aside.

A calm observation.

Obviously, at this stage, with few clues, if you want to make accurate inferences and judgments, you need to start with the details of each person.

There is nothing wrong with this approach.

Soon, the eighth person came up.

A sturdy man. In Luo Xi's opinion, although his body is not as tall as Liang Qu, his muscles obviously show signs of training.

The exposed arms can be seen.

'Affinity' follows the same approach.

"Idiot!" The other party's reaction was different from everyone else. He actually cursed directly: "Get lost. Everyone knows what you are planning. You want to gather everyone and judge their professions by asking them. Are you overthinking it? Do you think this is a real game with you?"

"Actually, this is also my helpless move, because I can honestly tell you that I am not a 'killer'. I just want to expose the 'killer' through some questions, so that I can end the game as quickly as possible without having to find the 'law enforcer'. I believe that those who can come to this place at this time are not ordinary Memory Collectors, so you should understand my original intention and cooperate with me, just like the two who came up just now. You can see that they are perfunctory, but at least they cooperated, unless they are a 'killer', he is afraid of being found out, so he may not cooperate with my plan."

Facing the verbal attack, Affinity did not show any sign of being angry. He still looked at him kindly and said, "So, are you a 'killer' or not?"

The burly man opposite seemed to have calmed down. He snorted coldly and smiled: "Do you think I am? Or, if I am not, would you believe me if I tell the truth? Or if I am, but I say I am not, can you tell the difference?"

"Everything is possible. After all, we all know that there are nine professions, and each profession has some very special abilities and limitations." Affinity answered in an open-ended way.

Luo Xi leaned back on the sofa, silently commenting on the confrontation between 'Friendliness' and 'Strong Man'. Obviously, both of them were not weak.

Relatively speaking, affinity is a little stronger.

The best response for a strong man is actually to not answer and just turn around and leave. Sometimes what the other party wants is your tit-for-tat response. The more you talk, the more mistakes you make.

"Besides, there are already eight people here, and we only need one more person. It won't waste much of your time to wait a little. Even as a normal participant, don't you want to pass the level? In fact, there is no harm in us communicating with each other, whether you are a killer or not, right?" Affinity clearly controlled the rhythm and initiative of the conversation.

The strong man also noticed the problem.

He snorted coldly and stopped talking, but did not leave either. Perhaps he was really afraid that others might misunderstand him as a 'killer', so he walked over and sat on the sofa.

“Everyone, if you look carefully, you will find that the sofa here can seat nine people, so from the perspective of the scene setting, this is the place where the nine of us gather and communicate.” After Affinity said this, several people reacted and scanned the number of seats on the sofa.

There really are nine.

"Everyone, please sit down. I believe this last person will take the initiative to sit over here." Qin Yili also walked aside and sat on the sofa.

In this area, the sofas are arranged in an "concave" shape, with three sofa seats on each of the three sides. Each sofa is independent, which is convenient for those who don't like to sit too close to others. At least the wide armrests on both sides separate the space into a relatively safe and private distance.

Luo Xi's seat was to the right of the three seats facing the stairs. At this moment, except for the sofa in the middle position next to him, the others were occupied.

After all eight people were seated, the ninth person came up soon.

He was a middle-aged man with a gloomy look. He was dressed very formally, had thin lips, a groove nose, and bright eyes.

He glanced at the eight people who were already seated, then looked at the only empty seat.

Without any hesitation, he walked over and sat down.

Not a word was said the whole time.

"Look everyone, the situation is just as I said. The last brother is the truly smart guy, a senior memory collector and player." Affinity seemed very happy.

Because things were going just as he had planned.

The first step is for all nine people to sit together and communicate, and they will set rules among themselves, for example, they must ask questions and they must answer questions.

Through some language traps, you can judge each person's occupation. If someone does something stupid, some key information may be revealed.

Affinity is clearly very good at this game.

However, in Luo Xi's opinion, although this behavior can achieve relatively good results, it will also expose his own problems.

Among the nine professions, who would be particularly interested in knowing the identity of the "killer"?

If we were to make a ranking, then without a doubt, 'law enforcer' would be at the top.

Because law enforcers are necessarily opposed to killers.

The kind where either I or you, either you or I.

Of course, the possibility of other professions is not ruled out. Sometimes, acting too eccentric may just be a means to mislead and confuse the audience.

Because all professions except the Killer can actually clear the game by having the 'Killer' die, but because the 'abilities' and 'requirements' of each profession are kept secret and only known by themselves, exceptions cannot be ruled out.

For example, some people want 'The Killer' to win.

Or maybe someone wants a certain 'profession' to die.

In short, although the current performance of "affinity" is abrupt and very proactive, a little analysis will reveal that the opponent has not revealed any flaws and is using a mix of real and fake tactics.

Very good, Luo Xi thinks that this is in line with the level of a truly experienced memory collector.

Compared to today's level scene, most of the memory collectors encountered in the past were too weak.

"Now that everyone is here, why don't we be relatively frank with each other? I believe that when we went upstairs, everyone has read the introductions to their respective professions, and everyone knows who is who. According to the normal classification of professions, the 'killer' is a public enemy. I know there are many ways to play this game, and everyone can explore on their own. There may be some clues in the scene, but that will undoubtedly be beneficial to the 'killer'. We might as well have an internal discussion first. Maybe we will soon know whether it is an enemy or a friend, a human or a ghost."

(End of this chapter)