Chapter 886: Cannot Gamble with Fate

Whether this "Cai Quan" can win a prize basically depends on Bai Yang's single thought.

Jiang Ruoxue lowered her head and said.

Yes...

I replied,

You use logic to control the lights, and he uses logic to control your logic.

This damn Bai Yang... He made me add "Yin Guo" to the game's logic, and then his own logic on top of my "Yin Guo."

Jiang Ruoxue sighed deeply,

After several layers of logic and "Yin Guo" overlapping, this game has become nearly perfect... It can steadily cause deaths while raking in a lot of "Dao"... I thought my dizziness was from not sleeping well... Turns out it's because Bai Yang slept too well.

Uh... Bai Yang doesn't sleep...

Jiang Ruoxue completely ignored what I was saying. After finishing her thought, she seemed to remember something else and turned to ask me,

Then doesn't that mean Bai Yang will never let anyone win? Won't that raise suspicions?

Hard to say.

I shook my head,

As Bai Yang himself said, "Everything is difficult at the start." In the early stages, he's very likely to deliberately let "participants" win, especially when the prizes are only a few dozen or a hundred "Dao." That's the best way for him to build his reputation. And besides...

And what...?

Jiang Ruoxue blinked.

This place doesn't allow "killing to seize Dao," but what if it's seizing "Cai Quan"?

I bit my lip,

If Bai Yang wants to run this game, he must give participants physical "Cai Quan" as proof, and those can definitely be robbed.

You're right... But how will Bai Yang prevent "Cai Quan" from being robbed?

Jiang Ruoxue asked.

He doesn't need to prevent it at all.

I said,

Any deaths from robbing lottery tickets would just count as part of the "Ji Le Qian Zhuang" operations, and Bai Yang would tacitly allow it.

As I finished speaking, an unsettling image gradually formed in my mind.

Above the heads of all the "Sheng Xiao" in this area, a massive Bai Yang appeared, looming in the sky and gazing down at the "Sheng Xiao" like mere pawns on a board.

Those pale, enormous pupils hung in the air, staring coldly downward. No matter if these twelve "Sheng Xiao" won, lost, or died, they would all bring Bai Yang profit.

They were fixed in place by invisible shackles, and Bai Yang didn't even need their consent to turn them into part of his game.

But even if someone wins... Won't smart people see through this game?

Jiang Ruoxue asked again,

Won't they realize that "Cai Quan" is unwinnable...?

Ruoxue...

I shook my head,

Do you think there are many people here, like you and me, who can retain memories for so long?

This...

Jiang Ruoxue nodded after hearing that,

You're right... Under normal circumstances, retaining memories for one or two years is already rare.

To completely break Bai Yang's "Cai Quan" game, you'd need to meet a lot of strict conditions.

I said,

First, long-term memory retention; second, enough intelligence; third, knowledge of the existence of "Yin Guo"; fourth, guessing the lights of all the other "Sheng Xiao"; and fifth, having a team of at least three people, where everyone meets the above conditions.

That's way too difficult...

Jiang Ruoxue said,

Thinking about it that way... Probably no one would risk their life against him, right?

Honestly... If I'm not mistaken, the "Cai Quan" in this game is the only way to "gamble your life" against Bai Yang.

Only "Cai Quan"?

Yes.

I nodded,

If it really involves "gambling your life," Bai Yang's "gambling" won't work... Because he's incredibly wealthy and could bet on "win," "lose," and "tie" in every round, so he never loses... And "Qianzhuang" doesn't even have room for "gambling your life," since it can't determine win or loss.

I see... Only "Cai Quan" allows gambling your life, but if you think about it carefully, no one here would make a move against Bai Yang.

Jiang Ruoxue was spot on. Bai Yang's brilliance lies in getting people to make other "Sheng Xiao" win, lose, or die for his games, but never to kill him.

First, Bai Yang holds drawings every day. If he dies, the game falls apart, and the drawings won't happen—participants who don't know the truth wouldn't allow that.

Even if someone publicly challenges Bai Yang to a life-or-death gamble, they might get beaten to death by other participants.

After all, killing among participants isn't under higher authority's jurisdiction. If the "gambling opponent" dies, Bai Yang wins without lifting a finger.

Later on, when Bai Yang has amassed a huge fortune, those "rich people" won't allow anyone to gamble their life against him to protect their assets. These "rich people" are usually desperados, veteran "resonators," or mid-sized organizations. They're more than capable of handling ordinary participants and will become Bai Yang's most loyal bodyguards.

Just like Zhang Qiang and I discovered back in the day, if you hide "Dao" here, some "thieves" will steal it. When smart people notice this over time, they'll naturally bring their "Dao" to Bai Yang. That's what sales theory calls "hitting the customer's pain points."

For those who want to store "Dao," even with a possible 10% loss, it's still better than losing it all.

What's more, if you have a sharp eye, there's even a 10% chance of gain.

As I was lost in thought about Bai Yang's game, Jiang Ruoxue called out to me.

Zhichun...

How...?

I asked.

I just remembered something... When you were around Bai Yang before, did you ever tell him about me being "Yin Guo"?

No.

I answered,

I never mentioned anything about you, because he doesn't seem interested in anyone else.

Then you really shouldn't have any more contact with him...

Jiang Ruoxue said with a serious expression,

This person is too terrifying...

Is he...?

This shows that the game was something he came up with "on the spot" after hearing about "Yin Guo"... What does that mean?

Jiang Ruoxue said,

Without "Yin Guo," the game would be full of flaws, but now... It's even more frightening than many games that "Earth-level Sheng Xiao" have planned for years. Bai Yang just needs to sit in his room every day, and people will voluntarily deliver "Dao," voluntarily risk their lives, and happily die or work for him...

Jiang Ruoxue turned to me and asked quietly,

What's the difference between him and "Tian Long"?

Yes... Jiang Ruoxue probably forgot that Bai Yang's ultimate goal is to replace "Tian Long," so to me, this is completely logical.

Even more worrying is that he can quickly identify strong players through his game venues... Like which "Sheng Xiao" always win, or which participants always guess right...