Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

Bai Youwei smiled at the Proctor. "You know what others don't; others know what you may not. The essence of this game is to make players and their knowledge bases counter each other! How interesting! No wonder there's a rule in the second round that a player randomly selected by the pointer can transfer the right to choose a question to any other player on the field who hasn't been eliminated. So that's what it's for!"

The Proctor at the center of the rotating platform stood silently, a faceless mask visible beneath their cloak, seemingly watching her, soundless and motionless.

"This shouldn't be a bug," Yan Qingwen suddenly said from the other side.

Bai Youwei paused, looking at him.

Yan Qingwen continued, "The method you mentioned would work in an ideal situation, of course. But don't forget, there are 36 players in the game. These 36 people may not all be familiar with and trust each other. Without absolute trust, why would the other party choose a question according to your request?"

If Tan Xiao wasn't completely obedient to Bai Youwei, why would he choose "mathematics"?

The reason Tu Dan was able to lead her students to successfully clear the game was because the students trusted and relied on her. Moreover, those students were classmates who spent all their time together, and their knowledge overlap was very high!

But Bai Youwei's group, Yan Qingwen's group, and Brother Fei's group!

They came from different social classes, different cities, and had different levels of education! Cooperation was impossible!

At this moment, the Proctor announced the answer to the third question:

"The answer is D. Correct answers accumulate 1 point, incorrect answers deduct 1 point, and players with no points are eliminated."

This time, no one was eliminated.

The 20 surviving players all received a beautiful peach-pink heart.

The black pointer on the rotating platform started spinning again.

As the pointer turned, the old man in the gray robe spoke in a raspy voice, "Foolish humans… My game's ultimate test has never been about how much knowledge you possess, but about the trust between people."

The pointer slowed down.

It gradually stopped.

Finally, it pointed to a crew-cut young man next to Brother Fei.

The gray-robed Proctor let out a hoarse laugh, as raspy as sand being poured into a rough earthenware pot.

"So… now, without trust, how will you make him obey your orders and transfer the right to choose a question?"

The corners of Bai Youwei's mouth turned up in a disdainful chuckle. "Did I hear that right? You designed such a broken game just to test the trust between people? Old man, you're the stupid one!"

Her gaze drifted towards the crew-cut man targeted by the pointer, as if looking at something particularly comical and ridiculous.

"Today, I'll teach you a lesson. Making people obey orders has never relied on trust, but rather… coercion, and inducement."

Whoosh!

The air cracked with a sharp sound!

A flash of silver light!

Then, a thump! A small knife flew towards the crew-cut man, firmly embedding itself in the gap between his legs!

Everyone knew how sturdy the metal chairs were, yet this small knife had pierced so deeply! The handle was still vibrating slightly from the remaining force!

The crew-cut man trembled like a sieve, his face ashen! He was so frightened he couldn't even scream!

It was Shen Mo who made the move.

Yan Qingwen raised an eyebrow in slight surprise; he had originally thought Shen Mo was a "kind and benevolent" officer.

Bai Youwei smiled sweetly at the crew-cut man. "As long as you do as I say, every one of us can clear the game with full marks. Isn't that great? So what are you hesitating for? Unless… you want to die here right now?"

The crew-cut man looked at her fearfully, large beads of sweat rolling down his face, stammering and unable to speak.

"Don't listen to her!"

Brother Fei suddenly roared from the side,

"That man only has one knife! He can't hurt you now!"

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