Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

Everyone fell silent, then their gazes, filled with complex emotions, settled on Bai Youwei.

Noticing the attention, Bai Youwei subtly curled her lips into a faint smile.

To still be able to smile at a time like this, she's absolutely crazy!

Bai Youwei remained calm and unhurried, stroking her rabbit, indifferent to the stares directed at her.

Yan Qingwen's seat was two spaces away from hers. He glanced at Bai Youwei and Shen Mo's side, noting that all five of their group were present. On his side, Lü Ang, Zhu Shu, and Li Li were there, but Su Man was missing.

With a little thought, he understood. They had actually been within the doll game's area all along, safe because the number of people hadn't met the game's requirements.

But when Brother Fei arrived with his large group, they inadvertently fulfilled the game's condition.

The number of people present now… 36.

He counted again.

No mistake, it seemed this game required 36 players to trigger.

The 36 people sat on a giant turntable. The turntable was bright red, the seats metallic. A special device restricted their movement, allowing only their hands to move freely.

At the very center of the turntable was an extremely thin, extremely long black pointer. Currently, the pointer was motionless, pointing between the number 1 and 36.

Li Li sat at number 36; he was the last to enter the game area.

Based on this, Su Man should currently be outside the game, temporarily safe.

While Yan Qingwen was pondering, the turntable began to subtly change.

Above the black pointer, rectangular question boards began to appear, one after another. The boards were semi-transparent, like pieces of glass, with words written on them: Poetry, Literature, Mathematics, Language, Art, Music…

All the question boards were neatly arranged in several layers, forming a long circle, like a Tibetan prayer wheel, slowly rotating before everyone's eyes.

Bai Youwei softly asked Shen Mo beside her, "Is this the Lucky Quiz Tu Dan mentioned?"

Tu Dan and her students had encountered two games: one was Lucky Quiz, the other was Mushroom Picking Children.

"The place they encountered Lucky Quiz was at the school," Shen Mo said, looking at the question boards. "It seems the doll game does indeed move."

"I wonder what kind of props it will reward~" Bai Youwei was a little interested. "It must be more useful than mushrooms, which is why Chen Hui was reluctant to give them to me."

Shen Mo gave her an amused glance. "It's the thought that counts. She gave you mushrooms as a gesture of goodwill."

"I didn't dislike them," Bai Youwei smiled. "Anyway, if it were me, I'd definitely keep the good stuff for myself."

Just as she finished speaking, a gray figure appeared above the pointer.

"Welcome, everyone. I am the Overseer of this game."

An old, raspy voice, like that of an elderly person.

Through the semi-transparent question boards, everyone saw a gray-robed elder sitting at the center point of the pointer.

Calling it an elder wasn't entirely certain, as no one could see its face. It wore a white, featureless mask, its entire body enveloped in a wide gray cloak. The fingers it revealed were wrapped in bandages, like a mummy.

This was the fourth Overseer Bai Youwei had encountered.

She always felt the Overseers themselves represented something. For example, the first represented reason, the second innocence, the third flamboyance, and the fourth… ancient? Conservative?

She couldn't quite put her finger on it.

The entire venue was silent, only the gray-robed elder's slow, raspy voice explained the rules:

"Lucky Quiz is divided into two rounds. The first round is a quick-answer round, with a total of 36 questions. Answering one question correctly earns 1 point, with a maximum accumulation of 3 points.

The second round is a mandatory answer round, also with 36 questions. Answering one question correctly earns 1 point, while answering incorrectly deducts 1 point. Those whose scores reach zero are eliminated.

The game ends after the two rounds are completed."

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