CHAPTER 427: CHAPTER 233 MYRIAD-OPPORTUNITY PEARL! (FIVE IN ONE)_1

Chen Mo was the first to lay down his card.

Cha Latu chuckled. "Interesting. You dare to make the first move at this stage?"

"I believe you will play the card I expect," Chen Mo replied with a smile.

At this point, Cha Latu said casually, "You want to seize the initiative? Fine, I’ll give you another chance..."

As he spoke, Cha Latu spread out three cards. "To make this game more than just pure luck, I’m giving you an opportunity. You pick one. After you’ve chosen, I’ll decide whether or not to play that card."

Clearly, this was a strategic play. Chen Mo had initially wanted to seize control and confuse his opponent, but he hadn’t expected Cha Latu to anticipate such a move.

He glanced at the three cards in his opponent’s hand and, without hesitation, pointed at ’scissors’.

"Interesting. So you’re still playing ’rock’ then?" After Chen Mo indicated his choice for Cha Latu, Cha Latu looked at him.

Chen Mo responded with a noncommittal smile but said nothing more.

"Alright. If I lose this round, it’ll be a tie. I’m quite curious to see what you’ll play in the final round if it comes to that. So, I’ll play ’scissors’ as you picked."

Surprisingly, Cha Latu did as Chen Mo had indicated and played ’scissors’.

When Chen Mo unveiled his card, he had indeed played ’rock’ again.

"Still ’rock’! Kid, playing ’rock’ for six rounds in a row is amusing. But how did you dare to play ’rock’ first this time? Given your previous pattern, wasn’t it highly probable I’d play ’paper’?"

"The previous few times I played ’rock’, I deliberated carefully," Chen Mo explained with a calm smile. "This round, however, was your match point, so I made a swift decision. This uncharacteristic behavior would surely make you suspect my earlier plays were just a setup. You’d likely believe I was trying to mislead you into thinking I wouldn’t play ’rock’ again. Consequently, your probability of playing ’scissors’—even if you anticipated ’paper’ from me—wouldn’t be straightforwardly high; you’d be more hesitant."

"You have bold confidence in your judgment. But why did you dare to choose ’scissors’ for me directly?"

"Just as I said, I played ’rock’ swiftly. I also chose ’scissors’ quickly from your options to reinforce your suspicion. This way, you’d become even more doubtful," Chen Mo continued with a laugh. "And finally, I’ve already thought of an interesting game for us to play later, so I’m not afraid of losing this particular round."

"Oh? Then I must win this final round against you. I’m quite eager to hear about the game you’ve designed."

"We’ll see if you can win this final round then."

With the score tied at three wins each, Cha Latu was the first to place a card face down. Then, he looked at Chen Mo and said, "How about I choose the card for you this time?"

Chen Mo smiled. "Sure."

He spread out three cards for Cha Latu to choose from.

Very quickly, Cha Latu picked one: ’rock’.

"How about it? Dare to play this one directly?" Cha Latu asked provocatively, looking at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo laughed, drew a ’scissors’ card, and said, "Sorry, I don’t dare."

As Chen Mo put down ’scissors’, Cha Latu revealed his own face-down card. It was ’paper’.

"Interesting, interesting. How were you so sure I had placed ’paper’?"

"Simple. It’s due to a biological characteristic."

"A characteristic? What characteristic?"

"The characteristic of prioritizing focus on targets perceived as threatening."

As he spoke, Chen Mo gestured to the three cards he had laid out for Cha Latu to choose from earlier. "When I showed you these three cards just now, your eyes went to ’scissors’ first, and you looked at it intently. Only then did you shift your gaze to ’rock’."

"You focused on ’scissors’ first because, of the three cards I presented, it was the only one that could beat the ’paper’ you had already played. It’s a biological instinct to perceive and prioritize danger, which is why it caught your attention first."

"Of course, I must also thank you, Senior, for deliberately going easy on me. Since you’re known as the God of Wisdom, you obviously understand this principle."

"In these last two rounds, Senior, you deliberately let me win, didn’t you?" Chen Mo said with a laugh.

"Not bad, kid. I’m growing quite fond of you. Alright, you’ve passed this challenge."

Cha Latu burst into laughter and slapped the table. In an instant, they ascended to the seventeenth tier.

"What do you plan for us to play on this tier, Senior?" Chen Mo asked curiously.

But Cha Latu just smiled and said, "I’m interested in the game you mentioned earlier. How about we just use the rules you designed?"

"And if I lose?"

"Then I’ll give you another chance to play my game."

"That’s fine," Chen Mo said with a laugh. "The game I came up with is actually very simple."

"Please, tell me." Cha Latu looked at Chen Mo with anticipation.

"Let me first explain the rules of this game."

Cha Latu nodded, gesturing for Chen Mo to continue.

"In this game, we each start with eight chess pieces, divided into black and red sets. Each set includes one General, two Advisors, and five Pawns—black Pawns or red Soldiers, respectively. In each turn, we’ll each select one piece, and their strengths will be compared. The match will be decided over three such turns; the player who wins more turns is the final victor."

"Isn’t this just Rock, Paper, Scissors, merely replaced by the chess pieces from your planet?" Cha Latu was noticeably disappointed.

Chen Mo laughed. "Patience, Senior. I haven’t finished explaining."

"Oh? Please continue." Cha Latu’s interest was renewed.

"What I’ve described so far are just the basic rules. On top of these, I’ve designed several special rules for this game. These special rules are the key to its strategic depth."