“…… I have one more question. ”

Mary looked at Annan and was silent for a moment before asking, "If you were asked to answer the rotten man's question...... How Would You Answer? ”

"Three elements?"

"Yes."

"Ha ......"

Annan smiled and replied without hesitation: "That's naturally greed, violence, and guts.

"External greed can guide the people and strengthen the country, while internal greed can make the subjects understand the needs of the monarch in detail, make the 'smart man' more at ease, and make the dull man more down-to-earth.

"And moody violence can create a sense of terror that cannot be approached or disobeyed, and thus makes the rule secure, and makes it better for those who want to do something wrong to stay away from me. It takes a little skill to be able to drive this 'violence' like a finger without incurring hatred.

"As for guts......"

Annan smiled: "That is naturally the courage to dare to give authority to others." ”

"Shouldn't that be trust?"

"Trusting others without hesitation requires guts in itself."

Annan replied: "Either they don't know or think about what kind of damage will be caused if the other party holds power and rebels; Either...... It's 'not afraid'. has the confidence that even if the other party betrays him, he will never go far.

"When it comes to the huge interests of a nation and a country, no personal relationship can be fully trusted. Rather, it is this fearlessness, as if holding everything in the palm of his hand, that is the measure of a monarch. ”

Hearing this, Mary was truly silent.

After a long time, she whispered, "Did you tell your father this?" ”

"Nope."

Annan smiled: "My father knows something about me, so I don't need to talk about it at length. ”

"But I'm not fully sure until now...... Why did my father choose you without hesitation? ”

Mary reluctantly said, "You didn't say this to your father, and you didn't say this to me. But Father is able to go beyond these words and understand your essence directly......"

"My father doesn't know too well."

Annan interrupted Maria's deification of Ivan.

This confused Mary: "But ......"

"This is the 'guts' that belong to Ivan. He dared to trust my guts, and Dmitry had the same guts. Sister, you actually have it too.

"He dared to put it into my hands without hesitation, precisely because he was also a good Grand Duke. This extraordinary courage comes from the tempering given to us by the 'Heart of Winter'. ”

Annan said slowly.

He stopped Maria, who was still about to say something, and whispered, "Go back and see...... The second game has already begun. ”

“…… Good. ”

Mary looked at Annan deeply, obediently complied, and sat back in the middle of the ceremony hall.

Annan, on the other hand, closed his eyes and switched directly to the window on the husky's side.

Compared with Thirteen Incense, the most obvious difference on the husky's side is that his perspective shakes even more.

If you want to use an analogy...... The perspective of Thirteen Fragrance is more like the "director's perspective" during the game in the MOBA game. It lands exactly where it needs every time, and the usual movement is so smooth that it's even imperceptible.

And the perspective of the husky is like a professional player in FPS games.

The picture changes rapidly, focusing randomly, and everything is just swept away. But huskies can see clearly.

Like a vigilant hound, it can catch and confirm every detail at the first time.

Even the barrage has noticeably become much rarer, and the rest are players who are used to switching to a shoulder perspective.

After all, the husky's perspective is really a bit dizzy.

In the previous "Gemini" nightmare in the barren coal field, because it has been moving forward, the husky's observation of the details allows people to see the details of the nightmare more clearly.

However, after the husky was also summoned to the previous stone chamber, he continued to scan and observe the details of the building. Coupled with the already dark environment, it will give people a strong feeling of vertigo.

To describe it in a barrage sentence:

"—Are you a professional mosquito fighter?"

"That is, the conditions are not allowed, otherwise I will throw a snipe from the first perspective to teach you."

The husky read coldly.

The rotpers who were explaining the rules were stunned.

Apparently I didn't understand what he was muttering.

"Let me confirm again, His Highness Annan...... Did you hear the rules clearly? ”

"Ah, I heard it, I heard it."

The husky quickly turned her body around - she usually doesn't turn her head when talking to people, but she has to turn her whole body around.

He replied quickly: "To put it simply, the last hand of the two of you dice turned into cards, and then it was compared to the big and small?" ”

"That's right. His Highness Dmitry played the dice a total of five times, so each person was divided into five cards...... In the end, it was a best-of-five game. ”

The rotten man's voice fell.

In front of each of them, five upside-down stone tablets appeared.

"As for which side of the dice to turn into a card, of course, it is up to you, Your Highness, to decide."

The rotten man said politely: "The one on your side is Dmitry, and the one on my side is the number I came out of the dice in the last sentence...... Need to switch sides? ”

"I'll use Dmitry."

The husky did not hesitate: "There is no need to change sides." ”

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure sure, for sure—"

As he spoke, the husky had carefully taken out the five stone tablets.

It's a bit heavy, and Annan's hands are too small.

She had to be precautionary not to accidentally drop it out and leak it to the rotten man...... Although he already knew his hand.

But the husky doesn't care so much.

He always remembered it very well - he just came in to find his way, and it didn't matter if he won or lost.

He doesn't change sides, and he is simply too lazy to change.

Because that's the rule He proposed...... The husky can be sure that the rot man must have memorized the cards of both sides. After all, this is the dice of the previous round.

If Thirteen Spices had mentioned the details to the husky, he would have had a greater advantage.

But......

So what?

Can I be smarter than the rot?

The husky thought logically.

- The rotten man is a smart person, so his cards will definitely talk about logic, probability, and psychology. Then as long as I mess around, he won't be able to guess the final outcome.

I don't even know what I'm going to play, can you guess if you can?

She thought so.

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…… However, you still have to take a look.

After all, they are here to gather intelligence, so it would be better for him to lose this one - because he had already won the last game, and if he won two in a row, the nightmare would be over.

But the third game is the most crucial.

- You know, the owner of the nightmare hasn't appeared yet!

"It's like you can even see Illya in the theatrical version of Illya."

The husky muttered, "But ......"

Could it be that Annan lost at that time?

Impossible, right?

Or, in fact, in real history, Dmitry lost, while Annan won?

…… Forget it, don't think about it.

Let's think about how to act......

The husky looked down and looked at the cards in embarrassment.

3、6、7、8、10。

“…… If I'm not mistaken, the rules seem to be dice five rounds 3D6, big is better than small, right? ”

The husky muttered, "Do you have such a dark face?" ”

Does the fact that the rotten man can lose means that his dice are smaller?

She said, and without hesitation, she typed a 7.

There is no particular reason. She didn't even think that 7 was Miss Good Luck's number...... It's just a simple draw from the middle.

- If you can see that my action is to draw a card from the middle, you should be able to guess that this is the third highest card, right? Anyone who plays mahjong this year should be able to do this......

I'd rather not play lasagna with me here.

I didn't really play it, and that's the third biggest card......

The husky prayed in his heart.

As the rotten man also played a card, they turned it over.

7 to 13.

"Huskies are probably going to lose."

Maria opened her eyes and replied without hesitation, "The rotten man knows that her 7 is the third highest card, and the husky is indeed drawn from the third." Then after that, he can directly figure out what position it is. ”

"Not necessarily."

Annan closed his eyes and smiled: "Keep watching, the wonderful is still to come."

"—She's not the only one who wants to lose."