Chapter 1646 The Thief!
Ye Chuyun recalled the fleeting surprise in the old man's eyes when she refused to pay.
After all, 20,000 points seems like a good deal compared to the total cost and the cost of failure.
If the vast majority of challengers chose to pay, then the old man's observation sample of "those who chose the left side" actually mainly comes from the minority of people who did not pay and chose on their own.
What is the success rate of these people who make their own choices?
The old man didn't say anything.
But he said, "Nine out of ten people say they rely on their intuition."
What if the road to the left is the wrong one?
Those who did not pay, chose on their own, and chose the wrong left side made up the majority of those who made the choice on their own.
They failed, and then, frustrated, blamed their wrong choices on "unreliable intuition."
This makes perfect sense.
Conversely, if the left side is the right path, those few who choose it on their own and make the right choice are more likely to attribute their success to wise analysis, meticulous observation, or accurate judgment, rather than vague intuition.
Unless they were really just guessing.
However, from a probabilistic and common-sense perspective, when a clear outcome cannot be determined through analysis, those who choose incorrectly tend to use intuition to cover up their analytical failures, while those who choose correctly tend to emphasize their wisdom.
The old man said that "nine out of ten" people who chose the left side "all said they were relying on their intuition."
This proportion is very high.
This is more like a post-mortem summary describing a group of "losers".
Therefore, it is more likely that the road on the left is an illusion, a trap.
The right path is to the right!
Having figured this out, Ye Chuyun felt a bit scared.
That old fox, every word he says is a trap.
He may seem to be providing useless information, but by describing the commonalities of the group of losers, he indirectly exposes the characteristics of the wrong options.
Without further hesitation, Ye Chuyun turned straight onto the right fork in the road without even glancing at the left path.
The moment he stepped into the fork in the road on the right, the old man suddenly burst into hearty laughter.
"Haha, good, what a thoughtful little fellow!"
"You actually managed to get the answer out of me for free! Not bad, not bad!"
Amidst the laughter, a ball of energy, even purer than before, flew into Ye Chuyun's body.
[Congratulations on passing the "Wise Man's Choice" trial, successfully seeing through illusion and choosing the path of truth, and gaining 60000 free attribute points!]
The warm current surged again, and attribute points rebounded.
Ye Chuyun smiled slightly, feeling delighted.
It wasn't just because they received an additional 6 attribute points as compensation, but also because they used their wisdom to solve this seemingly unsolvable puzzle without paying any extra attribute points.
He glanced back at the statue of the old man who was still laughing heartily, bowed respectfully, then turned and continued deeper into the Evolution Corridor.
[The challenger has passed the three basic trials of "Wall of Choice," "Twin Guardians," and "The Wise Man's Choice," accumulating over 50% of the total distance traveled.]
[Rules changed for the second half of the Evolution Corridor: The challenges will be more varied and challenging, so please proceed with caution.]
[Note: True evolution lies not only in accumulation and wisdom, but also in the courage and resourcefulness to cope with sudden changes and risks.]
"Rules changed?" Ye Chuyun's heart skipped a beat, and her mind, which had just relaxed a little, tensed up again.
The first half was already so difficult, consuming a huge amount of attribute points. If it weren't for the feedback from the two intelligence tests, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on.
How difficult will the second half be?
He dared not be careless and continued to proceed cautiously along the corridor.
However, they hadn't gone far, and hadn't even encountered the stone wall that they expected to require a sacrifice, when the strange event occurred without warning.
Suddenly, a gray shadow darted out from the side of the corridor.
The gray shadow was extremely fast, even exceeding Ye Chuyun's reaction limit.
Ye Chuyun felt as if something invisible had been suddenly torn away from her body, and the number of free attribute points on her attribute panel plummeted like a cliff, instantly decreasing by 60,000 points.
"What?!" Ye Chuyun's expression changed drastically, and she turned her head sharply to look.
The gray figure stopped a short distance in front of him, revealing its true form.
It's another statue, and this time it's a rat statue!
He was about half a person tall, wearing a tattered vest, with his eyes darting around and his mustache twitching constantly, giving him a cunning look.
The rat statue stood upright, one paw triumphantly tossing a ball of light formed from attribute points, which corresponded exactly to 60,000 attribute points.
"Hehehe, lucky lad, you reacted pretty quickly." The rat statue let out a shrill laugh.
"But it's too late. Your attribute points are now in my 'Jack the Deceptive's' custody."
Ye Chuyun's eyes were cold, her anger rising, but she was more wary.
Is this the change in the second half...?
It is no longer a voluntary sacrifice, but a forced "plundering".
He suppressed the urge to immediately snatch it, because he could sense that the rat statue was integrated with the corridor and contained some kind of power of rules. A rash attack could easily lead to unforeseen consequences.
Moreover, since the other party has appeared, it's definitely not just for the simple purpose of stealing attribute points.
"What do you want?"
"Don't be so hasty, young man, don't get so worked up." Jack switched the attribute orbs between his two claws so fast that they left afterimages.
"I, Uncle Jack, am a very reasonable person."
"Look, these 60,000 attribute points are just a toy to me."
"How about this, I'll give you a chance. Not only can you get your attribute points back, but I can also return them to you double."
"So, are you tempted?"
Double the amount, that's 120,000 points.
Ye Chuyun's heart stirred, but she felt more doubt than anything else.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
"Conditions?" he asked succinctly.
"Easy!" Jack chuckled, stopped tossing and catching, clenched both claws into fists, and stretched them out in front of Ye Chuyun.
"Look, your attribute points are now in one of these two hands of mine."
"Let's play a game. Can you guess which hand it's in?"
It shook its two identical stone claws: "You guessed right. Not only will I return the 60,000 points to you intact, but I'll also give you an extra 60,000 points, making it a total of 120,000."
"But if you guess wrong... hehe, then those 60,000 points will really become mine."
"Come on, let's make a bet."
It really was gambling.
Ye Chuyun's eyes narrowed slightly.
It's a 50/50 chance; if you win, you make a fortune, and if you lose, you suffer a huge loss.
For him, who had already consumed a large number of attribute points and whose future was uncertain, this was undoubtedly a huge temptation, but also a huge trap.
