Chapter 327 Binary and Young Odysseus

Two gold coins were taken out, and the situation on the table was immediately changed.

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And sitting opposite Andrea, the young man's brain was working rapidly.

The onlookers also kept talking and making noisy sounds. After all, no matter whether the first challenger wins or loses, the chips he bets are destined to not take all the rewards, and even one-tenth is far from enough.

So they also want to take this opportunity to think about the solution of the game, hoping to seize this opportunity to get rich, or to show their abilities in front of everyone.

Unfortunately, although everyone is thinking hard, mathematics is not something you can figure out just by thinking, especially for people who have basically no foundation. He may be able to do many things in extreme tension or anger, but he will never solve math problems.

"I... I'll take one from the first row!"

The voice was a little trembling, and the young man had already started sweating just when it started.

The onlookers were just watching the excitement, but only he knew what kind of pressure a gamble with all his worth would give people.

He wanted to move a gold coin, but his shaking arms couldn't do anything. He had to speak and express his meaning.

"Yeah, I understand."

Nodding, Andrea reached out and took a gold coin from the first row, and then calculated it in her heart.

'-4-1+2=-3'

"It's my turn."

Speaking again, it was her turn, and Andrea took three gold coins from the third row, and the situation on the table changed again.

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In just two or three steps, the gold coins on the table had decreased a lot, but the increasingly nervous young man still couldn't see the result, and most of the people watching around couldn't understand it either. Only a few bystanders who were obviously dressed in extraordinary clothes didn't speak, but sighed secretly.

As for this game, they didn't understand the mystery, but as professionals of a high level, even if they used the most primitive exhaustive method, they could see that when the situation was 3-2-1, the person who took it first would definitely lose.

Sure enough, when the young man took the two gold coins from the first row again, Andrea immediately took the remaining two coins from the third row.

At this time, there were only two rows of gold coins left in the field. At this time, everyone understood the result of this bet.

"No, it's impossible. You cheated. You plotted against me!"

The young man stood up from the chair tremblingly, took a step back, and then rushed forward. He wanted to take back the chips he had placed on the table, and watching his actions, Andrea did not reach out to stop him.

But the next moment, a sharp spear was placed on the young man's neck-obviously, if you want to do this kind of activity in the city, it is impossible not to inform the city guards. After all, a large number of foreign populations have recently poured into the Acropolis of Athens, and they also have to prevent casualties in places where crowds gather.

In general, the guards only maintain order, and they don't care what people in the city do. But the young man's attempt to openly violate the agreement made in front of the emblem of the goddess will obviously not be accepted by these guards who maintain order.

"This is a fair game, and I have already agreed on the rules."

After successfully completing the first round, Andrea's nervous heart also eased a lot.

A sense of confidence surged in her heart. Seeing the young man put down his purse and deed in despair, and staggered back under the gaze of the guards' sharp weapons, Andrea did not feel any pity in her heart.

The goddess witnessed that she only asked for one-tenth of the wealth, which would not bring too much pain to a person. Since the other party tried to deceive the gods first, it was not surprising that he had such an end.

Putting the wealth left by the young man aside, Andrea indicated that these things would also be counted in the gambling. When she wins more and more times, I am afraid that this "gambling money" will also increase.

"Next, who wants to come?"

Andrea looked at the crowd expectantly with a smile. Compared with the nervousness at the beginning, she has gradually found fun in it.

It's really interesting to outthink others with your own thinking... As she finished speaking, two more people walked out of the crowd, and they all wanted to start the next round.

Theoretically, the two of them needed to be ranked first, but considering that their bets were not too much, even if they won, they would not win all the gold coins, and there was a chance for the second person, so after talking to each other, the two politely decided the order.

In this regard, Andrea just thought that they probably thought too much. You can't win this game at all.

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Round after round, the sun slowly shifted in the sky, and soon, Andrea won several times in a row.

However, in the later games, each time took longer and longer.

This was not because someone deliberately delayed, nor because they couldn't calculate it, but simply because most of the latecomers chose to stack huge amounts of gold coins on the table, and even later, there were many who had hundreds of coins in a row.

They seemed to think that Andrea was competing with them in terms of calculation power, and succeeded by relying on the speed of mental calculation in an exhaustive way. In this situation, they naturally chose corresponding response methods, and the game time was naturally prolonged - but the result was no different.

Andrea won every game, and the more she played, the more excited she became. Beside her, the winnings piled up higher and higher.

As a result, this game, which she promoted as "only a true wise man can crack", spread to more people's ears, attracting more onlookers in the city.

During the game, it's not that no one questioned the fairness of the game, but Andrea just said openly that if someone could crack the secret of her victory, it could also be regarded as winning the bet.

So for a while, people who thought they were smart gathered together, gathered around this small wooden table, watching one person after another come forward to try, and some even secretly played games with others in private, trying to get a glimpse of the secret.

However, just like the Gobang of later generations, although this is a game with a must-win rule, people who don't know the reason can still play back and forth. For a time, even more people thought that Andrea really won the victory by relying on her own wisdom.

After all, so many people didn't find the rules, it was probably just a simple difference in strength.

"Ah - it looks like I won again."

With her lips raised subconsciously, Andrea took the last gold coin on the table.

Another game ended, but this time she didn't rush to call the next person.

Looking up at the sky, the sun was setting, and today was about to end.

The first day's mission was successfully completed, and she only needed to defeat a few more well-known people who heard the news, and she would have completely achieved her goal... Patting her chest, Andrea calmed down her slightly excited mood and smiled politely at the crowd.

She didn't care about pure fame, but she liked the process of winning fame with her own abilities. Although it was a learned ability...but except for the ancient gods who knew everything by nature, whose knowledge was not learned?

"Everyone, it's already late today, so I'll stop playing for now, but don't worry, I'll come tomorrow."

"Now Acropolis has gathered so many wise men in the world, and nobles from various countries have gathered here to compare wisdom and fairness at the conference. Even the gods will cast their eyes on this - I think there should be no one who can crack my secret? Otherwise, the competition about "wisdom" may be declared over in advance."

"Of course not, Miss Leah, your trick will be seen through!"

A cold snort came from the front, and the noble young man who had just encountered failure pushed his bet without any care.

The gold coins fell on the table, and the sound of hitting the box was ding-dong, and he just stared at Andrea's smooth face.

"My dear friend, Prince Odysseus of Ithaca, has also come to Athens. He heard about the grand event in Athens while traveling around the continent, so he came here to present the champion as a gift to the gods... His resourcefulness is well known to the world, and he is also recognized as an eloquent orator. And soon, maybe he will be able to spare some time to see through your conspiracy."

"Then let him come. I have heard of him, Odysseus... Humph, but now I am leaving."

In just half a day, Andrea felt that she was more confident than a little.

She raised her head slightly, nodded with her chin, and then motioned everyone to move aside in the angry eyes of the young man in front of her.

As for the wealth, it was left where it was. Now, the guards of Athens would never let the treasure be stolen and bring a bad reputation to the kingdom.

"Humph, you will see."

Gritting his teeth, the young noble stepped aside, and he did not do anything rude.

He saw that, just like many people who were debating and competing in the city now, the game in front of him was probably similar. This beautiful woman named Leah also came for the conference, but her method was more powerful. If no one could crack her game, I am afraid that others would have to admit that the other party was indeed smarter than themselves in some aspects.

Before the real conference started, she wanted to "win outside the field". She was really a powerful guy.

But this would not happen... Compared with the confidence that Andrea had built up in one day, he believed in his friend more.

Odysseus's character and wisdom impressed the young nobleman. He believed that as long as the other party was willing to come, the result was destined. He would definitely be able to crack the other party's puzzle and take away the woman's treasure. At that time, he could also laugh at her arrogance.

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"Ah... So happy~"

In a very happy mood, Andrea walked briskly back to the place where they rented.

Although she had left, she still missed the feeling of being watched by others, the gazes of admiration, envy, or unconvinced challengers.

Then she could beat the opponent and enjoy the feeling of victory - this was an experience she had never had as a princess before.

In the past, everyone would respect her, but it was limited to respect. Their respect either came from their father or from the favor of the gods, but this time, everything came from herself.

I didn't know that I was so powerful...

Dong——

"Ah——!"

Covering her forehead, Andrea looked at Ryan angrily, while sitting at the table, Ryan just drank a sip of tea without paying attention to others.

The first-ring universal divine art, knocking, is used to trigger traps or explore secret rooms, but it is also a very good divine art to knock people.

"Be restrained, at least don't giggle in the room - Miss Captive, you have to understand that you are just using the knowledge I taught you to beat the primitive people, there is nothing to be proud of."

"And you can win, essentially just because they are still playing games with you according to the rules. You have read history, you should know the story of the former Queen of Thebes, right?"

"... I know, Mr. Ivan, but I won't laugh at the gods like she did." Andrea puffed her lips and sat on the chair opposite Ryan.

Although she didn't like this kind of violent reminder, and didn't think she would be like the former Queen of Thebes, but Ryan's reminder was indeed reasonable.

Thebes... It was a city-state kingdom founded by Cadmus, the famous city builder who helped the God King in the Typhon disaster. The caravan they met on the road started from there.

The hero from Phoenicia failed to find his sister Europa after all - or perhaps he knew that it was the God King who did it, so he finally chose to remain silent.

In short, he married the daughter of the goddess of beauty and harmony, and continued his bloodline in the world - it is said that Aphrodite was very dissatisfied with this, and she did not want her daughter to marry a mortal, but perhaps Zeus wanted to show his clear rewards and punishments, so this result was not changed in the end.

However, this was just the beginning... Thebes is one of the most disaster-ridden city-states in human history. It is not known whether it was the secret revenge of the goddess of beauty or the king of gods.

Just like the queen Ryan mentioned just now, in this era where having many children is considered a skill, the woman who gave birth to seven sons and seven daughters was once proud and complacent, and even felt that gods were just like this.

Even Leto, the black-robed goddess in the sky, only had one son, Apollo.

She thought so, and told her followers so, but her words were unfortunately heard by Leto. So the Titan goddess who was stabbed in the sore spot was furious and called her son to let Apollo, who was driving the golden chariot, shoot the queen's seven sons one by one with his unparalleled archery in the sky, and then shoot her seven daughters in front of her.

Let's not talk about the queen's pain and regret, but it can be seen from this that competition is only meaningful within the rules, but if there is no protection of the rules, the so-called victory or defeat is just a joke.

"Tell me about your experience today. Have you defeated any special people or encountered troubles?"

Seeing that Andrea was quiet, Ryan didn't intend to preach too much to the twelve-year-old girl.

He didn't watch the gambling game for a whole day in the same place before, so now he planned to confirm whether there was any more valuable information.

"No, this is the first day, and the news probably hasn't spread yet. Basically, the people who came are unknown guys..."

Recalling it, Andrea shook her head, but then seemed to remember something.

"But before leaving, someone said that he would find Odysseus to be my opponent tomorrow - I have heard of him, he is the prince of Ithaca, and he is also a very capable guy, well... you know him."

"I know."

Hearing this familiar name, Ryan's mood did not change.

Odysseus, of course he knew, and a considerable part of the later records of Chaos mythology was based on him as the protagonist.

It's just that Odysseus was an adult at that time and inherited the throne of Ithaca.

He once led the Greek coalition forces and was also the originator of the Trojan Horse. He led his army back after ten years of the Trojan War, and then experienced ten years of wandering on the sea.

After returning to his homeland, he once again faced a group of enemies who thought he was dead and occupied his kingdom. In terms of the length of the mythological records alone, he may not be much less than Hercules.

But that was all his later life. There are really not many clear records about Odysseus when he was young.

"If it were him, he probably wouldn't follow the rules of the game. He's not a rule-abiding person."

Lian smiled and looked at the little princess in front of him.

"So how do you master the 'two-digit balance method' I taught you? If there are more than three rows of gold coins, can you still calculate it?"

"Of course, my mental arithmetic ability is very strong!"

She raised her chin slightly, and then quickly shrank back to her seat under Ryan's gaze. Since Andrea was full of confidence, Ryan would just believe her for the time being.

"Since you are so confident, let's do it."

"Beat Odysseus, you should have won half of this meeting."

Winning half is basically equal to winning everything, because Andrea is a priest of Athena. Others can't see this disguise, but Zeus can probably see it.

So as long as the performance in the following competition is acceptable, it's actually fine. If the God King really intends to do something...as long as his plan is related to Athens, Andrea will almost certainly be selected.