194: Chapter 194 I think what you said makes a lot of sense

Cui Jingming stared at the four doors in front of him, his eyes narrowing in a look of deep contemplation.

A moment later, he looked at everyone and spoke slowly, "I think I've figured some things out."

"Hmm?"

Everyone looked over with some anticipation.

Cui Jingming cupped his chin and said slowly, "Have you heard of the Monty Hall problem?"

"What?" someone asked, puzzled.

"Never heard of it, Alliance Leader. What is it?"

Cui Jingming explained, "It's when you've chosen a door, and then out of three doors, one option is eliminated for you, and then you're asked if you want to switch..."

"At that point, if you choose to switch, the probability of success increases significantly."

"What's the principle behind it?" someone asked in confusion.

Cui Jingming patiently began to explain.

After he finished, a significant portion of the group still didn't understand, but they all maintained a tacit understanding and didn't press further.

Cui Jingming continued his reasoning, "Previously, during the Infinite Corridor stage, we got a hint, right? Black is dangerous, so the black door on the far right can be ruled out."

"And just now, we used a Permission Card to eliminate the door next to it... but before the elimination, I had chosen the second door..."

Cui Jingming continued to ramble on, while Gu Changming, standing to the side, let his mind go completely blank, not listening at all.

It wasn't that he intentionally ignored him, but rather that Cui Jingming's guess was fundamentally wrong; it wasn't even a matter of being diametrically opposed, they were simply parallel lines that would never intersect.

The content of this Assessment was: they were to enter an Infinite Corridor space, find the corresponding hints within, and then successfully find the route out.

There was just one small point not mentioned in the rules: after coming out, they needed to choose the correct door to complete the Assessment.

Gu Changming had seen this in the Hidden Rules, and then in the Infinite Corridor, he had also found hints related to the doors.

Unfortunately, the hints Cui Jingming and the others found were incomplete—only scattered clues, such as black being dangerous and the permission ability to eliminate a door.

So... Cui Jingming was currently engaged in a meaningless deduction.

Gu Changming had already seen the hint for the door; the pattern printed on the leftmost one was the route they took to exit the Infinite Corridor.

"So based on the Monty Hall problem, the probability of the first door on the left being correct is higher!"

"Of course, this is just probability and isn't a certainty, but look at the pattern on it. Doesn't it look like a Mobius strip? What does a Mobius strip represent?"

"Exactly, infinity! This perfectly matches the previous Infinite Corridor stage!"

"Therefore, the only answer is this one on the far left!"

After he finished, Gu Changming couldn't help but sigh; it wasn't related at all.

The Monty Hall problem involves a host who knows which door hides the prize and helps filter the answers; you just made a choice in your mind beforehand, and it just so happened that your choice wasn't filtered out.

And that pattern—does it even look like a Mobius strip? Look closer! You're clearly trying to fit the problem to your answer.

Gu Changming took a deep breath, his expression remaining calm.

"What do you think?" Cui Jingming suddenly looked over and asked.

Gu Changming looked up, paused for half a second, and then spoke slowly, "I think what you said makes a lot of sense."

Forget it, as long as he chose correctly, it was fine.

It saved him the trouble of giving a hint.

"Really?" Cui Jingming smiled, feeling a bit embarrassed.

For some reason, after entering this Assessment, he seemed to have become more confident.

"Alright then, we'll choose this way!" Cui Jingming laughed confidently and led everyone toward the leftmost door.

...

"How's the progress?"

Seeing Gray relax, Horn, who was standing guard nearby, immediately asked.

A rare flash of excitement crossed Gray's eyes as he replied, "Your Majesty, the sixth basic rule has been deduced. It should be correct."

As soon as he finished speaking...

A white light flashed on the opposite field.

The two of them were stunned and turned to look.

On the opponent's progress light screen, another star appeared next to the original four-star progress.

Horn and Gray's expressions changed slightly.

The other side had cracked the fifth basic rule.

Seeming to notice their gaze, one of the members of the Star-Gazing Clan turned to look at them.

Then, he provocatively pointed at their progress bar, as if to say: We're catching up to you.

Just as the gesture was made, the basic rule Gray's side had deduced was submitted. With a flash of white light, their progress jumped, pulling ahead once more.

Seeing this change, Gray's expression, which had soured from the provocation, softened considerably.

He then lifted his chin, signaling that they were still the ones in the lead.

However, the other side didn't get angry; they simply pointed at their time and made a gesture.

It meant: They arrived later, so in terms of efficiency, they were faster.

Thus, it wouldn't be long before they caught up to and surpassed Gray's group.

"Hmph!" Horn understood what the other side was conveying and couldn't help but snort. "If it weren't for this barrier blocking the way, I'd go over there and kill them all!"

Gray's face also looked a bit grim. No longer relaxing, he immediately put his head down and led the others in deducing the seventh basic rule formula.

...

"Seta, don't get distracted," Noel reminded.

Their consciousnesses were linked at the moment, so he naturally knew Seta was provoking the other races opposite them.

"Just a little disruption to affect their progress," Seta laughed.

Noel didn't respond and also turned to look over.

The further they went, the more difficult the deductions became.

Regardless, the other side was indeed one step ahead of them now.

Without knowing how many Assessments remained, they truly had to race against time and couldn't afford to fall behind by even a single step.

Furthermore...

Noel's gaze fell on Gray. The one with fox ears who was in charge of the deductions indeed seemed very capable.

There was no specific criterion; it was just a feeling.

He could sense that the other was an opponent on par with himself.

...

Time passed.

The battle between them grew increasingly intense. Currently, both their deduction progresses had reached the eighth rule, and they were frantically working on the ninth basic rule.

The floor around Gray's Think tank was already piled high with empty bottles of various Spirit-replenishing potion. Noel's side was no exception; both sides were using all sorts of auxiliary means to maximize their calculating power.

But just then...

On the far left, a flash of white light appeared, and a new field was added.

Then a light gate appeared, and a new race stepped through it into the sixth Assessment.

Seeing this, Horn immediately looked up and glanced at the progress bar.

When he saw the name of that race, he was stunned for a moment.

"Humans?"