Day of Imprisonment

《Tiny War》

Game Background: In a distant fantasy world, two major kingdoms are embroiled in a small but fierce war over a magical piece of land.

Players will take on the role of a commander of one of the kingdoms, using wisdom and strategy to deploy troops and defeat opponents with limited resources to achieve victory.

Game Rules: Resource Settings: At the start of the game, both sides receive a fixed number of resource points (100 points), which are used to produce three types of units: Melee (costs 20 points), Mage (costs 30 points), and Defender (costs 25 points).

Each side can produce a maximum of 5 units, with the total number determined by the total amount of resources.

Unit Settings:

Melee: Medium attack power, fast speed, good at directly confronting enemy units, especially Mages, but ineffective against Defenders.

Mage: High attack power, but low health, slow speed, can attack remotely and has extra damage bonus against Defenders, but easily defeated by Melee units at close range.

Defender: High health, strong defense, can effectively resist melee attacks, but vulnerable to magic attacks from Mages.

Battlefield Environment: The battlefield is a straight line, with both sides starting from opposite ends, moving towards each other until they meet and engage in battle.

Combat is turn-based, with each side able to move and attack each turn.

Victory Conditions: Eliminate all enemy units or render the opponent unable to continue effective combat (e.g., all units are seriously injured and unable to move).

Luo Xi looked at the rules introduction for a game scenario in his hand and smiled slightly.

"Luo Xi, I think you'll definitely be interested in this little game because it's very simple to play, and the focus is on strategy.

Someone over there wants to have a 'pre-read battle' with me, which means pre-setting at least five matches, then betting, and then automatically battling according to the preset strategies.

Five games, whoever wins three first is the winner."

Guo Zening explained, a little nervous.

"Is it the opponent you won against before?" Luo Xi asked.

Guo Zening nodded, adding, "There are quite a few of them."

Luo Xi smiled.

They can't afford to lose and want to increase the stakes, not only to win back what they lost before but also to make a big profit.

This is a typical gambler's mentality.

"That's good, just say I agree to the match," Luo Xi said.

Guo Zening said helplessly, "It's not like I can disagree, that group said if I didn't agree, they'd skin me alive, salt my flesh, and plant grass on my skin..."

"They're pretty ruthless," Luo Xi looked up at the distance, where a group of people were looking over with ill intentions, obviously the group that had lost to Guo Zening in the real-time strategy game before.

"Just now, how many games did they lose?"

"Not bad!" Luo Xi laughed, then stood up, "You keep an eye on Mao Ge, I'll go check them out."

Obviously, the other side's choice of 《Tiny War》 and their proposal of a continuous five-game 'pre-read battle' was to minimize Guo Zening's advantage in game operations as much as possible.

Especially the pre-read battle, the contingency of strategy is too great.

Because the characteristic of 《Tiny War》 is that fixed resources produce three fixed types of units, and the three types of units counter each other, which is a bit like a rock-paper-scissors game.

If you choose a strategy specifically targeting the opponent, then you are almost 100% sure to win.

For example, three Defenders against three Melee units would have an absolute advantage and could win 100% of the time.

Similarly, three Mages against three Defenders would also have an advantage, with a win rate close to 100%.

So if you can predict the opponent's tactics, you can target them very well, but because it is a 'pre-read battle,' it is equivalent to determining the resource consumption and unit production for all five games from the beginning.

The difficulty of winning is even greater.

In this case, contacting the other side, understanding their personality, deducing the tactics they might use from their personality, and targeting them accordingly is the right solution.

Luo Xi walked over.

There were a total of five people on the other side.

It can be seen that these Scavengers are not at the same level as the experienced players he met at Youzuo Temple, the difference is quite large, only two people have obtained Card Rings, and the rest have not even obtained Card Rings.

However, this standard cannot be used to completely measure strength.

For Luo Xi, he treats them all equally.

"I heard that you want to have a 'pre-read battle' with my brother, five games in a row?" Luo Xi got straight to the point.

"Are you with him? That's right, I'm just asking if you dare," one of the people on the other side said, his expression, movements, language, and tone, all the details were instantly captured by Luo Xi.

Lin Qiqi relies on soul peeking to judge a person's strength and state of mind.

But her path cannot be replicated by others, but Luo Xi's path seems to be mastered as long as you observe carefully, but it is still more difficult to figure out a person's personality and strength, because sometimes the conclusions drawn from these judgments may be different for everyone.

This requires experience and control over people's hearts.

"What are we betting on?" Luo Xi asked.

"Under normal circumstances, in five small game battles, each participant gets one [Memory], the winner gets 2, and the loser gets nothing, but I think it's too boring to play like that, why not raise the stakes, five matches, let's bet an extra 10 [Memories]."

That person thought the bet was big enough, with a smug look on his face, probably wanting to see a shocked expression on Luo Xi's face.

But obviously, he was disappointed.

Not to mention that 10 [Memories] could not possibly shock Luo Xi, even the game he bet with the Mystician and Poison Scorpion before was a game with more than a dozen [Memories] at the bottom.

Having seen big scenes, how could he be shocked by this?

Moreover, in the end, Lin Qiqi even won four times the stake. Poison Scorpion lost everything, including his life and memories. The Mystic Master stopped the bleeding in time but still paid the price of 20 [Memories]. In the previous round, Luo Xi and Lin Qiqi had a great harvest. The [Memories] in their card albums alone were close to thirty.

Therefore, Luo Xi really didn't feel anything about what the other party considered a high-stakes gamble.

"How about this!" Luo Xi then held up a finger.

"Each round, add one functional card. Five rounds, that's five cards. In other words, whoever wins, in addition to 10 [Memories], can also win 5 functional cards. [Spells] and [Grievances] are fine, and weapon, curse, and creature cards are even better. It depends on what you have, or [Gold Coins] are also acceptable."

As soon as Luo Xi finished speaking, the expressions of the five people on the opposite side changed.

The reason was simple: they were stunned.

You need to know that the value of functional cards is definitely higher than [Memories]. Calculating it this way, it's equivalent to gambling with more than twenty [Memories].

This was too exciting.

The problem was that the five of them combined didn't know if they could gather these cards.

Maybe they could.

But it would definitely be a serious drain.

"What? Are you afraid? Or don't you have enough cards? If you don't have enough cards, I can lend you some, but of course, with interest," Luo Xi still looked calm and collected.

The expressions of the five people opposite him became even more unsightly.

"Damn, you're really good at pretending. Who are you trying to scare? Don't think that saying some big words can scare us? We're all Memory Retrievers, it's not like anyone is worse than anyone else. You've killed people, and so have I. What's so great about it?" A Memory Retriever on the other side sneered and cursed.

He was full of bluster.

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But he was outwardly fierce but inwardly weak.

Among the others, some were timid and already considering retreating. Others were indecisive but greedy, believing they could win.

Each person's expression and movements were a projection of their psychological state.

If there were people here pretending to be weak to deceive others, Luo Xi believed there definitely were. But if all five people were pretending to be weak to deceive others, and their acting showed no flaws whatsoever,

that possibility was almost zero.

"So, you agree?" Luo Xi seemed not to hear the C language in the other party's mouth. His expression was calm, like an honest person with no bad intentions.

"Agreed. What's there to be afraid of agreeing to? Come on, fill out the preset card. Once it's filled out, put the five cards and the preset strategy card in, and that's settled," the other party said with a sneer, probably believing that Luo Xi was bluffing them.

So they acted more actively and urgently.

Little did they know that this in itself was a sign of nervousness.

In terms of emotional management and influencing others, Luo Xi clearly had an absolute advantage. In psychology, there is a saying that emotions are the remote control for manipulating a person. How to manage oneself and how to influence others' decisions is an important standard for measuring whether a person is a psychological powerhouse.

Those five people had clearly been influenced by Luo Xi.

They even forgot that the person they were supposed to be competing against before wasn't the one in front of them, but Guo Zening.

The 《Small War》 duel arena was in front, with combat zones A and B and a large screen in the middle. After determining the resource consumption, troop production, and formation, you could choose to start the battle.

The system would then operate according to the choices preset by both commanders.

If it was a 'pre-read battle,' the strategy cards obtained would be five printed cards in a row.

There was a staff member here, probably the 'administrator' in charge of this mini-game.

He looked like a cosplayer, wearing armor and a long sword at his waist.

He looked exactly like the knight in the game.

When Luo Xi asked the other party if they could accept the bet and how they could ensure that both betting parties would fulfill the contract, this knight administrator gave Luo Xi a very satisfactory answer.

"Rest assured, I can give you both a definite guarantee of fairness and impartiality. In addition, I can also judge and rule on the outcome of the duel. If anyone violates the promise, it will be treated as a violation of the rules."

"That's good!"

Luo Xi was relieved.

This way, the possibility of the other party trying to go back on their word after losing was also blocked.

Luo Xi didn't hesitate at all. He quickly filled out the strategy card, seemingly formulating the strategy casually, without thinking, and paid the five [Memories] required for the five rounds. Then, he explained the contents of the bet to the administrator.

Then, he turned his head and looked at the five Memory Retrievers.

"I've taken care of everything. It's your turn."

After speaking, he gestured for them to proceed.

Those five people, to be honest, were a little scared at this point.

The main reason was that Luo Xi was acting too normally, as if he didn't feel any heartache or worry about losing.

You need to know that it was ten [Memories], plus five functional cards.

As long as you were a Memory Retriever, you would know the value of these things.

"Could it be that he thinks he can win?"

"Impossible. If it was just a duel round by round, we might be able to judge based on the strategy and formulate targeted resource consumption, troop production, and formation methods. But if we formulate the strategies for all five duels at once, he can't predict our subsequent strategies, because even we don't know them ourselves. If he doesn't predict, it's just a matter of luck."

"Looking at luck, that's a 50-50 chance. No one can have a guaranteed win rate. From this, we can conclude that the other party is acting, putting on a show. He's actually bluffing us, trying to get us to back down and retreat."

"That possibility is very high!"

"Then..."

"Compete with him. What's there to be afraid of? We five are afraid of them? If we really lose, we'll go hard on them. I've heard that this scenario doesn't prohibit fighting each other."

"It's settled then!"