The Perfect Solution and the Invitation

Lin Yu lamented his "good luck" from the bottom of his heart.

Although his "luck" in this round came from the [Lucky Sweetness] buff...

However, it is only through [Lucky Sweetness] that I have achieved this situation, which is absolutely advantageous to me.

This must involve some kind of "Good luck" on Destiny level, beyond mere Lucky Sweetness.

"It went even more smoothly than expected."

Lin Yu let out a long breath, then looked at the Player whose lives were literally hanging by a thread.

Then, Lin Yu looked at the Octopus Ka.

He locked eyes with the Octopus, and then...

Octopus Ka smiled and said, "Guest, you're the only one left..."

"Now, would you like to enjoy your dessert?"

Lin Yu laughed upon hearing Octopus Ka's question.

He didn't answer Octopus Ka's question immediately...

Instead, Lin Yu looked at the other six people present.

"Now—all of you, or at least three of you, owe me a life."

Then, Lin Yu tapped the table and looked at the Octopus Ka.

"Excuse me, head chef..."

I can't eat anymore.

Lin Yu spoke calmly.

He refused the Octopus Ka.

Octopus Ka's face showed a look of astonishment.

He looked at Lin Yu in disbelief, then asked, "You mean, you refuse to eat dessert?"

"Of course, I'm already full, I can't just waste it."

Lin Yu grinned and said.

"I secretly ate a piece of cake just now, so I guess that counts as having dessert!"

His expression suggested that he genuinely didn't intend to have dessert because he had eaten too much.

Octopus Ka looked at Lin Yu with a hint of admiration.

"Okay... but if you're sure you don't want to eat it, you'll still have to accept the punishment."

Lin Yu rested his chin on his hand.

"Sure."

He didn't even bother to find out what the punishment actually was.

Seeing Lin Yu's determination, Octopus Ka took the button out of the pool.

"Smack!"

As the Octopus Ka clicked the button...

One of the ropes in front of Lin Yu's left side broke.

Just as Li Hua had guessed, the "punishment" for this challenge was indeed simply cutting one rope.

As for Lin Yu, who now has four ropes...

It's completely harmless.

He only slightly felt the chair shaking more.

This is precisely why Lin Yu went to great lengths to ensure he had "four ropes."

Judging from the state of the others after they cut their ropes...

Even with one rope broken and three remaining, the rope can still maintain a relatively stable state.

But two of them broke...

The chair will tilt in one direction, making it impossible to sit properly.

As for the broken one, only one strand remains.

If it is not reinforced in some way, even if it can barely stay on, the chair will wobble and even start spinning.

Unfortunately...

Compared to these Player, Lin Yu didn't have much of a [common Item] accumulation.

If two ropes are broken, he has no way to reinforce the chair and will inevitably face greater risks.

Most importantly, Lin Yu also needs to play the role of "Fluoxetine"...

Therefore, the best way is to keep your chair with at least three ropes.

But with four ropes...

Lin Yu could have simply chosen to abstain.

In this way.

Regardless of whether the dessert served by Octopus Ka was actually Item related to an "assassin" that Lin Yu had never even heard of...

Or perhaps they might simply present an Item related to "Fraudster".

None of that will ever happen!

This is Lin Yu's strategy.

Since this [dessert] might expose him...

Then let's just pay a price and make sure this [dessert] never even appears.

After Lin Yu made this decision...

Not only Octopus Ka, but also the other Player on the field showed expressions of surprise.

Even if Fluoxetine is an incomprehensible madman, a guy who doesn't play by the rules.

This decision is far too unusual.

"Why?"

Li Hua looked at Lin Yu and asked in a deep voice.

Lin Yu had anticipated that someone would ask about his "motives".

He deliberately created this situation on the field to explain his "motives".

A Fluoxetine -like motivation that can convince everyone.

Furthermore, this motivation also happens to connect with the "ultimate goal" of his entire performance.

"Do I need to explain my actions to you, 'Gambler'?"

Lin Yu chuckled and retorted to Li Hua, then spoke again.

"However... since you asked, I might as well tell you."

"I just said, you all owe me a life."

He looked at the Octopus Ka.

"The card for the final level has the effect of 'everyone breaks a rope'."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, all the Player showed expressions of surprise.

"What?!"

Robin surprise.

Mosin-Nagant couldn't sit still any longer. "How did you know?"

"I knew the contents of all the cards in this level beforehand," Lin Yu tapped his head, confidently spouting nonsense. "This is Instance under the watchful eye of the Deity, a banquet hosted by the Deity, and I acknowledge the potential and strength of each of you..."

"So, if any of you die during the penultimate part of the [dessert] session... I'll be very sad!"

"Because that's just ridiculous!"

Although Lin Yu's words were utterly absurd, his tone was so natural that no one doubted that he could see the contents of the last card.

The Octopus Ka didn't interrupt Lin Yu —because Lin Yu was quite certain that the Octopus didn't actually know what kind of "cards" it would have!

Because Lin Yu had already made up his mind to directly "reject" this dessert.

Therefore, Lin Yu's perspective on other people's [desserts] is different from theirs.

Through observation, Lin Yu discovered a fact...

None of the cards were pre-placed by the Octopus Ka.

All the cards were "created" through "interaction" between the [dessert] and the Player!

So...

There's a very high probability that you won't know what dessert will be served Octopus Ka.

After successfully fooling Octopus Ka and the other Player.

Everything that followed unfolded exactly as Lin Yu had hoped for in the "script."

Li Hua did some mental calculations and came to a conclusion.

"In other words... after this level ends, there will actually only be a maximum of four ropes left on the field!"

"Of course! Did you think the 'Deity' created this Game so we could play house happily?" Lin Yu said bluntly. "That's precisely why I left each of you with only one rope..."

"While I don't want you to die in the penultimate stage, I also don't want you to enter the final stage with too much 'margin for error'."

"So many masters have attended this Destiny banquet at the invitation of the Deity..."

"Of course, the drama must be pushed to the extreme to be considered spectacular and worthy of the name 'Heavenly Feast Above'!"

"The final battle between geniuses and Deity —of course, the most satisfying ending would be one where retreat means certain Abyss!"

Lin Yu stood up from his chair and pointed one finger to the sky.

"Everyone, if you survive this Instance... then come find me!"

"I will be waiting for you above the rainbow at dusk in Jiang City, on a night when thirty silver coins clink!"