Unexpected Move
The fact that Zao's hidden card was an Ace instead of a T or other high card was quite unexpected for Lin Yu.
This means that... in essence, algae don't actually need to exchange cards - A can be considered as 1 or 11 for calculation.
But why did Zao choose not to take a card just now?
After a brief moment of thought, Lin Yu understood this.
Because Fern has 2 and 7, while Algae has A and 3—if we consider the four cards of both players as a whole, then A and 2 can be interchanged.
And...
The strategy they pursued was to maximize the probability of everyone winning, rather than focusing on their own chances of winning.
Therefore, the optimal solution is for the ferns not to take the cards and for the algae to take the cards.
Since the 3 of the algae cannot be exchanged, he must take the card.
This strategy was most likely not something Algae came up with on its own.
Although, in terms of the outcome, it increased the possibility of everyone winning and perfectly utilized the "card swapping" mechanism proposed by Twenty.
But Lin Yu felt that there was still a fatal flaw in this operation.
It's like why Twenty added the "card swapping" mechanism, which is clearly advantageous to all four of them.
Twenty's motives are also easy to explain. Lin Yu deduced that, for Twenty...
Rather than trying to kill them in the Game, he was more focused on "confirming" things.
To determine the cause of the sudden "Split Personality".
This mechanism seems more like a test of their level of understanding and cooperation.
But it is precisely because the motivation of the moss and fern can be explained in this way that the way they arranged their strategy seems strange.
"It's like actively telling the other party that we're cheating."
If it were Lin Yu, there would definitely be a better solution.
It's like a trap has been set, and the ferns and mosses have simply stepped right into it.
"But that's not a big problem."
Lin Yu pondered for a moment and quickly decided to put that matter aside for the time being.
After all, what I need to do now is integrate myself into the group of three...
Since the ferns and mosses are smart enough, let's trust them!
It's as if they really are a part of themselves.
"Let's open the cards, my friend."
Lin Yu tapped the table and looked at Nian.
And Nian also revealed his true colors.
9, 4...
The last face-down card is the 4 of diamonds.
It's 5 PM.
"What bad luck, I lost to all of you."
Twenty said with a half-smile.
Although he lost to four people in one go, he didn't seem discouraged.
This aligns with Lin Yu's speculation: the creation of this Game by the Twentieth family was essentially a test.
He doesn't care about winning or losing—after all, he did the same thing last time!
The algae and ferns seemed somewhat excited.
After all, everyone only needs to win one more round to leave the dream world!
"Let's continue."
Zao said, crossing her hands.
Twenty had no objections and shuffled the cards again.
A new round of cards was dealt to everyone.
Lin Yu received a 6 face up and a 7 face down in this round.
This starting hand was absolutely terrible—a hand of 13 points, which was incredibly awkward.
Taking it might lead to a huge loss, not taking it makes it very difficult to win.
Most importantly, the value of this hidden card 7 is quite subtle.
Fortunately, they know how to cheat now, so Lin Yu isn't too worried.
The problem is that there's no universally accepted simplified code for the number 6, so Lin Yu has to honestly exhale five times this time.
While the others were still looking at their cards, Lin Yu pretended to have a headache and quickly completed the code.
Then, he began receiving coded messages from other people.
Fern's revealed card is a 9, and its hidden card is a 3—totaling 12 points, which is somewhat awkward.
After all, this could also be 5 points.
Zao, on the other hand, had a very good hand: a Queen face-up and a T Card face-down. With two T Cards at the start, 20 points put her almost in an invincible position.
Finally, there's moss.
Moss has a 2 face up in her hand, and an Ace face down.
"Everyone's having a good run of luck this round," Lin Yu said thoughtfully. "But if we're going to change cards, how should we do it...?"
As the dealer, the number 20 has a 5 in his face.
If we still consider the scenario where everyone has the highest probability of winning, and exclude ourselves, there is an optimal solution for the remaining three people.
A flowing Ace and a flowing T can create a winning hand of 21 points for Algae and 19 points for Fern. Then give Fern's hidden 3 to Moss, so Moss has two safe starting hands totaling 5 points, allowing it to continue drawing cards with peace of mind.
But if I were to join myself...
Lin Yu felt that his trump card, number 7, would be a difficult negative outcome to manage no matter who he went to.
The ferns and algae were clearly also challenging Lin Yu's card.
However--
Lin Yu, however, had absolutely no worries.
Because he had already figured out the optimal operational solution he could make.
This is also a way to break the deadlock.
Nian looked at Lin Yu: "Then, let's start drawing cards—do you want to draw cards?"
Lin Yu nodded with a smile.
"Certainly."
A 4 was placed in front of Lin Yu, and now his hand had an even more awkward 17 points.
It appears to be 10 o'clock already.
At this moment, Lin Yu still spoke.
"I still want to get the cards."
Zao couldn't help but look at Lin Yu.
Although Zao was very restrained, Lin Yu knew what he was trying to say.
Clearly, the best thing Lin Yu can do right now is to stop drawing cards.
While 5 PM might seem awkward to me personally, Lin Yu now has a better option.
That means taking the Ace from Tai's hand when we exchange the hole cards later.
That would give him 21 points.
Meanwhile, the player to the left, Fern, can take Algae's face-down T Card, making it 19 points.
Zao can try to draw cards, and decide whether to take the 2 or 7 face-down card based on the size of the cards he receives—if it is less than or equal to 4, he can take the 7; otherwise, he can take the 2.
The worst-case scenario is that he gets another T Card, in which case Zao will have to take the Ace. But conversely, he can give his own T Card to Lin Yu.
Therefore... in conclusion, in Zao's opinion, it's best for "Cao" to stop drawing cards now.
For no apparent reason, Zao recalled what the fern had just told him about the grass suddenly taking away the moss.
This guy claimed to use "special measures for special circumstances" and was described as radical by Fern... Now it seems Fern was quite accurate in judging people!
A new card was placed on the table; it was a...
7 of Hearts
Lin Yu's hand now has a total of 23 points – he's busted.
But this is actually a good thing, because Lin Yu now only has 17 cards on the table.
If he changes his hole card to the 2 of Fern, he can even get 19 points!
This card-swapping strategy might result in Tai not getting a very comfortable hand in the end...
As the algae pondered, the fern beside it prepared to speak as well.
Nian looked at Lin Yu.
Do you still want to get cards?
Lin Yu smiled and shook his head, then made a decision that surprised both Zao and Fei.
"I'm not taking it—because I exploded."
He revealed his hand, announcing that he had lost this round.