Probability was an ordinary yet mysterious thing.
It ran through every aspect of life, yet seemed intimately connected to the ultimate answer of the world.
Ideally, the probability of flipping a single coin one hundred times and getting heads fifty times was the same as flipping one hundred coins at once and getting fifty heads.
The former was a linear concept of time, while the latter was a planar concept of space. Yet through the bond of probability, time and space merged in an ingenious way. How could that not be wonderful?
As early as when he became an Official Player, Qi Si had realized that the concept of "probability" held special significance in the Eerie Game.
His skill, "Soul Contract," had an initial success rate of 20%. It was judged by rolling two ten-sided dice and seeing whether the result was greater than 80.
In truth, the same effect could be achieved by designating twenty numbers and declaring success if any one of them was rolled. It was probably described as "comparing values" merely to make it easier for players to understand.
Just like now, the success rate of "Soul Contract" had risen to 23%; a roll greater than 77 counted as a success. This could likewise be understood as having twenty-three random numbers, any one of which had to be rolled.
After going through the Sea of Hopelessness Instance, Qi Si had learned quite a bit of information, which led him to discover that "probability" ran through the entire game.
Lu Li's [Gift of Axo] had a 10% success rate, and Ye Linsheng's [Code of Hammurabi] had a 10% success rate, among others.
Tracing it back to the Novice Pool, the "three-door problem" in the side quest on the third floor of the Rose Manor Instance had been