"I'll go to the East District."
"Add me to the East District."
"I choose the cemetery."
"..."
The Players wasted no time and quickly decided on the locations each of them would explore.
With no clues whatsoever, there was no real difference between the various locations. No one knew which places were dangerous and which were safe; they were picking blindly, like opening mystery boxes.
William carefully suggested that they first decide on a candidate for the Child of God, but everyone unanimously rejected the idea.
For one thing, quite a few among them had their own ambitions for the position of Child of God. They also knew that if they settled on a candidate now, Fu Jue would most likely be chosen based on reputation—which was not what they wanted to see.
For another, they still knew nothing about the situation, and it was not yet time to make a decision. There was no need to settle the matter rashly.
William awkwardly rubbed his nose and changed the subject. "By the way, how many heretics do you think there are among us?"
Fu Jue analyzed calmly, "Based on the information currently available, if this is a balanced and fair game, there should be no more than four heretics.
"Setting aside the best- and worst-case scenarios, assume the heretics leave behind no clues at all. The believer camp can only choose heretics at random, with the probability of selecting one being the total number of heretics divided by twelve, and there is also a chance of reducing the believer camp's numbers.
"According to calculations, if there are more than four heretics, then by taking no action early on and only acting to kill people at the very end, their chance of victory would far exceed 50%. The Eerie Game would