The Final Escape Plan

A Contest Roll, simply put, is when both sides simultaneously roll a die. If both sides succeed or both fail, the side with the higher attribute or skill value wins. If the side with the higher value rolls a failure while the side with the lower value rolls a success, then the side with the lower value wins. And so on. The victory condition for a Contest Roll is: Critical Success beats Success, Success beats Failure, and Failure beats Critical Failure.

Therefore, Liu Xing was quite confident in his Psychology skill of seventy points. But the problem was, what would Gary's Psychology skill be?

"Alright, the Psychology Contest Roll begins," kp004 said excitedly.

Liu Xing, 5/70, Critical Success (definitely not rigged, my friends in the group can testify).

Gary, ??/??, Success.

Liu Xing hadn't expected to roll another Critical Success. This time, no matter what Gary's Psychology skill value was, Liu Xing had already won this Psychology Contest against Gary.

"Your luck is quite good. So, Liu Xing, not only did you successfully beat Gary in Psychology this time, but because Gary's Psychology skill value is higher than yours, your Psychology skill has grown. Now, please roll a 1d5 die," kp004 had given up struggling, speechless at Liu Xing's luck.

Upon hearing kp004, Liu Xing couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. He thought to himself, Just my luck, that Gary's Psychology skill was actually higher than his. If he hadn't rolled a Critical Success, he would have been the one to fail this Psychology Contest.

More importantly, Liu Xing's Psychology skill could grow again. Liu Xing happily chose to roll the die.

Liu Xing, 1...

As expected, the law of conservation of luck. Because he had just rolled a Critical Success, he could only roll the minimum value now. Liu Xing had nothing to say.

"Haha, your luck really is hit or miss. So, Liu Xing, after this session ends, your Psychology skill will increase by one point," kp004 said with a smile.

"Then, Gary stared intently at Liu Xing, trying to discern something from his face. Liu Xing just smiled back at Gary. After a moment, Gary gained nothing from Liu Xing and could only give up," kp004's words made Bai He Cheng and the others breathe a sigh of relief. Because Liu Xing and Gary's Psychology Contest had been a hidden roll, Bai He Cheng and the others didn't know the result beforehand.

"I see. There are many strange diseases in this world, especially hereditary diseases within families, which are even more bizarre. For example, my family has a hereditary disease, as you've all seen. My eyes have been red since birth, but it doesn't affect my vision at all. Isn't that strange?" Gary chuckled, pointing to his eyes.

Liu Xing also smiled and nodded, saying, "Indeed. I'm actually a doctor myself and have seen many strange diseases in hospitals."

Thus, Liu Xing began to make small talk with Gary. As for Wang Qi and the others, they occasionally chimed in. The banquet, overall, had a pretty good atmosphere.

Most importantly, Liu Xing finally ate his fill tonight. After all, the Stargazy Pie at noon had temporarily halved Liu Xing's SAN Value, leaving him with no appetite...

One needs to eat to have the strength to run.

Liu Xing glanced at his phone. It was already eight o'clock in the evening, and there were only two or three hours left before Liu Xing and his group could leave the ancient castle.

"Well then, Mr. Liu Xing, we had a pleasant conversation at the banquet. Would you please come up to the study on the second floor and tell me your story?" Gary wiped his mouth and said to Liu Xing with a smile.

Liu Xing nodded and smiled, "I'd be delighted. But do I need to go to the study on the second floor right now?"

Gary shook his head, looking a bit apologetic. "Uh, I'm sorry, Mr. Liu Xing, please wait a moment. I'll have Wayne Butler escort you to the study. Since no one has visited the castle in a long time, my study might be a bit messy right now. I need to go up and tidy it up."

Liu Xing nodded and returned to his room with Bai He Cheng and the others. He then used the last remaining Secret Room of this session.

"Alright, this should be the final scene. After we finish talking with Gary one by one, we can probably start preparing to leave the castle. So, let's make our final division of labor now," Liu Xing said, getting straight to the point without wasting the precious Secret Room time.

Wang Si Yi nodded and took the lead in offering his opinion, "I think we can arrange for someone to prepare to open the castle gate when Gary invites the last person to the study. I remember everyone brought their phones, right? Let's add each other's numbers and contact each other via text message."

The others nodded and took out their phones. Only Bai He Cheng awkwardly patted his head and pulled out a pager from his pocket... that's right, a very old-fashioned pager!

Everyone looked at Bai He Cheng speechlessly.

However, Wang Qi said very frankly, "It's no big deal. We're not going to let Bai He Cheng go open it alone, are we?"

Wang Qi hit the nail on the head. Liu Xing and the others also nodded in strong agreement. If they let Bai He Cheng go open it alone, who knew what accidents might happen.

Thus, after a brief discussion, it was finally decided that Wang Qi would go to the Castle Gate. Upon receiving the text message from Liu Xing and the others, he would immediately activate the Electric Door Opener.

Then, Liu Xing thought of something else, "If I remember correctly, there's a Garage next to the Main Building, and there should be at least two Vintage Cars inside. Should we find a way to drive one away? After all, our Main Quest is to leave Ains Town, and having a car for transport would be much more convenient. Also, if we open the gate and walk out of Ains Castle, unless the BOSS has spells like Teleportation, he'll definitely choose to chase us by car, and then it'll be hard for us to escape."

Chen Ling nodded and raised his hand, saying, "Then I'll be responsible for driving. I've invested in Driving Skill, and even without the key, I have a way to start the car."

"Right, we can also damage the tires of the other vehicles, so the BOSS won't have any cars to use," Wang Qi added as a supplementary suggestion.

Finally, before the time in the secret room ended, Liu Xing and the others devised their final escape plan. When the last person was invited into the study, Wang Qi (the second choice was Liu Xing) would find a way to leave the Main Building and wait for the signal near the Electric Door Opener. Meanwhile, Chen Ling (the second choice was Wang Si Yi) would go to the Garage to choose a suitable car.

When the last person returned to the room, they would send a text message to Wang Qi. Wang Qi would then open the Electric Door Opener, and everyone in the room would head to the Garage, drive to the castle entrance to pick up Wang Qi, and prepare to leave Ains Castle!

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