The people who had been about to speak all fell silent.
But Zhao Xun did not offer an explanation as they had expected.
Instead, he used [Psychic Ability] to hypnotize them.
After he brainwashed them one by one, everyone obediently reported the number on their tag.
Zhao Xun looked satisfied.
This saved far more time than coming up with an explanation, and he did not have to worry about them giving him fake numbers.
Their answers confirmed that the eleven number tags ran from 1 to 11.
A very orderly sequence.
This game was called [Hide-and-Seek School], so its content should have something to do with hide-and-seek.
Searching for items in the first stage counted as hide-and-seek between people and objects. In the second stage, it should become hide-and-seek between people.
If it only involved players, perhaps they would take turns being the seeker in number-tag order, or perhaps they would be divided into odd- and even-numbered teams.
He would find out exactly how it worked when the second-stage rules were announced.
For now, he would memorize each player's number. It might prove useful later.
Zhao Xun lifted the hypnosis, and the players returned to normal.
Under the effects of hypnosis, however, they had all forgotten what Zhao Xun had said last and began discussing the silver tokens.
"I think everyone should take out their silver tokens," the woman in the bright red down jacket declared righteously. "We need to confirm whether all five have been found. If any are missing, we can still go look for them. We can't waste time like this."
"Tch." Short-Ponytail Man gave a disdainful snort.
The woman immediately grew annoyed. "What's with that attitude?"
"None of us are idiots. Everyone knows what you're after, so stop pretending you're doing this for our sake." Short-Ponytail