"Eight... eighteen?!"
Bang Gu's pupils constricted. He looked at Mr. KING's "confident" demeanor, finding it hard to believe.
This is impossible! Absolutely impossible!
He had secretly added an unknown number of soybeans of completely different materials and weights to ensure it was impossible to "hear" the count!
The sound of the two types of beans colliding and rolling in the box would undoubtedly create interference, making it impossible to extract any useful information.
Moreover, don't forget the most crucial point... from beginning to end, he only asked them to guess the number of red beans!
This meant that the challenger not only had to distinguish between two types of objects but also had to accurately count one type while ignoring the other!
Bang Gu took a deep breath, the air surging in his chest, but he couldn't calm his pounding heart.
Then he slowly reached out his hands towards the wooden box.
He himself didn't know how many red beans were inside, because he had just grabbed a handful at random, precisely to achieve this absolute randomness.
Under the curious gaze of Saitama and Genos, he suddenly lifted the lid.
Silence.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the inside of the box.
At the bottom of the box, a pile of beans lay quietly.
Some were a vibrant red, while a smaller portion was a plump, earthy yellow.
Genos's electronic eyes immediately activated their scanning and counting functions.
"Analysis initiated... Red beans, identified count: eighteen. Soybeans, identified count: five. Total... twenty-three."
"Hahaha, Mr. KING, you lost, didn't you?" Saitama's big face instantly leaned in. Seeing the pile of beans, he laughed without thinking, "That's not eighteen like you said. Look, there are clearly more here, it's twenty-three..."
"No, Master." Genos's voice interrupted Saitama's laughter.
"Mr. Bang Gu's challenge from the very beginning was to guess the number of 'red beans,' not the total number of all beans..."
Genos slowly turned his head, his eyes flickering with shock and confusion. "And the number of red beans is exactly eighteen. Therefore—"
"Mr. KING is absolutely correct!"
Genos's tone was very serious, filled with disbelief.
Facing Genos's astonishment and Saitama's instantly frozen smile, Lin Mo instinctively touched his nose, his heart already in turmoil.
He had also thought he guessed wrong just now, after all, the number he said was "eighteen," but the total was "twenty-three."
If Genos hadn't reminded him, he would have forgotten that the initial rule was to count the red beans... "But is this old man deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?" Lin Mo secretly glanced at Bang Gu, who was still in a petrified state, and muttered internally:
"He even added a few soybeans to interfere when it came to me. Is he that competitive? Can't he take a loss?"
Although he was grumbling internally, he maintained that profound and calm smile on his face, slowly saying,
"So, luck is also a part of strength."
Luck? What is luck? In the face of absolute strength, all seemingly impossible coincidences will become inevitabilities!
"Mr. KING's perception is indeed extraordinary..." Bang Gu smiled thinly, unconvinced in his heart.
"Ahem," Bang Gu cleared his throat, "Actually, compared to traditional games that test eyesight and hearing, I've recently come across some... modern forms of entertainment."
"Modern forms of entertainment?" Saitama's interest was immediately piqued. He had long found the game of silently guessing beans a bit boring, but he hadn't said anything out of respect for Bang Gu.
"That's right," Bang Gu's lips finally curved into a smile, "For example... video games."
If the previous two games could be explained by luck, what about video games?
This was a new world he had stumbled upon when he accidentally discovered his senior disciple, Charanko, playing them.
At first, he thought it was idleness, but with an open-minded attitude, he didn't stop him, as a balance between work and rest was necessary.
However, after he once stood behind and watched Charanko complete a match, his attitude completely changed—
On that small screen, two characters moved and dodged, countering each other's moves.
Through a small controller, what was being trained was a reaction speed, tactical thinking, and on-the-spot judgment that was unimaginable for ordinary people! This was essentially the same path as martial arts cultivation, leading to the same destination!
He immediately joined the battle under the guise of "guiding his disciple" and quickly became engrossed.
Relying on his foundation as a martial arts grandmaster, his extraordinary reaction speed and understanding of the battle situation quickly made him excel in the game.
Later, he would occasionally call his older brother to play together, receiving unanimous praise from both of them.
Ordinary people might need a lot of time to master it, but they were already at the pinnacle of martial arts, and they quickly became "unrivaled" in that small game world.
"Come on, Mr. KING, this time, I, this old man, won't show any mercy!" Bang Gu thought silently, a long-lost fighting spirit igniting in his eyes.
"Video games?" Genos was stunned for a moment, then realized it was something Mr. KING and Saitama played almost every day.
"Shouldn't this just be a pure entertainment product?" Genos was filled with doubt. "Why are people of such immense strength so enthusiastic about it?"
"Could it be—" Genos's gaze sharpened, "that there's a secret to becoming stronger that I don't know about!"
"Oh? You play this too, old man?" Saitama slapped his thigh, his face instantly becoming incredibly excited. "That's great! I'm really strong, you know! Old man, don't say I'm bullying an elder later!"
"Let's play a fighting game! My hands are a bit itchy lately!"
"Fighting games?" Bang Gu was slightly taken aback, then the smile on his face became even more confident and radiant.
What a coincidence, that was precisely the type he was best at.
Video games?
On the other side, Lin Mo's entire demeanor changed upon hearing the words "video games."
"Heh heh..." Lin Mo glanced at the smiling Bang Gu, who thought he had found an unbeatable method, and let out a soft chuckle in his heart.
"Good idea," Lin Mo nodded. This was exactly what he wanted.
The moment these words left his mouth, Lin Mo's entire aura changed.
In other areas, he could only rely on acting and luck for now, but in the world of games, he was a true god!
Lin Mo exuded the aura of a "Demon King," an absolute confidence and composure that radiated from within, belonging to a true powerhouse.
"I won't go easy..."