"Listen," Ke Xun said, still holding down Qi Muhuan, who was struggling and exhausted, "it's your turn to… You say, no matter what you want to do, how angry you are, how much you want to punch someone, don't mention those three words on the screen. We've told you this repeatedly. If you don't believe us, you'll be the one who suffers."
After warning Qi Muhuan again, Ke Xun looked up at his companions: "We think that die is the key to the problem. Since it can roll a 2, it can roll other numbers. Could other numbers represent more of these trials? If so, when will it end? We still need to look for clues in the previous paragraphs. Could the phrase 'Does God play dice?' be related to this die? Also, the program keeps mentioning finding its son. We think that's a hint. Could finding the son lead to the signature?"
After Ke Xun finished speaking, the small window switched to Qi Muhuan.
Ke Xun shook his head slightly and released Qi Muhuan. He had already been deducted 20 seconds for violating the rules, leaving him only 10 seconds to speak. In other words, if he didn't speak within those 10 seconds, he might never have another chance to speak.
As soon as Ke Xun released Qi Muhuan, he saw him struggle to get up from the ground, glaring at Ke Xun with wide eyes, and shouting through gritted teeth in shock, anger,
and disbelief, "What's going on with you—" A sudden alarm sounded in the room, and Qi Muhuan cried out in surprise. It was as if countless mycelium-like growths were extending from between his upper and lower lips, connecting the two lips together. They grew denser, thicker, and tighter, eventually sealing the two lips firmly together. The growths covered the original lip color, turning what should have been a mouth into a flat, fleshy mass—the entire mouth had simply disappeared from his face.
In utter terror, Qi Muhuan tried to cover his mouth with his hand, but could only manage futile groans. He was terrified and turned to run towards the wall, seemingly trying to escape the room. But there was no door. He frantically ran around the room, pounding on the walls and even banging his head against them, leaving a glaring stain of blood. Ke Xun caught
up, grabbed his neck to knock him unconscious, and then carried him back to his original spot, placing him on the floor.
The small window on the screen had switched to Fang Fei after the warning sounded. Fortunately, Qi Muhuan's frenzied running hadn't affected her. She was now nearing the end of her speech, looking down at Dong Yao, who was crying with fear, and said, "You saw what happened to Qi Muhuan, didn't you? This is the last warning: it's all real. Do as the screen says, and don't say those three words. It's okay if you don't believe me; Qi Muhuan is the example."
She then released her hand from Dong Yao's mouth.
Dong Yao was completely terrified. As soon as Fang Fei removed her hand, she covered her mouth with her own, her made-up face a mess of tears. She dared not make a sound, desperately suppressing her sobs.
Fortunately, it wasn't her behind Fang Fei, but the long-haired girl. The three newcomers were also terrified by Qi Muhuan's experience, initially letting out a couple of screams, but quickly covering their mouths as well.
The long-haired girl's voice trembled with fear, unable to utter a coherent sentence, let alone think of what to say. In a panic, she reached out to grab Deng Lin's hand for encouragement and comfort, but Deng Lin didn't react immediately. Seeing her hand reaching for him, he was startled and flinched back.
The long-haired girl looked at him in shock and despair, unable to believe he would do such a thing. With the 30-second silence about to end, Ke Xun took two steps forward, reached out and pressed the top of her head, making her turn to look at him. Pointing to his hair with his other finger, the long-haired girl subconsciously said, "...hair..."
Ke Xun quickly nodded, then pointed to his eyebrows. The long-haired girl suddenly felt reassured and quickly repeated the words. Ke Xun pointed to his eyes, nose, and mouth, and the girl repeated them all. Thinking she had gotten used to it, Ke Xun stopped and let her say it herself. However, without guidance, the girl was completely confused again. Ke Xun had no choice but to continue pointing.
After pointing to her facial features, he pointed to her clothes, pinching his front to show her, indicating she could name all the parts of her clothing. The girl had lost the ability to think independently, her eyes fixed on where he pointed, and she opened her mouth and said, "...chest muscles..."
Ke Xun: "..."
This girl has good eyesight; she can see his chest muscles even through his down jacket.
Ke Xun had no choice but to continue pointing out each part to her, including her collarbone, shoulders, biceps, back, waist, and even her buttocks. When pointing to her stomach, the girl even added the ingenious phrase "mermaid line.
" Ke Xun: "..."
Why did he have the feeling that this girl was spying on him...
After successfully saying 200 words, it was Dong Yao's turn next.
Seeing everyone looking at her, Dong Yao finally stopped sobbing temporarily and began in a trembling voice: "White, the sun sets beyond the mountains, the Yellow River flows into the sea. To see further, to see a thousand miles further, go higher, go higher, go higher... What else can I say? Help, help..." Just as she was about to say
"I," Fang Fei quickly covered her mouth with a sharp "smack."
Dong Yao was so frightened that tears started flowing again. Fang Fei pointed to the big screen and let go of her mouth so she could continue. Dong Yao looked at Ke Xun for help. She had seen him helping the long-haired girl.
Ke Xun: "..."
The rules prohibit repeating content or structures already said by others. Ke Xun couldn't possibly point out every part of his body again, so he made a dog-like gesture of raising a paw and sticking out its tongue. Dong Yao quickly said, "A mentally challenged child."
Ke Xun: "..." What the hell, a mentally challenged child...?
Ke Xun scratched his ears and cheeks, pretending to be a monkey. Dong Yao quickly said, "ADHD child!"
Ke Xun: ...I'm speechless.
Ke Xun's train of thought was disrupted. For a moment, he didn't know what animal he could pretend to be. If Dong Yao could guess that he was pretending to be an animal, things would be easier. She could just keep saying the names of animals. The problem was, this woman's thought process was a little different from ordinary people...
Seeing Ke Xun get stuck, Luo Cheng volunteered to take over, extending two fingers from each hand and placing them on either side of his head, then hopping around on the spot.
Dong Yao: "Little zombie!"
Luo Cheng: "..."
Your little zombie has rabbit ears?!
...Ultimately, thanks to Ke Xun and Luo Yi's gestures and Dong Yao's nonsensical guesses, they managed to get by with those 200 words.
Next up was Wei Dong, who read out the names of the various functions in the drafting software he usually used.
Finally, it was Mu Yiran's turn, and he calmly began to speak: "There are two possibilities. First, the language test will continue, and the difficulty will increase accordingly; second, the test will end, and we'll continue rolling the dice. Let's leave aside the second possibility for now. If it's the first, everyone should start preparing now.
"Everyone's familiar vocabulary, such as various nouns, poems, and professional terms, will eventually run out. If the question doesn't allow repetition, the number of words you can use will decrease, and that's when it's most dangerous."
"I suggest everyone conserve resources and make good use of the rules. For example, the time limit is 180 seconds, with a 30-second pause and a word limit of 200. This means that within 180 seconds, you can speak only 6 times, each time saying only 34 or 35 words. You can use the remaining time to mentally check and consider what you're about to say. Of course, if you're confident you can say everything correctly the first time, you can finish speaking as early as possible.
To avoid accidentally repeating content or using other people's resources, I suggest you start with terms or knowledge within your professional field. Generally, the more professional the terminology, the fewer subjects you'll use. When using terms or nouns related to everyday objects, please organize them by category, avoiding a jumbled mess that's confusing, prone to errors, and wastes available text resources." Mu
Yiran spoke very quickly, finishing just before the 180-second countdown ended. Since he was the last one, everyone quickly looked at the large screen on the wall, only to see another line appear below [1]:
[2. Under the condition that point 1 is satisfied, the words "in," "here," and "there" are not allowed.] "Three words."
Everyone was startled. Just as Mu Yiran had predicted, the first scenario had occurred. The language test would continue, with a new requirement: the words "you," "me," "he," "here," and "there" were not allowed in their speech.
These six words were the most commonly used words in daily life, and one could easily slip them up, making it more difficult than the first round. Everyone became nervous.
Qin Ci was the first to be switched to the small window. He began reciting medical terminology and successfully recited 200 words.
The others followed in order. With Mu Yiran's advance guidance, this time everyone mainly used terms from their own studies or professions. Dong Yao, however, was still panicked because she wasn't formally trained in acting, had never taken any professional courses, and had long forgotten what she had learned in school. She was anxious. She was completely lost, constantly casting pleading glances at Ke Xun.
Ke Xun was at a loss; how would he know what she knew? After thinking for a moment, he gestured: "You can name any props or tools your crew commonly uses, like wire work, lighting equipment, cameras..."
Dong Yao nodded repeatedly.
Finally, Ke Xun heard her recite a string of names...
suspecting she had read out the names of everyone in their crew.
However, Dong Yao's unintentional act inspired the others, who decided that when they couldn't think of anything else, they would use the names of people they knew.
Ke Xun thought that human adaptability and creativity were indeed boundless.
Suddenly, he thought of the dialogue between the author, Cheng Shi, and his son displayed on the big screen, and his son' complaints about his studies. Could this language test be Cheng Shi's satire of rigid educational methods?