Chapter 12 In His Round

In the twelfth round, Feng Bujue played terribly in his turn, gifting a "Three Aspects Illuminated" set while creating two more pairs among the known cards.

And so, it was Black Butterfly's turn to flip a card…

After successfully taking the known three points, Black Butterfly's score rose to 33. Of course, she was in the lead at this moment, so the "reversal points" weren't that significant.

But the key was… right now, the locations of both "Sukhavati" cards were clear.

That meant, from this moment on, as long as "Six Aspects" were revealed on the table – that is, when "the total number of aspects revealed by both sides reached twenty-five" – the person with the right to flip cards would have a very good chance of winning directly.

"I see… I think I understand what he's trying to do…" After taking the three points, Black Butterfly didn't immediately flip a new unknown card, but instead pondered, "His three card flips just now seemed foolish, but in reality… it was a trap! His intention was precisely to increase my chances of scoring in this round…"

Thinking of this, Black Butterfly chuckled coldly and said to Jue-ge, "Heh… you're really wicked, Mr. Crow."

Feng Bujue didn't respond to this statement; the expression under his mask remained unchanged.

"You're so generously 'helping me,' which boils down to wanting me to continue attacking and reveal more unknown cards, right?" Black Butterfly continued.

"Oh… you saw through it…" As soon as Feng Bujue heard this, he knew there was no point in hiding anything.

"It's not that hard to see through…" Black Butterfly became somewhat smug, "Now that I think about it… the things you're considering have never been about 'this round' or 'the next round,' but about 'the whole game.' From the very first round, you've been implementing this line of thinking, so, apart from the rounds you thought you should be scoring, you've been revealing 'unknown cards' in every round." She paused, then added, "Looking at the rules alone, there are three conditions that must be met to 'determine a winner': first, twenty-five aspects have been revealed on the table; second, both 'Sukhavati' cards are clear; third, when the first two conditions are met, the person holding the right to flip cards has at least 33 points in hand."

At this point, Black Butterfly sneered, "Hmph… but that's just the obvious surface. There's also a less obvious 'condition' that you wouldn't think of just by looking at the rules. That is – at the same time as the previous three conditions are met, the number of known cards that have not been flipped on the table must reach a certain number."

"Heh… not bad." Feng Bujue responded with a laugh upon hearing this.

"No need to praise me, I'm just at the level of a 'normal person.'" Black Butterfly replied, "Because I only just realized your intention at this moment…" She shook her head and said in a helpless tone, "I have to admit… apart from memory ability, you're also above me in terms of calculation… To use chess as an analogy, anyone who understands the rules can calculate one or two moves; but you… when you make the first move, you've already looked at the whole board, always five or even ten steps ahead of others." Saying that, she tapped the table with her finger, "Looking at the current situation, it seems that I'm the one with the advantage, because I'm very close to those 'three superficial conditions,' but in reality… that last condition is the real key to victory…"

"Those who have a grasp of enough hidden card suits can win at any time; conversely, for those who have a poor memory of those hidden cards, or know nothing about them, no matter how close they are to 'victory' in terms of points, they will ultimately be unable to take that final step…"

"Heh… that's not necessarily true." Feng Bujue said, "If that step is stepped on a ladder called 'Strong Luck,' isn't it also possible to step towards victory?"

"Strong luck?" Black Butterfly sneered again, "Hmph… the 'strong luck' you're talking about, could it be referring to – from this hand onwards, I rely on luck to 'reveal six aspects in a row'? Heh… If I had that kind of luck… I wouldn't have ended up on this ship, would I?"

After speaking, she began to flip cards, and without hesitation, flipped three known cards, ending her turn.

"Oh… is this your countermeasure?" Feng Bujue said listlessly upon seeing this, "Then let me ask, if I learn from you and only flip known cards from this round onwards, then after two rounds… are you planning to penalize points, or are you planning to flip a minimum of one unknown card?"

Black Butterfly smiled charmingly when she heard this, "You can wait two rounds and see for yourself~"

"Hehe…" Feng Bujue laughed, "Looking at your confident appearance, you can't hide your thoughts even with a mask on…" While saying this, he stood up from his chair again, "You've already calculated… that at least seven to nine unknown cards still need to be revealed on the field to determine a winner, so you're not in a hurry. Anyway, you'll just flip one unknown card every three rounds, and if you're lucky, you might even score points, and if you're not lucky… it's just giving me a chance to score; now that you've gotten the 33 reversal key points, it doesn't matter even if I get 15 points in a row. What you want to fight for… is only the 'twenty-fifth aspect,' everything else doesn't matter. And before that, if you and I flip only one unknown card every three rounds to grind down the rounds, you'd be happy… because your memory ability is not superior, you can't ask for anything better than this kind of good thing that repeatedly consolidates your memory."

His words basically explained the other party's planned tactics in detail.

Black Butterfly didn't deny it, and immediately replied, "So what if you know?" At this point, she had already abandoned her delicate image and was completely communicating with Jue-ge in her true nature, "Even if you know, the situation won't change. Blame it… blame yourself for being too overconfident, and never thought that your tactics would be seen through by me; now… it's too late to regret." She pretended to sigh, and continued in a provocative tone, "Alas… Mr. Crow, I might as well guess your thoughts as well, at this moment are you thinking – 'If I had known this, I should have just followed the general method and fought with her to grab points from the beginning, and maybe I would have won'?"

"'Maybe'?" Feng Bujue repeated those three words, and coldly replied, "What do you mean by maybe?" While saying this, he reached out to flip a card, "Are you referring to… abandoning your own advantages in all aspects, and fighting the opponent in a limited layout space, on a level where luck accounts for a large proportion?"

While speaking, he had already flipped an unknown card.

"Sorry…" After putting down the new "One Aspect Illuminated" card, Jue-ge continued, "You and I… are not the kind of relationship that can play that kind of 'easy game' together. Even if the current game doesn't seem interesting to me, this is still a 'contest' involving interests, and I… don't intend to lose."