Infinity Throne

Someone speaking means there is someone behind the door.

Of course, this is nonsense.

Yi Lin slowly raised her head.

——Because of cervical pain.

There is a sign nailed to the door.

There are words on it.

Yi Lin carefully distinguished it for 5 seconds, until the pain in her neck became unbearable, and she finally saw the line of text clearly.

Presbyopia and cervical spondylosis are really uncomfortable.

"Edward Nygma".

The door wasn't closed tightly.

Yi Lin thought for a few seconds, rubbed her neck, and then pushed the door open and entered.

The furnishings in the room are very simple, with a bed, a low table, an LCD TV screen hanging on the wall, and the TV is turned off.

Leaning in the corner was a crutch and a black umbrella.

It was covered in dust and had not been used for an unknown amount of time.

"Stupid fan, you are cheating!"

"Fat Goose, you are talking nonsense. On the surface, I seem to be cheating, but in fact, I am seeking the truth. Who am I?"

"You... do you believe that I will poison you?"

"you dare?"

"Who wouldn't dare?"

"Try?"

"Just try it!"

"Heh, heh, heh, believe it or not, I will install a riddle code lock in your room. If you can't answer it, you won't be able to go out to eat?"

"Hmph, you think you can stump me?"

"I heard it's filet mignon for dinner tonight."

"Then... you win this round! Come again!"

As soon as Yi Lin walked into the room, she saw an old man who was green from head to toe, and another short and fat old man, squatting on both sides of the low table, playing an unknown card game.

The green old man wore a clean green suit and a green gentleman's hat on his head, with a proud smile on his face.

Another short, fat old man was wearing slippers and had his trouser legs rolled up to reveal sparse leg hair. He gritted his teeth and had an angry expression on his face.

The two old men, one green and one fat, seemed not to notice Yi Lin's arrival at all.

The short, fat old man started the second game while cursing.

Good gay friend?

It's still a lifetime kind of thing.

Yi Lin silently made a judgment on the relationship between the two old people.

Who is Edward Nygma?

For a while, Yi Lin couldn't tell.

Originally, Yi Lin planned to get some information.

After all, he still knew nothing about the current situation.

He couldn't kill Jack again.

After all, this old bone and waist can't stand the torture at all.

Maybe it’s because I’m old and have a peaceful mind?

In short, Yi Lin is very calm now.

Seeing that the two old men playing cards didn't look down on him, Yi Lin didn't mind either, with a calm expression, and sat down aside.

The cuckold old man glanced at Yi Lin for a moment.

He didn’t say much.

The fun mini-games start again.

Yi Lin observed silently.

The rules of the poker game in front of me seem a bit strange.

It can't even be called a game at all.

Fifty-two cards were spread out on the table, covering them all.

Each person can look at one of the cards at will each round.

When looking at cards, you can fool the other party at will, whether it is true or false.

You can say "This is a diamond."

or "This is a 7."

Or "This is the Ace of Spades, do you believe it?"

If the party who was fooled guessed correctly, he or she would win. If the party who didn't believe it did not guess, it would be the next person's turn.

A simple and crude little game.

It can be said that there are no rules at all.

They are just fooling each other to see who can fool whom.

After watching several rounds, the pudgy old man lost ten games in a row. In the end, he was so angry that he almost lifted the table and left the room step by step with his legs lame.

"Ah, life is as lonely as snow."

The cuckold old man said this proudly.

The pudgy old man has left.

In this way, the cuckold is the master of this room.

Edward Nygma.

Yi Lin, who had been silent until now, suddenly shook his head.

Edward suddenly looked at Yi Lin, confused: "What do you mean when you shake your head?"

"Means nothing."

Yi Lin chuckled.

"No, you must be interesting!" Yi Lin hid it, but instead aroused Edward's curiosity.

"He asked you to." Yi Lin raised the corner of his mouth slightly and smiled.

"What!"

Edward suddenly slapped the table and stood up!

"Ouchyoyoyo——"

A wave of pain in his back made Edward's face contort again, and he slowly sat down again.

After rubbing it for a while, Edward finally glared at Yi Lin: "Why do you say that? Huh, you mean, I'm not as good as that damn fat goose?"

Yi Lin chuckled, and instead of explaining, asked, "Edward Nygma?"

Edward adjusted his gentleman's hat casually, with a bit of pride on his face: "Remember to call me wise Edward."

Yi Lin slowly sat down opposite Edward.

"A wiser Yilin."

"!"

Edward took a deep look at Yi Lin.

Yi Lin's expression was calm and her eyes looked back.

Awe-inspiring and fearless.

"Okay! Very good! Old guy, you are challenging the wise Edward once again."

Edward suddenly lowered the brim of his hat and smiled coldly.

old man?

It took Yi Lin two seconds to realize that the word "old guy" referred to herself.

I guess it will be difficult to get used to it after a while.

"Challenge?" Yi Lin chuckled and said, "This is just a game, isn't it?"

"Game?" Edward's eyes narrowed: "Old man, this is not a game."

Old boy?

Yi Lin silently highlighted the key points.

After highlighting the key points, Yi Lin continued: "Without any winnings, this is just a game."

"Lottery?" Edward was obviously stunned when he heard this, but he quickly showed a confident smile: "Old guy, what lottery do you want? For dinner today?"

"How about -" Yi Lin suddenly pointed to the dusty crutch in the corner and said with a smile: "My legs and feet are not very convenient, and my lumbar disc is a bit herniated. If I win, how about you lend me your crutch?"

"borrow?"

"Yes, it's just borrowing, and you have to pay it back, right? Maybe we can become good friends."

Edward thought about it for a moment, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with this sentence.

Anyway, I won’t lose.

"Old guy, what if you lose?"

Yi Lin had already thought of her words: "If I lose, you will be the wiser Edward."

"make a deal!"

Edward shuffled the cards skillfully and danced with flowers.

Soon, fifty-two cards were neatly placed on the table.

This method.

Yi Lin nodded secretly.

No wonder the pudgy old man said Edward cheated.

This method of shuffling the cards is as skillful as the God of Gamblers. If there is no trick in the shuffling of the cards, Yi Lin will not believe it to death.

but……

it does not matter.

A smile appeared on Yi Lin's lips.

If Molly, who was familiar with Yi Lin, was here and saw this smile, she would know that someone was going to be unlucky again.

For more details, please refer to Xiao Yang’s family.

"How many games?"

"Five rounds." Edward chuckled.

Five rounds is enough.

Let this ignorant old guy experience Edward's wisdom for himself.

"start!"

Edward yelled and prepared to draw the card.

"etc."

Yi Lin suddenly stood up.

"?"

Old Edward was stunned.

Yi Lin slowly stretched out her hand and patted Edward's right shoulder twice.

Edward looked over his right shoulder inexplicably.

I don't quite understand what this expansion is.

"?"

Take a few seconds.

Yi Lin sat back down.

"Your shoulders are a little gray, let me help you brush them off." Yi Lin smiled friendly.

"Hey? Old guy, do you think that this will make the wise Edward lose his temper? In the face of wisdom, everyone is equal."

"It's okay, you can start."

Edward glanced at Yi Lin suspiciously, but he didn't know whether Yi Lin really wanted to flatter her or was a fake flattery.

But, that's not important.

Wise Edward will win.

He has only lost to one person in his life, and the others are not worth mentioning.

Coming, coming, coming!

Go, go, go!

He, Edward, draws cards!

It was an ordinary playing card.

It's really just an ordinary playing card.

Edward looked into Yi Lin's eyes with a confident tone and said slowly: "This one in my hand is the Ace of Spades. Do you believe it?"

This game actually seems to have simple rules, or even no rules at all.

It's about belief or disbelief.

But in fact, in theory, this is a game that fully experiences the psychological game.

Use body, language, and eyes to create pressure on the other person.

Believe it or not, it all depends on whether the acting is realistic enough.

And...grasp the psychological changes of the other party.

When the false becomes true, the true becomes false, and when the true becomes false, the false becomes even more false.

This is probably how it works.

Of course, everyone knows the truth, but under normal circumstances, it is indeed a bit difficult to defeat Edward.

After all...who can beat the banker?

Old Fat Goose knew clearly that Edward's gameplay was tricky, but he still played with Edward one after another.

I don’t know whether it’s because they are in love with each other, or because they are lonely and want to find someone to accompany them.

Yi Lin "looked" at the cards.

Then he nodded without hesitation: "You have the Ace of Spades in your hand."

"!"

Edward, who was smiling broadly, was stunned for a moment.

He slowly put down the card in his hand, and it turned out to be an Ace of Spades!

"how do you know……"

Edward swallowed back his half-sentence.

This is just the first game.

Yi Lin VS Edward...1:0.

Temporarily ahead.

It doesn't matter.

"it's your turn."

Yi Lin drew one randomly.

"Queen of Hearts."

"NO."

Yi Lin did not open the cards and put them back in their original positions.

A small rule of this little game is that if the other party doesn't believe it, you don't have to open the card. Even if it's really Queen of Hearts, as long as the other party doesn't believe it, it means it's not.

The key rule is - if the card is not turned over, it must be returned to its original position.

Edward vetoed it directly without hesitation.

The score remains unchanged.

It's Edward's turn... draw a card!

The wise Edward drew one boldly.

"Block!"

Yi Lin looked at it again with an expressionless expression.

"NO!"

"?"

Edward originally wanted to use a small trap like "1 in 4 probability" to lure Yi Lin, but he didn't expect that Yi Lin was so cunning that she didn't take the bait.

"interesting."

Edward became interested.

The essence of this game is that in addition to psychological games, it also tests memory.

The process of drawing cards is actually also the process of reading cards.

Everyone has a chance to read the cards during their turn.

If the other party doesn't believe it, it must be put back in its original position.

The more you watch, the clearer you will be about the entire game.

This is a see-saw game.

In the end, if you have a good memory, the whole game will almost become a clear card.

The battle is about who has more dementia, who has less memory, and who has worse acting skills.

It can be called an excellent casual game for the elderly to kill time after dinner.

It's very hot in this yard.

Whoever loses will have a "Alzheimer's" sign hung on his chest for a whole week.

It can be called an ominous old age and extremely embarrassing.

But in this court, wise Edward never lost.

Not once.

Not this time either!

Next, the two of them went back and forth.

I watched almost the entire card game.

A full 2 ​​minutes passed.

Neither Yi Lin nor Edward scored again.

"this……"

Edward was speechless.

If this continues, there will be no winner at all.

If we insist on splitting, Yi Lin wins.

After all, Edward let Yi Lin score one point just for fun at the beginning.

Edward didn't dare to underestimate the little old man opposite him now.

He believed that the other party's memory was not inferior to his.

The deck of cards on the table is now equivalent to the open cards.

Unless you play until dark and are exhausted, there will be no winner.

It’s a bit difficult!

Edward twisted his waist, it hurt a little after sitting for a long time.

Yi Lin silently opened the apostle panel and took a look.

Suddenly he smiled: "It's not an option if this continues, why don't we upgrade the game?"

"Oh?" Edward seemed to be interested after hearing this: "How to upgrade?"

"It's simple. You and I both remember this game of cards very clearly. There's no point in playing it. It's better to draw 15 cards at the same time, and then choose five of them to form a hand. You will be considered a winner if you guess correctly. Add in One rule - no matter YES or NO, as long as you fail to guess correctly, you lose."

hiss--

There is heating in the house.

When Edward heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath of heat.

This gameplay is really... so exciting!

"I like it! Hey hey hey, come on!"

"You first."

It is a virtue to be humble to the elderly.

Although he is also an old man now.

Yi Lin closed her eyes silently, saying that she was too lazy to peek.

In fact, it makes no difference whether you look at it or not.

Edward quickly took 15 cards from the deck and formed a hand at the bottom of the table.

By the way, the deck is composed according to the classic stud rules.

Edward smiled coldly and didn't intend to play anymore.

——Now it’s time to go straight to the king.

No matter who you are, you can remember what these 15 cards are.

Of course, those meaningless combinations are not in line with Edward's personality, and he will definitely not use them.

Yi Lin silently calculated in her mind.

Use permutations to combine formulas.

As we all know, there are 360,360 combinations of 5 cards out of 15. Even if they are not sorted, there are 3,003 combinations.

Next…

It’s the pinnacle of psychological gaming!

Only by predicting the opponent's prediction can you win this damn little game!

"Spade Flush!"

Edward smiled coldly.

He knew that Yi Lin could remember that among the 15 cards he selected, two spades flushes could be formed.

But if you think the other way around, and think the other way around again... you can still guess that someone is having a cerebral hemorrhage.

Yi Lin opened her eyes and seized the moment.

Take another "look".

"YES!"

Bang.

Edward was stunned.

All the cards in his hand fell down with a swipe.

Those five cards were clearly five spades cards with consecutive numbers.

"Forget it, I lost."

Edward lowered his head and said in a low voice.

He didn’t make the third inning.

In fact, he had memorized most of the cards from the beginning, when he was shuffling them.

But even so, he still lost two games.

In the last game, even though he was a bit thick-faced, he was too lazy to continue.

What he didn't expect was that the old man opposite him was actually more cunning and cunning than his wise Edward.

He was not lost in wisdom.

——But he lost to the opponent’s cunning!

Yi Lin stood up.

The legs are a little sore.

Moved his steps and walked behind Edward.

At this moment, Edward did not see an almost transparent shadow on the roof, silently returning to Yi Lin's body.

"Hehehe, master, you are so bad!"

Bai Xiaoyi joked in a voice that only Yi Lin could hear, and then returned to Yi Lin's body.

Yi Lin took a look at the spiritual energy value that was almost consumed to only 20%, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In this day and age, who the hell can’t cheat?

Can it be just you?

When Yi Lin patted Edward on the shoulder, she took advantage of the other person's sight and attention being diverted to quietly release the spirit body Bai Xiaoyi and hide it in mid-air.

After entering the room, he also used "psychokinetic power" to sense for the first time that there was no monitoring equipment in this room.

He could know Edward's cards only because Bai Xiaoyi provided "vision".

But the consumption of spiritual energy is too great.

If it were delayed any longer, the secret might be exposed.

certainly.

Yi Lin is not completely without backup options.

What if I really can’t put it off any longer, or if the old guy suddenly has a fit and wants to turn his head...

Just hit it with "Disaster" and it's done.

Anyway, elderly people can easily get over problems such as convulsions, cerebral hemorrhage, epileptic seizures, and insufficient blood supply to the brain from time to time without any problems.

In short...stable.

After Yi Lin put Bai Xiaoyi away, the declining spiritual energy value began to slowly recover.

Yi Lin moved her sore legs.

Go to the corner.

The umbrella was a bit strange in shape, but Yi Lin didn't touch the black umbrella despite agreeing to hold the stick.

If I guessed correctly, it should be something belonging to a short, fat old man.

After all, they seem to have a deep relationship, and it's not surprising that their things are put together.

There's no distinction between you and me anyway, right?

When Yi Lin entered the room, she noticed the cane and umbrella in the corner.

This is as conspicuous as the red hammer on Flight 444 when he was preparing for the apostle trial.

If this isn't weird... then it's really weird.

Apostles with some experience will not miss the various props in the trial.

I will also try my best to get it.

Yi Lin directly held down the crutch.

The armrest of the crutch has a unique shape and is bent into a hook, looking like a big question mark.

"?"

Let’s not complain about the styling first.

The moment Yi Rin held the question mark crutch in her hand, the attributes of the crutch appeared in front of her eyes.

…

【Question Mark Scepter】

【Level】Epic

【Durability】400/3000

[Effect] "Crime Puzzle"

[Explanation] The exclusive equipment of "The Riddler" Edward Nygma. Non-owners cannot exert the true effect of the equipment. Currently owned by: Edward Nygma. Note: It cannot be taken out of this world.

…

"epic?"

Yilin's heart fluctuated slightly.

It’s actually an epic?

But this is durable...

It won't break after just a few hits!

It really is an antique!

Yi Lin already possesses a spirit-possessed weapon that is more precious than an epic level, as well as an unknown powerful parasitic growth equipment called "Resentment". When he saw the [Question Mark Scepter] in his hand, he was not too happy.

After all, it is obvious that this is a functional piece of equipment and may not be suitable for everyone.

"Isn't it useless to borrow it?"

Yi Lin already understood after reading the attributes.

Even if he could "borrow" the Question Mark Scepter from Edward, he would not be able to use the weapon's own effects.

For knocking?

Knock...knock...nothing to knock.

Maybe the person was not knocked to death, and the question mark scepter GGed itself first.

inappropriate.

Yi Lin felt a little regretful.

There is another way to change ownership of this epic equipment.

that is……

Yi Lin turned her head and glanced at Edward's neck.

Then he looked back.

Think silently about possibilities and probabilities.

and its impact on subsequent plots.

Just when Yi Lin was thinking silently about the properties of the [Question Mark Scepter].

"No--"

Suddenly, Edward Nygma raised his head and shouted.