INSIDER Chapter 82

Even after they completely entered the tower, they remained in a state of dazed disbelief.

Once they each sat in their seats, their expressions gradually shifted from the shock of “Is this real?” to the parental joy of “Lu Xiaochu is amazing.”

“Wow,” Yuan Kejie sighed, “Everything went so smoothly, it feels like a dream.”

Although Song Gui had nothing to do with their good fortune, he still wore a proud expression and praised, “This is great, Lu Xiaochu did a fantastic job.”

Luo Qi glanced at everyone and asked, “Who’s next?”

“Qi Li, Yuan Kejie, and me,” Qian Zhen said.

The next six squares were “Skeleton,” “Skeleton,” “Beast Claw,” “Blank,” “Eye,” and “Blank.” Clearly, rolling a six would be the best outcome—both safe and covering the most distance.

Yuan Kejie looked at Qi Li and then at Qian Zhen, asking, “How do you feel about your luck?”

7 didn’t hesitate and replied, “Average.”

Qian Zhen said, “Same here.”

“What should we do…” Yuan Kejie, hearing their responses, slumped over the table in sorrow, then, filled with hopeful longing, said, “I wish Lu Chu could roll again… or a hundred times.”

Luo Qi interjected, “If we each take turns rolling the dice, and one round is complete, does that mean we start again? If so, won’t it eventually be Song Gui’s turn again?”

Thinking about the possibility of Song Gui rolling again, Yuan Kejie became even more sorrowful.

Song Gui said, “I’m the one dragging down our average.”

While everyone chatted, Lu Chu was examining the continuous curved path of squares leading to the finish.

Seeing this, Yuan Kejie also looked at the series of squares on the table and sighed, “I feel exhausted already, and there’s still so much more to go.”

Song Gui rubbed his chin, “Single-player tasks usually have only one or two difficult points. Multiplayer tasks are far more complex.”

After all, the rewards for multiplayer tasks are several times greater than those for single-player tasks.

Luo Qi counted the squares and said, “We’ve rolled the dice three times already—three points the first time, five points the second, and six points the third.”

Three plus five plus six makes fourteen, and there are fifty-two squares in total.

Even if they rolled the maximum number “six” every time, they would still need seven rolls to finish the game, let alone the improbability of rolling six every time.

“It looks like this is going to take a while,” Yuan Kejie sighed.

“I’ve done some calculations,” Song Gui tapped the table and continued, “If we want to finish as quickly as possible, meaning seven rolls, and assuming we roll six each time, the probability is one in six to the power of six; the seventh roll just needs to be two or more, including two, making the probability five in six. So, the final probability is one in six to the power of six, multiplied by five in six—one in six to the power of seven.”

After listening, Lu Chu added, “That’s one way to calculate it.”

Song Gui nodded, “Indeed, there are actually more possibilities.”

“Yes,” Lu Chu quickly calculated, “There’s also the scenario of five rolls of six and the remaining two rolls totaling eight but not being six, which is one in six to the power of five, multiplied by one in nine, which is one in six to the power of seven. Then there’s four rolls of six and the other three rolls totaling fourteen… Three rolls of six, three rolls of five…”

After calculating, Lu Chu concluded, “Adding up these possibilities gives the final probability, but the overall result is still very low due to the large denominator.”

Yuan Kejie: “…”

Luo Qi scoffed, “No matter how much you calculate, it all comes down to luck in the end.”

Yuan Kejie, confused, turned to Luo Qi and asked, “So, did you understand?”

Luo Qi answered briskly, “No.”

Qian Zhen, listening to Lu Chu and Song Gui’s discussion, for the first time, looked vacant-eyed.

7 remained calm and unemotional.

“Actually, Luo Qi is right,” Lu Chu smiled, “No matter how precise the calculations, they can’t change the final outcome. Since we agreed to take turns rolling, let’s continue. Maybe Qi Li and Qian Zhen will have better luck than me.”

With that, 7 picked up the dice and, under everyone’s watchful eyes, rolled it.

The dice rolled a few times before settling on four points.

Although the roll wasn’t the highest, it landed on a blank square, a relatively good result.

As before, when the dice result appeared, the tower walls became transparent, revealing the world outside once again.

Because they had experienced a blank square before, this time, their actions were smooth and they won battles against the black creatures easily. A day and a night passed quickly.

It was Qian Zhen’s turn for the fifth roll, with Yuan Kejie eagerly watching.

“Roll it!” Yuan Kejie encouraged, eyes fixed on Qian Zhen.

Song Gui chimed in supportively, “I believe in you, brother.”

Qian Zhen looked at the floating images above the table. This time, the squares ahead were “Eye,” “Blank,” “Blank,” “Skeleton,” “Beast Claw,” and “Blank.”

Luo Qi pointed at the sixth blank square, “See that blank square?”

Yuan Kejie clenched her fist, “You can do it.”

Lu Chu laughed at their enthusiasm.

Qian Zhen said, “I feel a bit nervous.”

Song Gui, sitting next to him, patted his shoulder, “Go for it, you got this.”

Qian Zhen threw the dice in a perfect arc, and with a “thud,” it landed on the table. The dice bounced a few times, rolled three times, and finally settled on one point.

Everyone: “…”

Qian Zhen: “Sorry.”

Yuan Kejie was torn between feeling sorry for herself and comforting Qian Zhen.

Song Gui found solace in a newfound comrade, feeling slightly less alone.

The one-point square was an eye.

What kind of creature would this eye represent?

The “rules” gave no time to speculate. As soon as the dice settled on one, the tower walls began to fade without warning.

Everyone quickly grabbed their backpacks, weapons at the ready, prepared for any unknown dangers.

However, as the tower disappeared and the outside world became visible, they were stunned.

Yuan Kejie couldn’t hold back and cursed, “Damn, my trypophobia!”

If the countless arms of the skeletons had made Yuan Kejie feel psychologically uncomfortable, this time, the impact was physical revulsion.

Even Lu Chu and the others felt uneasy, except for 7, who remained unfazed.

Lu Chu thought, there’s probably nothing more horrifying for someone with trypophobia than a creature covered in eyes of various sizes.