My Level Zero System-Chapter 315: Auction Round 3

The result of bidding turn 3:

The Sword Family bid 0 gold coins, remaining 20 gold coins.

The Bethel Family bid 0 gold coins, remaining 20 gold coins.

The Zento Family bid 0 gold coins, remaining 10 gold coins.

The Acer Family bid 0 gold coins, remaining 10 gold coins.

The Flamed Family bid 18 gold coins, remaining 0 gold coins.

The Madea Family bid 12 gold coins, remaining 13 gold coins.

The Raymon Family bid 0 gold coins, remaining 28 gold coins.

The Nostag Family bid 10 gold coins, remaining 17 gold coins.

The Don Family bid 0 gold coins, remaining 28 gold coins.

The Egretta Family bid 0 gold coins, remaining 30 gold coins.

Although the above is the result of the turn 3 authority bid, this is only the official data in the sight of all players.

In reality, the 10 gold coins of the Flamed Family were hidden from the sight of others thanks to the fake attack, officially becoming "ghost" money, but possessing immense weight.

Excluding the four players in the alliance, and the two who had deduced the truth—Kain and Faith—the remaining four players, including Cyrus, still knew nothing of this alliance's plan.

As for the Zento Family representative, he was in his room, looking at the bidding board with slightly unconcealed smugness.

Evidently, this was the result he had anticipated.

If he hadn't put money into the treasury but instead used the money to attack another player, then the bidding competition of the players in the next bidding turn would naturally decrease significantly because there would be no specific target to aim for seizure, or no one would dare to be the leader only to be robbed.

In that case, there would be two types of reactions.

First, directly bid 0 gold coins, continuing to save money to wait for a better opportunity.

Second, invest a small or moderate amount of gold coins in the bid. These people also grasped the players' mentality of limiting money loss as much as possible, or absolutely bidding 0 gold coins so as not to share the gold coins with anyone, thus they want to win the bid at a small cost.

If they win at a small cost, while still having a relative amount of money left over, these players basically wouldn't have to worry too much about their treasury being stolen if someone wins the bid in the next turn. Because the bid amount required to secure a chance to steal the treasury would be higher than the amount of gold coins that could potentially be stolen, so it's better to put money into their own treasury. Furthermore, players in the next turn who want to win with the minimum possible amount still have to be cautious of the previous turn's winner bidding to protect their treasury.

In other words, winning with a moderate amount of gold coins is highly beneficial with no harm.

And even if they fail, it's not so bad that they can't recover.

After all, the game is still very long.

However, this is only the level of thinking of individual players, of players who think everyone is playing individually.

For the four-player alliance led by the Zento Family representative, the individual player's mentality basically had no chance of winning.

He guessed that among the remaining players, no player would truly dare to bid more than half the gold coins they possessed. The reason for this has been stated above.

Therefore, even when the Flamed Family representative concealed 10 gold coins and only bid 18 gold coins, winning the bid was surely within reach.

And in this bidding turn, there were two unlucky individuals: the Madea Family representative and the Nostag Family representative, who bid 12 gold coins and 10 gold coins, respectively. It can be said that in the next turn, both have almost no competitive power left.

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"It seems only an hour and a half has passed, but some people are already struggling to hold back."

Looking at the bidding board, Kain couldn't help but shake his head.

This is only the end of turn 3 of the game, out of a total of 50 turns.

But the time for each turn is 30 minutes, meaning three turns are an hour and a half.

In a normal context, this amount of time flies by, but put in the context of an intellectual game, and one with significant practical meaning and crucial responsibilities placed on the shoulders. This causes players, when they start thinking, to feel like time is dragging, so long that it makes them weary.

It's only the 3rd turn, but the amount of strategic calculation and goal setting is already substantial, and if players know they will have to endure this for another 47 turns, everyone will start to become mentally exhausted.

Thinking has its ups and downs; that is what Kain constantly reminded himself. No one can always ensure their thinking operates at its peak state.

This is also a game that lasts continuously for 25 hours. Under high pressure, with prolonged psychological time, all the players have had their powers degraded by the power of the Grand-class Magus, making them lose the sense of security that comes from relying on their own strength. Furthermore, Kain also took a moment to look over the other areas of the manor; they were all empty, with no food or drink replenishment. All the players have is their will and their mind to endure until the final turn.

It is an intellectual game, but it tests not only intellect but also intuition, endurance, focus, and decisiveness.

The Madea Family representative had somewhat shown recklessness since turn 1, so Kain was not surprised by the decision to act this turn. But the Nostag Family representative performed very stably in the previous two turns, yet in this turn, he hastily placed a bid that was hard to win, at 10 gold coins. Even though this person still retained 17 gold coins, after this failure, he will likely bid even more cautiously.

He was both afraid of losing the bid and losing money, and tired of the game's calculation, unconsciously wanting to quickly put money into the treasury to be secure, hence he made the mediocre bid of 10 gold coins. Meanwhile, the Madea Family representative still dared to bid 12 gold coins, which is half the gold coins in hand. A wrong decision, but it was quite standard in terms of general strategy.

Meanwhile, the Zento Family representative has somewhat manipulated this game. It can be seen that even though they are all heirs of noble families, there is still a difference.