[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-three-towers-game-three-towers-game-chapter-533":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Three Towers Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1097620,1431,"Chapter 533 - 156: The Novelist’s Hell_4","three-towers-game-chapter-533",533,"\u003Cp>Yes, everyone’s head had an audience expectation value floating above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was at 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brat kid was 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald spider man was 18.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chef was 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gentle young man was 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timid man with sneaky eyes was at 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man feigning ignorance was at 22.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu quickly noticed one thing--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher the number, the more the audience anticipated their stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...what does this number mean?\" the Snake-tongued Woman asked Wen Xishu instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu thought for a moment and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone should have noticed...the bullet comments that only you can see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you mean...the bullet comments we see aren’t the same?\" the Snake-tongued Woman asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can share the most conspicuous bullet comment you see, and I guess others haven’t seen it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snake-tongued Woman thought for a moment, then read the most conspicuous bullet comment in the middle:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These buns are really big...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu’s first reaction was very strange...Wasn’t the chef the fat guy? Besides, the chef didn’t look like a buns master, buns? What buns?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, he saw the bald spider man looking at the Snake-tongued Woman’s chest...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu got it, oh, those buns. They certainly were big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made everyone certain that their bullet comments did not include this one, though most people couldn’t remember every bullet comment like Wen Xishu could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Wen Xishu said it was the most conspicuous bullet comment, if others saw it too, they wouldn’t miss it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm, young man you’re right, it seems like we can only see our own bullet comments. But what the hell is this expectation value?\" The chef spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu didn’t answer directly but first asked a question:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, to answer this question, I need to ask you...why are you here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brat kid answered first:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An uncle wearing a mask asked me if I wanted to make life more interesting!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said yes...and then I came.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Snake-tongued Woman said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? I think the same, I had a client... also wearing a mask, who asked if I wanted to make big money, of course I did, so... I suddenly came.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man feigning ignorance just laughed foolishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next to speak was the bald spider man:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He asked me if I wanted to change my fate. Yeah, the masked man you all mentioned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was getting interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This masked man...is he a character to appear later? Or is he among the seven of us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gentle young man said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was originally attending my wife’s funeral... I also met the masked man, and he asked me if I wanted to see my wife again...so I came.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chef’s answer was similar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He said he could let me make the finest food, the best food, so I came, oh yeah, he was also wearing a mask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sneaky-eyed man didn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case, let me share my guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First of all, based on everyone’s attire, we should all be from the same era, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chef, Snake-tongued Woman, brat kid, sneaky-eyed man, gentle young man, bald spider man, and the man feigning ignorance...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were all dressed very modernly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few people nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, everyone shouldn’t be unfamiliar with the things we see, meaning the bullet comments. At the same time, we also have expectation values...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The word ’expectation’, I think everyone’s understanding is the same, so the answer is simple, a group of unseen people...are watching our performance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The more exciting our performance, the higher their anticipation, and consequently, the higher our expectation values...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu paused and then shared his guess:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The higher the expectation value...I believe the higher the chance of surviving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu’s expectation value had risen from 10 to 15.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh oh oh, an analyst?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Could he be the brains of the group?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No no no, people who start off babbling like this usually die early, I bet his story is boring.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More bullet comments started scrolling by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu ignored these bullet comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, due to his previous performance, it was obvious–his expectation value had increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a statue of a knight holding a longsword at the front of the castle suddenly illuminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome to the Castle Story Night.\" The voice sounded like a somewhat heavy synthesized electronic voice, commonly used in films and TV shows, like–\"Hello Henry, I want to play a game with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Each of you has a rich story. Next, I will enjoy your stories. You have one minute to tell your first story.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must have noticed the bullet comments you can see, those are from our lovely audience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Most of the time the comments are just their meaningless remarks, but you’d better not ignore some of them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because, perhaps the bullet comments will tell you what kind of story they like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, the theme of this story night is—Evil. Please tell the evil deeds you have done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope your stories are interesting enough. And I also hope that you remain intriguing because once your expectation value drops to zero, you will die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The game is about to begin, good luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the voice faded, eight knights holding large swords suddenly approached Wen Xishu and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sneaky-eyed man screamed in fright:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are these monsters!! I want to go back! I want to go back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reaction increased his expectation value. Though the others were also afraid, they seemed to gradually accept the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>",919,"2026-06-03T11:12:51.957Z","2026-06-03T11:12:55.602Z",1,"novelbin.me","eb3f3b2b17eadad8e41608f39d1c017936dffff0b2c2d1450572389d9fb88423","three-towers-game-chapter-534","three-towers-game-chapter-532",1179,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthree-towers-game-cover.jpg"]