Global Composite Master: Compositing an Undead Army from the Start

Chapter 425: Chapter 232 A Different Test! (Two in One, 5/5)_1

Hearing Chen Mo say this, Cha Latu immediately laughed and said, “Don’t worry. My being in this position doesn’t mean I’d take advantage of you. I forgot to mention my other title. In addition to being the God of Power, I am also the God of Wisdom.”

“The God of Wisdom? You’re not suggesting that this Legendary Trial is a test of wisdom, are you?”

“That’s correct,” Cha Latu affirmed with a smile. “As a being surpassing the pinnacle, wisdom is a crucial component. Therefore, these twenty levels are testing your wisdom.”

Hearing this, Chen Mo felt a bit overwhelmed.

“Can’t we switch the challenge mode?”

“You can try it first. If you fail three times in a row, we’ll discuss alternatives.”

Cha Latu revealed a mysterious smile.

Seeing this, Chen Mo didn’t know what else to say. Well, since I’m here, I might as well see it through, he thought, then said, “Please pose the first question of this level.”

“Alright, let me first explain the rules of the challenge.

“First, I will pose a difficult problem to you. If you can answer correctly, you will pass directly.

“Don’t worry. The questions I ask will mainly derive from the cultural foundations that have evolved on your planet to this day and won’t involve any incomprehensible logic.

“If you answer incorrectly, don’t fret; you won’t immediately fail.

“You will have one chance to ask me a question in return. As long as I can’t answer it but you can, that round will be considered a draw.

“After that, I will continue to ask questions, and you will continue to answer.”

After finishing his sentence, Cha Latu quickly added, “Do not try to ask about the names or ages of people I wouldn’t know, or purely mathematical calculation problems. The questions must be solvable with logic.

“Alternatively, if you provide enough clues for me to infer names, then you are allowed to ask about names, as this also falls within the scope of logical deduction.”

Hearing this, Chen Mo laughed helplessly. He had indeed briefly considered such an approach.

“Understood. Please pose the first question.”

“Alright, the first question: ’What is something that is clearly present before your eyes but very hard to find?’ What is the answer to this question?”

“The answer.” Chen Mo smiled. I’ve seen this question before! Thanks to my experiences from my previous life. If there’s a question, the answer naturally exists; it’s just very hard to find. Only ’the answer’ fulfills the contradictory characteristics of being both obvious and difficult to find.

“Correct. You’ve passed the eleventh level.”

Cha Latu laughed and lightly tapped the table. Immediately, a CLICK-CLACK sound echoed, and a space opened above Chen Mo’s head. The two chairs and the table, along with Chen Mo and Cha Latu, WHOOSHED up, ascending to the twelfth level.

As the opening in the floor closed, Cha Latu looked at Chen Mo again and said, “You answered quite smoothly. Interesting. Let’s proceed to the second question.”

“Here’s the question: Three men went to stay in a hotel. The room cost for the night was originally 30 copper coins. However, due to a special event that evening, the rate was discounted to 25 coins. The hotel owner mistakenly charged them 30 copper coins, overcharging them by 5. He instructed an employee to return these 5 copper coins to the men. The employee, however, decided to return only 1 copper coin to each man and secretly kept 2 for himself. So, each man effectively paid 9 copper coins. That’s a total of 27 copper coins paid by the men. If you add the 2 copper coins the employee kept to this 27, you get 29 copper coins. Why is one copper coin missing?”

This question seems a bit confusing at first glance. It feels like no matter how you calculate it, one copper coin is missing, but that’s not actually the case.

After listening to the question, Chen Mo immediately provided the answer: “This is a misleading question. Each man effectively paid 9 copper coins, totaling 27 copper coins. The 2 copper coins the employee pocketed are already included within those 27 copper coins, so you shouldn’t add the employee’s 2 coins to the 27. The 27 coins represent the actual cost to the men. If you add the 3 coins that were returned to them—1 each—to the 27 they paid, you get 30 copper coins, the original amount. Not one more, not one less. So no coin is missing.”

As expected, after Chen Mo finished his answer, Cha Latu smiled, tapped the table, and in an instant, the two of them ascended to the thirteenth level.

“It seems your perception and clarity of thought are both first-rate.”

Cha Latu complimented Chen Mo.

Chen Mo laughed and said, “I just got lucky with those.”

Indeed, for these two questions, I didn’t have to think much, since I’d encountered them before. Cha Latu did say at the beginning that his questions would be based on the culture of Earth, so most of them are likely well-known riddles from Earth.

Upon reaching the thirteenth level, Cha Latu chuckled and said, “On an Uninhabited Island, there are two people. One always tells the truth, and the other always lies. I can only ask one of them a single question to determine the correct route to the harbor. What question should I ask to find the correct way to the harbor?”

“It’s simple. You ask either person: ’If I were to ask the *other* person which route *does not* lead to the harbor, which route would he point to?’

“If you ask the liar: He knows the truth-teller (the other person), when asked ’Which route does NOT lead to the harbor?’, would point to an actual non-harbor route. The liar must lie about what the truth-teller would point to, so the liar will point to the *correct* route to the harbor.

“If you ask the truth-teller: He knows the liar (the other person), if asked ’Which route does NOT lead to the harbor?’, would lie and point to the *correct* route to the harbor. The truth-teller will truthfully report this, so he also points to the *correct* route.

“So, in both cases, they point you to the correct route.”

Although this question can be tricky, it’s so well-known that I’ve practically memorized it. I didn’t expect him to use such a classic, almost childish, riddle.