noveltune Chapter 193 Pinball Game
Chapter 193 Pinball Game
Chapter 193 Pinball Game
"All right!"
Finn's apology also meant that the Loki Familia had decided to get involved in the matter. Roy pursed his lips. Using past favors to force the Loki Familia to back down wasn't impossible, but it felt a bit wasteful.
Moreover, the atmosphere at the scene was already ignited.
Two powerful clans were vying for the rare Amazonian twin sisters, and the gods, adventurers, and people jumped around with excitement.
The number of people in the arena is increasing.
Looking around, there were no fewer than 30,000 to 40,000 people.
In this city, whenever something interesting happens, the gods and adventurers act like cats that have smelled blood, moving even faster than the monsters.
It had little to do with Loki's tantrums. The moment Loki's Familia appeared, the two sides were already on the verge of conflict. Did they think they could leave without letting the gods and adventurers enjoy the spectacle? Not a chance!
Finn gave a wry smile; he owed the capricious God another favor.
No one cared about Tione and Tiona's opinions. Both the Astrea Familia and the Loki Familia had the strength to easily defeat the two of them. Now it had become a battle between the two major Familias. Let's see who will win in the end.
"But are they going to have a real fight?" a deity asked.
Everyone couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
In a direct team battle, the Astrea Familia is definitely no match for the Loki Familia, but because of a previous favor, the Loki Familia is unwilling to resort to force.
The two sides reached a stalemate.
At that moment, a burly man wearing an elephant mask jumped out and said, "Leave this to me!"
Ganesha!
Almost everyone knows this burly man, who often acts as an NPC at the city gate to register people entering the city. You can see this deity both when you enter and leave the city.
"That's right, I am Ganesha!"
Ganesha spoke in a loud voice, then flashed to the two great clans and said, "We can't fight. We must live in peace. Since there's a conflict, let's settle it with a game!"
"game?"
Everyone's interest was immediately piqued.
Ganesha beckoned, and members of his nearby Ganesha retinue brought over a glass tower.
It is about one meter tall, in the shape of a round tower, and consists of nine discs. The top layer is the entrance with a hole, and the remaining eight layers gradually increase in size from top to bottom.
Each disc has a different number of holes, but most of the holes are sealed, and only one hole allows access to the next disc.
The deeper you go, the more blocked holes there are.
Ganesha explained, "This is a toy—a pinball tower—sent by a merchant guild as a thank you for our security work. Each person can use a maximum of five pins. Once a pin is thrown, the player is not allowed to touch the tower with their body. Whoever's pins go down to the next level wins."
The rules are simple and intuitive.
The gods and adventurers looked on with interest, but Roy was speechless. Wasn't this just like the pinball machines in the malls of his previous life? However, ordinary pinball machines only had three or four floors, but this round tower had a full nine floors. How unwilling they were to let anyone win?
"That's really interesting. You come up with some funny things sometimes." Loki sat up abruptly from his deathbed and patted Ganesha on the back happily.
Ganesha laughed wildly, "Hahaha, of course! Why? Because I am Ganesha!"
Tiona ran up to Ganesha, a bright, innocent smile on her face. "Can I play too?"
"Of course! Games are fun when everyone plays together!" Ganesha said, hands on his hips.
The two sides are vying for the rights of these two Amazonian sisters, who are certainly qualified to participate in the game.
"Very good!"
Tiona's bright and sunny smile was incredibly soothing. She took the five round beads handed to her by the Ganesha Familia members and tossed them all in.
This bold style is truly befitting of the Amazons.
Tiony had a headache looking at her silly little sister.
The group set up the game venue inside the arena so that the gods and adventurers could see it.
Tens of thousands of eyes were fixed on the round tower, including Roy, Ryu, Loki, and Finn. If they were going to play, they had to take it seriously.
Apart from Tione and Tiona, the two major clans each possess only five round beads, making them extremely precious.
Tiona dropped five spheres in, just enough for them to observe the effect.
Everyone stared intently at the round tower.
Each layer of the round tower was clearly designed to be tilted, and there are also traces of polishing. It is not a completely flat surface, which would apply force to the falling balls. Otherwise, the balls would not be able to stay still, which would not be fun.
Five small balls fell into the hole, spun around on the disc, and gathered towards the center.
The eighth floor is about the size of an adult's palm. It has three holes, but only one hole leads to the next floor; the other two are blocked.
The four small balls remained on the eighth floor.
A small ball entered the seventh floor, spun around and around, but ultimately failed to reach the sixth floor.
"What a pity."
Tiona lay beside the round tower, watching the last ball enter the blocked hole. She looked dejected, but less than two seconds later, she regained her spirits, her eyes shining brightly, as if nothing could defeat her. Seeing this, everyone had a general idea: relying solely on luck, the ball could only reach the seventh floor at most.
To get the ball to fall deeper, human intervention is required, but once the ball is in, it cannot touch the round tower again, otherwise it will be a violation and the team will lose.
"Who's next?"
Roy, Ryu, Finn, Riveria, and the others looked at each other. The Loki Familia naturally hoped that Roy would go first, since they were in the wrong.
Seeing that neither side was making a move, Tiony, who hated this kind of dragging things out, said, "I'll do it!"
Tione also received five orbs from the Ganesha Familia. Compared to her sister Tiona, whose brain was practically new, Tione used her brain more often and didn't throw all the orbs into the tower directly.
First, they used two spheres to explore the path.
Seemingly understanding something, when the third ball went in, Thione's clever move came.
Tione asked a member of the Ganesha Familia for a long, thin stick, inserted it into the small hole at the top, and manually manipulated the ball to move inside.
Seeing that scene, everyone smiled. This Amazon girl was quite clever; she had exploited a loophole in the rules. After throwing the ball, her body couldn't touch the round tower, so she could use a tool instead.
However, this is considered skirting the line.
It's fine to use a stick to manipulate it, but if you wear gloves and move the round tower directly, even if you succeed, no one will accept the result.
With the help of wooden sticks, the eighth and seventh floors could hardly stop Tione's small ball.
Upon successfully entering the sixth level, it was on this level that the wooden stick became useless, and since the holes on different levels were not in a straight line, the wooden stick's effectiveness was limited.
Tione switched to thinner thread to tie the ball, but ultimately stopped at the fifth floor. She was so angry that she almost smashed the round tower. She finally wanted to use her brain, but she lost so miserably.