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022 – The Second Round Begins
The screen was split into two sides. The left side showed the map of the kingdom while the right one was blank white.
“Since we have wasted around 15 minutes explaining the answers and giving you time to rest, we will immediately start the second round as soon as my the instructions are done. So make sure you listen closely because I will not repeat it.”
The participants braced themselves and focused.
“The second round will be held inside the castle walls, right here. You will be given time to finish it until before sunset. That means the second the sun hits the horizon, the time is up. You will have to partner up in this round with another participant. So there will be fifty people against fifty people, and I’m sure you can already guess how many people will make it to the next round.
“This round still revolves around puzzles,” that earned complaining noises in the background, but the MC continued, “But you have your partner
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