Chapter 47 The Rich's Game
Five minutes later, over a hundred million posts were updated simultaneously with one piece of content, "The first winner has been announced, username 'My College Dream,' with 99 spots remaining!"
Along with the text, there was a screenshot—a transfer record with the username hidden, showing a one-time transfer of a full $50,000.
"My God! Is this real?"
"Is someone really giving money for answering questions?"
"I don't believe it. This is a Photoshop job!"
"Fine, but I believe it!"
"By the way, what was the answer? "
In no time, the comments on the post skyrocketed! But most netizens were still very confused because there were countless posts, and no one knew where the first winner posted the answer.
Lying on the bed, Elbert smiled meaningfully. 'Keep the crazy discussion going! The more heated the discussion on this post, the better!' he thought.
From his perspective, it was all Robert's operation records! A hundred million posts had already been sent out, and they were increasing rapidly. The number of comments below the posts was almost growing at a rate of tens of thousands per second!
Without a doubt, this was definitely a post that shook the entire internet! 'Answer and Win' was bound to become the next big trend! This night was destined to be sleepless.
Four hours later, the topic had reached an unprecedented heated discussion. Over 1.5 billion posts and tens of billions of comments! The answer to the puzzle had already spread! Almost everyone was participating! Millions had already guessed the answer 12,115! Some even had a thorough understanding of the mathematician Otto Red's life history!
At exactly midnight, when many people were about to go to sleep, Elbert ordered Robert to transfer 99 sums of $50,000 in one go. Then, they posted the screenshots together! The prizes for 100 people had been delivered!
The online comments exploded again!
"This is actually real!"
"They really gave out the money. My friend is one of the winners!"
"Damn, I regret it so much! I had guessed the answer but didn't post it!"
"Stop bragging upstairs!" "$50,000 just for answering a math question! Unbelievable!"
"By the way, who is this Paul Three, and what does he want?"
"Paul Three, could he be a fan of the singer Paul? But where is Paul Two or Paul Four?"
Looking at the diverse comments in the comment section, Elbert smiled playfully. Everything was going according to his plan!
"Robert, prepare the second question."
Then, the mysterious account named Paul Three updated again!
'Answer and Win 2'
'The answer from the last round is the puzzle for this round!' 'Hint: Do you believe there is another you in this world?' 'The first netizen to guess the correct answer—prize $100 million!' 'Signed: Paul Three.'
The entire internet was in an uproar!
"He posted another question, and this time the prize is $100 million!"
"My God, $100 million!"
"What kind of trick is this? A rich person's game?"
"Creating a century-old puzzle?"
"The answer from the last round is 12,115, is this the puzzle?"
"What can you guess from 12,115?"
"Stop wasting time! Think of the answer!"
"Hurry and check the information. Getting $100 million will make you rich instantly!"
This time, no one doubted the authenticity of the prize anymore! Everyone's eyes were fervently fixed on that $100 million prize! However, this question was not that simple! Countless netizens searched through various materials but couldn't find any reasonable answer! Even the phone number 12115 was inexplicably harassed countless times!
Netizens went crazy! The internet blew up! No one could sleep! They were screaming in their hearts wondering what exactly 12115 was! If they could answer correctly, they would get $100 million! But very few people realized this was an extremely successful internet event! It garnered an enormous amount of attention! The trending topics originally dominated by Paul were now half taken over by 'Answer and Win'!
'Mysterious person controls tens of thousands of accounts, posts over a hundred million posts in 10 minutes!'
'Answer and Win post attracts 800 million netizens, prize reaches $100 million, equivalent to 20 lottery jackpots!'
'2020 Internet Events: After the singer Paul, another riddle master, Paul Three, appears!'
'Trending topic: Do you believe there is another you in this world?'
'Thousands of scholars organize overnight discussion groups just to solve the second puzzle!'
In the next few hours, Paul Three's post once again skyrocketed in popularity! All kinds of bizarre answers emerged one after another! Even though it was late at night, the post's views and replies were unstoppable!
It had even been shared abroad. Many international friends were also racking their brains for this $100 million prize! $100 million in cash was definitely the largest prize in the history of online giveaways, unprecedented! Enough to drive everyone crazy!
At exactly 5 AM, in a conference room, a dozen scholars were gathered, racking their brains for the answer.
"I got it!" A middle-aged woman who looked like a teacher, with bloodshot eyes, raised her head from a pile of documents.
"12115 is not a math problem! It's a coordinate! Longitude 12, Latitude 115! There's a place that fits his hint perfectly!" Then, the middle-aged woman trembled as she typed two words on her phone. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, they quietly waited for the result!
Thirty seconds later, a global announcement! Countless netizens who stayed up all night saw a post that made them pound their chests in frustration!
'Congratulations to IDxx Teacher for successfully guessing the second puzzle!'
'Winning a prize of $100 million!'
'Answer revealed: Gemini!'
Along with this was another transfer screenshot! The amount was so many zeros after the 1 that people doubted their eyes! A solid $100 million in cash!
The comment section flooded again!
"Damn! Someone actually guessed it?"
"The person who guessed it is a teacher!"
"$100 million, reaching the pinnacle of life!"
"This is incredible!"
"The answer is Gemini? What does that mean?"
"How is that? I want to know why!"
That night, everyone participated! The cause was only one. The mysterious account named Paul Three posted a massive number of posts! And he threw out over $100 million in cash! The second round of the puzzle was over. Countless netizens sighed with regret. While regretting not winning the prize, they couldn't sleep, wondering if there would be a third round of puzzles.
And the mastermind behind all this. Elbert had already gotten up early and climbed to the mountain peak. In front of him was the slowly rising morning sun. While looking at the turbulent data, he calmly stroked his chin. He slowly said, "Robert, the buildup is almost done. It's time to get to the main event!"
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