God's Imitator

Chapter 182: Infant Formula Preparation Problem


Everyone gathered at the door to the exit, ready to head to the first Judgement Room.

Before entering the Judgement Room, the door was locked and displayed a specific question on a screen.

According to the game rules, answering this question correctly would earn them 120,000 points in the Fertility Fund, which was a significant amount of money.

Everyone looked at the screen.

[When feeding a newborn who is one day old and relatively hungry, without considering breastfeeding, what is the appropriate amount of formula to prepare for the first (single) feeding?]

[A: 10ml]

[B: 30ml]

[C: 100ml]

[D: 150ml]

"Huh?"

Seeing this question, the four were somewhat bewildered.

Although they had known the game this time was related to the 'parenting theme,' the specific question completely hit their knowledge blind spot.

Yang Yuting first looked at Jiang He: "…Didn't you say you studied parenting issues?"

Jiang He hesitated a bit: "I know a newborn's stomach is very small, and the first feed should be minimal, but I'm not sure how much exactly.

"But choosing a smaller option shouldn't be wrong, right? After all, if they're hungry, you can feed them again, but getting them too full is definitely not good."

Yang Yuting looked at Li Jiang again.

Li Jiang shrugged: "Of course I don't know. I do know some data, but they're more macro-level data.

"How would I know exactly how much milk to feed? Isn't that something you women should know?"

Jiang He frowned and said: "Why are these all things women should know? Shouldn't raising a child be a shared responsibility of both parents?"

Li Jiang replied nonchalantly: "Any amount is fine, but the problem is you guys aren't sure either, right?"

Everyone fell silent.

Apparently, if no one knows, they can only guess.

Li Jiang thought carefully again: "150ml is about a small cup of water, right? Maybe that's a bit too much for an infant.

"Also, I don't think the question is implying the less the better. If choosing the smallest option will pass, that would be too easy.

"The question asks about the 'first preparation' amount. You can prepare more but feed less, right?"

"I think 100ml seems like the standard answer."

Yang Yuting hurriedly said: "Hey, wait, there's an 'Ask for Audience Assistance' option here. Should we try that?"

On this interface, sure enough, there's an inconspicuous button, [Ask for Audience Assistance], along with a note '2 chances remaining.'

Jiang He thought for a moment: "We only have 2 chances, but there are 3 rooms.

"For questions where at least 2 obviously wrong answers can be eliminated, should we just guess first?

"What if we face a question later where all four options are completely unknown?"

But the other three disagreed with this perspective.

"No, no, we haven't even seen the subsequent questions yet, so we can't guess whether they're harder or easier."

"Yes, and the Judgement Room might require the Fertility Fund later. We have none right now, so it's better to secure some at first."

"This is for assistance, not a direct answer, and the audience might not know either. Let's ask first."

Jiang He pressed the [Ask for Audience Assistance] button.

What happens if the audience doesn't know the answer to this question?

This point was not explained in the Inner Court Players' game rules, so the four could only wait patiently.

...

As Jiang He pressed the button on the large screen, an announcement was made in the audience lounge.

[The Inner Court Players chose to ask for audience assistance.]

[The audience from Community 13 and Community 17 can fully discuss internally and each provide a reference answer.]

[If either provides the correct answer, it will automatically be submitted to the Inner Court Players.]

[If both are wrong, the two incorrect options will be eliminated for the Inner Court Players.]

Seeing such rules, the people of Community 17 breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The rule is quite lenient.

Even if both communities guessed wrong, at least they could eliminate the options, increasing the probability for the Inner Court Players to guess correctly.

In other words, pressing the [Ask for Audience Assistance] button practically equals giving free points.

However, Li Renshu still had a slightly heavy expression: "So, the question is, which one to choose?"

Clearly, the question not only hit the Inner Court Players' knowledge blind spot but also that of most players from Community 17.

Fortunately, Zhou Guifen said: "Choose B."

Everyone immediately perked up.

Li Renshu was a bit curious: "Choose B? Why? Isn't 30ml too little?

"The question states the newborn is quite hungry and only drinking formula, not breast milk. Is 30ml enough?"

Zhou Guifen explained: "For babies who are heavier and have better appetites, 30ml might not be enough to fill them up, but it's not advisable to feed a lot for the first time.

"Because overfeeding can cause bloating, hiccups, and spit-up.

"Of course, some less hungry babies might not even drink 30ml.

"But the question asks for the 'first preparation' amount, and it's impossible to prepare 10ml of formula because the smallest scoop is 30ml."

Li Renshu suddenly understood: "I see, very professional."

Zhou Guifen was a bit embarrassed: "No, this is actually a common parenting knowledge that you can know with a bit of understanding."

Li Renshu shook his head: "For us, it's not common knowledge—it's a complete knowledge blind spot."

Everyone was grateful to have Zhou Guifen around.

Without her, no one else could clearly know the answer; they would likely have to rely on guessing.

This is also one of the benefits of community diversity: different players' knowledge structures can complement each other, preventing them from being rendered helpless by the same knowledge blind spot.

Li Renshu submitted option B.

On the Inner Court Players' side, the answering process was skipped, automatically choosing the correct answer and settling it.

[The audience has provided the correct answer: B]

[Congratulations, you have earned 120,000 points in the Fertility Fund.]

All four were delighted, and at the same time, the door to the first Judgement Room opened.

In the waiting room for the audience of Community 17, everyone was also pleased.

But some still showed worried expressions.

Although they got the first question right, the situation was not optimistic.

They only have two chances to ask the audience, and Zhou Guifen can help them at most one more time.

This game is 'parenting-themed.' Before entering the game, Li Renshu had suggested that Jiang He consider bringing Zhou Guifen in, but Jiang He insisted on bringing Yang Yuting.

If Zhou Guifen were in the game now, they would probably get most questions right without being limited to two chances.

But now, there's nothing the audience can do but patiently watch the large screen and wait.

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