SNT Code
Takneek PS
Voldie’s Last Appellation
Introduction
Welcome to the arena, little pawns. Solve these following riddles, and you shall earn the points
that your patrons so desperately want you to claim. Each subpart will have a number for an
answer. Report the correct net product of these numbers to make your precious house proud.
Problems
a. Ahh yes I see you’re reading this, with a brain that has clearly gone awry from all the
PS’s you have solved tonight. I bet you don't quite remember the first PS you solved
tonight huh. Nevermind nevermind, let’s move on to something different now: imagine an
electrical engineer in the inner sanctum of cognition, crowned with IITK’s most feared
nighttime entity’s famed renown, a gateway and guardian for the members that flow
through it. Beneath his coils lies a cave of forgotten memories, whose gates are marked
by twin pillars of light and shadow. When he loosens his grasp, the flow of life’s essence
slips away, casting the mortal frame into an eternal fog.
Now, take a moment and grasp the different layers of its crown. Some of the crown’s
scales ignite and flare into space, while the others keep it recoiled. Now tell me this, how
dense are the scales that ignite, in the crown of the entity that stands guard?
Find the sum of all the numbers in the density, say A( for eg, if density is 11.2, B is
1+1+2), and your answer will be (A-1).
To discover this, you must seek beyond the horizon, where the fabric of thought is woven
by hands that dwell near lakes of sky-bound ice, in the lands where light touches the
unseen. What you seek is not human, and you shall find it if only you keep your eyes
open.
b. In the vast expanse of knowledge, where the curious dare to tread, begin your journey at
a digital gateway known for illuminating the intricate lives of the small and the significant,
concealing the morphology of cognition and whispering secrets of the mind's mysteries.
This portal holds insights into a remarkable creature that graces the skies with its
delicate wings, multicolored eyes and rapid flight—an emblem of evolution’s ingenuity,
celebrated for its profound genetic secrets. As you delve deeper, pay heed to the name
of a Taiwanese entomologist and neuroscientist, whose illuminating research has
unveiled the hidden wonders of neural architecture. Within his studies lies a focus on a
realm where light transforms into depth and perception, and the mysteries of vision
unravel. But your quest does not end there; seek out the vital cells that pulse with
energetic signals and play a crucial role in modulating wakefulness and alertness. If you
have connected the dots, your answer to this riddle is the third entry in the last table of
this page.
c. At the intersection where discovery meets play, there is a hidden portal. Across this
threshold, inquisitive souls from far and wide converge to unveil the mind’s inner
labyrinth. In this realm, travelers are charged with decoding intricate designs, tracing the
delicate, wandering branches of an ever-expanding map. Through the window of a fluid,
three-dimensional world, one is beckoned to explore, layer by layer, these cryptic
networks. With every connection, you peel back the layers of how illumination becomes
insight. Your journey is not just a form of recreation it is a piece of a collective pursuit to
reveal the unseen routes. Your answer lies in the numeric equivalent of the fourth letter
of your space where together we illuminate the pathways of perception.