There were two different possibilities here.
First, the stake was insufficient—a photo of the "Smiling Dog" was not valuable enough to warrant an answer to the question.
Second, the "Laplace Demon" also did not know the ultimate answer. The "Laplace Demon" was omniscient and omnipotent only compared to humans, not on the level of the Multi-universe.
Thus, it could only issue a refund.
However, this was already an additional piece of information, suggesting that "it" was very powerful and very mysterious, likely ranking above the "Laplace Demon"!
The true "Demon God," perhaps...
Investigator No. 1 shuddered internally.
Yet, he did not wish to offer a higher price and, after pondering for a while, slowly spoke, "Tell me anything about 'it,' content equivalent in value to the 'Smiling Dog' will suffice."
"Then, you can take this photo. You would want it, right? If you want the photo, you need to provide me with some useful information."
