NEED HELP(upd: solved): No idea why query limit is exceeded
Difference between en3 and en4, changed 13 character(s)
Problem: [here](https://codeforces.net/problemset/problem/1520/F2)↵

Submission link: [here](https://codeforces.net/contest/1520/submission/129747143)↵

Why I think it shouldn't exceed the limit:↵

Let's look at my `query` function (it does the queries):↵

<spoiler summary="function code">↵

~~~~~↵
int query(int l, int r){↵
    queryCount++; // counts the number of queries currently done↵
    curQueries++; // counts the number of queries for each k value from input↵
    // there are t k values in total, t<=10^4↵
    assert(curQueries<=2); ↵
    // for each k value, number of queries shouldn't be bigger than 2↵
    // this assert doesn't get me a runtime error↵
    cout<<"? "<<l<<" "<<r<<endl;↵
    int x; cin>>x;↵
    assert(x!= -1); ↵
    // checks this, because the statement mentions, that otherwise an arbitrary verdict could be displayed↵
    return x;↵
}↵
~~~~~↵
</spoiler>↵

now the `solve` function:↵

<spoiler summary="solve() code">↵

~~~~~↵
void solve(){↵
   // some other code...↵
    assert(queryCount <= buildQueries);// buildQueries = 4e4↵
    _for(g, 0, t){ // g[0, t-1] (done t<=10^4 times)↵
        curQueries = 0; // begin to count curQueries each time↵
        int tAns = solveGroup(); // here some number of queries is being done↵
        cout<<"! "<<tAns<<endl;↵
        setForNextT();↵
        if(g!= t-1) cin>>K;↵
    }↵
    return;↵
}↵
~~~~~↵


</spoiler>↵

So, I don't get a runtime error due to the assertions.↵
But it should work, because $t<=10^4$ times we do at most $2$ queries, and we do also some build queries, which are $\leq 4\cdot10^4$.↵
$2\cdot 10^4 + 4\cdot 10^4 = 6\cdot 10^4$, which is the maximal number of queries possible. ↵
Have you got any ideas what's wrong here?↵
Help would be really appreciated.↵
Thank you.

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en4 English MTX_AS 2021-09-24 15:01:39 13
en3 English MTX_AS 2021-09-24 13:33:37 1 Tiny change: 's in total t<=10^4\n' -> 's in total, t<=10^4\n'
en2 English MTX_AS 2021-09-24 13:32:19 2 (published)
en1 English MTX_AS 2021-09-24 13:32:05 1820 Initial revision (saved to drafts)