tips for treasure hunt????

like how is it not luck so like when it says 2 on the first I KNOW I it’s nearby but then it says 4 so i move away from it but then it says 6 ???? like should i be doing some math there ??!? so i click again and it says 1 SO OKAY I KNOW ITS EITHER UP DOW LEFT OR RIGHT BUT THEN IT GOES 1 1 1 HOW IS IT NOT LUCK BASED IS THERE SOMETHING I AM NOT GETTING ?!!?