God's imitator

Chapter 101 The Rewards of the Arcade

Li Renshu smiled and said, "What, is this a case of 'Mr. Wang paying for everything'? I'm not used to you being so generous all of a sudden."

Wang Yongxin smiled and waved his hand: "Hey, I'm not a stingy person at all. You've misunderstood me."

"In business, in trade, being meticulous about every penny is for the sake of profit;"

"In daily life, be generous when treating others to meals; it's about building relationships."

"One thing at a time."

"When running a company, you must save costs where possible, but you must also give the right favors. Otherwise, who will work for you if you are truly capable?"

Li Renshu nodded: "Okay, then we'll look forward to benefiting from President Wang's influence from now on."

This might be Wang Yongxin's attempt to win people's hearts by using visa time, but in this situation, Li Renshu certainly couldn't just flatly refuse.

As for whether or not to propose this motion in the future, that will certainly require further consideration.

Everyone had smiles on their faces, and the atmosphere in the hall was pleasant.

Lee In-sook coughed twice: "Today is a special day, so I think we need to have some sense of ritual."

"I'd like to take up a little of your time and say a few words."

"Now we know most of the rules of the new world. During our time living in the new world, we have experienced the separation of our companions and the joy of the arrival of new members."

"I know that such a dramatic shift from joy to sorrow is not an easy thing for most people."

"Although we haven't known each other in the community for very long and are just casual acquaintances, we should still cherish every friendship and every bond."

"We should remember those who have passed away, and we should also learn to adapt to this cruel environment and look forward with an optimistic and positive attitude."

"This glass of wine is both a tribute to Uncle Ding and a welcome to Dr. Zheng."

"Most importantly, no matter what happens, we will always be the best Community 17."

"Come on, everyone, let's raise a glass."

Everyone raised their glasses of wine or beverages: "Cheers!"

That evening, many people chatted in the lobby until late.

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At 10 p.m., Lin Sizhi returned to her room.

Sure enough, a new game invitation appeared on my personal computer.

Moreover, it's an invitation to a trial game.

"Is this the King of Hell's roll call, not giving us a moment's rest?"

Lin Sizhi felt somewhat helpless, but he first glanced at the time and found that there was still plenty of time: the game would not start for another week.

Hello, Lin Sizhi.

[You have rid the new world of an incompetent copycat; the gallery will remember your contribution.]

When a skilled copycat proves his worth in the arcade, he will accumulate two advantages:

[More lenient review standards, and a wider range of scene props available.]

In addition, you will gain basic access to the 'database,' which you can view on your personal computer.

"Ok?"

Lin Sizhi read through the contents again. Clearly, these two advantages were of great significance.

For copycats to survive in the new world, there is one thing that is probably as important as life itself: that their game is successfully selected.

If they fail to be selected, then the copycat is essentially a good person holding a werewolf identity card, which not only brings no benefits but also makes them a target of suspicion from other players.

Copycats who are not recognized by the arcade may be killed by players, may die unexpectedly in the life-or-death game of other copycats, may become puppets of other players, or may be eliminated by the arcade in various ways.

However, if one can be selected for every game, then being a copycat becomes an advantage.

Alternatively, one could leave backdoors in their own game to protect themselves.

Furthermore, one can set traps to kill those they want to kill, or use the rules to save those they want to save.

Furthermore, they can slowly change the rules of the arcade through their own gameplay, thereby affecting the entire ecosystem of the new world.

Even if a skilled copycat becomes a public enemy of the community, there is still ample room for maneuver to protect themselves.

More usable scene props can not only increase the player's immersion, but also subtly hint at the game content in the details.

Such hints, when combined with the game rules, can significantly improve the arcade's evaluation of the game.

Needless to say, the lenient review standards mean that games with hidden agendas are more likely to be selected.

It's like the promotion path for employees in a company:

New employees can only strictly follow the leader's requirements to come up with plans, guess the leader's intentions, find ways to make the most of limited space, and show their ingenuity in some details.

However, after being promoted time and again and gaining a certain status, they can design plans independently and become less and less dependent on others.

Even at a certain level, acts of willfulness and self-interest within the unspoken rules will be turned a blind eye.

Eliminating Zhong Yuanyuan, this incompetent copycat, did indeed put Lin Sizhi at a certain risk.

Even if ordinary players in the community have some doubts, they cannot find any reliable evidence, since the game arcade intentionally covered up for Lin Sizhi.

Whether it's the prompts before entering the game or the fifth supplementary rule added after the game rules were updated, it will mislead players into thinking that the game arcade is personally and dynamically adjusting the game difficulty.

This information gap makes it difficult for ordinary players to imagine that this game is actually a battle between two copycats, which may reduce suspicion about Lin Sizhi's copycat identity.

After all, from the perspective of other players, if Lin Sizhi himself were a copycat, he certainly wouldn't lack visa time, so why would he risk participating in a game designed by another copycat? Did he think he was too tough and just wanted some thrills?
For copycats, the best approach is to avoid participating in other copycat games if possible; only for players, participating in any game is essentially the same.

Logically speaking, the more enthusiastic a player is about participating in arcade games, the less likely they are to be a copycat.

There's absolutely no need to risk your life for such a pretense.

Therefore, Lin Sizhi's initiative to participate this time is a righteous act of "helping disadvantaged players," which makes it easier to confirm his status as a good person.

However, one thing is worth noting: Lin Sizhi is not sure whether the corridor will send the modification suggestions to other copycats.

If the suggestions are sent to other copycats and their modifications are not selected, then when they enter the "matchmaking game," they will definitely realize that a copycat may have modified the rules of the game, and based on the rules given in the arcade before, they will deduce that another copycat has also entered the game.

This raises the possibility that Lin Sizhi is highly suspect.

However, Lin Sizhi was unsure whether Youlang had sent the modification suggestions to other copycats, and even if such copycats existed, they wouldn't pose a significant threat in the short term.

Unless the other party is stupid enough to choose self-destruction over dragging Lin Si down with them.

Even if it comes to that, Lin Sizhi won't be helpless. Although he doesn't want to reveal his identity yet, it doesn't mean that he can't deal with it once his identity is exposed.

He was already fully aware of this when he pulled the trigger in the "Redemption Roulette".

There are naturally ways to play with open cards as well.

Judging from the current results, taking the risks to enter the game and cleaning up copycat offenders in the arcade was worthwhile.

(End of this chapter)