God's imitator

Chapter 102 Invitation to the Trial Game

"And what is a database?"

Lin Sizhi searched on his personal computer and quickly found a brand new icon that had just appeared: 'Database'.

This is something similar to an AI question-and-answer software. It only has one input box. After you enter your question, it will automatically generate the answer.

Lin Sizhi thought for a moment and then typed, "Give me a list of all the copycats in the arcade."

The database quickly and efficiently provided its answer.

Sorry, this question does not comply with the arcade rules and cannot be answered.

"Oh, I knew it."

Lin Sizhi thought for a moment, then changed the question: "Give me the list of all the audience members for 'The King's Trial'."

Sorry, this question does not comply with the arcade rules and cannot be answered.

"The total number of communities in the current new world."

Sorry, this question does not comply with the arcade rules and cannot be answered.

Lin Sizhi asked helplessly, "So what exactly can I check with this basic access level?"

He thought for a moment and then typed in again: "Price of 500g of apples".

In the community, the price of 500g of apples is equivalent to 15 minutes of visa processing time.

In the real world, the price of 500g of apples generally ranges from 4 to 20 yuan, depending on factors such as region, variety, and season.

Finally, I got a definite answer.

After a moment's thought, Lin Sizhi typed in a new question: "How many streetlights are there in 1 square kilometer of land?"

This question does not comply with the corridor rules in the community and cannot be answered.

In the real world, the number of streetlights on one square kilometer of land may range from 0 to 1800.

Adding filter criteria can yield more accurate data.

"That's a bit of a joke. Do I need to ask you about the real world?"

Lin Sizhi's original intention was to roughly estimate how many communities there were in the New World by looking at the number of streetlights, but she didn't expect that this method couldn't be used to find out.

On the contrary, the data in the real world is very detailed, and if you continue to ask questions, you can further refine the results.

After studying it for a while, Lin Sizhi gave it a precise definition: "Toy".

Close the database and continue checking the corridor notifications.

Seven days later, the gallery will host several different trial games, and you will be assigned to one of the six sinners.

[In your desk drawer are the criminal records of these six criminals, along with their corresponding sentences.]

In this game, you can choose 2 to 6 criminals from a pool of six to conduct a trial. You can also set additional conditions to force one specific player from the criminal's community into the game.

Other unrelated players may voluntarily participate in the game; the specific number is up to you.

You are free to choose whether or not to design this game.

But please remember:

No matter how the sinner tries to escape, the judgment in the arcade will eventually come.

The arcade will evaluate all submitted proposals and adopt the highest-scoring design to set up the game area.

[Now, the 120-hour countdown begins. Please make your choice.]

"Judging from the description, the six criminals in this case do not seem to have a strong connection."

Lin Sizhi quickly determined this by observing the differences in the information described in the two trial games.

The previous invitation to the trial game made it very clear: the arcade assigns trial games based on cases, and Lin Sizhi was assigned to 'Case C'.

All five criminals belong to Case C, so they were forced to participate in the game, while the other 10 players participated voluntarily.

Therefore, a smart copycat would have realized at the time that the crimes of the five of them were related.

But this trial game is different.

Lin Sizhi was assigned to six criminals, and could choose 2 to 6 of them to participate in the trial game, which meant that there was no strong connection between their crimes.

It's possible that they're simply committing similar crimes and being grouped together. Lin Sizhi could even easily help some of these criminals escape trial: he only needs to randomly select two for trial.

The other four criminals didn't even need to enter this game.

This change in freedom may also be a manifestation of his elevated status in the arcade.

However, the gallery also warns that no matter how the sinner tries to escape, the gallery's judgment will eventually come.

In other words, Lin Sizhi letting a criminal go this time does not mean that the criminal is safe.

A new trial game is yet to come.

Until this sinner truly enters the game of judgment and survives, a sword of Damocles will forever hang over his head.

Perhaps next time the arcade will send his file to other copycat offenders for trial.

Of course, whether a criminal has committed multiple crimes and whether he will be tried multiple times is still unknown.

In addition, the changes in the selection rules are also noteworthy.

Lin Sizhi can also choose any person in the community where the sinner lives and force them into the game.

"In that case, copycat murders would be even more covert."

"However, this is mostly a privilege enjoyed by outstanding copycats."

Previously, it wasn't easy for copycats to kill a specific player.

Because in selection-type games, the other party may not necessarily sign up to participate; while in judgment-type games, it depends on whether the arcade will choose the other party to become a sinner.

But now, Lin Sizhi could design a trial game, force a player from the same community as the sinner to enter, and set a trap for him during the trial game.

This type of design, where the real intention is not the wine, is also within the permissible range at this time.

"Want to give it a try?"

Lin Sizhi was unable to make a decision yet; he planned to take a look at the specific list of criminals first.

I took the proposal out of the drawer and glanced at it. It wasn't much different from the previous proposal, except that the "List of Available Items" section was much shorter than before.

However, shortening the time does not mean reducing the number of available items. On the contrary, most of them have become items that can be freely designed, and the number of them has also increased significantly.

Two props in particular caught Lin Sizhi's attention.

[3. Up to 20 computers containing a maximum of 5 system functions.]

5. Virtual outdoor scenes that can simulate real-world scenarios.

In addition, there are many customizable props with a high degree of freedom and a large number of options.

Lin Sizhi then took out the criminal files, first swiped his hand across the table, spread the files out, glanced at the names of these people, and looked for any familiar faces.

This time, the files indicate the community where the perpetrator lived, and there was no deliberate obscuring of the crime as in the previous case.

It's possible that because the perpetrators in this case don't belong to the same case, deliberately obscuring the crimes would prevent copycats from determining the content of the trial game, so they had no choice but to reveal all the crimes.

【Community 8 - Tian Fan】

【Community 8 - Jiao Hongtao】

"Jiao Hongtao? This seems to be a player I encountered in the 'Blind Date Game' before."

【Community 17 - Su Xiucen】

Lin Sizhi paused for a moment.

Then, he took out the file separately and read it carefully.

Su Xiucen, female, 52 years old.

Occupation: Retired employee.

[In an attempt to cure her husband's lung cancer, which he contracted while working as a miner, she continued to seek medical help and pray to gods and spirits despite knowing there was no hope of recovery. Despite repeated attempts to dissuade her, she remained obstinate, ultimately losing both her money and her husband's health. The money she donated became operating funds for a fraud ring, causing even more innocent people to lose everything.]

[Verdict: No trial held]

Lin Sizhi looked at the contents of the file and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)