God's imitator

Chapter 136 'The Kingdom of Tycoons'

"Di-"

A sharp buzzing sound rang out, and Lin Sizhi looked around. It was a fairly open game scene.

The other three players from Community 17, Cai Zhiyuan, Luo Wei, and Qin Yao, also appeared nearby.

Qin Yao breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although she knew before entering the game that it was a "community competition" game and that teamwork was likely possible, who could be sure that the copycat wouldn't use tricks?
In games like "dating games," where all players are forcibly separated and can only communicate through coded messages via broadcasting based on data filtering, this can also be considered a form of cooperation.

Fortunately, the copycat who designed this game still had some sense of morality.

Completely free communication within the community means that group strategies can be implemented and players can leverage the strength of powerful players within the community.

This is good news.

With Lin Sizhi and Cai Zhiyuan around, and since this game isn't a trial game, it shouldn't be too difficult to leave safely.

Luo Wei was entering the game arcade for the first time and was still looking around with a bit of curiosity.

There were a total of 12 players in the room. Judging from the positions of the other 8 players, they should be from three different communities, with 4 players from each community.

This is also entirely in line with the selection rules in the broadcast.

Lin Sizhi noticed that all the players had a special electronic ID card hanging around their necks. It was slightly smaller than a tablet computer, but it was very clear, and the contents were displayed on both sides.

[Community 17 - Lin Sizhi]

【identity:--】

【age:--】

【wealth:--】

This is a fixed entry, but no specific information is displayed yet.

Judging from the identity cards of the other players, they come from Community 4 and Community 12.

The game area was divided into several different zones, including a 'work area', a 'notary office', and a 'management office'.

At the edge of the site are tall glass curtain walls and railings, making the entire site completely enclosed.

Only near the large screen is there a separate, protruding area, which is blocked by glass railings and special turnstiles and is marked with the words "Overseas Area".

Everyone turned to look at the big screen.

Sure enough, after a short wait, the game instructions appeared on the big screen.

Hello, welcome to the "Kingdom of Tycoons".

The region you are currently in is a country where "tycoons" and "ordinary people" coexist.

Your game objective is to reach 50 minutes of visa time in your country's "Total Wealth"—the sum of all player account balances remaining within your country's territory—before the game ends.

This game will consist of 20 rounds, with each round lasting 10 minutes.

[Any violence or violation of rules is strictly prohibited during gameplay; violators will be subject to instant death.]

At the end of the 20th round of the game, a settlement will be made to verify whether the country's total wealth has met the target.

[Upon achieving the target: Players can bring back 50% of their in-game wealth points earned during their visa period to the community.]

[Not met: Each player can only bring back '10%' of their in-game wealth points earned during their visa period to the community.]

[Penalty Rules: If a player brings back less than 1 minutes of visa time from the game to the community, an additional 5 minutes of visa time will be deducted, up to a maximum of 48 hours remaining.]

This penalty rule has caused many players to frown.

The penalty of deducting 5 minutes of visa processing time, which amounts to approximately 34 days, is quite severe.

Among the people present, there must be players whose visa time is running out.

Of course, what's more humane about this game is that it gives players a final 48 hours, which they can use to persuade the community to urgently pass a bill like an interest-free loan to save themselves.

Overall, while the loss of 5 minutes won't kill players with limited visa time immediately, it will certainly put them in a very difficult situation.

However, this is ultimately a game of wealth distribution. Just like in "Blood Poker," where there are penalties for not playing at multi-player tables, there are ways to avoid this. The solution is to ensure that everyone's total wealth reaches 50.

While it's unclear how difficult it is to make money in this game, the fact that you can "bring back 50%" suggests that making money in this game should be relatively easy; otherwise, copycats wouldn't have limited it to only half.

Assuming an average return of 3 per person, 12 people should be able to bring back 36, so the total wealth should theoretically reach 72.

Of course, this is just an estimate; whether it's profitable or not will only be known after entering the game.

Each player will initially receive an electronic identity card containing three important data points: 'Identity', 'Age', and 'Wealth'.

【1. Identity】

Players can assume two roles: 'tycoon' or 'commoner'.

During the game, four players from the same community will play the roles of the "wealthy family," while eight players from two other communities will play the roles of the "common people."

[“Conglomerate families” will gain a significant advantage in the game.]

2. Age

Each player will receive an initial 'age', which is divided into four types in the game: childhood, youth, adulthood, and old age.

【具体的对应关系为：幼年（0-19岁）、青年（20-39岁）、壮年（40-59岁）、老年（60-79岁）】

This game consists of 20 rounds, each lasting 10 minutes. At the end of each round, all players' ages increase by 10 years.

[When a player reaches age 80, they will die and "reborn," returning to age 0 and entering infancy.]

3. Wealth

[“Wealth” refers to a player’s cash account in this game; the account balance will determine your game strategy and final profit.]

[Initial identities, ages, and wealth will now be assigned to all players.]

[Among the current 12 individuals, the community with the shortest total visa duration will be prioritized to become a "tycoon family."]

Everyone's identification badge emitted a soft beep.

Lin Sizhi picked up the identity card and glanced at it, finding that the information on it had been updated.

[Community 17 - Lin Sizhi]

[Identity: Civilian]

Age: 0 years old (childhood)

[Wealth: 1000 Minutes for Visa Processing]

Then I glanced at the identity card of another player from the 12 community not far away.

[Community 12 - Fan Zehui]

[Position: Conglomerate (Management)]

Age: 60 (Senior)

[Wealth: 10000 Minutes for Visa Processing]

"Therefore, the 12th community is a tycoon community, while the 17th and 4th communities are ordinary people communities."

Lin Sizhi noticed that in the identity column, in addition to the distinction between "commoner" and "financial tycoon", there was a special label: "management".

Clearly, this is also related to the game mechanics, but it's not yet clear how exactly it works.

The four players from Community 12 were clearly pleased because the game rules were very clear: in this game, the "tycoon" players would have a significant advantage.

However, this also confirms that Community 12 is indeed a rather weak community. After all, according to the rules of this game, the community with the shortest total visa time among the 12 people will be given priority to obtain 'conglomerate' status.

Considering that four players died in the "dating game" on Community 12, this chaebol identity seems quite legitimate.

Now, please move to one of the three important facilities in the game: the 'Work Area,' the 'Notary Office,' or the 'Management Office', to learn more about the rules.

(End of this chapter)