God's imitator

Chapter 179 The Rules of Death
Outside is a not-so-spacious game area, about a few dozen square meters, and you can see the exit gate at the other end, which means that this game may have multiple different areas.

There is a large screen in the initial area, which is to be expected, since it is necessary to introduce the relevant game rules.

In addition, there are two completely different mechanisms in the room, which look somewhat like torture instruments.

The first instrument of torture is standing upright, with numerous locks for securing different parts of the body, a heavy object suspended above it, and many holes in the mechanism. These holes will most likely allow weapons to protrude, somewhat similar to the machine used by the farmer in the "King's Trial" scene.

The second torture device was in a lying position, and it also had locks to fix different parts of the body, but there were no holes, only pieces of electrodes that seemed to be used to connect different parts of the body.

……

Soon, the other three players also emerged from their respective doors.

These doors then automatically closed and locked.

Yang Yuting was also among them. The trial badge on her chest was different in design from Jiang He's badge, and it was noticeably smaller, because her role was that of a 'juror'.

The other two 'jury' players are a man and a woman.

The male player looked somewhat fierce, and Jiang He subconsciously didn't like him.

The female player, on the other hand, seemed rather timid, keeping her head slightly lowered and always following half a step behind the male player.

Yang Yuting was feeling down; she still couldn't quite accept the fact that she had been forcibly dragged into the trial game.

But since things had come to this, all he could do was go up and greet the other two players.

"Hello, we are players from Community 17. My name is Yang Yuting and her name is Jiang He."

The male player nodded: "17 Community? I've heard of it."

“We are players from Community 13. My name is Li Jiang and her name is Chen Yumei.”

Yang Yuting was somewhat surprised: "The 13th community? We don't think we've encountered it in the game."

"Which of you was forced into the game?"

Li Jiang shrugged: "Isn't this obvious enough?"

Neither side said anything more, but they politely kept their distance and looked at the big screen, waiting for the official game rules to be announced.

Although I have never directly encountered the 13th and 17th communities in the game before, I may have heard some rumors about them indirectly.

For example, Community 13 might have heard about Community 17 from other communities during some trial games within their own community.

However, this is not a big problem. Even if the 13th community can hear some news about Lin Sizhi or other players, it is unlikely that they will have a particularly deep understanding of the overall environment and ecosystem of the 17th community.

Of course, it is still necessary to protect your information as much as possible.

Based on the initial personnel composition, it can be inferred that one of the two players in Community 13 was forced into the game, while the other was a selected assistant.

Just like Jiang He chose Yang Yuting as her assistant.

After a short wait, the game rules were displayed on the big screen.

【Hello, players.】

Welcome to the "Birth Trial."

You have now been assigned your in-game roles: one 'Presiding Judge' and three 'Jury Members'.

The four of you form the "Judgment Panel" in this game, and will work together to complete multiple trials. Before introducing the specific game rules, we will first explain the "Death Penalty Mechanism" in this game; please remember it carefully.

The background of this game is: your country is facing a "low birth rate crisis," while neighboring barbarian tribes are eyeing you covetously.

The game lasts for one hour. You must create at least 10 'Fertility Badges' within the time limit, or you will trigger a barbarian 'Population Invasion,' which is the only death penalty mechanism for members of the Inquisition in this game, besides violations.

The specific method for creating the "Fertility Badge" will be explained later.

Barbarian Invasion:

If you produce fewer than 10 'Fertility Badges' within the game's time limit, a 'Population Invasion' by the barbarians will be triggered.

At this point, the answers to the initial five questions will be revealed to all members of the judging panel, and a vote will be held among all players in the room. (The audience is excluded.)

The vote had only two options: 'life' or 'death'.

When more than half of the players cast death votes, the player whose vote was cast will suffer an instant death penalty.

[After the "Barbarian Invasion" event is triggered, all players under trial must vote to trigger the instant-death penalty at least once, with a maximum of two players remaining.]

If any instant-death penalty is not triggered by a vote, all players being judged will suffer an instant-death penalty.

Furthermore, any act of violence or other violation against the four members of the judging panel is strictly prohibited during the game; failure to comply will also result in immediate death.

[To reiterate, the above outlines all death penalty mechanisms for members of the Inquisition in this game.]

The game rules' repeated emphasis on the death penalty mechanism surprised Jiang He.

In "King's Trial," Ding Wenqiang's death was precisely because the copycat who designed the game deliberately concealed the rule that "a death trial will be triggered when the fairness level is reduced to zero."

The hidden rules of death are like the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all players in the trial game, forcing them to undergo moral scrutiny when making any decision.

But this game is different. Since it is clearly stated in the rules, it can be 100% confirmed that there are no other death penalties in this game. This is the most basic rule of the arcade, and no copycat can violate it.

According to the game rules, as long as you can successfully create 10 "fertility badges", do not trigger "barbarian invasion", and do not engage in any violent or rule-breaking behavior, you will definitely survive the game.

So the only problem now is the difficulty of creating fertility badges.

[Please look at the two 'Birth Instruments' in the room. They are the mechanisms used to create 'Birth Badges'.]

[For details regarding usage fees and the instruments of torture, please refer to the rules and regulations notice board next to the instruments of torture.]

In this game, in addition to the two birth control devices in the initial area, each trial room will also contain birth control devices.

Once players enter the trial chamber, they cannot turn back; they can only return to the initial location after passing through all the trial chambers in one direction.

[The birth control devices available only at the initial location have no limit on the number of uses.]

Using mechanism 1 has a certain probability of yielding a 'Male Badge'.

Using mechanism 2 has a certain probability of yielding a 'Female Badge'.

[Collecting both the 'Male Badge' and the 'Female Badge' will automatically combine them into a 'Fertility Badge'.]

You can check your current 'Fertility Fund' and the specific number of each of the three badges by looking at the data boards that are readily available everywhere.

(End of this chapter)