God's imitator

Chapter 197 The Discretion of Copycats

After thinking for a moment, Cao Haichuan said, "I think this is not a tacit understanding among copycats, but an inevitable result of the corridor mechanism."

"If we were to throw a lot of sinners into the same game for judgment, it would certainly be an unfair game."

"Because if it is fair, it means that every sinner has an equal chance of winning, and they will use their own abilities, and the nature of the game will become closer to an 'allocation' or 'selection' game."

"If you want to set a trap for a specific person or to try a specific topic, you must give some criminals extra privileges so that they have an advantageous status."

"With an advantageous status comes a disadvantageous status, or even a status of cannon fodder who is simply waiting to die."

“The ‘cannon fodder’ in the trial must be real players, not fake files, because that would not serve the purpose of ‘testing humanity’.”

"Who would be foolish enough to expose their weaknesses to a bunch of fake files? Unless someone is insane, everyone can make a rational choice."

"Only when cannon fodder are also real players will players with advantageous roles fall into the trap of the trial game."

"When a gallery wants to judge a particular theme, it must give copycats enough 'discretion.' The more copycats are encouraged to make unique designs, the more 'discretion' they should be given."

"Copycat criminals can forcibly protect certain criminals, or they can forcibly and wrongfully execute certain criminals."

"This is the privilege of copycats. We can only accept this privilege and be prepared that a fair trial may never happen."

Cai Zhiyuan considered for a moment: "Actually, if I had to say something, I do have a guess."

"It is possible that when the gallery issues trial assignments, there is some kind of disguised screening mechanism."

Everyone was taken aback: "A disguised screening mechanism? What do you mean?"

Cai Zhiyuan explained: "We assume that when copycats create trial games and select criminals, they are completely free and can see the list of criminals in all communities of the entire new world."

What kind of result will this lead to?
"A copycat can easily kill anyone he wants by designing a game in which he puts his enemy in a position where he is doomed."

"The arcade might show some favoritism towards copycats, but not to this extent."

"Therefore, I believe that there is a sequence in which the gallery selects its subjects for trial."

"For example, the gallery believes that the lower the value of someone, the more likely they are to be eliminated, and will prioritize them for trial, and issue them to copycats."

"The first three real defendants in our community were Uncle Ding, Aunt Su, and Jiang He."

"Is this just a pure coincidence? I don't think so."

"If we were to rate the 'value of the 17th community players,' these three would be the lowest."

"In addition, I think that judging from the situation of this 'birth trial', those criminals who are locked on the wall and have little room for maneuver are likely to be the ones that the arcade should prioritize eliminating."

"Therefore, I think it's worthwhile to make the following assumption:"
"The less valuable a player is to the new world, the more likely they are to become the target of the Judgment Game. And the more likely they are to play the role of pure 'cannon fodder' in the Judgment Game."

Wang Yongxin was taken aback: "Then what is the situation between the two of us in the 'King's Trial'?"

Cai Zhiyuan explained, "We two might have been dragged down by Uncle Ding, since we happened to be involved in the same case."

"Xu Tong and Aunt Su are in similar situations."

Everyone fell silent. Clearly, Cai Zhiyuan's statement did make some sense.

The clear-cut fact is the priority of the trial game.

By the standards of the arcade, it can be said that almost everyone has original sin, and everyone in the 17th community should have their own trial game.

The reason it hasn't happened yet isn't because copycats have taken pity on it; the only reason is that the arcade hasn't issued any relevant requirements.

Once a game arcade is launched, there will inevitably be clever copycats who will design their own versions; there's no escaping it.

So, is it a coincidence that the first three people to be tried were Ding Wenqiang, Su Xiucen, and Jiang He?

Obviously not.

These three individuals share a common trait: it's not simply a matter of weakness, stubbornness, or incompatibility with the community, but rather a perceived "lower value." This so-called value is a value judged by the New World, a distinction evident in the different "initial visa dates."

It may include a variety of factors, such as age, personality, professional background, knowledge system, moral standards, etc.

Nobody knows the specific standards yet.

However, judging from the criminals in the "Birth Trial" who have little room for maneuver, it can be roughly determined that their value to the arcade is likely lower than that of the four main players.

It's very likely that the initial visa duration was short, the crime was serious, and the rules of the community and the new world were not well understood, so the visa duration earned afterward was also short.

In the eyes of the arcade, they were the priority targets to be eliminated, which is why copycats were allowed to use them as "cannon fodder" in the trial game.

Lin Sizhi couldn't help but think of Wei Xinjian, whom the game's arcade had given him for testing before he entered the game.

During the testing process, Wei Xinjian was also completely passive. Although Lin Sizhi left him some room to survive, if Lin Sizhi had made the game design more stringent, lowered the rating to B, and killed Wei Xinjian irrationally, he would still likely have passed the review.

Having no way to survive is unacceptable, but whether or not one has a chance to survive depends entirely on the copycat.

The Arcade clearly distinguishes between several completely different standards in its attitude towards different players.

Both imitators and players are labeled with terms like "excellent," "average," and "terrible."

The lower the label, the worse the situation for copycats or players.

If you are rated as a "bad player" or a "low-value player" by the arcade, you will not only be given priority in the trial, but you are also very likely to be placed in a marginal position where you can only wait to die during the trial by copycats.

This arrangement will be approved by the gallery.

Conversely, if copycats place high-value players in "cannon fodder" positions, the arcade is unlikely to pass the review.

Lee In-sook concluded by saying, "So, the only way to delay encountering the 'Judgment Game' or to avoid being treated as 'cannon fodder' in the 'Judgment Game' is to prove your worth as much as possible before the Judgment Game arrives, and not become a 'low-value player' in the eyes of the arcade."

"If the arcade were to actually try Attorney Lin one day, I believe it would be after everyone in the entire community has been tried, and Attorney Lin would definitely gain the biggest advantage in the trial game."

Lin Sizhi smiled faintly: "Really? That's great news."

Everyone sighed silently.

This selection mechanism is very cruel, but it is quite reasonable from the perspective of the arcade.

Qin Yao raised her hand and asked, "I have a question."

"Could 'The Trial of Childbirth' and 'The Trial of the King'... be works by the same copycat?"

Everyone fell into silence.

Clearly, this is a very pertinent question, and most people present would like to ask the same thing.

Xu Tong thought for a moment: "It's obvious, isn't it? There's a strong sense of déjà vu everywhere!"

"There are players and spectators inside the arena, there's a rating system, there are different torture devices, and there's a strong targeting of those with advantageous identities..."

"They look like they were made from the same mold."

"It's just that they've added some new twists to the 'King's Trial,' but the design philosophy is clearly consistent."

Li Renshu looked at Cao Haichuan: "I think this question should be asked of a professional."

"Officer Cao, do you think it could be the work of the same copycat?"

Cao Haichuan thought for a while. Clearly, he didn't have a definite answer to this question and needed to answer it carefully.

"I'm more inclined to believe it's not the same copycat."

"The designers of the 'birth trial' are more like 'copycats of copycats'."

(End of this chapter)