God's imitator

Chapter 223 Negotiation
Currently, three players are suspected of copying this game: "Rabbit," "Owl," and "Deer."

Not only did "Rabbit" obtain the identity of "Sage," but he also successfully organized a small group mainly composed of "Sage Players," which does seem to make him look like a copycat who left himself a backdoor.

After all, many people have studied the rules and realized that to get the final prize pool, they must share the contract tickets, and only wise players can make contract tickets. Therefore, the leader of the wise players is the most suspicious person.

Players like "Owl" and "Deer" are clearly very clever, yet they use the Fool's deck, mingle among Fool players, and quickly build up a small group, which seems suspicious.

However, it is clear that using this method to judge copycat offenders is not a very reliable approach.

The visa time that was deducted due to incorrect identification was all pocketed by the imitators of this game.

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After waiting a while, Lin Sizhi, the "Owl," saw a player wearing a "Rabbit" mask walking towards him.

At this point, the other wise men who continued to participate in the plan had dispersed to try to bribe the fool players in the hall who had not yet joined the group.

The "Deer" and "Owl" groups are the two largest groups of fools in the game, each controlling about 10 fool players.

These two groups, of course, need to be personally tackled by the core members of the wise players, 'Sheep' and 'Rabbit', respectively.

"Hello, owl."

"Would you like to have a chat in private?" asked Han Mengying, nicknamed "Rabbit".

Lin Sizhi glanced at the player wearing the 'rabbit' mask in front of her and shook her head slightly: "You can just say what you want to say here. There's no need to hide anything."

Clearly, this "rabbit" player seems to prefer making small, probing moves.

If Lin Sizhi were to talk to her privately, it could very likely arouse suspicion among the Fool players in the small group, making them wonder if "Owl" had secretly betrayed them.

This probing was unfriendly from the start, and this style reminded Lin Sizhi of some players he had encountered before.

The "rabbit" didn't press the issue and continued, "Before we cooperate, I'd like to confirm your deck. Are you a wise player or a foolish player?"

"To show my sincerity, let me first say that I have the Wise Man deck."

The "Rabbit" showed off its deck, which clearly contained three Sage cards.

This game does not allow hoarding or trading of cards, so having a deck in hand is enough to confirm your identity.

The 'Owl' also showed off its deck, clearly displaying three 'Fool' cards.

Rabbit was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected that a player like Owl would only get the Fool's deck.

But thinking about it again, it makes sense. The strategy used by "Owl" only works well for wise players like her who "overthink." It has a moderate win rate against other players, so they won't lose too much, but they also can't make a lot of money.

In any case, the fact that "Owl" is a Fool's deck means that he cannot create contract tickets, which reassured "Rabbit" Han Mengying a lot.

She continued, "Since you have the Fool's deck, we have a good foundation for cooperation."

"Obviously, in the 'guess the number' game, the foolish player cannot be the final winner, and choosing the right time to leave is the best option."

"Because only wise players can create 'contract tickets,' and 'contract tickets' are strong interest-based bonds. Among strangers, this kind of bond is the most reliable."

"The wise player must use contract tickets to bind as many players as possible in the game, and divide the final prize pool equally among the majority of players, in order to ensure that they win in the final 5-person vote. The foolish player cannot do this."

"So, as the game has progressed, it has become a game of 'fools and wise men bargaining to sell their fool cards at the highest possible price.'"

"You recruited so many Fool players in advance and built up mutual trust as much as possible in the previous games, probably so that you could sell them for a good price now, right?"

Lin Sizhi didn't mind some of the specific wording of "rabbit," and he frankly said, "You guessed right, so how much are you willing to pay?"

The "rabbit" took out a stack of "contract tickets": "Judging from the current situation, the final prize pool will reach more than 100 million."

"Among us wise players, we have nominated 'Hummingbird' as the final winner, so each of her contract tickets is worth at least 1 minutes of visa time."

"If we take into account the original visa period for 'Hummingbird', the number would be even higher."

"I'm willing to give each of you Fool players in this group two 'Hummingbird' tickets, which is worth more than 2 in visa time."

"In addition, we are willing to subsidize each April Fool player with 5000 chips so that you can pay off your debts as soon as possible and avoid continuing to stay in the 'Guess the Number' activity and causing your debts to accumulate."

"Including the chips you originally had, and the chips you earned by continuing to play cards and collect the 'basic allowance,' it's enough to ensure that every Fool's Day player earns ten to twenty thousand in visa time in this game."

Many of the April Fools players were listening and couldn't help but look over. Although they were covered by masks, they clearly showed a positive attitude.

Clearly, most of these players are too lazy to think of such complicated strategies; paying off their debts as soon as possible is the best option.

The more rounds of "guessing the number" you play, the more debt you accumulate, and the more dangerous your situation becomes.

If, at the end of the game, the player triggers the penalty of "double visa time deduction" due to unpaid debts, then they're completely finished.

This is, after all, a "selection game" with the risk of death. Being able to safely exit and earn 10,000 to 20,000 minutes of visa time is a perfectly acceptable condition for the average player.

But the 'Owl' shook its head slightly: 'If you're going to talk like this, then please leave and find someone with a clearer head.'

Han Mengying, nicknamed "Rabbit," was taken aback. She had actually guessed that the other party would try to bargain, because she had deliberately given a lower price first to lower the other party's expectations.

But I didn't expect the rejection to be so decisive.

"How much do you want?"

"Owl" surveyed the situation: "You guys don't actually think you can achieve your goal with just 50 or 60 contract tickets, do you?"

That's impossible.

"At the very least, 90 coupons must be issued for someone to have a chance of becoming the final winner."

"Because if you don't send it, other wise players will be willing to send it."

"If a wise player is willing to give out his 100 tickets, then no matter which group he is affiliated with, everyone will force him to become the final winner."

"Based on the proportions, our group needs at least 35 coupons. If it's less than that, don't waste your breath."

(End of this chapter)