God's imitator

Chapter 233 Choice
Wei Yinzhang continued, "We've gotten a bit off-topic. We'll talk about the specific mechanisms for copycats and the invitation to the arcade later. Let me finish talking about the 6th community first."

"Aside from being a copycat, I'm not exactly a smart player."

"If I have plenty of time to prepare and think beforehand, that's fine. But if I'm exposed to very complex and unfamiliar rules in a short period of time, I'm not much different from an ordinary fool."

“In distribution-based games like ‘Blood Poker,’ I was even cheated out of some chips.”

"So, I was originally in a relatively marginalized position in Community 6."

"The core players of Community 6 are more elitist, and from the very beginning they have had a strong malice towards 'copycats'."

"So after I entered the community, I kept my identity hidden and didn't want to be exposed. In that environment, revealing my identity as a 'copycat' was a dangerous thing."

Zheng Jie was somewhat puzzled: "So that's how it is? It's completely different from what I imagined... I thought Sister Wei was a powerful figure in her original community..."

"But after this game, if Attorney Lin doesn't invite you, you'll still have to go back to Community 6, right? Are you ready for a showdown?"

Wei Yinzhang nodded: "Yes, I did originally intend to make a showdown in the 6th community."

Here's how I see it:
"First of all, I may not be able to hide my identity as a copycat forever. Because hiding one's identity is a very difficult thing, and in daily life, it is very likely that I will arouse suspicion by saying the wrong thing or accidentally revealing information that only copycats know."

"Furthermore, the fact that copycats can obtain additional visa time over time is also a major point of suspicion."

"If I fail to hide and am discovered, it will raise even greater suspicions."

"It is best to choose a 'suitable opportunity' to proactively reveal one's identity."

"And this 'right opportunity' is actually what comes after an 'excellent game'."

Lee In-sook quickly realized: "I understand. You mean that as a copycat, you have to prove your worth through specific games."

"Without a compelling game, simply revealing your identity makes it difficult to gain the approval of other players. Instead, you may be seen as a threat by players with different ideologies, putting yourself in danger."

Wei Yinzhang nodded: "Yes."

This is not hard to understand, because everyone has already discussed it before.

If a copycat is exposed, they may be threatened or controlled by other players in the community.

For example, other players can threaten copycats, forcing them to design according to their demands, and if they dare to disobey, they can vote to kill the copycat.

While copycats may outwardly comply but inwardly defy and seek opportunities to kill players within the community, they will inevitably die if they fail to kill all the players in one instance.

In this relationship, the copycat is the absolutely passive party.

However, accepting control from other players in the community can also be dangerous for copycats.

Just like in Community 1, Arcade will not allow overtly blatant "black market" behavior and may adjust the in-game matchmaking or filtering mechanisms to punish it.

Although copycats may be coerced, they will still be the first to be targeted and become the most vulnerable casualties.

Therefore, Wei Yinzhang, taking into account his own strength, his status in the community, and the philosophy of the core players of the 6th community, believed that even if he were to confront them, it would definitely have to be after a game of sufficient significance.

In this case, if Wei Yinzhang returns to Community 6 after the "April Fool's Game," the ordinary players within the community will definitely fully support her, and the elitist players in the core circle will have to reconsider her value. Therefore, before this, Wei Yinzhang had not revealed her identity as a copycat.

She created the "Fool's Game" not only for fooling players in other communities in the new world, but also to better win over ordinary players within Community 6, counter the elitist tendencies of the original core group, and create a safer environment for herself within the community.

Zheng Jie then thought of a new question: "Hey, but if you've already decided to reveal your hand through this game, why not do it before entering the game? You could tell the community players the relevant rules in advance, right?"

After a moment's consideration, Lin Sizhi said, "It's probably because we need to prepare for both possibilities."

Wei Yinzhang nodded: "Yes, I actually made two preparations, that is, there is the possibility of 'not showing my hand'."

"Here's my plan: if everything goes smoothly, I've successfully achieved my goal in this game, the traps for the wise players have worked, and I've given the foolish players enough time to play their cards, then it's time for a normal showdown."

"This way, when I return to Community 6, I will have a significant voice."

"But what if things don't go smoothly? If I find that the game situation is not developing as I expected, and I am unlikely to achieve my goal of 'giving money to fool players,' then I will hide myself again and treat this game as just an opportunity to earn visa time."

"I can continue to wait for the next opportunity."

"So I didn't reveal my hand before entering the game, just to leave myself an escape route."

“If I were a core player in the community, it would be fine to agree on a method of ‘anonymous recognition’ in advance, but I am just a peripheral player, and proposing this proposal will also arouse suspicion.”

"So I just hinted to the players in Community 6 who had less visa time and were more honest to enter the game, thinking that they could find other people to join later."

"As a result, the game was faster and more chaotic than I had expected."

"The players who entered from the 6th community were all relatively honest. I overestimated their abilities and couldn't tell them apart in a short time."

Lin Sizhi added, "Moreover, your in-game image is very different from your image in the community, so the players in Community 6 probably didn't guess that 'Sheep' was you."

Wei Yinzhang nodded: "Yes, that should be one of the reasons."

"In short, I was unable to find three members of the 6th community in a short period of time."

"Continuing the search is certainly an option, but it will increase the risk of arousing suspicion from 'the rabbit'."

"Just when I was hesitating, Attorney Lin extended an olive branch, so after considering it, I decided to switch communities."

"This was a last-minute decision made by chance, but I also gave it full consideration."

"To be honest, I was really startled when Attorney Lin exposed my identity, because it was completely unexpected."

"But Attorney Lin did not show any malice. He exposed my plan, offered some suggestions on how to better gain the trust of 'Rabbit,' and was willing to cooperate with my plan unconditionally."

"After thinking about it, I realized that with his skills, he would definitely be a core player in the original community, and his ideas would most likely be the mainstream ideas in the original community."

"So even though I haven't met the other people in the community yet, I can be pretty sure that this is a better option than Community 6."

(End of this chapter)