God's imitator

Chapter 239 To Run a Black Market or Not
Cao Haichuan considered for a moment: "So, when we were discussing the 'blind date game' before, Li Renshu was right."

"If the arcade believes that the copycat side has too much of an advantage in the game and affects the balance of the game, it will add rules to make adjustments."

Li Renshu asked with some curiosity, "You said the corridor actually gave two sets of modification suggestions? What was the content of the other set of suggestions?"

Wei Yinzhang thought for a moment: "The other set of suggestions has three revisions, which are basically all about increasing the game's death rate."

"But my purpose in making this game was not to kill people, and adding these rules would greatly increase my own risk of death, so I did not adopt them."

"As for these two rules, I can accept them completely."

"Although the 'identify copycat' rule seems to increase my risk, I believe I will only be exposed after the contract tickets have been distributed. By then, I won't have much visa time left, most players will have already received the benefits, so the vote is unlikely to reach 70%, and I will still be generally safe."

"The first suggestion was also very clever, and I really wanted to adopt it."

"It was only after seeing this rule that I realized my original design had flaws."

"I didn't explicitly write that 'oxygen consumption is linked to thinking time' before; I only wrote that the player's oxygen mask would display the current oxygen level and the number of times oxygen could be replenished."

"I originally thought that whether players think or not would make a big difference in oxygen consumption."

"But when I saw this suggestion, I suddenly realized that there might be a problem."

Zheng Jie nodded: "Yes, according to current medical research, the difference in oxygen consumption between daydreaming and intense thinking is not significant. I remember it being around 5% to 10%."

"The difference is not obvious because the brain's oxygen consumption actually only accounts for about 1/5 of the body's total oxygen consumption."

"In addition, tension and anxiety will increase oxygen consumption even more, which may cause fool players to consume more oxygen than wise players even without thinking."

"In that case, there would be no way to distinguish them at all."

"But you can also ignore the corridor's suggestion and just change your own design, right?"

Wei Yinzhang shook his head: "No, it can't be changed."

"After I submitted my proposal for review, the gallery provided suggestions for modification. However, I could only choose to adopt or not adopt them; I could not withdraw the submitted proposal, modify it, and then resubmit it for review."

Li Renshu said thoughtfully, "Therefore, as long as we see this kind of addition, deletion and repair afterward, we can be sure that it was done by Youlang."

Wang Yongxin still finds it incredible: "But then again, the walkway is too intelligent. Not only does it give such clear and specific suggestions, but it can also accurately point out the flaws in the original plan?"

"It's become a spirit, isn't it?"

Cao Haichuan wasn't surprised: "Actually, the suggestions given by Youlang during the 'Blind Date Game' were quite intelligent."

"Moreover, it is worth noting that the strong system of advice given in the arcade is different in the 'Blind Date Game' and the 'Fool's Game'."

"The 'Blind Date Game' clearly states that copycats must enter the game; there's no room for negotiation."

"However, in the 'Fool's Game,' it seems that one can also choose not to participate."

"Because the rules are only written out; the 'identify the imitator' rule will only appear when the imitator enters the game. In other words, there is a possibility that the imitator may not enter the game."

Lee In-sook said thoughtfully, "Hmm... In other words, the suggestions from the game's arcade will also be adjusted based on the game's balance?"

"For games with particularly poor balance, the recommendations from the arcade will be more mandatory."

"If the game's balance is acceptable, the suggestions from the arcade are more lenient."

Wang Yongxin remarked with emotion, "It's truly something that no human could do."

Wei Yinzhang shrugged and said matter-of-factly, "It's normal, isn't it? The corridor is a supernatural existence, and its intelligence is higher than that of humans. Is it something that's hard to accept?"
"Furthermore, the arcade itself is subjective. Although interactions with copycats or players are rare, they do occur. 'Understanding the arcade's intentions' is itself an essential skill for survival in the new world."

……

At this point, everyone finally had a general understanding of the mechanisms related to copycat offenses.

Many of the previous speculations have been verified.

This is indeed a very important matter for Community 17.

Xu Tong raised her hand and said, "I suddenly had an idea."

"Does this mean we can also open a black market shop? Like in Community 1?"

"Judging from the current situation, it would take Sister Wei a long time to design a good game, and she would also need to happen to receive the right invitation."

"However, Sister Wei can also choose to tell us directly what the specific design invitation is, and then we can work together to complete the plan, which Sister Wei can then submit."

"Wouldn't that greatly increase the chances of being selected?"

Zheng Jie hesitated for a moment: "Is it really possible to do this?"

Xu Tong said matter-of-factly, "Sure, why not? There's no explicit prohibition in the rules, and besides, hasn't Community 1 already done something like this before?"

"If it weren't for Attorney Lin's intervention, they would have succeeded."

"The arcade did force rules into the game, but it only affected the game's balance."

"This shows that the corridor is not entirely uncompromising on this matter."

"Otherwise, there should be more severe measures such as 'immediate death penalty for copycats who reveal their identities' or 'immediate death penalty for players who know the rules of the game in advance.'"

Many people nodded in agreement, agreeing that what he said made sense.

Li Renshu looked at Wei Yinzhang, then at Lin Sizhi: "Yinzhang, and Attorney Lin, what do you two think?"

Lin Sizhi had clearly already considered the answer to this question: "It depends on how you want to use copycats."

"If you want to use copycats as disposable consumables, that's certainly possible, just like Community 1."

"But if you want to use copycats as a stable source of information, I think it's best not to do that."

"Not only is it absolutely unacceptable to run a shady business, but it is also absolutely unacceptable for everyone to help with the design, because in essence, it is no different from running a shady business."

"These all fall under the category of 'blurring the identities of imitators and players' and 'seriously affecting the fairness of the game'."

Xu Tong was somewhat puzzled: "Attorney Lin, are you saying that as long as such behavior occurs, the copycat will definitely die?"

"But it can't be that bad. If it weren't for you, Zhong Yuanyuan from Community 1 would have already succeeded."

Lin Sizhi countered, "Even without me, there would be Lu Xinyi, and even without Lu Xinyi, there would be other players."

Even if Zhong Yuanyuan succeeded in the "blind date game" that time, what about next time? And the time after that?

"Don't forget, the final decision on which players to match into is made by the game gallery."

"When the arcade wants to punish you, do you think it's wiser to admit your mistake and accept the punishment, or to confront the arcade and even slap it in the face?"

(End of this chapter)