God's imitator

Chapter 255 The Optimal Solution for All Survivals
Zheng Jie was taken aback: "Huh? He thought of that too?"

Zhou Guifen was puzzled: "Is there a way for everyone to survive? But so far, we still don't know the specific crimes committed by the perpetrators, do we?"

Clearly, the phrase "all survivors" holds immense appeal for players.

Especially in such a brutal "elimination game".

But Cao Haichuan remained silent for a moment, then shook his head: "I've also considered the method you came up with."

"While this method does exist from a game mechanics perspective, it is too idealistic and probably impossible to implement."

"Of course, we can also listen to what Zhang Shichao has to say, which may be different from what I thought before."

Players from various communities arrived at the venue, ready to hear what Zhang Shichao meant by "all members surviving."

But their expressions were all different.

Zhang Shichao didn't keep them in suspense, after all, time was limited.

"My method is very simple; it just requires utilizing the game mechanics!"

"In this game, there are many rules about death. If any player suffers two instant death penalties, they will definitely die."

"So what we need to do is coordinate among the players in the inner circle, stagger these death penalty mechanisms, and try to ensure that everyone only suffers one instant death penalty, and then uses the shelter to offset it."

Specifically, it is like this:
"Let's first select a community that will be voted out in the 'final vote,' let's call it the 'Truth Community.'"

"After that, every time the crimes of the guilty were announced, the selected 'Truth Community' would vote normally, while the other four communities would all vote 'innocent,' regardless of what they thought in their hearts."

"In this way, the guilty party will be found not guilty, and there will be no 'guilt by association'."

"Before the game ends, players in the 'Truth Community' will automatically become 'Perfect Judges' and will not suffer instant death penalties for lying detection."

"Other players will also suffer an instant death penalty, but they can offset it by going to the shelter."

"Then, during the 'final vote,' we will vote for the 'Truth Community.'"

"The entire 'Truth Community' used the shelter to offset the instant death penalty."

"At the end of the game, all players will suffer an instant death penalty, which will be offset by the shelter, so no one will die and the goal of everyone surviving can be achieved."

Upon hearing this, some players showed expressions of delight.

From the perspective of the rules of the game, this is indeed feasible.

However, many players remained unmoved.

Wang Weidong smiled nonchalantly: "Yes, this is indeed a perfect strategy. Now we just need to solve the last problem."

Who will be in charge of this "truth community"?
"Since it was proposed by your 9th Community, why don't you take the lead?"

Zhang Shichao paused for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

The other communities also remained silent.

After a moment, Zhang Shichao said somewhat dejectedly, "Okay, never mind."

Clearly, this strategy is theoretically feasible, but its biggest problem is that it lacks sufficient constraints.

The "Truth Community" can ensure it won't be punished by the lie detector by voting according to its true thoughts, but how can it be determined that other communities are voting "not guilty" against their will?

From the perspective of other communities, voting for a criminal is actually a classic prisoner's dilemma.

If everyone votes "not guilty," then of course everyone will be happy.

But some communities will definitely vote "guilty" secretly, because that way they won't have to worry about being punished by the lie detector.

While an instant death penalty can be negated by the sanctuary, it's better to avoid triggering it altogether if possible. Under the current mechanics, players who secretly vote "guilty" will not be caught.

If a community secretly votes "guilty," then the community that originally voted "innocent" will become the complete clown.

Because their numbers are likely to be less than half, it could lead to criminals being convicted, and then potentially trigger "collective punishment" due to actions in the game.

Once you are "jointly punished" and die once, and then die again at the end of the game due to the lie detector mechanism, you will definitely die.

Any community that understands this point will tend to secretly vote "guilty".

Ultimately, the "Truth Community" became the most unprofitable community.

Because the trials and collective punishment of criminals still proceed as normal, all communities face the same risks, but the "Truth Community" will suffer an additional death penalty because of the final vote.

The losses will inevitably be severe.

Zhang Shichao deflated; clearly, this strategy was simply not going to work.

Even if other communities verbally agree, they will definitely vote "guilty" in the first vote and will absolutely not respond to his initiative.

The players were greatly disappointed and dispersed.

Just as Zhang Shichao was about to return, Li Renshu called him back.

"Wait a moment, I have a cooperation strategy that I'd like to discuss with you and the 7th Community."

Zhang Shichao nodded: "Okay."

The two avoided the crowd for a while and then went to the area near the A1 nine-square grid to find Jin Cheng of the 7th community.

The reason for choosing these two communities was, of course, after careful consideration.

Judging from the first phase of the game, both Community 12 and Community 15 have relatively aggressive game strategies. Moreover, Community 12 has had conflicts in the past, and Wang Weidong of Community 15 does not seem to be the kind of person who would keep his promises and cooperate to the end, so they are not suitable as partners.

The 9th and 17th communities have a foundation for cooperation and it is relatively easy for them to build mutual trust.

Moreover, although Zhang Shichao's previous proposal could not be implemented, it also revealed the entire 9th community's preference for game strategies.

As for Community 7, although I don't know much about it, judging from its performance in the first stage, it should be the weakest community in this game.

These five people must have formed a temporary team; there wasn't a single reliable core player, and they didn't have any strategy to speak of.

Jin Cheng, as the apparent leader, clearly does not possess any special talents and was most likely forced into the position.

Moreover, the 7th community has the fewest plots of land, is in the worst situation, and is more likely to be bought off with some small favors in the early stages.

In the final vote, the result can be determined as long as more than half of the players support it.

Therefore, it is not enough for Li Renshu to only look at the 9th community; she also needs to bring the 7th community into the picture.

"Time is limited, so I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

"I hope to cooperate with you to vote for Community 15 or Community 12 together in the 'final vote' stage."

"You can decide which one to vote for."

Jin Cheng and Zhang Shichao looked at each other and pondered for a moment.

Then they nodded in agreement.

Jin Cheng said, "I want to vote for Community 15."

Zhang Shichao agreed: "Okay, let's vote for Community 15 then."

(End of this chapter)