God's imitator

Chapter 256 Cooperation
It was expected that they would make this choice.

The final vote will definitely select one community, so the community that has attracted the most hatred will be the first to be considered.

Although the 12th community received the "privileged community" designation, strictly speaking, it did not engage in much provocation against the 7th and 9th communities.

Wang Weidong from Community 15, on the other hand, was much more high-profile, choosing a plot of land between Community 7 and Community 9, which can be seen as a clear act of provocation.

In addition, given that they have the most remaining visa time and are more aggressive, it is highly likely that they will be hated by the 7th and 9th communities.

Zhang Shichao then suggested, "Since our three communities are going to cooperate, it's not just about the 'final vote,' there are many other areas where we can cooperate."

"For example, if we pool our votes against our conscience, we can completely forcefully change the outcome of a trial."

Lee In-sook was silent for a moment, then shook her head: "I'm sorry, but I cannot make any promises to you regarding the use of 'insincere votes'."

“Our community has other uses.”

Zhang Shichao was a little disappointed, but he still nodded: "Okay."

Lee In-sook continued, "Of course, I've come here with sincerity to make our cooperation even more solid."

"Your two communities now only have four plots of land. According to the game rules, each shelter must be registered under a player's name, so these shelters are not enough for you to protect all five players."

"We are building eight normal shelters with a 90% probability of success, and we can give you two of them."

"But you must purchase it at the price of 12 gold coins."

"The reason for buying at this price is to minimize risk and avoid being implicated in a crime due to an excessively high or low price."

"Of course, according to the game rules, the shelter can only be built after the start of the 6th round of the game, and we can only trade during the 'free trade phase' of the 6th round of the game."

"In other words, there's nothing we can do about the initial trial in Round 6. But at least until Round 7, both of your communities must ensure that everyone has shelter."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shichao and Jin Cheng both showed expressions of joy.

Clearly, this is exactly what they desperately need.

Although new nine-square grids will continue to be auctioned later, no one knows in what order these nine-square grids will be auctioned. What if they are not eligible to bid for two consecutive rounds?

If you suffer an instant death penalty before enough shelters are built, then it's all over.

Buying a shelter directly is clearly a better option.

The price of 12 gold coins is neither high nor low; it's around the normal cost price and is perfectly acceptable.

Such actions can also make the three-party alliance more solid.

Although a preliminary agreement has been reached to cooperate during the final vote, the game still has half its time remaining, and events that occur during this period could very well disrupt the current cooperation.

Therefore, it is essential to continuously exchange benefits and cultivate mutual trust for such cooperation to become more stable.

Zhang Shichao thought for a moment and said, "Then, what can our two communities do for you?"

Lee In-sook thought for a moment: "Nothing needs to be done for the time being."

"If you are willing, you can tell me about the possible crimes committed by criminals in this community. We can share information and avoid the risk of being implicated by others."

Jin Cheng and Zhang Shichao hesitated for a moment; clearly, this information was quite sensitive.

However, after consideration, Zhang Shichao still said: "The crimes of sinners in our community may be 'spreading rumors,' 'incitement,' 'instigation,' or 'deception.'"

"But I'm not sure which one exactly."

Jin Cheng frowned: "Huh? That's too broad. We can't just say a few words and get implicated, can we?" Zhang Shichao shook his head: "That shouldn't be the case. Maybe it's only for more malicious behavior or remarks related to shelter transactions? I can't be sure. You'll have to judge for yourselves."

Jin Cheng thought for a moment and said, "My crime should be selling substandard houses."

This surprised Lee In-sook, because the crime was very clear and confirmed the speculation within Community 17: selling substandard shelters might be one of the crimes in itself.

Finally, it was Lee In-sook's turn.

After considering it, she said, "The crime in our community might be 'inaction'."

Although she could choose to fabricate a false crime to deceive people, Lee In-sook felt that it was not a wise move after consideration.

If one were to lie at this time, the truth would inevitably be revealed when the criminal files are released. Although one could argue that one is not certain about the specific crimes or that one guessed wrong, the other party might not believe it, and it could potentially cause the three communities to turn against each other.

That would be like making yourself a target of hatred, which would cause trouble during the 'final vote'.

Zhang Shichao was somewhat surprised: "Is this considered one of the crimes? It doesn't make sense. If we were to be implicated for this crime, how many people would die?"
"So, you're voluntarily selling your shelter to help us in order to avoid committing this crime as much as possible?"

Lee In-sook nodded: "If I had to say, there are indeed some such considerations. But the main thing is to cooperate as a group."

In fact, the 17th community had already decided that Cao Haichuan would confess directly and use a pardon to offset the death penalty, but of course, this could not be told to other communities.

Lee In-sook continued, "In addition, I have some non-binding initiatives."

"For example, if our three communities are bidding for the nine-square grid, we should try not to raise the price too much for each other, and we can coordinate with each other to allocate the plots."

"Buy shelters from each other, and try to trade at a cost price of around 12 gold coins."

"In addition, if the three of us can come up with any collective or cooperative strategies in the future, we hope to share them internally first, cooperate as much as possible, and exclude the 12th and 15th communities as much as possible, without seriously affecting the interests of the other community."

Jin Cheng and Zhang Shichao nodded in agreement.

Li Renshu checked the time; a new round of games was about to begin.

"Okay, it's settled then. After the sixth round of the game enters the free trading phase, come to my Trading Sanctuary."

……

The three returned to their respective communities.

Jin Cheng returned to the rest area where Community 7 was located, and the other four players hurriedly came to greet him.

"What did you talk about?"

"How's it going? Any strategies?"

Jin Cheng felt much more at ease: "Don't worry, we have temporarily reached cooperation agreements with the 9th and 17th Communities."

"Community 17 is willing to sell us one normal shelter, so we can make the trade before the end of Round 6 and at least make sure everyone gets a shelter."

Everyone in Community 7 was delighted to hear the news.

Community 7 was already a relatively weak community. Of the five people who came to the game, three of them had only recently entered the new world. They were among the weakest in the community and usually played the role of 'supporting characters' by relying on other players.

After entering the game, none of the five "supporting members" had a leader or backbone, making it impossible for them to form a cohesive unit.

Jin Cheng was chosen from among the dwarfs, and was pushed out of the picture.

Previously they were filled with fear, but now they heard that they had established cooperation with other communities, which was finally some good news.

(End of this chapter)