God's imitator

Chapter 258 Sitting together
This is an expected result.

Because the first batch of shelters had just been built, even if there were some "inferior shelters" among them, they hadn't been sold yet, so naturally not many players would commit the same crimes.

Ultimately, it will be the players in Community 7 who will be "jointly punished".

The player who wasn't assigned a shelter collapsed in despair, lifeless.

Not long after, his body disappeared, leaving only the broken bracelet and some gold coins he had been carrying on the ground.

Meanwhile, in the A4 grid, the four plots of land in Community 7 that have been developed into shelters are emitting a blinding light.

With a "crack," all the signs for the four plots shattered, and the green lights that had appeared after the shelters were built went out.

This means that the shelters on these four plots of land have been destroyed and completely abandoned.

The other four players from Community 7, having survived the ordeal, finally realized what had happened and immediately ran to the spot where the player's body had disappeared, picking up the bracelet and coins he had dropped.

According to the game rules, it is against the rules for other communities to try to steal gold coins before all the players in a certain community have died, so the players in community 15 will not try to take them.

Jin Cheng slumped to the side, utterly exhausted, his mind blank.

She had considered some strategies before, but all of them were based on the premise that she would not be the first sinner to be judged.

However, this premise no longer holds true.

Therefore, all of Jin Cheng's ideas and strategies were overturned, and this despair and suffocation directly broke her down.

Jin Cheng couldn't understand why he was the first criminal to be judged.

Was the order in which these files were released completely random?
……

Nobody cares about Community 7. It's an elimination game where all communities have to prioritize their own interests.

On the big screen, a new round of land auctions began.

The developable land in this round of the game is: A1 3x3 grid.

[Community 7 has selected this 3x3 grid as a 'Priority Development Area', and therefore will automatically be designated as the 'Number One Developer'.]

[Communities 12 and 15 can acquire the status of 'Second Developer' through bidding.]

[Bidding begins now, time limit 3 minutes.]

The opening of this plot of land is full of irony.

If this plot of land had been opened up one round earlier, Community 7 would have been able to acquire five plots and build enough shelters, thus preventing the serious consequences of deaths.

At this point, even the four surviving players had exhausted their only chance to avoid death, making it pointless to acquire more blocks and shelters.

Of course, you can also choose to sell your shelter for gold coins.

Jin Cheng watched the bidding process between Community 12 and Community 15 in a daze.

The bidding results were quite straightforward; Community 12 immediately offered a high price of 30 gold coins.

Although based on previous experience, the expected price for each plot of land in various communities was 30 to 40 gold coins, it is extremely rare for so many gold coins to be spent right from the start.

What if the other party simply abstains?
But Fan Zehui didn't seem to have considered this issue; his face was gloomy, and he seemed determined to win.

Wang Weidong carefully observed Fan Zehui's expression, and then he looked past Fan Zehui and at Chen Guangming, who had not come to participate in the bidding.

After thinking it over, Wang Weidong chose to increase it to 36 gold coins.

The other players were also watching the bidding changes displayed on the big screen from a distance.

Zheng Jie said to the others in Community 17, "Hmm? Is Wang Weidong trying to persuade them to quit? Community 12 should only have 35 gold coins left now. "When the last round of the game ended, Community 12 should only have 60 gold coins left. To ensure their safety, they need to build 5 normal shelters, which will cost another 25 gold coins."

"So, they should only have 35 gold coins left."

However, no sooner had Zheng Jie finished speaking than Fan Zehui added another 40 gold coins.

Wang Weidong glanced at Fan Zehui thoughtfully, and finally chose to add 41 gold coins.

Fan Zehui chose to abstain, paid a 5 gold coin handling fee, and took the remaining 35 gold coins with him.

However, he wasn't too disappointed, as if he had expected this outcome.

Although Wang Weidong won the bid for the land, he didn't seem too happy. He frowned and pondered as he divided the A1 nine-square plot with Jin Cheng from the 7th community.

Ultimately, Community 7 received 5 plots of land, and Community 15 received 4 plots of land.

Zheng Jie was somewhat surprised: "Huh? That's not right, how come Fan Zehui has 5 extra gold coins? Where did they come from? Was there a private transaction? But we haven't reached the free trading stage yet?"

Cao Haichuan shook his head: "This shows that what they built was not a normal shelter, but a substandard one."

"And a total of 10 were built."

"This strategy is feasible for communities with more land plots and is actually more cost-effective than typical shelters."

Fan Zehui's idea should be as follows:
"First, offer 30 gold coins. If Wang Weidong doesn't follow suit, then use 30 gold coins to acquire the 'second developer' title for this plot of land."

“If Wang Weidong agrees, then we should raise the price as much as possible so that the 15th community can acquire the land at a higher cost.”

Zheng Jie then realized what was going on.

Clearly, because there are many plots of land in Community 12, they actually have two different options:

You can either build 5 normal shelters with a 90% probability, or build 10 inferior shelters with a 50% probability.

Although the probability of finding a substandard shelter is low, if each person is assigned two, it is considered relatively safe.

Most importantly, the former costs 25 gold coins, while the latter only costs 20 gold coins, saving you 5 gold coins.

Fu Chen remarked, "They really know how to be frugal, saving just 5 gold coins."

Zhou Guifen reminded, "5 gold coins is not a small amount; that's 25% of a player's total visa time."

Cao Haichuan shook his head: "No, it's not just about saving 5 gold coins."

“Another advantage of doing this is that they can sell a large number of shelters and recoup their funds as quickly as possible.”

Zheng Jie didn't quite understand: "Why?"
“Our community’s five standard shelters can’t be sold, and their ten substandard shelters can’t be sold either, right? Isn’t it the same?”

Cao Haichuan did not answer immediately, but said, "It is not certain yet, but the 12th community is likely to adopt a more risky and radical strategy."

Lee In-sook seemed thoughtful: "I originally thought that the 12th and 15th communities would naturally form an alliance, but judging from this round of price increases, it seems that this has not happened."

Why? Aren't they worried at all about the "final vote"?

"Or are they considering other strategies?"

Just then, Zhang Shichao from Community 9 walked over, presumably to purchase the shelter as previously agreed.

The discussion temporarily ceased.

(End of this chapter)