God's imitator

Chapter 26 Screening Mechanism

"Internal strife?" Lee In-sook asked, slightly surprised.

Yang Yuting nodded: "That's right, after we left the chip exchange area, we also started discussing strategies."

"But soon, Brother Wang and Uncle Ding started arguing."

"Because Brother Wang doesn't agree with our plan, he doesn't want to gamble with people from other communities, he just wants to go back and continue researching the chip exchange machine."

"Of course, I don't think there's a right or wrong in this matter; both of their ideas have merit."

"Uncle Ding objected mainly because he felt that the automatic exchange machine had no chance of winning and was very dangerous."

"Most importantly, if Brother Wang doesn't come, then we'll be playing against Community No. 1 at a multi-player table, which means the three of us will be taking on extra risks."

"If the other party doesn't change their mind, it's fine. But if they do, we'll be one person short, and the situation will become extremely passive."

Jiang He's ears turned slightly red as she listened.

She thought her strategy was ingenious and perfect, but now it seems that it was just a strategy that everyone could think of.

Moreover, she stepped into every pitfall she could.

Of course, judging from everyone's descriptions, the skill levels of players in different communities vary, and their attitudes also differ.

Some communities have friendly players who can easily cooperate, while others have players with obvious malice.

Jiang He was also quite unlucky, encountering an opponent like Lu Xinyi right from the start.

Fu Chen looked at Wang Yongxin with some curiosity: "Brother Wang, why are you so determined to gamble on the chip exchange machine?"

"Did you discover something beforehand?"

Wang Yongxin shrugged: "No, if I had really found out a long time ago, wouldn't I have told others already?"

"I just intuitively felt that there must be some kind of loophole or special shortcut in this game. It's impossible for everyone to play around for half a day and only earn 20,000 or 30,000 chips."

"But it took a lot of time to actually find the specific vulnerabilities."

After some discussion, everyone had a complete understanding of the situation of Wang Yongxin's group.

Clearly, the reason Wang Yongxin was able to obtain as much as 20 chips was because he did not participate in Xu Tong and others' plan.

He played in the chip exchange area until the end of the game, without sharing the secret with the other three.

"So how exactly do you win 200,000 chips from the chip exchange machine?" Cai Zhiyuan still couldn't figure it out.

Wang Yongxin silently took a sip of coffee: "It's very simple, the chip exchange machine will never fold."

Cai Zhiyuan was stunned: "Huh?"

He was speechless and somewhat annoyed.

If he, or anyone even slightly intelligent, had known this simple sentence earlier, the outcome of the game would have been very different.

Cai Zhiyuan instantly understood why Wang Yongxin was able to steal 200,000 chips from the chip exchange machine.

Some people were slow to realize: "Never fold...and then what?"

Cai Zhiyuan sighed: "Don't you understand? Folding is actually a self-protection mechanism."

"When you have a weak hand, you can protect yourself by folding and only lose an ante."

"If you can't fold, then your opponent can raise indefinitely and take all your chips."

"Conversely, if we can fold, but the chip exchange machine cannot, then when we get a strong hand, we can raise decisively to maximize our profits."

Fu Chen pondered for a moment, then looked at Lin Sizhi and Qin Yao: "Attorney Lin, have you noticed this as well?"

Lin Sizhi nodded: "Yes, I discovered it by chance."

Qin Yao added, "Our group's situation was much more complicated; we almost only managed to come out with 8000 chips."

"Thanks to Attorney Lin for discovering the secret of the automatic exchange machine so early and telling us immediately, otherwise the three of us would have been doomed."

Su Xiucen quickly praised, "Xiao Lin is such a good kid! He's been a great help."

Fu Chen was taken aback: "Why can I only bring 8000 chips?"

Jiang He paused for a moment and then said, "Because we were set up by the third community in the same game."

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to her, and Qin Yao briefly explained the cause and effect of the incident.

Of course, she wasn't very clear about the specific details behind her and Lin Sizhi's actions at the gambling table afterward; at the time, she was simply following Lin Sizhi's eyes and hints.

Therefore, this part was only briefly mentioned in a few words.

Xu Tong stared wide-eyed in shock: "Attorney Lin, you're amazing!"

"Not only did they find the loophole in the chip exchange machine at the fastest speed, but they also won all the chips from the 3rd community, avenging us who were cheated."

"I find it all a bit mind-bending, how did you come up with that?" Everyone turned to look at her, and Lin Sizhi felt uncomfortable being the center of attention.

He shrugged and said frankly, "It's nothing, Qin Yao's statement is too exaggerated."

"My discovery of the loophole in the chip exchange machine was largely accidental."

"It's because I happened to get a flush in the first round. Then I kept raising the bet, but I didn't expect the chip exchange machine to keep folding."

"When I finally felt a little guilty and chose to reveal my cards, I discovered that it was just a mixed hand."

"That's why I was able to realize this vulnerability so quickly."

"You could say it's a low-probability event. If I had gotten a bad hand and lost, I probably wouldn't have thought much of it."

"As for the bet with the Third Community, there's even less skill involved. Actually, the only reason I dared to bet with them was because Qin Yao and I had a chip pool that crushed all four of them."

"I remember seeing a news story before: a very famous poker professional player was known for bluffing with small hands and won a lot of money."

"But one time, he lost everything because his bet was with a super-rich person."

"This super-rich guy doesn't have any special skills, he just has a lot of money. Whenever his hand is decent, he will always check what the professional player's hand is."

"As a result, this professional player was so badly beaten that his confidence was shattered. After his bluffing, which he was so proud of, stopped working, he became timid and lost more and more games."

"This news may not be true, but it reveals a simple truth: no matter how strategic gambling may seem, it is still gambling. When the stakes are equal, it's a game of psychology and skill, but when there are enough stakes, it all comes down to probability."

"I accidentally discovered the secret of the chip exchange machine and obtained an excessive amount of chips. This is the source of my confidence to gamble against the 3rd Community."

Qin Yao asked with some curiosity, "But what if you don't get a big hand in the seventh round?"

Lin Sizhi countered, "Then why don't you ask what would happen if I got a big hand in the first six rounds?"

"Big hands have their own way of winning, and small hands have their own way of winning. As long as the chip pool is deep enough, the odds will eventually be on your side."

"In the first six rounds, regardless of whether it's a big hand or a small hand, I will bet at least 4000. That's because I want to quickly deplete the chips of the other two players in the third community besides Lu Xinyi and Lü Mingxuan, so as to create a two-on-two situation."

"Even if I have to lose 30,000 or 40,000 chips because of this, it's acceptable to me."

"A real opportunity only needs to be seized once."

"Of course, if you're really that unlucky and all ten games end with completely worthless hands, then you just lose. Things at the gambling table aren't 100% certain, and you should be prepared for that before you even sit down to gamble."

Everyone nodded, their doubts dispelled.

Judging solely from the game's outcome, one might inevitably think Lin Sizhi is "so intelligent as to be almost supernatural."

But now that I've heard this explanation, I feel it's within the realm of understanding.

After expressing their admiration and praise, everyone fell into a brief silence.

Clearly, most people didn't expect that such a seemingly simple game would result in three completely different game ecosystems among the three groups of people.

The final results were quite different.

Fu Chen clapped his hands lightly: "Alright, the situation of the three groups is almost clear. I think we should put aside the details for now and start with the overall picture to analyze this game."

"The outcome of this game was indeed somewhat unexpected in some respects."

Cai Zhiyuan had been deep in thought, but now he seemed to have figured something out and said, "I think I understand."

"It is clear that this game is different from 'Redemption Roulette' and all the trial games we have been able to find before."

"Many people, including myself, chose the wrong path from the very beginning because they subconsciously applied the problem-solving approach of the 'Redemption Roulette'."

Xu Tong was a little slow to realize: "Are the problem-solving approaches different? How are they different?"

Cai Zhiyuan looked at Wang Yongxin: "Brother Wang, you earned the most chips this time, so you tell us."

"I think your understanding is deeper than mine."

Wang Yongxin looked at everyone, then nodded with a hint of pride: "Alright, then I'll just briefly share my thoughts."

"First, we need to figure out what the game 'Blood Poker' is all about?"
"As everyone has analyzed, the purpose of the 'Rotation of Salvation' is 'judgment.' That is, it is aimed at a sinner to see if he has truly repented and reformed from the bottom of his heart. If he reforms, he can live; if he remains obstinate, he will die a terrible death."

"Therefore, when faced with this kind of 'judgment' game, our first thought should be how to protect ourselves, how to overcome human weaknesses, and how to find the safest way to escape."

"But 'Blood Poker' is completely different."

"It may seem frightening at first glance, but it is not a game of 'trial'."

"This was actually mentioned before we even entered the game."

"Does everyone still remember?"

Everyone looked a bit bewildered, and Cao Haichuan said at the opportune moment, "I remember, it said on the big screen that the goal of the game was to 'complete the allocation of the first visa time'."

(End of this chapter)