God's imitator

Chapter 266 The Final Round

"what?"

This surprised everyone, because pleading guilty meant losing the protection of a sanctuary.

Is it really possible for someone to choose suicide to avoid implicating other players in the same community?
But 10 seconds passed, and Cao Haichuan was still standing there unharmed, unlike the players in the 7th community who had died before.

Chen Guangming frowned, somewhat puzzled.

He looked at Fan Zehui: "In this game's rules, apart from the shelter, there is clearly no other mechanism that can offset the instant death penalty."

"In other words, are there items in the arcade or community that can offset instant death penalties?"

Fan Zehui also looked bewildered: "I don't know! I've never heard of such a thing!"

Chen Guangming didn't ask any more questions. Clearly, this prop was quite special and only some special communities would possess it.

Community 12 is a community composed of the weak, and everyone has very short visa time, so it is impossible for them to accumulate a large amount of funds within the community, and naturally, it is impossible for them to activate a prop like the "immunity ticket".

However, seeing the situation in Community 17, other communities could guess that there must be items that grant immunity from death, and these items were likely rewards from the community or the arcade.

Cao Haichuan's guilty plea prevented a bloody trial from taking place, and the land auction continued.

The developable land in this round of the game is: G1 3x3 grid.

[Community 17 has selected this 3x3 grid as a 'Priority Development Area', and therefore will automatically be designated as the 'Number One Developer'.]

[Community #12 automatically acquires the status of 'Second Developer'.]

The subsequent land auctions became routine, as there were only two communities. As a result, Community 17 ultimately won 5 plots, while Community 12 won 4 plots.

……

Players from the four communities have changed the listing price of their shelters to 24 gold coins each, an increase of 1 gold coin.

After waiting for a while, just before the end of this round of the game, a new announcement came on the big screen.

The latest listed price for the shelter is 24 gold coins.

Finally, some viewers couldn't resist and chose to buy the tickets.

This is because they waited a long time and found that all the listed shelters not only did not decrease in price, but actually increased by 1 gold coin.

This sends a very clear signal: the players in the inner circle have reached a consensus and formed a strong alliance of interests.

Therefore, the price of shelters will not come down any further.

This price means they can only get back 30% of the original visa time, but it's still better than losing it all.

Of course, many viewers still couldn't accept the price, and there wasn't a large-scale purchase.

However, the sporadic transactions also mean that the audience's psychological defenses are gradually crumbling.

……

The 9th round of the game has begun.

Chen Guangming, male, 33 years old.

[As a senior executive in a real estate development company, he colluded with other developers to inflate housing prices.]

[Verdict: No trial held.]

In the game, committing the same crime as a sinner is: 'Listing any shelter for more than 20 gold coins.'

You have 10 seconds to choose between 'plead guilty' or 'appeal'.

If the offender chooses "Appeal," they will have one minute to present their case.

Chen Guangming's face appeared on the big screen, but he did not make any statement. Before this, he had made full preparations and was sure that he could get enough "votes against his conscience" to avoid being judged.

Because there were enough players who committed the same crimes as him, these players were also forcibly tied to him.

Everyone made money by inflating shelter prices, and naturally, they all used insincere tickets to exonerate themselves.

[Vote Result: Not guilty.]

Fan Zehui and the other players from Community 12 couldn't help but feel excited. They had been worried about being implicated, but now they could rest assured. This was the first case since the game started that had been declared innocent.

Ironically, this acquittal likely stemmed entirely from "votes against one's conscience." If the convictions were based on the players' true feelings, an acquittal would have been impossible.

The developable land in this round of the game is: D4 3x3 grid.

The central nine-square grid has finally been opened, but the bidding is no longer fierce this time.

Because the four communities that sold the shelters have already completed the distribution of profits.

Community 7 and Community 9 abstained directly, while Community 12 and Community 15 chose to bid.

But their goal was clearly not to inflate prices for each other, but to work together to keep Community 17 out.

Therefore, Community 17 did not participate in the bidding.

Community 15 won the bid for the second developer at the reserve price, but Community 12 still put up 20 gold coins in the auction.

This became the last expense used to acquire the land.

Although the rules of the game state that shelters built in the central 3x3 grid can increase the probability by an additional 10%, and using them to build ordinary shelters would bring the probability to 100%, neither the 12th nor the 15th communities will choose to do so.

They have no intention of building any shelters here.

The number of shelters already built has exceeded the limit, so even if more shelters are built, they won't sell, which would be a waste of gold coins.

The broadcast started playing again on the big screen.

The latest listed price for the shelter is 25 gold coins.

……

The 10th and final round of the game.

After this round of the game ends, players can return to the community with their coins and leave this dangerous game.

Shao Xinying, male, 42 years old.

[As a landlord, he hoarded dozens of properties, renovated them with toxic materials, and then rented them out to earn rent.]

[Verdict: No trial held.]

In the game, the act of committing the same crime as a criminal is defined as: "Owning three or more shelters simultaneously."

You have 10 seconds to choose between 'plead guilty' or 'appeal'.

If the offender chooses "Appeal," they will have one minute to present their case.

On the big screen, the face of one of the players from Community 15 appeared. He was barely noticeable throughout the game and did virtually nothing.

At this point, he didn't say anything, because with most people no longer having voted against their will, it was impossible to change the voting results by simply making excuses.

As the last sinner, he still had shelter and was spared death.

But upon seeing his crimes, Fan Zehui's face instantly turned ugly.

"Quickly, cast a vote against your conscience for him! Vote for innocence!"

When Chen Guangming's crimes were exposed, Fan Zehui and the other three were not allowed to vote against their conscience because they were players in the same community, so the vote was saved.

Realizing that the crimes of the 15th community player might affect them, they quickly voted to save themselves.

However, relying solely on votes cast against one's conscience in one community is clearly not enough.

[Vote Result: Guilty.]

In the game, the act of committing the same crime as a criminal is defined as: "Owning three or more shelters simultaneously."

If more than five players commit the same crime, then all players who commit the same crime will be held jointly liable.

The above players will suffer instant death in 10 seconds.

(End of this chapter)