God's imitator

Chapter 289 'Simple Questions and Answers'

"Di-"

A sharp buzzing sound rang out, and Cai Zhiyuan suddenly came to his senses, realizing that he had arrived at the game venue.

Before he could even check his surroundings, he first noticed that there seemed to be a special mechanism on his face that prevented him from making any sound.

Cai Zhiyuan tried to reach out and touch it, and found that it was a special circular mechanism that extended all the way to the back of his head.

In addition, his body was also bound to the seat and he could not move, only his two hands could move freely.

However, this time the seats are not cold iron chairs, but soft leather, so you won't feel uncomfortable even after sitting for a long time.

Cai Zhiyuan looked around and found that it was not a particularly spacious room, with a huge number on the wall: '4'.

Besides him, there were four other players.

Each of the five people had a special, operable device in front of them. It was a special touchscreen, similar in size to a computer screen, and was designed with an angled surface for easy operation. It was also partially obscured to prevent others from seeing it.

Meanwhile, the five people sat in a circle, with five screens in the center, each facing one of the players, which could be clearly seen by looking up.

The five players were unable to speak and could only look at each other.

However, everyone wore a name tag around their neck with their specific community and name, allowing them to identify each other.

Cai Zhiyuan looked at the name tags on everyone's chests one by one.

[Community 1 - Gao Jialiang]

[Community 8 - Yang Hui]

[Community 13 - Kong Yuxin]

[Community 15 - Xu Zhao]

Yang Hui and Kong Yuxin are two female players, and the male-to-female ratio in the room is 3:2.

There are no other players from Community 17.

This is not good news. Without being able to communicate with each other, Cai Zhiyuan is also unable to take care of other players in the same community.

We can only hope that the rules will change after the second phase of the game begins, giving players in the community more room to communicate.

"There are a total of 5 players in our community, and there are also 5 players in this room."

"In addition, the number '4' on the wall should represent room number four."

"That means there are 25 players in this game, and players from each community are divided into different rooms."

"The other four players in this room are also from different communities. They may have heard of each other, but it is unlikely that they are very familiar with each other."

With that in mind, images appeared on the big screen, and the game rules began to be explained.

Everyone looked up and watched intently.

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to "Easy Q&A".

A total of 25 players from 5 communities participated in this game, including 14 female players and 11 male players.

The game will be played in two phases.

[In the first phase, five players from the same community will play the game in five different rooms.]

[In the second phase, players will be ranked based on their performance in the first phase, and rooms will be reassigned and game rules updated.]

The following are the basic rules for the first stage of the game:

The first phase will consist of five rounds of games. In each round, a specific multiple-choice question will appear on the big screen.

Each question has three distinct options: A, B, and C. There is only one correct answer.

[After seeing this question, each player has 10 minutes to think and provide an answer.]

During the deliberation period, players can obtain information through two channels.

[1. Voting by Irrelevant Players] [The questions will be displayed simultaneously on the lobby screen of 'Communities Not Participating in This Game'. 'Irrelevant players' in these communities will have 3 minutes to answer freely.]

[In 3 minutes, we will release the different percentages of the three options when 'unrelated players' answered this question, which will serve as a reference for answering the question.]

[2. Suggestions from Player Representatives]

In the first phase of the five rounds of games, one player will be selected as the 'player representative' in each round.

After the question is announced, the 'player representative' will have one minute to speak freely, answer the question, and provide suggestions to other players.

The correct answer will be revealed in 10 minutes.

Players will receive rewards or penalties according to the 'hidden rules'.

There are three different factors that will affect the specific values ​​of individual rewards or penalties; players are encouraged to explore these factors on their own.

[Additionally, if all players in the room give the exact same answer, they will receive an extra reward.]

[When the player's overall profit is positive, the question setter will make the compensation; when the overall profit is negative, the loss will also become the question setter's profit.]

The first phase consists of five fixed questions, so the copycat who designed this game will automatically be the 'question setter'; in the second phase, the 'question setter' will be the player.

At the end of each round of the game, there will be 5 minutes for open discussion.

[Any violence or rule violations are strictly prohibited in this game; violators will be subject to immediate death.]

Explore the game for more rules.

The game will officially begin in 5 minutes. Please get ready!

The rules are continuously displayed on the large screen to help players better understand them.

Although the rules weren't complicated, everyone still made the most of their five-minute thinking time.

Cai Zhiyuan quickly identified the key points in the rules.

"The basic gameplay involves answering a multiple-choice question, hence the name 'Simple Quiz.' While other players' answers can be used as a reference, these references are not necessarily the correct answers."

"The specific reward and punishment rules are hidden, and there are three different factors that can have an impact."

"You'll have to guess which three they are specifically."

"In other words, players must think from the perspective of copycats and determine which three reward or punishment rules are most reasonable for these options."

"The answer should be either right or wrong."

"If a lie detector mechanism exists, then whether one acts against their conscience or not should also be considered a form of lie detection."

"Whether the answer is repeated, the number of people who chose the same answer, whether other players were misled to change their answers, and whether the same option was chosen consecutively are also possible factors."

"From these possibilities, choose the three with the highest probability and decide on your strategy."

After quickly considering the rules, Cai Zhiyuan looked at the other four players.

At this moment, no one could speak. Some were still staring at the big screen thinking about the rules, while others were examining each other's identity cards.

Cai Zhiyuan quickly went through the situation of these communities in his mind.

"Community 1 once ran a black market in the 'dating game,' and Gao Jialiang was that handsome guy back then."

"Yang Hui from Community 8 participated in the 'Wealth Game' and is an actuary, so she has collaborated with our community before."

“Community 13, which I encountered before in the ‘birth trial’.”

"Community 15 is the community where Wang Weidong is in the 'Shelter Game,' but this player named Xu Zhao did not participate before."

"The other rooms should also be occupied by players from these four communities, but we don't know exactly who they are."

"Apart from the 8th community, which has some weak foundations for cooperation, the other communities can be considered enemies."

"Our 17th Community clearly advocates cooperation and win-win outcomes, but have we unknowingly become the rebels against the new world?"

(End of this chapter)