God's imitator

Chapter 294 The Only Option
Clearly, the game's initial rules mentioned the specific number of male and female players, and if you remember that, you should be able to answer correctly now.

The problem is that nearly 50 minutes have passed since the game started, and many players' memories have become hazy.

Moreover, even if they know the answer, male and female players still have to choose different correct answers.

This time, it was Xu Zhao from Community 15 who served as the 'player representative'.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "I remember there was this data at the very beginning of the game."

There are 25 players in total, including 14 male and 11 female players.

"Anyway, no one will listen to my suggestions, so I'll just choose whatever."

Xu Zhao only said a few words and didn't say much more.

The option for "unrelated player" has also appeared.

A. is -13.4%

[B. No -14.1%]

C. I don't know - 72.5%

This left the players present somewhat amused and exasperated. Clearly, the question's design rendered the answers from the community completely useless.

Cai Zhiyuan hesitated for a long time among the three options, but finally chose option C.

He clearly remembered that the rules stated that there were more female players among the 25 players, but Xu Zhao deliberately reversed the number of male and female players.

In other rooms, such a lie might have some effect.

But in this room, since all the players already know the importance of the "minority option," it no longer matters whether this lie can fool anyone or not.

Cai Zhiyuan knew that B was the correct option for him, but he had to choose either A or C to further test the rules of the game.

The correct answer to this question is: Female players should choose 'A. Yes', and male players should choose 'B. No'.

The net gain for the five players in this room is -18000 minutes of visa time.

The person who sets the questions will receive 18000 minutes of visa processing time.

On Cai Zhiyuan's screen, his gains in this game were also displayed: -3500 minutes of visa time.

But unlike before, this time the lighting effects have changed to gray, green, and red.

This made Cai Zhiyuan fall into deep thought, especially the difference in the last lighting effect, which seemed to mean that, under a certain rule, professional questions and these fixed questions would be subject to different judgment standards.

"The third light was truly a punishment against my will."

“In the previous professional questions, I deliberately chose the wrong option, but it did not trigger the punishment for going against my conscience.”

"But this question doesn't count as me answering it wrong; instead, it counts as me going against my conscience."

The mechanisms on everyone's faces were activated again, and it was time for another free discussion.

Yang Hui breathed a sigh of relief: "The game's mechanics are still too biased towards the question setter; most of the time it's a zero-sum game."

"In most cases, the person who sets the questions gains the net benefit."

Xu Zhao, on the contrary, seemed to be in a good mood: "Isn't this all because you guys are playing mind games?"

"The rules of the game were clearly stated from the beginning: everyone who chooses the same answer will receive an extra reward."

"We know the correct answers to at least two questions. If we choose the same option for both, the question setter will be owing tens of thousands of visa processing time by now."

"Right? This friend named Kong Yuxin, you've set a good example."

Gao Jialiang looked at him with a dark face: "Don't rush to stand on the moral high ground and criticize this lady. What you said last time was also a complete lie."

Xu Zhao shrugged indifferently: "So what? Couldn't I just have remembered it wrong?"
"Besides, once we've established that 'the minority option yields a higher benefit than the correct option,' the correctness of the answer becomes completely irrelevant. Whether you believe me or not makes no difference."

The others remained silent. Clearly, the five of them could no longer trust each other, and whatever anyone else said was just empty talk.

Five minutes passed quickly.

The fifth question appeared on the big screen.

Which of the following options is likely to be the majority choice for this question?

A. Not C

【B. B】 【C. All of them】

The mechanisms on everyone's faces had been relocked, so they couldn't speak, but their expressions showed that they were quite helpless.

The question setter has completely dropped the pretense.

While question 4 can be considered to have a correct answer, question 5 actually has no standard correct answer. It is in a "Schrödinger's cat" state, where the correct option will only appear after all five players have chosen their answers.

However, it is clear that this question is not entirely without clues.

Cai Zhiyuan clearly remembers that the rules explicitly stated: Each question has one and only one correct answer.

Meanwhile, his facial recognition technology has been unlocked, making him the 'player representative' for the final question.

"The only correct answer to this question is A."

"Because the game rules already state that each question has a unique correct answer."

"In other words, if the result is that none of the three options are true, or two options are true at the same time, then it does not conform to the rules, and all options are likely to be judged as wrong."

"If we all choose B, then both A and B will become the correct options."

"If we all choose C, all the options will become wrong options."

"Only by choosing A will the game have a single correct option."

“但我要提醒一句，在我已经帮大家分析完这道题之后，如果两个故意选错误选项的玩家撞车，导致三个选项的人数比变成1:2:2、1:1:3又或者1:0:4的话……

"That would make option A a wrong answer as well, and all players' rewards would be reduced."

"In addition, violating the game's underlying rules may trigger some mysterious and unknown penalties."

"So, if any players want to be in the minority and deliberately choose other options, they are free to do so."

In fact, Cai Zhiyuan didn't know if there would be any so-called "mysterious unknown punishment." He was inclined to believe there wouldn't be, but bluffing the other players would ensure the result he wanted.

After Cai Zhiyuan finished speaking, the room fell silent again.

The option for "unrelated player" has also appeared.

[A. Not C - 53.4%]

[B. B-27.2%]

C. All are -19.4%

The five players in the room quickly completed their selections and submitted them.

The correct answer to this question is: A. Not C.

The net gain for the five players in this room is 25000 minutes of visa time.

The person who set the questions will compensate you with 25000 minutes of visa processing time.

On Cai Zhiyuan's screen, his earnings for this game were also displayed: 5000 minutes of visa time.

But unlike before, this time the lighting effects have changed to green, red, and gray.

[The first phase of the game has ended. The room selection order for the second phase will be determined based on each player's earnings.]

Please look at the bottom right corner of the control panel and carefully put away the number plate that pops up.

[Please leave the room and proceed to the lobby to learn about the new game rules for the second phase.]

The clicking sound continued as all the mechanisms on everyone's bodies were unlocked, and they regained their freedom.

At the same time, a special number card popped up in the lower right corner of the control panel. After glancing at it, everyone quickly put it in their pockets to avoid being seen by others and causing the information to be leaked.

Xu Zhao stood up and stretched his limbs slightly: "Fortunately, everyone is not completely hopeless, and we finally managed to reach a cooperation agreement at the last moment."

Everyone left the room one after another.

Cai Zhiyuan paused briefly, and after Yang Hui caught up, he asked, "Are you interested in cooperating on the second phase?"

Yang Hui considered for a moment and nodded: "Yes, but we need to take a look at the specific rules for the second phase first."

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(End of this chapter)