God's imitator

Chapter 341 Changing Rooms

Cheng Wen also put all his chips into it, exchanging them for 21000 minutes of visa time.

The cards he received were a 'chest armor' and a 'boot'.

Cheng Wen was very pleased; this was an excellent start.

According to the game rules, to survive the game, you need to collect at least five different cards that grant immunity from death. He already has two cards and has also gained 20,000 minutes of visa time.

He could also consider using his visa time to directly purchase other players' cards and complete a full set.

However, players gathered at the entrances of other rooms obviously did not receive such good returns.

The room with the largest number of players gathered at the entrance of the "Big or Small" game, but after receiving their share of the winnings, they did not show any happiness; instead, they were somewhat disappointed.

"Why so little?"

"Having played the game so many times, shouldn't I have activated a very high skill ceiling by now?"

"Oh well, never mind, it's a stable income after all."

On the other side, there was only one player at the door of the "Equipment Forging" room, and he wasn't very happy either.

Although it is unclear exactly how much of the dividend he received, it can be roughly determined from two points:
His expression was one of disappointment, and no cards popped out from below the chip exchange table.

Clearly, in the first 30 minutes, Lin Sizhi and Cheng Wen earned the most rewards in "minesweeping at sea".

After a moment's thought, Cheng Wen quickly understood the reason.

"It's because of the number of players and the game mechanics!"
"When players receive room dividends, it is not based on the number of chips they have, but on the proportion of their chips to the total number of chips they have."

"The total amount of chips produced in the room will affect the specific exchange rate."

"The 'Big or Small' room is indeed a good deal, but too many people play it, and they all earn a lot of chips, so when the chips are distributed, the visa time that can be redeemed with the chips is greatly reduced."

"The 'Equipment Forging' room is the opposite, with only one player playing it."

"This player clearly mistakenly believed that no matter how many chips he had, he could get the room's guaranteed 30,000 bonus, but he overlooked one point: the exchange ratio for game bonuses is at most 1:1, and cannot be higher."

"In other words, no matter which room you're in, 100 chips can only be exchanged for a maximum of 100 minutes of visa time."

"To receive the full 3 bonus, you need at least 3 chips in this room."

"It is obvious that the 'Equipment Forging' room does not have a mechanism that produces chips reliably like 'Minesweeper', and the number of chips produced is very small."

"That's true. If 'equipment forging' had a similar mechanism, many players would definitely play it. How could there only be one person..."

"So, in the initial room selection, 'Minesweeper at Sea' really was the only optimal solution."

"It can reliably produce a significant amount of chips without attracting too many players to compete for them."

Cheng Wen couldn't help but admire Lin Sizhi even more for having seen through this from the very beginning.

He hurriedly asked with great anticipation, "Brother Lin, what should we do next?"

Obviously, there's no point in continuing to play "Minesweeper at Sea," since the single-player mode, which guarantees a stable income, can only be played a maximum of 10 times.

Two-player mode is a negative-sum game and has little significance.

That's why the two of them exchanged all their chips for visa time and didn't keep any.

Next, it's time to choose a different room.

Lin Sizhi glanced at the still deserted "Room 3: Auction Tycoon": "I want to go to that room."

Cheng Wen was taken aback: "Huh? Really?"

"That room has a 100% transaction tax!"
"Even if I can earn visa time in this room, what if I get duplicate cards?"

Lin Sizhi didn't explain, but instead asked, "What are your plans?"

"I..." Cheng Wen hesitated. Lin Sizhi said, "You can do me a favor."

"Go and observe the situation in the other rooms, find the strongest group of players in this hall, and see their strategies and actions."

"Although this is not essential information for me, it would still be helpful if I could obtain it."

Cheng Wen nodded: "Okay! I'll go and observe, and if I find anything, I'll come back to you."

For Cheng Wen, if possible, he would naturally choose to cling to the big shots throughout the game and do exactly the same thing as Lin Sizhi to safely leave the game.

But that's obviously not a good idea.

Putting aside the issue of whether it's shameful or not, the key point is that Cheng Wen cannot be so sure that Lin Sizhi is necessarily kind to him.

Although Cheng Wen could roughly determine from various hearsay that Lin Sizhi was strong enough and had good intentions, he still had to be extremely cautious in this game involving life and death.

Because the two are several levels apart in intelligence, Lin Sizhi could easily trap Cheng Wen to death if he wanted to.

But if we refuse to cooperate with Lin Sizhi just because of this? Refusing to curry favor with him? That would be a bit unreasonable.

Fortunately, Lin Sizhi offered the best solution that Cheng Wen could also accept.

Clearly, Lin Sizhi had his own ideas; he seemed to be making some special arrangements, and therefore needed another person to help him observe the situation in the hall and gather information.

Cheng Wen can also take this opportunity to learn the rules of other rooms and interact with other players.

If Cheng Wen finds a better partner during this process, or if he feels that Lin Sizhi is not sincere in cooperating with him, he will have other options.

So Cheng Wen immediately agreed.

After watching Lin Sizhi enter the "Auction Tycoon's" room, Cheng Wen continued to observe the situation in the other rooms.

At the same time, he also noticed that a small number of players had started to gather at the entrance of the "Minesweeper" room.

When receiving dividends, the visa time that players receive is not a physical item; it is simply given directly to the player's virtual account in the game, making it relatively discreet.

However, the equipment cards are physical objects, and they pop up in the middle of the chip exchange table, making the act of taking them very obvious.

Lin Sizhi and Cheng Wen each received two equipment cards, which will inevitably attract the attention of some players.

However, for Cheng Wen, this no longer mattered.

He then went to the door of "Room 5: Size Comparison".

The situation in this room was completely different from that in "Minesweeper at Sea"; it was quite lively inside.

There were 11 players in the room, playing enthusiastically.

In other words, half of the players in the entire lobby are here.

The layout of the game room is simple, with six small tables and one large table.

Four of the small tables are against the wall, presumably for single occupancy, while two other small tables are in the center of the room, each seating two people.

Currently, all six small tables are occupied by players.

The only large table can seat seven or eight people, but currently only three players are playing.

Cheng Wen could vaguely sense that the four players playing at the single-player table had a distinctly different style from the other players.

They were basically in a state of high excitement, constantly placing bets and guessing whether it was big or small, and regardless of whether they won or lost, they would immediately start the next round.

Winning is certainly a happy thing, but losing won't be too bad either.

The players in the match were much more cautious, opening the dice cups much slower, and their expressions when they lost chips were more dejected.

Not only that, they also kept glancing at the small tables in single-player mode, seemingly hoping to switch players.

(End of this chapter)