God's imitator

Chapter 344 The Inflation of Chips
Although I haven't encountered him in the game before, judging from the situation in "Shelter Game", Chen Guangming is definitely not a trustworthy partner. When formulating team strategies, he must only tell half and hide half.

He would sell out his teammates without hesitation whenever he had the chance.

Just like what was done to other players in Community 12 in the 'Shelter Game'.

Chen Guangming did not deny this: "Of course I have other plans."

"However, you don't need to worry, because the game mechanics are different this time, so the cooperation between players will not be very close, but only relatively loose."

"In this situation, cooperation has no solid foundation, but betrayal also yields little benefit."

"I still need some players to cooperate with me in carrying out the whole plan, so even if I am going to cheat some players, I will definitely prioritize cheating the peripheral figures in this group."

"I can tell you something: I won't be taking up spots in the 'Big or Small' and 'Simple Poker' rooms. I'm pretty sure there are other ways to consistently earn more money in the other rooms of the game lobby."

Xu Zhao pondered for a moment and then nodded.

In fact, these two rooms have eight fixed positions, so theoretically, eight people can take turns, but after all, profit sharing and walking time must be taken into account.

It would be safer to divide the 12 people into three groups and rotate them.

However, if any of the 12 players voluntarily give up the opportunity to enter these two rooms and obtain stable benefits, the other players will be very happy to see it.

Although Chen Guangming did not say which room he specifically planned to use to generate stable income, simply telling Xu Zhao about it was already an indication of goodwill.

Chen Guangming continued, "Besides that, I can also help you complete the task of being a copycat."

"The method is simple: if I'm not mistaken, the game rooms designed by copycats may have requirements to earn a certain amount of visa time or complete a certain number of games."

"You don't need to worry too much about this for now. I think it won't be long before players try to enter the 'Chess Endgame' game."

"After that, if my plan goes smoothly, I should be able to collect all five cards quickly and earn enough time for the visa."

"I can help you find a small number of trustworthy players to farm attempts for each other in 'Chess Endgames'."

"After all, there are no rules in chess endgames that force players not to agree on a win or loss, right?"

Xu Zhao lowered his head in thought, but finally nodded: "Okay, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

He would naturally be wary of Chen Guangming, but given the current situation, cooperation was the only option.

Xu Zhao couldn't find a better partner, nor could he bear the consequences of Chen Guangming exposing his identity.

In theory, there are indeed ways to cooperate in chess endgames. If both sides know the game plan of a certain endgame, either person can deliberately make a losing move and give the other a free victory.

Therefore, if both parties are willing, they can indeed agree to take turns winning.

However, this requires long-term cooperation and a high level of trust between the two parties. Furthermore, due to the existence of commission and transaction taxes, this behavior is inevitably a zero-sum game, with both parties suffering a slight loss.

However, Xu Zhao was also well aware that if he didn't use this method, the "chess endgame" might not be able to meet the minimum profit requirement, which would lead to his elimination as a copycat.

Since things had come to this point, Xu Zhao knew that cooperating with Chen Guangming was tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin, but he had no choice but to agree for the time being.

If Xu Zhao were to discover a way to ensure his own safety and win alone, he would certainly not hesitate to betray his allies.

……

On the other side, in the room where they were comparing sizes.

He Xiaojun from Community 14 opened his dice cup, clenched his fist, and silently shouted "YES".

His score was 5, and he won against the opposing player.

In the two-player mode, each player bets 400 chips, and the winner receives an additional 100 chips. Therefore, He Xiaojun's net profit is 500 chips.

The opposing player seemed a little disappointed, but didn't say anything and simply continued with the next game.

After entering this game, He Xiaojun couldn't come up with a good strategy, so he could only continue with the method from the previous "April Fool's Game".

Try to find a positive-sum game to ensure you don't end up being the player with the lowest return.

The "Compare Sizes" game room was the most popular, and He Xiaojun quickly noticed that all the games in this room were positive-sum games, so he rushed to grab a spot.

Unfortunately, it was too late; all four single-player tables had already been taken by other players.

He Xiaojun had no choice but to settle for second best and take a spot in the two-player battle mode.

If it had been any later, we wouldn't have even been able to keep this position.

Although there are large tables with multiple players, it is clearly not cost-effective because there can only be one winner per round.

Although the odds of winning are high and the game is generally positive-sum, the probability of winning is relatively low, so only a few players are willing to try their luck.

The dice game is simple and fast-paced. He Xiaojun kept in mind the lessons he learned from the "Fool's Game" and tried his best not to think about it at all, letting the game return to probability.

However, he was quite lucky this time, winning more than he lost.

His opponents changed three times. The first one stopped playing after losing all the free chips he was given, while the latter two exchanged some more.

After playing for half an hour, He Xiaojun counted his chips and found he had 8900.

Of these, 1000 chips were redeemed for free upon entering the game room, the rest were won from other players, and there were also extra rewards in the two-player mode.

Upon hearing the notification about the room's profit sharing, He Xiaojun hurriedly went to the room door with the other players.

Some players who had come specifically to wait took this opportunity to reserve their spots in single-player mode.

The current room's bonus amount is: 67000 minutes of visa time.

The current chip exchange rate in this room is: Chips: Visa Time = 100:56

He Xiaojun eagerly exchanged all his chips for visa time, only to find that he could only exchange them for 4984 minutes of visa time.

That's not enough to produce even one equipment card.

"So little?"

He Xiaojun was somewhat surprised.

He didn't go far, but instead looked again at the players playing single-player mode.

The visas these four people redeemed had significantly longer durations, fluctuating around 9000 minutes.

Some lucky players managed to redeem over 10,000 visa hours and happily obtained an equipment card; however, unlucky players were in an awkward situation, as whether they redeemed 8000 or 9000, it was just not enough.

They can only wait for the next dividend to accumulate enough earnings for 10000 minutes of visa time and obtain the cards.

He Xiaojun realized that something seemed amiss.

Because the returns were significantly lower than he had expected!
"What is this? Is it inflation of chips...?"

(End of this chapter)