God's imitator

Chapter 346 Equipment Forging

He Xiaojun noticed that other players were also using the auction terminal. He waited a moment, and sure enough, the product list refreshed again, and a new product item appeared.

[5000 Chips for the "Compare Size" Room]

[Price: 2200 minutes of visa processing time]

He Xiaojun's expression was somewhat solemn. Clearly, more and more players were realizing that their chips would depreciate in value.

He clearly remembered that the last time the room bonuses were distributed, the exchange ratio was 100:56, which meant that 1 points of chips could be exchanged for 5600 minutes of visa time.

Conversely, if you exchange 2200 minutes of visa time for 5000 points, it would be a very worthwhile trade based on the previous exchange rate.

What is the purpose of buying these chips?
Clearly, players can establish a chip advantage in the "big or small" room, giving them more confidence when betting against others.

Although these games are positive-sum games, luck still plays a significant role, and players with fewer chips are likely to be completely outmatched by players with more chips.

To maximize your chip advantage, buying chips directly from other players is obviously much more advantageous than exchanging them 1:1 at the chip exchange station.

However, He Xiaojun did not buy it; instead, he felt it was a very bad sign.

"The second dividend will be distributed soon. If the dividend is distributed at the same rate as before, why would this person sell chips?"
"This shows that he believes the exchange rate will drop significantly during the next dividend payout, even lower than 100:44."

"We definitely can't go back to this room."

"Simple Poker uses a similar model, and the chips will likely become less and less valuable."

"In games like this, the first payout is the highest, but the payouts will definitely decrease afterward. It's a pity, I wish I could have gotten a single-player spot for the 'bigger/smaller' game at the beginning."

"Now I can only see if there are any good solutions in other game rooms."

He Xiaojun went to check the other three rooms.

The situation in "Minesweeper" is different from before. Four players have occupied the single-player screen and there seems to be no sign of them leaving anytime soon.

At this point, He Xiaojun also realized that the game "Minesweeper" seemed to have a stable way to obtain visa time, although it was not as obvious as "Comparison of Sizes" and "Simple Poker".

He silently remembered this and planned to come to "Minesweeper" in advance to reserve a spot before the next dividend distribution.

In the time that followed, he could only try "Equipment Forging" and "Auction Tycoon".

Both games currently only have one or two players.

He Xiaojun first arrived at the door of the "Equipment Forging" room and carefully read and studied the rules again.

He had briefly read through the rules of all six game rooms, but quickly rejected "Equipment Forging" and chose "Comparison of Sizes".

At this point, he could only think about it more carefully to see if there were any special hidden contents in the rules.

In the "Equipment Forging" game room, there are a total of 6 different single-player game consoles. These game consoles look a bit like rhythm games, with five different vertical channels on top and five different buttons at the bottom.

In addition, each game table has a square underneath that is open when no game is in progress. This square can be used to place certain items. Once the game officially starts, the cover will automatically close.

There were other players playing in the room at that moment. He Xiaojun looked at it from a distance and found that the gameplay was very simple, basically the same as rhythm games.

After the game starts, different fragments will fall randomly from above. When the fragment is about to fall to the bottom, press the button in the corresponding position, and a crisp sound will be emitted, symbolizing a forging of equipment.

The score for a forging attempt is determined by the number of combos the player achieves throughout the game. If the score is met, it is considered a "forging success"; otherwise, it is considered a "forging failure".

He Xiaojun first went to the chip exchange table at the entrance of the room.

This room does not offer free chips; you need to purchase them yourself. However, there is a special note at the redemption counter.

[Exchange 1000 chips and you will receive an additional 'Training Card'.]

Alternatively, you can spend 100 chips to purchase an additional 'Training Card'.

He Xiaojun decided to exchange 1000 chips. After the exchange was completed, a special card popped out from under the exchange table with a "snap".

He Xiaojun was startled. He thought it was a get-out-of-jail-free card, but he was quickly disappointed when he picked it up and took a look.

This is a plain, ordinary card. Although it is quite thick, it does not have any equipment icons on it. It only has the words "Training Item" and "Room 6: Equipment Forging".

It is clearly just a training game prop and does not have any special functions.

He Xiaojun went to one of the game tables and continued to review the detailed rules.

To start a game, you first need to place a certain item in the square below the game table.

Then you can spend 500 points of the current room's chips to start a 'forging' session.

Based on the rating during forging, it will be divided into four different evaluations by default: S, A, B, and C.

Among them, S, A, and B are all considered "forging success", while C is considered "forging failure".

Each of these four evaluations will lead to different consequences.

S rating: The item will be randomly converted into another item of the same type, and you will receive an additional 2000 chips in the current room.

A rating: The item will be randomly converted into another item of the same type, and you will receive an additional 800 chips in the current room.

B rating: The item will be randomly converted into another item of the same type, and you will receive an additional 400 chips in the current room. However, it will be marked with a "damaged" attribute once. After accumulating 3 "damaged" attributes, the item will disappear.

C rating: The item will disappear immediately.

In addition, there is a prominent rule: [When an item is forged multiple times, the cost of each forging will increase by an additional 500 points.]

He Xiaojun placed the 'training card' in the designated position, then chose to bet 500 chips to start the game.

The screen began to flash various eye-catching light effects, accompanied by rhythmic music.

Fragments of various colors and shapes fall randomly from above at different speeds.

As the fragments were about to fall to the bottom, He Xiaojun quickly reached down and pressed the five different buttons below.

When the fragments are hit perfectly, they make a crisp and pleasant sound, and there are explosion effects of varying sizes on the screen, which look very cool.

In addition, the current cumulative score and the expected rating at the end of the game will be displayed in real time in the upper right corner of the screen.

The game was relatively simple in the early stages. The fragments fell at a slow speed and in small quantities, and He Xiaojun successfully achieved combos without any interruptions.

The "expected rating" in the upper right corner of the screen quickly changed from C to B, and then continued to rise to A and even S.

After the expected rating changed to S, the entire screen changed, the lighting effect became more striking, and colorful flowing light effects appeared around the screen.

But He Xiaojun's joy didn't last long, because soon the pieces started falling faster and faster, and in greater and greater numbers.

(End of this chapter)