God's imitator

Chapter 360 Selling Teammates

Without Chen Guangming specifically instructing him, Qi Fan could roughly guess what he needed to do:
If inflation occurs before the final payout, the "Auction Tycoon" can disrupt the trading in this room and drive some players back to "Equipment Forging" to continue making money using the previous methods.
If there is no inflation, Qi Fan can earn enough profit in "Auction Tycoon".

However, just as these players stood in front of the game table, ready to bid on and sell the items, Lin Sizhi came up to Qi Fan.

Qi Fan felt his body stiffen. He had already met Lin Sizhi in the "Conglomerate Nation" before, but he still felt instinctively afraid when he was in close contact with her again.

Lin Sizhi simply reached his hand over him and tapped the game table in front of him.

This gaming console is currently being used exclusively.

Players can choose to spend more points to bid for 'exclusive usage rights'; otherwise, please leave the game.

Upon seeing this, Qi Fan was startled. He quickly looked at the other game consoles, only to find that the next empty game console had also been 'used exclusively'.

After exchanging their chips, the player who won the "exclusive right to use" the gaming table hurriedly returned to continue playing.

Not only that, Lin Sizhi went to Xu Zhao's place and spent some points to make his game console "exclusive use" and removed all the items that Xu Zhao had put up.

Xu Zhao, Qi Fan, and the others' expressions changed, but they were helpless.

Clearly, the design of "Auction Tycoon" differs from "Equipment Forging," with pre-set rules regarding "exclusive usage rights."

According to the rules, after a player bids out an item, a certain percentage of their chips can be converted into "points," which will be recorded.

Afterwards, players can choose to spend points to bid, and the player who bids the most points will win the exclusive right to use a certain game console.

Players who entered the room early generally accumulated some points to prevent their game consoles from being taken.

Some people may have set a low conversion rate and not many points, but it's still higher than what Qi Fan and his group have.

In this room, the player with the highest score is undoubtedly Lin Sizhi.

If he wanted, he could easily take over the right to use a game console and then give it to other players.

Of course, other players can also achieve a similar goal by increasing the ratio of chips to points.

Players who fail to secure a game table at the beginning will not be able to earn any points later and will naturally be excluded from the room.

Xu Zhao and Qi Fan suddenly realized something.

"not good!"

They hurriedly looked in the direction of 'Equipment Forging', only to find that after they left, the empty game tables had already been occupied by other players.

Only Chen Guangming has secured a game console and continues to generate stable revenue.

Xu Zhao's heart sank.

As expected, it was eventually sold.

Although he had been on guard for a long time, he was still one step too late in the end.

Qi Fan, Ma Chengye, and the others' expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly ran back to the 'Equipment Forging' room.

But it's clear that no player will give up their game console anymore.

The players who occupied the other five game stations were mostly unemployed people. Although they had not practiced and could not earn much profit from the "Equipment Forging" game station, they really had nowhere else to go now.

You can only concentrate on playing each game well and try to earn as many chips as possible.

As for Chen Guangming, he remained unmoved and continued playing the game, his attitude already very clear.

He clearly knew all along that the "auction tycoon" had a "sole right of use" rule, and that Qi Fan and his group would definitely be kicked out if they went. But Chen Guangming still tricked them into going.

The reason is simple: for Chen Guangming, this is the choice that maximizes his interests.

If Qi Fan and the others continue playing at the gaming table, they can steadily produce chips, so the exchange rate for the final dividend in this room will still not be too high.

Chen Guangming will not receive any additional benefits.

But after Qi Fan and the others left, they were replaced by ordinary passersby.

These casual players haven't practiced, so they'll produce far fewer chips, leading to a higher exchange rate during profit sharing.

The chips in Chen Guangming's hands will be more valuable.

In addition to these, Chen Guangming's actions will also have some other effects.

Originally, Qi Fan and his group had relatively high earnings, which were above average in this hall.

Because in the original cooperation process, Chen Guangming's benefits were not significantly different from theirs.

To ensure that these players were willing to cooperate with his plan, Chen Guangming would still distribute some profits when selling the right to use the game consoles.

If Qi Fan and the others continue playing in the "Equipment Forging" room, Chen Guangming is still at risk of being surpassed. After all, everyone has different skills when playing games, and it's not guaranteed that he will get an S rating every time. Occasionally, he will still fail.

But now, Qi Fan and his team have lost their way to continue generating stable profits, while the players who were originally at the bottom have taken over the game tables.

Chen Guangming's position is now secure—none of the people in the room can pose any threat to him anymore.

In this final half hour, Qi Fan and his group only had two choices.

You can either go to the "Chess Endgame" to earn the remaining small share of the profits, but the problem is that this room is a zero-sum game. If you win, it's fine, but if you lose, you may be doomed.

Or you can do nothing and just wait for the game to end.

Anyway, they've all collected all the cards that grant them immunity from death. As long as their final reward isn't in the bottom 30%, they won't die.

……

Meanwhile, in the room of the "Auction Tycoon".

After realizing that points could be used to exchange for "exclusive usage rights," the competition among players intensified.

They started to continuously increase the percentage of points deducted from their chips, whether for offense or defense.

Clearly, this is the last chance for the "auction tycoons" to earn a significant amount of visa time.

By spending some points, you can switch the game console to "exclusive use" mode, eliminating a competitor for yourself.

Although the final ranking is uncertain, since the points required to obtain 'exclusive usage rights' are not many in the early stages, why not give it a try?

Because players can only convert points by setting a fixed ratio, the way points are acquired cannot be adjusted arbitrarily.

Players who increase their points ratio from the start can gain a greater advantage.

Players who don't want to lose the game table are forced to increase the percentage of chips converted into points in order to defend themselves.

During this process, the percentage of points players converted into points began to increase continuously, even reaching 30% and continuing to rise.

They knew it wasn't worth it, but once the involution began, there was no other way.

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