God's imitator

Chapter 383 Outside Players
The six players maintained a certain distance from each other, clearly indicating that they all came from different communities.

They all had name tags on their chests, and Zhou Guifen quickly glanced at them and recognized one of the players.

[Community 4 - Wu Xiaomei] (Female)
[Community 8 - Jiao Hongtao] (Male)
[Community 10 - Fu Yujun] (Male)
[Community 11 - Peng Hong] (Male)
[Community 13 - Liu Mingxin] (Female)
[Community 17 - Zhou Guifen] (Female)
The rules of the game have already started playing on the big screen.

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the "Lifting Game".

In this game, all participating players will be assigned one of three different roles: 'Inner Player', 'Outer Player', and 'Spectator'.

The area you are currently in is the game's "outer area".

You will each team up with one "inside player" to complete the game together.

To make it easier to understand, the "game objectives" for the three roles will be briefly introduced below.

The "inside players" will be responsible for the main gameplay and will ultimately determine the winner.

The "outdoor players" will play a supporting role, providing better items and earning more funds for the "indoor players" as much as possible.

[Viewers can place bets and influence the game's outcome to some extent.]

Specific rules and details will be provided later.

Before the game officially begins, all "outdoor players" will first participate in a simple "auction" to allocate six different "game items."

After acquiring the items, they will be transferred to the players in the inner circle of the team. Better items will help them gain an advantage in the game.

Zhou Guifen was very nervous, but she still tried her best to think as she followed the game's instructions.

"I'm the outside player, so the inside player must be Fu Chen. My task is to provide him with better props and earn more funds."

"In other words, I definitely want to get the best props in this auction."

“But others must think the same way. Is it really just about who gets more visa time? But our community just passed a resolution to store all the extra visa time…”

As she pondered this, she continued watching the content displayed on the big screen alongside the other players.

In addition to text information, images of props also appeared.

Zhou Guifen was taken aback because the props looked very strange and she had never seen them before. They must have been the original creations of the game's imitator.

In terms of appearance, they look a bit like large nails or writing pens.

At the top is a car-shaped hat, below it is a vertical thick stick, and at the very bottom is a pointed head.

However, it was very large, about the size of a human forearm, and had a metallic sheen, making it look heavy.

There are six props on the screen, but they are all different in appearance.

The main difference lies in the top "hat," which features six different car designs. The decorations on the props themselves are also largely related to car designs.

These six types of vehicles are: sports cars, sedans, SUVs, pickup trucks, light trucks, and minivans.

In terms of specific design, props shaped like sports cars are noticeably slimmer, with a simpler and more streamlined aesthetic.

The other props become larger and heavier as you go on, clearly distinguishing their different grades.

These are six different "car pens," arranged from left to right, with their advantages decreasing in the game, from sports car to minivan. The specific bidding rules are as follows:

[1. Each player in the outdoor area may spend a maximum of 5 minutes of visa time in this game as funds for 'bidding car parts' or 'modifying car parts' in the game.]

[2. The highest bid in this auction is 3 minutes of visa time. Players in the outdoor area can submit their bids using the numeric keypad on their respective control panels.]

[Please note: Any remaining funds after the auction can still be retained as funds and used during the actual game. Please bid carefully.]

3. The auction is a sealed auction; the specific bids of other bidders cannot be known until the auction results are announced.

[4. During the auction, players can increase their bids at any time, but cannot cancel or decrease their bids.]

5. At the end of the auction, car pens will be allocated to players in ascending order of bids. The player with the lowest bid will automatically receive the 'minivan,' the player with the highest bid will automatically receive the 'sports car,' and so on. Afterwards, the car pens will be distributed to the corresponding 'inside players.'

6. In the event of a tie, players will be determined by receiving an "electric shock." The player who can withstand the electric shock for a longer period will be allocated the vehicle first.

You have 5 minutes to strategize. The auction will officially begin in 5 minutes, at which time an additional rule will be updated.

【Players, please prepare yourselves!】

Zhou Guifen hurriedly searched the venue and found her own control panel. She could complete the bidding by simply entering the corresponding numbers on it.

However, the auction has not officially started yet, and there are 5 minutes to think about strategies.

"What strategy is there?" Zhou Guifen went through the rules briefly, but had no clue what to do.

The rules clearly state that these so-called "car pens" are divided into six levels, with sports cars being the best and minivans being the worst.

Since it's clearly written in the rules, there shouldn't be any pitfalls.

If they could choose freely, they would definitely want a sports car.

However, the highest bid is 3. If there are identical bids, the final ownership of the item will be determined by "enduring electric shocks".

In the worst-case scenario, everyone contributes 3 and gets electrocuted together. If the player who survives the shortest time still gets the "van," then it's a huge loss.

But if you proactively lower your bid, how much should you lower it to?

The game rules haven't been fully explained yet, and nobody knows exactly how to use these items or how much worse the inferior items are.

Although the saved funds can be used to "modify the car pen" according to the game rules, the total budget is 5, which means that even if you bid 3, you still have 2 left to modify.

Zhou Guifen could only think of two ways: either pay 3 yuan directly and then compete for the "sports car" by enduring electric shocks, but if she failed, the consequences would be severe;

Alternatively, you could offer an amount like 1000 or 5000 to try your luck and acquire a small truck or pickup truck, thus saving yourself as much money as possible.

……

Just then, one player seemed to have finished thinking and stepped forward to the group.

"Hello everyone, I am Fu Yujun from the 10th community. I have come up with a cooperation strategy and hope to get your cooperation."

He was a middle-aged man who looked refined and elegant, wearing a well-fitting white shirt, and was somewhat thin.

(End of this chapter)