God's imitator

Chapter 391 The Racetrack in the Painting
Clearly, this is another pitfall, neither too big nor too small.

There are three different speakers in the audience's room: one next to the screen of the "inner players", one next to the screen of the "outer players", and one on the wall away from the two screens.

The three speakers convey different messages.

If the sound comes from the speakers on the walls of the audience room, then only the audience will know this information.

If the sound comes from the speaker next to the screen of the "outdoor players", it means that both the outdoor players and the audience will know.

The speaker next to the screen for "inner players" is essentially a notification to everyone.

The speaker kept switching between different modes when the rules were being explained to the three types of players, which was a hint, but most viewers probably didn't notice.

Furthermore, in the case of "King's Trial," the players who place bets will not be notified when spectators place bets on them.

Clearly, this is a kind of path dependency; the rules of the "lifting game" are not like this.

When spectators bet on players in the inner room, the betting will not be broadcast in the inner room, but it will notify players in the outer room.

This naturally creates a trend of "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down," making players who haven't yet received bets more inclined to unite and antagonize those who have received bets.

If Yang Yuting were to bet on Fu Chen and Shen Xing right now, the worst-case scenario would be that the remaining three players who hadn't placed bets would unite.

This indirectly forced Fu Chen, Zhou Guifen, and Wu Xiaomei to be bound together.

However, Yang Yuting felt that this was not a good choice. Although Wu Xiaomei and Chen Ran, the mother and daughter, had the best start, Yang Yuting instinctively felt that gaining an early advantage in such a game was not necessarily a good thing.

Therefore, she chose to wait for the time being, so as not to disrupt the cooperative strategy of the players outside the venue due to the audience's rash actions.

As for whether Zhou Guifen and Fu Yujun can reach a cooperation agreement, Yang Yuting is not too worried. Even if she doesn't place any bets, the two will be natural allies.

……

Fu Chen had already read through the notice boards for the five types of equipment and noted down the specific functions of each device.

[Tuning shop: To give the car a certain probability of navigating corners on its own. The more modifications made, the more difficult the corners it can navigate.]

[Repair shops: Reduce the probability of the pen malfunctioning. The more repairs a vehicle undergoes, the lower the probability of the pen malfunctioning.]

[Car rental companies: Car rentals earn funds for 'outdoor players'. The more times a car is rented out, the more funds are earned.]

[Gas stations: Reduce the weight of your vehicle. The more times you refuel, the more weight you lose.]

[TV Station: Each time you use the service, you can choose to run ads on four additional devices. The device with the most ad runs will receive an extra discount.]

Currently, all five types of equipment have their respective uses, and some of them can be used in combination.

According to the notice board, the price for using these devices for the first time is the same: 1000 points. The price will increase with each subsequent use.

However, it is still difficult to draw a definitive conclusion on which option is more cost-effective.

Furthermore, considering that this is an elimination game, there will inevitably be player profiles in the game, and the state of the player profiles may also affect the game strategy.

Therefore, none of the players inside the venue, including Fu Chen, dared to use the funds to modify the car pen for the time being. They decided to wait and see before making a decision.

[The first round of the game begins.]

Now, players, please make a choice: prioritize completing the 'Exclusive Punishment' or prioritize completing the 'Painted Track'.

[A challenge will be activated once four people are seated.]

The large hexagonal platform in the center is for completing "exclusive punishments," which requires cooperation from everyone and is somewhat similar to the "Ouija board" game.
The six separate sets of tables and chairs are for completing the "track in the painting" and can be completed independently.

Fu Chen quickly said, "Hello everyone, I'm Fu Chen from Community 17. If you've interacted with our community in previous games, you should know that we're a cooperative community. Shall we briefly discuss our game strategy first?"

But his proposal still received no response, and the four players had already taken their seats at their respective tables and chairs.

Chen Ran, Jiao Hai, and Peng Xinyuan didn't listen to what Fu Chen said at all and took their seats as quickly as possible, while Liu Jie hesitated for a moment, but perhaps considering that 3 against 3 was meaningless, she also chose to take her seat.

Only Shen Xing seemed to want to discuss things with Fu Chen, but seeing the situation, he could only choose to sit down.

The "Painting Track" challenge will be opened first. Players are encouraged to take their seats and complete the challenge as soon as possible.

Fu Chen had no choice but to sit down in his seat and pick up the pen according to the instructions in the diagram.

Clearly, in such an environment, even if the player who speaks first expresses goodwill, they may not be accepted; instead, they may be suspected of having ulterior motives.

Moreover, these players' actions are not without merit.

The "painted track" is safer, and even if you fail, it won't have a big impact for the time being. Most players don't want to face the cruel "exclusive punishment" from the start.

Although everyone's arms are exhausted and resting might be better, what if they also waste energy or get injured during the "exclusive punishment"?
Therefore, most players prioritized the "painted track" to experience the game's specific difficulty and test the car's performance.

Fu Chen was not discouraged; there were still many rounds of the game, and they could take it slow.

The rules of the "Racing in the Picture" game are very simple. Just hold the top of the pen, keep your arm out in front of you, and make sure that the pen tip does not touch the paper and that the projection of the pen tip is always in the middle of the track.

But what seems like a simple rule is not so easy to follow once you actually get the hang of it.

First, the pen is heavy, and the front raise is a rather strenuous posture. It not only amplifies the leverage effect, but also the main muscle group exerting force is the anterior deltoid of the shoulder, which is difficult for other muscles to compensate for.

The anterior and medial deltoid muscles are difficult to target precisely without a regular fitness routine.

Moreover, the previous preparations had already exhausted all the players inside, and they simply couldn't recover in such a short time.

Secondly, the tracks on this map are very narrow, leaving little room for error for players.

Although everyone knows that the "projection of the pen tip" should be in the race track, the car pen doesn't have a small red dot for marking like a laser pointer. There are no hints at all; you have to guess by sight.

The closer the pen tip is to the paper, the more accurate the visual estimation will be, and the less likely it is to go out of bounds; however, this also makes it easier for the pen tip to touch the paper, resulting in the game being lost.

Conversely, the farther the pen tip is from the paper, the more likely it is to produce errors, causing the projection to go out of bounds. Moreover, the higher you hold the pen, the more effort it takes.

Soon, Fu Chen heard a rather sharp "beep," accompanied by a male player's angry curses, which sounded somewhat defensive.

"Grass!"

As Fu Chen entered the latter half of the map, he clearly felt his shoulders were exhausted, his entire arm began to tremble involuntarily, and the pen tip veered slightly and went out of bounds.

"Di-"

A similar sound effect came from his desk, indicating that the attempt had failed.

Soon, as if it were contagious, other players also failed one after another.

Even Chen Ran, who obtained the 'sports car' prop, could only persist a little longer, but ultimately failed to succeed on his first try.

However, compared to others, her situation is clearly more optimistic.

Somewhat surprisingly, although Jiao Hai got the third-ranked off-road vehicle, he failed on his first attempt. It's unclear whether it was because he wasn't good at the game, lacked patience, or because he "lost control".

Each round of the game allows for three failures. After the first failure, everyone had a pretty good idea of ​​what to do. They didn't continue trying, but instead went to different devices and began to consider modifying and upgrading the pen.

(End of this chapter)