God's imitator

Chapter 406 Punishment: Information

Jiao Hai was stunned for a moment, then roared, "You motherfucker..."

He instinctively reached out to grab Peng Xinyuan, but then realized that triggering a violation would result in immediate death, so he withdrew his hand.

He took a step to the left, trying to avoid Peng Xinyuan, but Peng Xinyuan followed and still tried to block him.

"I'm sorry, I'm not as forgiving as Fu Chen."

“He can accept helping others without any reward, but I’m an ordinary person, I can’t accept that.”

Jiao Hai glared angrily at Peng Xinyuan, but he was completely helpless.

After all, Peng Xinyuan had already completed the third map and was certain that he would not suffer an instant death penalty due to the "track in the painting," so he was completely free of any psychological burden.

Jiao Hai finally raised his hands high, trying to avoid Peng Xinyuan's obstruction, and made a gesture of waving his hands together.

He wasn't sure from what angle the player who sent the funds was looking at it, nor was he sure if the other party could see clearly and accurately understand his intentions.

However, he did not give up, after all, there was still the 'exclusive punishment' to come.

As long as Peng Xinyuan enters the room of punishment, Jiao Hai will still have the opportunity to make specific gestures and convey information to the outside world.

……

Soon, everyone gathered again around the hexagonal platform and chose Liu Jie to receive this 'exclusive punishment'.

This was predictable, because once Chen Ran pointed out the textual trap in this gameplay, as long as one party actively exerted pressure while the other party did nothing, it could ensure that a specific player would be selected.

With a "bang," the door opened again.

Jiao Hai looked at Peng Xinyuan: "If you're so capable, then don't go in. Keep blocking my way outside."

Peng Xinyuan ignored him and simply accompanied Liu Jie into the room with Fu Chen.

Shen Xing quickly followed.

As the door closed, Jiao Hai drove up to the front of the "modification factory" again, raised his hands in an "X" gesture, and held it up for a while.

"Idiot, are you going to keep blocking my way forever?"

"It should be about time."

“Although Peng Xinyuan blocked me before, I have done similar poses before, and now that I have been holding it up for so long, there is no reason why I can’t see it.”

Jiao Hai returned to his seat.

……

Meanwhile, the players outside looked at the big screen with puzzled expressions on their faces.

Because the game rules they saw this time were incomplete.

The large screen that players outside see will switch the content displayed according to the game progress of players inside. During the "painted track" and idle time, the situation inside the room will be displayed normally, but when the special punishment is in progress, the situation inside the room will be displayed.

Previously, players outside the room could see the rules of the room simultaneously on the big screen, but this time the rules were not fully displayed.

[Punishment: Information]

Players entering the room will receive a special message for this game.

【×××××××××】

If more than three players enter, an announcement will be made to all players inside.

【×××××××××】

No further content was displayed.

Furthermore, since players outside the arena can only see the screen and cannot hear the sound, they cannot hear what the broadcast message to all players inside the arena actually means.

This means that players outside the game cannot know this information or the hidden rules.

"Alright, let's hurry up and finish this presentation," Peng Hong urged.

There's not much that can be done for the players outside the venue.

Even if the players inside the room left, it was no use, because there was no sound at all when the video of the inside was broadcast on the big screen, so you couldn't hear what the players inside were talking about.

This time, the speaker is Liu Mingxin.

After confirming that the room Liu Jie entered was safe, she thought for a moment and said, "Sometimes I feel that I am not a good mother."

"I can't love my child as wholeheartedly as many people say. Sometimes I often think, how much of my career and pursuits have I given up for my child? Would my life be different without her?"
"Of course I love her, but I always feel resentful about myself."

The sharer completed the sharing according to the game rules and received a reward:

"Many drivers drive recklessly, taking advantage of the inherently good performance of their vehicles, which remain unaffected even after multiple crashes or rollovers."

No one said anything more; they simply went to their respective workstations and completed their votes.

At this point, the vote is no longer very meaningful, because the two players who will be blocked have already been determined. One of Zhou Guifen and Fu Yujun will definitely be blocked, and Wu Xiaomei will also definitely be blocked.

Liu Mingxin's words were indeed opposed by two players outside the venue, who were forced to vote against them, but this was still not enough to change the voting pattern.

Wu Xiaomei still didn't say anything, but continued to invest all the remaining funds into the "modification factory".

……

Earlier, Jiao Hai had just made a gesture before going to the 'modification factory' and returned to his seat.

At the same time, a broadcast began.

If more than three players enter the room, a message will be broadcast to all players inside.

When the crack on a lathe reaches three-quarters of its total length, the lathe has a moderate probability of being destroyed.

Upon hearing this news, Jiao Hai was stunned for a moment, and he quickly looked at the pen in his hand.

Although the cracks looked quite serious, making him unsure of the situation, in general, these cracks were mostly concentrated at the top of the pen, and their total length only accounted for about one-third of the pen.

There's still a long way to go before we reach the "three-quarters" mentioned on the radio.

Moreover, even if three-quarters of them are destroyed, there is only a "moderate probability" of them being directly destroyed.

The room door opened, and four players came out.

Jiao Hai thought for a moment, then got up and went to greet him.

"Did you see this message while you were in your room?"

Peng Xinyuan frowned: "You still have the nerve to ask?"

Jiao Hai ignored him: "I wasn't asking you, I was asking Fu Chen. Was this the same message you saw in the room?"

Fu Chen looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and nodded: "Yes, it's this message too."

Jiao Hai breathed a sigh of relief: "Thanks."

Clearly, this is also a very useful piece of information.

All players inside the room can see the cracks in the lathe and are worried that it will be damaged. However, the extent to which it will be damaged directly affects the players' decisions.

If this information had been known earlier, more players would likely have chosen to modify their equipment at "modification shops" and "repair shops" instead of interspersing so many "gas stations" along the way.

In that case, everyone might have already passed the third map.

……

The final round of the game has begun.

Fu Chen and Chen Ran didn't receive the funding, but it didn't matter to them anymore, since they could confirm their safety through the third map.

Jiao Hai checked the funds he had received and found that they were still the same as before: most of them were used at the "modification shop" and a small portion at the "repair shop".

Moreover, since the first two rounds of the game, there has been a continuous stream of funds to upgrade the "modification factory" and reduce its usage fees.

The discounts offered by the TV station initially fluctuated between gas stations and modification shops, but later they became basically fixed between modification shops and repair shops.

"Didn't you really see my signal?"

"Never mind, judging from the cracks, it's still safe."

Jiao Hai once again took the car pen to the "modification shop" for modification.

Judging from the current situation, with a little more modification, he should be able to pass the third map in the final round, and then he will be safe.

However, as the modification was completed, Jiao Hai took out the car pen and heard a crisp "snap" sound.

The cracks on the pen spread rapidly, and it shattered completely into a pile of fragments in his hand.

(End of this chapter)