God's imitator

Chapter 467 Hidden dangers
Another match has ended.

He Xiaojun returned to his rest room and used the brief break between matches to rethink the current situation.

In the previous game, he accepted Huang Ming's invitation and received a large number of wealth vouchers from Huang Ming.

This also led to a rapid increase in his personal wealth.

But He Xiaojun was still uneasy.

"According to the game mechanics, there is a limit to the amount of wealth vouchers that can be transferred in each game, which is basically around 1100 million. So, if I keep matching with Huang Ming in subsequent games, I can ensure the maximum benefit in each game and finally be selected for a certain exit zone. That should be enough."

"But other communities will definitely think of this strategy as well, and they will do the same."

"If that's the case, everyone's expected returns in the second half will be similar, so wouldn't the ranking be determined by the wealth vouchers earned in the first half?"
"In that case, I'll have no advantage whatsoever..."

"No, not necessarily, because the main community cannot adopt this strategy blindly; it can only adopt it with limitations."

"Because such a strategy is tantamount to sacrificing a player. If Huang Ming passes all the wealth vouchers to me, he himself will not gain anything and will likely end up at the bottom."

"In the game, you only need to protect one person in the marginal community, and the others can still return to their original communities, so even if the benefits are a little lower, it is acceptable."

"But the main community is probably not feasible."

"If two players from the main community use this strategy to pass wealth vouchers to each other, one of them will end up with the lowest wealth value. After entering the departure zone of their own community, they will be squeezed out by other high-yield peripheral community players and will be unable to return to their original community."

"Therefore, for the main community, this strategy can only be adopted to a limited extent to distribute wealth vouchers, and strong players still need to find ways to increase their benefits from external players."

"It could be randomly matched with strong players from other communities to snatch rewards, or it could be cooperating with other peripheral communities and persuading players from those peripheral communities to give up their rewards..."

"This game does not display the specific wealth voucher value for each person or community. All players can only guess roughly, which increases the pressure. They have no idea how many wealth vouchers they need to accumulate to be safe. They can only try their best to get every single one."

While thinking, He Xiaojun checked the information displayed on the screens next to his three doors.

According to his agreement with Huang Ming, the two would be matched every other round.

After the previous match was completed, the two players temporarily stopped matching for this game and instead each looked for other players who might be from the same community to send invitations.

When inviting someone, the default identity is "Thief".

In this way, it would be best if they could meet players from the same community so they could share strategies. If they couldn't meet players from the same community, the two of them would simply use the first strategy of the "thief" and take the wealth vouchers from the wooden box and leave.

This approach would be less profitable than Huang Ming directly passing on the benefits to He Xiaojun, but it wouldn't completely isolate them from the outside game, allowing them to still obtain some information.

After considering it, He Xiaojun extended an invitation to the "↑Priestess".

He wasn't sure if the other person was actually a player from the same community, but he had a feeling that he could match up with players from the same community, so he could only give it a try.

However, the other party quickly agreed.

"Hmm? I guessed right? This is Dr. Shen?"

There is a female doctor in the 14th community where He Xiaojun lives, which is a special status in the corridor.

In Tarot, the card "The High Priestess" is relatively closest to the profession of doctor.

The dual screening process, which considers both gender and occupation, significantly increases the chances of success.

……

The game has begun.

He Xiaojun entered the room and saw the 'High Priestess' sitting at the table without making any unnecessary movements.

He calmly sat down on the 'thief's' side and suggested, "Let's mute the sounds in the room?"

Theoretically, in the latter half of the game, very few players should choose to be spectators anymore, because participating as a 'thief' guarantees at least 10 Wealth Vouchers from the wooden boxes each round, while being a 'spectator' yields no benefit—it's a pure loss.

However, each community adopts different strategies. Some communities may take turns arranging players to act as spectators to gather information. This is a possibility, so it is safer to mute the sound to be on the safe side.

The priestess nodded in agreement.

The audience can no longer hear any sounds from the room.

He Xiaojun asked first, "If you were to choose your own lucky wooden box, which one would you choose?"
"This may determine which specific strategy I will adopt."

On the signboard, "↑The Priestess" still uses the number bomb strategy, which is normal, as weaker players tend to be more conservative.

This aligns with He Xiaojun's assessment of Dr. Shen's abilities.

The priestess carefully examined He Xiaojun for a while, seemingly considering something. Then, she stretched out her two hands and pointed to two different wooden boxes.

One is box number 5, "The Pope," and the other is box number 14, "Temperance."

He Xiaojun was stunned for a moment.

Why are you referring to two wooden boxes?

If the other party directly points to wooden box number 14, then He Xiaojun can directly confirm that the other party is a player from the same community.

But if it refers to that, is it the 5th community or the 14th community?

However, He Xiaojun soon guessed the other party's possible intentions.

"Dr. Shen doesn't know my identity either. If I'm a player from another community trying to trick her out of information, it would be very dangerous if I directly pointed to wooden box number 14."

"So she's referring to two, and I should be the one to confirm that."

"Well, that's a reasonable reaction."

"Anyway, our community has code words. As long as the code words match, there won't be a problem."

He Xiaojun asked, "How difficult did you find this game?"

The priestess replied, "It's very simple. I would say it's very simple no matter what the situation is."

Commander He Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great!"

The priestess seemed relieved: "Finally, I've found a player from the same community."

"I'm completely confused right now, and I have no idea what to do."

Since names and communities cannot be mentioned, He Xiaojun had to share his strategies in other ways.

"The 'Moon' in your faction is number 7."

"Our current strategy is to ensure that at least one person enters the exit area..."

He Xiaojun briefly shared the strategy he had agreed upon with Huang Ming. The strategy was not complicated and should not have any major flaws.

After bringing Dr. Shen into the game, the rest of the match became much simpler.

Huang Ming and Dr. Shen can take turns matching with He Xiaojun to ensure that He Xiaojun always gets the maximum benefit. When they are not in a group, these two players can continue to match with other players, looking for players in the same community while steadily obtaining the benefit of 10 wooden boxes as "thieves".

After listening to He Xiaojun's story, the priestess fell silent.

"This strategy sounds reasonable, but... there seems to be a hidden danger, doesn't it?"
"Is it really appropriate to force your way in if the main community doesn't want to accept you?"

(End of this chapter)