God's imitator

Chapter 468 Traitors and Code Words

He Xiaojun paused for a moment and said, "This... I haven't really thought about this issue."

"But this isn't something we need to worry about, is it?"
"Because I'm the only one who really needs to go to other communities, even if the players in those communities hate me and ostracize me, it won't directly threaten my life."

So, I'm fine.

"Ensuring everyone can return to the community safely is the most important thing."

The priestess shook her head firmly: "How can that be? You are also a part of our community, and your future is of course very important."

"Even if you have to go to other communities because of the game mechanics, we all certainly hope that you go to a community that can truly embrace you, protect you, and help you."

"No matter where you are, you deserve to be treated as a true companion with kindness."

Hearing this, He Xiaojun was inexplicably moved.

In the community, Dr. Shen is actually a rather serious person, and she often speaks in a cold and icy manner, as calm and precise as a surgeon, and she has almost never shown this gentle side.

So when the "High Priestess" said those words, she was genuinely considering things from He Xiaojun's perspective, which warmed his heart.

"But... the game has already progressed this far, there's nothing we can do now."

“We are not familiar with any of these four main communities, and it is difficult to judge which community will be more friendly to me.”

"At that time, I will just join a certain exit zone as needed."

The priestess considered for a moment, then said softly, "If you trust my judgment, then let's cooperate with them."

"↑The priestess" said, pointing to wooden box number 15, "the demon."

"In a previous match, I received help from one of their players and saw some goodwill."

"Moreover, the other party also briefly chatted with me about things in their community, and I felt that there were similarities between their community environment and ours."

"I think that going there would be at least better than other main communities."

"Our original plan remains unchanged. We will ensure that you receive the highest returns by sending you wealth coupons in turn."

"However, at the same time, we can also cooperate with them, match up with their players separately, and distribute the wealth vouchers at a fixed ratio of 10:12 or 8:14."

"With this foundation of cooperation, you'll be able to integrate better after you go there, and our two communities will be able to build more mutual trust. What do you think?"

He Xiaojun thought about it and felt that there was some truth to it.

If he wants to ensure the highest possible return, he only needs to take the wealth vouchers from one more player in the same community. He can't take any more than that because the number of matches is limited and he can't match with two players at the same time.

So, when other players in the community transfer wealth coupons to each other, it's equivalent to sharing the expected profits of 22 boxes equally.

He Xiaojun's attempt to force his way into an exit area and enter a main community can easily lead to hostility and exclusion.

However, if, as '↑Priestess' said, there was already an intention to cooperate, then if each player in Community 14 were to give up the revenue from two or three wooden boxes in each round, it would be enough to build sufficient mutual trust between the two communities, making He Xiaojun welcome in the main community as well.

The proceeds from the two wooden boxes are unlikely to buy much more visa time.

If it were He Xiaojun himself, he certainly wouldn't have proposed this plan, but if Dr. Shen insists on doing it, it's hard to refuse such a kind offer.

The priestess continued, "I've also roughly identified the other two: the World and the Pope."

"You can communicate with '↑Moon' first, and then have '↑Moon' tell the two of them about this plan."

"I'll go back and discuss the specific matchmaking plan, and implement this strategy until the game ends."

"What do you think?" He Xiaojun was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized.

No wonder he couldn't find the other two people in the community no matter how hard he looked; they were in the same reversed faction as him, and couldn't be matched with in the game.

Meanwhile, '↑Priestess' and '↑Moon', as two players in the positive positions within the community, can act as bridges, connecting the communication channels of the entire community.

If they both provide the same information, it's equivalent to double confirmation, and both '↓World' and '↓Pope' will definitely approve and implement it.

He Xiaojun nodded: "Understood. In the next game, I will talk to '↑Moon' about this and have him match with '↓World' and '↓Pope'."

"Thank you.

"You are still the gentlest doctor, always healing every patient with the softest touch."

The priestess nodded with some relief: "Thank you."

He Xiaojun looked at the wooden box on the table: "So... can I have all the profits this time? According to the plan, I need to ensure that my profits are high enough to guarantee my entry into the main community."

The priestess hesitated for a moment, but quickly nodded: "Yes... of course."

She pointed to wooden box number 13.

He Xiaojun said, "I choose to play according to your rules. My first guess is number 13, 'Death'."

The priestess nodded: "You guessed right."

Since it was just a formality, He Xiaojun successfully obtained all the wealth vouchers.

The game ended, he nodded to the '↑Priestess' and left the room.

In the next game, he once again invited '↑Moon' Huang Ming to play a match.

When the two met again, He Xiaojun was still playing the role of the 'thief'.

Huang Ming said with some regret, "I haven't made any progress on my end. What about you?"

He Xiaojun paused for a moment, then said, "'↓World' and '↓Pope' should be two players from our community."

Huang Ming's eyes lit up: "Oh? That's great, we can get in touch now. But how are you sure?"

He Xiaojun continued, "I haven't finished yet."

"But one of them betrayed the community and sold out our community's secret codes to someone else."

"I'm not sure which specific community it is, but... it's definitely related to this community."

He Xiaojun pointed to wooden box number 15, "Demon".

Huang Ming was stunned: "What are you talking about? How are you so sure?"

He Xiaojun briefly described his encounter with the "↑Priestess" in the previous game, without mentioning the specific community or person's name.

However, Huang Ming can certainly take it personally.

He nodded in realization: "Yes... Our doctor is an anomaly. She never says anything about 'treating patients with gentleness.' She always makes diagnoses and treatment plans with absolute calmness, and has even received many complaints for this reason."

“It’s possible for someone like her to occasionally show a gentle side, but to bring it up repeatedly, especially after you said those things and she didn’t refute them, is just too strange…”

"But is the game this difficult? What level of players are our opponents? How could they poach traitors from our community and extract coded messages? This was simply unbelievable in previous games..."

(End of this chapter)