God's imitator

Chapter 477 Fictional Setting
"What's wrong?" Han Mengying could sense that Qi Fan was clearly flustered and anxious, and even the mask couldn't hide it.

Qi Fan didn't even sit down in his seat: "Not a single 'blood pack' has extended an invitation to me."

"My invitations to them all went completely unanswered."

"I originally thought that since this plan had only just begun to officially conclude, our coordination with 'blood packs' would be rather chaotic, and it would be normal for some players to miss out or not be able to match up in one or two games."

"But then I thought about it again and realized that wasn't right."

"That's why I quickly sent you an invitation and informed you of this."

Han Mengying nodded silently: "Yes, you did the right thing."

"More than one 'blood pack' sent me a normal game invitation. If I didn't wait for you and you didn't take the initiative to contact me, I might have been kept in the dark until the game ended."

"This is definitely not a coincidence."

"Please sit down first, let me think about it..."

Qi Fan then sat down, but Han Mengying's reaction proved that what he was worried about might have really happened.

The game has only just begun, and he and Han Mengying don't actually need to play. So, as Han Mengying said, their only option is to use this time to think carefully about where the problem lies and what ways there are to fix it.

But he also knew that once the second phase began, the game was theoretically in a dead-end phase, and even if something went wrong, the chances of fixing it were slim.

……

Han Mengying was also anxious, but she forced herself to think carefully about the current situation.

"First of all, there is indeed a possibility: the plan did not go wrong, but these 'blood packs' were just players of low skill level. They may have misremembered the list or sent the wrong invitation, which caused a mismatch in the matchmaking and Qi Fan was not assigned the corresponding 'blood pack'."

"If that's the case, then it doesn't matter."

"But in a game of this intensity, the possibility of making such a basic mistake is extremely low."

"In such situations, people naturally develop a sense of wishful thinking, unable to accept the consequences of another possibility, and ultimately choose to deceive themselves and persist in doing so..."

"I won't make that mistake."

"Therefore, there is only one explanation left: the 'blood packs' have changed their minds."

"They still sent me an invitation as usual, pretending that the plan was going smoothly, but they didn't send an invitation to Qi Fan—and most of the others in our community probably did the same."

"If I hadn't deliberately waited until the end and had accepted the invitation directly, I wouldn't have known that the others hadn't won anything until the game was over..."

"The problem now is that the 'blood packs' could not possibly have decided to change their minds on their own."

"They are a group of very weak players, and they have no organization or execution capabilities whatsoever."

"This behavior must be instigated by someone behind the scenes."

Is it Lin Sizhi? Lu Xinyi? Or Wang Yongxin or Cai Zhiyuan?

"They may have the ability, but..."

"They didn't make a big show of trying to control the players in the peripheral communities. Even if they contacted some privately, it wouldn't be possible to do that much."

"Because the number of games is limited, if they had really used the same strategy as us on a large scale, there would be no reason for them to hide it from us."

"Then... the only explanation is that Wang Weidong changed his mind."

"In the division of labor within the community, our community is mainly used to recruit traitors and gather intelligence, while '↓Wheel of Fate' and '↑Priestess' are mainly responsible for controlling these 'blood packs'."

"If Wang Weidong changes his mind, theoretically these blood packs could indeed be controlled to turn against him."

"But... Wang Weidong has no reason to change his mind."

"Because there are 10 'blood packs' in total, and they can only consume half at most. The remaining 'blood packs' will have to be given to another community. "If Wang Weidong chooses to betray us, then we can only seek cooperation with the 17th or 3rd community."

"The problem is that, based on community values ​​and the foundation of cooperation, Wang Weidong has absolutely no reason to betray us or choose them."

“Community 15, especially Wang Weidong, has always been at odds with Community 17 and is also very distant from Community 3.”

"The possibility that Wang Weidong is plotting against us certainly exists, but it shouldn't be the primary possibility..."

"Then there's only one explanation."

Wang Weidong didn't know either.

"He has effectively lost control of the community and has been sidelined..."

"Although this conclusion is outrageous, and I can't understand why a player like him would be sidelined, it's the only possibility after ruling out all other factors."

"The only possibility..."

Han Mengying was somewhat shocked by her own conclusion.

Because she knew very well what level of player Wang Weidong was, and the situation of being "sidelined" and "losing control of the community" should not happen to a player of this level.

Even if there are too many strong players in the community and integration is difficult, it shouldn't lead to a disaster in such a crucial game.

However, nothing is absolute. If this plan really did go wrong and collapsed, then this is the only explanation.

Thinking of this, Han Mengying looked up at Qi Fan: "After this game ends, you should continue to send invitations to the blood packs according to the previous plan."

"If they accept it later, it might really just be a misunderstanding."

"If they don't accept this, we'll match them with other players in our community and see if they've encountered the same situation."

"I'm going to send a match request to '↑Demon'."

Qi Fan was taken aback: "But isn't the most likely scenario in this situation that '↑Demon' will betray us?"

Han Mengying explained, "If he doesn't accept my invitation, it means he's betraying me, and perhaps the situation isn't too bad."

"If he accepts my invitation... that would be the worst-case scenario."

……

……

Once we entered the second phase, time seemed to fly by.

For He Xiaojun, the game strategy in the second phase actually became simpler.

The Pope rejected Huang Ming's invitation, so it's safe to say he's the traitor to the community.

Huang Ming and '↓World' took turns matching with He Xiaojun, giving him the highest amount of wealth vouchers, while the remaining person who didn't get a turn continued to search for Dr. Shen.

After eliminating the incorrect option "↑ High Priestess", I successfully found Dr. Shen after two attempts.

This makes the situation clear.

Three players took turns matching with He Xiaojun, giving him the highest possible reward.

When one player sends a reward, the other two players are matched with each other and share the reward coupons equally, or roughly redistribute the reward coupons.

This way, the safety of all community members can be ensured, while also allowing each player to gain at least some benefit.

(End of this chapter)