God's imitator

Chapter 71 Draft Rules
Zheng Jie was instantly struck dumb, and stammered, "Y-hello..."

After arriving at Community 17, he had already learned about some of the games that everyone had participated in before, especially the game "Blood Poker". Because the strategies and results of the three groups were different, Fu Chen considered it a good teaching material and explained it to him in detail.

As a result, Zheng Jie also learned about Lu Xinyi from the 3rd Community.

If I put myself in Jiang He's shoes, I would have been helpless and had no choice but to be slaughtered.

I thought the chances of encountering another player from the third community were slim, but it turned out to be such a coincidence.

What is this called?
Do you encounter a max-level boss right after leaving the starting village?
Lu Xinyi didn't seem to care, casually tucking a lock of hair behind her ear: "It seems you have a rather deep-seated prejudice against me?"

Zheng Jie quickly waved his hand: "No!"

Lu Xinyi glanced at the rules for the meeting room on the table and suggested, "Let's decide on the payment method for the room usage fee first."
"You seem to be such a gentleman, surely you wouldn't be so stingy as to not even spend 200 minutes on a visa interview?"

Zheng Jie was a little stumped by the question. He looked at the button in front of him, and his mind went blank for a moment.

His subconscious thought was to pay.

But then I thought about it again, and it didn't seem right. This wasn't a real blind date.

This is a life-or-death game in the arcade! Since visa processing time is everyone's life, why should I be the only one to pay for those 200 minutes?
While he was still struggling with his decision, Lu Xinyi burst out laughing.

"Can't you tell when a girl is joking?"

"I've already pressed AA, you should press it too."

Zheng Jie was a little surprised. He looked up and found that the button representing AA among the three buttons in front of Lu Xinyi was indeed pressed, and the indicator light was on.

Zheng Jie was worried that there was a trap involved, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was impossible for there to be a trap.

Lu Xinyi had already pressed the [AA] option, so he couldn't possibly press anything else, could he?
If they press any other button, he and Lu Xinyi will have an extra 100 minutes deducted from their visa processing time. Isn't that ridiculous?
After thinking for a moment, Zheng Jie pressed the [AA] button in front of him.

Lu Xinyi had 100 minutes of her visa time deducted.

Zheng Jie had 100 minutes of his visa processing time deducted.

[Room fee has been paid. We wish you both a pleasant meeting!]

Zheng Jie breathed a sigh of relief. There was no trap; he had been overthinking things.

The room fell silent again.

Lu Xinyi leaned back in her chair in a relaxed posture, resting her chin on her right hand, and observed Zheng Jie with great interest.

"Since we have nothing to do for the rest of the time, why don't we just chat?"
"What was the last trial game played by your 17th community?"

Zheng Jie sat up straight in his chair, stammered twice, and then said, "I can't tell you."

Lu Xinyi laughed: "Oh, you're quite good at keeping secrets, aren't you?"
"Okay, then let's not talk about games and the community. What's your profession? We can talk about that now, right?"

Zheng Jie remained wary: "Then why don't you talk about your profession?"

Lu Xinyi shrugged noncommittally: "Sure, if you're interested."

"I'm an amateur magician. Sometimes I randomly grab passersby to perform street magic, and sometimes I make videos online to teach."

She leaned forward slightly, a smile playing on her lips: "Do you believe me?"

……

Ten minutes felt like an eternity to Zheng Jie.

Chatting with such a beautiful girl should have been a pleasant experience, but Zheng Jie always felt a chill down his spine when he thought about Lu Xinyi's performance in "Blood Poker".

He dared not mention anything about the 17th Community, nor his own profession or experience, for fear that Lu Xinyi might overhear the unintentional information and turn it into a trap for him.

Although this thought was somewhat paranoid, Zheng Jie was participating in the game in the arcade for the first time, so he kept telling himself to be careful.

Don't let the other older brothers and sisters in the community down. Lu Xinyi didn't seem to care, and simply chatted with Zheng Jie about her own things, but it was clear that Zheng Jie didn't believe a word she said.

After a long wait, ten minutes finally passed.

As the countdown on the desktop reached zero, the notification sound rang again.

[The meeting time has ended. Both players are requested to leave the venue and return to their respective rooms.]

Before you leave, please remember to leave your feedback on this meeting.

The so-called evaluation refers to "likes" or "dislikes".

Actually, these two buttons could have been pressed when he first entered the meeting room, but Zheng Jie held back until now because it was a relatively important operation.

Lu Xinyi placed her right hand on the thumbs-up area and pressed it.

Then, she widened her eyes in shock: "We're having such a great chat, you wouldn't even trade a free like with me, would you?"

Zheng Jie hesitated for a moment. According to the game rules, he could only get one like per hour, but he had to attend three meetings.

If Lu Xinyi gets this round, then there will be no more likes in the next two meetings.

How about giving it a thumbs down?

It seemed a bit too much. Lu Xinyi didn't show any aggression towards him at all and chatted with him in a very friendly manner. They even split the room fee equally.

The other person also only gets one like per hour. If the other person gives one, wouldn't it be a bit too inhumane for me not to give one?
After a brief internal struggle, Zheng Jie coughed twice and said, "Okay, let's exchange likes."

After he finished speaking, he pressed the "like" button.

Lu Xinyi smiled at him: "Alright, it was a pleasant meeting. Hope we can meet again sometime!"

……

As soon as Zheng Jie returned to his room, he saw the game rules being introduced again on the big screen.

Congratulations on completing your first meeting.

The draft rules will be updated next.

[The 'Draft' event will begin one hour after entering the game, during the waiting period before the fourth meeting.]

[Every break time thereafter will be a "talent show".]

In the "talent showdown," two players with fewer likes will be randomly selected to compete on the talent show stage.

The two players can take turns performing any content, with each player having a time limit of 1-5 minutes. They can also press the button next to the stage to end their performance early.

Other players, as spectators, can vote "funny" for their favorite performances.

[Performers who accumulate 10 "Funny" comments will receive an extra like.]

[After accumulating 20 "bored" moments, the talent show will end immediately.]

Voting "Interesting" or "Boring" during a talent show will not consume any existing resources.

After hearing the rules, Zheng Jie frowned even more.

"Perform a show, and you get one 'like' for every 10 'funny' comments?"
"This is truly a game that tests one's personal charm!"

"It's a blind date and a talent show. Although it doesn't seem dangerous, I'm not handsome and I don't have any special talents. I really shouldn't have come!"

After reading the new rules, Zheng Jie sighed silently and went to the data query machine.

(End of this chapter)