God's imitator

Chapter 83 Lin Sizhi's Broadcast

The two players participating in the talent show on the big screen were clearly more flustered than Zheng Jie.

Originally, the talent show was supposed to be a great opportunity to get extra likes, so everyone wanted to participate. But unexpectedly, when it was finally their turn, it turned into a blatant murder mystery game.

Worse still, killing someone during a talent show is easier than killing someone during a meeting.

To kill someone in a meeting, you first need to enter the same meeting room as the other party through matching or invitation. You need to ensure that you have more "likes" or "dislikes" than the other party, and you also need to consume additional "likes" or "dislikes" to launch an attack.

But the talent show is different; if 20 players click "bored," the player will die instantly.

Judging from previous talent shows, it's not uncommon for contestants to be singled out 20 times for being bored.

The audition had just begun, and performer number 1, a seemingly honest and unassuming middle-aged man, was already weeping uncontrollably.

"I don't have any special talents, and I don't have much time left on my visa. I just want to survive until the end of the game. Please, everyone, don't kill me!"

He began to kneel on the ground and kowtow repeatedly.

According to the game rules, players' performance time during the talent show can be as short as 1 minute and as long as 5 minutes.

Therefore, even if they wanted to end the talent show immediately, they couldn't.

Zheng Jie sat in the chair, watching performer number 1 keep kowtowing, and his heart was also clenched.

Finally, the agonizing minute passed, and the uncle, whose forehead was bruised and red, hurriedly got up from the ground and pressed the button next to the talent show stage.

A notification sound plays, and the audio switches to performer number 2.

Only then did the man seem to have survived a disaster, repeatedly clasping his hands in a fist and bowing to the camera.

Others have used the button to end the draft early before, but none have been as eager and sincere as this uncle.

Performer number 2 also panicked. She was a woman in her thirties whose makeup looked quite exquisite. There was a small water stain on the shoulder of her clothes. At this moment, she was so frightened that she cried and begged the camera, completely disregarding the integrity of her makeup.

Fortunately, a minute passed and nothing happened.

Performer #1 received a total of 7 "Interesting" comments and an extra "Like".

Performer #2 received a total of 2 "Interesting" comments and an extra "Like".

Not only are there very few people voting "boring," but even the number of people voting "interesting" has become very small.

This may be because players simply don't have time to pay attention to the draft, as they are all racking their brains to think of survival strategies;
It could also be because players simply can't describe their feelings about watching the draft as "fun";
Or perhaps they are terrified of the possibility that "talent shows could lead to death," so they subconsciously stay away from any buttons they can reach.

Seeing that the two players who participated in the talent show were safe and sound, Zheng Jie couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Clearly, while the conditions for killing him seem easy, they are not something that can be met immediately and quickly.

Most players are not first-time participants in the game, and they will still carefully consider the rules.

If killing is done through a talent show, it means that at least 20 players are involved. Therefore, the 1/10 visa time obtained after killing a player must also be shared equally among the 20 players.

After dividing it up like this, there's hardly anything left.

Most players still have an instinctive sense of compassion; they feel sympathy and empathy for others. It's hard for them to really decide to kill a performer on a talent show stage, even if they are just a stranger, just because of such a trivial visa delay.

Moreover, when it's uncertain whether the other party poses a threat, having more surviving players reduces the probability of encountering the killer in subsequent meetings.

Therefore, most players are not yet able to press "bored" to kill without any psychological burden.

Even if some crazy players indiscriminately click "boring," or some players have a grudge against the players in the draft, it is impossible to reach the top 20.

This relieved Zheng Jie a little; it seemed that even if he stepped onto the talent show stage, he wouldn't necessarily die immediately.

Moreover, he has already performed on stage once, so he is relatively safe now.

Based on the current game mechanics, the draft will prioritize players who haven't yet appeared on stage. Otherwise, if a player consistently fails to receive likes, wouldn't they be constantly featured in the draft? That doesn't seem very reasonable.

The fact that he didn't receive any praise before, which led to him appearing on the talent show stage early, actually turned out to be a good thing for Zheng Jie.

"But... if I remember correctly, Lin Ge and Yang Yuting haven't been on any talent shows yet, have they?"

Zheng Jie couldn't help but worry about the two of them.

Judging from the selection process, Lin Sizhi and Yang Yuting must have received a lot of praise, which is why they ranked so low in the selection process.

But now, as time goes on, the later the draft, the more dangerous it seems.

"Damn it, if I had known it would be like this, I would have preferred to get more dislikes than 'likes'!"

At this point, Zheng Jie also realized that stepping on someone is also a kind of resource.

The first phase deliberately concealed the relevant rules, so everyone subconsciously didn't want to be criticized.

In the second stage, they became the most miserable group: with neither likes nor dislikes, it meant that whether the other party chose to report them or commit murder, they were completely powerless to fight back.

Both "reporting" and "murder" require a prerequisite: comparing the number of "likes" and "dislikes" on both sides. Only if one side has more "likes" and "dislikes" can the murder be carried out.

In other words, the more people "step on" (i.e., criticize or criticize), the more proactive they are.

He can kill whomever he wants, but others can't kill him at all.

Just then, a new broadcast message appeared on the big screen.

[Lin Sizhi from Community 17 broadcasts a data message to all players.]

[In the last meeting, the percentage of players who proactively sent meeting invitations to players with more likes than themselves was 15%.]

Zheng Jie was taken aback for a moment: "Oh? What does that mean?"

He was puzzled because the figure of 15% did not seem to provide much additional information.

But since this was a piece of data posted by Lin Sizhi, Zheng Jie felt that it must have some deeper meaning, so he spent more time thinking about it.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.

"If the data doesn't contain any additional information, doesn't that mean the information is hidden in the way the data is filtered?"
"It doesn't matter how many people do this, but it's important that they do it!"

"In other words, Brother Lin is reminding us that proactively meeting with players who have more likes than ourselves can better ensure our safety and increase our chances of survival!"
"Yeah, that's right!"

The more Zheng Jie thought about it, the more sense it made.

According to the game mechanics, the most dangerous players right now are those who have accumulated 5 "stomp" tokens and are full of resentment.

According to the game mechanics, since players who get more likes tend to get fewer dislikes, it is obviously safer to match with players who have more likes.

Among the players you've already met, who have more likes?

Although it's impossible to find out exactly how many likes players get on the show later.

Of course, matching with these types of players isn't without risk, as they might also "report" on you. But since "reporting" requires three attempts before death, it offers some leeway compared to "murder."

The lesser of two evils.

Zheng Jie rallied again and hurried to the entrance of the meeting room corridor, where he sent a meeting invitation to Zhou Rong of the 12th community via a small screen.

This is the safest person Zheng Jie can think of to meet with at the moment.

(End of this chapter)