God's imitator

Chapter 389 Audience Rules (Seeking monthly votes for the new month!)
Zhou Guifen glanced at the large screen.

Inside the arena, the young people were already checking out the instructions and usage of various devices, and seemed to be having some simple conversations.

However, this large screen only displays images and does not play sound or display any specific information.

For example, the rules only mention the names of these devices, but the specific usage, functions, and prices are displayed on the notice boards of the devices inside the venue, which can only be viewed by players inside the venue and cannot be seen by players outside the venue.

Just then, the loudspeaker blared in the room again.

Wu Xiaomei has signed a "live and die together" exclusive contract with Chen Ran and will receive an additional 2 points of funding.

All the other players outside the venue looked at Wu Xiaomei, their expressions ranging from surprise to confusion or anger.

But Wu Xiaomei showed no hesitation or struggle; her face even appeared somewhat composed.

Why are you all looking at me?
"If my daughter dies, what's the point of me living?"
"Since we're going to die together anyway, why not take the extra 2 in funding?"

The other players in the outer area looked at each other, but ultimately remained silent.

Zhou Guifen didn't know what to say, but she understood Wu Xiaomei's feelings.

After arriving in the new world, she didn't know the specifics of her child Shen Xing's situation, but in any case, he should still be living well in the real world, right?
It is precisely because of this belief that these people are able to survive in the new world.

But now, seeing your own child in the game is a different story.

Since they are no longer in reality and have come to a new world, there are only two possibilities:

If they survive in the game, even though they are in different communities, they are both trying to live, and there is still a possibility of them reuniting.

If a child dies in a game, it means utter despair. What's the point of continuing to live like a zombie in a new world?
It would be better to suffer the instant death punishment together and end it all.

Therefore, although Wu Xiaomei's behavior affected almost all the players in the game, further increasing the meaningless involution of the game, these parents still found it difficult to criticize her.

Now that things have come to this, more and more people are starting to think at their consoles about whether they should sign a "life and death" contract.

Zhou Guifen had no choice but to make this difficult decision.

The waiting time ticked by, second by second.

……

Meanwhile, in the audience lounge where Yang Yuting was, the game rules for the audience side began to be played.

The rules for the "audience" game will now be announced.

In this game, the 'spectator' can perform two different actions.

Operation 1: Placing a bet

Viewers can bet a total of 2 to 5 minutes of visa time. (If less than 2 minutes of visa time remain, all must be bet.)

[You can bet on multiple players in the room. The amount of the bet is unlimited. You can increase your bet at any time, but you cannot decrease or cancel your bet.]

[Viewers must place all their bets before the end of the fourth round; betting will close when the fifth round begins.]

[At the end of the game, if any of the players in the inner circle who placed bets survive, and the number of deaths does not exceed one, they are considered 'winners'; otherwise, they are considered 'losers'.]

All the chips bet by the 'losers' will be divided among the 'winners'.

[During the distribution, the allocation amount will be increased according to the following three conditions.]

[1. The order in which players bet on surviving players occurred earlier.] [2. Players betting on surviving players had a larger amount of chips.]

3. No players in the inner circle who placed bets died.

[Step Two: Provide Funding]

Each viewer will receive 3 points for free. This funding will be provided automatically and will not deduct any visa time.

Audiences also have two ways to utilize these funds:

[1. Directly invest funds in specific equipment within the indoor area, in the same way and with the same results as the 'outdoor players'.]

[2. You can provide funds to a specific "outside player," with a minimum amount of 1000 points. You can also convey your stance to that player: "Agree" or "Disagree."]

[Special Note: If a spectator fails to correctly predict any surviving inside player, an additional penalty will be triggered: all visa time will be deducted and the remaining time will be shared among all surviving 'inside players' and 'outside players'.]

If the deducted visa time is less than 5, an additional 5 will be deducted, and the individual will be burdened with debt. Upon returning to the community, the debt must be repaid within 48 hours, or face immediate punishment.

Finally, please remember: audience members cannot go on stage, but they can still applaud a wonderful performance.

[The game is about to begin, please get ready!]

……

The rules for the audience have now been explained.

Clearly, there is an information gap between the three identities of "inside players", "outside players" and "spectators".

The "inner circle players" have the least information; they don't even know that the outer circle players are actually their parents, nor do they know the actual team pairings.

They are also the most dangerous; failure to complete either challenge could result in immediate death.

There are additional benefits, up to 10 minutes of visa time, but you need to successfully complete all maps in the "Painted Track".

This is a rather demanding condition, because there are six maps in total on the track. You can only avoid death by clearing three maps, and you will receive extra rewards if you clear more than three maps.

The risk of death for "outside players" mainly comes from the "live and die together" agreement and the final "public trial".

However, the premise of a public trial is that some viewers can guess the specific crimes committed by these players, which is quite difficult. Without releasing the players' profiles, Yang Yuting had no clue.

However, one point is worth noting: even if a player is publicly tried, the two players with the most "guilty" votes will be selected and given an instant death penalty, rather than all players who exceed a certain number of votes being instantly killed.

This means that there might be a possibility of dragging other players into the mess.

As for the audience, they can place bets freely and have some influence on players in the inner and outer fields, but this influence is very limited.

Yang Yuting couldn't even send messages like in "The King's Trial"; she could only express "agree" or "disagree".

Furthermore, if spectators bet on players inside the arena and make the wrong bet, they may lose their bets, ranging from 2 to 5 yuan; even worse, if none of the betting players survive, they will have all their visa time deducted.

It can be said that one must be extremely cautious in choosing which bets to place.

After the game rules were explained to the audience, the original 10 minutes were almost up.

Yang Yuting could only quickly think of a strategy as a spectator while continuing to pay attention to the situation inside and outside the game.

　This chapter might be a little long, and there may be minor revisions later. I'll add an extra chapter today, the 1st, to finish updating the rules. I'm also asking for monthly votes. I'll try to finish writing and revising it as quickly as possible.

　　
　
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