God's imitator

Chapter 46 Fairness Voting

Seeing the game content in cells 5 and 6, Zhang Peng felt a chill run down his spine.

These six cells are indeed increasingly dangerous as you move further in.

The target in cell number 5 can be roughly regarded as a large human figure, and its area is estimated to be about four times the size of an average person's frontal projection.

In other words, if a nail gun fires randomly within this range, there is nearly a one in four chance that it will hit a person.

Moreover, the lethality of the nail gun is quite different from that of the Iron Maiden in cell number 4.

The Iron Maiden's spikes avoided vital areas such as the head and major organs, and the spikes themselves were not very thick.

Although Gao Zhankui was covered in blood from being stabbed all over, it was clear that he had not actually suffered any serious injuries that would endanger his life.

But nail guns are different. If one of these hits a vital organ such as the heart, artery, or eye, it can be fatal.

As for cell number 6, it's purely a matter of fate.

Since it's a random draw, you might draw a relatively simple mechanism, or you might draw a very dangerous one.

If forced to choose between the two, cell number 6 would certainly be better. However, the good news is that Zhang Peng has an even safer option.

That was cell number 3, which hadn't been used before.

Thinking of this, he nervously rubbed his hands together and said cautiously, "Uncle Ding, there's no other way, please let me into cell number 3."

"Uncle Ding, look at me, I don't look like someone who could burn through so much visa time. Don't worry, if anyone is in danger, I will definitely break my finger to save them."

Ding Wenqiang looked Zhang Peng up and down: "Really?"

Zhang Peng nodded hurriedly: "Of course, Uncle Ding, it's definitely true!"
"Besides, there's no other choice; we have to go into one of these three cells."

"I may not be a good person, but I don't deserve to die..."

Ding Wenqiang hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded: "That's true."

However, just as he was about to send Zhang Peng to cell number 3, a system notification sounded.

[Viewer #1 tipped Ding Wenqiang 8000 minutes of visa processing time. Additional information: Cell #4, 10,000 yuan per transaction.]

Ding Wenqiang paused for a moment, then hesitated.

Zhang Peng's eyes lit up.

Yes, that's another way to do it!
I wonder who this audience member number 1 is?
He cast a grateful glance at audience member number 1, but unfortunately, he couldn't see who was inside through the one-way glass.

The game only requires you to complete 10 trials, but it doesn't say that each prisoner must be equally divided.
Theoretically speaking, if a prisoner is tough enough to survive 10 trials, he can be considered to have passed the test.

Whom the trial will ultimately fall upon is entirely up to Ding Wenqiang, the king, with a single word.

Seeing that Ding Wenqiang was still hesitating, Zhang Peng quickly lowered his voice and said, "Uncle Ding, what's there to hesitate about? It's ten thousand each time!"

Ding Wenqiang's expression showed some resistance: "But, wouldn't that be a bit unfair?"

Zhang Peng immediately shook his head: "Fair? Uncle Ding, which of the games in this arcade is absolutely fair? Huh? Is there any?"

“Some people in our community have earned over 100,000 RMB in a single game of Blood Poker, while I’ve only earned a little over 30,000 RMB. Is that fair?”

"In the real world, some people are born into a family with billions in assets, and they can spend all their money on food, drink and entertainment for a lifetime; while others can be killed by objects thrown from high-rise buildings while walking down the street."

Is this fair?
"Besides, what's this game called? King's Judgment. You're the king."

"Why should a prisoner talk about fairness with the king?"
"The rules of the game have already implied that you have supreme power in this game. You earned this status through your own abilities. Since the rules of the game allow it, why can't you do it?"

Seeing that Ding Wenqiang was still hesitating, Zhang Peng urged, "Uncle Ding, think about it, why have people like us fallen to the lowest level?"

"It's all because of those meaningless moral sentiments!"

"Look at those rich people, do they feel guilty about such a trivial matter?"

At that moment, the broadcast started again.

[Viewer #7 tipped Ding Wenqiang 6000 minutes of visa processing time. Additional information: Cell #4, 10,000 yuan.]

Ding Wenqiang finally made up his mind: "You're right, I am the king, I can judge whomever I want!"
"It would be perfectly reasonable for scum like him to be put on trial again."

With that in mind, he went to the door of cell number 4 again and pressed the game panel.

Gao Zhankui stared wide-eyed, his face full of disbelief, but he quickly picked up the strips of cloth from the ground and wrapped himself up tightly as before.

Ding Wenqiang turned his face away and refused to look.

Besides Zhang Peng's persuasion and the donations from the two viewers, there was another crucial reason for his decision: prisoners are not all the same, and there are differences in relationships between them. Cai Zhiyuan and Wang Yongxin, after all, were players in Community 17, and they would inevitably run into each other.

After this game ends, we'll inevitably still have to work together within the community.

If you harm these two people, you're likely to be isolated within the community.

But Gao Zhankui was different; here, nobody cared about him.

Even if Gao Zhankui dies in the game, Cai Zhiyuan and Wang Yongxin won't say anything; on the contrary, they'll be grateful. After all, they'll be direct beneficiaries as well.

……

Please hold a vote on the fairness of the King's actions.

The broadcast sounded again, and Lin Sizhi silently pressed the 'X' button.

The voting results are coming out faster and faster, probably because most viewers realize that voting doesn't require much thought; they can just choose based on their intuition, since there are lie detector mechanisms.

Overthinking is not only pointless, but if you apply to the wrong country, you might even have your visa application time deducted, which is a losing proposition.

The voting result is ××××××√×××

Final fairness score: -80

Thank you for your review!

Lin Sizhi looked at the evaluation results. Although she didn't know who these viewers were, she could still see some clues by comparing the results of multiple votes.

For example, although audience member number 1 was the culprit who instigated Ding Wenqiang, he also believed it was unfair.

This shows that the behavior of audience member number 1 was solely based on self-interest.

He had already bet on the King's side, so having Ding Wenqiang kill the prisoner would give him an extra profit.

Audience member #3 is more compassionate and tends to vote for the wrongdoer when they see the criminals suffering severe punishment.

As for audience member number 7, he was quite interesting. He selected √, but did not trigger the lie detector penalty in the game mechanism. This shows that he genuinely believed that Ding Wenqiang did the right thing, and that it was reasonable for someone like Gao Zhankui to be tried twice.

They're somewhat like the kind of people who "judge cases online and start with the death penalty."

……

The Iron Maiden mechanism opened again, and Gao Zhankui was thrown straight out.

[The 60000 minutes of visa time have been credited to the player.]

This time, he lay on the ground for a long time before he finally caught his breath.

He tried to remove the cloth strip from his head, but his bloodied hand quickly fell back down.

According to the rules of the game, the trial games in each cell become increasingly dangerous as the number of rounds increases.

The first settlement for the visa was 3, and the second was 6.

This means that the number of acupuncture needles in the second session also doubled, from 30 to 60.

Based on the current situation, Gao Zhankui's blood loss has reached a rather dangerous level.

If the trial game were to be played again, and the number of needle pricks were doubled, Gao Zhankui would most likely die inside.

[Viewer #7 tipped Ding Wenqiang 4000 minutes of visa processing time, with the message: You did the right thing.]

[Viewer #1 tipped Ding Wenqiang 2000 minutes of visa processing time, with the message: Continue.]

[Viewer #3 tipped Ding Wenqiang 1000 minutes of visa processing time, with the message: Stop.]

The influx of information only made Ding Wenqiang's already chaotic mind even more confused.

Fortunately, this information is not only broadcast, but also displayed in text on a large screen for easy verification.

The new donations from viewers #1 and #7 are not only conveying a message, but also paying the final installment of a promise made previously.

The total time allotted for the visas they granted before and this time adds up to exactly 1 minutes.

Moreover, the audience on the prisoner's side has now basically realized one thing:
Viewers who sided with the king clearly had a stronger desire to tip.

The reason is simple: they can gain more from this behavior.

(End of this chapter)