Cao Haichuan said matter-of-factly, "It’s normal that you find this puzzling.
"It’s precisely because these rules are more deceptive to God’s Imitators that Zhong Yuanyuan misjudged the power gap between herself and the players in the game.
"She thought she was in an invincible position, while the players could only be slaughtered by her at will, but in reality it wasn’t the case."
Wang Yongxin pointed to the first two supplementary rules:
"The first rule, precisely because exchange tickets cannot be returned by oneself and can only be given to other players, allows for establishing long-term cooperation with others.
"If they could be returned by oneself, the other party would worry that such promises would become empty checks, which would actually be detrimental to building mutual trust.
"As for the second rule, I believe that although it intensified the conflicts between male and female players, it also serves a crucial purpose, which is secondary confirmation.
"If we only relied on ’like-to-dislike ratio’ to determine the God’s Imitator, it would still lack some persuasive power.
"Take Gao Jialiang for example, his like-to-dislike ratio was 54%. Does this necessarily mean he was actively seeking dislikes?
"Maybe male players were jealous and gave him dislikes? Or maybe some female players thought he lacked masculine energy?"Just the 54% ratio, although somewhat abnormal, wasn’t enough to convince all players.
"But the Split button data was enough to form a stark contrast, making 54% become indisputably abnormal data.
"Overall, the abnormality in like-dislike data only raises suspicion, but isn’t solid evidence.
"To convince 20 players to vote ’boring’ to help you kill someone, you need another set of data for double confirmation.
"Moreover, the existence of this data can also remind more players to notice abnormalities in the game, alerting them to the fact that ’the God’s Imitator might be deliberately stirring up conflicts in the game.’"
Zheng Jie suddenly understood, "I see... I’ve learned something."
Jiang He thought of another question, "What if Gao Jialiang actively pressed ‘I’ll Pay’ every time? Wouldn’t the data show no abnormality?"
Cai Zhiyuan shook his head, "No, there would still be abnormality.
"A handsome guy like him, pressing ‘I’ll Pay’ every time, then only receiving 54% likes, wouldn’t that be even stranger?
"As long as he wants to actively seek dislikes, this data will always show inconsistencies.
"Conversely, if he wants to make his data appear normal, he can’t get enough dislikes in the first 4 hours, making it impossible to execute subsequent plans.
"This is a dead end, the result is the same regardless of what he chooses."
Jiang He nodded convincingly, "I see! This structure is quite ingenious.
"So... the Gallery personally intervened, embedding rules and hints in the game that are sufficient for players to counter-kill the God’s Imitator?
"And for these unfair games, the Gallery forcibly requires God’s Imitators to enter?
"What exactly is the Gallery? Is it truly an omnipotent god?
"Regardless, as long as the Gallery is willing to personally intervene and fine-tune game rules, then even if God’s Imitators run rigged operations, players won’t be completely at their mercy.
"If God’s Imitators behave even more outrageously, the Gallery will likely continue to increase the intensity of sanctions."
Li Renshu nodded, "Yes, I even believe the Gallery deliberately selected some relatively intelligent players to enter the game.
"According to this game’s selection rules, although it mandates the three players with the least visa time from each community to enter, there are also voluntary registration and Gallery-mandated quotas.
"Cases like Lu Xinyi and Lawyer Lin were voluntary registrations, because from the community’s perspective, strong players must enter the game to lead the team, ensuring the safety of players from the same community while earning more visa time.
"Some very intelligent players who don’t want to participate might also be forcibly pulled in by the Gallery.
"After these intelligent people are threatened in the game, they consistently point their spears at the God’s Imitator of that game.
"In the game, Lawyer Lin wasn’t the only one checking data, many players from other communities were also investigating.
"Although from the results, Lawyer Lin’s behavior seemed like some kind of individual heroism performance, there were still two hours left before the game ended at that time.
"Even without Lawyer Lin, I believe intelligent players would still have locked onto the first community before the game ended and taken action.
"Fang Wencong’s death was very likely proof of other players taking action."
Everyone nodded, each lost in thought, and their originally worried expressions gradually relaxed.
In other words, when a certain God’s Imitator commits obviously transgressive behavior, although the Gallery won’t directly kill them or reject their game, they will likely balance the game difficulty through two methods.
First, the Gallery personally supplements rules, and second, when screening players, they deliberately select strong ones.
Although many doubts still exist, the conclusion that ’the Gallery will dynamically balance gameplay’ still gave everyone considerable peace of mind.
Li Renshu looked at the time, "Alright, this debriefing session ends here.
"It now appears that ’screening-type games’ also have a certain mortality rate, possibly even higher than judgment-type games.
"However, the difference is that screening-type games often don’t target specific players, nor do they necessarily test human nature, but rather include large numbers of players and then eliminate the weak according to rules.
"Our conservative player selection strategy this time was correct. If 8 people had really entered, in situations where they couldn’t help each other at all, more casualties might have occurred.
"The communities that died most in this game were the 9th and 12th communities, precisely because they entered significantly more players than others.
"Due to game mechanics issues, not only was it impossible to execute team strategies, but one player attracting hatred would doom the entire community’s players.
"Next time we encounter this type of screening game, we must still be cautious.
"Alright, everyone must be tired. Let’s end here for today.
"In any case, everyone returned safely, and Doctor Zheng also earned considerable visa time. Today is a day worth celebrating. Everyone go rest well, let’s have a group dinner tonight!"
Xu Tong was very happy, "Great! Group dinner!"
Everyone stood up and left one by one.
...
Evening.
The lobby was brightly lit as everyone spontaneously prepared dinner.
Some discussed what dishes to order at the vending machine, some washed dishes, and some tidied tables.
Li Renshu had just given Xu Tong some menu suggestions when she turned around and happened to see Su Xiucen walking down from the second floor.
"Aunt Su.
"Are you feeling better?"
Su Xiucen smiled, "Much better now. Is there anything I can do? If you liked those home-cooked dishes from before, I can make them again."
Li Renshu supported her arm, "No need, Aunt Su. You’ve worked hard during this period too. We can’t always make you toil during group dinners.
"This time just enjoy the food with us, put all those miscellaneous things aside."
Su Xiucen nodded, "Alright."
Soon, various dishes filled the long table, and everyone took their seats.
As before, they bought some relatively cheap red wine, champagne, and beverages, but everyone took what they wanted according to their own preferences.
Wang Yongxin looked at the champagne in his wine glass and sniffed it at his nose.
"What a pity, this cheap champagne still tastes inferior.
"If there were no rule restrictions, I’d want to pay for a more expensive bottle myself for everyone to try."
Speaking, he looked toward Li Renshu, "When will we add another motion specifically for a ’luxury consumption fund’?
"Everyone voluntarily deposits visa time into it to buy high-end food, clothing, or cosmetics for everyone.
"After all, there are so many expensive things in the vending machine that we haven’t enjoyed yet."