God's Imitator

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and Fu Chen hurriedly asked, ”What method?”

Chen Ran seriously examined Fu Chen and said, ”The method to determine the exclusive punishment is actually the ’Pen Spirit’ game.

”Logically speaking, there really is no way to determine where it will stop, since its principle is that all players’ slight arm tremors form a combined force, naturally moving and rotating.

”However, there is a textual trap in the game rules.

”’It is strictly forbidden to actively apply any pushing force, otherwise it will be considered a violation, with a warning for the first offense and death penalty for the second offense.’

”The rules only prohibit applying pushing force, but do not prohibit applying pulling force.

”In other words, you can use the action of ’actively applying pulling force’ to make your own punishment be selected earlier. Those willing to accept punishment last only need to do nothing.”

Peng Xinyuan was somewhat surprised, ”You knew this all along?”

Chen Ran didn’t speak anymore.

Obviously, she most likely had already noticed this textual trap before, but chose not to say it.Because this method could only select oneself, but couldn’t select others.

Before confirming that ’multiple people entering can share the punishment,’ no one would be willing to actively bear the punishment first.

Chen Ran being the first one selected to bear the punishment was definitely not intentional on her part, but purely bad luck.

Fu Chen thought for a moment, ”Okay, then you three decide the order based on the situation, I’ll go last.”

...

A bit earlier, when the second round of the game had just started.

[No players are blocked in this round and can freely transfer funds.]

After the broadcast ended, the outer field players immediately completed the transfer of funds.

Since the inner field players still chose to first attempt the ’track in the picture’ challenge, the outer field players couldn’t select the ’Sharer’ right away and could only wait silently.

Fu Yujun silently observed Fu Chen’s actions on the big screen, deep in thought.

”The priority order is gas station, car rental, repair shop, modification shop, which means the modification shop indeed has some kind of hidden danger that only inner field players can see.

”However, since the gas station appears to be fine, its effect among these facilities must be relatively slow, and may require more funds.”

Fu Yujun fell into contemplation. By observing Fu Chen’s behavior, he had obtained some information, but to make more accurate decisions, he still needed more thinking.

As for the other players, the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

In the previous round, everyone successfully established cooperation, which allowed their previously tense nerves to relax somewhat.

While each of them watched the game’s progress on the big screen, they also began to chat casually.

”Brother Jiao, your son looks a bit impulsive,” Liu Mingxin said.

Jiao Hongtao sighed silently, ”Ah, can’t help it. He’s been mischievous since childhood and won’t listen to me.

”I beat him a few times, but it didn’t work. Later I just stopped caring.”

Liu Mingxin said, ”Well, he’ll naturally become more sensible when he grows up.”

Jiao Hongtao was silent for a moment, then shook his head, ”Ah, not really. Later on, I couldn’t beat him anymore.”

Wu Xiaomei looked at Shen Xing on the big screen and sighed with emotion, ”How nice. I also want Ranran to grow her hair long, but she just won’t. She always secretly goes to cut it herself.

”We’ve argued about this many times.”

Zhou Guifen comforted her, ”Such things should still be decided by the child herself. Short hair looks quite nice too.

”And Chen Ran looks very smart at first glance. Her studies must have always been good, right?”

Wu Xiaomei’s expression showed some regret, ”She was quite good when she was young, but later somehow her mind just wasn’t on studying anymore.

”But you’re right about one thing, children’s matters should ultimately be decided by the children themselves. We as parents can’t manage them for their whole lives.”

Zhou Guifen nodded, ”Yes, yes. Chen Ran looks like a very independent child. You’ve put effort into raising her.”

Wu Xiaomei smiled, ”Isn’t everyone like this?”

After chatting casually for a bit, as Shen Xing was selected for ’Exclusive Punishment,’ Zhou Guifen automatically became the ’Sharer’ for this round of the game.

When she first saw Shen Xing being selected, Zhou Guifen couldn’t help but worry.

But seeing Fu Chen and Peng Xinyuan actively enter the room, Zhou Guifen looked at Fu Yujun and Peng Hong with considerable gratitude.

”Fu Chen, this child, is really...”

So far, the inner field players had not obtained information about the outer field players. Fu Chen also didn’t know about the relationship between Shen Xing and Zhou Guifen, but he still chose to help without hesitation.

This also moved Zhou Guifen.

After thinking briefly, she quickly decided what content to share.

”After entering the New World, I often think about my daughter.

”But seeing her today, I increasingly feel that she’s grown up, and many things should indeed be decided by her.

”Looking back now, I also often had arguments with her, but we could still reach agreement on most things.

”The thing I feel most guilty about toward her is that she wanted to learn music from me and become an art student. But I very forcefully refused her and cut off this idea of hers.

”Thinking about it now, I really regret it, but there’s no way to make up for it.”

The system broadcast sounded.

[‘Sharer’ has completed sharing according to game rules. Reward obtained:]

[”On an ordinary day, a certain driver drove away in his own car, the car exploded, and the driver died too.”]

After completing the sharing, it was another sentence without beginning or end. It seemed somewhat related to the previous sentence, but clearly had an inauspicious meaning.

After listening to Zhou Guifen’s sharing, Fu Yujun frowned slightly, having a bad premonition.

Obviously, Zhou Guifen’s sharing actually had a specific strategy: she used this segment’s lie detection mechanism to eliminate the possibility that Shen Xing was a ’super authority player.’

Because according to the system rules, ’super authority players’ and their parents have no sense of guilt toward each other.

And the content shared by the ’Sharer’ must be the truth and cannot be a lie, otherwise it would trigger the lie detection mechanism.

But the problem lay in the earlier part.

Because these outer field players didn’t know each other well and all wanted to avoid forming too obvious alliances and becoming everyone’s target, they hadn’t discussed in depth ’what specifically the truth should say.’

Everyone knew to say ’content that others would approve of’ to avoid being forced to vote against, but what this content specifically was would differ for each person.

Fu Yujun couldn’t do anything for now, because this cooperative strategy was proposed by him, so naturally he couldn’t actively tear it apart.

He could only wait for the results to come out and then figure out how to remedy the situation.

No one said anything more and each went to their console to vote.

Soon, the console and big screen displayed the voting results for this round of the game.

[Wu Xiaomei: 20 votes]

[Peng Hong: 10 votes]

[Jiao Hongtao: 10 votes]

[Zhou Guifen: 50 votes]

[Liu Mingxin: 10 votes]

[Fu Yujun: 20 votes]

[Before the next round of the game begins, if the current voting pattern is maintained, Wu Xiaomei, Zhou Guifen, and Fu Yujun will be blocked.]

Zhou Guifen was stunned, unable to figure out what was going on for a moment, ”Why, why?”

Jiao Hongtao explained somewhat helplessly, ”I’m sorry, I could only vote for you, otherwise I would have been insincere.”

Zhou Guifen still asked full of confusion, ”But what part of what I said do you disagree with? Don’t you all think this way?”

Jiao Hongtao sighed somewhat helplessly, ”My son and I have never reached agreement on most issues. Many things, I also don’t think should be decided by him.”

Peng Hong nodded in agreement, ”He’s still a little brat, what does he know? If we let him decide and he makes a mistake, can he take responsibility?

”Parents who think like you are actually the minority, right?”