God's Imitator-Chapter 461: Trust

He Xiaojun was stunned for a moment, then realized that this was also an impact produced by the strategies executed by '↑The Lovers' and '↓The Tower.'

It wasn't that Huang Ming was overly suspicious, but rather that this matter was extremely important.

Whether depending on a Core Community or maintaining Community 14's independence as He Xiaojun suggested, one thing was the same: they had to concentrate all Wealth Vouchers on one player.

Only this way could they ensure he entered a certain Exit Area and exited.

It was difficult to determine other communities' wealth situations in the game, so to be safe, they had to concentrate more Wealth Vouchers to be secure.

But assuming this player concentrated seventy percent or even more of the entire community's Wealth Vouchers, then the positions of both parties would actually reverse.

This player would gain absolute say.

Afterward, if he used insufficient Wealth Vouchers as a reason to continue demanding other people provide Wealth Vouchers, it would be difficult for others to refuse.

Because this game's pace was very fast, other players would also find it difficult to find opportunities to communicate.

Therefore, if the worst situation occurred, this player might also continue draining the Wealth Vouchers of players from the same community even when the Wealth Vouchers were already sufficient.

After all, he was going to another community afterward. What did the returns of the original community's players have to do with him?

And his own Wealth Vouchers could all be exchanged for visa time.

Although He Xiaojun had analyzed the stakes involved to Huang Ming and rejected '↑The Lovers'' proposal, appearing to think from Community 14's perspective.

But what were his true thoughts really like? Who could say for certain?

Perhaps He Xiaojun only said he rejected '↑The Lovers,' but in reality had privately reached an agreement with '↑The Lovers'?

Or perhaps He Xiaojun had indeed rejected '↑The Lovers,' but had actually already decided to betray Community 14 and go to other Core Communities?

There was even a possibility that He Xiaojun hadn't reached an agreement with any Core Community, but out of his own interests, would still choose to take as many Wealth Vouchers as possible from other players in the same community to bargain and seek the most suitable Core Community for himself.

This kind of strategy by '↑The Lovers' and '↓The Tower' not only created a prisoner's dilemma among the four Peripheral Communities and among Peripheral Community players, but also severely damaged the trust between them.

If the foundation of trust was insufficient, then the effect of the prisoner's dilemma would be amplified.

Just like at this very moment:

If Huang Ming's final conclusion was that He Xiaojun wasn't worthy of trust, then ultimately he could only cooperate with '↓The Tower' himself.

At that point, these Peripheral Communities would become scattered like loose sand, only able to become tools for transferring Wealth Vouchers, manipulated at will by strong players like '↑The Lovers' and '↓The Tower.'

He Xiaojun nodded and said seriously, "You can trust me unconditionally.

"Although I'm also not clear right now which specific 'Exit Area' I'll go to, before this game ends, I'll consider our community's overall interests as the top priority."

Huang Ming was silent for a moment and finally said, "Alright, I choose to trust you.

"In the following games, I'll also try as much as possible to find others and have them also send you invitations in the subsequent free matching phase, concentrating Wealth Vouchers on you as much as possible."

...

At the same time, in another match.

'↑The Star' was playing Sage, while '↓Wheel of Fortune' was playing Thief.

After '↑The Star' saw the Thief who entered this time, she was slightly disappointed.

She still hadn't encountered the person she wanted to encounter.

The real identity of '↓The Star' was Cheng Wen from Community 3, while the real identity of '↑The Star' was Shen Xing from Community 5.

After entering this game, she had been assigned to the Upright camp, so she immediately chose '↑The Star' as her mask, making it convenient for players from her community to recognize her.

Although there was no prior agreement, because there was a strong association with her name, it could still have a certain effect.

Of course, besides this, there was another very important reason: Community 17 had also entered the game.

According to the game rules, both Shen Xing and Zhou Guifen would be forced to enter the game.

But up to now, Shen Xing still hadn't been able to confirm Zhou Guifen's identity in the game.

Because the two of them had both been assigned to the 'Upright' camp and couldn't be matched together in the game.

And Shen Xing herself also had to play the game. When serving as a spectator, Zhou Guifen wasn't necessarily in a game, and moreover, there were more than ten matches proceeding simultaneously in the spectator room. The spectators' attention was basically all on those popular matches.

Shen Xing wasn't a very strong player. When serving as a spectator, she also had to think as much as possible about previous matches and subsequent game strategies, making it difficult to spare energy to carefully examine every match.

However, the good news was that Shen Xing had already confirmed the identities of two players from the same community in the game, which made her feel much more at ease.

They had already discussed subsequent game strategies as much as possible and reached consensus.

These two players would also help her search, so after entering the free matching phase, efficiency should significantly improve. Finding Zhou Guifen was just a matter of time.

"Don't be too anxious. The most important thing now is to concentrate attention on the game itself and accumulate as many Wealth Vouchers as possible for the latter half."

Shen Xing tried as much as possible to calm her emotions.

Her opponent '↓Wheel of Fortune' glanced at the notice board. It was still the 'Number Bomb' rules.

Weaker players often had a certain lag when executing strategies. Whether due to ability issues or mentality issues, they were slower to change strategies.

But '↓Wheel of Fortune' was also very clear that even if weaker players hadn't changed the rules, they had most likely changed the numbers.

The game had progressed to now. The strategies for the three numbers 8, 11, and 15 had been used by many people, so even weaker players had most likely already switched to other numbers.

The more this set of rules was dismantled going forward, the more it would become pure probability.

However, this could also be seen as an advantage.

Shen Xing remained silent and didn't speak.

Because this was the Reversed 'Wheel of Fortune,' while the one who proposed this set of rules was the Upright 'Wheel of Fortune.' These were two completely different players.

If battling with '↑Wheel of Fortune,' Shen Xing would definitely be very nervous.

But they were both in the Upright camp and couldn't be matched together.

After communicating with players from the same community, Shen Xing set a relatively unpopular number, so at this moment she wasn't particularly worried.

However, '↓Wheel of Fortune's' first sentence made her heart instantly leap.

"You actually dare use my rules against me?

"In this set of rules, fate stands on my side. You don't have any chance."