Chapter 830 -829: Strategy and Layout
Earlier, in the break room of Community 5.
The three players had just returned to the break room and almost immediately began to argue.
“It was all your lousy idea! Great, now the score for the first act is 10 points lower than other communities! 10 points!”
“Yeah, even if we abandon the previous strategy and perform normally in the second and third acts, this 10-point gap means we have to answer two more questions correctly than other communities to catch up! Are you trying to get us all killed?”
“You can’t blame me! How could I have anticipated such a big score gap? Besides, when I proposed this strategy, didn’t you all agree? Didn’t you all think it was a great strategy? Now you’re all pinning the blame on me alone!”
The two players were attacking the third player, but the player under attack wasn’t willing to take the fall alone, and the three of them were in a heated argument.
This kind of quarrel clearly wouldn’t lead to any results.
But just then, the communication device emitted a concise yet clear ‘beep beep beep’ signal.
——This meant that another community, not long after returning to their break room, was initiating a call directly to them.
The three players of Community 5 were momentarily stunned, but ultimately decided to answer the call.
Clearly, their argument was pointless, and they might as well spend time elsewhere.
The first words from the other side left them utterly shocked.
“You messed up, didn’t you?
“You must be the ‘Special Player’ community, it’s obvious you’re trying to play the edges, not lying directly during the performance but misleading the audience through other details.
“At first glance, it seems like a good strategy because you don’t have to bear the risk of being a Liar.
“But unfortunately, you overlooked the accuracy of this game’s ‘Performance Score Evaluation System.’
“You should be very clear on what it means to have a 10-point gap from other communities in the first act, right? Other communities won’t make the same mistake, and this 10-point score gap in the performance score phase is very likely to be maintained until the end of the game.
“You’ll end up in last place, everyone will die instantly.”
The faces of the three players from Community 5 were all grim; worse than a failed strategy was having it failed and seen through by other communities.
“However…
“You still have a chance, because we have a better strategy here, and you are indispensable in this strategy.
“Of course, whether this strategy can ultimately succeed requires further validation, and the answer will be known before the next act begins.
“Luckily, your Community’s actors can hear this call too, so you can all consider carefully whether my strategy is reliable.
“If this strategy is successfully implemented, Community 2 and Community 10 will end up at the bottom, and none of your players will die.”
The three players of Community 5 looked at each other, paused for a moment, and said: “…Let’s hear it, if it is feasible, we have our Community’s actors, they can cooperate with you.”
…
Qin Cheng, Huang Shengjie, and Zhou Wanlin returned to the audience seats in the game venue, the curtain slowly opened again, and the actors started the second act of the performance.
[Second Act, Scene One]
[Mediator – Li Kan]
Huang Shengjie pondered: “Is the order of appearance random in each act?
“It should be, there’s no special sequence or pattern evident, and the timing of each performance varies. Later positions have a slight advantage but not much.”
The performance scene remained unchanged.
This time Li Kan didn’t stand up to greet as before, but furrowed his brows and operated the computer in front of him, seeming to check the system background or some materials.
“Sorry, brother, that house has already been sold, but we have other similar houses for you to consider?
“I’m really not lying to you, brother.
“How about you take a look at our backend system yourself.”
Li Kan spoke while turning the computer screen over, then lowered his voice: “Actually, this is an infraction, leaking client privacy, but we’re familiar enough for a private glance shouldn’t matter.
“Look, here’s the client’s identity information, really not fooling you with fake clients or fake listings.
“Hey, you know, house prices are about to rise, good houses shouldn’t be hesitated over, hesitate a bit and they’re gone.
“Yes, I know you’re anxious, I’m anxious too.
“About earlier, you mentioned being able to come up with a way to fast-track getting household registration and purchase qualification, how’s that progressing?
“Not rushing you, just asking since you’ve seen this, house prices change constantly, sooner is always better than later.
“Your mom even called me before, asking about the house situation, it’s clear she’s very concerned about this and urged me to handle it as a priority.
“No, no, no complaint about you, I understand Auntie’s feelings, it’s my job, after all, it’s what I should do.
“Great, I’ll keep an eye on good listings for you, let’s stay in touch, I’ll definitely notify you first-hand if another must-grab opportunity pops up.”
[Calculating performance score for this scene…]
[Li Kan’s score for this scene: 46 points (fairly matched)]
…
[Second Act, Scene Two]
[Supervisor – Hu Yingxu]
Still the Supervisor’s office, apparently, the scenes for each role are identical, they won’t change.
Only the content and timing of the performances vary.
Hu Yingxu took a sip of tea, looked up: “Gong Zheng, you previously applied to advance your salary, which is not possible.
“Maybe you were panicked, and in a regular company, you might negotiate with the boss, but our company has very strict regulations, especially Finance is very tight, there is no such thing as advanced salary.
“Even private loans are forbidden in our company.
“Speaking as someone who’s been through this, I’ll privately advise you; does it have to be urgent to buy a house? You aren’t lacking a year, right?
“Work hard this year, save more, and you won’t have to scramble around or borrow from others.
“Is it your own fixation, or is there pressure from your family or your partner?
“Is it more a family issue? Problems with your parents perhaps?
“Alright, you don’t want to say, so I won’t ask further.
“However, rules are rules, but human favors exist. I can privately lend you 50,000 as a friend, and we won’t worry about interest, just pay me back within three years if you can.”
[Calculating performance score for this scene…]
[Li Kan’s score for this scene: 45 points (fairly matched)]