The pocket dimension had mentioned that the introduction of the game would last for thirty-five minutes, so it didn't miss a single second.
The announcer spoke very quickly. The explanation of "Media" and "Message", as well as the selection of the setting and reading of the message, only took up five minutes. At most, it could only be considered as a general introduction. The remaining thirty minutes were filled with all sorts of miscellaneous rules. Initially, Lin Sanjiu wanted to memorize them one by one, but after listening to the announcer for a while, she completely gave up on that idea.
Even if you read a book for thirty minutes, who would be able to recall every single sentence without missing a single one? What's more, the rules of the game that were unrelated to each other?
However, if the purpose of the pocket dimension was to make them break the rules and punish them, it didn't seem like it.
This was because there were no prohibitions or punishments in the introduction of the rules. At least, Lin Sanjiu felt that she had never heard such a sentence before.
Even when the announcer mentioned using force, the announcer was very lenient, "This game does not prohibit using force or killing. Theoretically, it is also allowed to kill the other twelve people. However, the remaining people will be trapped in the pocket dimension forever if they can't fulfill the conditions to clear the game. "
"Also," the announcer added, "Using force to threaten others to pick up the Media does not count. It will not produce any effect."
Not to mention, if I use force, my credibility will drop to the negative, right? Even though the game did not prohibit using force, using force in this game would undoubtedly have a negative impact.
When Lin Sanjiu walked out of her seat, she was still racking her brains. She tried her best to recall what she had heard just now. The pocket dimension mentioned that the first step to being convinced is to agree?
Regardless of whether it was reasoning or persuasion, after listening to her Message, the other party had to agree with her. With this foundation, she just had to repeat it a few more times, and the other party's "thoughts" would gradually become "beliefs". This wasn't just a step in the game, it seemed to work in real life as well.
"What else? Oh, in the game, the participants could also feel the various needs of life. For example, they wanted to sleep when they were tired, eat when they were hungry, and so on. The pocket dimension provided all the necessities of life. It even satisfied the need to communicate. There were twelve people waiting to talk to you.
Lin Sanjiu knew that there must be more. She remembered that the rules mentioned how the credibility of the game was calculated. However, she had already walked into a large circle with the word "Assembly Point" written on it. When she saw the shadows of the other game participants, she immediately snapped out of her daze and raised her eyes vigilantly.
The other twelve people formed a loose circle. Everyone had the same expression: doubt, wariness, and awkwardness. They knew that the others had the same thoughts and goals as them.
Perhaps, no one wanted to be the first to speak. For a moment, they just looked at each other discreetly. They crossed their arms and shifted their center of gravity back and forth. Some even coughed to express their desire to speak.
The woman, who was a head taller than Lin Sanjiu, was the first to break her silence. She looked to be in her forties or fifties. Her face and chest were covered with layers upon layers of wrinkles. However, when she opened her mouth, the energy and vigor she exuded was enough to make any young man tumble.
"This is so f * cked up," she cursed loudly. It was obvious that vulgarities came naturally to her. "So, this is a pocket dimension? I f * cking tried my best to listen to you for thirty minutes. My legs are swollen, but I still don't know what the f * ck I want to do. What do I want you to take from me? The answer to the riddle? "
As if the atmosphere had been broken, Eider Down laughed and corrected her, "It's Media."
"According to the rules, before the first scenario appears, we will be given ten minutes to introduce ourselves," a dark-skinned man with a pigtail said. He seemed to be born with an expression that said he could not get excited about anything. Even when he was talking about something as bizarre as a pocket dimension, his eyelids drooped as he urged, "Everyone, hurry up and introduce yourselves. My name is Roab. "
"I am Hana," the tall and fat woman said, "I can definitely leave this place. I still have a granddaughter to take care of."
"Everyone here is from Fanjia City, right? I am Eider Down, "Eider Down said. He looked around and swept his gaze across Lin Sanjiu.
"I am not," the man with thin facial features and a cold expression said in a gruff voice, "I went to Fanjia City to look for someone. I don't know how I got caught. You can just call me Wen Ya. "
Lin Sanjiu recalled the way he threatened the others to make way for him. It seemed like he was used to being rough.
"Let's not waste time telling each other our names," a woman suddenly tucked her hair behind her ear impatiently, "Before the game starts, we should go through the rules that we remember. When can we not say our names? I don't even know if I remembered half of the rules just now. "
Lin Sanjiu looked at the woman. At first glance, she thought the woman had put on makeup, which was rare among the commoners in the Twelve Worlds Centrum. However, when she took a closer look, she realized that the woman was just born with good skin, bright eyebrows, and rosy lips.
With a hint of arrogance that was hard to ignore, the woman spoke first, "I remember that whenever someone becomes a mouthpiece, the scenario that person chooses will not appear, right? What else do you guys have to add? "
"Mouthpiece" was probably a term she came up with. It was the most appropriate term to describe someone who believed in her. A mouth that could only repeat other people's information was no different from a mouthpiece. Reminded by the woman, Lin Sanjiu remembered that there was such a rule. She nodded and said, "There is also a way to calculate the credibility. For example, if I do a good deed and all five people believe in me by 0.1, then my credibility does not increase by 0.5. Instead, it increases by 0.5 divided by 12 … Am I right?"
"Yes, the increment is based on the average." Roab nodded. "However, if one person believes you by 0.1 less, then 0.1 will be deducted from your credibility."
Lin Sanjiu guessed that Eiffel was the only one who deducted her credibility.
"I remember that I can take anything in the scenario. Food, clothes, anything that I want, I can take it." When Hana said that, she suddenly laughed out loud, "Unfortunately, there are no handsome guys in any of the scenarios."
"Aren't you guys afraid that someone will give you false rules?" The muscular man spoke for the first time. He had a high forehead, so high that he looked like a primitive man. His eyes, which were hidden by his forehead, were always immersed in the shadows. They always looked a little gloomy.
"That's too risky. As for the other twelve, if one of them happens to remember the rule you mentioned, they will realize that you are lying, and your credibility will drop. "
The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with a kind face. He always seemed to smile and calm down at any time. When he spoke, a long dimple appeared on his loose face. Everyone looked at him a few times. Eiffel suddenly exclaimed, "You are — you are Doctor Chen, right?"
"Ah, yes," the middle-aged man nodded to everyone, "I practice medicine between Fanjia City and Soybean Market … So someone remembers me. Unfortunately, I was involved in a series of strange incidents when I arrived at Fanjia City last night. "
Lin Sanjiu retorted, "How did the doctors from the Twelve Worlds Centrum come to be?" It was already very suspicious that no one had seen her before. If she didn't even know about such incidents, her credibility would drop to the negatives.
"Those strange things happened around the same time as this factory dungeon. I don't know if they have anything to do with it …" A skinny woman who seemed to always be careful sighed and said. "Ah, my name is Guan Nan. I don't remember many rules. Ever since I turned 30, my memory has been deteriorating …"
Seeing that the topic was about to be diverted again, the woman who suggested to set the rules for everyone became even more impatient. Just as she was about to speak, everyone's vision suddenly blurred. Colors and shadows seemed to have sprouted from the ground, surrounding them in layers. They quickly occupied Lin Sanjiu's field of vision.
The game had begun.
This was definitely not a projection. Real matter gathered around them like a stream, piling up and condensing into objects and walls. The soles of their feet were covered with a layer of carpet, and the ceiling above them was closed, and a chandelier hung down from the ceiling.
Lin Sanjiu could tell that this was the lobby of a business hotel.
All 13 of them were standing in the reception area of the lobby. With the addition of a sofa and a coffee table, everyone felt a little cramped. The normal people looked around and were a little surprised.
"So this is what posthumans have to face …" someone said.
"This is a hotel, right?" Hana said loudly, "I've seen this in the public broadcasting room."
Lin Sanjiu quickly scanned the crowd. Even the person who had chosen the setting would be shocked when he saw it come true. From their expressions, it was hard to tell who had chosen this setting.
"Hey, I didn't expect my scenario to be the first one."
A young man with a head full of short and stiff black hair, who had been silent all this while, let this sentence slip out of his mouth with a blank expression.
Speaking of octopuses (mentioned in the anti-theft chapter), I recently read a popular science article. According to the article, octopuses are intelligent creatures with rich emotions. Marine biologists believe that octopuses will sometimes feel irritated. When that happens, they will use their tentacles to hit fish … The fish are so pitiful. They have to be eaten and hit at the same time.
Speaking of which, my attitude toward life has become more and more hippie. I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't use shampoo when I washed my hair in the morning (I was influenced by the book I read recently. I'm too lazy to type). Ah, I'm a part of nature. There is no shampoo in nature.
(End of chapter)
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