Instance game: I signed a pact with the gods, and the gods accused me of cheating

The next moment, everyone thought that the explanation of the rules of the game had ended here.

Suddenly, a cold electronic prompt sound rang again.

[Ding! Additional reminder, optional tasks added, there are fraudster players participating in this round of the game]

[Additional optional task for all players: Find the fraudster player in the crowd and kill him]

[Points reward: 100 points]

fuck your mother!

After the last "Ding!" sounded, Qin Shang's facial features were distorted in an instant.

I clearly came in as the inheritor of the martial artist player character card of 'A Martial Artist with Brains'. In other words, I should have been a replacement for 'A Martial Artist with Brains'. I should have been treated as a martial artist player in this dungeon. However, the server actually read out my profession as a fraudster, and just like when I entered a multiplayer dungeon and was matched with a fraudster normally, it issued this hidden mission that made the fraudster a public enemy.

Targeting, this is simply naked targeting!

It seems that originally, there is a high probability that a Trickster player will not enter this dungeon.

So because of my coming in, Shenlu added this setting specifically to adjust the balance mechanism.

This one sentence directly exposed the fact that there was still a fraudster player in the dungeon...

[A bug has been detected in this instance. In this instance, the fraudster player will obtain the initial identity (murderer)]

[And the camp cannot be changed]

[The murderer's privilege is that he can move freely after nightfall. If other players do not stay in the room after 12 o'clock and are detected by the guards during free activities, they will be exposed the next day.]

Wow!

As soon as this last notification appeared.

Qin Shang's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

Damn you, damn Shenlu server, are the scammers eating your rice?

I was assigned the identity of a murderer at the beginning of the game. Doesn't that mean that during the referendum, the fraudster player will be at an absolute disadvantage?

It seems that I must not reveal my identity as a fraudster next time.

If the murderer is the one at the beginning, then the others will definitely stare at the people around them, trying to find the fraudster player among them...

Qin Shang's face darkened slightly, but he quickly recovered and became panic-stricken again, pretending to speak first;

"What...what does it mean? Did you hear it? That electronic prompt said we have to stay in this instance for seven days."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes immediately fell on Qin Shang.

Although the expression of the girl who had previously cooperated with Qin Shang to pretend to be a newbie could not be seen clearly under the mask, she was still visibly frowning.

Because there was a grammatical error in his previous sentence.

A newbie wouldn't know this was a dungeon, and the last time Qin Shang spoke, he thought everyone was recording a variety show...

However, Qin Shang seemed unaware and continued to act enthusiastically;

"What is the profession of the fraudster player? He is (murderer) at the beginning. Could it be that the fraudster is the murderer among us? Reporter, don't you know the physical characteristics of the murderer? Tell me about it..."

Hearing this, the reporter glanced at Qin Shang coldly, but did not say anything.

Qin Shang scratched his head, still not knowing what to do;

"It looks like there are only a few of us this time. The rules of this dungeon sound pretty friendly to everyone. We just need to unite and survive every day. I'm a novice player. Can anyone guide me?"

"What kind of place is this? An immersive script-killing game? There's no way someone is going to die, right?"

After these words were spoken, still no one paid any attention. However, just as the words fell, a crack appeared in the ground at the gate of the ancient castle not far away, and a stone pillar half a person's height slowly rose up.

On top was a small box, completely wrapped in colored tape so that you couldn't see what was inside.

"Players, please draw lots to decide your room number. Remember, please protect your room number, because once it is known by (the murderer), it is likely to be a disaster."

"Stop talking nonsense and draw lots!"

The reporter glared at Qin Shang impatiently.

After hearing such complicated rules, his mentality seemed to change a little.

Qin Shang shrugged innocently and waited in line at the end of the crowd.

He has been deliberately acting as the chatterbox to create atmosphere in order to clear himself of suspicion. Since this is a trial copy, there must be new players.

Moreover, the server also gave a hint at the beginning that the serial killer was the new player in this dungeon.

They might suspect that I have ulterior motives, but I have a way to prove myself. Disguising as someone else is the most difficult thing in the world, but disguising the characteristics of a player profession is too easy.

Martial arts players are notoriously impulsive, irritable, and brainless.

Qin Shang's words were incoherent and petty, and it seemed that he was playing tricks on me.

In fact, everyone present was a smart person, and everyone had already noticed the errors in his language and the inappropriateness of his behavior.

If he were an old player, he would believe it without a doubt the moment Qin Shang finished proving himself.

This guy is a real martial artist player.

As for the new players, since they have never had in-depth contact with the group of Shenlu players, even if they have dealt with Shenlu players in real life before, they are definitely not aware of the professional characteristics of the martial artist players among the Shenlu players.

Therefore, when Qin Shang reveals that he is a martial artist player, veteran players will give up their suspicion of Qin Shang, while new players will begin to doubt Qin Shang...

This is the purpose of his series of actions.

"The plan that Elder Chen used to trick me into entering [Behind the Surveillance] was probably called 'killing three warriors with two peaches'. Now, what I've done is kill two birds with one stone..."

As for how to whitewash himself and make everyone believe that he is a brainless martial artist player.

Haha, don’t forget that Qin Shang has more than just one character card.

Zhang Xiaofang’s character card is also with Qin Shang.

No other information is displayed on the character card of the Shenlu player, and other people cannot use other people's character cards.

On the small silver card, there is only the player's occupation.

When Qin Shang first entered [Death Train] he was still a newbie and didn’t even know what the skills were, but he was clear about his player profession... Swindler!

This is what Qin Shang knew when he first came into contact with the character card.

Because the occupation is written directly on the character card.

Normally, when character cards are issued on the server, the profession that will be on the card issued to someone is determined before the card is distributed to the players.

The moment the player's hand touches the character card, he can see the occupation on the character card.

In other words, careers are not randomly generated.

Instead, it is distributed in a targeted manner based on the character traits of those people chosen by God.

It can also be understood as an advance confirmation of the divine path.

So he really had a character card belonging to the martial artist profession in his hand. This was his way of deliberately attracting attention throughout the whole process, trying to completely clear himself from the subsequent games. Even at the beginning, Qin Shang had no idea that the fraudster player would be automatically assigned to the (murderer) camp.

"My room number is 18..."

At this moment, the old man stepped forward, took out a number plate from the box first, and suddenly spoke calmly.

When these words were spoken, Qin Shang, the loli reporter and others were all stunned.

Including the man in the windbreaker who was initially mistaken for a murderer by reporters, everyone couldn't help but look at the old man.

The old man stood straight.

There wasn't much explanation.

Qin Shang then remembered that the old man seemed to have not said a word since he appeared.

Could he be a mute?

But on second thought, Qin Shang almost raised his hand to give himself a big slap.

I'm such a fucking idiot. Didn't he just introduce himself and say he was in Room 18?

In order to maintain his image as a brainless "martial artist" player.

Qin Shang coughed dryly and moved forward;

"Old man, didn't that voice tell us not to reveal our room numbers? It would be bad if we were targeted by the murderer..."

"Didn't you say that? Didn't you say that? As long as we trust each other and work together, we can get through this dungeon together. I'm old, and I don't have that many tricks. If I die in this dungeon, I'll accept it. Haha, you guys start drawing lots. As long as we are honest with each other, we can get through this together, right?"

After saying this, the old man quietly stepped aside and stared at Qin Shang and others with a smile.

But as soon as these words came out, Qin Shang's face changed drastically.

Damn, I’ve met my match... This old guy is quite cunning.

This trick is very similar to the broken window effect I used before in [Death Train]!

Qin Shang actually used a similar tactic on Death Train.

For example, he took the initiative to tell everyone that he was definitely not a godslayer. If the little Lolita 'Grandpa Niu' died, then the murderer must be the person on the right of the little Lolita. If he died, then the murderer must be Grandpa Niu.

In a relationship, why is it that the person who first exposes his or her shortcomings to the other person is more likely to get hurt?

It's because this person did not follow the broken windows effect.

The more others know about your weaknesses, the more likely they will stab you hardest when you have conflicts or arguments!

Another point is that because of the broken window effect, when your shortcomings are completely exposed to the other party, he knows your intentions, your weaknesses, your growing environment, and you completely lose your sense of mystery, then the other party will have an absolute desire to control you.

In other words, the interest and mystery are lost.

The same is true...

The old man's words exposed his weakness. It seemed that he was telling everyone his room number, but in fact he was telling everyone that if I died, everyone present would be one of the murderers. If the murderer was among the crowd, in order to avoid mutual suspicion and clear himself of the murderer, the first target he would choose to kill would definitely not be the old man.

"There is one more thing. This old man is blackmailing me morally. I told you my room number. In such a frank manner, shouldn't you also tell me your room number..."