Chapter 532
Exorbitant Bidding Price
Chapter 532 Exorbitant Bidding Price
That evening, Lin Sizhi returned to her room and took out the game design document again.
Clearly, there is a strong connection between the first game invitation in the arcade and the new rules in the community.
In other words, the theme of the second phase of the arcade is very likely to be "pain," and it will probably be a recurring theme throughout.
The first game might just be a rehearsal.
Lin Sizhi briefly considered several different options, but couldn't decide which one was better for the time being.
However, after seeing the prompt on the computer screen, he realized that he probably didn't need to worry about this problem anymore.
The current highest bid is 119 million minutes of visa processing time.
In just one day, a copycat offered a staggering 119 million minutes of visa time, almost killing the game.
Lin Sizhi tapped the table lightly, lost in thought.
There is actually a lot of information hidden behind the number 119 million.
Based on the current situation, the second phase of the promenade is likely to be formed by merging three or more 'areas'.
Therefore, the strongest copycats will inevitably emerge in other regions as well.
Assuming that the game time and number of games are similar in these regions, then the visa time that the best copycat can accumulate will not differ significantly.
They should all be between 100 million and 200 million.
However, at the end of the first phase, the arcade updated the "100 million points kill" rule, and some copycats would choose to kill, while others would not.
Whether a copycat would spend 100 million dollars on visas and time to kill someone depends entirely on whether there are any adversaries in the same area whom he is highly wary of and believes must be eliminated.
Now that this copycat has been able to bid for 119 million visa minutes, it means that he either earned as much as 219 million visa minutes, or he had no matching opponents in the same area during the first phase, so he ended the game without even using the point-kill rule.
In either case, it's enough to show that this is a formidable opponent.
Of course, Lin Sizhi did not believe that he was necessarily stronger than himself.
The performance of players and imitators also depends on the overall strength of the entire area.
If there are no equally matched competitors in the same area, then for a powerful copycat, it's like fishing in a pond with explosives; earning 200 million or even more in visa time is not difficult.
Regardless, the fact that this copycat directly staked millions of visa time on bidding for the design rights of this game in the first game of the second phase is enough to prove his boldness and highlight the importance of this game.
Lin Sizhi doesn't have much time for visa processing right now, so she doesn't need to worry about this issue anymore.
"Then let me see what kind of games the top copycats from other regions can offer."
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Two days later.
Lin Sizhi still got up at the same time as usual and went to the hall to have breakfast.
The atmosphere in the hall had changed somewhat compared to before.
Wen Wan was sobbing on Zhou Wanlin's shoulder, while Zhou Wanlin gently patted her and softly comforted her.
No one else spoke.
Last night, three more players were selected and suffered excruciating pain in the early hours of the morning.
Due to previous adjustments, the list of the last seven people has changed, so the players selected this time are Wen Wan, He Qinyun, and Zheng Chunhua.
Wen Wan seemed to have suffered the most; her hair was a mess, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she leaned on Zhou Wanlin's shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably, as if the sky had fallen. Product manager He Qinyun was in slightly better condition.
Among the many female players in the second community, He Qinyun's appearance is not outstanding. She hardly wears makeup or dresses up and usually doesn't have much of a presence.
At this moment, her face was very pale, and she looked like she had suffered some torment, but she was not crying like Wen Wan.
As for Zheng Chunhua, a middle school teacher in his forties, he had always given people the impression of being a timid and agreeable old man, and at this moment he showed no difference from before.
Even because of his dark skin and wrinkles, there was no visible change in his complexion.
Lu Bingjun had also arrived in the hall.
He saw Wen Wan crying, but instead of comforting her, he silently took his breakfast and found a seat.
Qin Cheng sat opposite Zheng Chunhua, slowly sipping his porridge as before, and asked, "How do you feel after taking the painkiller?"
"If you compare it to the level of pain you've experienced from previous illnesses, roughly what level would it be?"
Qin Cheng still chose to stay among the last 7 people, but this time he was not selected, so the effectiveness of the painkiller could not be determined.
He knew that Zheng Chunhua's description was inaccurate, since everyone's pain tolerance was different, but there was no other way in the short term.
Zheng Chunhua said, "It was really painful when it flared up, but now that I think about it, it wasn't so bad."
"I've had kidney stones before, and compared to the past, kidney stones are much more painful."
"Of course, it's also possible that the painkillers were working."
Qin Cheng said thoughtfully, "So, the preliminary conclusion is that ibuprofen should still have some effect."
Lu Bingjun, drawn in by their conversation, moved slightly closer: "Hmm? Has Dr. Qin made any new discoveries?"
The other players who were nearby also tried their best to remain silent and listen attentively.
Qin Cheng explained: "The most widely used method in clinical practice for pain rating is the NRS, which is a numerical rating scale that roughly divides pain into 0-10 points."
“1-3是轻度疼痛，4-6是中度疼痛，7-10是重度疼痛。
"Insomnia, curled-up body, and profuse sweating are all typical characteristics of severe pain."
"Based on my previous experience, the excruciating pain we experience without taking painkillers is probably what we call severe pain, which is similar to the pain of kidney stones."
"Since Uncle Zheng said that kidney stones cause a lot of pain, it means that the painkillers are still effective to some extent."
"So, this can be considered a relatively optimistic conclusion."
Deng Xiao's lips twitched slightly: "You're in severe pain, yet you're still relatively optimistic?"
Qin Cheng nodded: "Of course, because in principle, ibuprofen can only relieve inflammation-related pain, so in clinical practice it is generally suitable for mild pain of 1-3 points, and its effect on severe pain is very limited."
"Besides the claim that 'ibuprofen effectively relieves pain,' there are actually two worse possibilities:"
"One possibility is more extreme pain, such as the excruciating pain caused by pancreatic cancer, bone cancer, or liver cancer, which can even lead to shock. In such cases, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen may not be effective, and strong opioids may be needed to suppress the pain, which would be much more troublesome."
"That drug is not available in the community right now."
"Another possibility is that the pain used as a punishment mechanism in the community is very specific, and ibuprofen is ineffective."
"According to Uncle Zheng, the fact that the severe pain has been reduced to moderate pain is an optimistic result."
"Of course, since everyone's pain tolerance is different, further observation is needed."
"After all, if Uncle Zheng had kidney stones, he might have a naturally higher pain tolerance, which might have led to a misjudgment of pain sensation."
(End of this chapter)