God's Imitator

Lu Qi appeared slightly nervous. She closed her eyes and reached her hand into the machine, turning it several times before randomly grabbing a bottle of medicine.

She twisted open the bottle, tore the seal, and then placed one of the tablets in her palm for closer inspection.

It was still the same white tablet as before.

Other players couldn’t adjust the focus on the big screen, so only Lu Qi could see the details of the tablet.

After a moment, she showed an obvious expression of delight, again confirming the tablet in her palm, inspecting it repeatedly.

Finally, among the buttons ’Random Inspection Passed’ and ’Random Inspection Failed’ before her, she pressed ’Random Inspection Passed’.

...

Huang Shengjie was stunned: "Why does Lu Qi have this expression?

"The only explanation is... this is truly an M-class drug, and the corresponding molecular formula is engraved on it."

Ye Lin: "C17NO3."

Huang Shengjie nodded: "Yes, exactly!

"Our community prohibits all circulation of drugs, so if there’s anything that could make Lu Qi consider valuable, it could only be an M-class drug.

"But... how can she be sure this drug is effective?

"She hasn’t taken M-class drugs before."

Ye Lin thought for a moment: "Perhaps she’s not entirely sure.

"She just confirmed the appearance and molecular formula of the drug appeared fine.

"As for its efficacy, she didn’t have the ability to test it, as she hasn’t taken it either.

"According to the game rules, the Audience Representative’s choice of ’Passed’ or ’Failed’ entirely depends on their subjective judgment, without even hypocritical testing.

"I think the possibility that these drugs have problems cannot be ruled out.

"Any step in the drug production could have thrown a fake coin; once a fake coin is thrown, the chemical properties granted by that step to the drug will vanish.

"We still have to watch the random check results from other Audience Representatives."

...

Soon, the Audience Representatives on the big screen began their inspections in sequence.

Their actions were similar, as they each took out a bottle of drugs, carefully observed them, and made judgments.

But soon, there were also players who directly poured a tablet from the bottle, crushed it in their mouths, and then sensed it with closed eyes.

After some time, they seemed to feel the drug’s effects before pressing ’Passed’.

Eventually, among the 8 Audience Representatives, 3 players directly consumed the drugs.

The remaining Audience Representatives either repeatedly observed or crushed them; in any case, they tried their best to meticulously examine the drugs using their own methods.

The final ’Random Inspection’ result was that all players chose ’Passed’.

Especially those 3 players who directly took the drugs also chose ’Passed’, which greatly reassured all the Ordinary Audience.

Huang Shengjie couldn’t help but feel invigorated: "It seems this batch of drugs is indeed reliable M-class drugs?

"Although the precise quality rate is still uncertain, they are definitely effective.

"But on the other hand...

"Sister Yelin, I’ve never seen these Audience Representatives before. Have you?"

Ye Lin shook her head: "No.

"But that’s also very normal, even though we’ve encountered players from Communities 8, 12, and 24 during the ’Pain Game’, they were only part of their community’s players.

"And this game’s selection rule is determined by the Sinners, choosing ’the most trusted players’. This kind of player... is likely like Lu Qi, with little presence in their community and little participation in games.

"So, it’s normal we don’t know them.

"Just as they likely don’t know Lu Qi either."

Huang Shengjie nodded: "Hmm, that’s right.

"Then judging by their expressions... can we fully confirm these are M-class drugs?

"Would the Imitator and Walkway be so benevolent as to allow players to take back such precious rare drugs to the community?"

Ye Lin bowed her head in contemplation: "According to the game rules, the specific type of drug produced depends on the efforts of the Sinner players.

"M-class drugs are the optimal outcome, but mistakes in any step may lead to other types of drugs.

"Without setting M-class drugs altogether, these produced drugs would not sell well, thus diminishing the game’s playability.

"So, it’s not exactly benevolence."

Huang Shengjie pondered for a moment, then asked: "For random inspections, could there be any oversight?

"The Audience Representatives only randomly drew 8 bottles, but there are a total of 360 bottles in this batch."

Ye Lin slightly shook her head: "From the ’Random Inspection’ step alone, the problem is actually minimal.

"If the inspection results show one bottle failed, it would be quite troublesome, and the anticipated pass rate could sharply drop to fifty percent or even lower.

"But if all 8 bottles pass inspection, the worst probability for the whole batch to pass should be around seventy percent.

"Therefore, no need to worry excessively."

Huang Shengjie was taken aback: "Huh? How did you calculate fifty percent and seventy percent?"

Ye Lin explained: "I saw a similar calculation before, so I have some impression.

"Regardless, since it’s random inspection without possibility of cheating, this batch of drugs overall is reliable.

"I’m more concerned about the specific steps handled by the five Inner Court Players.

"After all, the game rules state they can employ ’fake coin’ tactics to pass through, making the Pharmacy Room only appear to function properly but actually fail to add the appropriate effects to the drugs.

"Do you think... are they trustworthy?"

Huang Shengjie carefully considered for a while: "Hmm... I think they’re generally trustworthy?

"Because the game actually features a cyclic oversight mechanism.

"All Inner Court sounds are captured, and beforehand, we clearly heard Wen Wan and that stall owner’s aunt whispering.

"So, it’s difficult for them to collude.

"According to the game rules, each player is supervised by the subsequent player, and if reported or exposed, they would certainly be hated by the audience, leading to a loss of sympathy votes, so the previous player probably wouldn’t risk it.

"Especially wouldn’t dare during the production of the initial batches of drugs.

"Therefore... I think this batch of drugs is all qualified M-class drugs; other possibilities can’t be ruled out entirely but are unlikely."

Ye Lin nodded slightly: "Hmm... Let’s see how the other players decide.

"If these drugs are genuinely authentic M-class drugs, then their price is incredibly affordable."

Huang Shengjie and Ye Lin continued discussing various subtle possibilities, as it’s crucial whether these drugs are real or fake, determining not only the game’s direction but possibly the future trajectory of the entire Walkway.

However, the current situation looks optimistic; no major doubts have been found, so they had to watch it further.