Cao Haichuan thought for a moment and said, "I think this isn't the tacit understanding of the Imitators, but rather an inevitability of the Walkway's mechanism.

"Suppose we now want to throw many Sinners into the same game for judgment—this would inevitably be an unfair game.

"Because if it's fair, it means every Sinner has an equal chance of winning. They would each show their abilities, and the game's nature would shift closer to 'distribution-type' or 'selection-type' games.

"But if you want to dig pits for specific people or judge a specific theme, you must give some Sinners extra privileges, allowing them to become advantageous identities.

"With advantageous identities, there will naturally be disadvantage identities, and even purely cannon fodder identities waiting to die.

"The 'cannon fodder' in the judgment must also be real players, not replaced with fake profiles, because that wouldn't achieve the purpose of 'testing humanity.'

"Who would be foolish enough to expose their weaknesses to a bunch of fake profiles? As long as they aren't crazy, everyone would make rational choices.

"Only when the cannon fodder are real players will those with advantageous identities fall into the trap of the judgment game.

"When the Walkway wants to judge a specific theme, it must give Imitators enough 'discretion.' The more they encourage Imitators to make unique designs, the greater this 'discretion' should be.

"Imitators can forcibly save certain Sinners or falsely kill certain Sinners.

"This is the privilege of Imitators, and we can only accept this privilege and prepare ourselves mentally that a fair judgment game may never appear."

Cai Zhiyuan considered for a moment, "Actually, if I have to say it, I have a guess.

"It's that when the Walkway issues judgment tasks, there might exist some kind of selective mechanism in disguise."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, "A selective mechanism in disguise? What do you mean?"

Cai Zhiyuan explained, "Let's assume that when the Imitator creates a judgment game and selects Sinners, they are completely free to see the list of Sinners from all communities in the New World.

"What kind of result would this lead to?

"The Imitator just needs to design a game, place their enemies in a must-die position, and they can easily kill everyone they want to kill.

"The Walkway might favor the Imitators, but not to this extent.

"So, I think there's a sequence in which the Walkway selects judgment subjects.

"For example, the Walkway might prioritize people who are deemed lower in value and should be eliminated first, making them the priority judgment subjects given to Imitators.

"The first three real judgment subjects in our community were Uncle Ding, Aunt Su, and Jiang He.

"Is this pure coincidence? I don't think so.

"If we evaluate the 'player value in Community 17,' those three just happen to be the lowest.

"Besides, from the perspective of the current 'Fertility Judgment,' those locked against the wall without much room for maneuver seem to be people the Walkway considers should be eliminated first.

"So, I suggest this hypothesis:

"The more a player is considered to have low value to the New World by the Walkway, the more likely they are to become targets in judgment games. And they are more likely to be assigned the pure 'cannon fodder' role in these games."

Wang Yongxin was stunned for a moment, "Then what about the situation with us two in the 'King's Judgment'?"

Cai Zhiyuan explained, "We were probably dragged down by Uncle Ding, as we were coincidentally involved in the same case.

"Xu Tong and Aunt Su were also in a similar scenario."

Everyone fell into silence. Clearly, Cai Zhiyuan's explanation held some truth.

The clear fact is the priority of the judgment games.

By the Walkway's standards, it could almost be said that everyone has original sin, and everyone in Community 17 should have their own judgment game.

The reason they haven't had it yet couldn't be due to the Imitators' magnanimity; the only reason is that the Walkway hasn't issued the requirements yet.

If the Walkway issued it, a clever Imitator would certainly design the game, and escape would be impossible.

So, were the first three primary judgment subjects—Ding Wenqiang, Su Xiuqin, and Jiang He—coincidential?

Clearly not.

They share a common trait: it's not just being weak, stubborn, or incompatible with the community environment, but 'lower value.'

This so-called value is what the New World judges, which can be seen from the different 'initial visa times.'

It may include various factors, such as age, personality, occupational background, knowledge system, moral standards, etc.

No one knows the specific standards at the moment.

But looking at those prisoners who had little room for maneuver in the 'Fertility Judgment,' it's roughly certain that they are of lower value to the Walkway compared to the four main players.

They probably had little initial visa time, serious crimes, and didn't quite understand the rules of the community and the New World, nor did they earn much visa time later.

In the eyes of the Walkway, they were meant to be priority cleansed subjects, which is why the Imitators are allowed to use them as 'cannon fodder' in judgment games.

Lin Sizhi couldn't help but think about Wei Xinjian, who the Walkway threw at him for testing before entering the game.

During the test, Wei Xinjian was completely passive. Even though Lin Sizhi left him a chance for survival, if Lin Sizhi had designed the game more harshly, lowered the rating to B, and unreasonably killed Wei Xinjian, it would probably still pass the review.

It's not permissible to have no way out at all, but the scale of the way out entirely depends on the Imitator himself.

The Walkway clearly divides its attitude towards different players into several distinct standards.

Among both Imitators and players, there exist labels like 'excellent,' 'ordinary,' and 'terrible.'

The lower this label is, the worse the situation for the Imitator or player.

If the Walkway evaluates someone as a 'terrible player' or a 'low-value player,' not only will they be judged first, but they will also likely be put in a position waiting to die in the judgment by the Imitators.

This arrangement, the Walkway will pass.

Conversely, if an Imitator puts a high-value player in the 'cannon fodder' position, the Walkway probably won't approve.

Li Renshu finally gave a concluding comment, "So, if you want to encounter judgment games later or not be arranged as 'cannon fodder' in judgment games, the only way is to prove your value as much as possible before the judgment game arrives, not becoming the 'low-value player' in the Walkway's eyes.

"If the Walkway one day really wants to judge Lawyer Lin, then I believe it would be after everyone in the community has been judged once, and Lawyer Lin would certainly obtain the greatest advantageous identity in the judgment game."

Lin Sizhi smiled faintly, "Is that so, that's really good news."

Everyone sighed silently.

This selective mechanism is very cruel, but from the point of view of the Walkway, it's quite reasonable.

Qin Yao raised her hand to ask, "I have a question.

"Could the 'Fertility Judgment' and the 'King's Judgment' possibly be the works of the same Imitator?"

Everyone fell into silence.

Clearly, the question hit the point; most of the people present also wanted to ask this.

Xu Tong thought for a moment, "It seems obvious, doesn't it? There's a strong sense of déjà vu everywhere!

"There are Inner Court Players and Audience, there is an evaluation mechanism, there are different torture instruments, and there's strong targeting towards advantageous identities...

"It's almost like they were cut from the same mold.

"They just played some new tricks on the 'King's Judgment,' but the design approach is clearly in the same vein."

Li Renshu looked at Cao Haichuan, "I think this question should be directed to experts.

"Officer Cao, do you think it could be the work of the same Imitator?"

Cao Haichuan thought for a while. Clearly, this question didn't have a very definite answer for him, and it needed a careful reply.

"I am more inclined to believe it is not the work of the same Imitator.

"The designer of the 'Fertility Judgment' seems more like an 'Imitator of Imitators.'

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