A few would become the Evil God’s minions, persecuting other ordinary people. But if they failed their mission, they’d also be sacrificed, using their Souls to make up for their mistakes.
Perfect.
It wouldn’t affect her first two Copies’ designs, and she could dig a big pit for players who had the ability to become NPCs, and
also lay the groundwork for undercover missions in future Copies.
Su Shisan nodded in satisfaction. Suddenly, something occurred to her and she asked thoughtfully, “Can I also distribute rewards for my Copy?”
The System paused, then answered, “You can give something extra on top of the System’s rewards. But if it’s an item-type reward, unless it’s an official System item, it can only be used in your Copy.”
“That’s enough.” Su Shisan curled her lips in a smile, made a couple of simple changes to her last Copy, and then started designing her next one.
Designing a Copy wasn’t easy. In fact, a good Script might take years to polish. For a Builder to make one Copy a month was, in Su Shisan’s opinion, a bit too strict.
She had majored in screenwriting, often wrote short Scripts, and continued in the field after graduation, so she could barely manage.
But what about other Builders?
They might not have her natural advantages. The heavy workload would just crush them, like He Feixian.
But Su Shisan didn’t speak these thoughts aloud; she didn’t care about other Builders, just like the “Horror Survival Game.”
She knew it didn’t care either.
Though it seemed like there were far fewer Builders than players, the fact that the “Horror Survival Game” had lasted ten years showed that the balance was well maintained.
There were definitely enough Builders—maybe even a surplus.
Maybe the living couldn’t imagine it, but even after death, people still had to bear the pressure of “if you don’t do it, someone else will,” only now it was for life, not for a paycheck.
Builders and players were the same: the “Horror Survival Game” never lacked employees, nor did it lack “customers.”
Maybe a few people couldn’t take it, but more would grit their teeth and hang on for dear life.
If you don’t hang on, that’s fine too. In the real world, people die all the time. The “Horror Survival Game” will always have an endless supply of fresh blood.
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But none of that had anything to do with Su Shisan. She really loved this job. Seeing those players trembling with fear in her Copy filled her with joy.
But enjoying the results wasn’t the same as enjoying the work. On the third day of making her new Copy, Su Shisan started slacking off.
When she didn’t want to go out, the Forum was the best way to slack. Su Shisan continued searching for posts about her Copy.
Last time, because of the OP’s innate skill, she was so shocked she didn’t check other strategies. Now was a good time to take a proper look.
***
“‘Thirteenth Supermarket’ Discussion Thread—Serious People Only”
[Call Me Little Red Hood d No.0: The OP next door pissed me off. This kind of OP innate skill shouldn’t even exist! Since he didn’t provide any useful info, I’m opening a new thread to discuss this Copy.
I didn’t clear it. With this Copy’s difficulty, it feels like almost no one can. The White Knight Guild already posted the basic info, so I won’t repeat it. I’ll mainly talk about what wasn’t covered in that thread.
First, the Restroom. Who would have thought it was such a trap? The Mirror in this Copy is extremely dangerous.
If you see it, you’ll have problems (I haven’t figured out exactly what, but everyone who looked in the Mirror died).
But after looking in the Mirror, you lose your memory, so you can’t even know what happened.
Also, the water on the Restroom floor is another form of Mirror. Don’t look at your reflection in the water.]
[Call Me Little Red Hood d No.1: Next is the Manager.
Early on, she’s really a good person and keeps helping, but after those Polluters (the Manager told me that’s what they’re called, and the damage we take in the Copy is called pollution) appear, she hides in her office and refuses all help.
If it was just that, I wouldn’t complain about the Manager. Only idiots pin all their hopes on NPCs; the fact that she didn’t screw us over in the early stages already makes her a very decent NPC.
But after asking a few friends who played this Copy, I learned that the Manager can also screw people over.
If a player takes very little pollution early on, from noon onward she’ll start misleading players when they ask for help, deliberately arranging for them to interact with Polluters, luring them into breaking the rules…
Seriously, I don’t get whose side the Manager is on. Why genuinely help at first, then betray so completely later? Even a heel turn should have a reason!]
[Call Me Little Red Hood d No.2: Last point is about the Red-Clothed Employees. They’re employees who’ve been polluted; talking to them gives you pollution.
But that’s not my main point. My main point is, once a Red-Clothed Employee successfully tempts a player, they’ll team up to sabotage other players.
So after Red-Clothed Employees appear, don’t trust your teammates too much—they might not be normal anymore.]
[No.3:
OP, you’re a decent person. The OP next door made me laugh in anger.]
[No.4:
So many words.]
[No.5:
So the Restroom really was a problem… After I went there, I felt weird, and after leaving the Copy, I could only recall losing a short segment of memory involving the Mirror.
But I never figured out what it did.]
[No.6 replying to No.5:
Me neither. I just died all muddled.]
[No.7 replying to No.5:
Haha, our group all went to the Restroom together at noon to avoid problems.]
[No.8 replying to No.7:
……….That’s pretty united.]
[No.9 replying to No.7:
Condolences.]
[No.10 replying to No.7:
What were you thinking? Don’t you know not to put all your eggs in one basket?]
[No.11 replying to No.10:
Why not say you shouldn’t split up in a horror movie?]
[No.12 replying to No.11:
Just team up.]
[No.13 replying to No.12:
Then the first half who went to the Restroom lost their memories and told the second half it was safe, so the second half went and got caught too, right?]
[No.14 replying to No.13:
……]
[No.15:
Actually, as long as you strictly follow the Tip Sign outside the Restroom—keep your head down, stay away from Water Puddles—you can get through unscathed.
It’s just that when you don’t know the details, hardly anyone takes the tip seriously.]
[No.16 replying to No.15:
Yeah, I thought the tip was just about avoiding puddles. Never realized keeping your head down was key.]
[No.49:
I really can’t figure out the Manager! I saw on the Forum that she’d help, so I told everyone to rely on her. In the end, she stabbed us in the back and led us all into a pit. She betrayed my trust! [crying hard]]
[No.50 replying to No.49:
I got tricked by the Forum too.]
[No.51:
The Manager does help early on, but later…]
[No.52:
By the way, did any of you try to find the Manager after she disappeared later on? I didn’t get the chance, couldn’t get away.]
[No.53 replying to No.52:
Who had the time to look for the Manager by then?]
[No.54 replying to No.52:
I did. I was the security guard and thought maybe the Manager could stop the chaos. She actually replied (though she didn’t open the door).
She told me if I wanted to live, I shouldn’t go out, just hurry back.
The Manager always acted like a good NPC, so I listened and went back to the security room. It was the right advice—I didn’t run into any danger for a while. But I still couldn’t survive the final death match.
A bunch of Polluters broke into the security room and killed me. I feel like if my combat stats were higher, maybe I could’ve cleared it.]
[No.55 replying to No.54:
What’s the death match phase?]
[No.56 replying to No.54:
Did you ever think the Polluters found you because you were already polluted? As the security guard, not protecting the supermarket is a dereliction of duty—the Manager was screwing you over!]
[No.55:
Two-hour phase where a bunch of Polluters join forces with Red-Clothed Employees to hunt players]
[No.57 replying to No.56:
You have a point.]
[No.58 replying to No.56:
You’re right.]
[No.59:
The death match is really inhuman. You’re already muddled from pollution, and you still have to fight Polluters. The more you fight, the less clear-headed you get.]
[No.60:
Actually, if you think about it, if your combat stats are high enough, those last two hours could be pretty fun. After being picked on by the residents and Polluters in the early game, you could finally get revenge.]
[No.61 replying to No.60:
Agreed! Listening to those old fogeys nitpick, I really wanted to slap each of them. But how high would your combat stats have to be to actually get revenge? Sigh.]
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[No.91: You really can’t guard against players backstabbing you. Is it human to make me eat merchandise at dinner?]
[No.92 replying to No.91:
That’s nothing. I got tricked into the Restroom and forced to look in the Mirror—what can I say?]
[No.93 replying to No.92:
How about someone with an innate skill led the Polluters to find all of us in the death match?]
[No.94:
Hahahahahaha, in my Copy, five people got converted! Five! Hahahahahaha!]
[No.95 replying to No.94:
You are officially the unluckiest in this thread.]
[No.96 replying to No.94:
And yet you still came out clean.]
[No.97 replying to No.94:
Hahahahahaha, sorry but hahahahaha, that’s so tragic hahahahaha.]
[No.98 replying to No.97:
You’re hurting my eyes.]
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