Ding Wenqiang also looked at Wang Yongxin.
Wang Yongxin was getting a bit fed up, "I'm telling you, that's enough. Why are you always targeting me?
"I'm not the one who set the remaining visa time. Does it have anything to do with me whether it's long or short?
"Do you all have to see how much time I have? If my time is long, what are you planning to do? Rob the rich?
"Come on, take a look. I'm just like you, only a month."
Wang Yongxin stepped aside, allowing the people next to him to see the vending machine screen clearly. It indeed showed: [39 days - 12 hours 49 minutes].
Fu Chen quickly bowed slightly, "Sorry, Brother Wang."
"Hmph." Wang Yongxin irritably continued to complete his payment.
Being forced to prove himself obviously made him very uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do. He realized that if he didn't, he would probably soon become a public enemy.
However, this also confirmed for Fu Chen and the others that the basic visa time was not significantly related to the wealth one possessed in the original world. Otherwise, Wang Yongxin's time should have been far more than 39 days.
Lin Sizhi returned to the dining table with his rice bowl. The others had also ordered their meals and started eating.
Three rather special groups were conversing in low voices in the hall.
They were Su Xiucen and Ding Wenqiang, the two older individuals; newspaper editor Jiang He and civil servant Li Renshu; and Fu Chen and Wang Yongxin.
Needless to say, Su Xiucen and Ding Wenqiang had already reached a preliminary consensus during their united condemnation of Wang Yongxin, not to mention their shared common ground in both age and social class.
Fu Chen moved closer to Wang Yongxin, most likely having sensed the divisive tendencies within the group and wanting to appease Wang Yongxin as much as possible.
As for the female pair of Jiang He and Li Renshu, it was quite interesting. Lin Sizhi noticed that it was always Jiang He enthusiastically looking for topics, while Li Renshu just maintained a polite smile and didn't engage in the conversation very frequently.
Apart from those talking in low voices, everyone else ate their own food and remained silent.
Apparently, most people had not yet established sufficient mutual trust.
After they finished eating, everyone placed their tableware in a designated recycling area.
"Huh, there's a kitchen here?" Qin Yao said with some surprise.
She noticed that behind an inconspicuous door on the side of the hall, there was a reasonably spacious kitchen.
It was fully equipped with a sink, gas stove, range hood, and other appliances.
"Oh? Really?" HR manager Xu Tong and programmer Cai Zhiyuan were both a little surprised.
On the other hand, Su Xiucen and Ding Wenqiang showed no particular reaction.
"The two of them also didn't choose to buy ingredients, but ordered the cheapest finished product, egg fried rice.
"This shows they had already noticed the existence of the kitchen but chose not to use it."
Lin Sizhi instantly understood the reason behind this.
For people like Su Xiucen and Ding Wenqiang, their sensitivity to price was bound to be far higher than others. It was impossible for them not to have noticed the kitchen.
But they still chose egg fried rice, a very uneconomical option.
This was probably because they lacked trust in others, and a "shared kitchen" might lead to some extra "distribution problems."
On the first day, they wanted to avoid these disputes as much as possible.
However, judging from the price difference between ingredients and prepared food in the vending machine, it was only a matter of time before everyone would use the kitchen.
For the next half hour or so, everyone moved about freely.
Some went to the library and reading area to read, while others returned to their rooms to rest.
Afterward, everyone returned to the long table to continue the previous discussion.
As expected, it was Fu Chen who spoke first.
"Previously, we summarized the three most urgent topics at present.
"From the current situation, our discussion should focus on the Corridor's trial rules, because every one of us may, either voluntarily or involuntarily, participate in the games.
"Whether it's to earn visa time or for survival, figuring out the relevant rules as early as possible is the most important thing."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Fu Chen looked at civil servant Li Renshu, criminal police officer Cao Haichuan, and Lin Sizhi.
"Sister Li, Officer Cao, and Lawyer Lin.
"I believe your professional expertise might offer some constructive suggestions. So, during the following discussion, I hope the three of you can share more of your opinions. Is that okay?"
Cao Haichuan smiled, "No problem."
Fu Chen continued, "The rule introduction on the big screen earlier also mentioned that all of the Corridor's game rules will be updated on our personal computers.
"The personal computers are in the study of each of our rooms. I just went back to confirm, and there is indeed relevant information on them.
"However, items from the private rooms are not allowed to be brought out, so I could only transcribe the rules of some of the games to discuss with everyone."
However, before he could finish, the image on the big screen suddenly changed.
[Relevant information being discussed by players has been detected. Display?]
Fu Chen was taken aback for a moment, "Oh? It can do that?
"Display."
As soon as he spoke, a special page appeared on the big screen.
On the left side of the page was a list of entries, similar to a wiki site, with the names of many games.
The main part on the right side of the page was filled with large blocks of text, which were the specific rules for each game.
Fu Chen closed his notebook, "You can look it up directly on the big screen... Then I've wasted my effort.
"What everyone is seeing now is consistent with what I found on my personal computer.
"All the completed games, or trials, in the Corridor can be found on this website with detailed content and rules.
"At the same time, we can also pay to unlock more information about this game. For example, what the final outcome of the game was.
"If you don't believe me, you can verify it on your own personal computers later."
Everyone first looked at the game names on the left side of the page.
『Needle Checkers』.
『Weapon Endgame』.
『Redemption Roulette』.
...
A quick scan revealed more than twenty entries.
Lin Sizhi saw the game he designed, 『Redemption Roulette』. It was located around the middle of all the entries, not looking too conspicuous.
But then, Fu Chen's next words made his expression freeze.
"The rules of every one of these games are worth our study.
"However, I believe the highest priority is still 『Redemption Roulette』.
"Because this is currently the only game among all of them with an S rating."
As Fu Chen spoke, the page on the big screen automatically switched to the content for 『Redemption Roulette』.
The relevant game rules were clearly listed.
However, Lin Sizhi noticed that only the basic rules were there. Wei Xinjian's criminal file was missing, as were the specific process and outcome of the game's execution.
If one wanted to view the remaining information, they would need to 'Pay to Unlock'.
The price was 24 hours of visa time.
This wasn't an unattainable price, but it would definitely make one feel the sting.
The hall fell silent as everyone seriously read the rules of 『Redemption Roulette』.
Lin Sizhi had no choice but to pretend he was seeing it for the first time, reading and pondering.
When most people had more or less finished reading the rules, Fu Chen said, "What do you all think of this only S-rated game?"
Programmer Cai Zhiyuan frowned slightly, clearly a bit puzzled.
"Can I share my thoughts first?"
Fu Chen nodded, "Of course."
Cai Zhiyuan organized his thoughts a bit, then said, "I completely don't understand why this game could get an S rating.
"This seems to be the highest rating, right?
"But in my opinion, calculating the survival probability of this game from the perspectives of reason, logic, and probability, it's unbelievably high.
"If it were me playing, the final result would most likely be emerging unscathed."