Day of Imprisonment

“The premise of this scenario is actually very simple. Each participating player will draw lots to receive an exclusive job title within the scenario. Remember, this name is very important, and you must never let others know it.”

“Because among the jobs, there is a unique 'Killer'. The Killer can only kill if they know the 'jobs' of others. In other words, once you reveal your 'job', you might be killed by the 'Killer'.”

“Of course, besides the 'Killer', there are also other jobs, such as 'Detective', 'Merchant', 'Fortune Teller', 'Mute', 'Enforcer', 'Deceiver', 'Thief', and 'Madman'. Each job has specific 'abilities', but only the person who draws that job knows what they are. A friendly reminder: try to keep your ability a secret, or you might be killed first.”

“Oh, right, if you are killed by the Killer, you will really die, and that round of the cycle day will end. To clear the game and win, the Killer needs to kill specific jobs: 'Enforcer', 'Detective', and 'Fortune Teller'. Once the Killer kills these three jobs, the Killer wins. Conversely, the others can win by finding the Killer before they succeed and having the 'Enforcer' arrest them. However, if you arrest the wrong person, that person will also be 'eliminated'. Those who are eliminated will also die!”

“Those are the rules of the game. Any questions?”

After the Centaur finished speaking, he looked at the people present.

He had mentioned nine jobs, and interestingly enough, there were also exactly nine Reminiscent here.

“A job that is eliminated also falls within the Killer's 'kill' rule, so if you make a mistake and eliminate one of those three jobs, you're essentially helping the 'Killer'.”

“Looking at it that way, the 'Killer' has a huge advantage. Also, to arrest a suspect, is it done by everyone voting together?”

“No, arresting is a unique ability of the 'Enforcer'. However, for the Enforcer to make an arrest, they need to get support from at least one other person, or you can think of it as a report, but the final decision to arrest rests with the Enforcer.”

“Wait a minute, doesn't that mean that, setting aside the job titles, the 'Enforcer' and the 'Killer' are essentially the same thing, both capable of 'killing' other jobs?”

“You can understand it that way, but the position is still different. The Enforcer only wins by arresting the 'Killer', and if the Enforcer wins, then everyone else besides the 'Killer' also wins.”

“Then, what are the rewards for winning?” Another Reminiscent interjected.

The Centaur glanced at him, “Regarding the rewards, I would have explained this beforehand even if you didn't ask. The rewards are fixed, but they aren't divided per capita. In other words, if the reward is 10 function cards, then that's the reward for the winning side. If there's only one winner, then of course they get all the rewards; if there are multiple winners, then they're divided equally.”

“Understood!” The Reminiscent who asked the question lowered his head, clearly having no more questions.

“Any more questions? If not, you can choose your jobs now. As for how to choose, it's of course random. There are corresponding job cards on the table next to the stairs over there. You can decide for yourselves who goes up first. Just grab a card before you go up. Oh, right, the entire game scene is on the second floor, so the game officially starts from the moment you step onto the second floor.”

After the Centaur finished speaking, he stood next to the stairs, saying nothing more.

The nine people in the room each had their own thoughts.

Soon, someone took the lead and walked over, glanced at the cards on the table, grabbed one at random, and then started climbing the stairs.

With the first one, there was a second.

Obviously, under normal circumstances, going first to choose would have a slight advantage, which is the possibility of drawing the two most important jobs, namely the 'Killer' and the 'Enforcer'.

Because these two jobs are the only ones that can lead the game.

They can both 'eliminate' other participants.

And if you think about it carefully, you'll realize that the gameplay of this game isn't like the traditional 'Werewolf' game with a fixed mode.

There's no 'discussion' here. Of course, you can discuss, but everyone knows that rashly discussing will only reveal your own information.

You can team up.

But again, the premise is to ensure that the other person isn't the 'Killer'.

In addition, the 'job' characteristics will be written on the card, and players must operate according to the job characteristics.

It can be said that as long as you expand on it a little, the gameplay of this game is definitely diverse. Different people will come up with different things.

People are diverse, and based on their thinking, personality, experience, and response to the scene, they will make completely different choices.

For example, at this moment, some people are anxious and want to be the first to choose a job, go upstairs to familiarize themselves with the environment, while others are calm and choose to wait and see.

Luo Xi belonged to the latter.

He was observing everyone, but unlike the situations he had encountered in other level scenarios in the past, this time, at least three people were showing the same composure as him, the kind of people whose personality and behavior patterns were difficult to discern from micro-expressions, movements, and actions.

It couldn't be ruled out that someone was deliberately pretending to be profound and steady, but there must also be real experts.

At this moment, including Luo Xi, there were still four people who hadn't gone forward.

They were all waiting and watching.

Luo Xi didn't compete with them in patience. He acted, stepped forward, picked up a card, but his eyes were always fixed on the Centaur.

“Hello, what should I call you?” Luo Xi suddenly asked.

The Centaur also looked at Luo Xi, “You can call me Lao Ma, or Mr. Ma.”

“Lao Ma it is, that's more friendly. Then Lao Ma, can I ask you a question? Um, I hope to get an accurate answer.” Luo Xi said.

“Of course, as long as I can answer it.” Lao Ma nodded.

“May I ask, what reasons would cause you to lie?” Luo Xi stared at Lao Ma, waiting for his answer.

Lao Ma was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and then said, “I need to consider this question. After the game ends, you can ask me for the answer. Of course, that's if you're still alive then.”

Luo Xi nodded, then stepped onto the stairs.

The stairs were very simple and old.

In fact, the overall decoration of this place was very stylish, and it looked very expensive at a glance.

Carpets, wallpaper and paintings hanging on the wall, vases in the corners, some exquisite decorations that appeared casually on the side, and even the ceiling had special patterns and murals.

Doing so had one advantage.

Soundproofing.

While going upstairs, Luo Xi checked the job he had drawn.

Job: Thief

Ability: Beat up others

Requirement: Before the end of the game, you must rob the Merchant and beat him up. If you don't complete the required content, you will die after the end of the game.

Seeing this, Luo Xi's expression was very strange.

Then he smiled, but almost in the next second, he returned to calm, put away the job card, and went up to the second floor.

The second floor was dimly lit, with a strange quietness. The few people who had come up before were all there, and they were obviously gathered here after discussing it.

“Another one comes up.”

“Hello, please don't be nervous. We won't ask you questions, so you don't have to worry about revealing your job.” A person walked over and said, “According to probability, there is only one Killer, which means that most of us are allies. If we are all wary of each other, it will only benefit the Killer. You should understand what I mean, right?”

The other party seemed very approachable.

But not everyone on the second floor was calm.

Some were very nervous, even a little uneasy.

“Wait a minute, I don't think it's a good thing for us to gather together. You've already received your job cards and should know that each job has some special ability. The 'Killer' must have one too, so what method are they using to kill people? We know nothing about it. Perhaps, they only need to see us to act.” The person speaking looked to be in his forties or fifties, somewhat thin, with a lot of white hair mixed in, rough skin, and calluses on his hands.

He looked like someone who did physical labor.

Could someone like that be a veteran among the Reminiscent?

It was more likely that he was acting.

“No, that kind of setting completely loses fairness. It violates the principle of the design of the level scenarios within the Day of Imprisonment and is not allowed.” Another person said, a round-faced girl.

Wearing a high school uniform, short hair, and glasses.

She was the second woman among the nine people, and there was another more mature one downstairs who hadn't come up yet.

There were five people on the second floor.

A young man with an approachable smile, with the air of a leader. Luo Xi called him Amiable; a middle-aged man who seemed to be pretending to be scared, who looked like he did odd jobs, so he was called Odd-Job Man; the girl with glasses was called High School Girl.

There were also two who didn't say anything, standing at a safe distance on the side.

Luo Xi swept over them, one ignoring Luo Xi as if he didn't care, and the other looking displeased and extremely vigilant.

Luo Xi also gave them code names: Wooden Man and Tense Man!

Luo Xi himself was the 'Thief', so would there be a 'Killer' among these five people?

Taking the 'Thief' job as a reference, the Killer very likely also had 'abilities' and 'requirements'. The ability was definitely killing, but what was the specific method? It definitely wasn't a direct attack, as that would be immediately obvious, and the 'Enforcer' could directly 'arrest' them after knowing.

Game over.

So the Killer's killing method must be implicit, difficult to detect, but there must also be some clues.

Being able to observe these details in the first instance was undoubtedly the key to winning.

But the key points of this game were definitely not limited to these.