Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Lin Yu let Shang Gen leave the [Ancient Notes], and then let Shang Gen leave on his own.

Lin Yu was unsure of Shang Gen's current thoughts, and he was not in a hurry to transform Shang Gen into someone who was extremely loyal and trustworthy to him.

On the contrary, what Lin Yu needs now is... for Shang Gen to continue to act "naturally".

Whether it's a desperate attempt to find a cure or a feigned calm, the "bait" should naturally be as lively as possible.

Lin Yu had already explained this fate to the other party.

Of course, Lin Yu was not worried that he would do anything unexpected.

After all... although the main function of the fragments of his own soul that Lin Yu inserted into his soul was to "glue" and help him quickly regain his senses, the fragments hidden in his soul also had other magical functions waiting for him to discover.

This is also why Lin Yu is not worried about that member of the 'Copper Furnace'.

No matter what cognitive methods the other party uses, or how cautious they are... they probably can't predict that their "ambush" is already hidden inside "Shang Gen".

Time flew by, and more and more members of the "Player Mutual Aid Association" poured into the venue. People Lin Yu had met before and people he hadn't met before came in, exchanging greetings and talking with each other.

All the booths on the field were set up—however, one of the fifteen booths was being dismantled while the others were being built.

Naturally, this is the booth where the now-defunct "Iced Americano" was located.

As the election drew near, the booth had been completely dismantled, as if the recently deceased "Iced Americano" and his five campaign team members had never existed.

No... it wouldn't be accurate to say that it never existed.

Because half the people in the room are now discussing this case that has just been "settled".

There was regret, amazement, and worry... but no one was truly moved by it.

After all, there are only "players" here now—a group that is probably the most accustomed to the sudden death of someone they know.

While it's not that common for 'Iced Americano' to die outside of [the instance], it's still... acceptable.

"I heard about it, it's that 'Schreber' again..."

"It's a shame about the 'Iced Americano'..."

"Even people from the Psychological Association are involved?"

"Don't talk nonsense, 'Schreber' is not a member of the 'Psychological Society'!"

Listening to the whispers in the room, Lin Yu, who had already joined up with 'Order', sat in the rest area on the first floor, eating the pizza roll that Captain Liang Ye had brought him, looking completely at ease.

Beside him sat Liangye, Zhiyuan, and Jiushen, while opposite him sat Rengu.

"Order" has no field missions this time. Most of the experts inside the International Convention Center have gathered here, except for Loquat Candy, who is still on standby and keeping watch in the infirmary.

Lin Yu took a bite of the pizza roll he had just heated in the microwave and said leisurely, "After this incident, the people in the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' don't even talk about the 'election' anymore."

Yin Lan spoke up unhappily: "Most of the members who came here already have one or more candidates in mind and they already know the basic political views of each party, so there's not much to say... On the contrary, the recently deceased 'Iced Americano' is worth talking about - not to mention that it also involves 'Schreber' and 'Psychological Society'."

Liang Ye frowned: "Damn it, why bother with offline elections? Can't we just vote online?"

“That probably won’t work. First of all, offline voting isn’t ‘formal’ or ‘reliable’ enough, and it’s easy to be rigged… Secondly, although everyone has a certain inclination to support something… don’t forget, the ‘Player Mutual Aid Association’ now has three votes for each person,” Ren Gu, who seemed to have fully recovered but was still a bit lazy, said. “This is essentially something that all the candidates participating in the ‘Player Mutual Aid Association’ election have tacitly agreed to—they all came with the idea of ​​‘change’ to some extent, and naturally they need an occasion to publicly and formally clarify their position.”

Ren Gu analyzed, saying that in this kind of matter, you can tell how reliable he is just by looking at the executive jacket he's wearing.

Although she seemed to be wearing pajamas when she first arrived, Ren Gu had just taken the time to change into her usual very formal-looking suit.

"I really don't understand these guys..."

Yin Lan muttered to herself again, and then Zhiyuan spoke up.

“After all, we are ‘Order’, so it’s normal that we don’t understand this kind of thing, because this kind of situation doesn’t happen in our organization,” Paper Kite paused and continued, “But, to be honest… I quite like this kind of occasion. I’ve met a lot of people that I would never normally see, and they’ve all gathered together, which really… saves me some trouble.”

Upon hearing Zhiyuan's statement, Yin Lan was about to say something, but then she suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Lin Yu.

"You'd better... keep him in check."

Lin Yu spread his hands: "Do you think I can control him?"

Yin Lan frowned: "Didn't you transfer him here? Of course, this matter is your responsibility."

Lin Yu chuckled softly: "Hey, the reason I transferred him is precisely because no one can control him... Comrade 'Dionysus,' if you're worried, you'd better keep a close eye on him yourself—right now, the only one here who can be considered stable and able to suppress 'Paper Kite' is you, isn't he?"

The two didn't hide anything from 'Paper Kite' during their conversation, so Paper Kite herself sincerely chimed in, "Actually, Comrade 'Human Valley' should be able to do it too... but he's used his ability too many times in a row, so it's hard to say now."

"However, Comrade 'Dionysus' need not worry too much. After accepting the punishment, I have already 'repented' a lot... This time I will definitely not make too much of a fuss."

Yin Lan looked at the kite and said irritably, "I don't believe what you're saying... I will definitely be keeping an eye on you!"

“I will stop you immediately once you target something outside the ‘reasonable range’.”

Paper Kite remained very obedient, her hands clasped in front of her lower abdomen: "Don't worry, I will definitely not go beyond the 'reasonable range'."

The two were talking and seemed to have reached some kind of consensus.

But Lin Yu knew very well...

The difference between the two people's definitions of "reasonable range" is probably like the difference between a Triceratops and a hand-held tractor—completely unrelated.

However, during casual conversation...

It was already two o'clock.

"when--!"

The sound of chimes resounded from the loudspeakers placed throughout the International Convention and Exhibition Center.

Then, the discussion in the room quieted down considerably, the whispers gradually subsided, and a deep male voice rang out, echoing throughout the room.

"Everyone, it is now 2:00 PM Beijing time... I hereby announce that the election for the president of the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' has officially begun!"

"Next, we will proceed with the first part of this election. Candidates, please take turns to the main stage to present your campaign platform in the order drawn by lot."

"At the same time, we will also publish and disclose each person's basic information and activity records in the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' after each person's first presentation."

Hearing the deep male voice, Liang Ye lowered his voice and asked, "This host's voice is quite nice, a deep bass... Who is it? I've never heard of this voice before."

Neither Ren Gu nor Zhi Yuan recognized him; only the God of Wine looked solemn.

Although Lin Yu didn't know who the voice belonged to, he had a vague guess.

Dionysus's next words confirmed that Lin Yu's guess was correct.

"It's Nioh! Nioh has already arrived at the venue! I thought he would be later!"

"Damn it, it's actually 'Nioh'? He's personally presiding over this? This wasn't mentioned in the procedure!"

Liang Ye exclaimed in amazement.

Dionysus sighed helplessly, "I'm afraid this was something the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' hadn't anticipated, since those people who organized it didn't really have any way to contact 'Nioh'..."

Lin Yu was a little puzzled: "Could it be that the person in charge of organizing this large-scale event in such a large organization as the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' is not even familiar with the only 'Tier 4' player in their organization?"

He could tell that Dionysus seemed to know a fair amount about Nioh—after all, there wasn't much information about Nioh within the 'Order'.

To be precise, there are very few written records about "friendly forces" and "fourth-order" members within the "Order".

This could be a strategy to show "respect".

Of course, Lin Yu knew that Shen Bingmiao definitely had the information.

It's just that Shen Bingmiao was busy this time and couldn't get the information she needed in time.

but……

Even without Shen Bingmiao, the "God of Wine" Yin Lan in front of them seems to have some information about the "Nioh".

Yin Lan clearly didn't mind sharing this information with other members of "Order".

Upon hearing Lin Yu's question, Yin Lan readily answered.

"Because 'Nioh' hasn't shown up much in a long time, he's been focused on advancing to 'Tier 5', and he's always elusive, often appearing only briefly in dungeons... so many members of the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' can't contact him either."

"Furthermore, given his exceptional status, it's virtually impossible for anyone to object to any decisions he makes... Therefore, the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' likely only knows that he's going to offer the [item] as a prize for the association's president, but they probably don't actually know when 'Nioh' will arrive... They probably didn't consider this aspect much when they were planning the process."

"But judging from the situation, it's most likely that Niou requested to give the opening remarks and host the event after arriving at the venue. In that case, the people from the 'Player Mutual Aid Association' who are in charge of organizing this event probably can't refuse!"