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

Chapter 421 Gaming Advantages and Motivation Myths

For Lin Yu, he couldn't be 100% sure that Fen was the "liar".

But judging from Fern's current behavior, Lin Yu felt that there was at least a 98% chance that she was a "liar".

At least compared to a 'Hunter', she's more like the type who makes a living by deceiving people.

From the moment we met, she loved to find a way to fill in her "past," explaining why she awakened as a hunter, where she learned how to use weapons...

She didn't need to "explain". Life is not a drama, and there is no need to explain the situation to the audience.

Unless, all of this is really a script and setting written by her.

But if that were all, Lin Yu still couldn't be sure that the other party was a "liar" - after all, in Lin Yu's opinion, this was just a little strange, and it couldn't be regarded as evidence that the other party was a liar or lying.

Maybe she just has a people-pleasing personality caused by some family trauma, so she is in the habit of explaining everything to others?

In fact, because the other party was the first player Lin Yu met, Lin Yu would consider probability and statistics and think that the probability of her being a "cheater" was relatively small.

But as time went by and the two of them got along better, Lin Yu felt more and more that the other party was "lying".

First, she didn't use the Hunter ability.

Although she used a precise crossbow shot, that didn't mean it was due to her Hunter ability... It could simply be a skill she had mastered through hard training.

And she calls herself "Second Order".

Even if I lied about this part, to be able to enter this copy, I should be at least "First Level"!

One of the two [Professional Items] that a Level 1 Hunter can obtain is a [Trap].

If she had this [item], she should have tried to use it when she proposed to take action - Lin Yu had read the information about [traps]. This thing has an extremely fast cooldown among [professional items] and can be refreshed every two hours.

He had seen a post within "Order" complaining that many "Hunters" who chose "Trap" were like people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. They would basically place a "Trap" on the ground every two steps, as if they would suffer a great loss if they didn't use it when the cooling time expired.

Lin Yu has been with her for almost half a day, and this guy has never used the [trap] once... If she really has the [professional prop] of [trap], then her willpower is simply amazing!

As for the other [professional item], the [partner] that Lin Yu had seen the Mosin-Nagant use, it was even more impossible.

If there was, I would have called it out in advance when I was hunting yesterday... Even if I didn't catch it in time because I killed too quickly, I shouldn't have done that when I was on the road today!

Although [Partner] has a cooldown period, it is still not as valuable as a semi-consumable item that can only be used twice in a game!

[Professional Props] are like a cripple's cane or a blind man's guide dog to players. They are not essential to have, but if someone insists on not using them after having them, there is definitely something wrong.

Just like Lin Yu’s two [professional props], he is almost overly dependent on these two things!

Moreover, what really made Lin Yu start to go from being suspicious to seriously considering the possibility that "Fern is a liar" was the appearance of the crow head prop.

From the moment the crow's head appeared, Lin Yu realized that this thing was definitely a prop strongly related to the God of Change.

Although most players rarely have experience in interacting with gods, Lin Yu happens to be special in this regard.

He even had two gods to use as samples for reference.

Whether it's the God of Change or the God of Banquet, it seems that items directly related to these gods, such as [Tooth of Prophecy], [Tongue of Lie], [Pendant of Feast]... all carry the will of the gods themselves and will appear in the [Item Rewards].

Although it is not ruled out that Fen got the crow's head by chance, Lin Yu is more inclined to believe that the other party really got the favor of the crow.

But crows will not favor a skilled hunter.

Judging from his full name and the admiration he expressed for Li Nian and himself, this crow has a special liking for guys who are good at "cheating".

Knowing that there really was a "cheater" profession in this instance, Lin Yu easily prioritized the guy who possessed the "item" related to the God of Change. Could it be...

That 'liar'.

Based on this assumption, we can examine Fern's behavior again. Initially, her character was that of a carefree "hunter", but as she became more and more aware that Lin Yu seemed to be "an NPC pretending to be a player", her disguise became increasingly sloppy.

She began to show that she was good at taking advantage of a part of human nature. Although she was still deliberately acting stupid and ignorant, those parts were becoming more and more perfunctory.

It was as if she pretended that she didn't understand such a simple technique as how to correctly use the two questions of the crow's head prop to get a confirmed answer, but she asked the questions in a very rigorous manner afterwards.

These are two almost contradictory behaviors.

It is difficult for a careless person to suddenly become serious, but it is very possible for a serious and cautious person to pretend to be careless.

"So, patience is also part of the trick. Even if you are a professional 'cheat' who is truly certified by this game and recognized by yourself, even if you have reached the 'Second Level'," Lin Yu gently closed his eyes, "you are only so good."

Judging from the final result of the two people's half-day together, it can be said that Lin Yu won the battle of "fraud".

Both of them are hiding their identities... and now Lin Yu is still in the dark, while Fen has already exposed his identity.

In fact, what Fen believed was what Lin Yu wanted her to believe.

This was not something Lin Yu had planned. He did not anticipate the possibility that the first person he met would be a "swindler".

But the result was within Lin Yu's expectations.

Ultimately...it's because where Fern does the worst is where he does the best.

Because he never slacked off in his "fraud" using "performance" as a means.

Even with the dumbest NPC, or even when he is alone, Lin Yu will stick to his character.

Therefore, after taking control of the situation in the game with Fern, Lin Yu couldn't help but have new questions.

"I concealed my identity because of the characteristics of the 'Trickster' ability, and I pretended to be an NPC because of the requirements of the 'Level Up Quest'..."

"But even though he's called a 'liar', his abilities don't have any special features that require concealment... So why is he hiding his identity?"

"It can't be a professional habit!"