124: Hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt yourself by a hundred!

The gentle female voice of the referee, just like in the previous secret realm, spoke again:

"You now have 3 minutes for players to ask questions freely!"

In previous secret realms, players always eagerly asked questions.

However, this time, it was exceptionally silent!

It was simply because they were directly receiving benefits, so what was there to ask?

They were all eager to claim their benefits!

They even felt that these 3 minutes for questions were a bit redundant!

Just then, a middle-aged man who had been suppressing his joy and acting composed suddenly asked:

"Excuse me, can the card rewards obtained here be temporarily not used and saved until we return to our own world?"

Referee: "No, they must be used on the spot within the secret realm."

With that as a start, someone else then asked: "Are the ten cards each person can choose from the same?"

Referee: "They are the same, but you can make the most suitable choice for yourselves based on your individual circumstances."

Someone else asked: "Can we, the ten players, discuss beforehand and jointly select the same reward cards?"

Referee: "These ten minutes are also for you to discuss freely. You can strategize and cooperate however you wish. However, when it comes to actually selecting the rewards, no further communication is allowed!"

The players gradually relaxed, asking various bold questions.

And the more they asked, the more pleasantly surprised they became!

Almost everyone felt that this welfare secret realm was absolutely incredible!

It was practically a strong individual-making machine!

When they returned to their own world, they would surely be even more determined and assertive in continuing to monopolize the vending machines!

They would use the welfare secret realms, which appeared when raising customer levels via the vending machine, to cultivate even more strong individuals!

In this way, their respective factions would undoubtedly be able to develop and grow much more rapidly!

In reality, the major factions occupying the vending machines were not just for the convenience of exchanging Crystal Nucleus for resources.

Part of the reason was also due to the welfare secret realms that appeared when customer levels were raised!

However, was this welfare secret realm really as simple as the players imagined?

Lin Chuan smiled without speaking.

At this moment, another player asked: "Can we, the players in this secret realm, conduct information or item transactions?"

The referee, still in a very accommodating manner, stated: "Yes, you can!"

The players' eyes lit up, but the apocalypse had instilled in them an extremely cautious nature.

For a time, no one took the initiative to exchange information or trade items.

A man opposite Lin Chuan was eager to try, about to strike up a conversation with the woman next to him.

However, to Lin Chuan's right, a filthy man, looking as disheveled as a Homeless Man, suddenly asked the referee in a gloomy tone: "Excuse me, is killing prohibited here?"

For previous questions, the referee had almost always given an instant answer.

However, this time, she paused for a full five seconds!

And during those five seconds, the air became exceptionally quiet!

Until the female voice, still gentle and melodious, rang out:

"It is prohibited at this stage. However, once you have selected your rewards, there will be half an hour specifically for communication and discussion. During that half an hour, killing is not prohibited."

Lin Chuan listened to the referee's words and sneered inwardly.

Heh heh! For communication and discussion?

But how did he feel that that half an hour was actually for killing?!

The other players were also shocked by the referee's answer!

Killing is not prohibited!

And for a full half an hour!

Wasn't that practically deliberately encouraging players to kill each other?!

At this stage, those who could come to this welfare secret realm basically knew the rules of the slaughter chart!

Killing people from a Foreign World in the secret realm was very beneficial for climbing the slaughter chart!

Not to mention, players qualified to be here usually had some wealth!

This wave of killing people and seizing treasures would be a sudden windfall!

Moreover, this welfare secret realm, like other secret realms, sealed off players' Talent and skills!

That is to say, if it really came down to killing, they would be competing on attributes, equipment, and items!

For a time, the ten players were all harboring ulterior motives!

Their expressions were no longer the relaxed joy from before, but instead held a hint of solemnity!

Just then, the referee announced: "The 3-minute free questioning session is over! From now on, please, all players, be as strict with yourselves as if you were in a college entrance examination hall. Do not speak, do not look around, and do not engage in any 'cheating' behavior! The next ten minutes are for you to select your reward cards! If no selection is made after ten minutes, the reward will be considered void!"

"Now, please take out the reward box from the secret compartment under your respective cushions and choose your rewards!"

As this announcement fell, the ten players all took out reward boxes from the secret compartments under their cushions. Inside, just as the referee had said, there were ten cards!

Lin Chuan skillfully and quickly scanned the "reward" contents of the ten cards—

1. EXP +100

2. All Attributes +1

3. Skill Points +1

4. Level 10 Crystal Nucleus +1

5. Blue Treasure Chest +1

6. coins of fate +1

7. secret realm exemption card +1

8. wishing card +1

9. All Attributes -1

10. All Attributes -10

Clearly, the first 8 cards were indeed genuine rewards!

But the ninth and tenth cards took a sudden turn!

All Attributes -1, All Attributes -10!

Could this even be called a "reward"?

Under normal circumstances, of course, it wouldn't be considered a reward.

But this welfare secret realm had a special rule—

Your choice would have a tenfold effect on the other nine players!

Coupled with the recent questions, which made players clearly aware that after the reward selection, they would still have half an hour of killing time!

In such a situation, how should one obtain the greatest benefit?

To ensure that one was the one who benefited the most from the group.

Then it seemed that choosing the ninth and tenth cards was more suitable for the current situation!

Although the individual player would lose 1 or 10 points in all attributes!

The other nine players, however, could correspondingly lose 10 or even 100 points in all attributes!

What was the concept of reducing all attributes by a hundred points?

It was a level far beyond what current players could achieve!

Then wouldn't players who had 100 points deducted from all attributes be like those who had been drenched in the first heavy rain of the apocalypse, directly collapsing to the ground afterward, unable to move, completely at the mercy of others?!

Such a thought flashed through almost all players' minds!

Their strategy was called harming the enemy by a thousand, sacrificing a hundred of oneself!

Rounding up, it was an absolute blood-soaked profit!

Thus, one by one, the players present began to agonize over the ninth and tenth cards!

Many of them didn't even have a single four-dimensional attribute exceeding 10 points!

In this situation, losing 10 points from all attributes in one go, wouldn't that be deadly?

But from another perspective, there were other players present.

As long as one person chose the All Attributes +1 reward, wouldn't they themselves gain All Attributes +10?

This would just cancel each other out...

But what if no one chose the All Attributes +1 option?

Thus, the players were again conflicted!

Ultimately, they still leaned towards the more conservative "reward" of All Attributes -1.

After selecting their "reward," they still wanted to secretly glance at the others' situations.

However, the referee had previously emphasized that they should strictly discipline themselves like participants in the college entrance examination, not even allowing themselves to look around!

So the players could only remain as quiet as quails, like obedient students.

Lin Chuan's choice was also very swift.

Without a doubt, he chose the wishing card!

Since he had nothing else to do, he tried using his Fireball Talent!

Indeed, in this secret realm that sealed Talents, his other Talents were sealed, but Fireball could still be cast!

Lin Chuan was delighted. At the same time, he simply tried to fuse the wishing card he had just obtained with the wishing card he had previously gotten from that woman's dimensional ring, using Fireball!