"System, help identify the effects of this pill."

Waldo called upon the system.

Rather than painstakingly studying the effects of the pill himself, he preferred to ask the system for help.

After all, he had refined this pill according to the recipe rewarded by the system.

What its effects were and how potent it was, the system should be more aware.

[This is an Imprisonment Pill, which can dissipate the body’s strength and slow down the circulation of blood and energy. Once a trialist ingests this pill, its toxicity will erupt within a minute, rapidly diminishing their combat power. After five minutes, they will lose all their combat power, and this effect will last for two hours.]

[The effects will completely disappear after five hours. If you wish to neutralize the poison earlier, you can exchange for an antidote from the system. However, currently, only you can exchange for this antidote, other trialists do not have purchasing rights.]

[The pill can be dissolved in water. Due to its colorless and tasteless nature, it can be used stealthily to poison others. This method fully utilizes the effectiveness of the Imprisonment Pill.]

[Alternatively, the Imprisonment Pill can be ground into powder and dispersed into the air, causing other trialists to inhale it and become poisoned. This method has clear advantages: it’s convenient to use, has a wide range of impact, and is indiscriminate. However, the potency is not as strong as the former method.]

...

Reading the system’s description, Waldo’s eyes flickered.

He then looked at the exquisite wooden box in his hand containing the pills and chuckled lightly.

"The second method seems more practical, but an indiscriminate attack is a bit tricky. It means I could accidentally poison myself too."

"However, it’s not a big problem. I can exchange for the antidote in advance. If I accidentally get poisoned, I can neutralize it immediately, so it’s not really an issue."

After learning about the uses of the Imprisonment Pill, Waldo was quite satisfied.

Most importantly, he was pleased with its ability to be dispersed in the air.

Just this feature alone made it much more powerful than many other poisons.

Moreover, this poison acts quickly and is potent, capable of completely stripping trialists of their strength, rendering them as helpless as lambs to the slaughter.

What’s crucial is the duration of its effect.

For two full hours, the victim is entirely devoid of strength!

That means, for two hours, the victim is incapable of fighting back.

And for several hours afterward, the toxicity continues to be effective!

...

Just then, Waldo’s expression suddenly changed.

[System Announcement: The Chessboard World trials, the third week begins. All trialists, please prepare for the new week!]

The system’s booming voice echoed in Waldo’s mind.

At the same time, huge golden letters appeared on the system’s chat channel and even in the skies above the Chessboard World.

Announcing the arrival of the third week.

"Here it comes! A new week, and the system is likely to update the rules again. Every update heralds a major bloodbath that will sweep through this world!" Waldo thought to himself.

Although he was cautious about this,

He wasn’t panicked.

After all, his strength spoke for itself.

If even he lacked confidence, then probably no trialist in the Chessboard World would survive.

Additionally, he had the "Hand of God," a super cheat code.

Unless he faced a certain-death situation,

He was like a fish in water, living freely and comfortably.

...

"Damn it, a new week is starting, and who knows what kind of tricks the system will pull out this time! Remember last time, just last week, the system suddenly updated the rules and a killing spree erupted among the trialists. Who knows how many trialists have died in conflicts over the past week!"

"And now, just a week later, the system is about to adjust and update again. Who knows what kind of rules will be set this time! Sigh, it’s too hard!"

Some trialists looked distressed.

They felt uncertain.

In fact, for them, just rolling the dice each day and seeking a glimmer of hope in the six squares was already a big challenge.

Then, the system introduced a rule where trialists could directly move to another’s square upon seeing them.

Furthermore, it was stipulated that killing an opponent would grant all of their materials and extra gold coins as rewards.

This made every trialist feel insecure, greatly challenging the trust between them.

This was a monumental change, altering the paths of many.

Initially, they thought that would be the end of it.

But now, in the third week, the system was preparing for another update.

And according to the system’s message, it seems that every week, part of the rules will be redefined.

"How are we supposed to survive this?"

Many trialists felt like crying without tears.

Thinking about the endless dark days ahead, they felt utterly drained.

It was unclear when this kind of life would end.

...

"Rules are getting updated again! I was wondering why I couldn’t roll the dice for so long today; turns out they’re updating the rules!"

"Sigh, who knows what the new rules will be this time. I hope they aren’t too harsh, or how will we poor ordinary trialists survive?!"

"If this continues, probably no one but Waldo, the first in all three leaderboards, will be able to survive, right?!"

"New rules, new turbulence, I wonder if it will cause another round of bloodshed like before?"

"I hope not. Otherwise, once this trial in the Chessboard World ends, there might not be many trialists left alive!"

Many trialists sighed heavily, their faces grave.

An unprecedented solemnity.

A minor update from the system could invisibly change the destinies of countless trialists.

In fact, they were just chess pieces, their paths not determined by their own will.

Though not puppets on strings, their situation wasn’t much better.

They had no real control over their own lives.

...

Almost all trialists were incredibly anxious, waiting for the system to announce the new rules in the next moment.

[Starting this week, the system will introduce the Black List!]

[The Black List consists of trialists who have been issued a warrant by the system. Any trialist who kills more than two people will be designated as a wanted criminal by the system. The more people they kill and the stronger they are, the more likely they are to appear on the Black List.]

[Note: The Black List will only include ten people!]

[Note: If a trialist encounters a wanted criminal, the system will provide a notification. Eliminating a wanted criminal will grant the trialist double gold coins and double material rewards!]

[Note: Given the vast power disparity between ordinary trialists and those on the Black List, once a trialist encounters a criminal from the Black List, they will receive a boost from the power of justice, increasing their combat power by 50% to 300%!]

[Note: Once a trialist encounters one of the top three criminals on the Black List, their combat power will be amplified more than twice by the power of justice! Eliminating one of the top three on the Black List will yield five times the usual rewards, and killing the number one on the list will yield ten times the rewards!]