God's imitator

Chapter 134 A New Invitation

Wang Yongxin nodded: "Okay."

"This is a rather complex issue, so I'll try to simplify it into two points."

"The first is the issue of historical legacy."

"At the beginning, all 12 of us entered the community together. Fu Chen was player number 1 and spoke first. Moreover, as a streamer, he was eloquent and approachable, so he naturally took the lead in the meeting."

"Of course, in hindsight, this may have been just a coincidence, as many of the 12 people in the community possess this ability."

"But Fu Chen's performance on the first day led some politically conscious people to spontaneously gather around him."

"Civil servants, lawyers, and police officers share similar ideologies. Therefore, they were naturally absorbed into the field as well."

"In the beginning, I focused my energy on studying the rules of the game. By the time I clearly realized that this core of power existed, it had already been closed off."

"While I can certainly exert some influence over it, it's impossible for me to integrate into it."

"The second issue is the rule-based characteristics of the community and the promenade."

"You might mistakenly think that under the pressure of a life-or-death game, the community will become a militarized place, or form a strict hierarchy and strict superior-subordinate relationship."

"But what's interesting is that the pressure from the new world's life-or-death game isn't that urgent for the players yet."

"So far we have played four different games and only two people have died, one of whom was an older woman who lost the will to live and deliberately sought death."

"As for the other deceased, the original player number 10, the trial game he experienced was indeed the most oppressive game ever, but that kind of game only happened once."

"Therefore, while the ability to crack games is important, it cannot be directly converted into power within the community."

"Moreover, I made a very serious mistake."

"The first game I played in the community was 'Blood Poker,' a distribution game with virtually no mortality."

"Lawyer Lin and I were the only two people in the community who discovered the game's backdoor, but Lawyer Lin chose to share it with his group members, while I did not share it for various reasons."

"In hindsight, this was a very serious mistake. I missed a golden opportunity to enhance my voice."

“But at that time, I had only just entered the community, and the relationships between people were not much different from those between strangers. I didn’t think that far ahead.”

Luo Wei frowned: "I understand how this structure came about, but I still think that the people in this community are far too lacking in a sense of urgency."

"Two people died in four games. That's not a low death rate, is it?"
“If I were in charge of the community, I would adopt military-style management as much as possible, giving the strong more say and even privileges.”

Wang Yongxin smiled and said, "Your idea is good, but it's unrealistic."

"Because people don't shed tears until they see the coffin."

"For many people, the vague notion of a death rate is far more unacceptable than the blatant infringement of rights that is now on the surface."

“In this respect, Lee In-sook is much smarter and more realistic than you, so she would never try to push for a bill to expand power.”

“Now, in Community 17, anyone who dares to propose such a bill will immediately be regarded by most people as an ‘ambitious person’ or a ‘copycat,’ and will not only fail to promote the bill, but will also get into trouble.”

"Because the initiator must occupy an absolute dominant position in this new pattern and be the biggest beneficiary."

Luo Wei disagreed even more: "But someone has to do this kind of thing."

"Otherwise, what if we encounter other, more organized communities in the game later?"
"Blood Poker is a game from a long time ago. At that time, most players had only been in the community for a short time, and most communities were disorganized and lacked cohesion. Therefore, in multiplayer games, they could only tend to cooperate."

"But after so much time has passed, many communities may have developed tight-knit organizations."

"If the 17th community were to encounter such a situation, it would likely become completely helpless."

Wang Yongxin was silent for a moment, then shrugged: "Do you want to hear the optimistic or the pessimistic version?"

"To put it optimistically, there are actually quite a few smart people in our community."

"The pessimistic view is, what can we do? The current ecosystem of the 17 community does not depend on me, or even on the 5 core members."

"This is the choice made by everyone in the community."

"Unless there is a particularly devastating casualty incident in a game, perhaps this sense of urgency will motivate everyone to actively change the ecosystem of the community."

“But before that ‘particularly tragic loss’ occurred, no one could change anything, not even Attorney Lin.”

Luo Wei considered for a moment and asked, "So what are you going to do now? Wait to die?"

Wang Yongxin waved his hand: "Hey, you're being a bit too direct. It's not like we're just waiting to die."

"Don't think of players from other communities as being so powerful. Judging from the current situation, most of them are just ordinary people, or even stupid people."

"In games, you don't need to be the smartest, as long as you're not the dumbest."

"On this point, I am quite confident."

"As long as I can outlive others, I will always be able to wait for a turning point."

"Besides, although I can't have power now, it doesn't mean I have no voice or ability to protect myself."

"The worst part of the ecosystem in Community 17 is also its best part:"

"You want to do something big? Well, you can't do it. But you don't need to worry about someone else suddenly jumping out and doing something big that seriously damages your interests."

Wang Yongxin paused slightly, then leaned forward a little: "So, do you want to join forces with me?"

"Our philosophies are quite similar, and we are both relatively marginalized figures in the community, so we have a good foundation for cooperation."

Luo Wei did not give a clear answer immediately.

"Let me think about it."

……

That evening, Lin Sizhi returned to her room.

I turned on my computer, and sure enough, a new invitation had appeared.

Hello, Lin Sizhi.

Now, the gallery extends a new design invitation to you:

Design a game for all players, with the themes of "visa time redistribution" and "community rivalry."

The game design document is in your desk drawer.

The deadline is 8 PM tomorrow night. You have 24 hours to complete the game design.