God's imitator

Chapter 139 Maliciously Probing

As Lin Sizhi inspected the various facilities on site, he said, "Highly likely."

Cai Zhiyuan paused for a moment: "Should we consider helping them? That depends on whether we want a stupid community to become a conglomerate, or a smart community to become a conglomerate."

Lin Sizhi shook his head: "If we go to help now, the 12th Community will only be more wary of us. Given their level of intelligence, they probably won't be able to understand our goodwill."

"Even if you help them with good intentions, you may not necessarily get much in return."

"Changing to a different conglomerate isn't so bad. I prefer playing games with bad guys to stupid ones."

"After all, the behavior of bad people is easier to predict."

Cai Zhiyuan remained silent, which was tantamount to acknowledging Lin Sizhi's statement.

Qin Yao, listening from the side, was completely bewildered: "Huh? Is the conversation moving so fast?"

"How did you determine the intelligence and morality of the two communities? And how did the conversation turn into a discussion about changing chaebols?"

"Have I lost my memory? What did I miss?"

Cai Zhiyuan glanced at Lin Sizhi and saw that the latter was studying the machines in the venue with great interest and did not seem to intend to explain. He had no choice but to take on the role of the commentator himself.

"It's very simple. The time before the game officially starts should be used to think about the rules and discuss the best strategy with community players."

"Once the game starts, it will run for 20 rounds. During this time, discussing game strategies will take up normal game time."

"It is very likely that if you are slow at one step, you will be slow at every step."

"Therefore, it is actually a candid approach for Attorney Lin to talk to everyone about the rules of the game without avoiding any of them."

"While the actions of Community 4 appear to be an invitation to Community 12 to inspect the tax rate adjustment machine, their true purpose is not so."

"Because in the early stages of this game, there is no need to adjust the tax rate at all."

"The 4th community wants to use this opportunity to separate the 12th community from us, while wasting the time that the 12th community spends researching the rules, trying to instill wrong game strategies, and playing a preemptive role."

“If the 12th community were even slightly smart, they would know that such a proposal is itself a malicious probing.”

"Once you agree, you'll be labeled a 'fool' and will encounter even more sophisticated scams in the game later on."

Qin Yao was somewhat surprised: "Then Han Mengying from the 4th Community is also very smart!"

Cai Zhiyuan shook his head: "I wouldn't say he's very smart."

"This is a high-return but also high-risk decision. Once it is discovered, the other party will be highly vigilant."

“If our community is a tycoon, and the 4th community uses this strategy against us, they’ve already lost half the battle from the start.”

Lin Sizhi added, "But after all, the rules of the game have been clearly stated that communities with the shortest visa processing time will be given priority to become conglomerates."

"So, testing the 12th community as a fool is a strategy that, overall, offers more benefits than risks."

Qin Yao nodded in realization: "Hmm... I understand."

"But how is Community 4 going to scam Community 12? At present, it seems that the chaebol players have too much of an advantage."

"To completely take control of the game, we need to utilize the functions of the management office to replace the chaebol families."

"But the composition of a conglomerate family can always ensure that there is one 'elderly' and one 'young adult'. By making good use of the initial wealth advantage, they can always ensure that they have 3 votes, while the other two 'young adult' players can only have a maximum of 2 votes."

"In other words, the chaebol community can completely control the management office."

"Fan Zehui must have thought of this as well, which is why he felt comfortable discussing cooperation with the 4th Community, right?"

Cai Zhiyuan was somewhat surprised: "You actually thought of these things? That's quite impressive." Then, he looked at Lin Sizhi and shook his head: "As for what kind of scam the 4th Community will set up, it's still unclear."

"I only considered the difference in intelligence between the two parties and felt that this possibility existed."

“If the 12th Community can maintain its position as a conglomerate, then of course we will have to change our strategy.”

……

Inside the management office.

The four of them briefly examined how the machine operated.

Before entering the management room, you need to swipe your identity card. Only players who have been selected as management members in the current round can enter.

The machine allows you to switch between different chaebol communities and adjust the four tax rates for chaebols and commoners separately.

At this time, all tax rates are '0%'.

Next to the machine, there are also explanations of the relevant rules regarding "changing tax rates".

[After swiping their identity card, any player in management mode can adjust the current settings and press the "Submit Proposal" button.]

[Other management players can vote on the current plan by clicking 'Agree' or 'Disagree' after displaying their identity cards.]

When more than half of the votes are in favor, the tax rate adjustment is complete. At this point, the panel will be locked, and a broadcast notification will be broadcast in the public area. The adjustment will take effect immediately.

When more than half of the votes are against a proposal, the proposal will be rejected, and the player who submitted the proposal will not be able to do so in that round.

However, other management players can still propose other solutions, and players whose proposals are rejected can still vote "yes" or "no."

Although the rules are not complicated, Han Mengying still explained them carefully and put forward several different possibilities, such as when to levy more salary tax or more investment tax.

Fan Zehui and Zhou Rong nodded frequently as they listened.

There were still more than four minutes before the game officially started.

Han Mengying felt the time was almost right and began to get down to business.

She looked at Luo Wei: "Could this friend from Community 17 step aside for a moment? I'd like to discuss the game's strategy with Mr. Fan."

"Of course, if you prefer to stay here, that's fine too. We can move to another place."

Luo Wei glanced at Fan Zehui, and it was clear that Fan Zehui shared the same attitude.

Currently, residents of Communities 4 and 12 don't really trust the people in Communities 17.

Luo Wei realized that there was no point in staying here; the other party would just find another place to talk, and her actions would only create more hostility.

So, following Cai Zhiyuan's advice, she tactfully withdrew.

Han Mengying looked at Fan Zehui and Zhou Rong:
"Before we discuss specific strategies, I would like to commend your wisdom."

“Not cooperating with the 17th community was absolutely the right choice.”

"If a player is smart and kind, then he is the best partner."

"But if a player is too smart, even smarter than everyone else in the game, then trying to discern his good intentions becomes a pointless endeavor."

Fan Zehui did not answer the question directly: "The game is about to start, tell me your strategy."

(End of this chapter)