God's imitator

Chapter 241 Redistribution of Power

That evening, Wang Yongxin and Yang Yuting returned to the small room on the third floor.

Yang Yuting sighed silently: "I'm sorry, this result was unexpected for me, and probably for you as well."

"I suggested that the power to poach people should only be given to Attorney Lin. It was a last-minute decision, and I never expected that Attorney Lin would actually poach someone in this game."

"Not only did we find the person, but he was also a copycat; not only a copycat, but also a copycat whose ideas were very similar to those of the five-person group."

"This is almost the most unacceptable situation for you, right?"

"After all, Wei Yinzhang's identity is special. Copycats naturally have an information gap, and with a game of sufficient weight, it is only natural for him to enter the core circle."

"There are fewer and fewer spots in the inner circle, making it even harder for you to get in."

"Our community is getting stronger, but it's also getting more and more chaotic."

Wang Yongxin, on the other hand, seemed relatively calm, showing no signs of emotional distress.

"That's normal, isn't it? The strong get stronger, and the 'Matthew effect' will inevitably exist between communities."

"Those weaker communities have slow internal integration, poor performance in the game, many deaths, and can't recruit any strong players, so they can only be cannon fodder."

"Stronger communities can quickly complete internal integration, resulting in high game rewards and low mortality rates. Even if individual players die, they can quickly find suitable replacements or poach strong players from other communities."

"It is quite reasonable that the 17th community has reached this point."

"After all, the core of power in our community has always been very stable, and there are quite a few core players in the game who can lead the team."

"Although the distribution of power may not be perfect, we are in a period of growth after all, and the pie is getting bigger and bigger, so these conflicts can be covered up."

The main conflict actually lies with Wang Yongxin.

As one of the core players who can lead the team, he has brought back a lot of visa time for the community, but he has never gained enough political power.

However, Wang Yongxin could also benefit from the stable political environment of the 17th community, and staying would still be a better option.

Therefore, it cannot be said that there is a big problem with this distribution of power. After all, power is a scarce resource, and no matter how it is distributed, there will always be people who are dissatisfied. As long as it does not cause too serious consequences, it cannot be considered wrong.

Wang Yongxin paused slightly, then said, "You did the right thing in this matter."

"It's better to give the power to poach people to Attorney Lin than to Li Renshu. I completely agree with your plan."

"As for the final outcome of this poaching..."

"I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing, either for the community or for me."

This surprised Yang Yuting somewhat.

“However, Wei Yinzhang is a copycat, so she will inevitably enter the core of power. Doesn’t that mean your position will be further down the hierarchy?”

Wang Yongxin shook his head slightly: "Not necessarily."

"Theoretically speaking, Wei Yinzhang, as a copycat, should have entered the core of power, but in reality, this is probably not the case."

"Her addition will indeed increase the power of the core, but it is not structurally optimized."

"This core will not become more stable; on the contrary, it will become more fragile."

Yang Yuting thought for a moment: "You mean, the number of people? There are 12 people in the whole community, and a maximum of 5 people in the core circle. If Wei Yinzhang goes in, the number will exceed the limit."

"But this matter is easy to solve, just kick Fu Chen out."

"Anyway, I feel that Fu Chen has wanted to leave this core group for a long time, and he has never played any key role in it."

Wang Yongxin shook his head: "It's not that simple. Fu Chen absolutely cannot be kicked."

"Perhaps Fu Chen himself wants to leave this small group, but Li Renshu would definitely not agree."

"It is even possible that, in Li Renshu's view, Fu Chen is more valuable than Wei Yinzhang."

"As I've said before, the selection of this core of power is not entirely based on ability."

“If we only consider ability, Fu Chen wouldn’t have been selected in the first place. Since this is a core political matter, we must be looking at political influence.”

Yang Yuting was a little confused: "Political influence...Does Fu Chen have any special political influence?"

Wang Yongxin explained, “In any game, regardless of whether it’s dangerous or not, if someone asks him for help, he’s very likely to go in. Do you think anyone else in our community would do that?”

Yang Yuting thought for a moment: "Lawyer Lin? Or Aunt Su from before? Or Officer Cao?"

Wang Yongxin shook his head decisively: "The three people you mentioned are only 'possible,' but they definitely can't do what Fu Chen has done."

"Aunt Su actually had an 'end it all' mentality of escapism. She just wanted to escape this place and help others before she died. But in hindsight, the little bit of visa time she gained by exchanging her death wasn't much at all."

"She did this after she lost the will to live."

"Attorney Lin seems willing to enter every game, but that's because he's strong enough and hasn't encountered a truly threatening opponent."

"But if Attorney Lin realizes that 'helping others could lead to his own death,' would he still offer help? I think it's highly unlikely."

"It can be seen from the ecological niche that Attorney Lin chose for himself in the community that although he does not seize the core of power, he does not stay away from the core of power either, and sometimes he will strengthen his ability to protect himself on this basis."

"Lawyer Lin's help to others is more like a casual act of charity from the strong to the weak, rather than a sacrifice."

"As for Officer Cao, I think he should be somewhere between Fu Chen and Attorney Lin."

"But no matter what, players like Fu Chen, who are willing to help everyone and rarely consider their own risks, are extremely rare in the New World."

"It is actually the glue that holds the whole core team together, and it can also be seen as a kind of barometer."

"As long as Fu Chen is still in this small group, then the others outside the group don't need to worry too much."

"But if Fu Chen is kicked out, it will be a very bad sign, perhaps indicating that this small group has undergone some kind of degeneration."

“I can think of that, and of course Lee In-sook can too.”

"Therefore, Fu Chen cannot be kicked, and the remaining four members of the five-person group even less can be kicked."

"The most likely scenario is that each member of the five-person group will squeeze out a little bit of power and symbolically give it to Wei Yinzhang, rather than actually letting her into the core."

Yang Yuting frowned slightly: "But... Wei Yinzhang is a copycat, and in the long run, she must enter the core of power. This is determined by her special status."

"If we don't get in, we won't gain enough influence. It might be okay in the short term, but it will definitely cause problems in the long run."

(End of this chapter)