God's imitator

Chapter 284 Who Will Poach Them?
The previous luxury goods fund totaled around 37 yuan, which was only spent once. Of that, 30 yuan was used to buy a "get out of jail free" ticket, and 2 yuan was used to purchase other expenses for the banquet.

After that, it was basically never used again.

Therefore, the luxury goods fund only has about 5 left.

With Wang Yongxin's donation now in the account, the luxury goods fund has returned to 21 yuan.

This amount of money is still not enough to buy another "immunity ticket," let alone activate any new products.

Of course, there's no need to rush to buy the "immunity ticket," because it's only been 30 days since you last used it, and you'll need to play about four games before you can buy it again.

However, since its establishment, the luxury goods fund has not received any significant replenishment.

This also confirms Cai Zhiyuan's conjecture to some extent.

When the luxury goods fund was first established, the enthusiastic donations from all players were actually a special case, and it cannot be guaranteed that everyone will always be so enthusiastic.

As time goes on, people's willingness to donate to luxury goods funds will only decrease.

If only two or three people remain to donate, they are very likely to stop donating because they feel it is unfair.

After the new plan was proposed, Wang Yongxin took the lead in donating 16 yuan, which is undoubtedly a good thing for the reactivation of the luxury goods fund.

But this also made other players hesitate.

Should we all donate again?

At this moment, Wang Yongxin spoke again.

"I know that whether or not people donate, they all have their own concerns."

"Therefore, I suggest setting a 3-day 'cooling-off period' during which everyone should refrain from donating to the luxury goods fund to avoid giving some players the impression of 'forced donation'."

"Afterwards, everyone should donate privately, without making a fuss or having any competitive mentality."

"Whether it's depositing or withdrawing, it's entirely voluntary."

Li Renshu glanced around and noticed that none of the other players with longer visa periods directly expressed their objections.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, I agree with that statement."

"Whether or not to donate to the 'Luxury Goods Fund' is a rather contradictory issue. If we don't donate, we won't be able to buy the next 'get-out-of-jail-free card' or activate new products. However, frequently advocating for donations could be suspected of coercion."

"Therefore, I hope this can be normalized, and that we don't advocate for it too often. Everyone can decide to withdraw funds based on their own actual situation."

"Alright, everyone has worked hard today, let's go back and rest!"

……

The discussion on the proposal ended, and everyone dispersed, many of them seemingly carrying obvious worries.

This is quite normal, because even the most oblivious person can sense the hidden meaning behind this proposal: the gap in power between players will widen further.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

Because purchasing "immunity tickets" or activating new items requires depositing a large amount of visa time, this huge gap can only be filled through the collective efforts of everyone in the community.

That's why the five-person group approved the plan.

Since there are no other better options, we can only try it out for a while and see how it goes.

Things in the community can never always go as planned.

Lin Sizhi was about to return to the second floor when Li Renshu called her back in the stairwell.

"Attorney Lin, there's something I'd like to discuss with you privately."

"Regarding recruitment."

"Let's talk somewhere else."

Lin Sizhi nodded, and she and Li Renshu found a small room and sat down. Li Renshu looked a bit troubled; clearly, this problem was quite difficult for her.

"There is currently a vacancy in our community, but I haven't figured out how to recruit new members yet."

"One very important point is that Officer Cao, as a police officer, holds an irreplaceable position in the eyes of others, which provides a natural sense of security."

"Therefore, many people would prefer to recruit someone whose profession is similar to Officer Cao's."

“I’ve asked some people privately, and they all expressed similar views.”

"However, the chances of finding a similar candidate in the game are very low."

"After all, based on our previous gaming experience, people with similar professions are extremely rare."

"Moreover, even if we can actually find someone, there may be problems: the person being poached is a veteran player and also has a profession similar to a police officer, so they naturally have a strong voice, which will cause instability in the community structure."

"Because we have already included Brother Wang in the core group, and Wei Yinzhang is also in the queue outside, we absolutely cannot give more say to others."

"Therefore, it might be better to use the old method and directly recruit a younger person in a similar profession based on their occupation."

"But this will create some new problems."

"For example, we still need to give all players a clear rule on when to use the old method to recruit new players and when to use poaching to recruit new players."

"So, I'd like to ask for your opinion."

Lin Sizhi considered for a moment and said, "I think it can be done like this:

“Recruiting new talent using traditional methods involves a fixed cooldown period; while recruiting people through games doesn’t always guarantee finding suitable candidates.”

"Therefore, it's best to use both methods together."

"Once the cooldown period for the traditional method is over, we will directly use the traditional method to recruit a new player of a specific class."

“Our community’s structure is now quite stable, so there will absolutely be no issue of having a voice.”

"If recruitment is on cooldown, then we'll poach people from within the game."

"Furthermore, the power to poach talent can be appropriately relaxed."

"The authority to poach talent was previously given to me alone because it was in the trial phase and no one was sure if the method was reliable."

"Now that this method has been proven to be feasible, the power can be delegated."

"Besides, I can't possibly participate in every game."

“We can select one or two more people and give them the authority to poach players. However, this person must be in the core of the community and must have the ability to lead a team in the game.”

Li Renshu thought for a moment: "Then wouldn't that mean only Brother Wang would meet the requirements?"

Lin Sizhi shook her head: "That's not necessarily true. I think some people may not be completely incapable of leading a team in the game, they just haven't had the right opportunity."

"For example, it is still impossible to say how much ability Cai Zhiyuan and Wei Yinzhang can exert after encountering certain games."

"So, this is my suggestion."

"This time, we will directly use the traditional method to recruit new employees."

"At the same time, we also explained to all players that we will consider forming a new core player based on the performance in the next game or the game after that. This core player will be responsible for leading the team and will also have the power to recruit players in the game."

"Let them sign up voluntarily and compete."

"After all, it's best for our community to always have three core leaders. Without Officer Cao, we still need someone to fill the third core position."

"If anyone really wants the power to poach people, then they'd better perform well in the games to come."

(End of this chapter)