God's imitator

Chapter 34 The Future of the Community

after lunch.

Everyone spontaneously completed the cleanup work: the remaining food was put in the refrigerator, the garbage was thrown away, and the dishes were washed clean.

After everything was tidied up, some people were still in high spirits, chatting in twos and threes on the sofas in the lobby.

Some people chose to go back to their rooms to rest.

Although the red wine had little alcohol content and no one got drunk, everyone had just finished a game, and their minds were both tense and relaxed, so it was inevitable that they felt tired.

Yang Yuting yawned, feeling a bit tired, so after saying goodbye to Li Renshu and Xu Tong, she left the lobby to return to her room for a midday rest.

"The entire second floor is like a maze."

Yang Yuting couldn't help but complain again.

She made this remark the first time she came here.

This small building in the community doesn't look big from the outside, but it's actually quite intricate inside. The second floor, in particular, has twelve different rooms, each with its own cleverly separated entrance, making the entire second floor structure extremely complex and winding.

Even now, Yang Yuting is still having some difficulty finding her room.

However, when she got close to her door, she suddenly paused.

Because Wang Yongxin was standing not far away, seemingly waiting for her.

"Sorry to bother you, but I have a few questions I'd like to discuss with you privately."

Wang Yongxin was very polite, which made Yang Yuting feel that even if she refused, Wang Yongxin would not pester her too much.

After a brief moment of consideration, Yang Yuting nodded and said, "Okay, where shall we talk?"

Wang Yongxin pointed to the stairs leading up to the side: "Go to the third floor, there are many individual small rooms."

The two went up the stairs to the third floor and randomly found a secluded little room to enter.

Wang Yongxin turned his head to look around and, seeing that no one was there, locked the door from the inside.

This action made Yang Yuting a little nervous, but she didn't panic too much.

After all, the community rules absolutely prohibit any harmful or violent behavior between players.

Yang Yuting thought Wang Yongxin was a smart man and shouldn't be that stupid.

Of course, the rules do not seem to prohibit soft control methods such as deception or mind control, but the application scenarios for such methods are very limited and the success rate is not high, so there is no need to worry too much for the time being.

As expected, Wang Yongxin did not do anything drastic. He simply sat down on the single sofa next to him and explained, "After all, walls have ears. For safety's sake, it's better to be careful."

Yang Yuting asked curiously, "What are you planning to talk about? You're being so cautious."

Wang Yongxin drank quite a bit of red wine during the dinner, but he was not drunk at all; on the contrary, he was quite sober.

"I'd like to talk about the future of our community."

This statement surprised Yang Yuting.

She really didn't understand why Wang Yongxin would bring up such a topic.

Is there any future that can be planned for this community?

By now, most people have reluctantly accepted the fact that they have come to this "new world".

All they need to worry about is how to get more visa time in the next game, and how to survive here longer.

The community, compared to the dangerous arcade, is more like a simple safe zone.

Everyone chats and helps each other here, reviews previous games, and prepares for the next game.

Or occasionally, like now, we can have a big meal to relax our tense nerves and support each other on our journey.

Although everyone got through this game safely, what about next time? And the time after that?
Perhaps this community will soon experience a decline in members, or other unforeseen circumstances will occur. In such cases, discussing or planning the future of this community is truly a meaningless endeavor.

After considering for a moment, Yang Yuting said, "I think even if we need to consider this kind of thing, it's not really our place to worry about it, is it?"

Wang Yongxin smiled and said, "Judging from the current situation, it's really not our place to worry about it. But that's precisely the problem, isn't it?"
"Didn't you notice?"
"Today's proposal adds a new rule to the community, which will directly change how we live in the community in the future."

"And this important proposal was discussed and finalized by only five people in a small room. The remaining seven of us were essentially excluded."

His expression turned serious: "This proposal can be described as a win-win situation."

"But what about next time? And the time after that?"
"Suppose a proposal is put forward now to divide all your remaining visa time equally, or to require you to hand over 70% of the visa time you earn each time you participate in a game, and this proposal gets 7 votes and passes."

What will happen?
"Don't think this is impossible; it's entirely feasible within the rules."

Yang Yuting was stunned for a moment: "You mean... the tyranny of the majority?"

"But... both Fu Chen and Li Renshu seem to be quite friendly and responsible, so they shouldn't propose such an extreme solution."

"Moreover, even if it were proposed, it would be difficult to get seven votes, since people are not that short-sighted."

"If I can vote to divide up my visa time today, I can vote to divide up others' time tomorrow. If this continues, everyone will feel insecure, and the mutual trust in the entire community will be lost."

“We are a community of shared interests. As long as we can understand this simple logical relationship, we will not slip up at the first step.”

Wang Yongxin asked meaningfully, "Is I included in this 'we' you're talking about?"

Yang Yuting nodded: "Of course."

Wang Yongxin pressed further, "Are you sure that you're included in other people's 'we'?"

Yang Yuting hesitated for a moment: "There should be, right?"

Wang Yongxin smiled and asked again, "Then why weren't you in that small room this morning?"

Yang Yuting was speechless for a moment.

Wang Yongxin stared at her calmly: "All that you've said boils down to one thing: placing your hopes on other people's conscience."

"But how do you know what Fu Chen or Li Renshu's true face is?"
"A very simple question: You don't think the five people who came up with the proposal were just randomly chosen, do you?"

Yang Yuting fell into deep thought.

"These five people..."

Fu Chen, Li Renshu, Cai Zhiyuan, Cao Haichuan, Lin Sizhi.

"You mean Fu Chen, Li Renshu, Cai Zhiyuan, and Cao Haichuan were in the same group in the previous game, so they have a deeper trust in each other and formed some kind of clique beforehand?" Yang Yuting guessed.

Wang Yongxin shook his head slightly: "This is only one aspect, but there are actually other factors as well."

"Li Renshu is a civil servant, Cao Haichuan is a police officer, and Lin Sizhi is a lawyer."

"Do you understand? Their profession is naturally 'management'."

"Furthermore, do you remember when we first discussed 'Redemption Roulette' and other games, these people spoke much more frequently than the others?"

"This means that they not only have better mutual trust, but also share a common goal and ideal. Most importantly, they are all influential people in this community."

"Therefore, any proposal that these five people unanimously agree on is highly likely to be implemented."

"The opinions of the remaining seven people are actually irrelevant. They will either follow closely behind one of the five or become marginal figures whose vetoes are meaningless."

"What happened today has proven this point very well."

“These five people are actually the ‘power core’ of our entire community.”

"This power core was formed in just two or three days. Do you think this could be a coincidence?"

Yang Yuting frowned slightly and lowered her head, lost in thought.

"But your views... are a bit too... too political."

Wang Yongxin smiled and said, "Is politics some kind of bad word?"
"Where there are people, there will be politics."

"Moreover, we are in a very special environment right now. There are 12 people, and each of us can propose a motion and each of us can vote on a motion."

"And the content of the proposal is closely related to the vital interests of each and every one of us."

“In this environment, if you don’t care about politics, then politics will definitely come to care about you.”

(End of this chapter)