God's imitator

Chapter 377 Waiting
Lin Sizhi added: "I don't think there is a clear advantage or disadvantage between the two options. The second option seems to be a good deal, as you can buy discounted goods, but you also spend more than 100,000 yuan more on visa processing time."

"The extra time spent on visa processing will make it more difficult for us to save money later."

"Therefore, we still need to be careful with our money. If we don't have a particular urgency to buy something, we should try not to buy it."

Lee In-sook nodded: "Yes, that's right."

There are still quite a few rational players in Community 17.

If the decision is made by a less rational player, they might subconsciously choose to buy without thinking.

After all, these items all seem useful, and with 180 million in hand, buying all four new items and the Immunity Ticket would only cost 75 at the original price, and with the discount, it would only cost 62.

Compared to the 180 million in hand, this doesn't seem like much.

The problem is that the community's funds cannot continue to grow at this rate.

If you spend 60 now and have 120 million left, you'll need to save another 210 to reach the 90 million required to activate new products next time.

If you don't spend it now, you'll have 180 million left. To activate a new product next time, you only need to save 30.

Lee In-sook looked at everyone and said, "Let's have a simple vote by raising our hands. Raise your left hand if you agree with the first option, and raise your right hand if you agree with the second option."

Soon, everyone raised their hands. Except for Lin Sizhi, Wang Yongxin, and Cai Zhiyuan, who raised their left hands, all the other players raised their right hands.

Obviously, the cost-effectiveness of a product varies depending on the player's skill level.

After a moment's thought, Lee In-sook said, "Now that we've decided to buy the 'discount coupons,' we need to confirm whether we'll buy them a week or two later."

The "immunity coupon" has a two-week cooldown period, while the "submit suggestion" function has just entered its cooldown period and will remain so for another month.

Purchasing items can permanently reduce the cooldown time by one week.

Therefore, if you buy it a week later, you can be sure to get the "immunity coupon" as soon as possible, but the "submit suggestion" function will not be able to cool down completely during the "discount coupon" period.

If you buy it two weeks later, it's like waiting an extra week for the "get-out-of-jail-free coupon" to cool down. However, the "submit suggestion" function will cool down at the end of the "discount coupon" period, and you can save 2 if you use it again.

Cai Zhiyuan said, "Let's buy it a week later and activate the 'no-death' coupon as quickly as possible. That way, we'll feel more at ease."

"The 'Submit Suggestion' feature may not always work reliably, so there's no need to worry about the 2 yuan."

The others nodded in agreement.

Lee In-sook nodded: "Okay, it's settled then. We won't make any purchases this week. We'll buy these things next week after we get the 'discount coupons'."

She paused slightly, then said, "There's another issue we need to discuss: recruiting new members."

"Based on the patterns observed previously, the next recruitment using the regular method should be on the 5th day after the game ends, and the waiting time will be 192 hours."

That is, about two weeks.

"So this time we can only try to recruit new employees by poaching them."

"According to the previous discussion, Attorney Lin and Brother Wang have the authority to poach people. Cai Zhiyuan and Yang Yuting both want to become the next core player in the game, and they are both veteran players in the community, so everyone trusts them relatively."

"Therefore, after the invitation to the next game is sent out, the above four players should consider whether to sign up voluntarily. If they find a suitable candidate after entering the game, they can consider recruiting him."

"Of course, it's still limited to female players."

“However, there’s a problem. The previous proposal already stipulated that only Attorney Lin has the right to poach people. If we decide to give this right to more people, we will need to pass another proposal to amend it.” Cai Zhiyuan thought for a moment and said, “I think this matter is not urgent.”

"The original plan was to determine the core of the next game through three games. We've only played two games so far, and Yuting has performed very well. So, we should play one more game before determining the core of the game and granting her the authority to poach people."

"In addition, there is another crucial point: the next game is likely to be a trial-type game, and there may not be a suitable opportunity to poach people, and there may even be new casualties."

"So, let's wait until after the next game to decide."

After a brief discussion, everyone agreed with Cai Zhiyuan's statement.

However, after this meeting, neither new products were purchased nor new recruits were selected, which disappointed some players.

But there's nothing that can be done about it. As the game progresses, the community evolves, and the rules change, players can only adapt to these changes.

This can also be considered delayed gratification.

There had just been a loss of members in the community, and considering that there would be discount coupons in a week, no one was in the mood for a get-together. After discussing the topic at hand, they all went their separate ways.

……

Yang Yuting went to the book section and aimlessly browsed the various books there.

After the "Shelter Game" ended, Community 17 decided to use the next three games to determine the new core of the game.

Wei Yinzhang did not want to participate in the competition, so Yang Yuting and Cai Zhiyuan were the main competitors.

However, judging from the current situation, Cai Zhiyuan's performance is clearly better, and Yang Yuting has been completely defeated.

In "Simple Q&A", he was completely relegated to a supporting role. Although he served as the host and managed to keep the 8-person room in check, he was basically just carrying out Tsai Chih-yuan's strategies. In "Selection Game", although his earnings were decent, there was still a significant gap between him and Tsai Chih-yuan.

Based on at least these two games, Tsai Chih-Yuan is fully capable of becoming the new core player.

But Yang Yuting doesn't intend to give up so easily; she has always been quite optimistic about things.

I will try my best to seize any opportunity, and even if I mess it up, I won't blame myself too much. I will only think of ways to salvage the situation as soon as possible.

This is a personality advantage brought about by her family environment, and it is also an important reason why Wang Yongxin is optimistic about her.

Yang Yuting felt that she might not necessarily lose.

The previous two games were actually types that Cai Zhiyuan was good at, and there was also a lot of luck involved.

"Simple Q&A" uses algorithmic problems from a programmer's knowledge structure, while "Selection Game" is also a game that leans towards profit-making. Cai Zhiyuan just happened to find a game room where he could harvest the profits of other players.

According to the rules of the arcade, the next game will most likely be a trial-type or elimination-type game.

These kinds of games are dangerous, but risks often go hand in hand with opportunities.

Yang Yuting wanted to try her luck in the book section. If she happened to see a professional question similar to the "Money Game" or "Birth Trial," she might be able to gain a significant advantage in the game.

Just then, she noticed an unexpected figure appearing in the book section.

It's Cai Zhiyuan.

(End of this chapter)