God's imitator

Chapter 35 Seeking Self-Preservation
Yang Yuting fell into a long silence; clearly, she was thinking.

Regarding the "five-person group," Li Renshu stated that because they did not want the public discussion to cause trouble for Ding Wenqiang, they first had a brief "meeting" in private, and only after careful consideration did they make the proposal public, allowing everyone to vote and discuss it.

While this explanation seems reasonable, among the people in the community, only Ding Wenqiang and Su Xiucen would likely believe it without reservation.

Others might believe this claim at most halfway.

Moreover, the selection of this five-person team was indeed quite skillful.

Wang Yongxin was very perceptive, so he was the first to realize this; Yang Yuting didn't pay much attention at first, but when she was pointed out, she belatedly recalled some clues from before.

Yang Yuting looked up at Wang Yongxin: "Why did you choose to talk to me about these things?"

Wang Yongxin seemed sincere: "Because among the remaining people, I think you are a smart person, and the cost of communication may be lower, and you are more likely to share the same position as me."

"Moreover, there are many things I may have to rely on you to get done."

Yang Yuting nodded: "You're right, we do have some similar ideas."

"and……

"You want to use me to gather as many of the remaining people as possible? After all, most of them are women."

Wang Yongxin was somewhat surprised, seemingly not expecting Yang Yuting to understand so quickly, but he quickly smiled and nodded: "That's right, it's convenient to chat with smart people."

The so-called "ideological similarity" should more accurately be described as "social class similarity".

Before entering the new world, Wang Yongxin was the owner of a startup company, while Yang Yuting was a senior executive of the company.

To put it simply, they are all "rich people", or were once "decision-makers" or "managers" in the company.

Therefore, even if the two have not had much communication before, they will naturally recognize that their ideas are similar.

—Just like Ding Wenqiang and Su Xiucen, they also have this natural similarity.

Besides the "group of five", the remaining members are: Jiang He, Wang Yongxin, Qin Yao, Su Xiucen, Xu Tong, Ding Wenqiang, and Yang Yuting.

Since only Lee In-sook is a woman in the "five-person group," the remaining seven people are predominantly women.

The only male among them, Ding Wenqiang, was also at odds with Wang Yongxin.

Therefore, if Wang Yongxin wants to bring the remaining 7 people together to some extent, he must rely on Yang Yuting to win over the other women.

Especially Xu Tong, Qin Yao, and Jiang He.

It wasn't difficult for Yang Yuting to sort out these issues.

She thought for a moment and then asked, "So what kind of goal do you want to achieve?"

"Overthrow this small group of five?"

Wang Yongxin shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no, I don't want to cause division, I'm just seeking to 'protect myself'."

"If the seven of us continue to remain in our atomic state, then we are at their mercy, like fish on a chopping board."

"If we can reach some kind of consensus as soon as possible and organize ourselves to some extent, then each of us will be safer."

"At least if we are ever robbed, we can unite and fight back immediately."

Yang Yuting nodded: "I understand. You mean I should try to get as close to other people as possible, especially Xu Tong, Qin Yao, and Jiang He."

“If we can form a similarly cohesive small group, then at least on some major issues, we will have the power to counterbalance and will not suffer losses.”

Wang Yongxin nodded: "That's right. In the short term, there's nothing we can do, nor do we need to do anything."

"However, it is always necessary to plan ahead."

Yang Yuting then asked, "Why didn't you choose to join that group of five? With your abilities, you should be able to gain some influence there."

"And after a while, you might even replace some of the people there, like... Cai Zhiyuan?"

Wang Yongxin shook his head: "It's difficult; it's a rather complicated problem."

"The composition of an organization is not simply based on ability, but also on division of labor, mutual trust, and seniority."

"Whether it's a small company or a large country, are capable people guaranteed to be absorbed into management? It's more likely they won't be absorbed."

“There will always be issues of profit distribution within an organization. If you're not at the table, you'll be on the menu. Often, it's not that people don't want you at the table, but there are only so many seats available. Who are you going to push out? So you end up on the menu.”

"In short, I'm not a good fit for that place, and they don't welcome me. Otherwise, it's not impossible that no one would have offered me a job."

Similarly, the other six people, including you, will no longer be able to join that small group.

"Because five people is already its limit."

Yang Yuting lowered her head and pondered for a long time before finally saying, "Okay, then we can reach a preliminary agreement on this issue."

"I will increase my contact with other people."

"If there are any further developments, we'll discuss them as soon as possible." Wang Yongxin got up, opened the door, and looked outside.

"You go back first, I'll wait a few more minutes, so we can avoid the same time."

Just as Yang Yuting was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "There's one last question."

"Did you vote against the community protection fund earlier?"

Wang Yongxin said with some helplessness, "Is my public image really that solid? No."

Yang Yuting nodded: "It's nothing, I was just asking. There's a troublemaker in the community, which makes me feel a little uneasy."

Wang Yongxin didn't care: "Heh, I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing."

"How do you know he's definitely a troublemaker? Maybe he just doesn't like the process of pushing this plan forward, but is too embarrassed to express it publicly."

"Since the community grants each of us an equal right to vote, then casting a dissenting vote is of course the freedom of each of us."

"This time is one thing, but what if every proposal put forward by the five-person group is passed unanimously next time, and the time after that... that would be even more terrifying, wouldn't it?"

……

Lin Sizhi returned to her room and first turned on her personal computer to check her remaining visa time.

[297 days - 19:25]

Upon seeing this time, Lin Sizhi remained silent for a moment.

Because it took more than a month longer.

Lin Sizhi's initial visa duration was 117 days, but the visa duration she earned from "Blood Poker" this time, after deducting the community protection fund, is approximately 143 days.

It adds up to about 260 days.

There is only one explanation for the extra 37 days:
A player died in the game "Blood Poker," and his visa time was transferred by the arcade to Lin Sizhi, the game designer.

The game "Blood Poker" has an extremely low mortality rate because the only way to die is to gamble yourself out and draw blood until you die.

But it's clear that no matter how safe a game is, there will always be some people who will repeatedly court death.

Although the game's purpose, judging from the game's intention, is to complete the allocation of visa time and does not encourage excessive casualties, the game will not care about the casualties of individual players like these.

However, this also brought Lin Sizhi's remaining visa time to an extremely long number.

Of course, Lin Sizhi has already obtained an S rating, which allows her to freely conceal the visa time she earned through her impersonation as a copycat, so there is no need to worry about being exposed.

But he still wants to earn as much visa time as possible in the game.

On the one hand, as the game's designer, he had already left loopholes for himself to gain a lot of visa time, which would make him more comfortable when facing other games.

On the other hand, this also helps to conceal one's identity effectively.

Some people might think that after becoming a "copycat of God," one must keep a low profile as much as possible and not earn too much visa time in the game.

After all, the more high-profile someone is, the more attention they receive, and the more likely their identity will be exposed.

But Lin Sizhi doesn't think so.

Because when imitators of God design games, they inevitably kill players.

As the game progresses, players accumulate more and more visa time, and killing other players also grants more visa time.

If you keep a low profile and never gain too much visa time in the game, you're more likely to be exposed when you spend visa time extravagantly in order to use special strategies.

If these hidden visa periods are not used, it would be a waste of the advantages of being a copycat.

Therefore, creating the impression that "he has a lot of visa time" can also help conceal his identity.

In addition, the more visa time Lin Sizhi earns, the stronger her presence and the higher her status in this community group, which makes it easier for her to integrate into the core group.

It is more conducive to protecting oneself.

Just like this morning, Lin Sizhi was the only person invited besides the four-person group, which is obviously directly related to his profession and his performance in the game.

Lin Sizhi drank some red wine during the lunch gathering and now felt a bit sleepy, so she lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

……

More than an hour later, Lin Sizhi woke up.

I drew back the curtains; it was 3:43 PM.

Upon entering the study, Lin Sizhi noticed new information appearing on the computer screen.

(End of this chapter)