God's Imitator

Qin Cheng stood up to fetch some white paper, just like in the last voting session, letting everyone write their number on the paper, fold it in the same way, then submit and shuffle them. The final selection would be decided through a ballot tally.

"Number 11, Zhou Wanlin."

"Number 9, Shen Bowen."

"Number 14, Huang Shengjie."

Finally, Qin Cheng announced the voting results.

"Shen Bowen 5 votes, Zhou Wanlin 3 votes, Huang Shengjie 2 votes, He Qinyun 2 votes."

Shen Bowen stood up and expressed his gratitude: "Thank you all for your support.

"My original profession was a mechanical engineer, theoretically, when encountering games with mechanisms, my professional background should play a role.

"But in the second phase of the games, I haven't really encountered such games, except for in the 'Prison Factory,' where my performance was decent.

"Honestly, I'm not particularly satisfied with my own performance.

"However, since everyone is willing to give me this opportunity, I will definitely cherish it.

"After the exemption from pain, I will dedicate more time to thinking, striving to make a greater contribution both in the community and in the games."

The crowd applauded enthusiastically.

Huang Shengjie noticed that this time the vote distribution was rather scattered.

During the last voting, the top two players were Qin Cheng and Wen Wan. Now that they're not running, the subsequent players naturally have the opportunity to rise.

In the 'Pain Game,' Shen Bowen indeed had a good performance, and he is more active in the community compared to regular players. He even shared some Imitator information from the original community very early on.

So her obtaining this special exemption spot was expected.

Although not as persuasive as Qin Cheng, it's hard to find someone who fits better.

Qin Cheng continued, "The new 'Medication Control Exemption List' currently includes me, Lawyer Lin, Sister Yelin, Shen Bowen, and 3 more spots.

"Everyone, feel free to speak up, you can nominate yourself or others.

"However, I must particularly remind you that entering this list does not have substantial benefits.

"Conversely, players not on this list will have their medication quotas purchased by the community, thus earning some additional profit.

"So, players willing to enter this list can nominate themselves, and if more than 3 people do, we'll determine it by voting."

The crowd looked at each other, but no one actively volunteered in a short time.

Because as Qin Cheng said, this list actually holds no benefits, instead, it reduces profits.

For the 'Ordinary Player' in the community, it's definitely not considered.

Huang Shengjie raised his hand and said, "Then I'll sign up."

Qin Cheng was slightly surprised but quickly nodded approvingly, "Alright."

Huang Shengjie glanced at Lu Qi, indicating clearly that she should sign up too.

But Lu Qi obviously didn't understand Shengjie's intent.

Immediately after, He Qinyun and Zhang Yan also raised their hands, applying to enter the 'Medication Control Exemption List.'

No one else raised their hand, so voting wasn't needed.

Qin Cheng recorded and announced the result, "Then the new medication control list is settled: Me, Lawyer Lin, Sister Yelin, Shen Bowen, Shengjie, He Qinyun, Zhang Yan.

"This list shouldn't change shortly; if later adjustments or expansions are necessary, we'll have a separate discussion."

Huang Shengjie looked at Lu Qi, slightly regretful.

Because he realized that the 'Medication Control Exemption List', although seemingly reducing some profits, actually has its advantages.

All subsequent promotions and advancements will likely come from this list.

In other words, this list can also be seen as a 'Reserve Talent Pool for Management.'

Because entering this list means a willingness to contribute to the community, and the community trusts sufficiently. Only by taking this step can one anticipate more later on.

People outside the list, unless they have an extraordinarily outstanding and undeniable performance, will always be seen as 'ordinary players.'

But these cannot be openly stated.

Huang Shengjie originally wanted to pull Lu Qi along but reconsidered, thinking it might be pointless. Maybe Lu Qi just wants to live in the community as an ordinary person like Zhou Wanlin and Geng Yuxia? That's also understandable.

Wang Yan seemed utterly lost in thought, although physically present, his mind was elsewhere.

Qin Cheng continued, "Regarding other proposals and list adjustments, there's no pressing urgency for now.

"If anyone has thoughts later on, feel free to provide feedback at any time.

"Next, we can briefly review the Community Fund to see if new special items have been activated."

The crowd stood up and approached the vending machine.

The Community Fund originally reached 1.8 million, but among the activated new items, Lu Bingjun only purchased the fourth privilege of the First Player Identity Card, spending 120 thousand.

So the Community Fund still had 1.68 million, and hasn't been spent since.

By this time, without additional donations, the Community Fund had reached 2.23 million.

The new parts mainly come from two aspects:

First, the 30% deduction from game earnings.

'Trust Marketplace' total earnings about 440 thousand, and 'Endorsed Game' total earnings about 460 thousand. The forced deduction is about 270 thousand.

Secondly, it's from Lu Bingjun and Yao Yuan's remaining visa time.

From current figures, Lu Bingjun's total time is about 120 thousand, while Yao Yuan just brought back about 70 thousand earnings from the game, totaling about 160 thousand altogether, which adds up to 280 thousand.

All these have been credited to the Community Fund.

Moreover, the original contribution list automatically removed their names.

Ye Lin considered for a moment and said, "Let's donate again, everyone contributes within their means, trying to even out the numbers."

She chose to donate 80 thousand.

Huang Shengjie thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll donate 50 thousand."

In the 'Trust Marketplace,' both earned 220 thousand.

Qin Cheng, Shen Bowen, He Qinyun, and others also made symbolic donations, having approximately 70 thousand income each from the 'Endorsed Game.'

The Community Fund reached an unprecedented 2.4 million.

Huang Shengjie's emotions were somewhat complex.

Because all this new visa time almost entirely related to Yao Yuan.

The 'Endorsed Game' was mainly won under Yao Yuan's leadership, although Qin Cheng had the ability, he intentionally did nothing.

Yao Yuan's earnest effort became the reason Qin Cheng criticized him.

Of course, Huang Shengjie didn't dwell on it too long.

Because if Qin Cheng hadn't done anything, the community would still be led by Lu Bingjun and Yao Yuan, and all credit would have gone to Yao Yuan.

In this matter, deeming it right or wrong, morally or emotionally seems insignificant.

The community members also know it, but most don't really care.