God's Imitator

Huang Shengjie was somewhat surprised, as this was indeed something he hadn't thought of before.

"Lawyer Lin, are you saying...

"If Yao Yuan is not content with just being an adviser, and has greater ambitions, such as at some point in the future, sidelining Lu Bingjun and turning him into a puppet, or eliminating Lu Bingjun to take power himself...

"He would make some preparations in advance.

"Such as secretly developing his own hardcore supporters.

"In this way, even if an accident occurs, he could absolutely get the votes from hardcore supporters; 1 vote is enough to keep him alive, 3 votes enough to keep him in the community.

"With his abilities, developing a small group of 4 within the community shouldn't be too hard.

"But looking at the current situation, he hasn't even developed a single hardcore supporter.

"So the only explanation is... he really has no ambitions.

"His mind is fully occupied with planning for Lu Bingjun.

"Not developing his own small group might be to avoid suspicion and prevent Lu Bingjun from doubting him; or he might feel there's no need since he doesn't plan to replace Lu Bingjun and rise to power.

"In this way, political activities in the community are ultimately determined by Lu Bingjun.

"Yao Yuan is not in the position, nor does he plan on political matters, which might lead him to overlook certain information, perhaps see it but feel it's inappropriate to mention, or say it but not have it adopted.

"So when things go wrong, it might be too late for everything."

At this thought, Huang Shengjie slapped his thigh in frustration.

"But in that case, isn't it even more unfortunate!

"If Yao Yuan has no ambition to become a leader and merely wants to be an adviser, then he indeed is just an accomplice; the decisions to kill are undoubtedly made by Lu Bingjun.

"Then as long as the leader Yao Yuan assists changes, his stance might change too, perhaps offering a chance for redemption or being used?

"In that case, our community could have two S-Class imitators at once, making it almost foolproof!

"Qin Cheng still underestimated, didn't he think of this point?"

Lin Sizhi shook his head slightly: "I think it's more like he is unwilling to gamble on a 50% chance."

Huang Shengjie paused for a moment, then nodded in realization: "...Hmm, that's right."

Even if confirmed that Yao Yuan has no particular ambition and indeed only wants to be an adviser, Qin Cheng is still unwilling to take risks.

Because there are still two different possibilities:

The first is Yao Yuan indeed loyal to Community 2, regardless of who the leader is, he would wholeheartedly support them.

If the leader is bad, he helps do bad things; if the leader is good, he helps do good things.

But there's also a second possibility: Yao Yuan is not loyal to Community 2, only to Lu Bingjun.

If that's the case, keeping Yao Yuan would be raising a future threat.

Huang Shengjie furrowed his brows: "But is someone like Lu Bingjun really worth Yao Yuan's unconditional loyalty? I don't think the second possibility is very high, right?"

Lin Sizhi shook his head: "That's entirely dependent on the individual.

"But the less ambitious the adviser, the more likely they are to get used to 'loyalty', sometimes even 'blind loyalty'.

"Thus, the fate of this kind of adviser often depends on the leader they initially choose, if they choose wrong, it's likely to end in tragedy."

Huang Shengjie subconsciously asked: "What if an ambitious adviser chooses the right leader?"

Lin Sizhi did not answer.

...

...

Next morning.

Everyone gathered in the hall, waiting for the arrival of a new player.

[New player's visa review completed, will automatically replenish as the new number 2 player.]

[Please guide the new player to settle in and familiarize themselves with the community rules to avoid violations.]

[There are still two vacant positions in the community (player 4, player 5).]

The new player looked like a man in his thirties, with long, unkempt hair.

He seemed sleepy, as if still not fully awake, and scratched his head with some impatience as he looked at the community buildings.

"Hello, I'm Qin Cheng, welcome to Community 2."

As the new community leader, Qin Cheng naturally took over the task of welcoming the new player.

The new player yawned and shook hands with Qin Cheng: "Wang Yan, the 'yan' from 'deduction'.

"What's this place?"

Qin Cheng led him towards the hall: "Come inside first, I'll explain slowly."

...

Soon, everyone introduced the basic situation and various rules of the New World to Wang Yan.

Regarding the recent upheaval in the community, Qin Cheng didn't speak too explicitly, but didn't also deliberately hide anything.

Initially, everyone thought Wang Yan would be panicked by the community rules and the life-death game in the Walkway, but he was calmer than expected, even making them doubt if he had been listening.

Shen Bowen couldn't help but remind: "You should almost understand now, right?"

Wang Yan nodded: "Got it.

"Play the game, fail and you die.

"Not much different from the movies."

Qin Cheng smiled: "Yes, that's it. Do you mind giving a brief self-introduction?

"We're in the same community, reliable partners and allies, enhancing mutual understanding in advance will make our cooperation in the game much smoother."

Wang Yan pondered: "I'm unemployed.

"No job, living off my parents at home."

Everyone was taken aback, as the recruitment requirements they had initially set had clearly stipulated 'mathematician'.

Qin Cheng asked: "What about your previous education and professional background?"

Wang Yan: "Studied mathematics in college, didn't finish.

"Went abroad to study for a few more years, then just stayed home."

Qin Cheng thought for a moment, then pressed further: "But after that, you should have also done some math-related research at home, right?"

Wang Yan nodded: "I did."

Zheng Chunhua curiously asked: "Specifically, what kind of research?"

Wang Yan replied somewhat perfunctorily: "There's too much, can't explain in a few words.

"Do you have anyone in math profession here?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Wang Yan seemed disinterested: "Then it's pointless to tell you."

Everyone noticed Wang Yan's communication with others wasn't particularly smooth, mostly answering a question at a time.

He didn't seem intentionally secretive, but the communication efficiency was indeed a bit tiring.

Community recruitment is like this, the kind of player you end up with is like opening a blind box, can't selectively choose.

Qin Cheng didn't get hung up on this: "Next, let's continue discussing the agenda that we haven't completed."

He looked at Wang Yan again: "Even if you're not interested, try to listen in, since it concerns the vital interests of every player in the community.

"After the meeting, I'll take you to familiarize yourself with the community environment."

Wang Yan initially wanted to get up and leave, to wander around the community on his own.

You could sense he found the meeting discussions utterly uninteresting, somewhat torturous even.

But after hearing Qin Cheng's words, he thought again, and eventually changed his mind, sitting back down.