Wang Yongxin asked, "Officer Cao, are you suggesting that the stronger one is more likely to be poached, so should we just recruit weaker individuals?"

Cao Haichuan shook his head, "That's not entirely what I mean.

"From the perspective of cracking the game, of course, the more smart people, the better.

"However, even among smart people, there will be issues of authority and influence.

"In the same game, two smart individuals might each have what they consider a better solution. Perhaps both solutions are viable, but they can't reach a consensus and end up hindering each other.

"In such cases, the smart person with less authority is very likely to be poached by other communities. Even if the players in the other community may not be as strong, as long as this smart person gains more say after joining, they will have that motivation.

"So, I think the 'structure of personnel composition' is more important.

"For example, Wang Yongxin, you and Lawyer Lin are both smart individuals in our community. If you enter the same game and come up with the same strategy or complementary strategies, everyone will be happy.

"But your ideas are naturally different, your knowledge structures are also different. If you come up with two different solutions in the same game and only one can be implemented, who do you think should give way?"

Wang Yongxin fell silent.

It was clear that he was unwilling to make concessions.

But he had to admit that oftentimes, Lin Sizhi's ideas might be more comprehensive and refined.

Even if he verbally agreed for Lin Sizhi to make the decision, in certain situations, he might still insist on his own views, leading to conflicts.

Zheng Jie softly added, "I understand, it's like in a team where there are five star players, but there still needs to be one commander. Otherwise, if there's a problem with the distribution of authority, even the Galaxy Battleship can capsize in the gutter."

Cao Haichuan nodded, "Exactly. In a game with multiple participants from the community, having one absolute core to make decisions is sufficient.

"The rest don't need to make decisions; it's best if they have different knowledge structures to provide support, have different roles, and possess enough loyalty and execution capability."

Jiang He asked, "Then how many cores do we specifically need?"

Cao Haichuan seemed to have thought about this question before, "From the current game conditions, multiplayer games might have 4 to 6 participants, with 4 being more common.

"Games like 'Blood Poker' which involve all participants are also split into three groups of four.

"Considering this, we only need 3 core puzzle solvers among the 12 of us in the game.

"If there are more, we need to consider the issue of authority distribution among different cores. Someone must be willing to unquestionably follow another to participate in the same game together."

Although Cao Haichuan did not explicitly state who the three puzzle-solving cores were, most people had a good idea.

Lin Sizhi and Wang Yongxin were definitely two of them.

As for the third, it could be Cao Haichuan, Cai Zhiyuan, or Li Renshu.

Of course, from current performance within the games, none of these three had the standout effect like Lin Sizhi.

However, their performance in reviewing the games also demonstrated their abilities indirectly.

The last game Cao Haichuan and Cai Zhiyuan participated in was 'King's Judgment,' but this game was quite special, limited by its mechanics and offering little space for significant plays.

Under these circumstances, adding a fourth game core would require one of them to relinquish decision-making power in the game and willingly become a tool.

From the current perspective, none of the three in the community seemed willing to give up decision-making power, so if a new core is added, would he be willing to forfeit decision-making power and fully heed the decisions of these three?

It's really hard to say, as smart people are quite opinionated.

And if recruiting someone doesn't resolve this issue and a rebellion mechanism is updated within the game, it could lead to significant problems.

Wang Yongxin pondered for a moment, "But the 'three cores' concept is mainly based on the historical number of participants in the games.

"If in the future there are some games with three-player teams, then four cores would be just right."

Cai Zhiyuan reminded, "Personally, I think the probability of that is low.

"Because the newly updated rule mentions that to poach or kick someone, at least three players must agree.

"This implies that future multiplayer games are likely to involve 4 participants primarily.

"Of course, we can't completely rule out three participants, but if that happened, this substitution rule wouldn't apply at all.

"It's normal for the rule to make this limitation, as 3 against 1 is considered the baseline. If it were 2 against 1, or even 1 against 1, it would be a complete mess."

Wang Yongxin sighed silently, "Okay, you make a good point.

"But I still lean towards recruiting a smart individual with independent team-leading and game-cracking abilities.

"The issue of authority can be negotiated further.

"Whether he'll be poached due to authority concerns is still unknown. What if he isn't poached? What if the issue of authority doesn't arise? I think this risk is worth taking."

Li Renshu nodded, "Alright, I think the discussion has been quite thorough.

"The gender is decided to be female.

"Age, whether young or old, will be determined by voting. Of course, we could consider specifying an age, like 30, but that might significantly narrow the selection range or interfere with other criteria.

"Profession, based on our previous discussions, includes cook, nurse, and special forces soldier. Personally, I'd like to add two more options, farmer or worker. These could better filter out true grassroots individuals and optimize our current personnel structure.

"Are there any other supplementary suggestions?"

Jiang He pondered and said, "How about an actuary?

"When you reviewed the games before, Yang Hui from the 8th community left a deep impression on me.

"Moreover, the current community's professional makeup has an obvious overweight of humanities. In areas involving science and engineering, there might be deficiencies.

"Actuaries are generally quite smart, right? And they could be a good support in the game. Like before, with Tian Fan and Yang Hui, although both are smart, they didn't have issues with authority distribution."

This proposal lit up quite a few eyes.

Li Renshu nodded, "Hmm, I also considered this before, so let's also include actuaries in the options.

"Let's conduct a preliminary screening by show of hands voting first.

"I'll name the specific profession, and if you agree, raise your hand. You can raise your hand more than once, but be cautious, as the result, once decided, cannot be changed."

Li Renshu recited each of these potential professions, then announced the vote count.

"Chef 4 votes, nurse 5 votes, special forces soldier 4 votes, farmer 2 votes, worker 3 votes, actuary 9 votes...

"It seems there's no need for a second vote, we can confirm that it will be a female actuary."

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