At night, Wang Yongxin and Yang Yuting came to the small room on the third floor again.

Yang Yuting sighed silently, "I'm sorry, this result was beyond my expectations, and probably yours too.

"When I suggested that the power to recruit people should be given only to Lawyer Lin, it was a contingency plan. I never expected that Lawyer Lin would actually recruit someone in this game.

"Not only did he recruit someone, but it turned out to be an Imitator; and not just any Imitator, but one whose philosophy is very close to that of the five-member group.

"For you, this is almost the hardest situation to accept, right?

"After all, Wei Yinzhang's special identity as an Imitator naturally allows for an information gap, plus she has sufficient game presence, so entering the core circle was just a matter of course.

"With fewer and fewer positions in the core circle, it's getting even harder for you to get in.

"Our community is getting stronger, but also more chaotic."

Wang Yongxin appeared relatively calm, with no emotional breakdown.

"This is normal, isn't it? The strong get stronger, and there is bound to be a 'Matthew Effect' between communities.

"Those weaker communities are slow in internal consolidation, perform poorly in the game, suffer high casualties, and can't recruit any strong players, so they have to remain cannon fodder.

"While the stronger communities quickly complete internal consolidation, gain high rewards and suffer low mortality in the games, even if there's an occasional player death, they quickly recruit suitable replacements or poach strong players from other communities.

"The current situation in Community 17 is quite reasonable too.

"After all, from the beginning to the end, our community's power core has been very solid, and there are plenty of core players who can lead in the game.

"Even though power distribution might not be perfect, since we are in a growth phase, as the pie gets bigger, these contradictions can be covered."

In fact, the so-called contradiction mainly lies with Wang Yongxin.

As one of the core players capable of leading, he brought back a large amount of visa time for the community, yet he never obtained sufficient political power.

But Wang Yongxin can also benefit from the stable political environment of Community 17, and staying is still the better choice.

So, it's hard to say that there is a really big problem with this power distribution. After all, power is inherently scarce, and no matter how it's divided, someone will be dissatisfied, but as long as it doesn't lead to severe consequences, it cannot be considered wrong.

Wang Yongxin paused slightly and continued, "In this matter, you didn't do anything wrong.

"Giving the power to recruit to Lawyer Lin is better than giving it to Li Renshu. I fully agree with your plan.

"As for the final result of this recruitment...

"I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing, whether for the community or for me."

This somewhat surprised Yang Yuting.

"But, Wei Yinzhang is an Imitator, and she will inevitably enter the power core. Doesn't this mean your ranking will be pushed further back?"

Wang Yongxin shook his head slightly, "Not necessarily.

"In theory, Wei Yinzhang, as an Imitator, should enter the power core, but realistically, it might not be the case.

"Her addition does increase the power core's strength, but structurally it is not an optimization.

"This core will not become stronger, but rather more fragile."

Yang Yuting pondered seriously for a moment, "You mean, the issue with numbers?

"The entire community has 12 people, with a maximum of 5 in the core circle. If Wei Yinzhang gets in, the number exceeds.

"But this matter can be easily solved, just kick Fu Chen out.

"Anyway, I feel Fu Chen has long wanted to leave this core group, and hasn't played any crucial role inside."

Wang Yongxin shook his head, "It's not that simple; Fu Chen absolutely cannot be kicked out.

"Fu Chen himself might want to leave this small group, but Li Renshu absolutely wouldn't agree.

"There's even a possibility that, in Li Renshu's view, Fu Chen is more valuable than Wei Yinzhang.

"I've said before, this power core is not chosen solely by capability.

"If it were by capability alone, Fu Chen wouldn't have been selected from the start. Since this is a political core, of course, it relies on political influence."

Yang Yuting was somewhat puzzled, "Political influence... what special political influence does Fu Chen have?"

Wang Yongxin explained, "In any game, regardless of danger, as long as someone asks for his help, he is very likely to participate. Do you think there's anyone else in our entire community who can do this?

Yang Yuting thought for a moment, "Lawyer Lin? Or perhaps, previously Aunt Su? Or Officer Cao?"

Wang Yongxin decisively shook his head, "The three people you mentioned are merely 'possible,' but absolutely cannot reach Fu Chen's level.

"Aunt Su actually had a kind of 'one last act' escape mentality. She just wanted to leave this place, helping others along the way before she died. In hindsight, the visa time she gained through death wasn't much either.

"She made such choices only after losing the will to survive.

"Lawyer Lin seems willing to participate in each game, but that's because he's strong enough and hasn't encountered an opponent that truly threatens him.

"But if Lawyer Lin realized that 'helping others might result in his own death,' would he still offer help? I think it's unlikely.

"You can observe the ecological position Lawyer Lin chose in the community, he doesn't seize the power core, but neither does he distance himself from it. Sometimes he even strengthens his ability to protect himself on this basis.

"Lawyer Lin's assistance to others is more of a strongman's casual charity to the weak rather than sacrifice.

"As for Officer Cao, I think he should be somewhere between Fu Chen and Lawyer Lin.

"But no matter how you put it, players like Fu Chen, willing to help everyone and considering personal risk minimally, are extremely rare in the New World.

"He is essentially the glue of the entire core team and could be seen as some sort of barometer.

"As long as Fu Chen remains in this small group, others outside the group have little to worry about.

"However, if Fu Chen gets kicked out, it'll be a very bad signal, potentially signaling some corruption within the small group.

"What I've thought of, Li Renshu has certainly thought of as well.

"Therefore, Fu Chen cannot be kicked out, and the other four members of the five-member group are even less likely to be kicked out.

"The most probable scenario is that each member of the five-member small group will squeeze out a bit of power from their own hands, symbolically giving it to Wei Yinzhang, without actually letting her enter this core."

Yang Yuting frowned slightly, "But... Wei Yinzhang is an Imitator, and in the long run, she must enter the power core, determined by her special identity.

"If she doesn't enter and doesn't obtain sufficient discourse power, it might be okay in the short term, but over time, this will definitely cause problems."

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