Cai Zhiyuan glanced again at Zheng Jie and Dai Yifan, especially Zheng Jie: "Besides, I hope someone will volunteer to become the 'Free People' and dismantle the '4-Person Room.'

"It doesn't matter which badge the remaining person takes, as long as they enter the same room with Yang Yuting."

Zheng Jie felt a bit lost for a moment: "Wait, what does dismantling the 4-Person Room mean? Wasn't it said to be a trap? I'm a bit confused."

Cai Zhiyuan didn't explain in detail: "This matter isn't difficult; once you enter the room, you will have plenty of time to think about it and will surely understand.

"But explaining it takes time.

"You two just need to tell me whether you're willing to take this risk.

"If you are, I'll take some time to tell you what to do; if not, I won't waste any time.

"We can also choose to give up on this benefit; it's not a problem."

Zheng Jie's expression was a bit conflicted, and he looked at Dai Yifan, but it was clear that Dai Yifan had even less of a clue.

Whether considering the benefits of the first stage or the order of entering the community, Zheng Jie had no reason to push this matter onto the newcomer.

Thinking of this, Zheng Jie made up his mind: "Alright, then I'll give it a try!

"After so many games, I feel I've made some progress."

Cai Zhiyuan nodded: "Okay, I'll give you the 'Free People' identity.

"I'm certain I'll enter the room later than you, and I'll tell you exactly when to enter the '4-Person Room.'

"But it's also possible that other communities' free agents will beat you to it, in which case, just give up.

"As for what to do specifically, I'll take the time to explain to you later."

As Cai Zhiyuan spoke, he operated on the console to give Zheng Jie the identity of 'Free People.'

Not long after, Zhou Guifen returned, and Yang Hui also came over with the players from Community 8.

Cai Zhiyuan signaled Yang Yuting to show the badge with the number '2' and asked, "You don't have any badges from the first three, do you?"

Yang Hui answered quite frankly: "No."

Cai Zhiyuan was not surprised by this; the straightforward approach for cooperation had already proved this to some extent.

"Then let's directly sign a contract. The two communities will share the profits and losses.

"Whether it's profits or losses, Community 17 takes 60%, and you take 40%."

Yang Hui thought for a moment: "Agreed."

Community 17 had the badge that ensured they could become hosts, and they had cooperated with Community 8 before, so the plan to take more risks and thus gain more benefits was reasonable.

The console had a function for signing contracts, and Cai Zhiyuan quickly adjusted the contract's share information. After Yang Hui confirmed it was correct, they both swiped their wristbands, and the contract was completed.

According to the game rules, contracts can only be signed between two communities and can only be signed once.

Therefore, the interests of the two communities will be deeply tied together, providing a good foundation for cooperation and trust.

Meanwhile, Community 15 seemed to have found Community 13, and they would likely sign a contract as well, though the specific terms were unclear.

As for Community 1, they were left out, and according to the game rules, there was nothing that could be done.

Nevertheless, they did not give up and continued to strategize.

At this time, Communities 17 and 8 formed a group of 10 people, and the furthest ahead badge number was 2, with a total of 4 free agents.

Cai Zhiyuan glanced at the time again and said, "Next, I'll emphasize the specific reward and penalty values during the question-answer phase.

"These values can only be tested during the first stage, and upon entering the second stage, since all rewards and penalties will be doubled, values like 500 won't appear, making it difficult to determine the specific numbers.

"Moreover, communication is entirely prohibited during the second stage, so even if you know the values, you can't share them.

"The values I've measured are absolutely accurate. If yours differs, stick to mine.

"Besides this, there are a few more points to pay special attention to; once you remember these values, I will emphasize them again."

...

While Cai Zhiyuan was arranging strategies for Communities 17 and 8, other communities were also busy working on their strategies.

In Community 1, the two volunteers leading the community were Gao Jialiang and Qian Li.

From the current situation, the communities holding the forward badge numbers are Communities 15 and 17, but neither of these communities prioritized Community 1 for cooperation.

This resulted in the other four communities each signing a contract with another, leaving Community 1 out.

This was unavoidable.

On one hand, Gao Jialiang and Qian Li's performance in the first stage was poor, with low returns, and the players who shared their room were well aware of this, resulting in low confidence in their capabilities.

On the other hand, the negative impact of the 'Matchmaking Game' continued, and Community 1 often found itself isolated within the game.

However, Community 1's players had grown accustomed to this.

Given the situation, they could only strategize based on the current circumstances.

Qian Li reassured: "It's okay, signing a contract isn't necessarily a good thing.

"While two communities share profits, they also share losses.

"This means that after signing a contract, there's a high chance of being dragged down by other communities.

"This allocation type of game is different from before, as the penalties are too severe.

"If a player, acting as the Questioner, has their intentions detected, especially in rooms with more people, it could result in a loss of hundreds of thousands of visa time in one go.

"Such a significant gap would drag all five members of the community down with it.

"Now, it's clear that the other four communities have formed two groups; inevitably, one will win and one will lose.

"The communities that lose are likely to lose everything, ending up in debt.

"If we just strive for a steady strategy, at least we can aim for middle-tier earnings."

Other players nodded in agreement, acknowledging that although Qian Li's words were partly to comfort, there indeed was some truth.

Qian Li continued: "Let me briefly discuss the specific rewards and penalties measured in the first stage.

"Since each question's answer is influenced by three factors, any mistake in recalling the values could lead to complete failure of individual or team strategies."

All players nodded—this was an obvious fact.

Because every player had to consider whether the net result of answering a question was positive or negative, a mistake in recalling any value that they thought was positive but was calculated as negative would throw everything off track.

This might even affect subsequent team strategies, leading to total failure.

Thus, confirming the values was of paramount importance.

As Qian Li spoke, others matched his words with their experiences in the first-stage question-answer phase, trying hard to memorize the facts.

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