Cai Zhiyuan looked at Fu Chen: "We have to participate in the trial game, and young doctors have an advantage in physical strength.

"No matter how skilled a doctor is, they must first live long enough to contribute to the community."

Fu Chen hesitated a bit: "Really? Then we can also choose doctors in their prime, like around 40 years old?

"Young people aren't necessarily in better physical condition, and middle-aged people aren't necessarily worse off.

"Moreover, although physically strong people may have some advantages in the game, it's not absolute. Many times, the experience and wisdom of the older individuals may be more important."

Li Renshu interrupted their discussion: "Alright, I think we've discussed enough about the doctor topic. As for whether we should choose young or older doctors, there's still plenty of time to consider.

"Ultimately, it'll be decided by a vote.

"Are there any other suggestions?"

Yang Yuting thought for a moment: "Perhaps it doesn't have to be a doctor. It could be a nurse, right?

"Compared to doctors, nurses might be better at basic medical procedures like taking care of the injured.

"Many doctors might only focus on prescribing medicine, and may have become rusty at skills like bandaging or first aid, possibly not as good as nurses.

"And I don't think there needs to be a gender restriction. If we're just looking for medical personnel, does it matter if they're male or female?

"According to the community rules, we can make requests, but these requests may not all be fulfilled. The community also selects among a group of new players, trying to match our requirements as closely as possible.

"Does this mean the more vague our requirements, the broader the community's selection range, and the main selection criteria are more easily met?

"For example, if we ask for 'medical personnel very skilled in first aid,' wouldn't it be more likely to find a new member with stronger specialized skills compared to saying 'young male doctor'?"

Fu Chen nodded: "Hmm, that makes sense too."

Cai Zhiyuan looked at him somewhat helplessly: "No, it must be a male."

Wang Yongxin nodded: "I agree, it must be a male. The community's gender ratio must be 6:6."

Jiang He was not convinced: "What does it matter? We're not in a one-on-one dating show.

"Or do you think women are definitely inferior to men?"

Cai Zhiyuan, a little speechless, explained: "We need to ensure the community's diversity as much as possible. Gender, age, and profession should be as distinct as possible across various dimensions.

"Because we're not sure what kind of life and death games we'll face in the future, the more diverse we are, the more likely we are to tackle the challenges collectively.

"The more homogeneous we are, the more likely we are to fall into groupthink."

Li Renshu looked at the others: "Any other suggestions? Qin Yao, you can think of another one."

Qin Yao pointed at herself, somewhat surprised: "Ah? Me? I agree with having a doctor."

Li Renshu pursued further: "Aside from chefs, doctors, and nurses, think about if there's anyone else."

Qin Yao, a bit stumped, furrowed her brow and thought for a moment before saying: "Then, how about a special forces member?

"Although we already have Officer Cao, having more people who can fight is never a bad thing.

"Most of the games so far have prohibited violence, but what if a future game allows it?

"The rules of Walkway are varied, and anything could happen. If that situation arises, we could win effortlessly."

The group discussed for a while longer, each argument made sense, making it difficult to form a unified opinion for now.

Li Renshu lightly knocked on the table: "Alright, we've fully understood everyone's opinions.

"Think it over in your own time, and feel free to discuss privately.

"We'll have another meeting tonight for formal proposals and voting."

After such a long discussion, everyone was a bit tired, and they left the long table to engage in their activities.

Cai Zhiyuan lightly tugged at Fu Chen under the table, gesturing: "Come."

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Cai Zhiyuan took Fu Chen to the third floor, found a secluded room, ensured no one was around, and casually locked the door.

Fu Chen was a bit surprised: "What's going on? Why so secretive?"

He felt that earlier during the discussion, Cai Zhiyuan seemed somewhat upset, but he couldn't understand why.

Cai Zhiyuan sat down on the sofa and said with some helplessness: "Fu Chen, you are now the de facto organizer and leader of this community.

"So, can you think a bit more before you speak?

"Don't you have any political awareness at all?

"Do you really think that just by calling everyone together, letting each person speak freely, keeping a record, and voting, the problem is solved? And your work as organizer and leader is done?"

Fu Chen slightly frowned: "Isn't it?

"We have 12 people in our community, and we need to ride out stormy seas together, so of course, we should try to consider everyone's opinions.

"Even as an organizer, I can't run things in a dictatorial manner, can I?

"I don't want to, and besides, I don't have the capability."

Cai Zhiyuan seemed to experience the frustration of speaking to a brick wall, then thought for a moment and said: "Alright, I haven't talked to you about this before because I assumed you should possess this basic political awareness, like 1+1=2, as self-evident common sense.

"But I've increasingly realized that many people do not have such common sense.

"Alright, let's not digress too much and return to today's issue.

"Why did I insist on having a young male doctor? It's not at all because of physical fitness, that's just an excuse for others to hear.

"The real reason is that having an older male doctor would be detrimental to the community's stability."

Fu Chen was somewhat shocked, feeling that this statement was quite far-fetched: "An older male doctor is detrimental to the community's stability? Where does that come from?"

Cai Zhiyuan sighed: "Listen well, Fu Chen, I will only tell you this once.

"You can understand it, or if you don't, think about it a few times.

"If you don't agree, you certainly can, but you must think clearly that every little action of each of us might cause an overwhelming change in this community.

"Let me ask you first, according to the community's rules, any proposal, note, any proposal, as long as it exceeds 7 votes, will be passed and executed.

"You can think of the community as a small society, so what is its most stable and secure structure like?"

Fu Chen thought for a moment: "Of course, it's 12 people united as one, making concerted efforts."

Cai Zhiyuan retorted: "Is that possible?

"Are we 12 people like a swarm, with no conflicts of interest or differing views among us?

"What if there's a conflict between two people? You might say, mediate. What if mediation fails? Do we just sit hand in hand and do nothing?

"The stability of any system can only be considered in adversity, not in prosperity.

"Because during prosperous times, everyone's on good terms, everything's peaceful, and it can be managed as simply as playing house.

"But in adverse times, all contradictions erupt.

"To protect the baseline, we must establish a management system that can maintain stability as much as possible even when everyone is against everyone else in an extremely dire situation.

"If you give 12 people equally divided say, the end result would be that no one can accomplish anything.

"It's like running a company; there must be someone who becomes the major shareholder and holds absolute voting rights. If you divide the power equally, the company is bound to go bankrupt, with no exception."

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