God's Imitator

Lin Sizhi was somewhat surprised, ”Hm? You can actually analyze to this point? Not bad, there’s still quite a bit of progress.”

One could see Qin Yao was still somewhat happy, but she still said, ”Lawyer Lin, be serious. Isn’t this matter very important?

”Previously, the five-person group’s personnel underwent consecutive changes, which might not be the norm.

”If subsequently the five-person group’s personnel don’t change for a very long time, wouldn’t that be quite bad?”

Lin Sizhi smiled and said, ”Your analysis is correct, but there are still some oversights.

”Why would you presume Yang Yuting must be centrist?

”Yang Yuting, Li Jiang, Yang Hui, these three people have different probabilities of entering the five-person group, let’s say 60%, 30%, and 10% respectively.

”In this situation, Yang Yuting’s opinion would indeed play a decisive role.

”But, is there such a possibility that no matter who enters the five-person group, it actually has no substantial impact on the current situation?

”Perhaps after they enter, when choosing between two options, they would all stand on Cai Zhiyuan’s side, just a matter of more or less?”Qin Yao froze, ”Ah?”

She thought seriously for a moment and said, ”Lawyer Lin, you mean...

”Li Jiang and Yang Hui were actually both recruited by Cai Zhiyuan from the ’Tarot Game’?

”Yuting also leans more toward Cai Zhiyuan?

”That’s not right. By logic, those two shouldn’t get along well, right?

”Yuting was previously very close to Boss Wang, while Cai Zhiyuan and Boss Wang were always at odds, incompatible like fire and water. Now that Boss Wang has left the community, Yuting should have inherited Boss Wang’s ecological niche. Her staying neutral would be good enough. Why would she support Cai Zhiyuan?”

After considering for a moment, Qin Yao thought of an even more serious problem.

”Wait, if it’s really like this, doesn’t that mean that in the community, the people who truly support you without reservation are only me, Yinzhang, and Zheng Jie, these three people?

”Auntie Zhou and Shen Xing should be ordinary people. They shouldn’t have any particular inclinations.

”But the remaining people all support Cai Zhiyuan more...

”It’s a 4:6 or 4:8 state...”

Lin Sizhi nodded, ”So whoever enters the five-person group actually doesn’t make much essential difference.

”These matters in the community now have all become unimportant.

”From the perspective of ’community evolution,’ what stage do you think this community has roughly reached?”

Qin Yao thought about it, ”Hmm... middle stage? No, middle to late stage, right.

”This depends on whether you want to actively do some things again, right?”

Lin Sizhi shook his head, ”No, this community’s evolution is already complete. This is already its final form.”

Qin Yao was somewhat surprised, ”No, it can’t be, right? I feel compared to before, there’s no essential difference now?”

Just then, Li Renshu called out, ”Everyone can take your seats. The gathering is about to start!”

The long table was already filled with sumptuous dishes.

Lin Sizhi stood up, ”Since things have come to this, let’s eat first.”

...

Everyone sat down around the long table, twelve players neat and tidy.

Only compared to the initial roster, great changes had already occurred.

Of the players originally in Community 17, only Li Renshu, Cai Zhiyuan, Qin Yao, Yang Yuting, and Lin Sizhi remained. The others were all new faces who joined successively afterward.

Considering everyone had only been in the community for about three months total, this personnel turnover was still relatively frequent.

In previous gatherings, Li Renshu actually already spoke very little.

After all, at the beginning, they had to consider cohering the community. There still needed to be some necessary sense of ceremony during gatherings, but as time passed and the community’s main members became more and more familiar, formalities weren’t so necessary.

But this time, Li Renshu still picked up the champagne glass, preparing to give a speech before the gathering.

Only unlike previous situations, Li Renshu, who had always been very good at these things, also experienced a rare stutter, seemingly not having thought of particularly appropriate wording for a moment.

”Too many things have happened during this period, and too many things are worth celebrating or being thankful for.

”First, the first glass of wine, let’s toast to Auntie Zhou and Shen Xing.

”You withstood the test of the judgment game. Although you went through twists and turns and great hardships, you finally succeeded in reuniting.

”In the New World, any emotion is a luxury, let alone familial affection.

”But it’s precisely because of this warmth that we can feel the residual warmth of reality in this godforsaken place where we live day to day.”

Everyone raised their glasses one after another. Zhou Guifen and Shen Xing hurriedly stood up and bowed to everyone in thanks.

Of course, how specifically to drink was completely free. Some people happily took a big gulp or even drained their glass, while others only took a shallow sip.

Li Renshu continued, ”The second glass of wine, to Li Jiang and Yang Hui, welcoming you.

”Community 17 has always emphasized openness, tolerance, friendliness, cooperation, and mutual assistance. As the New World’s environment becomes harsher and harsher, and the Gallery’s games become more and more cruel, perhaps subsequently community mergers and personnel movements will become more and more frequent.

”No matter what, only communities that always maintain full capacity can maintain vitality and competitiveness.

”So, I hope new members can integrate quickly, and hope old members can better accommodate new members. No matter how personnel change, may Community 17’s spirit continue forever.”

Everyone raised their glasses again.

Li Renshu felt somewhat emotional, paused slightly and said again, ”The third glass of wine to Fu Chen.

”I’ve always felt that Fu Chen gave Community 17 its gentle and kind foundation, allowing us to still hold our bottom line despite countless times going through desperate games.

”Moreover, as the first and only player confirmed to have returned to the real world, Fu Chen let us see dawn and hope.

”I hope he’s well over there, and hope we can meet again soon.

”The fourth glass of wine to Brother Wang.

”Although Brother Wang left the community, all along, everyone has witnessed Brother Wang’s contributions to the community. Perhaps initially, I and some people in the community had some misunderstandings about Brother Wang, but at this moment, all we can do is offer blessings.

”However, I believe Brother Wang’s departure doesn’t mean Community 17 gained an enemy, but definitely gained an ally.

”In future games, we’ll definitely have more opportunities to cooperate.

”The fifth glass of wine, to Officer Cao, and also Uncle Ding, Aunt Su, Xu Tong, Jiang He, and all the departed players.

”The last glass of wine, to all of us present.

”I know that perhaps there are still some contradictions within the community, but ultimately we should still choose to be in the same boat together, facing more challenges ahead together.

”Cheers!”

Everyone also raised their glasses one after another, ”Cheers!”

After the glasses clinked, some players who drank more had already obviously entered a tipsy state.

The atmosphere also became enthusiastic. Everyone shared food, chatted in small groups, and the hall became unprecedentedly lively.

The players toasting Lin Sizhi, Li Renshu, and Cai Zhiyuan were the most numerous. After all, in daily life, everyone had received the most favors from these three.

The three didn’t decline and drank glass after glass.

This gathering, everyone drank until late at night.

During this time, some people also performed acts and played some entertainment at the drinking table, such as playing dice, rock-paper-scissors, and so on.

Until finally, when someone collapsed drunk on the table, everyone reluctantly dispersed.

After previous gatherings ended, everyone would consciously stay to clean the table, but this time everyone drank somewhat too much, so there was no way to clean up. They could only first return to their respective rooms to rest and clean up after waking up the next day.

Lin Sizhi also drank quite a bit. Although champagne and red wine weren’t high in alcohol content, at this moment he was still inevitably drunk.

He helped the even more drunk Zheng Jie upstairs, and after sending Zheng Jie into room number 10, returned to his own room to rest.

After simple washing up, Lin Sizhi lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.