Cai Zhiyuan looked at Fu Chen, "We have to participate in the trial games, a young doctor would have a physical advantage.
"No matter how skilled a doctor is, they first have to live long enough to contribute to the community."
Fu Chen was a bit hesitant, "Is that so? Then we could also choose a doctor in their prime, say, around 40 years old?
"Young people don't necessarily have good physical fitness, and middle-aged people aren't necessarily in poor shape.
"Besides, although being physically fit offers a certain advantage in the games, it's not absolute, many times the experience and wisdom of older people might be more important."
Li Renshu interrupted their discussion, "Alright, I think we've discussed the topic of a doctor enough. As for whether to choose a young or an old doctor, there's still plenty of time, everyone can think it over slowly.
"In any case, it will be decided by a vote in the end.
"Are there any other proposals?"
Yang Yuting thought for a moment, "Perhaps, it doesn't have to be a doctor, could it be a nurse?
"Compared to doctors, wouldn't nurses be better at basic medical procedures like caring for the injured?
"Many doctors might only be responsible for prescribing medicine, and they might have long become rusty with techniques like bandaging and first aid, they might not necessarily be better than nurses.
"And I don't think we need to limit the gender, if we just need medical personnel, it doesn't matter if they are male or female.
"According to the community rules, we can make requests, but not all of these requests can necessarily be met. The community is also screening from a group of new players for the one who most closely matches our requirements.
"So, does that mean the vaguer our requests are, the wider the community's selection pool will be, and the more likely our main criteria will be met?
"For example, if we just ask for 'medical personnel who are very good at first aid,' compared to a description like 'a young male doctor,' wouldn't we be more likely to get a new member with stronger specialized skills?"
Fu Chen nodded, "Hmm, that makes sense too."
Cai Zhiyuan looked at him with some exasperation, "No, it must be a man."
Wang Yongxin nodded, "I agree, it must be a man, the male-to-female ratio in the community must be 6:6."
Jiang He was not quite convinced, "What does that matter? We're not on a one-on-one dating show.
"Or do you think women are definitely inferior to men?"
Cai Zhiyuan was a bit speechless and explained, "We need to ensure the diversity of the community as much as possible, gender, age, profession, we need to differentiate across all dimensions as much as we can.
"Because we're not sure what kind of life-and-death games we'll encounter in the future, the more we maintain the group's diversity, the more we can pool our wisdom and efforts.
"The more homogeneous we become, the more likely we are to fall into groupthink."
Li Renshu looked at the others again, "Any other proposals? Qin Yao, you can think of another one."
Qin Yao pointed to herself, a bit surprised, "Huh? Me? I agree with getting a doctor."
Li Renshu pressed on, "Besides a chef, a doctor, and a nurse, think if there's anything else."
Qin Yao was a bit stumped, she frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Then how about a special forces soldier?
"Although we already have Officer Cao, it's never a bad thing to have more people who can fight.
"Most games so far have prohibited violence, but what if a future game allows it?
"The Gallery's rules are varied and anything is possible. If that kind of situation really occurs, we could win effortlessly."
The group discussed for a while longer, each person's argument had its merits, and it was difficult to reach a consensus for the time being.
Li Renshu tapped the table lightly, "Alright, we have fully understood everyone's opinions.
"Everyone go back and think it over carefully, you can also discuss it privately.
"Tonight, we will hold another meeting for formal proposals and voting."
After discussing for so long, everyone was a bit tired, they left the long table to do their own things.
Cai Zhiyuan gently tugged on Fu Chen under the table and made a gesture, "Come."
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Cai Zhiyuan took Fu Chen to the third floor, found a secluded room, and after checking that no one was around, locked the door.
Fu Chen was a bit surprised, "What's wrong, why so tense."
He felt that Cai Zhiyuan had been a bit unhappy during the discussion earlier, but he didn't understand why.
Cai Zhiyuan sat down on the sofa and said with some exasperation, "Fu Chen, you are now the de facto organizer and leader of this community.
"So before you speak, can you think a little more.
"Do you have no political awareness at all?
"You don't actually think that every time, you just need to call everyone together, let everyone speak freely, you take some notes, everyone votes, and then the problem is solved? That your job as an organizer and leader is done?"
Fu Chen frowned slightly, "Isn't that the case?
"There are 12 of us in our community, we need to stick together through thick and thin, of course we should accommodate everyone's opinions as much as possible.
"Even if I'm the organizer, I can't just run a one-person show, can I?
"I don't want to do that, and besides, I don't have that ability."
Cai Zhiyuan seemed to feel the frustration of talking to a brick wall, he thought for a moment with some annoyance, then said, "Alright, I didn't tell you these things before because I thought you should possess this most basic political sense, just like 1+1=2, it's self-evident common sense.
"But now I'm increasingly realizing that many people don't have this common sense.
"Okay, let's not get sidetracked, back to today's issue.
"Why did I insist on a young male doctor? It's not at all because of physical fitness, that was just an excuse for others.
"The real reason is, an older male doctor would be detrimental to the stability of the community."
Fu Chen was a bit shocked, these words sounded like a fantasy to him, "An older male doctor is detrimental to the community's stability? Where is this coming from?"
Cai Zhiyuan sighed, "Listen well, Fu Chen, I will only say the following to you once.
"If you can understand it, understand it, if you can't, then think it over a few more times.
"If you don't agree, that's fine too, of course, but you must think clearly, a tiny action from any of us could cause earth-shattering changes in this community.
"Let me ask you first, according to the community's rules, any proposal, note, any proposal, will pass and be executed as long as it gets more than 7 votes.
"The community can be seen as a small society, so what is its most stable and secure structure?"
Fu Chen thought for a moment, "Of course it's the 12 of us twisted into one rope, pooling our wisdom and efforts, all working towards the same goal."
Cai Zhiyuan retorted, "Is that possible?
"Are the 12 of us a beehive? Are there no conflicts of interest, no differences in opinion among us?
"What if a conflict arises between two people? You might say, mediate. What if mediation is ineffective? Do we just throw our hands up and give up?
"The stability of any system cannot be considered in good times, it can only be considered in bad times.
"Because in good times, everyone is friendly and harmonious, managing things is as simple as playing house.
"But in bad times, all conflicts will erupt.
"To protect the bottom line, we must establish a management system that can maintain stability as much as possible even in the extreme and harsh situation where everyone is against everyone else.
"If you give 12 people twelve equal shares of speaking power, the final result will be that no one can get anything done.
"It's like running a company, there must be one person who becomes the major shareholder, holding absolute voting power. If you divide the power equally, then this company will definitely go bankrupt, without any exception."