God's Imitator

"Huh?"

Seeing the information on the big screen, everyone froze for a moment.

Wang Yongxin was the first to stand up: "What's going on? Let me make it clear, I absolutely voted in favor!"

The others were just as bewildered.

"I voted in favor too."

"Who would vote against something beneficial to everyone?"

"It's okay, one opposing vote doesn't affect the result."

"True, it doesn't change the outcome, but this means we have a traitor among us!"

"The basic rules mention there's a special group among players designed to secretly sabotage us. Could our community have one too?"

After a brief moment of shock, people started discussing all at once, creating chaos in the entire hall.

But clearly, under these anonymous voting rules, finding out who cast the opposing vote is almost impossible.

"Everyone, please calm down a bit."

Li Renshu's voice wasn't loud, but it was steady, gradually quieting the hall.

"This is just a minor incident and I think there's no need to pay too much attention to it.

"Knowing that 7 votes were enough to pass the motion, casting a single opposing vote is meaningless.

"So, I believe the person who voted against it only intended to sow suspicion and division among us.

"The more this happens, the less we should fall for it.

"As long as we trust each other and stay united, those with ulterior motives will never find an opportunity."

Fu Chen nodded in agreement: "That's right, everyone shouldn't panic.

"Moreover, we mustn't consider this purely from a rational perspective. We can't ignore the possibility of someone accidentally voting wrong or deliberately playing a prank.

"While the chances are low, it's not entirely impossible in reality."

Their speeches slightly eased the tension in the hall.

After a brief silence, Xu Tong said expectantly: "So, should we have a big meal to celebrate this noon?"

...

A while later, it was 9:30 in the morning.

Information continued to appear on the big screen.

[The chips earned in 'Blood Poker' will be converted into visa time.]

[New rules related to 'Community Security Fund' detected, calculating...]

[Initial 'Community Security Fund' balance: 52775 minutes of visa time.]

[Minimum living security will be issued to all players at a standard of '80 minutes visa time/person/day'.]

[Distribution completed.]

[Current 'Community Security Fund' balance: 51815 minutes of visa time.]

[Remaining chips will be converted to each player's visa time.]

[Conversion completed. You can check your personal visa time balance at any vending machine or personal computer.]

"Got it, got it!"

Yang Yuting stood in front of a vending machine and discovered an additional line in the 'Currency' section.

The first line was the remaining visa time she currently had, and the second line was a new special icon representing the minimum living security issued by the Community Security Fund, which was 80 minutes of visa time.

"80 minutes of visa time for one lunch!

"I can't even imagine how luxurious this is!"

Yang Yuting quickly scrolled down, and indeed, there were some very valuable foods listed.

Such as the ones she had seen before:

[Braised pork stir-fry: 1 hour 20 minutes]

[Roast duck set: 2 hours]

[10-inch durian pizza: 2 hours]

Along with various other dishes.

Originally, 2 hours of visa time was extremely expensive for everyone, and no one had tried to order it before, but now, they seemed not so unattainable.

After all, 80 minutes of visa time belongs to the security fund; it would be a waste not to use it, and you'd only need to spend an extra 40 minutes yourself.

Xu Tong also browsed the menu on another vending machine.

"Hey, I have an idea.

"Since the rule states that resources purchased using the 'Community Security Fund' can be freely shared among players without being considered a transaction, does that mean we can pool this money for a collective meal?"

If everyone spends their share individually, it would still be difficult to eat well.

Foods like roast duck and pizza require 2 hours for a single serving.

The menu would be somewhat monotonous this way, and ordering other foods would be even more expensive, making it difficult for a person to finish alone.

If everyone chose to pool their minimum visa time together, purchasing different dishes would clearly be a more cost-effective plan.

Li Renshu smiled and said: "When we proposed the motion, we considered this.

"If everyone wants to have a meal together, we can pool this money to eat as a group; if they don't, they can choose to eat solo."

Xu Tong was delighted: "Great, shall we check out the group meal menu then?

"Today marks our first collective participation in the game, worth celebrating. Everyone should opt for the group meal, right? No one will eat alone now, will they?"

Su Xiuqin quickly joined in: "Although it's a group meal, we don't have to order all those ready-made dishes, they're too expensive!

"We can order some semi-prepared ingredients, and I can cook the simple dishes myself."

Xu Tong nodded: "Okay, then we'll look forward to Aunt Su's cooking skills!"

The group started enthusiastically discussing the lunch menu, eventually deciding to spend the entire daily quota of 960 minutes of visa time.

Part of the dishes were pre-made, like roast duck, pizza, and drinks, which couldn't be made from scratch; the other part was purchasing ingredients for processing, like vegetables and homemade dishes.

Soon, ingredients were being delivered constantly from the vending machine, and a few people went to the kitchen to get busy.

Su Xiuqin was the head chef, with Yang Yuting and Fu Chen helping in the kitchen, while others lent a hand here and there, making the entire hall lively for a moment.

Once several dishes were on the table, they returned to the vending machine to purchase pre-made dishes.

Before long, a bountiful feast was ready.

"Come on, fill it up!"

Xu Tong extended the wine towards Jiang He's glass.

Jiang He quickly covered her glass: "No, thank you, I don't drink."

Xu Tong shook her head slightly: "If it's due to alcohol intolerance or health reasons, no one's forcing you, but if it's not, just drink a little, don't worry, no one will pressure you to drink more.

"After all, today is a day worth celebrating."

Jiang He thought for a moment and moved her hand away from the glass: "Okay, I'll do it myself."

This bottle of red wine was also purchased from the vending machine, priced at 1 hour and 20 minutes of visa time, with two bottles bought in total.

Though it was the cheapest red wine from the machine, it still tasted delicious at the moment.

Cao Haichuan remarked: "If we have group meals every day, does that mean I can use my share of the security money to buy cigarettes and then mooch off everyone's meals?"

Li Renshu chuckled: "You can, but remember, smoking is harmful to your health, Officer Cao."

Cao Haichuan waved dismissively: "Oh, at this point, who cares about health risks."

Then he realized this wasn't the best thing to say and quickly changed the topic: "Alright, alright, everyone, let's cheers, hurry and eat before the food gets cold."

With that, everyone raised their glasses: "Cheers!"

The community hall was filled with the sound of clinking glasses and laughter for the first time.