With 3 ‘Adult’ players serving as management, they could ensure 3 votes, so regardless of whether Han Mengying cast 2 votes, the proposals would be executed.
The series of 100%s instantly sobered Han Mengying.
Obviously, after Civilian players seized management, they could adopt completely different taxation strategies from Conglomerates.
Han Mengying only dared to raise Civilians’ wage tax and investment tax, not daring to collect inheritance tax, because she had to gather 4 Civilians to press buttons, ensuring total wealth didn’t shrink.
So she still had to leave some scraps for Civilians but after Civilian players seized management, they didn’t need to care about any of this, and could maximize all taxes targeting Conglomerates.
Because there were 8 Civilian players, they didn’t need any Conglomerate players and could still press all work buttons, ensuring wealth didn’t shrink.
Han Mengying looked at the total wealth signboard, which had indeed changed.
She clearly remembered that near the end of the previous round, total wealth was still over 510,000, but now it had become 620,000.
That is, in the final time of the previous round’s end, Cai Zhiyuan, Qin Yao, and Zhou Guifen had conjured over 100,000 wealth out of thin air in just one or two minutes, and immediately seized all three ‘Adult’ management positions the instant this round began.
Although Lin Sizhi hadn’t entered the management room at this time, everyone guessed this must be his plan.
"Luo Wei, go press the buttons.
"If you’re willing, before the game ends, we three will consider using game rules to accept you back into Community 17."
According to game rules, as long as any community’s three players reached consensus with another player, they could recruit them into the community.
Someone who had been poached once could naturally be poached a second time, completely within the rules’ allowable range.
Luo Wei was currently in the same bewildered and shocked state as Han Mengying. Obviously, she wasn’t privy to this plan either.
Hearing Lin Sizhi’s words, Luo Wei was very surprised, "Are you serious? You... really don’t mind?"
Lin Sizhi said quite frankly, "Everyone should be clear, right? Community 17 indeed isn’t a community emphasizing survival of the fittest, but one emphasizing human warmth.
"Since we can unconditionally tolerate the stupidity of the weak, we can naturally forgive betrayals that aren’t too malicious to a certain extent.
"You are, after all, the recruit target chosen by all our community members after careful selection. You have important optimization effects for the community’s personnel composition, and you indeed have the strength to compete for voice.
"Of course, I can’t represent the attitude of all Community 17 players. I’m just willing to consider giving you a chance as an individual. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝙣𝙚𝙩
"If you dare betray a second time, I’ll make you die very ugly."
Luo Wei asked again, "Can you confirm it at the game rule level now?"
Lin Sizhi frowned, his expression instantly darkening, "Are you bargaining with me?
"I think Community 17 has shown enough sincerity toward you. If you want to come back, shouldn’t you also show some sincerity yourself?
"You’re making me feel quite unhappy. If you say one more wrong word, I’ll immediately abandon you and poach Community 4’s people."
Luo Wei hurriedly apologized, "Sorry! I’ll show sincerity!"
But she looked at Lin Sizhi, then at Han Mengying, falling into conflict.
Although Community 4’s ideology was more attractive to her, this game’s outcome might involve nearly 100,000 minutes of visa time returns.
Moreover, Community 17’s comeback and Community 4’s helplessness also made the scales in Luo Wei’s heart tilt toward the other side again.
Han Mengying sighed, "Go press the buttons first.
"As for whether to come to Community 4 or stay in Community 17, you can decide at the end."
Luo Wei nodded and hurriedly ran toward the work area.
Han Mengying was a smart person. She clearly understood that preventing Luo Wei from pressing buttons was impossible.
Luo Wei’s identity in this game was still Civilian, and currently all taxes only targeted Conglomerates.
Civilians could still obtain high returns in the following rounds.
Regardless of whether Luo Wei ultimately chose Community 4 or Community 17, Han Mengying had no reason to prevent her from continuing to earn more visa time in the game.
Lin Sizhi looked Han Mengying up and down appreciatively, "Have you admitted defeat?
"Not bad. Being able to realize this so quickly, you’re even smarter than I imagined."
Han Mengying sighed, "This isn’t hard to realize.
"Now whatever we do will be taxed, and tax revenue will be divided among management. We Conglomerates can only get one quarter.
"Moreover, after two rounds, I’ll die, and all 150,000 of my wealth will be taken as inheritance tax.
"During this period, you’ll inevitably have one ‘Old Age’ player and two youth players consume all work and investment returns, then continuously transfer wealth through wills, gradually clearing all our management people out.
"Of course, theoretically speaking, we could still make a last stand through Conglomerates’ special age structure, that is, when only 1 ‘Old Age’ player exists, concentrate wealth on ‘Adult’ players as much as possible to attempt a comeback.
Lin Sizhi picked up the thread, "But that situation won’t appear until round 17, too far away. And with all taxes maximized, you have no way to concentrate wealth."
Han Mengying sighed, "It seems you don’t plan to become Conglomerates yourselves either? Mm, a wise choice."
Obviously, if Community 17 made itself the Conglomerate community, it could only adjust tax rates targeting Civilians, inevitably damaging Community 12’s interests.
Conflicts between both sides would intensify, and Community 4 could use its funding advantage that hadn’t been cleared in the short term to try persuading Community 12, forming certain gaming space but Lin Sizhi choosing not to change Conglomerate identity could harvest Conglomerate wealth together with Community 12. Community 12 would have no reason to betray.
Han Mengying realized this game was truly over, with no more room for comebacks.
In this game, ’age composition’ would directly determine strategies for seizing management.
Currently, the numbers of childhood, youth, ‘Adult’, and ‘Old Age’ players were 1, 3, 5, and 3 respectively.
Each age group had one Conglomerate member.
Now Conglomerates couldn’t obtain any returns at all. Whether work or investment, money earned would be 100% taxed but Qin Yao, Cai Zhiyuan, and Zhou Guifen could further expand their advantage.
So after 2 rounds, it would inevitably still be Qin Yao or Cai Zhiyuan becoming ‘Old Age’ management.
Since Conglomerates only had 1 person in each age group, once Qin Yao became ‘Old Age’ management, ‘Adult’ management would inevitably have 2 people from Civilians.
Each Conglomerate player’s death would clear one’s wealth.
Most of this wealth would flow into Civilian management’s pockets.
Han Mengying felt all her strength instantly drained. After everything became clear, she still had one final question she couldn’t understand.
"Where did you get so much visa time?"
Lin Sizhi smiled and turned to leave.
"The answer to that question costs money. After returning to the community, go buy it yourself."