The group fell into a brief silence, which constituted an unexpected yet logical response.
According to the rules of the Walkway, to successfully recruit someone, both the recruiting side and the recruited side must agree, so Fu Yujun definitely wanted to come to Community 2, without a doubt.
But why he would want to come, that’s the question.
Fu Yujun paused slightly and then gave a more detailed explanation.
"After entering the second stage, Community 10 recruited enough new players to reach 14 people, but since there weren’t many old players retained, not enough to form a majority, the entire Community was actually divided into three different factions.
"Namely, the old players originally from Community 10, the old players who came from other regions and communities after the second stage, and the new players who entered during the second stage.
"Originally, these people could still coexist harmoniously, with only some minor contradictions and ideological clashes, but nothing fatal.
"However, with the appearance of second-stage drugs, the situation began to change.
"After the first game, a small portion of players in the Community became addicted to drugs. Subsequently, more players continuously took Type O drugs to alleviate pain within the Community.
"Actually, the best way to deal with drug proliferation would be to immediately regulate all drugs after the first game. But at the time, our debates were intense, and we couldn’t reach a consensus fast enough.
"In just one night, the drugs in the vending machines were all bought out, and no one admitted to purchasing them, nor was anyone willing to voluntarily hand them over."
Qin Cheng lowered his head and pondered for a while: "There might be two types of people who would rush to buy drugs.
"One type is the players already addicted to drugs, fearing future control over drugs, so they must buy them at the first opportunity, at least enough for their own use in the coming time.
"The other type are players who see these drugs as rare commodities, perhaps thinking of hoarding them and selling them at a suitable time later."
Fu Yujun nodded: "Yes, even so, we can’t determine who they are based on this.
"After failing to control the first batch of drugs and having them rapidly sold out, it became even harder to control later on, only getting increasingly difficult.
"Thus, we ultimately chose to compromise, or perhaps to prevent the Community from plunging into massive division at the start, we opted for a middle-ground solution: two factions of players don’t interfere with each other, maintaining a peaceful coexistence."
Huang Shengjie was somewhat surprised: "But dividing into two factions from the start, wouldn’t that lead to Community division?"
Fu Yujun nodded: "Certainly, we initially anticipated that as well.
"However, in that situation, there were indeed no other choices. We could only try to eliminate negative impacts with several detailed proposals as much as possible.
"At the time, the 14 players in Community 10 could be split into a 7:7 ratio, half supporting drug regulation, and the other half opposing it.
"We asked all players to clarify their position and identity, and this distinction affected only drug use, not impacting anything else in the Community.
"One side that didn’t use drugs couldn’t restock, purchase, or resell drugs. Restocking was only allowed when the other side’s quotas were insufficient, and they explicitly requested it.
"The side that used drugs freely restocked and purchased, distributing internally, generally forming a self-produced internal circulation.
"Additionally, drug users were absolutely forbidden from letting anything related to drugs appear in the Community’s public spaces, such as empty bottles or the drugs themselves.
"Players were also strictly prohibited from discussing drugs or showing signs of drug addiction in the Community’s public areas."
Huang Shengjie was somewhat surprised: "What if some players can’t control themselves and experience withdrawal pain?"
Fu Yujun said: "They must return to their room in advance if they feel anything, no matter what they must manage it.
"Looking at it afterwards, everyone did indeed manage.
"In the Community’s public areas, there was no sign of drug purchase behavior or traces of drugs themselves, as if nothing existed."
Ye Lin was somewhat surprised: "What’s wrong with that? Isn’t it great? Politics is essentially the art of deception, as long as the Community appears stable, that’s enough.
"Even Communities that successfully regulate drugs don’t necessarily avoid having other issues. Most Communities just strive to maintain a surface-level harmony."
Fu Yujun shook his head: "But the drug issue is quite unique; it’s different from other problems.
"If it’s a general political disagreement, it’s relatively easy to reconcile because it doesn’t accumulate or transform.
"Take a simple example, suppose you think the Community should enhance control while I believe the Community should be more laissez-faire, even if we know our political ideologies are in conflict, such a contradiction is relatively reconcilable.
"Unless both of us are particularly strong and opinionated players, generally speaking, it wouldn’t accumulate into a contradiction that evolves and ultimately leads to complete opposition.
"But the drug situation is different.
"Just like in reality: two people with differing political views can become friends, but a normal person would never befriend a drug addict."
Huang Shengjie opened his mouth, finding the words hard to refute.
Lu Qi couldn’t help but ask: "Is it that absolute? In reality, I can understand, but in the Community... everyone is in a precarious state, not necessarily caring about these things that much..."
Fu Yujun explained: "Actually, bring in your thoughts for a moment, and you should understand.
"Suppose now I take drugs, you don’t take drugs, yet in the Community we frequently encounter one another.
"How would you view me?"
Lu Qi was somewhat puzzled: "View... just normally, I wouldn’t discriminate against you."
Fu Yujun’s lips slightly curled, seemingly amused by Lu Qi’s naiveté: "Then think about other people? What if it’s someone who is particularly sensitive and also strongly resists drugs?"
Lu Qi frowned and thought for a moment: "Hmm... perhaps I couldn’t help but wonder, how you take drugs in your room, what reactions drugs have, does it hurt when addicted?
"Also, whether the quantity of drugs increases, and what if you accidentally overdose?"
Fu Yujun nodded: "Not only that, you would naturally worry about the side effects of drug addiction happening to me.
"For instance, if I say something in Community, do something, or make a particular decision during the game, you would instinctively wonder whether it was made rationally or in a moment of clouded judgment influenced by drugs?
"You might suspect that even though I appear normal, in reality, I’ve been controlled by drugs. Or I’ve become a ticking bomb ready to explode.
"At times, whether due to the excruciating pain of drug addiction or over-excitement after just taking drugs, I might make some imprudent decisions, thereby implicating you.
"Thus, when entering the game, you would be unwilling to team up with me.
"During Community discussions, you would instinctively oppose my proposals.
"Because you fear being dragged down by me."