Lu Qi continued, "Given this situation, should our community have at least three or four players proficient in makeup, to ensure that every role-playing game in the future has a makeup artist participating?
"After all, the selection rules for players in this game were voluntary registration, but the next game might be different.
"The more players skilled in makeup, the safer we are."
Zhou Wanlin was a bit surprised, "Lu Qi, you don’t know how to do makeup? I always assumed you didn’t wear it often because you’re young, naturally have good skin, and find it bothersome, so you don’t bother with it."
Lu Qi was a bit embarrassed, "Not really. I originally wanted to learn makeup in college, but college was financially tight. I couldn’t afford good cosmetics, and didn’t have many opportunities to learn.
"I learned a little bit from videos for a time."
Zhou Wanlin nodded, "Alright, I’ll teach you later. It’s not hard to learn. If anyone else wants to learn, we can do it together."
Players like He Qinyun, Shen Bowen, and Huang Shengjie also echoed in agreement.
"Great, great."
He Qinyun looked at Huang Shengjie helplessly, "Why are you joining in the fun?"
Huang Shengjie responded confidently, "Why can’t I learn? Can’t there be male makeup artists? What if a future role-playing game can only involve male players? It’s not impossible."
Qin Cheng nodded, "Hm, Shengjie has a point.
"So Sister Wanlin can regularly host makeup sessions. If everyone has no other engagements, try to listen in and practice; it will benefit the games ahead.
"In the same vein, looking at trends in Walkway and details in the games, we might consider offering additional classes.
"Whether it’s specialized knowledge or specific skill practice, systematic teaching and practice will yield higher efficiency."
Previously, players weren’t idle in the Community; they always found things to do, like exercising or visiting the library section. As Qin Cheng mentioned, it was primarily about efficiency.
Seeing no objections raised, Qin Cheng said, "This wraps up the review for now. If anyone still has questions about the details, feel free to discuss privately.
"But lastly, I have a thought I’d like to share with everyone for discussion.
"It’s ’a proposal.’"
Everyone was a bit surprised, "A proposal? A proposal for what?"
Qin Cheng explained, "You all felt it too. After entering the second phase, the entire environment in Walkway is becoming increasingly adverse.
"Whether within the community, or in the games, whether between players or between communities, it’s the same.
"This might relate to the medication, or perhaps the new rules, but regardless, this trend seems irreversible for now, and even slowing it down is difficult."
Everyone nodded; this had almost become consensus among all players.
Ye Lin was somewhat puzzled, "But even so, what can we do?
"Looking at the current situation, the second phase has a total of 32 communities, and it’s these communities together that decide the entire environment.
"We are just 1/32, unable to decide anything."
Qin Cheng slightly shook his head, "I don’t see it that way.
"Though the environment is decided by all communities collectively, if a small group initiates a proposal and gradually gains support, it’s possible to effect change.
"Players can battle the rules set by Imitators in the games, then why can’t we unite all players to resist the rules set by Walkway on a larger scale?
"Thus, this is my proposal: Walkway intends to alienate our humanity and turn us into mice running on a wheel; what we need to do is leap off the wheel and establish an order of our own."
Everyone was quite astonished, clearly, this was a very ambitious goal, and seemingly unrealistic.
Huang Shengjie became quite intrigued, "Then what’s our ultimate goal?
"According to your idea... it should be achieving a certain state.
"Walkway adjusts game rules to make us kill each other, or under certain rules, cause us to mistrust each other and achieve the worst outcomes.
"For survival, we are compelled to abandon our humanity, our bottom lines, our mutual trust, becoming slaves to Walkway.
"You’re suggesting... we try to rebuild an order among all players, all communities?"
Shen Bowen was somewhat confused, "I don’t quite understand, how is that even possible?
"All rules are determined by Walkway. We have no ability to change the rules, so how can we confront Walkway? Can athletes resist referees?
"Although you are an Imitator, capable of setting rules, as far as known, Imitators are used by Walkway to manage and cleanse players, restricted by Walkway’s rules themselves.
"Is an Imitator strong enough to change or resist the rules?"
Qin Cheng explained, "Athletes certainly can confront referees. Take an extreme example, ’strike.’
"The rule-makers don’t decide everything, nor can they compel everyone to always obey the rules.
"I’m not suggesting we use ’strike’; within Walkway’s rules, equivalent to direct suicide. But I believe we can use other means to achieve something similar.
"Assuming in the best scenario, we indeed integrated all 32 communities, or a significant majority of players and Imitators.
"Then we’d be essentially incapacitating Walkway.
"Imagine this scenario: Walkway issued a game design invitation, all Imitators design under specific unwritten rules, players engage in games under specific unwritten rules.
"Within the framework where the rules allow, achieve total survival. Even if not entirely possible, minimize the death rate.
"Or in extreme cases, select a few to make a sacrifice, become ’offerings’ to ensure the safety of the majority.
"In the end, no matter how awful or crude the order, it’s preferable to total chaos.
"Moreover, I can share a bit, this indeed can only be accomplished by Imitators. Because Imitators are the most unique group in New World, blocking Walkway from directly designing games.
"Walkway can issue game design invitations, use various methods to entice or force Imitators to design games, but can never bypass Imitators and directly release games.
"Ultimately Walkway must adopt some Imitator’s design, and while adopting, must consider the rough evaluations of these games.
"Thus, if the strongest group of Imitators unite, they can gradually change Walkway."