Huang Shengjie’s expression was somewhat surprised and confused.
"A very slim chance of victory? Where is the chance? I can’t think of any chance at all..."
But Qin Cheng did not provide a detailed explanation.
Everyone fell into silence, each lost in thought.
It was clear that this wasn’t Qin Cheng’s entire plan; he must have some other details he was unwilling to disclose.
Perhaps it’s due to the rules of the Imitator that he can’t reveal them, or maybe he doesn’t want to disclose them to avoid leaks.
But no matter what, Qin Cheng probably wouldn’t propose this initiative without having any certainty. He must have seen a possibility of success, even if that possibility isn’t large.
And for the others present, the most important thing now is not to guess what Qin Cheng’s specific plan is, but to seriously consider if they can bear this kind of cost.
It’s absolutely not just Qin Cheng’s affair; it’s something that will inevitably affect all the players in Community 2.
In other words, the cost has to be borne by the entire Community 2, with Qin Cheng bearing more and others bearing less.
Zhang Yan sighed silently, expressing his stance first, "I still don’t quite agree. This matter itself is good, but the risk is too high.
"Of course, if the majority agrees, I will respect the group decision."
Ye Lin pondered for a moment, "But high risk often comes with high reward.
"Sometimes, gaining a good reputation is equivalent to occupying the moral high ground, and the benefits this event can bring are beyond imagination."
Zheng Chunhua said, "I can’t really understand this problem, but I trust Qin Cheng. At least every major decision he made before was correct."
Huang Shengjie was more determined, "Anyway, this damned place is dangerous all the time!
"Even if we live like Chen Guangming, does it mean we will definitely survive? Not necessarily, right?
"Didn’t Chen Guangming almost die in this game as well?
"So, valuing life is a reasonable choice in a normal environment, a choice of maximizing benefit while minimizing harm. But if life itself is worthless, then why not gamble it for a bigger result!"
Lin Sizhi also nodded, "I think it will be an interesting attempt."
Shen Bowen frowned and thought, "This matter might indeed bring threat to the other community members, but... our community does have extra Immunity Coupons.
"Without these Immunity Coupons, I would be inclined to oppose it.
"These Immunity Coupons were earned by Qin Cheng, and they can be used in the conventional way, or directly used as leverage to pry more things.
"Since Qin Cheng is inclined to the latter, then let’s try it."
This discussion ended faster than everyone expected.
The reasons for the decisions made by everyone were complex; some saw the benefits, some saw the belief, and some were purely from the trust in Qin Cheng.
After all, until the second phase, Qin Cheng had already made more than one major decision, and each was correct.
For players like Zheng Chunhua, since they lack the ability to make decisions, it’s better to mindlessly follow the person with the most capability.
Zhang Yan was still somewhat worried, but he also expressed, "In that case, I agree too. Hope for a good result."
Geng Yuxia looked worriedly at Zhou Wanlin and He Qinyun, but eventually said nothing.
Qin Cheng stood up and bowed to everyone solemnly, "Thank you all for trusting me.
"I know this idea may not be mature, even somewhat reckless, but some things always need someone to do them, and you have to try to feel at peace.
"In any case, this is a very, very long-term plan, and maybe before seeing hope achieved, I might have already died in the Walkway.
"There’s no need for everyone to have any mental burden, nor need to be anxious or impatient.
"I will consider it carefully and plan for the long term."
Qin Cheng paused again, "So, let’s end today’s discussion here.
"Everyone has worked hard, go back and rest well.
"Additionally, our community has joined two new members, let’s have a gathering tonight.
"Just in time to use the Discount Coupons we bought before, to purchase various goods the community needs at a discount.
"Sister Wanlin, I’ll leave the gathering to you."
Everyone relaxed and began to leave the long table.
Zhou Wanlin was the first to head to the vending machine, likely considering the menu for tonight’s gathering.
Fu Yujun looked at Lin Sizhi, seemingly pondering when it would be appropriate to discuss something privately.
But at this moment, Zhou Wanlin, browsing the vending machine, suddenly exclaimed, "Everyone, come look!"
Everyone gathered around again and found that a new tab appeared on the page originally selling medicines on the vending machine.
[Consignment Medicines]
[All are medicines purchased but not opened by other communities, consignment prices are determined by the consignor themselves.]
[No intermediary fees will be incurred during the transaction of consignment medicines.]
Below is a specific list of consignment medicines.
Players can filter through different types of medicines.
All medicines are sorted by unit price from low to high, but there’s one point to note: the quantities of these medicines vary; some are sold as single bottles, while others are sold in batches of 3 or 5 bottles.
Also, these consignment medicines do not indicate the consignor’s name or their community, with no information other than quantity and price.
Just the different quantities of medicines suggest these drugs come from different communities and different players.
The first page defaults to showing Class O painkillers, with the lowest batch priced at 520 minutes of visa time, and there are five entries in total.
The original price for Class O medicines is 500, so a price of 520 won’t lose money, but it’s nowhere near making a profit.
Everyone watched this page in silence, each lost in thought.
A moment later, the screen changed: among the Class O medicines priced at 520 minutes of visa time, one bottle had an ’Out of Stock’ stamp appear on it.
A moment later, the page refreshed, and the number of entries for Class O medicines at the same price decreased from 5 to 4.
This means that at this very moment, this bottle of Class O medicine was purchased.
What’s more, the other 4 bottles of Class O medicine quickly showed an ’Out of Stock’ stamp, and they were sold as well.
The transactions continued.
Qin Cheng wasn’t surprised by this, "Hmm... sure enough, other communities have also activated the ’Drug Sales License.’
"This is also normal. After this game ends, another batch of communities’ funds will surely have reached the condition to activate goods."
Zheng Chunhua hesitated, "The conclusion we came to last time was... we would buy the license, but not be the first community to sell medicines.
"But after other communities consigned medicines, whether we should consign them or not, it seemed we didn’t discuss a clear conclusion?"
Everyone looked at each other, all fell into silence.
Clearly, compared to the situation during the last discussion, the current situation has undergone some changes.
In the context of the last discussion, everyone obviously intended to sell, because they carefully calculated the cost of managing these medicines, and if they didn’t sell to recoup, this cost would undoubtedly become increasingly difficult to bear.
But Qin Cheng had just solemnly said he wanted to use the proposal to stand on the moral high ground among all communities.
In this case... can they still sell medicines like other communities with peace of mind?
Qin Cheng seemed to notice everyone’s hesitation, and candidly said, "Of course we should sell, there’s nothing to be entangled with."