Chapter 32: Two Proposals

First Proposal: The community shall distribute 1,000 minutes of visa time to all players every day.

Second Proposal

After all players within the community participate in the game, 5% of their earned visa time must be contributed to the Community Security Fund.

This Community Security Fund will provide a minimum subsistence allowance to all players at a standard of "80 minutes of visa time per person per day."

If the daily allowance is not fully consumed, the remaining visa time will return to the Community Security Fund pool; if it is exceeded, the difference must be covered using personal visa time.

Furthermore, supplies purchased using the "Community Security Fund" may be freely distributed and used among players and shall not be regarded as a transaction.

The group eventually reached a consensus.

"Then, Fu Chen, go submit the proposals. If the second proposal still doesn't pass, delete the items from the bottom up and try a few more times."

Cai Zhiyuan looked at Li Renshu again: "Renshu, will you explain this to the others?"

Li Renshu nodded: "Okay."

The group left the room. At this time, the others were still gathered in the hall and had not yet left.

During the daytime, everyone is free to move about the community; they can go for walks outside, swim in the pool, or simply sleep in their rooms.

However, at this moment, most people seemed to prefer staying in the hall with others.

Perhaps because they were not yet particularly familiar or adapted to this environment, staying with others provided a greater sense of security, or perhaps it was to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

As the group emerged from their rooms, Lin Sizhi clearly noticed several people casting subtle, lingering glances at them.

Clearly, living under the same roof, it was impossible for their small meeting of five to escape everyone's eyes, no matter how low-key they tried to be.

Fu Chen walked straight toward the exit of the hall.

According to the relevant instructions, there was a separate building outside the hall, which was the "Community Management Office" mentioned in the rules.

When a player wishes to propose a motion or vote on an existing proposal, they must complete the relevant operations at the "Community Management Office."

Each player has a specific time limit for entering the "Community Management Office" and must leave before the time expires; similarly, when a player is using the "Community Management Office," other players are not permitted to force their way in or share the space.

Using violence or other means to coerce players or prevent them from entering the "Community Management Office" is also considered a violation of the rules.

Violating these rules could result in punishments of varying severity.

Through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hall, the group subconsciously watched Fu Chen enter the "Community Management Office." However, before they could raise any questions, Li Renshu had already sat down at the long table and begun her explanation.

"First, I would like to apologize to everyone. We just held a small meeting and discussed a proposal with only a portion of us participating.

"But please rest assured, we did not do this to form some sort of clique; it was primarily to avoid affecting the emotions of certain individuals, so it was not appropriate to make a grand spectacle of it.

"The content of the proposal is as follows..."

Li Renshu did not dwell on the process of the five of them discussing the proposal, but instead directly introduced the contents of the two completed proposals to the crowd.

Just as she finished her general introduction, the corresponding notification appeared on the large screen.

[A player has submitted a proposal. The community has reviewed and approved it.]

[Within the next hour, all members please enter the 'Community Management Office' or use your personal computer to cast an anonymous vote.]

[If the proposal receives support from more than half of the members, it will be implemented as a fundamental rule.]

[Proposal Content: Addition of rules regarding the 'Community Security Fund.']

[1. After all players within the community participate in the game, 5% of their earned visa time must be contributed to the Community Security Fund.]

[2. This Community Security Fund will provide a minimum subsistence allowance to all players at a standard of '80 minutes of visa time per person per day.']

[3. If the daily allowance is not fully consumed, the remaining visa time will return to the Community Security Fund pool; if it is exceeded, the difference must be covered using personal visa time.]

[4. Supplies purchased using the 'Community Security Fund' may be freely distributed and used among players and shall not be regarded as a transaction.]

At the very bottom, there was a countdown for the remaining voting time.

59:59

59:58

Clearly, Fu Chen had already submitted both proposals, and the first proposal, which failed the review, would not appear on the large screen for everyone to vote on or discuss.

This also verified the previous assumption made by the five of them: the proposals submitted by players are not without limits; they cannot conflict with the underlying rules of the New World or existing fundamental rules, and they most likely cannot conflict with proposals that have already been passed.

Of course, if a player proposed a motion, it might be possible to modify or even overturn it by proposing new motions later, but that would require further verification.

Seeing the content on the large screen, a hint of pleasant surprise appeared on Li Renshu's face.

It was only logical that the first "free-rider" proposal was not approved.

Furthermore, the fourth clause of the second proposal actually carried the risk of conflicting with fundamental rules and being rejected; she had already prepared herself mentally for that.

Seeing that the entire content of the second proposal had passed the review, she was still quite happy.

The crowd finished reading the proposal, their expressions varying.

However, most people were quite pleasantly surprised.

Jiang He was the most supportive and was the first to voice her stance.

"The reason this proposal wasn't discussed in public was to protect the feelings of 'poor' people like us, wasn't it? Renshu, you are truly thoughtful."

Xu Tong looked at her: "How are you poor? I'm the one who's poor."

A hint of gratitude also appeared on Ding Wenqiang's face, while Su Xiucen's joy was beyond words.

Clearly, Ding Wenqiang could sense that this proposal was primarily intended to solve his problem of basic sustenance. And by not discussing it in public, his dignity had been somewhat preserved.

As for Su Xiucen, she hadn't expected the problem she raised to be resolved so promptly.

Li Renshu continued: "For now, this is still just a proposal, a sort of initiative. If anyone has different opinions, we can still engage in full discussion."

Jiang He stood up: "What is there to discuss? Isn't something like welfare and security beneficial to everyone?

"This is the sign of our community entering a civilized society.

"Anyway, I'm going to cast my 'yes' vote first."

After speaking, Jiang He left the hall and headed toward the "Community Management Office."

Soon, others also began to state their positions.

"I agree as well."

"To think there's actually a way like this. Now, even if we're unlucky and don't earn much visa time, we won't have to worry about food and drink."

"Yeah, without those worries, we can be a bit more uninhibited when participating in the games later."

By this time, Fu Chen had returned, and a burst of applause even erupted from the crowd to welcome him.

Li Renshu looked at Wang Yongxin: "Brother Wang, if you have any thoughts, please do speak up. Your opinion is very important."

The others also subconsciously looked toward Wang Yongxin.

Clearly, if anyone were to oppose this proposal, Wang Yongxin was the most likely candidate.

After all, he currently held the most visa time and had always placed great importance on the "protection of private property."

Although the proposal could be implemented with the agreement of seven people, and Wang Yongxin's single opposition could not change the outcome, it would obviously be the best result if they could minimize disputes and pass it unanimously.

To everyone's surprise, Wang Yongxin seemed to have no dissatisfaction at all.

He smiled: "As expected, there are three things a person can never escape in life: birth, death, and taxation.

"Even in the New World, one still has to pay taxes according to the law.

"But please rest assured, I fully support this proposal.

"Why are you all looking at me? I feel like you might have some misunderstandings. Did you think I would oppose it?

"I certainly have no reason to oppose it. After all, I am already used to paying taxes in reality, let alone the fact that you are proposing a fixed tax rate rather than a progressive one. This is quite friendly to me."

Seeing his reaction, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It seemed that the unanimous passage of this proposal was a foregone conclusion.

Although many people sensed that cracks would inevitably appear in this community in the future, this unity—even if it was only superficial—was something that should be maintained for as long as possible.

One by one, the crowd left the hall to vote at the "Community Management Office."

In just over ten minutes, the voting was completed.

[Proposal Content: Addition of rules regarding the 'Community Security Fund.']

[Voting completed.]

[The results of the anonymous vote are as follows:]

[In Favor: 11 votes.]

[Opposed: 1 vote.]

[The rules regarding the 'Community Security Fund' are now established.]

[The portion of earnings not converted into visa time will be converted according to the new rules.]

(End of Chapter)