Even Li Renshu was slightly surprised; obviously, Cai Zhiyuan had not privately discussed this with her before making such a statement.

Cai Zhiyuan explained, "Firstly, I think that group discussions may not necessarily lead to the most correct results on such issues.

"From the two recent recruitments, recruiting Dr. Zheng has been a good outcome, but recruiting Luo Wei was a complete mistake.

"This mistake is not just about Luo Wei's betrayal.

"Everyone should remember that in the last game, we encountered three fertility-related questions.

"Let's assume that if Luo Wei hadn't betrayed us and chose to stay, then in the last game, would it have been possible for us to get all the questions wrong?

"Because except for Aunt Zhou, no one in our community could answer these three questions.

"This is enough to prove the importance of maintaining community diversity, which Renshu has always emphasized, and the unreliability of the entire community voting on new members.

"It was precisely Renshu's proposal at the time: to recruit an older person in a common profession, which was the right choice.

"If we had recruited an older farmer, worker, or teacher at that time, she would most likely be able to easily answer these questions, just like Aunt Zhou."

The crowd fell into a brief silence.

If what Cai Zhiyuan said was true, and Luo Wei hadn't betrayed them, then the Fertility Judgment could indeed have resulted in a more disastrous situation.

The three questions of the Fertility Judgment seemed quite lenient, with two opportunities to ask the audience for help, and even if the audience answered incorrectly, wrong answers could be eliminated.

But the reason the first two questions seemed like giveaways was because of the presence of Zhou Guifen.

If Zhou Guifen had not joined Community 17 and had been replaced by Luo Wei, Luo Wei certainly wouldn't have known the answers to those two questions either.

What about Community 13? It probably wouldn't have fared well either.

If both communities got the answers wrong, even after eliminating two wrong answers, the players would still be choosing between two wrong options.

If they made another wrong choice, it would be game over, and the game couldn't continue.

This time's quiz, it could even be said that the imitator designing the game went easy; what if next time, the game only allows one party's audience to answer? Or what if wrong answers aren't eliminated?

That could lead to catastrophic consequences.

Of course, Cai Zhiyuan's comments at this time seemed somewhat like exaggeration and making a fuss over an issue.

After all, when recruiting Luo Wei, no one could predict the future and guess that there would be a game related to fertility judgment.

But in retrospect, recruiting Luo Wei was indeed a mistake.

Li Renshu had proposed recruiting an older person in a common profession, such as a worker, farmer, or teacher, and if this criterion had been followed, it might have avoided betrayal and solved the problems in the Fertility Judgment perfectly like Zhou Guifen did.

At that time, Li Renshu did not insist on this point but eventually opted for a community-wide vote.

Thus, this mistake should naturally be borne by everyone.

Li Renshu glanced at Cai Zhiyuan, feeling very surprised herself.

Because before the second recruitment, Li Renshu had privately talked with Cai Zhiyuan, and at that time, Cai Zhiyuan was also against recruiting a person from a common profession.

Yet at this moment, he was clearly standing on her side.

It's hard to say how sincere Cai Zhiyuan's words are.

However, for Li Renshu, there was no reason to undermine him at this moment, because Cai Zhiyuan's statement was actually enhancing her prestige.

So she could only listen silently.

Cai Zhiyuan continued, "I believe this issue is not accidental.

"Because as long as it's a group vote, no matter how we emphasize filling knowledge gaps, everyone will still subconsciously choose new members they favor more.

"In other words, the new members chosen by community voting are not the optimal solution but corrections of the optimal solution towards the majority preferences of our community.

"This result could lead to a grave mistake."

The crowd fell silent again.

Cai Zhiyuan's words made some sense. Although everyone knew the importance of maintaining diversity, achieving this was not easy.

Most people, when voting, still mix in their subjective preferences, possibly even unconsciously.

Wang Yongxin caught onto the underlying meaning of Cai Zhiyuan's words, frowning slightly: "So you're saying that all future recruitments should be decided by Li Renshu alone?"

Cai Zhiyuan shook his head, "That's not the case either.

"What I mean is, completely uninhibited voting or giving the whole power to one person are both inappropriate.

"There are people who can see further ahead, and their opinions need more weight.

"Of course, this is merely an initiative, and whether it should be pursued needs further discussion.

"Returning to the topic of this recruitment.

"I think instead of continuing with recruitment, we might as well try to recruit from the game.

"The advantage of proactive recruitment is that we can customize the age and profession of new members to some extent.

"But from previous events, Walkway's selection isn't very reliable.

"Moreover, players new to the New World may not have a clear self-awareness or understanding of the world, making their personalities unpredictable.

"However, players who have survived in the New World for some time likely won't have such severe issues.

"Because until now, Walkway has weeded out many unreliable players for us; those who are bullheaded, stubborn, or don't understand teamwork mostly didn't survive until now.

"The remaining players are relatively self-aware and should have a clearer understanding of the community and themselves.

"So it won't result in a situation like Luo Wei's.

"By recruiting, although we can't customize new member professions, we can observe their behavior in the game and consider their compatibility with our community, which is a more reliable choice.

"For instance, a new member like Aunt Zhou is perfect for our community.

"They don't need to be very smart or have leadership skills. As long as they are stable, reliable, capable of executing team decisions, and can supplement our knowledge system, it's enough."

Upon hearing this, many nodded in agreement.

Cai Zhiyuan's conclusions, while somewhat arbitrary, who can assert that players recruited from other communities in the game would certainly be more reliable than new recruits?

But as most people reflected on past experiences, they indeed found it easy to be convinced by this viewpoint.

After all, as Wang Yongxin previously said to Yang Yuting: People are creatures of experience and can only learn from recent history.

Wang Yongxin frowned slightly: "But this also brings a new problem:

"If it's a game with very few people, we likely won't find a suitable candidate; if it's a game with many people, who should be recruited, and who decides?"

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