"Great, isn’t it."
No one spoke.
Because the game seemed indeed simpler than imagined.
Everyone has to stay here for thirty days, and as long as your final score is greater than 0...
What does that mean? As long as you complete your work each day, you earn one point, and working overtime can earn at least 0.5 points.
In other words, without external intervention, you can at least earn 45 points? That really doesn’t seem hard.
Some people seemed to think it wasn’t bad.
Wen Xishu naturally thought of these things too.
He’s not used to problems being solved so easily.
"Either the work content is really difficult, making that one point hard to obtain."
"Or there are too many penalty mechanisms."
Wen Xishu wanted to ask something.
At this moment, someone spoke ahead of him:
"Will the work be difficult?"
The voice seemed to know that someone would ask:
"Of course not, you can all definitely earn that one point. Although, it’s boring. I can only assure you that you can definitely earn that one point. Its difficulty will not exceed your abilities."
"Of course, it’s also not easy. Like a training session, it will make your heart rate increase, sweat, and breathe rapidly, but you’re not going to collapse from exhaustion."
Wen Xishu roughly understood.
This work’s difficulty is the kind that will make you feel somewhat bored and tired, but it’s definitely not too difficult to complete.
Not easy, not hard.
"As a punishment for interrupting me and demonstrating Three Towers Company’s power, I need to punish you. But your curiosity is commendable."
Everyone received a message.
[Interviewee Gao Lele, for interrupting the leader’s speech and disregarding company discipline, has been deducted thirty hp points.]
[Interviewee Gao Lele, for having ambition, has gained 50 dr points.]
The young man named Gao Lele instantly fell to the ground, clutching his heart, feeling intense pain.
Beads of sweat dripped from Gao Lele’s body.
He looked like a patient whose illness had taken half of his Life Value.
The room fell silent. No one dared to speak further.
"Very well, discipline is a key guarantee for company development. An employee without discipline is definitely not a good employee."
The voice from the electronic screen said with a smile:
"Next, you need to select a boss."
"Like a shepherd leading your team, an efficient team relies on exceptional leadership."
"As I’ve mentioned, Three Towers Company values discipline. As your supervisor, you must follow discipline, respect your boss, and obey your boss."
"The boss also has absolute authority."
"The boss will hold the power to allocate daily work results, devise work plans, and... observe all employees’ detailed data."
"All the scores you gain will be first consolidated with your boss, who will allocate them."
"Moreover, whether you should work overtime or need rest will also be decided by the boss. Any requests you have for your boss must be applied for."
"A good boss will lead you out of trouble. A team without a boss is doomed to perish."
"Next, you will have thirty minutes to select a boss. You can use any means, including but not limited to violence, seduction, monetary temptation, deception, or... sincerity."
People were once again plunged into astonishment.
Among the crowd, some people’s eyes changed immediately. Amongst the fear, a trace of greed and the spark of power mingled.
Wen Xishu’s heart sank sharply. Power, allocation, information asymmetry...
He quickly constructed a simple model in his mind:
In this extreme environment, the boss’s power is nearly absolute.
In the upcoming month, a good boss might be a lifeline, but a bad boss will be everyone’s disaster.
His gaze swiftly swept across the crowd.
Gao Lele, who had just been punished, had a face full of defiance.
A woman in a high-end suit, with sharp eyes, was thoughtfully tapping her fingers on the table, while a timid-looking young girl seemed to shrink into her chair...
Wen Xishu also noticed that his view included additional UI.
[Current votable ballots: 1.]
[Current votes received: 0.]
Wen Xishu immediately thought of a game theory model, quickly saying:
"Everyone, you all have votes now, and I know you’re aware of the boss’s absolute power; the boss controls point allocation, essentially holding the power over life and death."
"In this situation, you all must be eager to cast your votes for yourself."
"But before you vote for yourself, I need to tell you something..."
Scorpion Knife provided Wen Xishu with extremely powerful data support at this moment.
The "Record on File" function allowed Wen Xishu to be as precise as a human hard drive:
"At thirteen minutes and twenty-two seconds after we entered here, the electronic screen said this: a good boss will lead you out of trouble. A team without a boss is doomed to perish."
"If I’m not mistaken, this sentence means that selecting a boss qualifies us to continue the game."
"If a boss is not selected... then most likely, we’ll meet our end. Perishing is probably not a metaphor but in a physical sense."
"In other words, a team without a boss will be directly erased."
"And if everyone votes for themselves, with thirty people having the same number of votes, the election fails, naturally, there won’t be a boss."
"Which means we would definitely face certain death."
Wen Xishu explained the pros and cons at a rapid pace.
The people who initially planned to vote for themselves hesitated at this moment.
Seizing the opportunity, Wen Xishu said:
"We’re all from an apocalypse, surely each of us has some sort of skill. We’ve got enough time to select a boss in these few minutes."
"Having a boss doesn’t equate to winning; it must be one who cares about everyone, a boss not indifferent to life, to lead everyone through."
"So, I hope we conduct this election wisely."
These words were necessary, and Wen Xishu clearly understood that if they weren’t spoken, someone might take extreme actions in this environment on the brink of death at any moment.
Wen Xishu was determined to win the boss role himself.
As soon as the boss, this authority figure, appeared, he knew he must take on this role.
He believed with his abilities, even as an employee, he would greatly influence this team. But the boss is the highest power given by the rules.
Especially as Three Towers Company emphasizes "discipline."
So he must ensure that this power is in his hands.
"The first vote is crucial."
"When all votes are in everyone’s hands, whoever gets the first vote from someone else is most likely to trigger the herd effect, attracting numerous votes."
Many thoughts raced through Wen Xishu’s mind.
The first vote is the most critical. At this moment, Wen Xishu discovered that... someone was trying to target him.
Killing intent.
He immediately sensed this direct killing intent and also understood the other party’s thoughts.
His previous speech, coupled with his prior display of Shadow techniques, had made a good impression on many people, making him a strong contender.
If someone wishes to defeat Wen Xishu at this time... the simplest and brutest way would be to prevent votes from being cast for Wen Xishu.
Making Wen Xishu—non-existent.
But Wen Xishu wasn’t afraid; he even anticipated someone launching an attack against him.
At that moment, a savvy woman spoke up:
"Gao Lele, come here. Losing fifty hp doesn’t feel good, right? My ability is healing."
"Everyone, is there anyone else here who can heal others?"
The woman had golden hair and wore glasses, appearing quite intellectual; even from an apocalypse, she seemed unusually clean.
She surely wasn’t the type to flee in a panic during the apocalypse.
"It seems I’m the only one with healing-type powers."
"Everyone, the first rule; when hp=0, it’s considered a loss."
"So hp is above everything else, and I can bring hp to you."
A formidable opponent indeed. One must say, the woman’s image bestowed immense persuasion; in an apocalyptic environment where monsters and tales abound... being clean was proof of capability.
But Wen Xishu was instead not in a rush, because he could feel the killing intent shifting.
In the apocalypse, saving people is good, but if you can’t kill the enemy, you best pray you can save yourself.
The game hasn’t officially begun, and merely the boss selection made Wen Xishu feel the joy of this game.