Lin Sizhi got up and walked to the vending machine, quickly completing the operation.

Shen Bowen arrived at the vending machine only after that, but after checking the current rankings of the ’Community Construction Fund’ donations, she returned without doing anything.

This behavior made Lu Bingjun and Ye Lin subconsciously look in the direction of Lin Sizhi.

Lu Bingjun waited until no one else approached before returning to the vending machine to check the final ranking results.

[1. Lu Bingjun: 340,000]

[2. Ye Lin: 220,000]

[3. Lin Sizhi: 170,000]

[4. Yao Yuan: 80,000]

The visa time Yao Yuan donated was originally this much, and he had always ranked third, with the others donating less, mostly between thirty to fifty thousand.

Now, Lin Sizhi donated 170,000 minutes of visa time in one go, securing a spot in the top three.

The gaze of people towards Lin Sizhi changed somewhat; they guessed that Lin Sizhi had a lot of visa time but hadn’t expected it to be so much.

Donating 170,000 doesn’t mean he only has 170,000.

Because after donating, he still has to ensure he doesn’t fall into the bottom seven in visa time, keeping at least tens of thousands as a reserve.

And just the amount donated is already enough to deter other players with similar ideas.

Lu Bingjun nodded: "So, the three confirmed exemption list members are me, Ye Lin, and Lawyer Lin."

"Next, we’ll vote to decide the final special exemption spot."

"Please vote mainly from the perspective of ’Community contributions’."

Yao Yuan distributed paper and pens to everyone: "You only need to write the corresponding numbers of the players, so there’s no worry about exposing handwriting."

"Everyone submits only one option and can consider voting for themselves."

"If there is a tie in the first round, we will conduct a second round of voting."

Everyone wrote numbers on the paper, folded it, and handed it to Yao Yuan.

Yao Yuan then completely shuffled them before opening them in sequence for vote counting.

"Number 4, Wen Wan."

"Number 4, Wen Wan."

"Number 3, Deng Xiao."

"Number 11, Zhou Wanlin."

"Number 1, Qin Cheng."

At the beginning, the number ’4’ representing Wen Wan appeared twice consecutively, which seemed expected since Wen Wan currently played more of a ’housekeeper’ role in the community.

She was responsible for daily chores, including communal meals.

Moreover, she naturally drew closer relationships with some players while handling these chores.

In such a voting stage, ’visible contributions’ and ’good rapport’ undoubtedly gave her a certain advantage.

But as more and more papers were opened, the number 1 representing Qin Cheng appeared more frequently.

Finally, Yao Yuan announced the voting results.

"Qin Cheng 6 votes, Wen Wan 4 votes, Deng Xiao 2 votes, Zhou Wanlin 1 vote, He Qinyun 1 vote."

Wen Wan incredulously flipped through the pile of white papers on the long table, indeed finding more number 1s.

And since there were only numbers, determining the voter by handwriting was impossible.

Wen Wan’s expression was stiff; she looked at everyone, clearly struggling with the result but unsure what to say.

She finally looked at Qin Cheng, seemingly hoping Qin Cheng would say something, like offering this valuable opportunity to her.

Qin Cheng also showed a hint of surprise; the result seemed to be unexpected for him too.

However, after a brief thought, he stood up to make a statement: "Thank you, everyone."

"I will use more awake time to contribute more to the community."

Lu Bingjun smiled and clapped, and others followed suit with applause.

"So, the four exempted names are confirmed."

"Every week, we will reselect, so those not selected shouldn’t feel discouraged. Keep trying, as there will be many opportunities ahead."

"Yao Yuan."

"Let’s issue the adjustment list."

Yao Yuan nodded: "Okay.

"Excluding the four exempted players, including myself, 10 players need to rotate and share the pain."

"According to the rules, players bearing pain are selected randomly, so we should remove players having endured pain multiple times out of the bottom seven while placing those not bearing pain into the bottom seven.

"In other words, three players need to be brought out from the top seven players to replace Deng Xiao, Qin Cheng, and Huang Shengjie.

"So, I, Qinyun, and Sister Zhou will first use the method of storing visa time in the fund to lower our visa time and enter the bottom seven.

"Deng Xiao’s visa time isn’t particularly low; no special action is required.

"Qin Cheng and Huang Shengjie, your initial visa time is too low, so first borrow 30,000 minutes of visa time from the community construction fund for adjustment.

"As for Dr. Shen... you don’t need to do anything temporarily, but if rotating continues later, you may have to store some visa time actively like us for rotation."

Shen Bowen nodded: "Okay."

At this moment, Qin Cheng spoke up, "I plan to stay on the bottom seven list for now.

"Firstly, thank everyone for giving me a special exemption spot, but I don’t intend to give up this spot.

"However, to confirm how much pain relief the painkillers can provide, I feel it’s necessary to experience the pain once more for comparison.

"Since different players have different pain tolerance levels, mere verbal exchange cannot ascertain it.

"After taking the medication and experiencing severe pain again, I’ll start using the exemption."

Lu Bingjun paused, then nodded: "Okay, then thank you, Dr. Qin."

Yao Yuan turned to Zhou Wanlin: "Sister Zhou, you don’t need to store visa time anymore."

Once the list was finalized, everyone promptly took action.

Yao Yuan and He Qinyun lowered their visa time by depositing into the ’Special Fund,’ entering the bottom seven, thereby rotating Huang Shengjie and Deng Xiao out.

Huang Shengjie’s initial visa time was about 30,000 minutes, and after borrowing, it turned to 60,000 minutes, while Yao Yuan and other players also voluntarily compressed their visa time to about 60,000 for future adjustments.

Later rotations may need to occur many times, depending on how often each player experiences pain.

Lu Bingjun seemed relieved as the challenges faced during the second phase of community building were indeed worrying.

Fortunately, the result was relatively satisfactory.

Though it might only be temporary.

Huang Shengjie expressed gratitude repeatedly to players including Lu Bingjun and Yao Yuan. For him, the current situation was much better than before.

However, Wen Wan couldn’t remain optimistic; fear and concern for potential severe pain were evident on her face, but she couldn’t do anything as the community decision was already passed.