Things had come to this, and the other players could see what Xu Huo and his group were trying to do. Forcing people to vote might count as cheating, but if the process was public and voluntary, it couldn't be considered cheating. After all, food votes had never been absolutely confidential.
If that was the case, there was nothing wrong with going along with the crowd.
Of course, diners kept streaming into the restaurant. A scene like "the food critic's recommendation" couldn't be performed just once, but repeating it would diminish the weight of the earlier speech.
"Should we keep going?" 201 asked Xu Huo. "There'll probably be over two hundred people today. I'm worried some people might vote twice."
Votes cast by repeat voters would be invalid and wouldn't count toward the total.
"It's fine." Xu Huo signaled for him to stay calm. Before Li Ya came in, he had already planned to use his mental power to influence the non-players who entered. With the right suggestions and a little manipulation, he could change their votes. Even if only thirty or forty out of two hundred people went along with it, that would be enough. If it wasn't, he could extend the effort to the other players.
The cooperation between 201 and Li Ya's group of three greatly eased the difficulty, and some of the players were willing to help. Things were going fairly well.
Xu Huo asked Li Ya for a business card and asked her about some of the ingredients.
Li Ya could tell he was interested in high-risk sub-districts, so she brought them up herself.
"High-risk sub-districts aren't uninhabited. Some sub-districts and major companies organize teams to enter them and obtain their resources. Ingredients are only one example. Some sub-districts also contain rare minerals, though they're