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After forcing the two great psychic sorcerers to retreat, Muhadi and the mercenaries converged and chose to retreat.

Before leaving, Rasgu struck a shocking blow, attracting a number of predators lurking under the sand around him, making the battlefield really not a good place to stay. What's more, there are many mercenaries who didn't use the transformation spirit skin or anything to pretend to be dead, and hid somewhere else. You must meet them quickly to prevent the annoyed and angry Great Psychic Warlock from asking for trouble.

After the battle, Muhati left Atki with them, and the latter agreed after thinking about it. Now that the tasks assigned by the Coral Witch have been completed, she has also grabbed a lot of psionic items, and she has seen a high-level psionic duel, it seems that there is no need to continue to stay in the city. As for offending the two great psychic warlocks, he didn't pay much attention to it, and he didn't fear that this emotion had been lost with the psychic warlocks for a long time. What's more, he instinctively felt that even if he was a primordial warlock, it was impossible for him to be killed by two psionic beings in vain.

For some time after leaving Atki, Muhati had been looking through the book he had picked up and was gradually drawn to its contents.

The book begins by saying that the historiography of the mind has the ability to predict the future, and that those who master the art will not be blinded by the limitations of history. It is so powerful that ordinary people who want to study it will only hurt themselves. 、

Muhati scoffed at this boasting, but then, he still had some interest in the book. Even if you can't really "foresee" the future, you can at least touch the bypass and make your psionic skills more exquisite. Now that he was only a thin line away from coming into contact with the psionic energy of the seventh layer, he would not miss every opportunity to improve his understanding of the mind.

Unlike the ambiguous prophecies of the Atas Stick, and unlike the true prophets of the earth, the historiography of the mind takes a purely rational model that coldly analyzes the reactions of the crowd and then makes judgments and predictions. In the first chapter of the book, the unknown author gives an example, a question about five robbers dividing the gold coins to illustrate this point.

Let's say five thieves across the desert robbed and obtained a hundred gold coins, and they need to divide the spoils. They agreed that Bandit No. 1 would first propose a distribution plan, and then the five would vote on it, and the majority would agree to the plan before being passed, otherwise he would be left in the desert to die. If the plan of the first number does not work, then the second robber proposes a plan, and so on. So according to this method, how many gold coins can Bandit Number one get in the end?

In this example in the book, a prerequisite is that every robber is absolutely rational and well-versed in the principles of the game. Their rules of conduct are simple: first, to ensure their own survival, second, to try to get as many gold coins as possible if they can, and third, to be happy to see other robbers die if they guarantee the first two.

On the surface, in order for his plan to be accepted, the first robber must win over two people, plus his own vote, to save his life. It seems that a hundred gold coins should be divided into three parts and used to buy the other two, but the explanation given in the book is completely different.

A scholar of the history of the mind will use the reverse method of analysis, and the book says that if robber 1234 is dead, and only robber 5 is dead, then he will have all the gold coins alone, and he will be able to live and benefit the most.

When there are two robbers, no matter what the fourth robber who proposes the plan says, the remaining five bandits will not support him, preferring to let him stay in the desert and wait for death. Because when there is only one person left, the last robber can get all the gold coins alone anyway, and the benefit is the greatest.

When there are three robbers, the third robber can propose to keep all the gold for himself. Because robber No. 4 had to support No. 3 at this time in order to save his life, the plan was to get two passes.

When there are four robbers, robber number two can choose to keep ninety-eight gold coins for himself, and at the same time give one gold coin for one person on number four and five. This plan was better for Four and Five than being forced to accept the plan proposed by the Three Bandit Society, so they had to accept it. So the plan gets three votes to get guò.

Finally, the situation of five robbers is analyzed, and when the first robber proposes a plan, he must get three votes in support. In addition to his own vote, he can give one gold coin to number three, and two gold coins to number four or five to get the other two votes. Because if you let the fourth divide, the third will get nothing, and the fourth and fifth can only get one gold coin each, so three gold coins can buy two votes, and the plan will be guò.

So the final answer to this example is that when the five robbers divide the gold coins, the first person to propose the plan will get ninety-seven gold coins alone.

This example is difficult for the average person to accept because it goes against everyone's life and intuition. But the book emphasizes that the historiography of the mind is a tool for psychic magicians. Psychic warlocks are not ordinary people, and they have to think differently.

In the process of studying physics, scholars often have to come up with ideal models, such as absolutely smooth surfaces, mass points without volume, and so on. In this example of the robber's money, there is also such an ideal model to assist thinking, that is, the robber who is absolutely rational and the punishment mechanism that is absolutely effective.

These ideal models are contrary to human common sense, so they are difficult to accept. Muhadi knew that the people of the earth had been mistaking force for thousands of years for a condition of motion, and it was not until Galileo that he gradually realized that force was nothing more than a condition that changed motion, and that objects on an absolutely smooth surface could move forever.

In reality, desert bandits divide the gold coins, and most of the time they will divide the spoils evenly. If the boss dares to propose to swallow the gold coins alone, eighty percent will be hacked to death with a knife, and ordinary robbers will only instinctively feel unfair, and then do it, how will they analyze what game. And when there are only a few people left, it is impossible to banish one person to death by half of the votes. The banished will definitely not accept it, and then it will be another chaotic battle, and it is not certain who will win and who will lose.

But this mode of thinking is extremely beneficial, and it tells the mindmancer how things change when the boundary conditions are clear and everyone is absolutely rational.

Seeing this, Muhathir felt a little disappointed. The history of the mind is so famous, but it turns out that it is just a very low-level introductory knowledge of economics on earth. While it's remarkable that the Atas have exhibited this theory in such a world of suffering, it's unlikely that it will help them much.

But after continuing to look at it, Muhadi realized that he still underestimated the creation power of the telemancer.

The book goes on to say that the reason why the absolutely rational method of analysis does not work in the real world is because people are irrational creatures. It is wavering, it is blind. People can be deceived, misled, and deceived by insufficient information. People are also changeable, and different people may have different value judgments about the same thing. If there is a robber who doesn't like gold, he likes to see others die, and votes against any plan, then the final conclusion will be very different.

The historiography of the mind aims to provide a way for psychomancers to anticipate the changing state of affairs, even though people are so diverse and unpredictable.

Muhati continued to read, scanning and reading silently: "In the eyes of the historiography of the mind, although people and people are different, the crowd and the crowd are similar, and the larger the number, the more obvious it is. Everyone in the world has their own personality and sometimes they act completely unexpectedly. But in a large enough crowd, there are all kinds of people. A person may behave irrationally and unpredictably. But in a population, the number of irrational individuals is maintained in a proportion, so it can be quantitatively analyzed. As long as you have the general information of the crowd, you can judge the reaction of the crowd and make accurate predictions......"

The rest of the content is purely academic, teaching the telemagician how to sense the crowd, analyze the crowd, and even have a lot of advanced mathematical content. Muhadi was a little confused at first, but the more he read, the more he realized the mysteries contained in it. Before he knew it, he was so enigmatic that he couldn't even notice the changes in the sunlight around him.

“...... Are you listening?" a pair of white hands shook in front of the Psychic Warlock's eyes, and her master asked with concern.

"Nope. Muhadi sued Sù Raina. "I'm thinking about something else, where are you talking about?"

"Forget it, ignore you. The girl seemed to be angry, and rode her horse to the front.

"Wait!" Muhati stretched out his hand and carried her to his horse. After all, Raina is a noble girl who grew up in the city, and when she rides a horse, she uses a lady to ride and sits on one side, so she can be saved by a psychic warlock.

"How would you explain it to your friends if other people saw you doing this?" Raina struggled, not looking particularly serious, and allowed Muhathir to place herself in front of the saddle, held by one hand.

"By that point, you're probably worried about how you're going to explain being a belly dancer to them. Muhadi disagreed.

"There's nothing to be ashamed of in fending for yourself. ”

"You may be able to convince yourself, but others, that's hard to say. Muhati smiled and shook his head, he had gone all the way north and had not touched a woman for a long time. But I don't seem to feel anything uncomfortable, which is also one of the sequelae of Tianqin's shaping of the psychological stereotype.

"Since when did you become so concerned about what other people think?

"Tell me where you just came along. Muhathir changed the subject.

"Don't you think the psychic man's motives are a little strange?" said Raina, "there are slave markets everywhere in the desert, where can you buy them? Why do you have to entrust a great psychic sorcerer to catch slaves in Atki? What good do you get by spending a lot of gold to do so?"

"It's not known, that's the benefit. "There are many possibilities, perhaps some nobleman wanted to get rid of his opponents, so he secretly bought a group of slave warriors." It may also be that some people were worried that the supply of slaves would be unstable due to the export of the revolution in Tyre, so they stocked up in advance. ”

"As you said, the guards used psionic energy to probe the crystal array, and they figured out that there was something to do with Tyr. ”

Muhati was silent for a moment, "Maybe the guards lied, maybe the crystal lied, maybe I misheard." In short, what happened, I will know when I return to Tyre. ”

"You must go back to Tyre?" asked Raina, "why don't you go back to Nibennay? ”

"Revolutions are dangerous, of course, but the more dangerous they are, the more I like them. Muhadi said lightly, "If I want to improve my strength, I have to experience more dangers." It is useless to build a car behind closed doors, and there may not be much progress in thousands of years. ”

"Then why don't you just challenge a witch king? ”

Muhadi laughed, "There is a difference between pursuing danger and sending them to death. What about you, do you want to join these mercenaries to join the witch king of Ram, Abela Chili?"

The girl hesitated, "I haven't decided yet...... Wait until you get to the town ahead. ”

The town she was talking about was Smyra, a trading town in the northern desert, where the mercenaries were to repair for a few days before arriving in Ram. Although Muhadi was a psychic man, he also had to eat and drink, as well as buy supplies.

Since escaping from Atki, Muscle Daddy has strictly ordered everyone not to rest and move forward, which has made the mercenaries miserable. Muscle Daddy himself is a Moor, and his endurance is far greater than that of humans, so naturally it doesn't hurt. The elves under his command are nothing, after all, they are a race that can run wild in the desert for two or three days without resting. But the average short-legged halfling, dwarf or something is miserable. These unlucky fellows can't ride horses, and they can only run to catch up with others, but they are tired enough.

The muscular daddy has long hands and long feet, and his legs are almost on the ground when he rides on a horse. Although he has never claimed to be afraid of heaven and earth, he repeatedly urged the mercenaries to add along the way.

Fortunately, in the end, the mercenaries did not encounter pursuers. I don't know if it's because the Great Psychic Warlock is open-minded and has revealed it, or if the Thousand Souls are restrained and don't want the Witch Kings to notice how strong Atki's hidden power is.

How, now the group has left Atki for hundreds of Palesan. The vastness of the desert is as huge as the sky, and in such a large area, it is not easy for even a great psychic warlock to find a group of mercenaries with psionic props to counter reconnaissance.

The two moons shone with clear light, and the mercenaries who were hurrying at night didn't even dare to speak loudly, for fear that it would attract the attention of the Great Psychic Warlock. The lizards carrying baggage and supplies walked in the middle, while other samurai on horseback and on foot scattered to protect these precious sources of life.

As he walked, suddenly a mercenary shouted, "The wind is blowing!" and then, as if in an instant, a huge sandstorm enveloped the small crowd.

The mercenaries quickly got off their mounts and relied on their mounts to resist the wind and sand. But even so, the pervasive wind can still blow bitter sand into people's mouths, and even wearing a headscarf will not have much effect.

"It's bad luck, I'm almost in town. I actually encountered such a big sandstorm, and I don't know how long it will take. Raina covered herself tightly, and the voice came from behind her veil.

"It's even more unlucky than you might think. Muhati inhaled hard, "There is a smell of blood and gunsmoke in this wind, and we are downwind of the town, so we ......"

"I'm afraid there's a battle in the town, and you can smell it from so far away, it must be a big battle of considerable proportions. ”——

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