Chapter 162: Edward's Choice
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From ancient times to the present, the more responsible people are, the more difficult and hesitant they are when faced with choices. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
As a concrete example, let's assume that four unlucky people are locked up in four closed rooms with a powerful bomb outside them, and they are about to take on a brutal challenge that puts their own lives and the lives of others at risk.
The four of them take turns choosing any number of seconds, starting the timer and then counting it silently in their minds, and stopping the timer at the time they think is right. The total number of seconds selected by the four must not be less than 60 seconds. The last hapless ghost apparently had to choose the number of seconds to the limit of his abilities and prayed that the others wouldn't go too far.
When each person challenges the number of seconds of their choice, the up and down error does not exceed 50 milliseconds, the challenge is considered successful, and they can leave early to save their lives; if the up and down error exceeds 50 milliseconds, then the bomb will explode early, and the challenger and the rest of the people will all turn into the dust of history; if each of the four people succeeds in the challenge, but the total number of seconds is less than 60 seconds, the last person will be blown up into fertilizer alone; only when all four people succeed in the challenge and the total number of seconds is not less than 60 seconds, the bomb will fail, and everyone can survive.
With absolute rationality and the most rewarding thinking, all four of them should choose a 15-second silent challenge, so as to maximize the chances of survival for all members.
However, people are unpredictable.
The reality is that if the first choice is an extremely selfish villain, even if he has the ability to count 15 seconds by silent, he is likely to choose a less risky second, or even 1 second, without hesitation. In this way, you can maximize your chances of survival and let the last person carry all the risks of death. Dead and alive seems like a great deal, doesn't it?
And the more responsible a gentleman, the more he will combine his own abilities with his responsibility to the post-challenger when making his choice. The more you think about it, the harder it becomes. Some guys with a strong sense of responsibility, after a painful long test, will eventually come up with a choice that pushes their abilities to the extreme, or even a "stupid" choice beyond their ability (such as a person directly counting 60 seconds silently)! Specific examples can be referred to by all the reformers in history, and nothing more than that.
Edward Miero, one of the first three to choose to count the seconds in this dangerous challenge, doesn't know how much of the burden Hao Song and Snow can share in him. The only thing he knew was that the last guy who was paying for the success or failure of the entire rescue operation was Professor Cesar.
If it were the cynical, all-hating Edward of a few months ago, there would be only one and a half people who would have given him a sense of responsibility: Avril Mierro, and Suri half. So in the past, he probably didn't even have to think about it, and directly started the "big rampage" to safely deal with the bastard Zad-Habsburg, and didn't care about Professor Cesar's life and death and the success or failure of the mission. As the saying goes: it's cool to go berserk for a while, and teach crematoriums.
And now, after the baptism of the soul of redemption and redemption in the Cloette volcanic basin, Edward's sense of responsibility has undoubtedly strengthened a lot. At least he won't let go of Cesar Julius, who is kind to him, and he won't be willful regardless of the overall situation of the mission. So of course, this product is quite tangled now, for the first time in his life.
The manifestation of the entanglement is that although Edward is carrying out the strategy of the war of attrition, he is restless, and repeatedly tries to get rid of Zade's entanglement. However, Zad is a master of the same level as him after all, and there is a price to pay for suddenly wanting to run in the middle of the fight.
Within three minutes, both Edward and Zad were covered in bruises. Zade's clothes were torn to tatters, almost draped in strips of cloth, and in many places showed white and swarthy body hair, which looked worse than a beggar's, while Edward's clothes were crumpled and clinged with dead leaves and humus. Worst of all, he also had a clear, dirt-made shoe print on his buttocks, a memento from a flying kick from Zade's most recent failed escape......
"Now it's time for you to give up some of your unrealistic ideas, and even if you can get rid of me, I'll still be in the way when you find Professor Cesar and the Spirit King. Zadeh looked rather miserable, but the tone of his voice made it clear that he was the one who had the upper hand.
"Phew! Damn kraft candy, dog skin plaster. Edward scolded angrily, patting the dirt off his ass at the same time, and then moving his paws, "I admit that you have made some progress compared to last time, but it is still wishful thinking to defeat your grandfather! I will not leave if I don't beat you into a pig's head grandpa this time!"
The maneuver between these two people is not ugly on the scene: flying high and walking low, claws and legs, teeth and claws, fighting like those tricky martial arts instructors in early martial arts movies. There are very few attacks that actually hit the ground, and there aren't even many hard contacts!
The ability to channel this kind of eerie-looking fight with pure physical exertion is rare, and only a strange person like Edward Miero can do it. But the initiator of this outrageous tactic, Edward Mierro, was restless. Because, now he is actually very short of time, and he is not fully sure of Zade, who has improved his energy and strength.
"War of attrition or quick fix...... If I had enough energy to go on a rampage twice, this boring either-or-one question wouldn't be worth the effort!Is it really because I'm too thin and eat too little?"
He ignored his four-hour daily mealtime. You must know that this occupies almost a quarter of his daily waking time, and the meal of this product is not as lengthy as ordinary people's meals, but really eats from beginning to end. In this way, the energy is not enough, and it can only be said that the consumption and intensity of the high-level mind special effect "Rampage" are beyond imagination.
At this time, in addition to the fighting instinct, Edward, whose mind was almost occupied by "obtaining energy", suddenly flashed a thought in his heart: "If it were her, it seems that there would be a third choice......
Thinking about it, the corners of Edward's mouth curved, revealing white, sharp teeth.
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Almost everyone would think that even if Zad Habsburg, the head of Double-Headed Eagle Castle, was crushed by Edward Miero, he would definitely become more and more courageous and defeated again and again...... Only Zade himself knows how much he fears the "tyrant" Edward Miero.
This is actually very easy to understand, if you have an enemy, your external objective conditions, such as resources, equipment, power, etc., are all over him. But every time the anus is frontal, it is either beaten into a pig's head by a strong attack, or dragged into a mud by the water mill. After this fateful reciprocation many times, he will undoubtedly become the biggest obstacle in your heart!
Fear can make people short of breath, it can make people run away, and it will make people lose the strength to resist. But the courage tempered in fear shines like real gold!
Zade, who was defeated outside the Double-Headed Eagle Castle, finally realized his shame and courage after going through a mental journey of cowering, shame, and shame. While transforming fear into strength, he also realized the third and final beginner mental effect: "The Heart of the Brave". Its effect in battle is to increase the chance of exchanging injuries for injuries, and at the same time turn all negative emotions into courage!
Counting the beginner-level psychic effects "Don't Avoid the Axe" and "Frustration and Ambition", as well as the high-level psychic effect "Berserker", Zade has met the requirements for entering the third year of college. However, in order to be able to participate in the hunt season and directly snipe Edward Miero, he hid his situation from the school.
"Just drag him into a war of attrition, and then refrain from using the 'Heart of the Brave' effect to exchange injuries for injuries to prevent him from alerting. When this guy finally realizes that something is wrong and wants to start the 'big rampage'. With the consumption of energy and the stimulation of the 'Berserker' special effect, Edward will be like a frog in warm water, and it will be difficult for Edward to turn over! It doesn't matter how many times he has won before! All failures are to pave the way for this success!"
This is the elaborate plan that Gerald Jr. specially made for Zade, and it can only be activated when he goes head-to-head with Edward. Zad Habsburg had never felt so powerful with the support of his wisdom, and he was convinced that he would be able to take out the tyrant Edward Mierro this time...... As long as the premise of the war of attrition remains the same!
However, just as Zade's next set of serial feet missed, Edward Miero suddenly stopped, made a pause gesture and said, "Wait!"
Zad retracted his leg vigilantly and asked, "What are you doing?" He had returned to his senses, and he didn't want to rush Edward too much now. I also regretted it a little bit before, and told the other party about my comprehension of the third elementary mind special effect. If Edward suddenly couldn't think about it, his brain twitched, and he started the "Great Rampage" regardless of it, then this battle would be out of his control.
"Take a drink and take a break between them. Edward said in a serious declarative sentence, as if his proposal made sense.
"Do you think we're playing basketball or football!?, let's duel!?" Zade's complaint came to his mouth, and he was forced to swallow it. For the last remaining reason told him that it was better to follow Edward's wishes. Moreover, the "halftime" is a good thing for himself, who is slightly less physical than Edward.
"That's a minute!" Zad finally reluctantly agreed.
Edward pulled out one of the most basic supplies for the Night's Watch mission: a nutritious drink, and drank it. When this thing was at the St. Onnofly Nuclear Power Plant, Hao Song once gave William Toyurett to drink, which can replenish energy and water. Edward's own drink also had some vodka added to it. But for a martial arts cultivator like Edward Mierro, this bit of energy is just a drop in the bucket, and it's better than nothing.
Zade's drink is much more advanced. As the principal of the Marshallese headquarters of the Double-Headed Eagle Fort, the family-specific nutritional drink in Zade's backpack can be called "high-energy". Not only does it have six times more energy than a standard drink, but it also contains adrenaline, thyroxine, male hormones and other ingredients, which can increase combat effectiveness in a short period of time.
Zade drank the high-energy drink quietly, clearly feeling the quick recovery of his physical strength, and couldn't help but snicker in his heart: "If you want to exhaust my physical strength and give me a chance to rest, Tyrant Edward is really a muscular guy." ”
Edward, who was not far away, squinted his eyes and looked a little dissatisfied after taking a large sip of the standard nutritional drink. Before Zad could come to his senses, Edward suddenly picked up a jackfruit scattered at his feet, tore it open with one paw and ate it!
Zade was startled at first, but after thinking about it calmly, he was a little disapproving, and said to himself while continuing to drink the drink......: "How can the energy of a wild jackfruit be compared to a nutritious drink?" Huh?"
However, Zade was soon stunned, as Edward Mierro then ate the jackfruit the size of a human head in five seconds at an incredible speed, and then uttered something that made his scalp tingle.
"Sure enough, even if I don't eat as much as Miss Diego, my appetite and speed are not inferior to hers!" Edward nodded proudly and muttered to himself, and then his eyes suddenly burst into a dazzling red light!"Then I have a third option!
Zade's face darkened, and he screamed in his heart: "Director Gerrard, this bastard doesn't follow the script!"
["Turning grief and anger into appetite is the third primary mental effect: gluttony. ― Edward Miero