Chapter 28: The Wisdom of the Lion
After the "lovers" left, the strangler patted Russell on the shoulder and took him back to the basement before spitting out his decision.
- During these two nights, Strangler decided to temporarily stop exploring the dream world.
To keep the pace consistent, he persuaded the barber that it would be better to rest for two days as well.
This is because the strangulation of those uncensored "compatriots" against themselves...... In particular, "The Curtain of Ignorance" and "Return of the Eternal Calamity" are not very trusted.
"The vision of an ordinary uncensored person is definitely different from my vision as the leader of the White Lion Group."
The curtain of ignorance that can help his subordinates carry out batch high-intensity prosthetic modifications, in the eyes of strangulation, is mostly inseparable from the "Big Seven" - because they never explain their own sources. And they are also the only organization that can drive a nail in the company in Uptown and take the initiative to open a confrontation with the executive department.
"In Uptown's view, the most dangerous No-Code organization is the 'Curtain of Ignorance', and for the residents of Downtown, the Curtain of Ignorance is the most legible organization and the most worthwhile to join.
"Disciplined, with a clear path to promotion, daring to confront the Enforcement Department, unabashedly committing all sorts of large-scale crimes, and many members of the organization are wealthier than most Uptown residents...... They even have special, aggressive 'ideals'. β
That's exactly why the veil of ignorance follows the rules.
That is, they have a clear path to promotion and demotion within them.
They are divided into seven levels, and the principles of promotion and demotion, as well as the benefits, responsibilities and costs of each rank, are voted on by everyone "outside this rank". And the type of tasks that each class performs is determined by them in advance.
Because everyone can't stay at the current level, they will always go up or down, so they have to think about what will happen to them in the future.
This system is a very good measure of the sum of morals within the group. If it were placed in the upper city, it might become a fair and democratic principle.
And the unfortunate thing is that there is no morality for the uncensored.
"They're criminals, and almost all of them aren't good at creating and protecting...... As a result, the members of the Curtain of Ignorance jointly determined the 'first consensus' within the Curtain of Ignorance, and tacitly put what they are best at in the first place. β
The strangler replied in a low voice, "That is, the 'crime' itself."
"It's something that doesn't require any talent or knowledge, and that no coder can do without a chip, and that those with a chip can't do. It is the 'minimum standard' that they subconsciously set for themselves, and it has also become a barrier against truly talented people. β
"So under their common will...... Perhaps there was also the reason for the deliberate connivance of their leader. In short, the Curtain of Ignorance has become a bestial, disciplined criminal organization that actively seeks to fight, kill, plunder, and destroy in search of merit and glory...... Everyone doesn't think there's anything wrong with that.
As a result, members become active about dangerous tasks β because it means faster promotions; They crave great destruction and destruction, which means further depravity and alienation from the uncoded who still want to obey the order. β
In a sense, this rule itself is a kind of "user screening".
And such an organization is too offensive in terms of strangulation.
It is entirely possible that they will take action against other organizations to annex and expand.
"Return of the Apocalypse" is the other extreme. They are not so much an underground organization as a "crime-based" sect.
Naraka Regression believes that the world has a dynamic equilibrium mechanism, just as the system crashes and restarts when it is overloaded. And the reason people are so unfortunate is precisely because the world runs so smoothly that most people are happy with itβthat they create chaos and hasten chaos until chaos sweeps everything and destroys everything, and a new balance is born.
"I must admit that the return of the eternal calamity is full of smart people. Much smarter than me. β
The strangler slowly spoke: "Among them, there are a large number of conspirators, fraudsters, and instigators.
"It's not because of this theory that such talents are born, it's because of this theory that they don't have any psychological burden to do evil. That's why they gathered. β
- Anyway, the world is already hanging on the edge of the cliff, so it is better to push it again to end this; If the push doesn't go down, then you can push it again, and then push it again......
Their main battlefield is not only in the upper city, but also in the lower town. This "hastening chaos to resetting everything" range certainly includes the already chaotic Lower Town.
For the return of the Eternal Calamity, there are no such thing as "comrades-in-arms" and "allies". Uptown is eager to maintain the rules of Uptown, the "Veil of Ignorance" maintains their own consensus, and even the "White Lions" maintain the dark order of the underworld.
Strangling believes that this time it must be a conspiracy of the "curtain of ignorance".
"If I and the leader of the Return of Eternal Calamity don't go, then the Veil of Ignorance can swallow up all the other small organizations that are present.
"But if only one leader arrives, then the one who doesn't go will be the target of public criticism. He will unite the one who goes and attack the other side together.
"Because neither we nor Eternal Return can be sure of each other's attitudes, we all have to go...... But if either side shows weakness and cowardice in the meeting, the others will certainly act immediately and kill him. β
Strangler slowly exhaled a breath, and his lion-like face was unusually solemn: "It's like a few seriously injured beasts facing each other." Whoever flees first, and who falls first, will be eaten by the other parties.
"I have to stay in shape and can't go out hunting anymore. Thankfully, there were only two days...... It shouldn't be left behind. β
In order to maintain his strength, Strangulation did not dare to continue exploring in the dream realm...... If he dies in a dream, he will temporarily lose his ability to cast spells.
There are at least three known mages in the "Curtain of Ignorance", and there are also two in the "Return of the Eternal Calamity". The White Lion Group and the other small organizations are all one, and it is only because of the strangulation that he can fight and has prestige that he will mention it separately.
This is the so-called "T1 is insufficient, T2 is excessive".
The legendary T1.5, T1 goalkeeper.
Because of this, the Veil of Ignorance can continue to be explored in the realm of dreams. It's the same with Return of the Eternal Calamity.
This is precisely a kind of "despicable blockade".
Russell, on the other hand, had a different view...... That's another purpose of strangulation that isn't directly stated.
Because it was just a two-day blockade of dream exploration, there was no point at all. It may not be possible to explore an area in two days...... According to Strangulation, the "Fury Volcano" alone will take about five or six days to reach its destination.
Russell was keenly aware that this might be a temptation......
If the Veil of Ignorance decides that this plan works, they may hold such meetings frequently. As a result, they can rely on their own advantages of having plural mages to block and restrict the development speed of other organizations for a long time.
- This stupid-looking lion may have been aware of this scene a long time ago. That's why he didn't have any surprises about it.
This is also the reason why Strangulation risked wasting a lot of time, going backwards back to the original plain and forcibly recruiting Russell to his command!
He had to increase the number of "mages".
With only one mage, the restrictions are too great.
But his actions are much less efficient than the "curtain of ignorance" is plundering and bright.
The plan of the Curtain of Ignorance is like the plundering of capital - they quickly increase their own number of mages by plundering the mages in small organizations. and then suppress the development of other organizational mages, and unhurriedly widen the resource gap.
"But now I realize that it will be too late......
The "Barber", who had already reset the time of his transformation, sighed with some apprehension and jumped into the deep well leading to Uptown.
...... the morning after tomorrow
Russell decided to go to the company tomorrow to inquire about the situation.
The little angel had heard all this, and perhaps the angel would intervene as well.
As an excuse for the meeting, most of the treatment chips were the company's goods, at least the things of other "giants". On the company's side, the executive department will inevitably be dispatched.
I don't know if the inferior side will follow suit...... If he needs to be dispatched, Russell must remind him to be careful.
Because this time he was dealing with more than just mercenaries and psionics. And the mages who were not in his knowledge at all.
Fortunately, Russell will be there the day after tomorrow. He was also given admission permits.
- In that case.
"This time, it's finally my turn to carry the whole audience."
Russell muttered in a low voice, and excitement gradually welled up in his heart.
The dark blue pupils of the "Blue Song Robin" continued to burn ultramarine flames...... As Russell became excited, he gradually faded to pale.