Chapter 382 Too Many Things
The hidden files that Su Ming browsed were very long and contained a lot of information. Although they did not directly describe the mental state of the interrogated persons, it could be felt from the recorded text that a large number of people who left the devil's land alive had their minds completely broken.
In the archives, some people wanted to save everyone; some people would rather die in there as human beings than break their bottom line; some people were just ordinary and weak people; some people were very strong when they went in, but very weak when they came out.
In short, everyone who came out alive went against their original ideas, and they all failed.
This is actually a very strange thing, because the condition for escaping the devil's land seems to be to become one of the last thirteen survivors, rather than a mental collapse of personality.
But Su Ming also didn't believe that these people survived by destroying their own personality. Su Ming was more inclined to believe that these people had compromised with this strange space, and the tendency of this strange space itself was that the more people deviated from the path of "human", the greater the survival advantage they would gain.
"It really is a devil... Why does such a weird thing exist?"
Su Ming leaned back in his chair, staring at the bookshelf full of books in a daze. Even though he already knew that the birth of such things as weirdness had no reason and no internal logic, Su Ming still wanted to ask this question... He wanted to know the answer.
The door of the study was pushed open, Elton walked in and placed a few sheets of paper in front of Su Ming.
"Master, several people did not go to cut down trees. Many people went home directly after receiving their supplies. Just now, more people went back to their homes. Only a few people are still cutting down trees." Elton said worriedly.
"Continue recording." Su Ming only said one sentence.
This kind of thing was completely within Su Ming's expectations. Rather than saying that this kind of thing would not surprise Su Ming, it would be better to say that Su Ming would be surprised if this kind of thing had not happened.
After reading more than a dozen files, Su Ming already knew about the many strange phenomena that would occur in this bizarre phenomenon. Those phenomena would push mankind into an abyss of depravity. In order to prevent everyone from falling into the abyss, it was necessary to select individuals with high moral character and let them be responsible for managing and appeasing everyone.
Because he can't keep doing this forever, one of the reasons why he can't continue to appease everyone is because he wants to find a way for everyone to survive, so he has to leave here one day. Besides this, there is another reason, which is his false identity as a murderer.
Although no one knows his identity as a murderer now, because those people are just civilians and cannot log into the intelligence platform, there is no guarantee that some of them may know about his wanted order. If the fact that he is a murderer is made public, his position will definitely be unstable.
But, apart from myself, is there anyone who can really do this? Can anyone abandon selfish thoughts and use objective and rational thinking to guide everyone?
Su Ming was very suspicious.
"Excuse me, can I come in?"
Su Ming looked up and followed the sound, and saw a boy standing at the door, looking over here with an apologetic look on his face.
Su Ming waved his hand to signal Elton to leave, then turned to the boy and said, "Come in, are you a mutant?"
"Well, I'm a superpower. I heard what you said before and thought it made sense, so I came here."
"May I have your name?"
"Just call me Furball!"
"What is your power?"
"My special ability is that as long as I defeat enemies stronger than me, I can become stronger and stronger." Maoqiu said.
Su Ming's eyes lit up slightly. "It sounds like a very useful ability. Is there a time limit for this power to become stronger? Can it only become stronger for a period of time? No, it doesn't seem so... Then are there any side effects? It doesn't seem so."
Su Ming looked at the other person's face and answered his own questions directly. He observed the subtle changes in the other person's expression, and his intuition told him the correct answer.
"Am I right?"
"Yeah, that's right." Maoqiu said embarrassedly, thinking that this person was really scary.
"Does your ability have a name?"
“I call it [Level Up the Game] myself.”
"Upgrade Game... a very tasteful name. Thank you for telling me your special ability. In the future, your ability will definitely contribute to everyone. Let us work hard together to survive." Su Ming smiled and extended his hand to Maoqiu.
Maoqiu stretched out his hand and shook Su Ming's, and asked: "What are you going to do next? Since you have gathered everyone together, you must have some ideas, right?"
"The first plan is to build a stable family that will not harm each other. This is the most important thing," said Su Ming.
"This...excuse me for being frank, but it doesn't sound very practical. Are there any specific measures?" Maoqiu commented somewhat embarrassedly.
"Punish those who disobey orders and keep those who are willing to cooperate, so that the prisoner's dilemma can be perfectly solved."
"Well...anyway, I'm useful to you! Just come find me anytime!"
Su Ming nodded: "Thank you."
After sending the ball of fur away, the smile on Su Ming's face slowly disappeared. He pressed his fingertips together into a tower shape and gently placed them on the desk, thinking quietly.
The other party's purpose of coming here to find him was not simple. It was not to help him, but more like a test.
Obviously, after testing, the other party felt that he was not trustworthy.
Su Ming could totally understand this, because although what he just said sounded high-sounding, it was also very unrealistic, and it was normal for a rational person not to believe it.
At this moment, Su Ming understood for the first time the choice Liu Lingshan had made. Liu Lingshan gave up millions of lives and spent several months being his teacher, teaching him how to become stronger, leaving behind only a few incomprehensible words.
And now, all those words appeared in Su Ming's mind. In an instant, Su Ming understood why Liu Lingshan made such a decision.
The master chose himself in the beginning, and now it was his turn to choose someone else. He had to choose someone with the same will as himself to help him do what he should have done next.
It’s the same choice, and Master’s choice was not wrong, but now I don’t know how to choose. Among these thousands of people, is there really anyone who can do it?
None of the people who were dragged into the devil's realm possessed as much intelligence and information as Su Ming, but the consequence of knowing this intelligence and information was to feel despair... Only thirteen people could survive out of nearly a thousand. Anyone who knew this almost absolutely inevitable result would lose their fighting spirit.
The person Su Ming has to choose must be someone who can withstand this despair, rather than someone who cannot withstand it and allow this despair to spread among the crowd.
All kinds of suspicion chains between people are established in desperate situations. I don’t know if you can be trusted, so I can’t tell you the truth; you don’t know if I am trustworthy, so you won’t share your food and water with me; he is not sure whether he will be hurt by others, and we don’t know whether we will be hurt by him...
Although Su Ming wanted to believe that human nature was selfless, the fact that humans always speculated about others based on the premise that other humans were selfish led to a sad conclusion: human nature is selfish, at least most humans are selfish.
If you have to choose someone who puts the overall situation first and has a strong will from a group of people who are scheming against each other, who should you choose?
Is this Zhou Xiaoxiao?
Lao Zhou does seem quite calm, but since we haven't had an in-depth conversation, I don't know what he really thinks.
Uncle Long is simple and kind, but he is not smart enough and his will is not strong enough, so he can't do it.
Screening is a huge task and it is unknown how long it will take.
Su Ming sighed, held his forehead and closed his eyes. He understood that the more times like this, the calmer he had to be and he couldn't be impatient for quick success. Everything had to be done step by step and one by one.
After resting for a few minutes, Su Ming stood up and went outside, asking around, and finally found Zhou Xiaoxiao eating canned food in the corner.
Su Ming walked forward and stood in front of Zhou Xiaoxiao. The other party raised her head and looked at Su Ming in confusion.
"Come here for a moment, I have something to tell you."
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"In other words, you want me to help you screen out people who are good enough?"
"It's not enough to just have good management skills. You have to have a strong will and want everyone to survive together."
Zhou Xiaoxiao raised her hand to push up her glasses, took a deep breath, and exhaled heavily.
"Xia Ming, do you think there are really such people? Maybe you think so now, but what about a little longer? Everyone is already busy with their own affairs, how can they care about others?"
"Although such people are rare, I know they do exist." Su Ming said, "There are good people who are willing to do their best for others. Your ability is related to observation, right? I can only ask you for this matter."
"...I'll try my best. I must remind you that people's ideas can change, and they can change very easily. I have met many people who are not afraid of death, but when faced with real death, they become afraid. So, a person's true state when facing something will only appear when facing that thing, and any psychological preparation is unreliable.
Even if I really help you find those people, perhaps in the end, their desire to survive will make them hurt others in order to protect themselves. This situation is not impossible."
"I'll confirm it myself when the time comes." Su Ming said.
Zhou Xiaoxiao frowned and stared at Su Ming in confusion. He didn't think Su Ming was lying .
However, Su Ming had deceived him once before, so maybe what he saw now was just an illusion.
"Okay, how many people do you want? Do you have any more detailed requirements? Are there any requirements for gender and combat ability?"
"It doesn't matter if you're male or female. It's best if you have some fighting ability. If you don't have superpowers, at least you need to be rational enough."
Zhou Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment. He heard that the word "rationality" in Su Ming's words seemed to contain a special meaning.
"Can you tell me more specifically what you consider rationality?"
"Have you heard of the train problem? People who can answer it better are considered to be more rational." Su Ming said lightly.
Zhou Xiaoxiao nodded, with a wry smile on her face: "I see, it's a choice between human lives, right?"
