Crow's Paradise

Demons, set out.

Yao Yan saw various forms of demons leaving the demon city in batches, and judging from the pheromones permeating the surroundings, they were regrouping outside.

At this time, Yao Yan was also ready to take action.

Stepping forward with the soles of his feet, Yao Yan moved towards where he knew the decision-making demon was.

The demons responsible for decision-making are also functionally specialized individuals.

The area where they live is tightly guarded.

Yao Yan used his ability, the one-eyed crow's ability.

Arriving under a giant tree rising from the ground, the moment the movement paused, the shadow of cognition also fell, like a curtain.

Yao Yan got in.

In an instant, his presence disappeared along with his figure, disappearing from this demonic city.

However, no demon noticed this.

Even if the demons passing by on patrol walked near the shadow of the curtain, they would not notice the existence of the shadow.

Yao Yan stayed within the curtain and waited quietly.

Waiting for the devil responsible for delivering information to arrive.

It didn't take long for him to wait for the goal he wanted.

The route he had already confirmed was correct.

When the other party passed near the shadow of the curtain, a shadowy crow silently emerged from the curtain and penetrated into the body of the demon.

The demon's movements stagnated slightly, and then, soon, the demon took steps again.

The location of the decision-makers of Majin City is not in the center of Majin City.

To be precise, there is more than one demon who makes decisions and commands.

The messenger devil, who was responsible for delivering messages and intelligence, arrived at the "command post" at a speed basically consistent with normal times.

Then, while chewing the spiritual body formed by the bloody thorn jungle, Yao Yan faced for the first time the attitude of those demons who made decisions for the operation of this demon city.

The appearance changes brought about by the specialization of other demons were already considerable, but when he saw the demons responsible for decision-making and command in the command post, he realized how small the physical changes of the demons outside were.

Yao Yan saw huge heads and the roots of the tree house, embedded together.

The heads, which were half the size of the demon's body, were like nodules growing from the roots of trees.

Moreover, if you look carefully, you will find that there are some strange textures at the roots of the trees.

At this time, Yao Yan finally understood something.

The "giant tree" outside that forms the Demon City is not a plant in the true sense.

It should be said that the "giant tree" is the body of one or more demons.

Like a skeleton?

Yes, I should have thought of it a long time ago.

The genes that demons can integrate are not only animals, but also plants.

A demon that grows into a giant plant, should it be called a plant or an animal?

No wonder the plants open and close the treehouse at different times on rainy or sunny days.

No wonder those tree houses are so special. They don't look like they were hollowed out, and there are no traces of digging. They just grew into that shape.

This huge plant continuously performs photosynthesis to provide nutrients for their "brains".

Yao Yan followed the movements of the demon who should be called the messenger and reported in the tree house.

In the treehouse, on the huge root that surrounds the wall of the treehouse, there are spherical surfaces that resemble skulls, and the patterns fill the look of the facial features.

Along with the faint sound, the fragrance of flowers filled the air.

What Yao Yan, the possessed man, wanted to report was about the march out to conquer the group of hundreds of demons.

The pheromones emitted by the head embedded in the root of the tree were instructions for the patrol and dispatch of the guards in the city.

The demons currently do not need language and have no language.

It has not moved toward sounds, words, or body movements, but toward information transmission methods that mainly use pheromones.

After receiving the order, Yao Yan controlled the body of the messenger and left the command post.

He searched through the memory of the messenger for a long time before he found some relevant clues.

Yao Yan, who was hiding behind the curtain, looked at the giant tree.

The individual demons responsible for command, those "brains", have been completely integrated with the giant tree.

No, he soon discovered that he must have made a mistake.

The "command posts" located in the three directions of the Demon City are the commanders responsible for the local defense of the Demon City. They are responsible for the internal operation of the Demon City and the defense command when the enemy invades. They are not the decision-makers of group plans.

However, her memory as a "gene hunter" told her that most of the pheromones flowed out of those command posts.

The higher-level decision-makers should be hidden.

When controlling the movement of the physical messenger, Yao Yan searched the memory of the messenger more carefully.

It wasn't long before he found a spot.

Training house.

In other words, it is a breeding room.

No, more accurately, it should be the incubator.

They were in the Queen's "palace."

Yao Yan did not expect this.

To be precise, this result was ruled out by him.

Because of the Queen's status, because of the Queen's status as a "template", in order to avoid catching everyone in one fell swoop, in order to prevent the Queen from taking action against the decision-makers.

For several reasons, he ruled out this possibility and moved to the defensive treehouse.

However, it was not the "optimal answer" he expected.

As for why?

Yao Yan also remembered something at this time.

It is the so-called "efficiency first", the so-called "optimal solution", and the so-called "highest cost performance".

When thinking about many issues, when faced with a choice decision, people tend to be more inclined to choose the one with the "biggest benefit".

When considering income output, people also tend to focus on “profit.”

However, using the cost-effectiveness curve as an example, the benefits gradually increase from the beginning and then decline after reaching the peak, and the cost-effectiveness will gradually decrease.

Then, this curve itself should also be an option that should be considered in terms of "cost-effectiveness".

Repeat this multiple times, and each time a price-performance calculation is performed, the previous curve itself is part of the price-performance ratio.

That is to say, the "pursuit of cost-effectiveness" itself is also a factor that needs to be considered, forming a nested cycle.

Coupled with the flaw in people's judgment, people often have very subjective views on what value for money is.

What's better is that they have considered several rounds of cost-effectiveness and pursuit of cost-effectiveness comparisons.

It is not uncommon to miss some relevant points and omit influencing factors.

Not to mention

Are people really pursuing the “best value for money” result?

In other words, do people really have a correct understanding of the weight of factors in cost-effectiveness?

For some people, safety is the first, and safety has the highest weight. When considering cost-effectiveness, safety will be put at the top.

but

What if this group considers itself “no security threat”?