Demon Royal Family

Ivo activated the ability of the Ring of Darkness, threw out four afterimage clones, and charged forward with four "little brothers" in stride.

The four students were shocked and in a hurry. They were all firing bows, carrying shields, and wielding swords. The quality of the contestants from low-ranking colleges varied. Most of them were "academics" who had not experienced bloody fights and had average strength. At level 2, the actual combat experience and response level are very poor, which is not the same as the experienced Ivo.

The four students were quickly knocked down by the war hammer. With the help of the Ring of Darkness, the process was completely one-sided. There is really nothing to say.

The captain said angrily: "You are a treacherous and despicable guy. Didn't you agree to fight one on one?"

Ivo curled his lips and dispelled the ability of the Ring of Darkness. The afterimage clone turned into black smoke and disappeared with a bang. He proved what he said was true with his actions, and then eliminated the dull-looking captain with one hammer.

"If you hadn't come up with clues about the tokens, I wouldn't have wanted to eliminate you." Ivo rubbed his hair with deep meaning.

Opening the points ranking, in addition to the 5 points for defeating the five student representatives, he also gained half of the points from the team that was completely wiped out by him. Not much, just 4 points, for a total of 9 points.

Ivo frowned slightly. Gaining points was a good thing, but he was not very happy because he knew that more points were not always better. This was the subtext he read from the rules.

"At its heart, this is not a points-based game at all."

Ivo picked up the parchment. On it was a scrawled incomplete map, only one-third of the complete map. Two clues were written under the map, "The claws of the returning migratory bird" and "The jewel-like beard".

Ivo was a little speechless, "It's just a mystery. Actually, this is a multi-link puzzle game...the two clues correspond to the locations of the other two residual maps."

And this clue is too easy to guess.

Ivo left the crypt and headed towards the two hills.

…

More than a dozen fireballs were fired one after another, causing explosions one after another. The giant team of Taal Academy at the impact point hurriedly avoided it and looked at the wizard holding the Loroya white crystal staff in horror.

Barlow drew his sword, and a swift white sword energy swept across, drawing a gap on the ground in front of the nine-man team. Barlow sneered, "Those who cross the line will die!"

This team retreated in panic. They accidentally encountered Nafei's four-person team. They thought it was a soft persimmon that could be pinched, but as soon as they started to do it, they discovered that this was not a soft persimmon. It was simply a hard rock. The wizard and the The swordsman took action and beat the crap out of them.

Is this really the Hurricanes academy that is in last place with them? !

Nafi shook her head: "Don't waste time on these people."

Barlow said dissatisfied: "These people are all points, why let them go?"

Hades said succinctly: "Raise wolves."

Barlow and Ender looked at each other. They didn't understand. Nafi explained: "The rules of the league actually have a hidden meaning. Only the only team can get points among the three ways to get points, which shows the true intention of the league. , and let the teams fight each other.”

Ender scratched his head: "The competition is meant to be competition. What's the problem with this?"

Nafei smiled half-heartedly: "When only one team can make a profit, if different colleges want to cooperate, they will face problems such as distrust and fear of betrayal, so fighting alone is the most important way at the beginning."

Ender continued to be puzzled: "So, doesn't it mean that the strong team has an absolute advantage?"

"No, no, no, in fact, the strong team has a disadvantage," Nafei said shockingly: "And it is a huge disadvantage."

"Why?!"

"The points system is a trap, because the total points are limited. Only beasts and strongholds generate new points, and due to quantity and time restrictions, the total points that can be obtained are only more than 9,000 points," Nafei said slowly: "Points are like a non-renewable resource. The strong teams play the role of resource plunderers, and the weak teams are oppressed. When the total points are running low, those teams with high points become the target of public criticism and are destroyed. Earn half the points.”

"At that time, weak teams will start to unite, because they know that the hope of winning is slim, so the rules will limit their cooperation very little. When faced with weak teams joining forces, strong teams will also choose to join forces to resist, but They all have the opportunity to compete for excellent rankings, so!" Nafei emphasized her tone, indicating that this is the key point: "The more you have, the greater your ambition. Strong teams want to send their competitors into the fire pit, and their cooperation is very unfair. Stable, with the possibility of defection at any time, this is the true meaning of the rules, this is a restriction on strong teams! Those who set up the rules want the league to be relatively fair."

Nafei looked serious, "This is not a point-based competition at all. This is essentially a war between the jungle and the strong, with wolves chasing tigers!"

“The more points you have, the less safe you are!”

Ender looked absent-minded, Barlow raised his eyebrows with interest, and Hades looked calm as if he had already guessed it.

At this time, Ander thought of another question: "But the rankings are based on points. If you have less points, you can't win."

Nafei smiled slightly, having already understood all this: "So, this is the true meaning of the third way to obtain points. As long as the team is completely destroyed, half of the points can be obtained! This is actually a subtext - as long as the team is completely destroyed, The opponent can make a comeback, which is why it’s useless to have too many points at the beginning.”

Hades added calmly: "So, when we let go of the weak teams, we are creating opponents for the strong teams, a wolf-raising tactic."

Ender suddenly realized it and said with admiration on his face: "Miss Nafei, you are really wise."

Nafei was a little lost in thought and shook her head: "Ivo must have thought of this problem earlier than me. Haven't you noticed that since just now, Ivo has rarely scored..."

As soon as the words fell, their team's points increased by 5 points, and the four of them looked at each other in shock.

"It seems... it seems... maybe... the captain didn't think of this level..." Ander said weakly.

Nafei gritted her teeth: "This bastard, find him quickly!"

…

Ivo pulled out Motos. The tip of the spear was stained with animal blood. Another black iron-level creature died in his hands. Motos's [blood energy] was replenished a lot, and he was one step closer to unsealing.

"The real rules are not that simple." Ivo raised his head, as if he had transcended the distance and understood Nafi's thoughts.

"Wolves chasing tigers? Weak teams unite? Strong teams are at a disadvantage?" Ivo shook his head slightly, "This guess is correct, but it is too naive..."

He had already thought of what Nafi said. Nafi's thinking was in the right direction, but Ivo knew that the probability of this happening was almost zero.

Because this is only the most ideal situation, and ideals often ignore the wisdom of others.

The reason all rules exist is because people need to take advantage of them.

Those who can take advantage of the rules are often those who have the right to speak.

In this league, it is not the numerous weak teams that control the direction of the game, but the strong teams with superior strength.

The biggest difference between Ivo and others is that he feels that he is not a smart person. He thinks that what he can think of can be thought of by others.

Therefore, strong teams will not sit back and wait. In order to avoid the fate of a pack of wolves chasing tigers, they will regard the weak as prey from the beginning. With their strong strength, they will frantically eliminate those weak teams with few points in the early stage of the league.

When the number of weak teams drops to a certain level, the idea of ​​a pack of wolves chasing tigers will be self-defeating.

Sometimes, knowing that you are not smart is actually a sign of smartness.

Ivo doesn't look down on anyone.