Tokyo underground city

Chapter 172 The murderous intent reappears

After a series of previous tests, Lin Huaien has now figured out Catalina's thoughts.

For Catalina, it was just the owner of the identity "Windrunner" who became the "Lin Huai'en" in her memory, rather than Lin Huai'en usurping the existence of "Windrunner Moon".

Just like in the matter of "chess", theoretically since she can come here with chess, she should have played chess with Li Muen many times, but when she heard Lin Huaien say that she "can't play chess" ”, she accepted it naturally.

This shows that Catalina did not know whether Lin Wynn could play chess before, because she had no relevant memory before.

She didn't confirm it until the moment Lin Huaien told her.

As for Lin Huai'en suddenly asking her some information about Li Mu'en, whether Catalina will be thorough or vague, that's another question -

In terms of identity, she and Li Mu'en were strangers, but in terms of memory, she and Li Mu'en were extremely familiar.

The same is true for Lin Huai'en. Although he became "Windrunner", he didn't know how long the "real Windrunner" had been with Catalina. He didn't even know how long the two had known each other.

But such small problems, guided by some mysterious power, made Catalina, a shrewd woman, automatically ignore the past.

This made Lin Huaien feel a little scared, because he didn't know if he would be like Catalina and become like this without knowing it.

On the other hand, there are still some other doubts among the crew——

For example, why did Katrina, who had escaped, Li Muen, who had died, and Yingmi Ling and Marilla, who had returned to the ground a few days in advance, appear here.

If he and the crew were captured by a certain "abnormal body", and the escaping Katarina and Emilei and Marilla who left early were also captured by this mysterious "abnormal body", then What happened to Li Muen?

How did he come back from the dead?

This makes Lin Huai'en believe that the current situation is just an "illusion" composed of his own memory.

But a more tangible "feeling" told him that the "Katerina" in front of him was not an illusion.

Instead, he really regarded him as his "Windrunner" companion, and launched a test to him——

"Do you know the '28/20 rule'?"

Catalina seemed to answer Lin Huaien's questions casually.

“Are you talking about the Pareto Principle that ‘20% of humans occupy 80% of the wealth of human society, and 80% of humans can only share the remaining 20% ​​of the wealth’?”

Lin Huai'en frowned and moved his right bishop.

"That's the most original version of the 28-year-old rule - I mean the expanded 28-year-old rule, which means that among 100 people, there will always be 20 outstanding elites and 80 ordinary people."

Catalina looked at Lin Huaien, her pupils flashing with inexplicable brilliance: "In other words, Pareto's Law holds that compared to 80 ordinary people, the ideas of 20 elites are more important."

"And the so-called chess players are often composed of the elites among these 20 elites."

Catalina moved the white castle, pointed at her white soldiers and said, "Look, ordinary dungeon explorers, it's like these soldiers, although they have certain fighting abilities, don't know what they are fighting for."

"Except for the first step, where they can rush out two squares, they can only move one square at a time, and they can't eat the opponent head-on. They can only move frontally and eat diagonally."

"But they have the largest number, and after reaching the bottom of the chessboard, they can be transformed into any chess piece through 'upgrading', so they are also very important -"

Having said this, Catalina suddenly smiled slightly, her gorgeous expression very mature: "Of course, when I say 'important', I refer to them as a whole."

"But no matter how large their number is, they are only 80% of most explorers. They are constantly dying and resurrecting, and in shallow dungeons, they are grabbing scraps bit by bit that high-level explorers don't bother to collect. "

"What surpasses these 80% of grassroots explorers are the 20% of elites above the Zika level."

Catalina pointed to her bishop, castle, and knights: "They are like high-level chess pieces. There are scouts, mages, and warriors. They are very useful pieces for chess players."

"However, they are still too 'functional' and not powerful enough."

Catalina said this, stretched out a slender index finger, poked the White Queen's head, and shook it gently: "In comparison, 'Ace' is different."

"If ordinary elite explorers are just high-level chess pieces, then the 'ace', for the commander, is the 'queen' in his hand."

"Almighty, powerful, and capable of decisive breakthroughs."

"And the 'ace' plus the 'conductor' - the 'king' in chess."

"They are the elite of the 20% of elite explorers, and their number is less than 4% of the total number of explorers."

"Then……"

At this point, Catalina suddenly smiled mysteriously: "Beyond the 'king' and 'queen', there are also 'chess players'."

She pointed at herself and Lin Huai'en: "That is, the country and capital behind 'Captain' and 'Ace'."

"Do you mean to let me join Ark Holdings?"

Lin Huai'en was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously.

"Aren't you already the 'ace' of Ark Holdings?"

Catalina looked a little dumbfounded, but she didn't realize that this was something Lin Huaien let slip because of his true "identity".

She just shook her head: "What I represent is the 'Yemo City' behind it."

Speaking of this, Catalina looked at Lin Huaien sincerely:

"Wynn, Ark Holdings doesn't know how to cultivate a 'real dungeon ace'. If you continue to stay here, it will only destroy you, so come with me to Yemo City, where you can enjoy To the privilege of being a high-ranking explorer.”

Catalina opened her hands and described to Lin Huaien his life after arriving in Yemo City with a look of fascination:

"When you get to Yama City, whether it's a little girl like Ying Miling or Marilla, it's up to you to choose - in our Yama City, only strength is the only truth. Those who have beautiful faces but don't have the courage to go to the dungeon A weak woman only deserves to be the plaything of the strong!"

"And money and power! As long as you have the strength, no matter how extravagant and lustful a life you want to live - you don't even need to explore the dungeon, as long as you can crush those unruly bastards, you can You can make them continue to hand over what they get in the dungeon to you in order to gain your protection for them in Yemo City!"

"How pitiful..."

Lin Huai'en looked at the chess pieces in front of him and sighed: "They even have no way to retreat."

Catalina froze for a moment: "No, why did they retreat? Although they are controlled by higher-level explorers, they can also control humans who are lower than themselves."

"Even the lowest-level explorers can treat ordinary humans as slaves - as long as they can afford the living supplies for two people, they can completely treat some native races in the dungeon as their own captives!"

"As far as I know, these practices are not allowed in your country, Wynn!"

"Yeah, it's not allowed..."

Lin Huaien nodded: "Because in such a society, even if a low-level explorer finds the woman he likes, he will be taken away by others, and then he will have nothing..."

"Weakness is the original sin, and why do you care about the lives of these weaklings?"

Catalina looked at Lin Huai'en with some confusion and said: "Obviously I have already hinted - Wynn, you can become a high-ranking black card!"

Is it just the top black...

Lin Huai'en nodded silently. During Catalina's speech, he had gradually encroached on her territory and was about to force her into a dead end——

"I just feel that I am still very weak, and everyone grows up from being weak. Therefore, the 'weak' you describe is probably what I experienced when I arrived in Yomo City, so I have to be so careful. ."

However, Catalina looked indifferent to Lin Huaien's worries: "That's your 'weak mentality'. With my introduction, as soon as you arrive in Yemo City, you will belong to the largest and strongest team in Yemo City." Explorer company 'Arasaka Group', don't bully you when the time comes. Even explorers at the Zika level must obey the BOSS's orders and become your subordinates honestly!"

"right!"

"lust!"

"conquer!"

"We in Yama City believe that only these most primitive desires of human beings can inspire the explorer and make him stronger and more ruthless! Eventually, he will transcend the human category and reach the level of 'god'!"

However, Lin Huaien only dropped a "Black Knight" that was transformed from a "Black Soldier", and announced to Catalina somewhat happily:

"Okay, you lose, you will be killed by me!"

Catalina was angry when she saw Lin Huai'en ignoring her so much.

Her cheeks turned red and she slapped the chessboard hard:

"Mr. Lin Huai'en! I'm talking to you!"

"What's wrong? Mr. Wynn?"

Zhang Tianyi looked up from outside the tent and looked at the two of them timidly.

"It doesn't matter, you can go out first."

However, Lin Huai'en just waved his hand lightly and was not attracted by Catalina's terrifying aura——

"Ms. Catalina, aren't we playing chess? After this game is over, I will listen to whatever you say."

Lin Huai'en pointed at the chessboard with a smile: "I just want to win once, you won't dissatisfy me, right?"

Catalina's expression turned red in an instant, and then turned pale again.

Without hesitation, she used her white knight to eat Lin Huaien's black bishop.

"That's checkmate."

Lin Huaien nodded, raised his black knight, and wanted to eat Catalina's white king.

However, he suddenly discovered that his black knight seemed to be fixed on the chessboard, and he couldn't pull it up no matter what!

Looking at Lin Huaien who was trying hard to pull out the chess pieces, Catalina said lightly——

"Mr. Wynn, I said before, strength is the only criterion!"

"The rules on the chessboard are made by the strong! Since the strong can make the rules, they can naturally change them!"

After saying that, Catalina lifted up her white knight without hesitation, jumped over all the chess pieces, pressed on Lin Huaien's black king, and crushed it.

"You will regret this."

Katrina glanced at Lin Huaien and walked out of the tent without hesitation.

She didn't even take away half of the broken chess board.

"Will I regret it..."

Lin Huai'en looked at the messy table and whispered -

"Compared to Xiyang Xixue, he is really an unfriendly 'companion'."

Lin Huai'en does not believe in absolute "strength."

He knows very well that things like strength are always limited.

Depending on the rules, "having strength" means different things.

The rule makers will play the game under rules that are beneficial to themselves, and then try their best to prevent game players from discovering the deeper "strength" hidden above the rules.

It's like what Katarina said about "potential".

He is just a red card explorer. After arriving in Yemo City, can he really live a life of splendor, wealth, and fine food and clothing as Catalina described?

If Lin Huai'en had not come into contact with Xu Qin and had no previous experience of working in a listed company, he might really feel that way.

But he knows very well that in the eyes of the real "powerful one", except for a very small number of cronies - or in other words, everyone except "himself" are pawns and can be exploited.

Even the ace, even the black card explorer, even the high-ranking black card, in the eyes of the real "powerful person", they are just "commodities", "tools" and "thugs".

The world of the strong outlined by Catalina is actually alienating human beings.

The only difference is that the weak will be stepped on by hundreds of thousands of Night Motown explorers, while those who can step on the high-level explorers are only a few "strong ones".

In such a world, like Li Mu'en, being pampered by the entire Windrunner team, and accompanying a well-known young actress to make a movie together?

Don't even think about it, just think about Catalina's attitude towards Li Mu'en. After discovering that he was no longer of use, she couldn't wait to regard Li Mu'en as an abandoned son and "eat" Lin Huaien, who in her eyes had more potential. .

So what will happen if Lin Huaien agrees to her and enters Yemo City?

"Well... first follow the general routine of Internet articles, throw it into a place like an iron-blooded training camp, and survive for three months."

"After three months, if you can survive, you will be recognized and become a 'member of Yemo City'. At the same time, the hierarchical thinking of 'You haven't fought in the Iron-Blooded Training Camp, why should you be equal to me?' will be instilled into In my mind..."

Lin Huaien sighed and played with the black knight in his hand.

His thoughts had long been polished by the four years he had lived with Xu Qin.

Catalina’s inflammatory speech was intended to shake the “God-containing weapon” that he and Xu Qin had built together——

Still a bit whimsical.