Volume II: "Death's Secret House" 34.
Of course, it is not that Kolchak suddenly shudders his head, or that the two of them are about to have a passionate time, but that it originated from a secret conversation on the road more than half an hour ago, after the second wave of monster attacks...
"Can I gain your trust?"
The opening speech was very idiotic, at least in Chen Xi's feeling, he would rather hold a gun and press it against his huge head and say "Trust, death, choose one of them", so that he can show his power and domineering brother Chen's power, but he has to bow his head under the roof.
"trust?"
“Yes, trust.”
Looking at Kolchak's puzzled gaze, Chen Xi once again emphasized the importance of this word.
"My position in the team is very embarrassing. Others seem to need my wisdom and respect me, but with my current strength, it may take a long time to maintain this respect. Compared with the role that will only be occasionally shown, it is more intuitive and obvious to show strong strength on the road. Especially for this temporary team, it is basically difficult to meet each other after a task."
"In terms of image, their trust in me is like a sand castle built on a beach. It seems to be one, but it is actually very fragile and loose, and the dangerous wave will collapse as soon as it comes."
Chen Xi said extremely sincerely. Compared with the concise statement, the frankness and self-knowledge in this sentence made Kolchak more interested. Because only this type of smart people is the most terrifying, and will not be blinded by temporary victory and complacency to have the rationality and prudence that should be, which often means that they are difficult to defeat.
"Then do you mean?" Kolchak asked in a voice, with a few expressions of expectation in his tone.
"You should see that the difficulty of the previous two waves of monsters is nothing to us who are all evolvers, but we are not really safe. The implicit danger is that this program will increase the difficulty as we perform. I can be 100% sure that the number of the next wave will surprise us, so in order to be safer on the way to pass the level, I plan to artificially reduce the difficulty, and this requires your support."
"Huh?" Kolchak was puzzled. This answer was obviously a bit beyond his expectations. In his heart, he thought Chen Xi wanted to directly refer to them and seek protection from here.
"To gain enough trust from you, I will naturally show the value I should have... What aspects do you think our strength evaluation criteria include in the eyes of those who manipulate this show?"
Chen Xi heard the other party’s confusion, and he smiled. Without waiting for Kolchak to think about this question, he directly said the answer: “In addition to the number of people and performance on the road, it will definitely include the equipment on his body. Before meeting the boss in the second level, all three of us received additional equipment and then the bosses went wild, which is enough to prove this point of view.”
"In that case, why don't we do the opposite and use the transfer of equipment to artificially cause a decline and increase in strength, and by the way, we can also eliminate the excess number. Moreover, this process may also confirm my guess that the acquisition of equipment is not for nothing."
"Do you plan to contribute your equipment on your own initiative? But the current situation is that everyone takes risks on the road together? Who can guarantee whether they will return it to you after they get it?"
Kolchak didn't care about that guess. He valued more practical issues, although this idea was a bit whimsical.
But immediately, Chen Xi gave a specific reference for this whimsical idea: "Have you seen the WEE (American Professional Wrestling) game?"
Seeing Kolchak nodding, Chen Xi continued to explain.
"In the eyes of many viewers who have been exposed to this kind of show, the fighting feels fake, and some of them are even more entertaining like show. They even have many roles such as villains, decency and other characters used as gimmicks to divide tendencies. This kind of competition, which can basically see the results through votes before the start of the competition, attracts a large number of audiences and makes them enjoy it. It is because the competition and fighting designs in it are done according to the psychological needs of the audience."
"According to the above ideas, after we have obtained these equipment that few people can receive and have amazing performances, will there be a large number of fans silently support us later, and then display it on the specific values collected by this program? Since this is the case, when designing the difficulty, will they also consider the psychological tendencies of this large number of people and dare not let us die easily, and even let us pass the test easily in the process of designing some links."
Chen Xi actually wanted to use more bloody programs such as "Quick Boy", "Quick Girl" and "The Voice of Good" as an example, but if you think about it, you'll forget it. This guy must have never watched it.
In fact, when he heard this, Kolchak's mouth had opened very much. He could never have imagined that a tortuous process of struggling desperately on the line of life and death would be restored to such a pale reality full of deception and odor.
Kolchak suddenly had the urge to smash all the TV after returning to the real world, which was too disrespectful to what they had paid for.
Did they work hard for so long to kill themselves and kill them? It was really a performance that could change the results at will?
Kolchak's straightforward brain circuit was a bit unchanging. The feeling of being impacted by this three-view is very bad. It is hard to say what he feels like now, and even he was distracted by the words behind Chen Xi.
"With this foundation, I can now explain the three questions you asked..."
"Of course this is not an offer. Someone will come to solve this problem for me. A weak existence is holding a large sum of supplies, so he uses delicious pieces of meat to seduce the crazy-hungry wild dog. In fact, I laid this introduction when I talk about the way of contribution."
"A show always requires someone to be a villain and set a target for emotional catharsis, especially in this show that uses the gimmick of selecting the most intelligent and courageous warriors. There is nothing more attractive to the audience's hatred than a few guys who only know internal fighting, bullying people with power and gaining nothing for nothing."
"Only with emotion can you feel a sense of engagement. No matter what era it is, as long as the program is for people, it will be designed according to this basic point."
"What you said in the second question is wrong. It won't always be like this when you bear the difficulty together. Before entering the rest area, the guy over there has already given us a reminder that since the foreshadowing of sow discord, there must be a place that can facilitate us to do some dirty things that show the complexity of human nature."
"As for the third question, I don't think I have to worry at all. It doesn't matter if they keep things. Maybe it can even speed up their death process. In the Roman era, not everyone can take the equipment that represents the honor given to the audience. In the sacred duel, the weapon selected by the gladiator is designated by the audience. Even if the gladiator dies, the weapon cannot be changed. It needs to be wrapped in white cloth and buried with him."
Chen Xi said it very thoroughly, and did not show off any cleverness, and tried to make the other party understand everything he did.
After all, he was from the most elite soldier. Kolchak had completely recovered his calmness at this time. After listening to Chen Xi's entire remarks, he pointed at the sky and asked the most important key: "We are talking here, and we should know that there is no need to worry about them not doing what you said. No one who is too smart will feel at ease, let alone you indirectly help them do things."
"I think they won't do anything if they know it. At most, they won't broadcast this episode, and they may even be happy. I have created enough gimmicks for them to attract attention."
Chen Xi is very confident about this because he once took over a commercial TV station in a small South Asian country to use it to manipulate the selection and audience, so he naturally knows a lot about this.
"I finally understand why your exclusive title is called [Crazy Net Weaving Master]. It is indeed a respectable existence..."
Kolchak smiled bitterly. Before the third wave of monsters arrived, he finally chose to believe this guy who didn't know what to say: "I have to say that you have completely gained my trust. What are you going to let me do next?"
"First, do not show strength beyond Bolivan on the road, nor do you save people. Try to make others die every once in a while."
"Second, acting, don't be obviously inclined to me in terms of attitude. I will be more vulgar on the road ahead and let them relax their guard."
Chapter completed!