Under the shade of a few umbrellas, the normal people who had just recovered from the seascape moved their picnic tables and chairs together and sat down in a circle. Their hotel bags were bulging as they sat on the table. In the middle of the table, Doctor Chen spread open a few pieces of paper.
"For those who don't know much about this system, let me briefly explain why I said this system works."
Doctor Chen held a pen in his hand and spoke as if he was giving a lecture. When he spoke, the long and narrow dimples on his cheeks deepened, "We all know about media and message. If only one of us falls for it, we won't become a mouthpiece, right?"
Lin Sanjiu looked around the table, and a few of them nodded their heads.
"All of us took a lot of things in the previous scenario," Doctor Chen pointed at everyone's bags with his pen, "For safety reasons, we have to assume that someone has unintentionally taken a certain person's media. Under this premise, the owner of the hotel scenario will definitely start contacting the person who owns the media and try to instill his message into that person. This system will allow us to find out who is sending the same message to the person who owns the same item … Let me demonstrate. "
He poured out the items in his bag: a stack of white paper, a pen, a calculator, a book, biscuits and mineral water.
"First, we need to record the contents of each person's bag on a piece of paper. Next to the item, write down which scenario it came from. Everything I took this time must be labeled with the word 'hotel' behind it. "
Doctor Chen gave everyone a piece of paper and asked them to write down their names. Then, he wrote down every item on his list. The others did the same.
Lin Sanjiu didn't take much. She only took some water and food as a token of her own. Hence, the list was short and she finished writing very quickly. She looked up and saw that the mineral water and food had appeared on everyone's list.
"Is everyone done? Don't forget, the hotel bag itself could be a media, "Doctor Chen reminded them. Doctor Chen instructed, "From now on, whenever someone talks to you, record any information that might be a message on the back of this piece of paper. For example, when I told Duck Feather, 'As you get older, you need to take care of your health.' She felt that it sounded like a Message, so she had to write it down. "
Wen Ya suddenly let out an "Oh" as if she had suddenly realized something.
Doctor Chen smiled at him and said, "It looks like you already understand. Yes, this system is very simple, but as long as we are vigilant at all times and pay attention to the records, the possibility of us becoming a mouthpiece is greatly reduced. "
"What, you understand?" When Henna asked this question, it was as if she wanted to throw a stick at someone. "Why don't I understand?"
"Dr. Chen, do you mean … by comparing each other's lists, we can avoid being …?" Duck Down asked hesitantly. "In this way, if someone repeatedly says the same thing to someone else, just by comparing it with the list, we can see …"
"Yes." Doctor Chen seemed to have noticed that many questions were about to drip from everyone's lips. He quickly explained, "For example, I am the owner of the hotel, and the ham is my media. Now, the three people who took the ham are my targets. They are Henna, Roab, and Ya Mu."
Ya Mu seemed to be the man with a round head, round face, and round nose. He grinned, and there was a fake tooth in his mouth. The color and texture were indeed like wood. Henna patted the ham in front of her as if to reassure it.
"When I look for the three of you to send a message, as long as you can truthfully record the conversation and the identity of the person you are talking to, then my message and I will not be able to hide. It will appear repeatedly on your lists." Doctor Chen added, "Even if someone didn't notice or forgot, when they see the list of others, they will remember that I did indeed send them the same message. So, this system not only records my message, it can also serve as a reminder for everyone. "
This time, there were a few more people who responded with "Oh."
This was because each of them had to find at least four mouthpieces. In other words, they had to send the message at least four times throughout the game. If one of them noticed the message, then all four of them would notice it. The security was greatly improved. "Doctor Chen is indeed one of Jiang Tian's allies," Lin Sanjiu praised him in her heart.
She even felt that if she were Jiang Tian, she would definitely choose Doctor Chen and not herself.
"As long as we pay attention to the people on the list who have something in common, we will be able to find out the three key information: the owner of the scenario, the media, and the message …" Jiang Tian mumbled, "This is indeed a way to make people reveal themselves. But how can we ensure that everyone records it truthfully? After all, this method is good for self-defense, but it also means that none of us will be able to find mouthpieces. "
"I was just about to say that," Doctor Chen nodded at her and said, "It's not good to use you guys as an example. Let's use me. For example, if I want to cooperate with the game and find four mouthpieces, I will still need to protect myself in the 12/13 scenario. When I need to protect myself, I will naturally record it truthfully. Otherwise, it won't be effective. When it's my turn, it will be the other people's turn to protect themselves. They will also record it truthfully. "
Theoretically, that was indeed the case.
However, Lin Sanjiu was still a little worried. Out of caution, she thought of a few possible scenarios that could go wrong. Suppose someone was willing to risk everything to harm others. For example, after seeing someone else's message, they would pretend to say that someone had told them the same message and frame the other party … No, that's not right. Because if they did that, they would be helping the other party to cover up the other party's real message.
Or perhaps, after discovering someone's message, they would purposely not record it? But it wouldn't do them any good.
This was because there could only be two winners among the thirteen of them. Everyone had the pressure of finding four mouthpieces. If someone else had an extra mouthpiece, it meant that the risk of losing would increase. To win the game, the basic principle was to actively search for mouthpieces and at the same time, sabotage the other party's efforts to get a mouthpiece.
What if someone simply refused to cooperate or forgot to record it?
In that case, the others could still take care of each other, but the person who didn't record it would be the first one to be in danger.
Doctor Chen had used the situation where all thirteen of them didn't trust each other and wanted to protect themselves to design this system. Even though it was simple, it seemed to be very feasible … Unless there were enough people who refused to participate and caused the recording system to fail, Lin Sanjiu really couldn't think of any loopholes in the system.
"I understand. You guys are also worried that you won't be able to find a mouthpiece this way." Doctor Chen sat down again and put everything back into the bag. "But don't forget, we aren't like posthumans. We don't just walk around and step into a naturally formed pocket dimension. We have to die to get out. Most pocket dimensions in apocalyptic worlds shouldn't have any effect on us!"
The phrase "shouldn't have any effect" tickled Lin Sanjiu's nerves.
When he said that, his originally pale and relaxed face turned red. His voice gradually became serious. "We were captured by some unknown posthumans from Fan Jia City and placed in a large factory. We went through many assembly lines and were finally stuffed into this pocket dimension.
"Even though I don't know the goal of the mastermind, there is one thing I am sure of. They didn't make such a big fuss just to watch us participate in the pocket dimension for fun. If we refuse to cooperate in the pocket dimension, we won't be able to win or lose. We can just live happily in the pocket dimension and let the pocket dimension run. What will happen? "
Doctor Chen slammed the table and said, "The next wave of normal people won't be able to enter, right? The mastermind won't be able to achieve his goal. They definitely won't just watch us die. This is their territory. I believe that they have a way to stop the pocket dimension and let us out. So, as long as we don't kill each other and participate in the recording system, we won't lose, even if we don't win. This isn't a sure-win method. It's just a method that won't fail. It's a method that can save all of us. "
"I understand," Vanvolt's face lit up. "By not cooperating in the pocket dimension, all of us will have a way out."
"That's right." Doctor Chen's chest heaved up and down in excitement. "What do you guys think?"
Lin Sanjiu wanted to clap her hands in admiration.
"Is this the difference between normal people and posthumans in the Twelve Worlds Centrum? Posthumans had to struggle their way out of the ruins after the collapse of the world. They had limited resources and hope of survival. If you live, I will die … The jungle mentality had always been their way of life.
However, if normal people wanted to survive in the Twelve Worlds Centrum, they had to learn to cooperate and help each other because their individual strength was too insignificant. They had to work together to face the challenges.
Perhaps it was because of this difference in mentality that Doctor Chen had developed such a mindset.
That was how Doctor Chen's train of thought and mentality was formed. It also made everyone present nod their heads. As for whether this would increase Doctor Chen's credibility, for a moment, no one cared.
However, Lin Sanjiu still had one last concern.
It was a good idea, but —
"Also, I would like to remind all of you." Doctor Chen's eyes lit up when he saw that everyone was gradually agreeing with him. He smiled and said, "Through the demonstration and the scenario you chose, everyone should have a general understanding of the message. It should be something like a principle, a belief, or a motto. It shouldn't be something meaningless like 'the sky is blue' or 'I ate some powder in the morning', right?"
Even though not everyone nodded in agreement, based on Lin Sanjiu's observation, it was indeed the case.
"If that's the case, I hope that everyone can record this." Doctor Chen flipped the paper and said, "When I was explaining the recording system to all of you, I included the message 'if we cooperate, we will have a way out'."
As a few people gasped in shock, he smiled and said, "Thank you for joining the recording system."
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