Of course, these pursuers wouldn't treat you as a vicious criminal and throw you into Azkaban after capturing you. They would treat the offending contestant as a tourist who coincidentally discovered the Bowtruckle and enthusiastically handed it over to the British Museum. Therefore, even if one was caught, one would only receive a flash of light to forcefully erase one's memories.
However, this seemingly light punishment was actually quite severe. The flashing light of the pursuers would erase one's entire experience in this world. In other words, if Sheyan was hit by this, Hagrid wouldn't recognize him anymore. The things he obtained from the mountain troll would also be erased … … .at that time, his evaluation would be so low that it would be comparable to Liu Yan's career.
At this moment, the boss of the Magical Menagerie was about to return. If not for the old man going out to handle some matters, Phelps wouldn't have dared to bring an outsider in. Thus, Sheyan and Gale hurriedly left. While strolling along the streets of Diagon alley, Sheyan was rather curious as to why Gale would act so high and mighty in front of Phelps, while Phelps could only swallow his anger. Gale seemed to be rather interested in this topic, and started explaining from the beginning.
Originally, amongst all the contestants selected, there were at least 35 close combat contestants. Of these contestants, a third of them were those who focused on agility and close combat. The remaining were those who focused on strength and physique. Under normal circumstances, only such contestants would have a valiant resistance to attacks, and were suitable to be the frontline vanguard.
Based on this calculation, the number of close combat contestants who were suitable to be the frontline vanguard was still considerable, roughly accounting for 25% of the total contestants.
However, everyone knew of the cruelty of the nightmare world. Especially in the initial few worlds, long range contestants had a much higher survival rate than close combat contestants. Therefore, these contestants who focused on strength and physique had a frightening casualty rate. Compared to long range contestants, the casualty ratio was at least 2: 1! Thus, after experiencing 2-3 worlds, this resulted in a very awkward situation. That was, close combat contestants who could engage in a stalemate with the enemy were extremely scarce.
According to Gale's introduction, some teams didn't have enough manpower in this area, so they couldn't complete many tasks. Of course, amongst the contestants who had just entered the nightmare realm, there was a view that once long range attacks reached a certain saturation point, then close range attacks would be useless. However, this point of view was only applicable to wars in the real world, and could not be applied to the nightmare world. Especially when the difficulty of the world was getting higher and higher, and the creatures he had to challenge were getting stronger.
Citing a simple example, Qiao Gun's previous 6 men party had successfully slain the mountain troll. But if 6 Diaz were to slay the mountain troll, would they succeed? The answer was that it was impossible. First of all, when a gunman was shooting at a moving object, his accuracy would be greatly reduced. It was absolutely impossible for him to have the opportunity to calmly aim at a vital point. There was absolutely no possibility of him being crippled right from the start.
Secondly, in a situation where there was no one to restrain it, the mountain troll's Wooden Toss would definitely take out a gunner! Under the threat of death that could come at any time, who could calmly attack? Furthermore, the mountain troll was a creature that knew how to flee. Once its HP dropped to a certain level, would the gunner chase after it? If the mountain troll hid in a blind spot, who would lure it out?
Furthermore, from a psychological point of view, this type of team couldn't be formed from the start. Under the threat of death, of course everyone would be willing to risk their lives. But under a situation where their lives weren't directly threatened, the number of people who were willing to risk their lives was definitely not many.
Just like a long range attacker trying to persuade other long range attackers: Brother, let's form a team to slay the mountain troll. Although a few people will die, but it might not be you. We will definitely slay that mountain troll and reap the benefits. This matter will definitely end in failure. Nobody would risk their lives to join such a team when there were other ways to reap benefits.
Therefore, in this type of close combat contestants, especially those who could drag out the battle, were becoming increasingly scarce. The status and authority of such contestants in the party would definitely rise accordingly, because the risks they faced were undoubtedly several times higher than those contestants who hid behind and engaged in long range attacks. As for those ordinary team members, they had a higher status than them.
Hence in the previous team, although Qiao Gun's strength was far below the Metals professor, he could still become a core member of the team. Furthermore, he dared to harm the Metals professor's interests and plot to embezzle the troll's spoils of war. Naturally, he relied on this point. According to his plan, the entire Symbiosis sect's close combat contestant would only be left with him. Then without any evidence, the Metals professor wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
Thinking about it carefully, in this world, there was no such thing as love or hate without reason. Gale's friendliness towards Sheyan, his motive was obvious. Obviously in the future, the close combat contestants of the Symbiosis sect would be the two of them as the backbone. Furthermore, Sheyan's current strength was pretty good. If Gale wanted to take over Qiao Gun's position, then he would definitely need Sheyan's support.
"So it's like this … …" After Sheyan heard Gale's explanation, his eyes flashed with a glimmer, his lips curling into a smile. Presently, after personally joining this team, he could already feel many conveniences. Gale's information strengthened Sheyan's confidence in establishing his own team.
"Let's go. According to the team's rules, every afternoon we have to gather at the hideout for an exchange. Of course, special circumstances are an exception. Teacher has instructed me to bring you over to integrate into the team, and at the same time complete the 'warmhearted man' mission. “
At present, Gale had already brought Sheyan to the end of Diagon Alley. After checking the time, he knocked on the brick wall a few times and returned to the backyard of London's' Rotten Cauldron 'pub. At this moment, the number of customers had increased. Old Nick was extremely busy behind the counter, but when he saw Sheyan, he immediately glared at him and scolded. Sheyan straightforwardly tossed a 5 pound coin over. In the next few days, he would be coming in and out of this place frequently. There was no need to bicker with this old man over a bottle of beer.
Old Nick gave Sheyan a 'I'll teach you a lesson next time' gesture, and couldn't be bothered with him. When Gale passed by the customers in the pub, he purposely slowed down his footsteps. Smiling at every storyline character, he then whispered to Sheyan.
"Try to stay here for as long as possible. I heard that when the Metals professor first entered this world, he met a wizard in this tavern. His charm wasn't low to begin with, and he was very compatible with the wizard. Thus, he managed to obtain many opportunities. The Metals professor's ability today is inseparable from that opportunity. In this damned world, although danger lurks everywhere, as long as you grab hold of an opportunity, you can achieve great things! “
Sheyan noticed that Gale's evaluation of the Metals professor was' obtained many opportunities' and not 'obtained many benefits'. This meant that in this realm, there was no such thing as a free lunch. If one didn't grab hold of an opportunity, then it would be nothing but a bubble. What was even more sorrowful was that many people didn't even obtain opportunities! Take Qiao Gun for example, he was an ambitious and shrewd person, yet he didn't obtain any good opportunities. In the end, he had to gamble everything to create an opportunity for himself … … .but this opportunity was exploited by Sheyan.
Very obviously, the two of them didn't obtain any fortuitous encounters in the pub. Especially to Sheyan, he didn't have much hope for his measly charm. After returning to normal London, Gale directly brought Sheyan to an old looking building. Upon entering the building, Sheyan could feel a faint threat aiming at his forehead. Obviously it was a sniper.
Sheyan maintained his composure as he entered the building. Upon arriving at the third floor, he discovered an astonishingly luxurious hall. Seated within were 15 to 16 individuals. Based on the distribution of their seats, one could roughly determine their status within the party. Sheyan's eyes widened as he stared at Sheyan. According to Gale's information, the entire Symbiosis sect should have used a rare item called the 'Assembly Stone' to gather together. This should be the majority of the Symbiosis sect members.
From this, one could see that Gale's words weren't fabricated. The Symbiosis sect had a total of 20 plus members. Among them, there were only 5 contestants with outstanding strength. Recalling their performance in the previous battle, out of the 5 contestants, 2 of them had average qualities. Thinking about it now, it really had a hint of 'Better to have too much than to lack'.
Sheyan's new face undoubtedly attracted many suspicious gazes. Instead, Gale chuckled as he directly sat in the middle of the first row of seats. Very obviously, the eyes of several people below revealed a bewildered expression. One of them, who seemed to have a good relationship with Gale, directly laughed out.
"Gale, you can only sit here for now. When Qiao Gun arrives, you will have to give up your seat." "(To be continued. If you like this work, I welcome you to come to qidian.com to vote. Your support, is my greatest motivation.)
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