Due to the diffusion of responsibility effect and the herd mentality, once unethical behavior becomes a group choice, the guilt assigned to everyone will be greatly reduced, and behaviors that violate public order and good customs will also be given legitimacy.
But, is it right if everyone does this?
Lin Chen walked down the stairs and when he arrived at the lobby on the first floor, Tang Yu was sitting at the table, pouring himself one bowl of wine after another.
Seeing Lin Chen coming down, he pointed to the opposite position and said in a relaxed tone: "The dungeon is almost over, would you like a drink?"
Lin Chen was stunned. It's true. I didn't expect Tang Yu to be so open-minded and able to let go of his grudge so quickly.
He sat over hesitantly and asked, "Brother Tang, don't you hate me?"
"Why do I hate you?" Tang Yu sneered, "At first I thought you were the mastermind, but now it seems, You acted in your true colors, and you were just a shield for Lin Wen to push him out. You didn’t decide the matter, so what’s the use of hating you?”
Lin Chen was silent for a moment, and said softly: “Brother Lin is here for me. That’s why I’m plotting against you. If it wasn’t for me...”
“Stop! You’re a grown man, don’t behave like a little girl.” Tang Yu raised his hand and said “No.” gesture, "Without you, there will be others. It's just one more option."
"This dungeon is designed like this. Sacrificing one person to help everyone complete the main task is what all the clues point to. optimal solution. If I don't die, someone else will have to die. ”
He picked up the bowl, raised his head and took a sip of wine, laughing so hard that he was out of breath: "If you want to blame it, blame it on Weird Games. After a good team copy, in the end we shook hands and made peace, but they had to give us another tram." A difficult problem.”
The logic behind these remarks can be said to be the consensus reached by all parties in the game forum.
In a weird game, it is inevitable to encounter a copy of the confrontation, and it is inevitable to encounter a situation where one person needs to be sacrificed to save the majority. All players basically acquiesce that sacrifice is valuable, even if it is forced, the chief culprit The culprit is also a weird game that sets up a moral dilemma.
After all, there is a final copy, and the slogan "All mankind unites" is familiar.
As long as one person can pass the final copy, everyone will be released, and the dead will also have a chance to resurrect.
In order to clear the final copy and allow more and more valuable people to survive, it is in the interest of all mankind.
No one can comment.
Lin Chen often spends time in forums, so naturally he is aware of this argument, but he still disagrees with it.
He shook his head and said solemnly: "But I think that is wrong. Everyone wants to live, and no one should be coerced into giving up his life.
" People You can be great and selfless, but you should not be gagged, tied, sent to the altar of death, and then judged by others as "voluntary sacrifice." ”
"Yes, so I did have a moment of anger at the beginning. I felt that you were treating me as a fool and a tool."
Tang Yu shrugged and shook his head while laughing: "But it's okay. Even if there is no such thing, if there is a fair competition for a sacrifice spot, I will definitely join without saying anything.
"'People's Police for the People', although the Public Security Bureau is now in ruins, it was credible to me when I was a child. I have said this, and I believe it now...
"I should have died a long time ago. I was stabbed in the heart by that bastard when I arrested a criminal," Tang Yu lifted up his collar and said vaguely He muttered, "I was ready to die at that time. I'm really not afraid. Really, I've made a lot of money by living until now..."
He was undoubtedly drunk, and his face was red. A patch of white, the corners of his eyes turned red, but his voice was still laughing: "Hey, can't you tell? I am really a policeman. They say that I am more fierce than criminals in order to scare them. Look at me like this. Do you think I am just a policeman?" Not like a good person..."
Tang Yu grasped Lin Chen's sleeve tightly.
Lin Chen let him hold him, forced a smile, and said: "Brother Tang, from the first time I saw you, I thought you were a good person..."
"Why What about speaking? Could it be that I’m pretending to be different?”
“Uh…” Lin Chen didn’t know what to say.
The palm of his hand was slightly itchy. It turned out that Tang Yu quietly grabbed his hand and wrote lines of words on it with his fingertips.
[I know you and Lin Wen are not relatives, be careful with Lin Wen, he is using you and using you as a bargaining chip]
[The significance of the identity card is extraordinary. I don’t know much information, but Fu I definitely know, go find him]
[Never lose the initiative, don’t give up opportunities to go further, and don’t trust others]
Lin Chen understood the meaning of the three sentences and was shocked in his heart , suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Tang Yu.
The latter had already withdrawn his hand and was still pouring himself a drink with a drunken look on his face, his posture slumped.
...
In the room on the second floor, Qisi leaned on the wooden bed motionless, rubbing the silver bracelet on his right wrist with his fingertips.
Qiu Xin had already gone upstairs from the stairs on the other side when Lin Chen came downstairs, and sat down opposite Qisi.
At this moment, she tilted her head and asked: "What are your plans next? It shouldn't be sitting in the mansion waiting for Tang Yu to complete the main mission."
"I plan to go there A fire is set in Yanghua Town, a fire that can burn everything down.”
Qisi picked up the lantern, put his index finger into the lampshade through the hole, and gently fiddled with the candle inside: "Meng Fang deceived us and used us to eliminate dissidents and eliminate hidden dangers for him. And I hate being used most. < br>
“If I just let him enjoy the results comfortably, I guess I will be too uncomfortable to sleep when I think about it in the future.
“For the sake of my future quality of life, I have to do something to make him lose all his money.”
“Oh.” Qiu Xin said thoughtfully, “But after the first night You should know that the lantern in our hands is very important, and ghosts flock to it. It is likely to be the key for the spirit to leave Yanghua Town.
"Teacher Luo and the others said, another one in Yanghua Town. Space, there are a lot of ghosts of dead players. I suspect that they are trapped here forever just because they lost their lantern.
"And you can't judge that the original lantern will not lose its function after using candles to light it."
"Good analysis." Qis nodded in agreement, "So, I don't plan to use my own Lantern."
He looked at Qiu Xin with a half-smile: "I don't think you really want to live. Why don't you lend me your lantern and I'll light a fire first. If something goes wrong, should I use the Destiny Pocket Watch to look back?"
"You can trick them." Qiu Xin rolled his eyes, "You used this prop on the first night, so you took it. It has been used as a bargaining chip for so long.”
Hearing this, Qisi sat up straighter and looked serious: “I don’t remember showing you the status of the props.”
Qiu Xin said expressionlessly: "When I rolled out the window on the first night, I saw your shadow reflected on the window. I tried to open the window, but I don't know why it didn't open later.
"But considering you With the time-travel props, I have reason to speculate that you have actually opened the window, but encountered an irreversible situation midway, and had to use the props to rewind time. ”
“I understand. "Qisi uttered four words and was silent for a while.
When he went to open the window on the first night, he really didn't consider that the shadow would be reflected on the paper window and be seen by people outside.< br>
No, to be more precise, he didn't expect anyone to risk climbing out of the window at the time, and he chose the right time to open the window.
All I can say is that fate is wonderful beyond words.
In the slightly awkward atmosphere, Qiu Xin took the lead in changing the topic: "That teammate of yours seems to be very sympathetic to Tang Yu, and may be persuaded to interfere with your subsequent plans."
< br>"It's okay." Qisi smiled coolly, "I'm not from Kyushu, and I don't have much desire to control my companions' thoughts. I'll just kill anyone who gets in the way."
Hateful eyelids raised. She glanced at him and then looked away wordlessly.
Qisi leaned back, closed his eyes to rest, and slowly sank his consciousness into the dark hall of thought.
The humanoid figure condensed into red clothes walked among the hanging leaves, and finally stopped in front of a bloody vine, reaching out to touch the terminal leaves.
Qisi suddenly gained Lin Chen's perspective. What Tang Yu said and the words written on his palm were learned by him in the form of easy-to-understand non-narrative information. He read the words back and forth several times and chuckled.
Whether Tang Yu wanted to pry a corner into a corner to make things difficult for him, or he wanted to save Lin Chen who had gone astray out of a simple sense of justice, his idea was doomed to fail.
The soul contract can control a person's thoughts, behavior and life pervasively. Once it is signed, it becomes a reality.
And Ziss will be more cautious in the future and will not let the situation of banning skills like in "Frog Hospital" happen again.
......
On the first floor, Tang Yu put the wine bowl on the table. Not sure whether he was really drunk or fake, he stood up unsteadily and took out the saber from his waist.
Under Lin Chen's stunned gaze, he directly drew the saber to his neck with his backhand.
The blood splashed, but it quickly turned into mist.
Ghosts don't bleed. After knowing it clearly, all the illusions of peace that the copy deliberately displays are false.
Lin Chen saw that Tang Yu's figure became blurred, and the edges rippled like water waves thrown into stones.
The color began to fade from the neck that was scratched by the saber, gradually taking on the translucent texture of thick plastic.
The cracks spread in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the body collapsed into pieces in two breaths, exposing the human form with the same appearance underneath.
A wisp of blood appeared out of thin air, seeping upward from the soles of the human figure's feet, coating the transparent body with colorful colors inch by inch.
The human figure that regained color still looked like Tang Yu, but it had shrunk by a full circle and looked paler and thinner, as if it would dissipate if the wind blew.
"Lin Ya, I'm leaving. I'm too lazy to say goodbye to them." Tang Yu's expression was much clearer than before, a kind of indifference without sadness or joy.
He was dressed in black, picked up his sword, turned around and walked towards the gate of the mansion.
Only a smiling word was left, echoing in Lin Chen’s ears:
“If one day, one of you can really pass the final copy, remember to mention it to Weird Game. Those of us who died on the road have been resurrected.”
The sky is already dark, and the sound of the watch is heard in the distance:
"At the first watch of Xu, the sky is dry and things are dry, be careful of candles!"
......
Outside the residence, Yanghua Town On the east-west avenue, Qisi held a lantern and walked slowly.
This lantern does not belong to him, but to the unlucky guy he killed on the first day.
In ancient times, the usefulness of lanterns should not be underestimated no matter who they were.
Lighting up the road at night, putting up lanterns during festivals, guiding ghosts, and intimidating monsters...
Ever since Suiren learned to use fire, the night is no longer a forbidden area for ghosts and gods; because humans have Only by lighting a fire and lighting a lamp can we compete with ghosts and gods for time.
Chis stopped in the middle of the town.
The crowd there has not completely dispersed. Scarecrows with human faces painted on them are walking around in the dark, and ghosts can be seen in the distance.
Qisi opened the lantern cover and exposed the white lantern inside. The dim firelight suddenly became astonishingly bright in an instant. The strange green flame danced on the bone-like candle body, which was cold and warm at the same time.
The crowd was startled, and the scarecrows all turned their heads and looked at the candle in Qis's hand.
After their desire and desire reach the extreme, they arouse the trembling of their souls, and wisps of black smoke hidden under the straw body are looming.
They stretched out their hands, wanting to touch the guiding light and the fire of the underworld, but they were always timid and did not dare to step forward. They just staggered around in circles like wandering wild dogs.
There was a sound of ghost crying, and only vague words could be heard.
"Light... there is a light... take us away..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...I remember, I died so miserably..."
It's fake after all Fake, the townspeople who were confused by the illusion could no longer remain ignorant the moment they saw the green lantern.
They want to be guided by the green lantern, want to go home, and want reincarnation.
In the circle of ghosts, Zeiss grinned a weird smile like a hyena, like a child who had thought of a wonderful prank and was about to cause a thrilling destruction.
He suddenly raised the candle in his hand and flicked it towards the house nearest to him.
The green flames fell on the thatched roof, spreading along the dry thatch and wooden boards, and burned into a large area in a few seconds.
Qiu Xin carried the jar of wine and splashed it all the way. The flame was attracted by the alcohol and followed it, overflowing like ocean waves.
The original flame was a ghost-like green, but after swallowing tens of thousands of fuel, it burst into bright yellow.
The people bathed in the strong light are like bonfires, but insignificant road signs in front of the vast and boundless light and heat.
The world accustomed to darkness suddenly encounters light, and shining becomes a kind of noise.
Only acceptance, only silence, only...
"Fire!"
"It's fire!"
The townspeople screamed I couldn't tell whether it was fear or eagerness.
The memory of being burned to death makes them avoid fire, but their instinct as ghosts to follow the green lantern makes them want to chase the light of fire uncontrollably.
Humans are animals after all. They were finally overcome by instinct and threw themselves into the flames one after another.
The flames used the scarecrow's body as new fuel, burning more vigorously and brightly.
The entire Yanghua Town turned into a grand bonfire.
Qisi suddenly felt a strong palpitation in his heart.
The scene in front of me is strange and familiar. A similar scene may have happened in my memory, and it was also a fire that swept the earth.
Blood-colored fire fell from the sky, the roots of the giant trees were burned to charcoal, screams and death intertwined, and the dark golden world turned into purgatory...
He remembered the time when he was sixteen. The fire in the summer camp was equally warm and lively.
He thought of the strange thing called [The Fire That Never Goes Out], how fitting it was.
Sure enough, revisiting past scenes from time to time is good for physical and mental pleasure.
Qisi felt that there seemed to be a faint trickle in the dry emotions, and the smile on his face became real in an instant.
In the light of the fire, I don’t know which watchman was shouting dutifully:
“Second watch, close the doors and windows to guard against people and ghosts!” (End of this chapter)
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