"Si Fanle."
Cheng Wuling squatted on the table, holding a bottle of water in his hand, while Ji Changhao and others finally completed the killing of the demon after a hard battle. They were exhausted and were resting.
Si Fanngle appeared in the corner of the room at some unknown time, and only Cheng Wuling noticed his appearance.
"The salesperson didn't take the initiative to attack me." Si Fanngle said.
"This is not an important issue. No matter how strong the salesman is, he cannot exert his combat effectiveness beyond the limit. Have you seen everyone?"
"Are there any remaining survivors? I've seen them all before. Your count is correct. There are three more people now."
"Not discovered?"
"A few people were slightly aware of it. Helena, Mayuri Shirota, and Samiana were all very keen on snooping. Lewanska seemed to have waved at me. Yuki Kuribita probably knew that I didn't mean any harm, so I didn't do it at all. Pay attention to me, Nimophis and Lu Ning basically don’t need to be looked at.”
"Then the problem lies with those three people?"
"Shan Lianmei, Shi Ming, and Duan Yunxiu." Si Fanngle nodded, "Now it seems that they are the most likely masterminds."
"They have disappeared since the third crisis, and the hundred-eyed ghosts I deployed can't find them..." Cheng Wuling pondered, "Maybe they already knew that the identity issue would be noticed."
"This is something that the fewer people there are, the easier it is to detect. The traces of their actions are a bit obvious, but... do we really need to take action in advance?"
"Otherwise? Wait for them to release the power belonging to the mastermind? You can't see that we are still on an equal footing, right?"
“Skipping the present crisis to deal with an uncertain future?”
Cheng Wuling glanced at Si Fanngle.
"I know very well where my limits are. Although I can continue to improve, it cannot be achieved in a single scene, so I must try to reduce the difficulty of the fifth crisis before it comes. Although I want to usher in The fifth crisis, but I’m not arrogant enough to think I can handle it.”
"...I don't understand what you mean."
"It's one thing not to be able to do it, but it's crucial to do it or not. The data collection device used by William Sis stores various audios randomly recorded here, and I read some very interesting things from it. .”
"Um?"
"The people here generally come from four areas, alleys, streets, city walls, and pavilions. I think I don't need to say more about the impressions of these four places. You will have a certain understanding of it yourself. But what's interesting is that for There are very subtle differences in the impressions of these four regions according to the description of the mastermind.”
"Wait a minute... I remember that in the memory of our city wall, the mastermind communicated the troop dispatch orders here through salesmen and issued some tasks. It was similar to a command tower. Is there something wrong with this memory?"
"No problem, but..." Cheng Wuling turned to look at Ji Changhao on the other side who was listening intently to the conversation: "Teacher Ji, what is the street's impression of the mastermind?"
"The distant sanctioner is cold and doesn't care much about the situation outside the city walls. He only occasionally issues some public orders. Whenever that happens, the big guys who show off their power on the streets turn into a group of docile sheep."
"Thank you. In the alleyway farther away, the impression of the mastermind is that of elusive warmth. The ruler at the top is the source of winter food... In the closest pavilion, the mastermind's attitude is to win over. Through the combination of kindness and power, the people in the pavilion can understand the power of the mastermind through inducements and inducements, and feel proud to be in the mastermind."
"Using different methods for different classes is also a very common strategy in history." Si Fanle said.
"What about another condition? With the city wall as the boundary, the interaction between the inside and outside is almost isolated. In this way, errors in cognition are inevitable. After all, in such a world, changes in status and class are almost impossible. Birth determines one’s status throughout life, and status determines one’s horizons.”
"I do not quite understand……"
"Then I'll just tell you the conclusion."
Cheng Wuling thought about his words.
"The 'mastermind' considered outside the city wall is actually within the city wall. The mastermind considered by those within the city wall is the power exercised by the salesperson."
"Virtual power?"
"No, after all, in the descriptions of some people in the pavilion, there are still such terms as 'high wall', 'impenetrable barrier' and 'the master brain has blocked access', but what if this is not the case?"
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"What if that's the case?"
Lu Ning drew a line on the map with her finger. This line was perpendicular to the surface contours, passing through the only urban area on the map, falling into an abyss to the north, and extending to a mountain range to the south, where there was a large blank space. It shows that even a strong person like Mingjing cannot enter at will.
The city area on the map was not described in detail, only four blocks were roughly circled, but according to Lu Ning's drawing, the two sides could be separated almost equally.
"People in the alley can never run that far." Lu Ning said lightly, "The danger in the suburbs is enough to kill people, not to mention the abyss at the end of the city wall."
"Yes, the people on the street will strictly control people from getting close to the abyss. There is no return there." Maoyou nodded, and Qiao Pingna also confirmed that this was indeed the case.
"The city wall... there is also a wall. We can see outside from the top of the wall. The problem is that no one will jump off the cliff casually, right?" Then came Rosa.
Finally, everyone's eyes fell on the two brothers and sisters.
"In our memory, there is a high wall. It is not as solid as the city wall. It is just different and cannot be crossed. It cannot be flown over by any high-altitude means." Libei Yangmu carefully searched for the information in the memory, "Adults Tell the children that behind the wall is the mastermind. They have sealed themselves in an absolutely safe environment and used space means to send salesmen to convey information. The mastermind controls the highest technological means and also controls everything in the periphery. They are the actual people here. Rulers. The people in the Pavilion have spent their entire lives hoping to become part of the Mastermind - and further, you know."
"But..." Mao You opened his mouth.
"But the mastermind may not exist, at least not behind the wall." Lu Ning said what Mao You wanted to say, "Behind the wall of the pavilion is another pavilion, and their adults are telling the same things to their children. .”
"Most likely so."
Crisp applause sounded from not far away.
Everyone turned around and discovered that a woman wearing jeans and a gray cowboy hat with a silver feather on her head was gradually emerging from invisibility. There was a smile on her heroic face. She clapped her hands twice at the end and then put them down. .
"Although I'm almost laying my head to tell you the answer, I still have to applaud. After all, there aren't many people who can get to this point."
Salesman·White Feather.
"So the reason why you haven't shown up since the beginning is because you have been invisible?" Lu Ning turned her head and asked.
"Since you can't take the initiative to attack, then at least ensure your own safety, right? We are not the kind of people who will be happy when they are beaten. There is no need to show off and wait for someone to deal with us." Bai Fei lowered his hands, just in time. On the two holster-like things on the waist.
"So you just accepted our statement? The mastermind does not exist?" Libei Yangmu asked.
"Your legend is indeed full of problems."
"It's you who spread it..."
"We just put up a wall, and when people face something they don't understand, they will find a reasonable explanation for it on their own, no matter how unreasonable the explanation sounds. That rumor was naturally generated in the pavilion, on both sides. .”
"What I don't understand is, where is the mastermind? It just doesn't exist behind the wall, but since you are here, it means that the mastermind does exist." Lu Ning said.
"Sorry, this question is not within the scope of business."
"Oh? Is it not allowed?"
"You know your stuff." Bai Feather pinched the brim of his hat and grinned, "I'm different from the case salesman who works hard for money. I hate fighting and killing, so I never do it to cancel a contract. .My contracts have always been intelligence contracts."
"Does this mean you want money to buy information?"
"It's simple, right? Information is much cheaper than human life." Bai Feather snapped her fingers, and a contract suddenly appeared and fell into her hands.
"Why did you find us?"
"Hey, hey, hey, of course, you need to do market research first for business opportunities. You are the group of people who have the most spare money and the highest demand for information. Who would I look for if I don't look for you?"
"You are really here to start a business!" Mao You was really a little nervous now. From the case salesman to Bai Feather, these two salesmen completely ruined the mysterious and powerful image in his impression.
"Do you know how fierce the competition among peers is? If a quack doctor finds you in advance and defrauds you of all your money, I will have to spend more effort to convince those people... Tsk, you can't slander other salesmen, right?" Bai Feather trembled, then pulled up the contract, "What information do you want to know? I'll sell everything I can!"
Mao You pinched himself hard, and then said loudly: "Then I want to know how to get rid of you. Can this information be sold?"
"Five stars for Chenge."
"Show some face!"
Having said that, Bai Feather really wasn't joking.
As long as the price information can be quoted, she is completely unambiguous, and the price is about five stars per piece of information. Everyone discussed it and finally decided to only listen to three questions.
[How to end all current crises as quickly as possible. 】
[The most powerful equipment can currently be obtained in the garden. 】
[There is also a hidden trigger system in the garden. 】
Almost without asking, everyone knew that there was no answer even if they asked about the mastermind, so they quickly avoided the time-wasting act of diverging their thoughts outside, and instead focused on the fastest way to improve themselves.
Bai Feather muttered "lose" while offering the price of sixteen stars. It didn't matter if everyone roughly shared it.
After the contract was drawn up, she threw a roll of the contract to Lu Ning and immediately ran away invisibly.
"Actually, I also want to ask about the previous battle records of Four Seasons Garden." Lu Ning said with a bit of regret.
"Then why is she running so fast?" Rosa asked.
"Eager to make money." Maoyou muttered.
"It probably says how to deal with her, lest we fall out and fight her." Lu Ning unfolded the scroll, and the things written on it were very detailed. In summary, the main power of the Equinox lies in its powerful resurrection and regeneration. It must use large-area destruction weapons to carry out annihilation attacks, but its attack power is not particularly strong. The Equinox has a very strong restraint effect on energy weapons, but her erosion ability is not very effective against live ammunition weapons. As long as you bring enough supplies, it will be a matter of time to eliminate them. Finally, I added that it is actually safest to kill someone directly using a script.
For salesmen, the "Business Termination" regulations of Article 25 of the Employee Code can be applied, and the salesperson can be repatriated by meeting the conditions through non-combat challenge rules. If you are not confident about this, you can just give it enough stars ("What kind of people are these people!" Maoyou shouted). Of course, the conditions of each salesperson will be different. It is not strongly recommended to kill by force. After all, prop salesmen such as scripts and timeout tables have countermeasures.
Regarding the most powerful weapons in the garden, they come from the five bosses of Trap No. 8 "Emotions". They are the A-level weapon "Smile", the A-level weapon "Mourning", the A-level weapon "Piety", the A-level weapon "Consensus" and the R-level weapon "King's Heart". The strongest armor is that after the fourth crisis, the four boss killers will receive additional rewards from the instrument. A-level [Flower Blooming], [Shengyang], [Field], and [Ice Window].
The hidden trigger is the simplest - "gone".
In this way, Lu Ning can definitely get a real piece of armor, as long as this crisis can be ended. But what is surprising is the profit from Trap No. 8, an R-rated weapon?
"Did she write it correctly?" Rosa had the same reaction, "R-class weapons? Will such a thing be distributed in this garden?"
"Don't think about it now. The triggering condition for that thing is that more than half of the people fall into a state of violent mood swings. Look at the rest of us, who is not a good expert in controlling emotions?" Li Beiyangmu shrugged, "Anyway, I think I might not be able to get this in the end.”
"Can we call her back and ask if there are other ways to trigger it?" Maoyou suggested.
"...Although she looks very informal, she is still a salesperson." Qiao was still a little afraid.
"It would be scary if a person like this who usually laughs and laughs really gets angry." Rosa also said.
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"I understand the conclusion." Si Fanngle said. Ji Changhao on the other side also nodded: "So is the background of this world like this?"
"It's just a guess, not necessarily accurate. But in this way, we can make more preparations, and I can even verify something." Cheng Wuling stood up, "Salesperson, please remove your invisibility?"
"Oh... I may not get much benefit from signing a contract with you... No. 144, Miss Cheng Wuling." The case salesman came out from the corner, holding the folder and said with a smile, "But there is still business, right?"
"Yes, you will take over the murder business, right?"
"Look at what you said...this is business, a matter of contract, and I will act according to the rules, right..."
"Helena, Nimophis, and Shi Ming, I want you to give these three people their respective quotations."
The person who sold the case suddenly looked solemn.
"I see. Your business contract contains clauses such as no inflated prices, right? That means that as long as you quote, it must be true, so either one of these three people cannot quote, or the quote will reveal something."
"Miss Cheng Wuling, isn't this bad..."
"Oh, I have money."
