Dragon Clan: Fujimaru-san is saving the world

Chapter 467 Prisoner’s Dilemma (two in one)

Protecting these residents from human hands is Lulin City's answer.

It seems confusing, but if you combine it with the previous [Black King UO Theory], you can roughly understand it.

The Black King's guide to action is to destroy all life that will cause excessive damage to the planet's environment, but there is a weird point here, that is, when this kind of life is destroyed to the point of extinction, it will naturally be judged by the Black King as not needing to be eliminated. .

There are many ways.

A slightly more radical approach would be self-castration, ensuring that such a life would not produce offspring.

Or be gentler and use hard measures to ensure reasonable breeding and keep the number of organisms at a level that cannot cause damage to the environment.

Or, it could just be like this scene now——

[Enter the Dragon King’s Nibelung]

Because the Nibelung itself does not belong to the outside of the planet, the mining of the Nibelung will not cause the Black King to rebound, and human activities here are fully allowed.

The people of Night City have enjoyed peace for hundreds of years, and this peace will continue in the future.

Because the Black King would never do anything to the humans inside.

They are already "safe" people.

Those who survived, the chosen ones.

At the same time, humans outside are pressing the accelerator button for their own death again and again.

The Black King is no longer a threat, but instead——

Humans outside may bring about completely different results.

For example, before the Black King destroyed the outside world, did humans discover the City of Night first?

There is no doubt that if the existence of the Nibelungs is revealed too early, the Nibelungs will no longer be a pure land.

Instead, it will become a new resource that can be occupied, an object of contention, and the last Noah's Ark of mankind. But this time, Noah is not qualified to choose the members on the ship.

Because people will fight among themselves.

There is no planetary level in the Nibelungs.

The blood that flowed out formed rivers and seas, holding up the ship of salvation. Scarlet seeped from the cracks in the wooden boards, with a cruel color.

New war.

That's why it is said that this is to protect these residents from "humans".

Lu Lincheng knew that he had raised a very sensitive topic, so he explained repeatedly, hoping that the girl would not have too many emotional fluctuations.

He had never regarded the girl named Fujimaru Ritsuka in front of him as an ordinary student.

The person in front of him was not an undergraduate from Kassel, but a spokesperson for human hybrids. He was trying to convince the entire hybrid race in the [outside world]!

But to his surprise - the girl didn't appear particularly excited.

After listening to what he said, Fujimaru Ritsuka continued to listen politely. Seeing that the other party looked a little nervous, he even smiled and stretched out his hand to indicate that he didn't care.

She knows what Lulin City means.

It hints at the bad nature of human beings - I can completely accept this level of things.

He doesn't save humanity because he likes everyone, nor is he a fan of human poison.

I just

Just want to do this.

Because doing it this way is very romantic, because doing it this way makes people excited, because doing it this way can make you feel at ease, because doing it this way allows you to face the sins you have committed and the honor you have earned.

Be honest with yourself when you feel moved.

She is just an ordinary person who is good at self-satisfaction.

And immediately after receiving the girl's approval, Lulincheng was extremely happy. From Fujimaru Ritsuka's perspective, Lulincheng almost danced and boasted about the beauty of this night city.

The technology index is like that, and the crime index is like that.

How is the level of productivity and how is the public economy?

Everything is such a beautiful world.

This is a world created by Odin.

He probably started his construction project hundreds of years ago.

The foundation for creating a kingdom of God cannot be discovered by outsiders. The Nibelungs alone are not enough, the existence of the [Gate] also needs to be very hidden.

According to Lu Lincheng, this Nibelungen [Gate] can be said to have only two weaknesses.

One is the military center of Northern Siberia, and the other is the extremely cold heart of the Arctic.

No matter where it is, it is not a place that normal people can enter by mistake. Even the mixed-race secret party will not go there to act as a monster.

The next step is to attract talents.

Judging from the characteristics of the people who entered this night city, without exception, they were all beings with extremely outstanding bloodlines.

With their good looks and good bloodlines, the people living here are like a tribe of fairies from fantasy novels, and every one of them is as beautiful as a fairy.

This is natural, after all, Odin has always recruited excellent beings--along with Cassel's S-class clerks, that is, Lu Mingfei's parents were recruited. Initially, they were just as dragon historians, because After studying and gradually getting closer to the existence of the ice and sea copper pillars, Odin was finally pulled into the field by Odin himself.

Those in this world who can detect the secrets of the Ice and Sea Copper Pillars at least have the knowledge to decipher the Ice and Sea Copper Pillars, as well as the ability to face Dragon Wen directly without being weak and dizzy, and their bloodline is not low.

This is a tightly closed loop. Odin continues to secretly absorb outstanding bloodlines and guide them to this point.

This even includes the existence of Chu Tianjiao and others.

If you think about it carefully, Chu Tianjiao has been investigating Odin in Fuzhou for so many years, and even after the other party captured Chu Tianjiao, he did not kill him directly, but made him into a puppet carrying his own power.

Initially, Fujimaru Ritsuka thought this was because Chu Tianjiao had an extraordinary pedigree and was suitable to be used as a tool, but now it seems that he has no mercy for talents - after all, he was one of the very few in the era who could realize the errors in the historical text. people.

And even now, his thoughts have not changed.

Regarding Ange's passionate attention and Fujimaru Ritsuka's favor, these are all real emotions.

Odin did indeed despise humans - once.

Then again and again, again and again, he clearly contributed to the situation, but he watched with his own eyes those humans who should be as weak as ants defeated their own kind.

If Ritsuka Fujimaru had witnessed the light of human reason streak across the sky, then Odin seemed to have been chasing those sparks for thousands of years.

He records everything from the nearest distance.

Honestly.

How can there be life that cannot be moved by that gorgeous history and gorgeous soul?

The city before us is proof.

The conditions now placed before Fujimaru Ritsuka are the following facts——

[Completely contrary to his own ideas, Odin does not seem to want to destroy mankind. On the contrary, he even wants to protect mankind and even kill the Black King "for mankind." 】

[And this is not even a fantasy. He has indeed realized a self-isolated space and created a world that is almost like a peach blossom garden, allowing human beings to develop freely. 】

However, doubts remain.

If Odin was really so confident in showing this paradise to himself, then he couldn't have ignored this.

[Again, the same sentence - the reason why it can exist as a paradise is precisely because it is independent from the world. 】

This little world is the same.

He only existed for a few hundred years, so he was able to maintain his current state.

But what happens after that?

[How to solve energy problems? 】

Night City is paradise, but only temporarily.

The Nibelungen is a good plan, it can avoid the Black King, and it can also rely on human creativity to vigorously develop alchemical technology.

But what happens after that?

In the distant future, how will mankind face the current situation of resource depletion?

Probably... another war.

I have seen too many similar places.

All illusions are based on beautiful illusions. People long for beauty and kindness, so they eventually fall and lose motivation. This is also the most basic principle of this world - the manifestation of equal exchange.

No.

Having said that, the only possibility still exists.

I seem to be able to vaguely remember a little bit.

A certain man with long blond hair once told himself the ideal of talking freely. In the distant place, human beings can escape from today's suffering and achieve complete equality and a future of long life.

He had promised so.

The man who was far better than himself and was even designated as "if he were in the position of Master, he would do better than Fujimaru Ritsuka".

What is his ending?

The last piece of the puzzle in my mind cannot be closed. This part of the memory must be temporarily kept by the little devil.

[Why don’t you want to give it back to me? 】

She had clearly decided not to delve into it further, but at the moment she saw the city, she inexplicably remembered this issue.

No.

Put it aside for now

Back to Odin's question.

[How does he plan to solve the resource problem? 】

Regarding this issue, the girl only thought of one possibility.

Instead of asking directly, she raised her hand and asked.

"So, in summary, the people in this city are completely inclined to accept Odin's rule, let Odin be responsible for completely killing the Dragon King, and let the other party rule the world as the emperor?"

Lu Lincheng was stuck in mid-sentence. He had been speaking for about fifteen minutes since just now. In the end, the girl gave him a moment of contemplation and a plain question, which made the man feel a little uncomfortable and impatient.

And at the same time——

"It's not that I can't understand it. After all, this city does look quite prosperous." Fujimaru Ritsuka subconsciously looked out the window, "If possible, I want to live here for more time and observe well. After all, this is what I have always done. But alas, I’m in a hurry right now, so I just asked straight up.”

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Lu Lincheng.

"Don't you really think that this is a betrayal of humanity?"

"Even if this can usher in a better future, if the timeline is stretched to the wireless distant place, it may not be the best result, right?"

"And, once you do this, humans will always surrender to Odin. Where does your trust in him come from?"

Lu Lincheng touched the back of his hand and said unnaturally.

".There is a [contract] system in alchemy, which is an absolute imprint on one's own soul. It cannot be resisted by anyone, because it is oneself who makes the oath. Even the almighty God cannot resist oneself." Lulincheng whispered. "We drafted an agreement between the two parties, also called - [Oath not to fight]"

"The moment Odin signs this contract and completes [becoming the king of the world], he will lose the right to kill humans, and humans will become independent as an absolutely free species on this planet."

"This is a request from our side, and from Odin's side."

".Just existing in this city is what Odin asks of us."

Li Xiang nodded and said casually: "Hey~~ It's so good. Do you believe there are such amazing free pies in the world?"

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Hearing this, Lu Lincheng struggled, but did not give a direct answer.

There is no basis for it.

Or rather

"The answer in your heart cannot answer me." Fujimaru Ritsuka bluntly stated what the other party was thinking.

"I think it's probably a prisoner's dilemma mentality."

"People in this world are the highest-level hybrids, and everyone knows how strong Odin's imperial desire is. You probably think so -"

[Prisoner's Dilemma] is a setting that is almost used to bad effect in film and television works.

To put it simply, in the absence of any communication, both Prisoner A and Prisoner B were informed that [if you expose the other party, your sentence will be reduced] [If you do not expose the other party, both parties may be innocent, but it is more likely that both parties will be punished] This way Condition.

Because as long as you choose to expose, you will definitely make a profit, and unconditional trust is difficult to appear, so basically there is only a dead end in this situation.

Just because of the risk.

For people in Night City, the situation is like this -

[Because Odin, as an emperor, needs courtiers, then either all mankind must be protected, or - even if Odin betrays mankind in the end, we will be retained as a few elites. 】

[And on the other hand, if you resist Odin, you either have to join forces with the rest of mankind and fight Odin with considerable risks, and then fight the Black King, which is almost trivial. odds of winning. 】

Simply put, the residents of Night City understand.

[Although choosing all mankind seems to have a future. 】

[But if you choose Odin directly, you can 100% guarantee your own safety]

Absolutely safe road.

There is nothing wrong with this.

Even Fujimaru Ritsuka doesn't know Odin's trump card. Maybe Lulin City saw the despair of the Dragon King, so he chose to succumb.

Moreover, even if he takes ten thousand steps back, Fujimaru Ritsuka is really much stronger than Odin, but as long as Odin is unwilling to hand over his power in the final decisive battle against the Black King, then humans will also be unable to compete with the Black King. Confrontation - death.

This multiple-choice question is too easy, especially for someone like Lu Lincheng.

Of course, this does not mean that all residents in Night City are greedy for life and afraid of death.

Rather, it's the opposite.

They chose Odin for "others."

because--

"I've said it all, you don't have to show that expression, I have no objection to your ideas~"

The girl looked at the livid man in front of her and even comforted him.

"Although it is not in line with social values to take care of the small family, it is not a completely incomprehensible choice." Fujimaru Ritsuka said pointedly. "What about Lu Mingfei's mother? Does she also think it's better to be ruled by Odin? Although we just chatted for a while, she still doesn't feel like that kind of character~" Thinking of the hot-tempered woman in the kitchen, the girl Said teasingly.

"She has a sensitive personality and often quarrels with me on this matter, but she also has people she wants to protect no matter what." Lu Lincheng said hesitantly, "and she is absolutely unwilling to let them take any risks. "

"Does it mean wrong?"

".Um."

Take a look.

There is nothing to refute this.

A mother wants to protect her child, so even if she seeks shelter from a different species, she will not hesitate to compromise her dignity as a human being born on the earth.

Perhaps she would be rebuked by all of humanity.

But if this question were spread to every person and individual in the world, would everyone give the answer of "let mankind bear risks together and fight against foreign enemies"?

No, there is a high probability that 99% of people will choose [Please save me and my family]

Not receiving the blessings we deserve—why so much dedication?

They are just people.

Fragile, weak people.

Fujimaru Ritsuka stood up after confirming this reality, while Lu Lincheng glanced at her, his eyes struggling.

He knew that his persuasion failed, and he was a little frustrated.

Yeah, ninety-nine percent.

Ninety-nine percent of people will choose the absolutely safe path.

Only one percent of people, even if they are shattered to pieces, will use all their strength and blood to open the way for the civilization of all mankind.

Even if it is a temporary infamy.

There is no right or wrong, just different paths.

However, let’s leave this last sentence for now.

"correct."

Fujimaru Ritsuka stood up and walked out of the room. The moment his hand touched the door handle, he remembered that he still had something to say.

What I guessed

There is a question about Odin's [Solution to Energy Limitations].

The foundation of this wonderful, beautiful peach blossom land.

"Uncle Lu said 'yes' at the end, right? You also want to protect your family."

"Then let me ask a question."

The girl turned around and looked at the man with a smile.

"I asked you just now if Qiao Weini was trying to protect Lu Mingfei, but I didn't ask you because I wanted to ask this question now—"