Chapter 40: The Periphery
When the meeting ended, Shen Yi sat in his position and did not leave.
Lin Weisheng walked over and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder: "Don't mind, Shi Zhen is this kind of straight temper, and it is easy to offend people, but in terms of fighting, he is a rare good hand and a good comrade-in-arms who can be trusted." ”
"Don't worry, I'll take care of my relationship with him. Shen Yi said with a smile.
"That's good, I'm sure you're capable of that. By the way, tomorrow's reconnaissance of the spaceport will be handed over to you, how about it? I don't feel at ease with handing it over to others. ”
Unexpectedly, Shen Yi shook his head and said, "Let your people do this, I have some personal matters in the past two days, and I want to deal with it alone." ”
"That's ......" Lin Weisheng thought for a while, and finally nodded: "Okay, after all, you don't belong to the Vientiane Palace, and I don't want to ask you too much." But be careful, if you are left alone, the gang may pounce on you and tear you apart. ”
"Don't worry, I'll be careful. Shen Yi smiled.
Lin Weisheng was like a superior leader who comforted his subordinates, and Shen Yi comforted him a few more words, and then left.
Shen Yi still sat in his position and thought alone, his brows furrowed.
Gentleness walked over, sat down next to him and asked, "Do you want to take the opportunity to get the Hellfire engine?"
"Yes. Shen Yi replied noncommittally.
"Why don't you just explain it to Lin Weisheng? Maybe his people can help us. ”
"Because there are some things that I haven't figured out yet, I want to wait until I think it through before making a decision. ”
"Oh?" Gentle was curious, "I thought there was nothing I couldn't figure out." All the way to the present, it seems that there are no problems that have stumped you. ”
"This time is different. Shen Yi shook his head and replied.
"What's the difference? Isn't it all about dealing with the enemy, making plans, and carrying out actions?" asked King Kong, and he and Hong Lang also walked back, and after the previous big meeting, the Broken Blades team had another small meeting in this conference room.
Shen Yi shook his head: "The problem is here. In the past, we made plans and let the enemy follow our steps, but this time, I felt that something was wrong. ”
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know. Shen Yi shook his head: "But I have a feeling that our opponent seems to have made a certain trap and is waiting for us to drill into it." If in the past, we took the initiative and decided how to fight this battle, then this time, I am afraid that things are the other way around. If we don't get out of this unfavorable situation, I fear that we will become the targets we defeated in the first place......"
King Kong Gentle and the others looked at each other a few times.
King Kong said in a deep voice: "Could it be that you are thinking too much? This incident may really be just a coincidence, maybe the Eastern District also wanted to get information from the security center, but it happened to find out that we were coming, so they temporarily changed their tactics and turned to Imida. ”
"Do you think the layout I'm referring to is a mole?" Shen Yi asked rhetorically.
Everyone was stunned.
Gently asked: "It's not the problem of the mole, then what's the problem?"
Shen Yi has replied: "The appearance of the Variety Enchantress is by no means a coincidence, but this is not the most important thing. Importantly, when I played against her, I noticed that she had an extraordinary level of confidence. ”
"You always have to be confident in battle. Hong Romantic replied casually: "No matter what kind of situation you face, you must have the confidence that you can solve the opponent, even if it is blind faith, it is better than not being confident, and even a battle without confidence is a fart?"
He eats with courage, and for him, even if it is impulsive, reckless, and stubborn, it is more valuable and meaningful than being smart and cautious, so he doesn't care about the opponent's confidence that Shen Yi said.
Shen Yi shook his head and said, "She doesn't have confidence in fighting, in fact, she never thought she could win me." ”
Although the battle time with the Variety Enchantress was short, Shen Yi could still sense the serious lack of confidence in the Variety Enchantress when facing herself, and it was because of this that she would sneak attack, disguise, escape, show weakness, use all kinds of means, and finally retreat and leave the field.
However, Shen Yi still saw another kind of confidence in her, this kind of confidence is not the confidence of being able to defeat Shen Yi, but the confidence that the East District will be able to win a big victory in the future, and it is a kind of confidence that everything is under control.
Shen Yi said slowly: "She thinks the Eastern District can win." ”
The fat man of Hong Lang looked at each other, obviously not keeping up with Shen Yi's thinking for a while.
Fortunately, King Kong finally understood what Shen Yi meant: "Do you think that the Eastern District has a certain plan to make them invincible, which is why you can only run away when the Variety Enchantress is confronted, but you don't have the slightest worry about the whole battle situation?"
Shen Yi nodded: "Yes, but it's not just her." Didn't you notice that from the time he entered the mission world to the present, our Lin Weisheng Lin Heavenly King hadn't shown too much worry about the battle situation? Even when he knew that Edmund had come in personally, he wasn't too anxious. By the way, and Cliff...... Edmund actually brought him in, and how could the West Side show an imbalance in confidence in the battle situation? In the previous battle, weren't there still Affleck, Parma, and Xie Rongjun who had not yet attacked? In addition, there was the Shura Knife...... When the Blood Legion handed it over to the young man, didn't the Blood Legion think about what the result would be if it was defeated? Even if the people in the North District were used to fighting bravely, they wouldn't be brainless to this point, right?"
He looked up at the people present: "Each district has shown its own unique confidence...... Where does their faith come from?
"No......" Shen Yi shook his head: "I used to think that the hole cards that the four major organizations relied on were some hidden masters, artifacts and the like, but now I suddenly realized that I was wrong." Artifacts aren't hole cards, they're just bets. In a shocking gamble, the stakes may have the advantage of capital overpower, but it is definitely not the key to victory. ”
"Didn't they already have a plan for the union of the three districts? Maybe that's what they're relying on. "Gentle and incomprehensible.
"But when did you see that they had a little bit of unity?" Shen Yi asked rhetorically.
Gentleness couldn't answer.
Shen Yi has said: "The alliance is just an agreement, but there are no specific steps in action. This shows that the three major organizations do not think that they can unite in the true sense of the word at all, and at best, when the four regions are in a melee, they will concentrate their firepower on the western region more, and when formulating plans, they will consider dealing with the western region even more, and this is the greatest degree of unity. ”
"Then why are they so confident?" Zhou Yiyu didn't understand at all.
"I don't know. Shen Yi spread his hands: "But what I know now is that the plan for the deathmatch has started long before we entered the Fairy Sword World. Therefore, in terms of preparation, the Purgatory Sect will only be more adequate and well-prepared than us. As for the other three districts, they broke in even though they knew that the Purgatory Sect had the bridge to the sky. A brainless adventurer may be able to become a general with the help of his teammates, such as the ...... of Hong Lang."
"Damn!" Hong Lang rolled his eyes.
Shen Yi ignored him and continued: "...... But a brainless organization will never dominate the city. So they don't and should not put their hopes of victory or defeat on one or two artifacts, or one or two powerful, shrewd adventurers. They should have a complete set of plans, no matter what situation arises, they can deal with and solve it, which is in line with the habit of thinking or political skill that a large organization should have. ”
"You mean...... A real game, a game like we used to deal with those mission objectives, no matter whether we win or lose, we can attack, retreat, and defend, and stand firmly in an undefeated game?"
"Yes. Shen Yi nodded: "Although I have never disliked the concept of the Recognition Bureau, it does exist, and this is what I am thinking about now...... I don't know what the hell they're up to, but I'm worried that if we can't see through this game, we'll be the ones who are out of luck. ”
The crowd was shocked at the same time.
Shen Yi rarely has such an alarmist moment, most of the time, he is full of confidence.
Because of this, when Shen Yi showed his lack of confidence and worry about the future, he also put a heavy burden on everyone's psychology.
As a result, the atmosphere became solemn, everyone was thinking about what the four major organizations were doing behind their backs, and occasionally put forward some ideas, but they were all denied by Shen Yi.
As the minutes ticked by, the problem was not solved, and the atmosphere became more and more tense.
Hong Lang finally couldn't stand the aura that had frozen everyone, and shouted loudly: "I really can't figure out what else can be wrong here, no matter what, it is impossible for the four major forces to know the situation in the mission world in advance, and it is impossible for them to make any additional arrangements?"
Gentle and angry: "Not knowing the situation in the mission world does not mean that there is no arrangement, just like the key factor that determines the victory of the war, it may not always be on the battlefield." ”
Shen Yi's heart moved slightly: "Gentleness is right, the plans of the four major organizations should have been formulated before entering the mission world, so the key point may not be here in the mission world." ”
"Could it be that they still want to play a game on the interstellar battlefield? The meaning of existence here is to trick Edmund into entering, so as to give the Purgatory Sect a hard blow in the world of five difficulties?" Zhou Yiyu asked.
Shen Yi nodded: "It's not that this is not possible." However, this is undoubtedly an expansion of the war, and the Supreme Council will certainly not accept it. ”
"Who knows, maybe the three major organizations are going crazy collectively. King Kong sighed: "But anyway, if the plan is outside the mission, then no matter what we do, there is no way to solve it." What we can deal with is, after all, the current matter of one-third of an acre of land, and it may not be managed well. As for the outside, who cares if they win or lose. ”
"I'm afraid that the plans on the outside will have a fundamental impact on the actions inside. Gently and weakly replied: "Who knows what these guys are thinking in their heads?" Shen Yi is right, after the past two days of contact, I also feel that some people's attitudes are very subtle. ”
"What do you mean?" asked the fat man.
Wen Wen thought for a while and replied: "Just like the feeling that the Variety Demon Queen gave Shen Yi, some people around us also seem to have extraordinary self-confidence. ”
"Confident that the Southern District will win?"
Gentle recalled very seriously for a while, and then shook her head: "No, it's confidence that you won't lose." ”
"Won't you lose?" Shen Yi suddenly sat up:
His eyes suddenly lit up: "That's right, damn it, she's not confident that she can win, but confident that she won't lose!"
Everyone looked at each other when they heard this, and Hong Lang was stunned and asked, "Boss, are you okay?" Isn't it the same thing to win and not lose?"
"Of course it's not the same thing!" Shen Yi replied: "In a multi-party wrestling war, there may be only one winner, but there can be many people who don't lose at the same time." But most importantly, the big organizations don't think about things the same way we do, and winning is never their first pursuit, because they're already at the top of the city. Therefore, how to maintain their own interests to the greatest extent in a desperate battle is what they have to consider. The simple way to put it is that they don't give much ...... whether they win or lose."
Everyone shrugged at the same time: "I don't understand." ”
Hong Lang said directly: "Losing is losing, how can you lose without paying any capital?"
"Have you forgotten the gambling game on the periphery?" Shen Yi asked leisurely.
Bet?
Everyone's hearts trembled at the same time.
King Kong's eyes suddenly brightened: "The four major organizations must have placed heavy bets on the peripheral gambling game!"
Gentle and cold: "As long as the bet is pressed, the winning side will certainly make a lot of money, and the losing side can also get back everything lost." That's why they dared to participate in this death match, because they had long been prepared for defeat. ”
"Hmph, this is both a referee and a player. Zhou Yiyu also sneered: "But how can they be sure who is the winning party?
The fat man immediately shook his head: "It's a matter of human life, they can't make an appointment, and the adventurers who participate in the competition won't accept this kind of agreement." ”
Hong Lang waved his hand: "If you can't be sure who wins, there is no point in betting on it." ”
"Who said that?" Shen Yi asked rhetorically: "You can't be sure who wins, you can always be sure who loses, right?"
The crowd was stunned again.
King Kong looked at Shen Yi: "You mean ......"
Shen Yi's face had become solidified: "From now on, none of these people in the Southern District can be trusted!"