The cameras in every room are faithfully recording everything.
The fluorescent light appeared and shone on Hades' helmet. The smooth and hard helmet reflected a faint white light.
He stared silently at the giant screen in front of him. The screen was cut into countless small pieces, where humanity and animality were fighting.
Fighting had already begun in some rooms. Hades sighed silently and silently labeled these rooms as "tentatively rejected".
He did not tell these people how long the second round of screening would last.
Moreover, there is no equipment for timing in the room which is completely isolated from the outside world.
In addition, the food in each room has been precisely calculated to allow everyone to survive the screening at the minimum standard.
In the face of death that is slowly but surely approaching, is there anyone who can hold on
Hades watched it all.
Antaeus stood behind Io, holding several knives in his hands.
Blood oozed from his arms, but it was clear that he had won.
He and Io each held a knife, and Antaeus even held a lot of food.
Opposite the two, the remaining children huddled in different corners, holding more or less food.
"Guys, I have an idea."
Io said, and Antaeus noticed that his voice was trembling.
"I may have guessed the purpose of this screening."
There was a small commotion among the crowd on the opposite side, and they looked at them with distrust and questioning eyes.
Io exhaled,
"I don't think they would set up two screens to screen for the same quality."
"If they are selecting people with toughness and good physique, then the first trial has already done that."
"So, this trial is not used to screen for toughness and physical fitness."
Io paused, then continued,
“The difference between this one and the previous one is that we were deliberately divided into groups and put in a closed area.”
"So I started to wonder if this would require us to fight each other and compete for the winner."
"and,"
Io raised the knife in his hand.
"These knives further confirmed my suspicions."
"but-"
Yio let go of the knife, and it fell to the ground with a clang.
"I don't think so."
"The knife is just a sleight of hand. It's a misdirection."
Antaeus blinked his eyes obscurely, as if he realized what Io was going to say next.
"According to the person in charge, he did not mention any words related to fighting or competition."
"On the contrary, his first hint was human."
"And in the second sentence, there are words about fighting together."
"Yes, if we were going to be comrades in the future, they wouldn't let us fight each other now."
"So I guess the purpose of this stage is to screen out those subjects who can spontaneously choose to cooperate and unite in difficult situations."
Opposite them, the crowd began to talk, and some people obviously began to think.
"Then you guys are still stealing knives?"
A child's sharp voice came, and An Tai realized that the person who had just snatched the knife with him,
After failing to win against An Tai, the child decisively gave up and started fighting for food.
Io was about to retort, but Antaeus pressed his shoulders from behind. Antaeus took a step forward, and he knew what he should say.
"I can return the knife to you."
"Or we can put the knives in a common area."
"But I think what he said is right."
"If he wanted us to fight, the person in charge wouldn't have to give any hints."
An Tai paused for a moment, but he quickly squatted down and put the knives in his hands back on the ground one by one.
He also put the dry food in his hand on the ground.
Antaeus knew that his brain was not very bright, but he felt that what Io said was right.
The words of the person in charge were a clue to them.
But if it were not the case, if they were really allowed to fight each other, and if these dry rations were only enough for a few people, what would he do
But Antai decided to trust his own judgment.
“We should redistribute food.”
He said,
"Everyone, put the food back. I'll go first."
But after An Tai, no one came forward.
"That man is still holding a knife. Do you want to take all the food for yourself?"
Io was stunned for a moment. He had not originally intended to let Antae do this, but he gritted his teeth and put several other knives under his command on the ground.
"Please put the food back."
“I’m the guy who made it to the top of the mountain, and I want you to believe me for once.”
When he said that, An Tai's face was burning. He was not used to talking about his own affairs in front of everyone. It felt like showing off, and he always felt it was weird.
At first no one moved, but after a while, a man came out, put the food back, and turned away.
So some people started to move.
But there were still some who held on to their food and refused to give in the slightest.
"Hey, friends!"
"Are you thirsty?"
Lena's careless words came from the corner.
At this time, the children who had been paying attention to the pile of food in the middle of the room realized that something was wrong.
The water source they had been ignoring had long been occupied by someone!
"Go put the food away."
Lena pointed to the pile of food in front of Io and Antaeus.
"Otherwise, no one will be able to drink water."
Lena smiled and stared at those who were still holding food.
But some people did not choose to put down the food. They stepped forward, as if trying to compete for the positions of Lena and Pasteur.
"Don't come over here."
Pasteur stood up, lowered his head and made a fighting stance, but his eyes were fixed on the boy who was approaching him.
"Me too. I reached the top of the mountain, too."
Fortunately, most people are still wary of the "climbers" who can survive in the thick poisonous gas and reach the summit. They may not be the opponents of such people.
So although the remaining people were unwilling, they put the food back.
Under the gaze of everyone, Io and Antaeus redistributed the food equally.
“Thank you for believing in us.”
Antai said,
"I am willing to sacrifice first and be the last to drink water, so that the water can be given to those who are most important first."
Whispers spread, but this time, the tension seemed to ease slightly.
While everyone was discussing, Yio put the knife by the door.
Holding the same amount of food, the children began to communicate and discuss with each other, but what they discussed most was how to pass this level.
“This is a good group.”
Mortarion's voice came from behind him, as they both stared at the children.
"really."
To Hades's surprise, although fighting broke out immediately in many rooms, some people just grabbed food and dispersed.
But a considerable proportion of children chose to be reallocated.
Some people occupied the water source that was ignored by most people in advance, and then used the water source to force everyone to redistribute food.
Some people grabbed the knives in advance and then used the threat of force to force people to redistribute them.
Of course, more people used water sources and knives to force others to hand over food to them.
Only those who perhaps understood Hades's hint would choose to redistribute resources among everyone.
The setting of water source and knives is essentially to enable a few to seize the right to speak.
First, those children had to be smart enough to understand Hades' hint, and then they had to be strong enough to grab at least one resource that would be beneficial to them.
In comparison, although food is also key, its importance is completely inferior to water and knives.
But there were some exceptions. In one room, a child knocked everyone unconscious and then gave them equal amounts of food.
In another room, a child took nothing. He gave a speech and then let everyone start redistributing spontaneously.
In short, all kinds of methods were used, but there were indeed many selected persons who stood up and called on people not to fight for the seats.
And the group that Mortarion just mentioned.
Hades took a look and formed a team in advance at the beginning, then occupied two key resources separately, and then used his own identity to complete the management.
Very good, really very good, it can be regarded as the optimal solution.
Hades memorized the names and information of the four children in his mind.
"But the key is yet to come."
Hades spoke,
The good performance in the early stages was because resources were still sufficient and the desire to survive had not yet been aroused.
But if you enter the later stage, Hades will stare at the rooms that have been redistributed.
Can you still stick to yourself
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(End of this chapter)