"Father, are we doing the right thing?"
Bob asked with some lingering fear.
He feels that he may have to leave his name in history. He has created a program with such a high mortality rate, and he doesn't know how it will be evaluated by future generations. It will most likely be infamy.
Executioner, madman, or doomsday worshipper?
"Bob, according to the world population clock, about 4.2 people are born every second on this planet, and about 1.8 people die every second. You should know these statistics!"
"Even if we expand what we do ten times, we cannot increase the number of deaths to 1.9 by one decimal point."
"But what we have done has successfully prevented the 4.2 newborns per second from turning into 0. You will save hundreds of millions of people!"
"Bob, do you think you did the right thing?"
Wu Heng's eyes have changed a bit. He doesn't like repeated comfort and explanations. What he needs is execution.
"Father, I understand."
"This is not that kind of aggressive war, this is a worthwhile and necessary sacrifice."
Bob's eyes became firm again. When watching the broadcast content, it was like flipping through a volume of Bible. This is the Bible he formulated.
'Lord, Amen!'
Fortunately, Bob is a person who listens to advice, although it takes a little bit of Wu Heng's words.
"Yes, Bob. There is no need to worry about which is more serious or less important. The Lord knows how to judge!" Of course, the Lord will probably kill you. If the Lord really exists, Wu Heng added in his heart.
He no longer observed Bob, but looked at the broadcast of Omaha.
The camera's sight is crowded with people, all of whom are contestants.
"Get out, get out of here, quickly!"
"GO, GO, GO!"
Amidst the noise and curses, a group of contestants who were screened out were driven out of the competition site by armed police. The helicopters hovering overhead prevented them from being too presumptuous.
As for the idea of whether the police dare to shoot, someone has already tested it just now.
It's just that the person doing the test can no longer say anything.
"Ah, I give up, I give up!"
Some people had collapsed and left the scene as if running for their lives.
Because of the large number of people here at Omaha, the punishment for the screening is not heavy. At least it is not life-threatening. This kind of screening is not even the first round. After the screening is completed, there will be a "firewood man" similar to Kearney, but some people are still scared.
Just because it hurts!
Just looking at this screening item makes people feel like their bodies are breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Now, let's do a new round of screening!"
"Those who are afraid, please raise your hands immediately and leave the scene."
"Once you go on stage to participate in the competition, you are deemed to have given up your right to withdraw. According to the contract, you must continue the competition to the end."
"Countdown to five seconds, four seconds, three seconds."
On the stage of the competition, a hot blond host in black professional attire was counting down. As the countdown ended, about 300 people raised their hands, and they all chose to give up.
"Fake Squid, what kind of pervert came up with this!"
Amidst the curses, a group of people voluntarily abstained and were screened out.
Without any dissuasion, without any restraint, he just let them go so easily.
This is the rule set by Wu Heng. Killing is not the purpose, but a relatively quick method. The world has never lacked people. What he needs are ruthless people who can overcome all kinds of fears and even fear death, rather than forced survivors.
Because death itself is the greatest fear.
Those who are forced to stay have mental flaws and will only become food to strengthen Pennywise.
"Since you are so insistent, please invite new contestants to come on stage and enter their respective positions according to their own numbers."
The female host's sweet voice sounded, and a hundred people walked onto the stage at once, all holding their respective numbers in their hands.
In order to meet the requirements of Wu Heng, the selection competition can only be accelerated, directly screening a hundred players at a time, and at the same time discouraging those who are timid in the crowd.
There are hundreds of people on the field, divided into groups of four.
The rules are simple: after drawing four cards to decide the order, they play a game similar to Minesweeper.
Everyone was ordered to take off their shoes.
Then hundreds of staff came on stage, wearing masks and gloves, to take out the toothpick boxes they carried with them.
"Oh, your feet really stink!"
A staff member picked up a rough man's dirty feet, which were covered with dry dead skin, had severe athlete's foot, and had long nails full of black dirt, and made a comment.
"Hehe, these are the standard size 43 male feet. Most people can't see it." The rough man grinned, and then turned into bared teeth, "Hey, slow down, don't insert it so deep!"
I saw toothpicks stuck in the nail gaps of the rough man's ten toes. The toothpick tips were only slightly inserted, so it didn't hurt at all.
There are 25 groups on the competition field, each group of four, similar to the "walking machine" fitness equipment used for walking exercises in the park. They form a square from four directions.
In the middle space of the square is a steel cube.
The rough man was urged to stand on one of the machines. His feet were tied to the pedals, and the pedals were pulled backwards by 60 degrees by the thick springs at the back.
The rough man's body also tilted 60 degrees, and he maintained his balance by holding on to the iron pole in front of him with his arms, as if he was half lying in the air.
"All kinds of things, out of every four of you, only one can win, and three of you will be injured. It's too late to quit now. Now that everyone has drawn the cards and arranged the order."
"Then... it officially begins!"
After the host finished speaking, a countdown appeared on the screen in the arena: 4 minutes and 59 seconds.
If the time ends and the contestants' Minesweeper game has not yet been decided, then they will all be judged to have failed and receive punishment.
"Ah--!"
A wild scream sounded, indicating that the first loser appeared.
On the screen playback, only ten toenails with toothpicks stuck in the middle of the middle-aged man were seen. After being eliminated, the spring holding his pedal was released, his feet were quickly bounced back, and the toothpick-stuck toe kicked hard towards the cube Iron Wall.
"Poof!" There was a meaty sound.
Ten toothpicks penetrated the toenail completely, even passed through the cortex of the first joint, penetrated the skin, and poked out.
"Ah!"
"Tao, no more playing, surrender."
Only those who are immersed in the scene can feel the fear inside. The first scream is like turning on the player, and then a song called "Hooting in Pain" is sung by everyone.
This scene gave all the current contestants a sense of phantom pain.
They all felt that their toes were aching!
The most important thing is that the success rate is only one-quarter, which means that 75% of people must endure this kind of pain.
On the field, many people were once again persuaded to leave.
This is exactly in line with the screening expectations of Wu Heng.
It can be predicted that the people left at the end of the game will definitely be top ruthless people, the kind who are ruthless to themselves. This is the kind of person Wu Heng needs.
Wu Heng, who was at the TV station, was silently paying attention to the selection situation.
Everything currently meets his requirements and is proceeding as expected.
People selected in this way should be easier to face Pennywise Pennywise than the protagonist group, right?
Wu Heng took out the turtle shell and gently folded it in his hand.
He gently pushed the turtle shell and quickly turned it around on his index finger.
He originally wanted to support the protagonist group,
To enhance their spiritual strength, help them face their fears, and shape them into truly strong people.
Use this to enhance your chances of winning when facing Pennywise Pennywise.
But Ben's performance after experiencing two illusions can only be said to be somewhat unsatisfactory.
After all, they are just ordinary normal people.
Although they have been the most successful in terms of timing and probability in this world for millions of years.
But this probability,
If averaged over a timeline of one million years, it can actually be said to be very low.
The probability of winning the jackpot is lower than buying a lottery ticket.
Especially after the Wu Heng butterfly flapped its wings, and the source of the lottery already knew that someone knew the winning numbers, the probability of winning was really uncertain.
I read the novel Wu Heng in my previous life, but there was a funny story about the protagonist being reincarnated and buying lottery tickets, but he didn't win.
Faced with this kind of existence whose ontology is the source of the universe, we absolutely cannot gamble.
Initially,
When Wu Heng came to this world, he had no intention of starting to cause trouble. He was a little worried.
Because this world is conscious, it is Maturin.
It wasn't until he got the turtle shell and figured out the function of the turtle shell because of Pennywise, and confirmed that it came from Maturin and came from an investment similar to the consciousness of heaven, that Wu Heng felt relieved.
Since Maturin also chose to invest in him when he changed his capital, it proves that he acquiesced in his behavior.
Destiny is mine!
That's it, so what's there to be afraid of? Just do what you want.
Wu Heng believes that Maturin will not care about some sacrifices. It has witnessed the birth and destruction of trillions of lives long ago, and it will not sacrifice even a little bit for human beings who may be completely transformed by taking a nap.
The only thing it cares about is Pennywise, only "it", its natural enemy of the same weight.
Wu Heng looked at the selection competition at the broadcast station. According to his request, everything must be completed within a week and a specific candidate should be selected.
Because the plot had already begun the day he came into this world, leaving him little time.
"Dingling!"
Wu Heng's cell phone rang.
In this world, mobile phone calls were born in 1975. Two years ago, we got rid of the square brick mobile phones and started to reduce their weight.
In Wu Heng's Life Box, there are mobile phones produced in different eras. He inserted a phone card into a nearly old-fashioned mobile phone. Although it is still backward, it is enough to defeat the mobile phone manufacturers in this world.
If Wu Heng is just an ordinary time traveler, he can become a wealthy businessman just by relying on this.
He answered the phone and found that it was Ben. Hans com who was calling, so he sensed Ben's location and found that he was still inside Nebraska, but had left Hemington City.
According to sensing, Ben's current location should be on the highway, but he stopped moving.
Before Wu Heng separated from Ben, he asked Ben to sign the red paper Name Inquiry. This has become his must-do behavior when facing the protagonist of the plot. He then gave Ben an old-fashioned mobile phone for easy contact.
In a sense, Wu Heng gave Ben a golden mountain, as long as he took apart the phone to study it.
But he didn't care about these.
"Father, hello, can you hear me?"
Wu Heng As soon as he connected the phone, Ben's slightly urgent voice came over, as if he had experienced something.
"I can hear you. Speak slowly, kid. I can feel your panic."
Wu Heng's voice is like a soothing Zen sound, if you ignore his true identity.
"I contacted everyone and they all experienced hallucinations, hallucinations related to Pennywise. The most important thing is that we felt a call in front of us, as if something was urging us to return to Derry."
"I originally wanted to persuade them to come to Hemington City together, make preparations with me, and then choose the time to return to Derry. But after I made the call, without knowing it, I decided to quickly return to Derry. Even after I hung up the phone, I immediately packed up my salutes and drove off."
"It wasn't until the call suddenly weakened that I suddenly woke up. Why did I do such a strange thing? Everything was different from what I wanted to say. I even made an appointment with them on a meeting time. When I contacted them again, I found that everyone was in the same situation."
"Father, this is not me!"
Ben finished talking about what he had experienced in one breath, then sat on the slope outside the highway fence and shook his head, trying hard to adjust his emotions. He wanted to stay calm and throw away his fear.
"Did you suddenly wake up just now?"
"Yes, Father, I plan to return to Hemington now."
Ben suddenly had the urge to have a fight with someone and then go to jail to stay for more than ten days, so that he might be able to control himself and stop running around.
But after thinking about Beverly Marsh. Marsh, he stopped this idea. Maybe he should go find her.
"Since it's okay now, you can go back first. If there are any changes, call me at any time. I can feel your trajectory."
Wu Heng hung up the phone after finishing communicating with Ben.
He was thinking about what Ben said. Regarding that strong call, Wu Heng even suspected that it did not come from Pennywise Pennywise, but was related to Maturin Maturin.
Especially what Ben said, just now, he suddenly woke up on the highway.
Just now, it happened to be the time when the first round of screening for the <Fearless> competition was almost over.
This makes Wu Heng have some associations.
Earlier, Pennywise Pennywise once said that it was the last survivor of an extinct species and the only survivor on a dying planet.
I don't know if this last survivor refers to the only one left among the six Demon Elementals, or if it refers to the alien planet where the clone is located.
As for Maturin Maturin, there are many legends about it, and it is even said that it is dead.
If Maturin dies, then the consciousness of Maturin in this world is probably just a subconscious mind, or a legacy consciousness, and is not that intelligent.
Ben. Hans Com and other protagonists will be affected and seem to be summoned back. It is probably the subconscious hand of Maturin, which is urging the protagonists to return to Derry and to eliminate Pennywise.
As for the instinct to suddenly regain consciousness and be able to get rid of the summons, it may be that Maturin saw hope in <Fearless>, so he shifted his attention.
If so, this is both a good thing and a bad thing.
The good thing is that if he finally selects the people he needs, facing Pennywise Pennywise, these people are likely to receive bonuses similar to those of the protagonist.
However, the summoning influence ability revealed by Maturin this time also made Wu Heng wary.
He was not sure whether he was immune to this psychological influence.
If, when facing Pennywise, he was suddenly affected, out of his control, and fought to the death with Pennywise, wouldn't he become an involuntary puppet?
Wu Heng has always been averse to being a puppet who can't help himself and is manipulated by others, whether in Lighthouse or in the plot world.
This is a very dangerous thing, and he must be prepared.