Nightmare wake up

Chapter 189 Limitations, Risks, Disadvantages.

Unpredictable pondered for a moment, and asked:
"I have some doubts about the level of the contractor. Since the contractor needs the same level of source stones to upgrade... For example, I am now a white level, and I only need five white level source stones from 1 to 5."

"The price of white-level origin stones is not expensive. As long as the punisher has worked for a period of time, it is easy to save enough for these five origin stones and apply to Pandora to buy them."

He pointed to Douglas:

"How can a Punisher like him, who has worked in the Hot Springs Supervision Office for ten years, be in the white rank so stably?"

Douglas cast an unpredictable look.

MMP... I'm heartbroken!
According to Uncle Cat's training content, white-level contractors only need five white origin stones to upgrade. Even if the Punisher's application for origin stones in Pandora is more expensive, fifteen gold dollars is enough... just a year's salary.

Even if you don't buy it from Pandora, the punisher will still have a way to get the source stone, such as yourself... Well, this is unpredictable based on my own experience, but I can't say it publicly.

Origin stones are not expensive, nor are they difficult to obtain. Why is a Punisher like Douglas who has worked for more than ten years still a white rank?
This is an obvious contradiction!
Also, the group of people in the Grinding Time Cafe... They were the ones who informed Xinglong Villa of the origin stone trade. As "legal" contractors, since they know the origin stone and where to buy it, why don't they try to get it? Origin stone upgrade?

Not to mention that they were concealed by Pandora, and they didn't know the nonsense that the origin stone can increase the level... It's impossible to think about it. The existence of such a thing as the origin stone itself is blocked by Pandora, and people don't know about it.Now that the existence of the source stone is known, there is no reason not to know that the source stone can edit the language of runes and improve the level of the contractor.

In this case, even though the price of origin stones is not outrageous but there is a chance to obtain them, they still maintain the white level honestly... At least, Mo Ke didn't find that there were higher-level contractors in the coffee shop.Moreover, although Xinglong Villa needs a VIP card to purchase Origin Stones, it is not difficult to get one as a contractor...

Could it be that they just tacitly pretended not to know, and joined hands to deceive the authorities?Live peacefully under the rule of Pandora and be a "obedient citizen"?
... Mo Ke once imagined this, but found it difficult to explain his doubts - any social structure is the law of the jungle, and every individual hopes to have a higher status in the group, more wealth, and more control resources to serve itself.

This stems from the inherent characteristics of individuals - selfishness!Selfishness is inevitable, and it is almost impossible to eliminate this trait in group organizations—a more advanced social structure can only be closer to the idealized "fairness", thereby reducing the degree of private desire, but it is difficult to completely eliminate it This kind of innate arrogance.

In this case, why is the world of contractors under the jurisdiction of Pandora so stable?Why do those "legal" contractors feel at ease at the white level, instead of trying to find ways to upgrade, so as to gain more power and win more resources for themselves?

I have thought about this question unpredictablely. At this time, I just asked the more experienced ministers. The reason why I didn’t ask the captain before is also because I refer to Douglas, an "old man" who has been in the white class for more than ten years - he has just awakened and is dissatisfied. One month, I am not in a hurry to upgrade my level.

Of course, Mo Ce’s question about the upgrade was processed, and he asked it in a way of teasing Douglas...Of course he would not be stupid and directly ask "How does Pandora eliminate the selfishness of the contractors under its jurisdiction who want to upgrade?" ?” This is an advanced question at the intersection of sociology and philosophy.

I am a low-level ant, and the questions I ask must be in line with my own personality... It reveals that the advanced sociology knowledge of the traversers can easily cause unnecessary troubles.

"It's easy to explain..." Douglas spread his hands and said consciously:
"Even I know why!"

"Hehe!" Vera laughed, her face darkening:
"Because you have never made any contribution since you became the Punisher, you have never been eligible to apply for an upgrade, and you can't buy Origin Stones. All your salary is spent on women..."

"To the point where the debts are so high that I can't make ends meet, and I can't even live on!"

"Captain...don't be so blunt, okay!" Douglas complained, but he has always been nervous. He is used to the sarcasm of his colleagues, and he is cheeky enough to resist any sarcasm.
"I just like to enjoy life!"

"It's not just a personal factor." The honest Zong Chen shook his head, thought for a few seconds, and explained to Mo Ce:

"Because the contractor's upgrade is not only a matter of origin stones, but also has restrictions, risks, and even more disadvantages!"

Limitations, risks, drawbacks?

These three combos made Mo Ke stunned.

Zong Chen organized the language, like a contractor mentor, teaching:
"First of all, white-level source stones are indeed easy to obtain, but higher-level source stones are very difficult to obtain. For contractors, it is relatively easy to upgrade white-level source stones to red-level and orange-level sources, and it is difficult to find source stones above orange level. gone."

"I know that." Mi Ke nodded.

"Secondly." Zongchen continued: "Except for the origin stone, there is a limit to the upgrade of the contractor... This limitation is the habitualization of contract skills!"

Habitualization of contract skills?This word is not only unpredictable, but other people don't know all about it. Uncle Cat's tightly locked beard shows this point...

However, Captain Vera seems to know that she didn't show a surprised expression, she was very calm... Unpredictable quickly and skillfully read the expressions of everyone present, and made some guesses: Regarding what Zong Chen said, it may be Only captain-level punishers are eligible to know.

"It's what you look like now, this is the habitualization of contract skills!" Zong Chen suddenly smiled, and said to Mi Ke:

"Every contractor will understand the first skill when awakening. No matter how to upgrade in the future, the first skill when awakening is the most important core skill. Even if you upgrade to obtain other skills in the future, they will all revolve around the core skills... this You know the premise."

"The habituation of contract skills can probably be understood as the proficiency in the use of core skills. After the proficiency is improved, it will have a certain impact on the contractor. This impact is... even if the source of talisman is not used , will also deliberately try things related to their core abilities, and develop certain habits.”

Unpredictable suddenly had an association, and his heart suddenly moved...Zong Chen smiled and continued:

"For example, your ability is to read minds, to read the thoughts of the other party... As the use of mind-reading skills becomes more and more familiar, contract skills will become habitual, and you will pay more attention to other people's thoughts when you don't use the contract ability. Expressions, guessing other people's minds."

it is as expected!Mo Ke finally understands why he has been deliberately observing expressions during this period of time, becoming more and more proficient at observing words and expressions, and more and more fond of guessing what other people are thinking, which has reached a very sensitive level.

This is contract skill habituation!
After pondering for a few seconds, Mo Ke said: "That is to say, this habit is brought about by the improvement of contract skill proficiency... a habit, or a side effect?"

Zongchen nodded first, then shook his head, and said:
"It's not as negative as side effects! It's more appropriate to use habits. This is just the habit change brought about by the individual after having the contract ability... A person who didn't have the contract ability before, but has it later, of course will have some habits that he didn't have before. It looks kind of weird."

"For example, my awakened ability is to control magma. During the days at the white level, as I became more and more familiar with the contract ability, I suddenly developed a habit of liking to study stones. I care about the texture of rocks. What kind of rock has high hardness? What rocks have beautiful patterns... I even collected all kinds of stones for this habit, and set up a strange stone exhibition hall at home."

Uncle, you haven't retired yet, so come up with a hobby for retired workers!Unpredictable suddenly thinks of the daily hobbies of the retired grandpa in the previous life, walking birds, stringing bracelets, panning walnuts, fishing...

Vera smiled and interjected: "I became interested in steel at the beginning, and I was keen to understand the comparison of hardness between steel and other things. There will be those wonderful changes after steel and other metals are fused... I almost became a blacksmith."

Douglas was stunned: "Why don't I feel any habit..."

"So, you can't upgrade!" Zong Chen laughed loudly: "It means that your contract ability is useless!"

"Habituation is an indicator that your mastery of the contract ability is becoming more and more proficient. Only when the proficiency reaches a certain level can you upgrade!"

Speaking of this, the white-clothed Zongchen stretched out two fingers, and said solemnly: "There are two necessary conditions for a contractor to upgrade. First, origin stones of the same level;"

"Second, the core ability has reached a certain level of proficiency! Of course, frequent use of contract abilities will increase proficiency, but frequent use of contract abilities will of course increase the probability of not being able to pay the price, so there are conditions for contractors to upgrade!"

"If you are not proficient to a certain level, if you rashly fuse the source stone to upgrade, the contractor will die or become a ghost with a high probability!"

It turned out to be like this... Mo Ke finally understood that the upgrade of the contractor is not just enough to have the origin stone, but there is also a requirement for proficiency... To obtain proficiency, you must practice and use the contract ability diligently, but it will increase the price paid risk.

"As for the risk, it's easy to understand." Zongchen continued: "Contractors are very dangerous when they upgrade themselves. The result is death or becoming a ghost. Sufficient proficiency can increase the success rate to a certain extent. If the proficiency is not enough , then failure will account for a greater proportion.”

"The higher the level of promotion, the greater the risk of losing control! This is a point that no contractor can bypass."

"We need to apply to the Pandora headquarters to upgrade the Punisher. The corresponding credit is the basic condition. The Pandora headquarters will also conduct a corresponding test on the Punisher to test whether the contract ability has been habituated. Refer to this indicator to judge whether the contract ability has been completed. Skilled enough."

"Meow~~~" Uncle Cat stroked his beard and said:
"It turned out to be like this. No wonder someone from the headquarters came to me when I was promoted, asked me a lot of questions, and conducted a rigorous test on me... Well, Luo Qing was also like this when he was promoted to the red rank."

"This is responsible for you." Vera sighed: "Otherwise, if you rashly integrate the origin stone to upgrade without proficiency in core skills, you will most likely become a cat puppet."

"So, this is also the benefit of being a member of Pandora."

"Of course!" Zongchen nodded affirmatively: "There are many ordinary contractors who don't know about this restriction. Although they learned about the method of using origin stones to upgrade through some illegal channels, they tried to upgrade... the consequences can be imagined."

Unpredictable nodded silently.

…Then, ordinary contractors gradually discovered that there is a risk of death in upgrading, which to some extent limits their desire to try to upgrade.For the contractors, they are already winners in life compared to ordinary ironmen after awakening their contract ability, so why go to death again...

It turned out that it wasn't that Pandora was well governed, but that the world of contractors had its own rules. Without Pandora's help, contractors needed certain conditions...and opportunities to upgrade their ranks.

"Becoming a senior contractor is itself an even more difficult task."

Speaking of this, Zongchen looked a little indifferent, and waved his hands as if to dispel some sadness:

"In addition to restrictions and risks, there are also disadvantages! Few people know this, so let me tell you!"

"Just relying on the relatively subjective indicator of contract skill habituation, it is not very accurate to judge whether you have mastered contract skills. In fact, there is a more accurate phenomenon... paranoia!"

"It's hard to understand from the literal meaning. In fact, many Punishers haven't noticed the existence of this emotion after leveling up..."

Hearing Zongchen's retelling, Mo Ke's heart was shocked, and his back suddenly turned cold. He immediately thought of the situations that had happened to him.

Forcibly suppressing his excited heartbeat, he quietly listened to the captain in white's narration:

"After the contract skills are habituated and the contract skills are proficient, it can be considered that the contractor has reached the best state of upgrading..."

"Contractors in this state will have some very paranoid thoughts from time to time, or ideas...often accompanied by strong physical reactions, headaches, palpitations, rapid heartbeats, palpitations, etc.;"

"The paranoia of each contractor is different. If you don't escalate, this state will happen every once in a while... There will be no omens, and there will be no early warnings. It will always come inexplicably;"

"The judgment of this kind of emotion is the standard for whether the contractor has reached the best state of upgrading. However, you should not think that it is a good thing to have this standard. This kind of emotion will accompany the contractor's life. The higher the level, the more affected by this paranoia will become stronger."

"Almost all the senior contractors I know are affected by these paranoid emotions, and there are more or less mental problems, and the more serious cases are mental breakdown, or even madness!"

"This kind of paranoia cannot be avoided and cannot be cured. It will only become more serious as the contractor's level increases. Therefore, there is a very desperate statement—"

"This is the disadvantage of the contractor! The end of the contractor is destined to be crazy!"

Unpredictable took a deep breath...

That's why I had the idea of ​​"fraud"!
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