151 The useless scale 1 (2/2)

If I were in their shoes I would follow this kind of strategy, allowing me to fully control how to gather my resources would be an unwise decision, considering what the ant army did in the name of my training.

Furthermore, I would limit the resources I can get, by the strength of the player, prompting me to seek out stronger players. Otherwise, I might be tempted to just seek out the weakest players possible to minimize the risks involved.

I did not have to mince any words or hide my thoughts on this matter because even if they were able to understand my words, the conclusion I reach will be the same they arrived at. That much was to be expected, at those capable of confining me to that space inside of my mind.

Though I do look forward to how this scale is supposed to help me. Using solely my body strength was not enough when confronted with magic. I might be able to gain victory by use of trickery, but that will not help me once these magicians were to gang up on me.

I have said it once and I will say it again, magic is inherently unfair. Although asking for fairness in a world which is based on unfairness might be a bit too unrealistic. But as far as I can tell, the restrictions placed on magic seem very lax, which does not make it any easier for me to deal with them.

I should focus on the main aspect again, instead of letting my thoughts drift away. Complaining about the flawed world could wait for another time. Technically speaking I did not have any urgency to think about this matter, albeit staying on the topic would still be better for me.

The last point I raised was the prevention of my trying to take the easiest way and avoid confrontation with the strongest players. This would either lead to let the players seek me out instead, a repetition of the events in my mind so to speak or to generate an object of common interest, which I could not do without.

It is easy to generate conflicts when interests do not align.

Hmm, I do wonder what kind of enemies I might face. Facing magicians makes the most sense because most of my fights were against them. Disregarding the occasional battle against monsters, I learned a lot about their battle strategies and their nature.

Would they have predicted, that I would think of it as such? I might even interpret the time I was trapped in my head, as some sort of training to adapt to this cruel world. That all of this was just a quick survival course in order to prepare me for is quite hard for me to believe.

Let us assume they would predict my previous doubts about the legitimacy off my current world. How would they make sure, that I have no doubts left about it? The answer would be to give me opponents that are quite unlike the ones I thought against.

It is actually rather simple, by playing alongside my expectations, they would only increase the severity of my doubts and my concerns. Especially if I am wary about every minute detail. By choosing something which seems entirely unrelated to their current strategy, I will find it hard to connect the dots.

The less logical it appeared to be the more secure it was. That way they make it harder for me to predict what their intention truly is. This is truly an interesting game of lies and deceit. Still, even with their best preparations, there will still be a loophole I will make use of. Because once emotions are involved, rational thinking is not supported anymore.

If they think I am the one dancing in the palms of their hand, then I will do that, as long as everyone else is dancing in mine. It is an impossible matter to predict the movements and actions of every single player. Regardless of their choices, this weakness would be the one I would aim for and exploit it.

They could easily avoid it by not using players, but that would defeat the entire purpose of it all. With the choice of enemies set and the method to force me into action also planned out, I still need to ponder on how the scale might help me in that scenario.

Sooner or later I will have to rely on it, that is the goal of all of their plans. This means, that the role should take up a passive role, only it can fulfil. if it could create a weapon for me, I could use to fight the enemies with then I would gladly do so.

The downside to that idea is the missing consumable nature of said weapons. It is certainly not supposed to be a one time offer. All of this would either mean, that the weapon easily breaks In order to force me to create another one or to create the need for me to create a stronger weapon.

Though I do wonder how they plan to achieve this matter, as they have no idea on the kind of weapon I might produce. Or rather do they follow this kind of strategy knowing of the weapons I might create?

That would be quite a novel way, to find out more about the tools of war the humans use. I do have to pay credit where it is due if all of this is part of their schemes, then I will have to admit that it is truly a magnificent display of their intelligence.

With the motive, strategy, enemy out of the way, I do need to figure out they are trying to achieve with the current tests. Because it seems to be a bit counterproductive, to give me this much time to ponder on these issues.

The most feasible option would them using the chance to figure out English in order to spy on my thoughts. Nah, that can not be it, why should they risk giving themselves away if that is their only aim? Or is this, in fact, another ruse to keep me second-guessing?

All of this under the guise of a training? Seems a bit excessive even for them. Giving away, the information that they are capable of reading my thoughts was also something which seemed fishy to me.

I do not see any benefit for them to let me know about their abilities. Their aim should not lie to intimidate me, that much seems obvious, so what result would it yield to share that kind of secret with me.

It all does not make any sense to me, to divulge something like this to someone you plan on observing. The good old ”We come in peace strategy” from aliens? Do they want to keep me tense about the fact, that they can hear my every word? Or do they want me to be careful and just think too much on every matter?

I would deduce that likely it was not a sole goal they tried to achieve. Some of the issues I just mentioned might have been their desired results. Oh, well there is nothing I can do about that detail either way.

It is time for me to finally figure out how this scale actually works, instead of making theory after theory about my purpose in all of this. Just as always I was certain, that things would develop in a manner I would not have predicted either way. At this point in time, I would say that was the natural course.

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