Genius Club-Chapter 928 - 41 Inversion of Tian Gang_2
Chapter 928 -41 Inversion of Tian Gang_2
The result.
To their dismay,
they had dug up an Underground Hibernation Base, and everyone was greatly disappointed, except for Lin Xian, Big Face Cat, and Gao Wen, who were rubbing their hands together with eager anticipation.
What happened next went smoothly, as it was already the second rehearsal.
After entering the Hibernation Pod Base, the trio headed straight for the Blue-Eyed Girl’s Hibernation Pod. Big Face Cat rapidly activated the forced awakening program, and observing the timer he noted,
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“It’ll take about an hour for her to fully awaken. Are you sure we want to breakout with a little girl in tow? She looks weak, all skin and bones.”
Lin Xian smiled faintly,
Shaking his head,
“Don’t underestimate her. Although we don’t yet know her true identity, she’s most likely the Time-Space Assassin who was after me 600 years ago… Luckily, due to the hibernation, she has amnesia. Otherwise, the first thing she would probably do upon waking up is chop off my head.”
“We really need her combat skills, but the premise is that we must persuade her to act with us.”
Big Face Cat, listening to Lin Xian’s words, let most of it go in one ear and out the other, fixated on the last sentence,
“So how are we going to persuade her?”
“When the poor sod woke up, we didn’t talk that much, just dragged him out to dig. His brain was a blank slate, and he didn’t think too much about it, just numbly followed us digging… and eventually he just accepted his reality.”
Lin Xian nodded,
“Amnesia is like that, I’ve read relevant reports: a person who has completely lost their memory will initially instinctively resist everything around them, distrust everything, deny everything.”
“It’s a natural reactive self-defense mechanism. That is to say, the more you tell her something, the less she’ll believe it; the more you tell her what position to take, the more she’ll resist it.”
Big Face Cat was puzzled.
Spreading his hands,
“So what do we do? If we can’t speak straightforwardly, are we supposed to talk backwards?”
Off to the side,
Emperor Gao Wen analyzed Lin Xian’s words and gradually clarified his thoughts,
“Hm… I remember how naturally I accepted the role of a Slave Worker. I awoke from hibernation with a blank mind, knowing nothing, lacking even the most basic worldview and value system, unsure of what was right and what was wrong.”
“And most importantly, nobody bothered to lecture me. Big Face just pulled me out, handed me a shovel, and went off to dig on his own.”
“I stood there dumbfounded, unsure of what to do, but seeing everyone else digging, I assumed I should too; so on reflex, I followed along digging with everyone else, and slowly… I accepted that reality, feeling as if my life’s purpose was to dig.”
“Of course, I figured all this out later, but that was after a lot of cognition and thinking. In the first few days after waking up, my mind didn’t think too much about it, just instinctively did what others did, followed what others did, which is a very strange psychological effect… How should I summarize it? That is…”
“[Conformity Effect].”
Lin Xian summarized the psychological term for Gao Wen,
“Not only do amnesiacs experience the conformity effect, but in real life, the vast majority of people are prone to it. Specifically… an individual doubts, changes their opinions, judgments, and behaviors, etc., under the influence of a group, to keep consistent with others, which is what people often call ‘going with the flow.'”
“The majority of people in the world can’t maintain their independence and are swayed by the conformity effect. Because the conformity effect is a kind of self-protective phenomenon inherent in human instinct… Doing what others do is usually safe.”
“For example, if you’re walking down the street and everyone is looking up at the sky, you will inevitably look up, too; if you arrive somewhere and everyone is covering their noses, saying it stinks, you’ll probably think it stinks too… even if you don’t actually smell anything.”
“[The more essential information that is lacking, the more likely a person is to blindly obey and conform… This point is especially useful for amnesiacs waking up from hibernation; no need for any orders, directions, education, just subtle influence can make them accept the related setting.]”
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Watching Lin Xian and Gao Wen communicate like some cryptic script, Big Face Cat felt his brain overheating again,
“Stop, stop, stop, stop!!”
He hurriedly gestured for the two to quiet down,
“Cut the complicated talk! Can the two of you speak human? Don’t preach so much, just tell me what to actually do.”
Lin Xian pointed to a patch of clear ground behind the three of them, and instructed,
“Just stand there with your arms crossed, wearing an ‘it’s only to be expected,’ ‘it should be like this’ expression on your face, and make sure you don’t say anything. Just scowl, that’s all you need to do.”
“When the girl wakes up, she’s going to kick the tempered glass straight out. At that moment, you must not scream or panic. Be calm, and let out a completely indifferent imperial aura… Do you see where I’m pointing? That glass is going to hit there shortly, but we will be standing next to the Hibernation Pod, so we are absolutely safe, won’t be hit.”
“So don’t yell, please, stay calm, and then just watch my performance. The person I’m most worried about in this deceptive performance is you.”
Pah!
Cat spat contemptuously,
“Who are you looking down on! Why don’t you tell that poor sod as much as you’re telling me? Could I really scream for you? Today, you’ll see just how tough Big Face Cat can be!”
