806 Since You Can't Outwit You, You Can Only Deceive The Enemy

Arturia is a king, the wisest king, no matter when or where she is, she never makes wrong judgments, and any of her decisions are the most correct.

Just like now, only a small village on the border is affected by the plague, with only a few hundred people. Although the infection of the plague is very strong, as long as it is controlled in time, the disaster can be suppressed immediately. If the treatment is slow and the people in the village run out, the entire country may be affected by the plague.

Just like [***] in ancient times, it was because the first pathogen was not discovered in time, and it was not dealt with in time when it was discovered, which caused hundreds of thousands of people to die in the future. If the pathogens were discovered in the fastest time and then extinguished, perhaps so many people would not have died. That is undoubtedly the correct decision, but... Sometimes even the correct decision cannot be implemented, because people have to worry about people's feelings!

As a king, Arturia stands on the position of a leader. She has no human feelings, and the starting point of everything is for the whole country. Therefore, for the safety of the country, she must give up that small group of people. After all, the death of a small group of people will not endanger the survival of the country, but if the plague is allowed to spread, this seemingly glorious British Empire may not be destroyed in an instant.

In order to save most people, she must kill a small number of people.

After being in this world for more than a month, Lin Luo finally saw that Artoria had the same side as Emiya Kiritsugu and Kumi-a. They both put human lives on a scale and measured them digitally, without any emotion, and saved whichever side had the most.

This method can indeed achieve the most effective rescue, but it can also cause the fastest destruction, because human beings are emotional creatures, even if there are one or two unemotional people who appear occasionally, they are just a dead leaf in the sea after all, and will be submerged by the waves at any time... Just like Hong A said, standing alone on the sword hill is not understood by anyone!

They are undoubtedly the most powerful fighters and the cruelest machines, but at the same time they are also the most pitiful people, because when they make the most correct choice, they often have lost the most important thing...people's hearts!

The opposition from the knights was very strong. Except for a small number of knights like Bedivere who kept their mouths shut, most of the knights said what they wanted to say... Knights exist to protect the people. As long as there is a trace of possibility, they cannot give up on the people in distress.

However, compared to the scorching words of the knights, Arturia seemed more stubborn. This meeting was not a round table meeting, so someone could object to her decision, but no one could make her change it.

"My lord!" Seeing that their words were useless, the knights had no choice but to pin their hopes on Da Lin Luo. After all, although Lin Luo was a newcomer, his status in Artoria's heart was very high.

Alas, it's finally my turn... Lin Luo opened his eyes, but he sighed in his heart. He really didn't want to participate in this kind of thing. If it wasn't related to Artoria, he wouldn't even want to hear it. He vaguely remembered that Arturia had done similar things before, as if she had abandoned several villages in order to win the battle. At that time, the seeds of discord had been planted, but now, the seeds had germinated and were thriving. This time the plague incident undoubtedly became a catalyst.

In fact, he really wanted to say something: My king, before you make this decision, tell me first, at worst, I will burn that village for you, so as to save you such trouble now!

Although Lin Luo didn't like what Emiya Kiritsugu and the others did, he couldn't deny that sometimes, he would make similar judgments as them. Of course, the basis of his choice is not the quantity, but the importance. If there are ten thousand people who have nothing to do with him on one side, and two or three relatives and friends on the other side, and he can only save one side, then there is no need to hesitate at all, he will definitely save a few relatives and friends.

Because he is not the savior, let alone regards himself as the savior. If it is a situation where both sides can be taken into account, he will not refuse to save him, but he can only choose one side, and the order of priority does not need to be considered at all.

Let's just say now, with the hundreds of villagers who have nothing to do with me and who are 99% likely to die, and Artoria, which one needs to be considered?

"Actually, what the king did was for the security interests of the entire country. In my opinion, the king's decision is not wrong. Of course, the knights stick to their chivalry and take into account the feelings of the people, which is also correct..." Lin Luo said this sentence, which is almost equivalent to not saying it. Not only other people think so, but even he himself thinks so. After all, this matter cannot be judged as right or wrong at all.

Just like the Crimson Demon King eats people, you can call him a monster, beat him, beat him to death, but if you want to say he is a good person or a bad person, it is completely untenable, because the Crimson World Demon King cannibalism is just a life instinct, and there is no such thing as good or evil.

The situation here is of course the same, whether it is Artoria's approach or the opinions of the knights, they are all thinking about the country and the people, but they are thinking in different directions, and no one is right... Nimei! Could it be Tokiomi's fault again? !

If Tokiomi knew that he was also shot while lying down, he would probably complain depressedly: It's really not my fault, the fault is the mushroom!

Lin Luo suddenly hated this medieval Europe, although he had never liked it before. Although this group of people's obsession with chivalry is admirable, it is also a headache. If it was ancient China full of thick and dark learning, this matter would not be so troublesome at all. Who would dare to disobey the monarch's order?

Do you dare to say no? Left and right, the dog's head waiter does not explain!

The confrontation between Artoria and the knights is a conflict between two concepts, or it can be said that it is a difference in values. Neither of these two concepts can change the other. It cannot be resolved by force and wisdom alone. Even Lin Luo, who has known three hundred years before and knows three hundred years later, and a young man with a left-handed friend and a right-handed person, still finds it quite difficult.

If those villagers are sure to die, Lin Luo can rely on his ability to fool the knights to appease the knights, but although the plague is terrible, it is not insoluble... You must know that this is a magical world!

Therefore, Artoria gave up too quickly, and the knights couldn't accept it. In short, the problem was very simple, and the solution was invisible.

"Knights, there is only one question I want to ask. Do you have a way to rescue those villagers?" Since Lin Luo didn't know how to mediate the conflict between the two parties, he could only help one side according to his heart's preference. There was no doubt that he was definitely on Artoria's side.

"As long as you do it, there is always hope." The knights replied without hesitation.

"No, you have misunderstood me." Lin Luo shook his head and took a step forward. He originally wanted to wave a feather fan as a Martial Marquis, but unfortunately he didn't have a fan in his hand, so he had to give up this pretentious idea. He said seriously, "What I want is not that kind of vague hope, but a definite answer. Let me ask you, will you be able to save those villagers?"

"This..." The knights were stumped immediately. Under the spirit of chivalry, they were able to rescue those villagers regardless of their own safety, but could they really save them? They can't say this kind of absolute answer, after all, it's a plague, it's not a common cold, and when it happens, it doesn't happen with corpses everywhere!

Of course, even so, these knights will not abandon their principles, "Although we can't guarantee that we can save the villagers, as knights of this country, we can't just ignore the people."

"Very beautiful chivalry, to be honest, I like it very much." Lin Luo smiled and clapped his hands. He was really disappointed that he didn't have a feather fan. He considered whether he should make one in the future, preferably with peacock feathers. "But there is a problem here. If we did not save the villagers, but brought the plague back, I would like to ask the knights, what should we do at that time?"

"We..." The knights couldn't answer for a while.

Lin Luo is also a little thankful that this is Europe in the Middle Ages. Although the concept of knights is deeply rooted, most of them are dead-headed and do not know how to adapt. It is not difficult to fool them with his IQ of 252.

"Let's make an assumption here first. Of course, my assumption will be fair and without any partiality." Lin Luo squinted his eyes, confident that everything was under control, "First, suppose we send the army and medical personnel to treat, and the success rate of the treatment is 50%, half of the villagers are rescued, and half of the villagers die. Then, the probability of infection is also 50%. Unknowingly, these people returned to the royal city, so the possibility of causing the plague is 50%, and half of the people in the royal city are infected with the plague. May I ask our brave knights, what should we do at this time?"

"You should know that although the Roman Empire was repelled, it was not completely wiped out. If we knew that we were affected by the plague, even if we escaped from the plague, the Roman Empire would definitely invade after that. May I ask, how do we, who have just struggled from the plague, resist powerful enemies?"

"This..." The knights were immediately speechless.

Lin Luo's assumption is really very cunning. He adjusted the probability to 50%, which is half-to-half. Obviously, no one can refute this probability. Then he used the surviving Roman Empire as an imaginary enemy to raise the hidden danger of subjugation. Similarly, no one can refute.

At least, it is impossible for these straight-headed knights to crack his word game.

(to be continued)