Chapter 1091 Father and Son (20)

"You may think that I am complimenting you. In your life, you may have met many people who compliment you against their will."

"But you can think about it. What is the difference between me and them? What can I get by spending so much time praising you?"

Before Schiller finished his question, Magneto's expression showed that he was already lost in thought.

After Schiller finished that sentence, his first reaction was indeed disbelief, because it sounded too much like flattery.

Moreover, it was more like flattery that did not hit the point, with a kind of ironic style.

After Magneto became famous, there were people who had something to ask of him, and they greeted him with smiles and flattery.

However, the main aspect of this group of people's praise was Magneto's powerful strength, which was the least likely to go wrong.

Before this group of people came into contact with Magneto, they had done a lot of homework. They knew that if they praised Magneto's temper and character, it would sound too much like sarcasm.

The whole world knows that Magneto has a bad temper and is a terrorist. You still have to go to his ear and say, "I really admire your character." Isn't this courting death?

So, this is almost the first time that Magneto has heard that someone admires his personality charm, so at that moment, his first reaction was to not believe it.

Before Schiller asked the question, Magneto's analysis method began to change from intuition to rational thinking. He is a more rational person and prefers to use logical judgment for any reaction from anyone.

However, from a logical point of view, this matter is even more weird.

Schiller has no need to praise him, and Schiller will not get any extra benefits from flattery.

Of course, Schiller may want to use Magneto's powerful power again, but Magneto knows that if Schiller uses the previous transaction method, that is, giving benefits to the Brotherhood of Mutants and mutants as a whole, to hire Magneto to help him do things, it will not only save trouble, but also does not require him to give up his dignity.

For a person with strong ability, it is not necessary to gain an advantage in social aspects.

Schiller is obviously such a person. He can use his own plan to make everyone follow his arrangement, so there is no need to greet anyone with a smile, but he just praised Magneto.

Although Magneto still prefers not to believe it, he has already had some hesitations. At this time, Schiller continued to say:

"I know. You don't believe it. I praise you sincerely, but have you ever thought about why you don't believe other people's praise? Is this the nature of human beings?"

Magneto just fell into thinking and had not come up with an answer. Schiller asked himself and answered: "Of course not, human beings will be happy with other people's praise. This is human nature."

"Of course, there are some people who have little confidence in themselves, think that other people's praise is false, and feel that they are not that good, but I don't think you are such a person. You have absolute confidence in your ability, otherwise you will never achieve such a strong control."

Magneto slowly stopped tapping the wall of the cup with his fingertips. Although he did not answer, he knew. Schiller was telling the truth.

Mutants' control over their abilities is sometimes idealistic, that is, the more they feel that their abilities will get out of control, the easier it is to get out of control.

The more confident they are in themselves, the more they can make their mutant abilities as easy as using their arms and fingers, and the more they can use them to perfection. The powerful King Magneto is obviously the latter.

Magneto has never been a person with low self-esteem, or rather, he is so arrogant that he thinks he can control everything in the universe.

But a person who is so confident and even arrogant still does not believe in others' compliments when facing others' compliments. Obviously, there are some problems.

"Of course, you may also suspect that I have ulterior motives, and this reaction may also come from your suspicion."

"But your reason is telling you that if I want to gain benefits from you, I don't have to say good things to you. I have a faster and more labor-saving method."

"So. After your reason has come to this conclusion, why are you still resisting believing that I am sincerely praising you?"

Schiller's questions came one after another, leaving Magneto no time to care whether he had lost control of the topic.

Every question Schiller asked hit the nail on the head, and he himself felt confused, so he didn't realize that he was following Schiller's train of thought.

After realizing that personality influence and rational judgment were not enough to cause him to resist, Magneto began to think about why he felt that Schiller was not sincerely praising him?

A person who tends to be rational and logical spends his whole life pursuing the exact answer in the logical link. The same is true for Magneto. If there is a link that he doesn't understand, he will think about it repeatedly and ignore the others.

At this time, Schiller said again: "Perhaps, the answer is simpler than you think. This has nothing to do with your own personality, emotions, and IQ. Is it possible that it is just because of 'herd mentality'?"

"Herd mentality..." Magneto read these terms softly, but it is just the literal meaning, and there is nothing to understand in depth.

At this time, Magneto has not understood the key, and Schiller explained in time:

"When everyone around says 'no', the individual will be more inclined to 'no'. When people around you have a bad evaluation of something, even if you have not practiced it yourself, there is a greater probability that you will make a negative evaluation of it."

"This is not actually a weakness of human nature, but a by-product of the process of human beings constantly domesticating themselves and establishing collective consciousness since the establishment of group society."

"People don't like to behave differently from others. It doesn't mean that they have no personality, but their instinctive judgment is that the places where most people go will be less dangerous."

"And it falls to you In fact, apart from me, very few people have sincerely praised you. My views are contrary to the views of the public, and you have already accepted the views of the public. So when I objected to this, your first reaction was to reject it. "

"This is not because you are inferior or suspicious, but because you accept the views of the majority and stand with the public."

Magneto's expression froze instantly. It was the first time he heard someone say that he stood with the public. Then, he sneered and said, "... This joke is not funny at all."

"Do you think you are an unconventional person who does not follow the ordinary people?" Schiller asked again.

Although Magneto remained silent and did not answer, his eyes had already explained everything.

If Magneto was really a person who was good at integrating into the society of ordinary people, he would not be alone in the Andromeda Galaxy now.

Just when he thought of this, Magneto found that Schiller had used so many steps to lay the groundwork and dug a dilemma trap for him.

If he said that he was an unpleasant person who was not worthy of being sincerely praised by others, it meant that his views were consistent with those of the public, and Magneto hated those ordinary people the most in his life, and he would rather die than be with them.

If he wanted to go against the public's views, he had to feel that he was worthy of being liked and praised, and then his views would be consistent with Schiller's views, that is, he had to accept Schiller's praise and admit that his kindness was not out of interest, but from the heart.

Magneto had never sincerely accepted the praise of others in his life, nor had he acknowledged the kindness of others.

No matter which path Magneto chose, he had to take a step he had never taken before.

Magneto looked at Schiller's eyes, slowly narrowed his eyes, and then he said in a slightly weird tone: "It looks like this is not the first time you have done this, doctor."

But to Magneto's surprise, Schiller did not stare at him silently as before, forcing him to give an answer.

He just picked up the water cup in front of him, took a sip and said:

"Eric, the tea is a little cold, drink it quickly."

Magneto didn't pay any attention to the water cup. His eyes were always on Schiller, because Schiller's reaction was beyond his expectations.

Schiller's words were actually equivalent to eliminating the trap himself. Magneto could use this to change the subject instead of having to make the dilemma just now.

What puzzled Magneto was that Schiller did this on purpose. He deliberately gave Magneto a step to change the subject instead of forcing Magneto to take a new step with the help of his carefully arranged language trap.

This made Magneto more confused about Schiller's goal. It was obviously a good time to break his psychological defense just now. The tip of the knife was already against his forehead, so why did he take it back?

Suddenly, Magneto was stunned for a moment. He turned his attention to the teacup and thought of the action he had just done.

Before, Schiller described him as a loser kicked out of the earth, so he controlled the teacup and pressed it against Schiller's forehead.

In fact, Magneto had the ability to control the teacup to splash water and pour tea on Schiller's face.

Or let the teacup remain motionless, even if Schiller touched it with his hand or pulled it hard, it would not move at all.

This would not cause any harm to Schiller, but would only embarrass Schiller, but he did not choose to do so.

And when Schiller controlled a sharp knife forged with language and pressed it against Magneto's head, he could obviously keep asking for an answer and force Magneto to make a choice.

This would not cause any psychological harm to Magneto, but would make him look like a fool who failed to notice the language trap and accidentally fell into it.

At this point, Magneto realized that since entering the door, Schiller had not made any redundant actions or words, including what he said just now, "The tea is cold, drink it quickly."

This sentence is not only a step, but also the bell when the correct answer is announced.

If you don't disrespect me by relying on your strength, I won't force you by winning with words.

At this time, Magneto thought again, why didn't Schiller move when he put the teacup on Schiller's forehead?

Magneto didn't think that Schiller had no ability to resolve this crisis in a more elegant manner.

But Schiller did nothing, just waited quietly until the slowly calming water surface gave him a signal, and then he took the next step with an extremely cautious attitude.

Magneto thought again that since Schiller entered the room, he had not put the things he was holding on any surface other than the ground. This action was obviously restrained by the instinct of ordinary social interaction.

Magneto's mind began to circle a question constantly. Schiller had no need to do this, so why did he do this?

Why did Schiller have to be so polite to a terrorist?

If this was just Schiller's instinct, then he was really noble and terrible. If this was a special courtesy from Magneto, then what virtue and ability did he have?

Could it be that Schiller really has a different view of Magneto from ordinary people? Doesn't he really think Magneto is a nasty and unapproachable person?

Could it be that Schiller really believes that spending extra effort to express goodwill will be rewarded?

Magneto sighed for a long time. Before this, no one had ever heard Magneto sigh. He was always indifferent, serious, and powerful.

But when Schiller picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, the tea was no longer bitter because it was slightly cold like before. On the contrary, it was heated to a temperature just suitable for drinking.

When the white mist rose, the fragrance of tea drifted in the room, and Schiller gently raised the teacup to Magneto.

He seemed to have prepared something to say, but when he opened his mouth, he lowered his head and said quite implicitly:

"You like to drink old wine, but it doesn't mean you don't like new tea, right?"

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