Chapter 74 The scum of combat power 1
"He performed very well, although his training scores were still the last one at the bottom every time." Zhang Yang shrugged.
"Oh? Are you not disappointed with his performance?"
Erskine glanced at Zhang Yang with interest.
"Disappointment? No, no, if the instructor is disappointed with a soldier, it only means that the instructor's ability is not enough. A contemptuous look and a bad word may destroy a soldier's heart."
This sentence obviously surprised Erskine, and looked at Zhang Yang again with a strange look and said, "Captain Zhang Yang, this statement is rare. I believe you will be a good instructor. Steve may be his greatest luck in his life under your management. You must know that no one except you have expressed his affirmation to Steve. Of course, Ms. Carter is not in this range."
When Zhang Yang heard Abraham Erskine's evaluation of himself, he smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that Steve's greatest luck in his life was not to meet himself, but to meet you.
Without Erskine, Captain America might have appeared later, but it was not necessarily Steve. It can be said that Erskine's choice changed Steve's life.
However, Zhang Yang did not say these things, but gave Steve's performance a very pertinent evaluation, and of course it also had a somewhat partial meaning: "In fact, what I value Steve the most is not that he has any special strengths or advantages, but that I admire his personality very much. A person who is indomitable like him can often make a fortune."
"and."
Zhang Yang glanced at Erskine: "Steve's performance is not as bad as before, and it's useless. I let him participate in today's exercise, and we can see his performance later."
“I’m looking forward to it.”
Erskine nodded, but she was still a little depressed. Zhang Yang seemed to have no common language about the topic of the next selection, which made Erskine a little unhappy.
After all, I was also a chief scientist in the research department, and promoted the progress of the Super Soldier Plan. At this moment, I had reminded Zhang Yang without any trace. Steve was likely to be the final candidate. I thought Zhang Yang would be very curious and took the initiative to ask about the relevant situation. It would be convenient for Erskine to win over Zhang Yang. Who would have thought that Zhang Yang had such a calm expression?
"Is the news leaked? It shouldn't be that apart from Colonel Phillips and Agent Carter, few people probably knew that I chose Steve's."
Erskine was confused. No matter how he guessed, he never expected that Zhang Yang would have known the whole story.
Zhang Yang's previous performances made Erskine develop a strong interest in Zhang Yang and transferred detailed information from the other party. Zhang Yang's two years of experience in the European battlefield were very detailed. There was no place for writers, which made Erskine have the idea of pulling Zhang Yang into the team of planners.
Since the team carrying out the mission had already advanced to the mountain, the other soldiers at the base spread out and arranged the defense line to the edge of the entire exercise venue to prevent anyone from entering here. Zhang Yang had nothing to do at the moment, so he stayed here and chatted with Erskine.
In the end, Erskine couldn't hold back and spoke first: "Zhang Yang, do you know why I chose Steve?"
Zhang Yang changed into a surprised expression just right: "Steve? Is the final candidate confirmed? Are you still choosing?"
Zhang Yang did not intend to expose his plans. In order not to alert the enemy, it is better to be low-key in other aspects. Maybe Erskine could detect that he was lying. But some things did not need to be said, and everyone could understand them in their hearts.
Sure enough, Erskine looked at Zhang Yang deeply, and seemed to have not expected that Zhang Yang would be so cautious. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Steve is just my personal recommendation. He has not entered the final decision stage yet. It is mainly because Colonel Phillips refused to agree. Captain Zhang Yang, do you know why I chose Steve?"
"Sorry, I don't know much about this." Zhang Yang continued to pretend to be stupid.
Erskine had no doubt about this, because it was not only Zhang Yang, but also Phillips was a little surprised at the reason why he chose Steve, because Steve's kind and steady personality!
"I said I had a crush on Steve's character. Do you think it would be absurd?" Erskine sighed and said to himself: "Have you heard of such a theory, a wooden barrel, which determines that the volume of water it ultimately holds is not the longest board, but the shortest one."
The wooden barrel theory was naturally not unfamiliar with it, and then nodded. Erskine looked at the busy soldiers around him, as if a wise man was looking at the busy ant with pity. He said: "The next information is confidential, just know it yourself, don't tell it."
Zhang Yang nodded, realizing that he was finally going to touch the core part of this plan.
Erskine stretched out a finger: "To understand the whole story, you must first understand the purpose of this plan. That's right, it is to create a group of super soldiers with extraordinary physical fitness, thereby increasing the bargaining chips for victory for the Allies. This is the ultimate goal of this plan, but according to my research, the super soldiers' serum is not omnipotent, and his degree of strengthening has an upper limit. Regardless of the user's physical fitness, the final strengthening result cannot exceed this upper limit."
"The upper limit of strengthening? Is there no way to break it?" Zhang Yang's face became solemn. It was the first time he heard about this situation, and he thought that the strengthening of serum varies from person to person.
"Maybe there is a way to break it, but it's not possible yet. At least I haven't found a way to break it." Erskine shook his head: "Let's assume that the standard physical energy of a normal person is 2., and the upper limit of serum enhancement is 6 times that of a normal person's physique. In other words, no matter who uses this serum, the maximum value can only reach 12."
"This 12 is a relatively fixed number. Ben Frank's physical fitness can be rated between 3 and 3.5. Even if he strengthens again, he can only reach 12. Similarly, compared with Steve, who is thinner than ordinary people, we temporarily set the physical fitness evaluation to 1, which is lower than the 2 of a normal person. Then after the serum strengthening is successful, Steve can also reach the height of 12."
Zhang Yang understood Erskine's meaning a little and asked in confusion: "Are you saying that whether it is Steve or other more powerful soldiers, the final reinforcement result will be the same?"
"It can also be understood this way, but 12 is just a theoretical upper limit of strengthening, which does not mean that it can reach this level every time. The result of serum strengthening is related to the individual's willpower. Those with too poor willpower may only be able to support it after 7 minutes. People with strong willpower and firm minds can reach 10 or 11, which is the closest to the upper limit."
When Erskine said this, his face had become very serious, and his voice was filled with a strong warning. Obviously, the process of strengthening serum was not that simple, but was paved with life and blood.
Just like a group of people fighting for a throne that represents the highest power, the rules are not limited to their origins. Whether you were a civilian, a slave, aristocrat or a general, you are qualified to participate in the exhibition. Everyone has the possibility of sitting in that position. But the final result depends on the process of the fight. On one side are two or three kittens, holding wooden sticks and shovels, and on the other side are a heavily armed heavy cavalry. The final result is undoubtedly.
But it is also possible that all these heavy cavalry were infected with the plague. Perhaps before the war horses under their seats stepped on the enemy into meat paste, they could no longer hold on.
A group of farmers can succeed in uprising, and a group of slaves can also overthrow a powerful dynasty.
As the protagonist selected, Steve Rogers himself is very thin and inferior to ordinary people. However, such a sick person has a firm will and heart. On the other hand, other strong and healthy people are very fragile inside. The final result is very likely that Steve will win.
Erskine made another addition and subtraction for Zhang Yang. A soldier with a combat power of 1 and a combat power of 5 can reach 12 after strengthening, but there is only one chance, so who would be more suitable to choose?
The answer is 1.
Maybe many people will be puzzled, but Erskine explained this sentence with the principle of cutting it short.
"If a soldier with combat power of 5 is strengthened to 12, the combined combat power of 1 can reach 13. If the reinforcement is 1, the final result becomes 12+5=17. With the same end point, the lower the starting conditions, the more vivid the final value will be."
Erskine gestured a few numbers, allowing Zhang Yang to intuitively understand what he was going to say, and then he spoke: "And Steve is not only the 1, but also a firm but not stubborn, kind but not stupid, so he is the most suitable candidate for this experiment!"
"If it were someone else, the room for power to grow was very limited, and it would be better to let Steve strengthen the benefits gained."
Zhang Yang was silent. Indeed, as Erskine mentioned, the lower the starting point, the more obvious the increase is, and the more the overall combat power increases. But it is obvious that Phillips seems to have other opinions on this explanation, so the stalemate has been stalemate and the final candidate has not been determined yet.
Chapter completed!