dark moon

Chapter 677: Mutual Monopoly (Something went wrong, two chapters combined into one)

"Dragon people like to be straightforward, and I happen to like it too. What I don't like the most is going around in circles." The honesty of the priest?Throw it away, Xiure said solemnly, "In this case, let's just say it. If you want to cooperate with me, of course there is no problem. However, even if it is for your own sake, you must ensure the fairness of the transaction. This It is the basis of cooperation. Fortunately, my style of cooperation with others has always been about fairness, and I never like to take advantage of others in transactions, so when you cooperate with me, you don’t have to worry about the fairness of the transaction."

The two giant dragons were looking at him with strange eyes, as if they were studying where this man had hidden his shame. Even Moria no longer hid behind him to block the wind, preferring to be swept away by the wind and snow. Even if you are playing, you should stay away from him.

"Can you be more shameless?" Odin obviously thought of his kitchen knife again.

"Okay, what, do you need it?"

"No thanks."

"Well, I also don't think it's necessary." Xiuer nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Master Segeris, what you want is nothing more than the hope that if I can take that step in the future, then when you need me, I am responsible for helping you suppress the danger in your body and help you overcome difficulties, and what you can do for me is to share your experience with me, so that I can take that step more smoothly. Simply put, this is it right."

"Yes." The words were made very clear, and Segris was not surprised that Shuer understood his purpose.

"Then I don't quite understand why you plan to discuss the two cooperation together." Shuer said thoughtfully, "What we have done for each other should be of equal value in my opinion. But you obviously don’t think so. You think the transaction is more beneficial to me, so you decided to merge the two cooperations into one. In this way, the price the Dragon Clan has to pay will be less in the second cooperation. I I don’t think you are using negotiation skills. For mutual assistance between gods, you must first firmly believe that it is fair. Of course, it is not ruled out that some gods include the use of negotiation skills or the use of various means to gain benefits. Within the scope of this, but judging from your previous behavior, you are not this type of god, so you do think that the first cooperation is beneficial to me."

"So I don't understand why you think so. Is there some deviation in my understanding, or is it that you are too high..."

Xiuer did not continue. Besides, it would have been a bit too much, but he did not mean to say it out loud. It is impossible for all the individuals present not to understand, well, are you overestimating yourself?

"Do you think that by being recognized by the pantheon of gods and accepted by all the gods, the road ahead for you will be smooth? Yes, I admit that from ancient times to the present, no mortal has been treated like you and received the favor of the gods. Welcome, we are willing to have you become one of us. However, this does not mean that you will not encounter any more troubles in the future. In fact, on the most difficult issues, the recognition of the pantheon of gods means nothing." Gris did not answer, but instead asked, "You have asked me so many questions today, let me ask you one now. From the age of mythology to the present, do you know how many examples there are of mortals being promoted to gods?"

"Of course I know, 920 seven... uh, 930 one... uh, has your name been... well, that is, among the 930 two gods, there are a total of [-] names that once belonged to mortals..."

"Stop, I'm not asking you to memorize the holy book, and you didn't understand my question." Segris interrupted Shuer's answer without politeness, "I'm not asking you how many gods originally belonged to mortals. Those who after death enter the kingdom of God as apostles and saints, and then become deities and gods, are not included. My question to you is, how many gods were promoted 'directly' by mortals?"

"Uh..." Shuer was stunned for a few seconds before giving the answer, "Two of them, only the goddess of glory and victory won countless faiths in the early pioneering era because she never lost a battle in her life, and was eventually promoted to a god. The Lord of Conspiracies and Lies is a little worse. He inherited the godhood of the fallen previous generation of gods in the early days of the Chaotic Era, but after all, it can be regarded as being 'directly' promoted from a mortal."

"Well, Herod counts, so there are two." Segris asked, "Then do you know how many mortals have tried it in the same time period?"

"what?"

"No, what I asked is not accurate. After all, there are too many idiots among intelligent creatures, and those idiots must be eliminated." Segris corrected, "It should be said that you know how many have met all the conditions, successfully reached the end, and for Are mortals fully prepared for the last step?”

"Uh...this question..." Xiure really doesn't know. History and holy scriptures will only record the winners. As for the losers?If you are lucky, you will become a few lines of text or even a name on the edge of the classics. If you are unlucky, you will be completely forgotten by the world. Even your name will not appear in historical records. This has been the case since ancient times. Who knows how many losers there are?
"Do you think the 5.00% figure I mentioned just now was just a casual talk?" Segris stared at Shuer with bright eyes. "I never talk about this kind of thing casually."

"Forty?" Shuer was stunned. This probability is really low. According to Segris, this is the number of people who are fully prepared. There is no telling how many people are not prepared. .

"Yes, a round number, exactly forty."

"Why?" Shuer frowned and even asked with some suspicion, "Is becoming a god so dangerous?"

He does have some doubts, because according to records, many divine creatures were promoted to gods in ancient times. At that time, they did not have the problem of limited lifespan. If becoming a god is such a dangerous thing, divine creatures who have no worries may not be willing to risk death. The danger of changing his identity, so he always felt that the difficulty of this matter lies in the various preparations ahead, and the last step is the easiest.

However, it seems from Segris's words that his inference is still biased, and the last step is not that easy, but...

"You are just a mortal, Soul Wright, you are not a divine creature." Segris could see what Soul was thinking at a glance, and pointed out the key issue that he ignored, "We have carried gods with us since the day we were born. Sex, we have been with divinity all our lives. We don’t need to adapt to the difference between gods and mortals at all. Well, we actually need to adapt, but it is much easier than mortals. In short, the demigods you often call are actually In essence, we are still mortals, and we divine creatures are actually the real demigods, so in your opinion, our promotion was very easy. But even for us divine creatures, when we were promoted, there were only one-third Losers, do you think the 5.00% chance is very low for you mortals without divinity in your soul and blood?" Shuer was silent. He had indeed ignored this issue before, and no one reminded him.There is no way, Lord Luna is a god born in a physical existence after all, and she doesn't know the difficulty of being promoted from a mortal to a god. She has never paid attention to it before, but she wants to pay attention to it now, but how can she understand it in a short time? many.Only these gods who transformed from divine creatures knew that. As for the two mortal gods, Shuer had no chance or intention to contact them, and they had no obligation to remind him of this.

Does this count as a favor to Lord Anika, as well as Lord Offregen and Lord Fergus?

Xiure laughed bitterly and teased himself. He didn't dare to imagine what would happen if he rashly embarked on the road to promotion without knowing anything in the future. His luck had never been that good, and he didn't dare to bet on the 5.00% success. Rate.Fortunately, Lady Anika is more reliable than expected, and used roundabout methods to let herself know everything. Now that she is prepared, of course... there seems to be no difference.

Yes, even if you know everything, you can't change anything. Unless you don't take that path, you can't change anything except knowing that there is a 90.00% chance that you will die on the way.

"It's not as simple as death." Segris added a spiritual blow. "After death, based on your merits, you will definitely become the slave god of Dark Moon. Although your status is lower than the main god, you don't have to worry about the process. But if the promotion fails, Your soul will dissipate directly with the half-condensed godhead, and you can't even save it, let alone enter the Kingdom of Dark Moon."

"Thank you." Shuer rolled his eyes, "Actually, you don't need to add any explanation."

"So, do you want to be those two, or do you want to be the other 38? Or, do you choose to give up the opportunity to become the Lord God and exist under the protection of Luna forever?"

"Oh, so you want to say that you can make me become those two smoothly?" Xiuer's pupils shrank and he asked in a deep voice, "One hundred percent?"

"Are you kidding me? For mortals, nothing is [-]% successful. I can achieve [-]% success if I go back to the road of promotion, but you can't. You can only improve to the maximum extent." Segris sneered, like He was mocking Xiure's greed, "What I paid for the cooperation was to share my experience with you before you embarked on the road to promotion, including both forward and reverse experiences. With these experiences, you You are the creature who is most familiar with the road to promotion besides me. Even Shana and Sirold cannot compare with you. Although these experiences cannot guarantee your [-]% success, they can at least let you know what to do when and not to make mistakes. Make no mistake and take the wrong path. How likely you are to join us when the time comes depends on your hard work rather than your luck."

Xiure lowered his head, tapped his thigh lightly, and fell into deep thought for a long time. Segris did not urge him, but just lay in front of him, waiting patiently for his decision.After a long time, Xiure raised his head and said quietly: "You want to tell me that this is something that you can only do. You occupy a monopoly position, so you have the initiative in the first transaction, and the fair balance is on your side. Inclined?”

"Isn't it?"

"Two questions." Shuer raised two fingers and retracted them one by one. He said while retracting them, "First, maybe you are indeed the monopoly party, but in fact, I am not passive, because I need your help now. Yes, actually it’s just me.”

"Indeed, you can leave me behind and seek equal cooperation from other gods, but unfortunately, they don't need your experience. If you want to cooperate fairly with them, you must come up with enough experience for them. The conditions of value." Shuer thought as he spoke, and his tone became more and more certain the more he spoke, "Not only will you not be able to make me compromise on the second cooperation, but you will also have to pay an even more unimaginable price."

"If the negotiation breaks down, naturally I can only bet on the 5.00% chance, but from your own perspective, you will lose more, so the monopoly you imagined is actually two-way. Ha, this is a The truth that ordinary Yi people gave me is that not only suppliers are occasionally qualified to occupy a monopoly position, but as long as the conditions are right, demanders also have the opportunity to monopolize."

There is no expression on Segris's dragon-shaped face, but his eyes are quite solemn. It is obvious that Shuer's words have hit the point. Of course, he can refute against his will, but it is difficult to deceive himself. He knows in his heart , Seure is right, the monopoly is actually mutual.Not only that, but also...

"Secondly, your attitude is actually quite cautious, which can be seen from Odin's behavior. I don't think anyone can let the current leader of the Dragon Clan spend several years personally observing him, unless that person is related to I know something very important." Shuer put away his second finger, and a smile showed that he had everything under control. "I think that when you need my help, you are actually at your most vulnerable. Yes, if I help If your god has evil intentions, he can kill you without paying any price. You dare not entrust your safety to other gods, and you cannot even believe in the Void Oath. Therefore, you need me, who has nothing to do with both parties. A neutral person, and an outsider who will not instinctively discriminate against the orcs."

Yes, that was Segris's most vulnerable period. He didn't trust any existing gods. What's more, the war between the two sides had just ended, so they couldn't trust each other.

"Okay, I admit, your guess is correct. I can't fully believe in the character of other gods, even Fergus and Offregen, and trusting their lives to them." Segris finally sighed. He took a breath and said distressedly, "But..."

"Lord Segris." This time it was Shuuer who interrupted the Dragon God. "I believe that you can also come up with many arguments to refute, and then you and I will fall into a protracted negotiation. Ha, I will It’s troublesome to meet too many people. In this case, let’s put our cooperation negotiations aside for a while and exchange the content of the second cooperation first. If you still think it is necessary at that time, we will come back to discuss your and my personal cooperation options. The question of who is more advantageous, maybe you won’t feel the need for it by then?”

"That's fine." He squinted at Xiure for a long time. Segris couldn't see through his thoughts this time, so he could only nod his head in the end, "Odin..."

　There was a little problem. Well, I originally wanted to write two big chapters today to end this volume, but the second big chapter was not written, so I had to change the end time by one day.

　　
　
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