Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 385 Who works for whom?
Patrick was silent for a longer time, and finally replied leisurely: "This is a very amateur question."

"But it is necessary." Lin You said, "I think it is necessary to think about it several times in my mind; but I am a relatively honest person, so I just asked it casually when I thought of it."

Patrick did not show his face, but a single cold snort was heard in the air, as if mocking the shamelessness of the writer.

Honest? Just a casual question? If you hadn't thought so long before asking, maybe I would have believed your lies even a 1% chance.

"I have betrayed the Norse pantheon, and you are the person involved and the biggest beneficiary of that betrayal." Patrick "reminded" with some malice.

"Who are you betraying, Odin or Loki?" Lin You asked with a sneer, "From the current situation, their positions are not consistent."

"As far as the creation of the 'unknown' is concerned, their positions are consistent. Because of the emergence of the 'unknown', they don't have to go to the point of fighting each other; otherwise, Loki would not just disperse and hide the secrets, but would directly overturn the table and expose the secrets immediately." The God of Truth explained Loki's actions, and also explained himself.

"In other words, Loki hid this secret in preparation for the possibility of failure of the 'unknown' event?" Lin You muttered quietly, and suddenly raised a new question loudly, "What is your purpose?"

After going around in circles, we are back to the original and most core question.

Patrick was silent for a moment, as if he was considering his words. "I want to know how much power Odin has hidden. If he wants to deal with Loki in advance, Odin must have overwhelming power; at least power that he believes can overwhelm Loki's side... It is not enough to tap into this power from within the Norse pantheon. Odin must have external allies."

"Are you afraid that His power will suddenly increase, and after He has dealt with Loki, He will turn around and look for you to settle the old score of 'betraying' Him?" Lin You couldn't help but sneered, "It seems that the backers behind you are not strong enough, which makes you have such worries."

“That’s why life is difficult…” The God of Truth’s voice was suddenly interrupted halfway through his words, as if his throat was suddenly strangled by some force.

"I didn't hear clearly what you said." Lin You urged calmly, but the other party did not respond.

After a long time, Patrick finally let out a bitter laugh in the woods, his laugh mixed with anger and self-mockery. "I was tricked by you without realizing it. I was careless, careless..."

Lin You comforted him like an old friend: "Since you've already said it, why not just say half of it? Why don't you finish the rest?"

"Don't push your luck, writer." Patrick's voice suddenly became much more serious. "Let's get back to the point. I want to understand Odin's hidden power. You have to stop Odin's attempt to get rid of the interference of the real dimension. We have a common interest in this matter."

"We share the same interests, but I have to do it alone?" Lin You refused without even thinking, "The risk-return ratio is too low. I'm not interested."

"Why don't you think about this? Whether Odin's elimination plan succeeds or not, it is very likely to destroy the worldview logic of the big world, and then destroy the stability of the big world." Patrick's voice became anxious.

"In that case, the one with the biggest headache should be the will of the great world... No wonder Loki wants to lead the 'causal line' to the bottom of the great world. It turns out that he wants to complain to the will of the great world so that he can use the big world as a banner to cover up his own crimes!" Lin You looked nonchalant, "In addition to the will of the great world, there are other pantheons, so many supreme gods! As the saying goes - if the sky falls, there will be taller people to hold it up."

Patrick choked for a long time, and finally asked helplessly: "What do you want?"

The God of Truth was not fooled by Lin You’s fake performance; the Chinese often say that “only those who dislike goods are buyers”, and the Western gods actually understand this truth. The writer’s constant complaints and various excuses are also negotiation tactics, right?
"Answer me two questions first, and I'll consider what conditions to propose." Lin You extorted in the most candid tone. "Ask, I'll listen." Patrick was not one to be manipulated, and did not promise to answer immediately.

The first question the author asked was a technical one: "The first question is, how many people did Loki hide his secrets on? Do you want me to find them all?"

"I said before that I don't know how many parts Loki has divided the secret into. This is the truth." This question did not embarrass Patrick, but it made him helpless, because he really did not have an answer. "Each piece of consciousness is incomplete. At least most of the fragments of consciousness must be retrieved to piece together the complete secret."

"You want me to look for a needle in a haystack? Sorry, I'm busy fighting with Thor, Tyr and the others, I don't have time!" Lin You shook his head like a rattle.

"The two of them are busy looking for Loki! I can guarantee that they won't be able to find him for a long time." The God of Truth vowed.

Lin You still refused to give in. "Looking for Loki won't stop them from continuing to create the 'unknown'. Besides the two of them, there is also the Goddess of Death Hela in the time restricted area. Among the three main gods, any one of them would be enough to cause trouble for me."

"You have me as your helper, don't you?" Patrick had to offer more chips in exchange for help. "In fact, I have roughly identified the group of people that Loki wants to keep his secrets for."

"...Well prepared!" Lin You said sarcastically, "I knew that Sir Morgan's secrets were like water in a sponge. As long as you actively squeeze them, new ones will emerge."

Patrick pretended not to hear anything. After dealing with each other for such a long time, both sides were roughly aware of the thickness of the other's skin, the sharpness of their tongues, and the blackness of their hearts; this little sarcasm was not enough to make the God of Truth angry.

Sir Morgan continued, "Currently, it has been confirmed that there are three people who have fragments of Loki's consciousness in their souls: Agent Ross, Mrs. Downs, and Mr. Downs Jr. They are all characters in the story of Red Dead Redemption, and they are all characters who have lived relatively long."

"You don't mean to say that all the fragments of Loki's consciousness are hidden in this story?" Lin You said in surprise.

"It's a reasonable guess, isn't it?" Patrick asked. "Let's search for the story first. If we can find it, that's the best. If not, we can think of other ways. In the final analysis, the main line of this story only goes up to 1911, which is a barely acceptable range."

The writer pondered silently, but could not seem to find any reason to object.

"Then the second question comes..."

"You say." The God of Truth waited hopefully, but what he got was a blow that revealed his true intention.

"Is the accountant working for you now, or for Loki?"

"..." Patrick hesitated for a moment, "Isn't He your friend?"

"Oh, is it so?"

(End of this chapter)