Although she stared at Luo Kaixian's expression, Gu Liana couldn't find any fake expression on that wooden face, her previous anger and hope of finding the gem were suddenly shattered, after all, the saint who was too young was inevitably emotional, and she didn't speak for a while.

Although Mama Patris, who was sitting on the side, had a conservative personality and was a little afraid of a murderer like Luo Kaixian, she was more patient than the young saint, and when she saw that Gulyana was silent, she spoke: "General Bartol, the Life Gem is a sacred relic of my sect, and it was once brought to Elidia by an elder in the sect, and two years ago Elidia was destroyed, and their wealth was possessed by Bagrat III, because my religion has no connection with Bagrat III, so the news of the Life Gem has also been lost...... Later, by chance, the old woman saw a golden cup in the style of the palace of Elidia in the city of Ray, and the merchant who sold the golden cup offered the name of the general......"

Luo Kaixian listened very carefully, he didn't want to have any contradictions with the Zoroastrian believers in front of him, in fact, if it weren't for the fact that many Green Christians were prone to extremes, he would not have any rejection of the Green Cultists. The Lady Paltris in front of her could tell at a glance that she was a conservative believer, while the young saint was very energetic and courageous, with beautiful green eyes, but also very thoughtful.

The words of the two men pieced together the circumstances and purpose of their entry into their ranks - it was clear that they posed no threat to themselves.

With such a thought, Luo Kaixian's inner guard relaxed a little, "General Ben has a lot of treasures, such as the Afrigian steppe, the Red Sea sand reef, the city of Helen, Athens, Byzantium, and Anatolia...... Of course, there are also those obtained from Kutaisi (1), and there are many gemstones, such as sapphires, emeralds, lapis lazuli, and multicolored stones, but they are just ...... You went to find your own life gem, and after this general, did you want to change your career to become a robber? ”

It is said that Luo Kaixian's words are very reasonable, any property in his hands has no relationship with Zoroastrianism, so the two parties cannot talk about who owes whom, and the two parties have no past friendship, so if there is a need, it can only be an exchange or transaction of interests.

But the young Gulyana didn't think so, and after hearing the conversation between Mama Patris and Luo Kaixian, her green eyes widened and she said: "General Bartol, any treasure is not our purpose, the life gem is a sacred object given by my god, as long as the general is willing to return it to us, this sect ...... This saint is willing to pay any price. ”

It was not the first time that he had heard the word Life Gem from the other party's mouth, Luo Kaixian couldn't help but feel his own space, and then asked with some confusion: "What is a Life Gem?" How big? What color? What does it do? Is it worth paying so much attention to your teaching? ”

According to conventional reasoning, Luo Kaixian is exploring the core secret of a religion, if it weren't for the fact that the two sides were in such a position of great disparity in power, I am afraid that there would never be such a conversation.

At least after Gulyana and Patrith looked at each other, they both found a trace of helplessness in each other's eyes.

In the end, Mama Patris, who was still familiar with the inside story, measured her hands and answered Luo Kaixian's question: "The bottom edge of the Life Gem is about three palms wide square, the height is only one and a half palms wide, the overall flat cone is not very regular, blue-green color, not very transparent, the most obvious feature is that it can emit light......"

Hearing this, Luo Kaixian could already determine what the elderly woman in front of him was talking about, that is, the glowing stone that he threw in the space after he found it in Kutaisi and never had time to figure out the purpose!

Speaking of which, there were so many things stored on his own body that he couldn't figure out the origin of more than one or two things, and what could make him suddenly remember was nothing but the stone, because in the storage space, only that stone was glowing.

On the other side, Patris's old voice continued, "The Life Gem itself is not very useful, but it can emit a blue-green light, and the sick or injured will recover quickly when they stand under its light......

"Oh? Does that prolong the life of the elderly? Luo Kaixian asked curiously.

Paltrius looked at him seriously and sighed at the acumen of this powerful man, "No, seven hundred years ago, the ascetic elders of the Church discovered it on Mount Aare (2), and in the hundreds of years since, countless people have tried all kinds of methods, cutting, burning, soaking, and hammering...... None of them have been found to have additional uses. ”

The old lady's words were very detailed, and Luo Kaixian finally determined that the life gem that the other party said was in his hand, but he didn't think that the gem could not be explored, which had nothing to do with trust, but only disagreed with the detection technique.

Luo Kaixian has no concept of greed for wealth, but it does not mean that he has to hand over the so-called gem to the other party, because according to some of his own experience, the blue-green glowing stone is by no means a simple healing gem, rather than acting as a mascot in the hands of the other party, it is better to do something more valuable by himself, not to mention that the gem is not directly obtained from the other party's classical church organization, but his own trophies.

Give away your loot for free? He's not that noble.

Sure that the blue-green stone must have an incredible function, Luo Kaixian immediately cut off the possibility of handing it over, and as soon as Patrice's voice fell, he opened his mouth and sighed, "It's really hard to imagine that there is such a strange object in the world...... It's a pity that the general has collected too many sundries along the way, and he hasn't had time to sort it out, if he finds the gem that Mama said one day, he must carefully figure out its function. ”

With the advantage of a wood-like cold face that he has maintained for many years, his performance can be described as perfect - without revealing the slightest thought.

At least the experienced Patris and the sensitive Gulyana both believed it, and the former said with Luo Kaixian's sigh a little leisurely: "Legend has it that thousands of years ago, there was a great flood in the world, and people looked for high ground to escape the disaster under the guidance of the gods, and at the same time collected a lot of inherited things, and Mount Aare is one of them. Hundreds of years ago, when our Holy Religion was flourishing, the figures in the Sect traveled in many directions to find the footprints of God, and perhaps it was because of God's favor that they were lucky enough to find such a divine object as the Life Gem. A few years before this, three elders had been held accountable for martyrdom due to the loss of the Life Jewel, and hundreds of people had been implicated and punished for hard labor......"

It was a very interesting thing to listen to the ancients talk about the ancients, and Luo Kaixian had no intention of bothering.

Patrice continued, "This time, in order to pursue the Life Gem, the Holy Maiden of Gulyana and the old woman impersonated General Bartol's subordinates, which is really a last resort, and if there is any offense, please forgive the general, and if there is any loss, Patrice is willing to give the equivalent value of wealth as compensation." If the general can help find the gem of life and return it, the religion is willing to exchange the wealth demanded by the general, whether it is population, food, minerals, or property, as long as the religion can do it. ”

"This ......," Luo Kai hesitated first.

The other party almost made it clear that the carriage and horses were at your disposal, and the corresponding thing was only to deliver the life gem that the other party valued, and leaving that life gem in this situation may mean that he was completely at odds with Zoroastrianism.

Although Zoroastrianism was in decline at this time, it was not worth offending a religion rashly.

Luo Kaixian knows very well how much influence religion has, fighting with a religion is often like dealing with a country, it is destined not to be just a simple confrontation, but it is likely to turn the originally unrelated situation into a complete chaos, from possible cooperation to outright hatred, in fact, the gains outweigh the losses, if it is derived again, and some guys with special strength (pushing themselves and others, Luo Kaixian, who has been killed for a long time, will always predict the worst situation to deal with) provoked, he Luo someone is naturally not afraid, But the hard work of the previous two years and the planning for the future will be disrupted.

To make a feud for a strange stone, in addition to messing up your own rhythm, there is also a possibility that the gains outweigh the losses, is it worth it?

The trade-offs are always weighed, and it is impossible to ask someone not to be serious.

It is one thing to be decisive in killing, and it is another thing to be thoughtful, and there is no contradiction between the two, and they can even complement each other.

These two things constitute a perfect fusion in Luo Kaixian, as a former hawkish senior officer, the most fundamental difference between him and the **** politician is the enterprising spirit, rather than compromise and peace. The so-called enterprising does not mean to turn all "non-self" others into enemies and then eliminate them, but to change passers-by into their own people, or even to change enemies into their own people.

In Luo Kaixian's eyes, the two Zoroastrians in front of him are not enemies, and even in the fight against the Western Green Religion, the two sides still have a basis for cooperation, of course he doesn't want to become hostile to each other just because of a stone, even if that stone is a little magical, even if he longs to keep that stone.

In an instant, he figured out all the joints, Luo Kaixian spread his palms upwards and said very calmly: "Mama Patris, Saintess Gulyana, all the way east from Transcaucasia, General Ben has indeed collected a lot of treasures, and he has not been able to count them until now, so the two of you don't have to suspect that General Ben will show people with lies!" As for the compensation that Mama Patrith said, your subordinates did not cause any losses, so there is no need to mention it......"

As his mind was confirmed, Luo's tone softened too much. The highest level of so-called lying is his state, a wooden face covers all emotions, nine truths with a subtle word, can completely win anyone's trust.

At least Gulyana and Patris no longer suspected that someone would lie and deceive, and the old grandmother's frowning eyebrows slackened a lot, and she sat down with a bow and bowed, "Thank you, General Bartol, for your kindness and forgiveness!" ”

The Holy Maiden Gulyana, who didn't speak for a while, lost the momentum of the newborn calf at the beginning, but she still couldn't help but ask a little stubbornly, "General Bartol, I don't know how long it will take you to sort out those seizures?" If you find the Life Gem I taught, what would you like us to exchange it for? ”

The young saint finally figured out that the man in front of her was not her parishioner, and even if the other party found the life gem and did not give it to them, it was a matter of course, so in order to complete the mission on her body, she could only choose the gentle approach of the attendant Mama and half of the teacher Patris, which had nothing to do with personal dignity, and for the Zoroastrian sect who were excluded to the northern wasteland, the lives of the believers were more important.

It's just that such a question made Luo fall into thinking again.

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(1) Kutaisi, the palace of the Duchy of Elidia, where Luo Kaixian obtained a large number of gold, precious stones, and treasury, see Chapter 3, Section 79 for details.

(2) Mount Aare, also translated as Mount Ararat or Mount Arrat, is an extinct volcanic cone covering an area of more than 40 square kilometers at the junction of the eastern Anatolian Plateau and the Iranian Plateau. According to the Christian book of Genesis, the last place where Noah's ark anchored after the Flood was Mount Aare.

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