Chapter 796: Conditions for Cooperation
At the convocation of King Megael III, the archbishops, who had left the conference hall for a while, returned one by one, and the scene soon returned to the normal state of the previous meeting, with the only difference being that the extraterritorial wanderers sat solemnly at the round table.
This indescribable being looked at everyone on the scene with a smile on his face.
Magnum was the last to return, and when his figure solidified at the round table, his first reaction was to glance in Gawain's direction, then covered his forehead and let out a sigh: "Damn...... I thought it was a hallucination...... So what's the situation now? Before being polluted by the upper narrators, were we already eroded by extraterritorial wanderers? ”
There was a hint of broken jars in his tone.
Gawain chuckled softly and his gaze fell on Magnum, "I'm not in the habit of polluting anyone—but if you're interested, I can try it too." ”
Gawain still trusted the power of mathematical concepts such as the Riemann conjecture and Fermat's theorem, and he thought that with the help of his advanced authority in the psychic network, he would crush this knowledge and inject it into the subject's superficial memory in a chaotic way, and the effect should be no worse than the spiritual pollution of the evil god......
And the words he said with a gentle smile almost gave Magnum goosebumps all over his body.
Yuri, who was not in very good shape, looked up at Magnum, and then at the "Extraterritorial Wanderer" beside him, his face trembled slightly, he actually wanted to change seats immediately, but probably no one here wanted to change with him - as an archbishop, he could only continue to sit hard, and felt that his state was a little worse than just now.
"Actually, you don't have to be so nervous, I'm not a devouring demonic beast, and I won't drain your soul like a demon," Gawain said with a smile after successfully enlivening the atmosphere, "I searched your psychic network a little and found that some of your opinions about me are very ...... Interestingly, there are so many misunderstandings that you are too nervous about me.
"I'm not interested in your souls or your lives, I came into this world just to ......"
When Gawain said this, he suddenly paused, his eyes swept over Selena Gelfen not far away, and after a little thought in his heart, he continued:
"It's just to enjoy a journey in peace and fulfill a promise."
Originally, he just wanted to say "enjoy a journey", but before he could say it, he suddenly remembered Gawain Cecil's mysterious voyage, remembered the "soul trade", remembered Selena Gerfen, who might know part of the inside story, and added the word "promise" in order to build initial trust and clear the way for future action.
Although even he didn't know what this so-called "promise" was, Selena knew that it was enough.
Everything was as Gawain expected, after the last sentence fell, the archbishops on the scene looked a little dazed, but Selena Gefen suddenly changed her eyes slightly and glanced this way.
As for the Megael III who was floating in mid-air...... Gawain didn't know how to judge the ancient pope's face for the time being, although he felt that the change in the face of this "starlight aggregate" should have something in common with Carmel, but the color spectrum of the two people seemed to be different...... Kamel hasn't turned black yet.
At the same time as Gawain's voice fell, Daniel also received a message from the undertone, and the "Eternal Sleeper Security Director" then stood up, looked at Gawain with disbelief and jealousy, and said in a trembling tone, "You...... To be able to see the ...... we put in the network of our minds"
Gawain looked at Daniel and inevitably sighed in his heart: It's a pity that this acting skill can't devote himself to the career of magic shadow drama.
"Your psychic network is not a secret to me," he nodded as he sighed in his heart, "Of course, I don't have a hobby of snooping, I just found something that interests me, and you don't have to worry about me reading your memories." ”
As he spoke, Gawain continued to reinforce his strange and powerful image as an "extraterritorial wanderer" in the mental realm, emphasizing his degree of control over the psychic network.
After a long period of arrangement, when it was finally time to uncover the disguise, he decided not to hide it, but to make himself appear more difficult to fight, so that he could grasp the initiative in his own hands to the greatest extent, and as for whether this would make the Eternal Sleepers jealous...... It doesn't matter at all.
I am an "extraterritorial wanderer", and I still need to care about my "people-friendly image" in front of the eternal sleeper? It's better to continue to strengthen this character, anyway, in fact, I have indeed infiltrated their mental network.
The archbishops' faces were more or less difficult to look at, and the feeling of having their secrets and lifelines in the hands of others was obviously terrible, especially for those of them who had been at the top of the sect for a long time, but after a brief silence, they calmed down.
They have been working for hundreds of years and generations with "God" as their imaginary enemy.
Compared with personal emotional ups and downs, they are more able to bear the pressure that ordinary people are unwilling to bear for the sake of the overall situation.
"Well, since you've been 'watching' ...... all along," a dignified-looking female archbishop with half-elven features sighed, looked at Gawain and said, "we don't have to bother anymore. What is your attitude towards the upper storyteller? ”
Seeing the archbishops on the scene adjust their mentality so quickly, watching their performance in front of his own "extraterritorial wanderer", Gawain couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
These are all excellent talents, but unfortunately, the wrong way to go.
He knew that he might not be qualified to judge whether the path of civilization development was right or wrong, but at least from the position and perspective of a ruler, the line of every dark sect was something he could not tolerate.
Thankfully, the Eternal Sleeper hasn't gotten things out of control like the Death of All Things will do, and there's still room for him to meddle.
"As I just said, I agree with Selena Gerfen," Gawain said slowly, "My opinion on the 'monster' brewing in Sandbox No. 1 is that it must not be allowed to break through its imprisonment, let alone rule the real world as a god.
"There are enough gods in this world, and each one means trouble. We don't have to add another one.
"On this premise, we can cooperate."
"So what kind of cooperation do you want?" Archbishop Yuri stiffened his head and stood up, "Are you willing to take action personally against Sandbox One?" Do you need our cooperation? ”
"It's easy to talk to smart people," Gao Wen nodded with a smile, and then said while thinking, "I don't know more about the No. 1 sandbox than you, and I need to go in to determine the situation, and my reliance is that the spiritual pollution in the No. 1 sandbox should have no effect on me." As for your cooperation...... I'm afraid I need more than just cooperation. ”
Gawain said, slowly raising his head and looking around at everyone in the scene.
"I need you to be strictly obedient to my arrangement, for the duration of the operation, and after the operation is over and the crisis in Sandbox 1 is resolved, you must also ...... Adopted by me. ”
After speaking, he leaned back in his chair and watched the archbishops in a relaxed and onlooker manner, instantly falling into shaking and discussion.
He appeared very confident on the issue of the No. 1 sandbox, which was to increase his leverage in this negotiation, but his self-confidence did not come out of thin air-
As a "satellite spirit", his mental structure is extremely special, almost naturally restraining all attacks and pollution against the mind in this world, and the spiritual pollution in the No. 1 sandbox should be no exception, and at the same time, due to the influence of the "God-killing Fleet Legacy", he has a certain degree of "natural enemy effect" to the gods of this world, including the relics of the gods, and even the remains of the gods themselves, and the level of the upper-level narrator in the No. 1 sandbox that has not yet been fully formed should not exceed this level.
Even if he was pessimistic, the situation in Sandbox One was stranger than he had imagined, and the upper narrator had escaped from his confinement and become a god sooner than he expected, and he had a plan in place.
He had already asked Tyr to send a message to the Siren Queen, saying that there was a possibility of adding food in the near future.
To be honest, if the upper-level narrator stays in the depths of the dream and does not have a "medium" to enter the real world, then the situation is indeed a bit tricky, after all, the formless and qualitative spiritual pollution is the most difficult to deal with, but if the "god" recklessly comes to the real world and obtains the foundation of the real world......
There is a saying, as soon as the blood bar is lit, then the matter is much simpler, and throwing it to those krakens is a matter of blind XX gnawing......
Of course, it is not ruled out that all means will fail, and even the Kraken will not be able to fight against the upper narrator, and the possibility that a true god full of malice will directly descend and destroy the world, for which Gawain is also prepared:
He will try to warn the dragons, and even prepare to face another "battle against the tide", so that everyone can die a decent death......
He can't be blamed for being pessimistic, the main thing is that he has to be mentally prepared to face the gods - most of the former disobedients have devoted themselves to that terrible cause with a similar will.
In the hall, there was a lot of discussion, and it was clear that the upper echelons of the Eternal Sleeper could not accept Gawain's offer for a moment.
Gawain just smiled and sat in his place, waiting for their discussion to end.
Some things must be explained in advance, otherwise if you wait until the matter is resolved, you will only be left with embarrassment and suspicion.
But on the other hand, taking over a dark sect through a crisis, this is also something he didn't dare to imagine before, even at this moment, he is not sure that he will succeed, even if the situation is stronger than people, it is difficult for him to make one of the three dark sects bow to him with a transaction, a crisis, and a few empty words - even if he is a "wanderer outside the territory" in their minds.
Rather, it is his identity as an "extraterritorial wanderer" that makes the Eternal Sleepers even more resistant.
After all, they have worked hard for so many years to break free from one shackle - they will not welcome another shackle on their heads.
Finally, the discussion in the hall gradually subsided, and one after another eyes fell on Gawain, and then on Megael III in mid-air.
The latter finally spoke after a long silence.
"This is called 'co-optation'...... What exactly are you going to do? ”
"As I said, I have no interest in your lives or your souls, but I will not allow a dark sect to continue to exist in the order I promote—of course, I know that your main area of activity is Typhon, but my order is not necessarily only in Cecil," Gawain said unhurriedly, "I will transform you, from the entire Order to each of you; I will judge many people because you have committed many sins as cultists, but if you actively accept reform, I will also allow most of them to live to make amends for these sins; I will also promise that under the new order and law, you can still devote yourself to your cause—don't you want to break the chains left by the gods? Go ahead and do it, because I'm interested in it too. ”
Gawain paused for a moment and smiled.
"In a sense, this is a brighter future for you - as a dark sect you will be given the opportunity to return to the sun, and all you have to do is accept the 'reform'.
"Finally, I would like to add that I am not a god, and I will not be a new god, you can be as loyal to me as a mortal king, without fear of reaping a new shackle."
After Gawain finished speaking, the hall fell silent for a short time.
The archbishops were waiting for Megaor III to make a statement.
Selena Gelfen's eyes kept falling on Gawain.
"We can't give you any answer right now," the wriggling starlight aggregate finally spoke, "and we want to have an uninterrupted, unmonitored discussion, and tell you the results at the next meeting." ”
Gawain breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Predictable.
It is obviously not so easy to co-opt these Eternal Sleepers.
But as soon as Megaard III showed a tendency to discuss, things were already moving in the direction Gawain had hoped.
"Reasonable choice," Gawain said indifferently, he slowly stood up, his gaze sweeping the audience, "but I also want to warn you - you don't have much time, and the upper narrator will not wait for you. ”
"We are well aware of this," said Megael III in a deep voice, "but we also want to emphasize that no matter what the conditions you propose, all of this will not take effect until the matter is actually settled, and if the crisis in Sandbox 1 cannot be resolved, then even the cooperation itself will be meaningless." ”
"Of course it is......"
Gawain said with a smile, and as the words fell, his figure gradually disappeared into the hall.
It wasn't until the majestic burly figure disappeared and the hall was quiet for a few minutes that an archbishop couldn't help but break the silence: "This time...... Did He really leave? ”
"I don't know......," Yuri said with an ugly face, moving unnaturally, as if he was still not in good shape, "I always feel ...... There are still people around. ”
Magnum thought for a moment, "Why don't I throw another Psychic Storm?" ”
"Damn! That's enough! Your psychic storm can only hit your own people here, and it has no effect on the extraterritorial wanderers at all! ”
Gawain, who had only lifted his stealth and had not left at all, sat next to Archbishop Yuri and nodded approvingly.