Chapter 1277: Exchange of Interests Death Mystery
If you want to build a real relationship with someone, you can't just rely on threats. In the end, the only thing that can succeed is profit. And Smith. Zhou has put the benefits he can give in front of Rama Mujam.
He gave Rama Mujam such a promise, the identity of a military magnate. Such a promise, and enough to make the hearts of a person of Rama Mujam's status, moved. After all, with the strength of his family, Rama Mujam could barely achieve the position of fleet commander. And above this position, there are also the bosses of the Navy Mountain, as well as the bosses of the other two arms.
If you want to be a giant, it is impossible not to sit in these positions. And if he wants to achieve such a position, with his current identity and status, it will take at least more than ten years of hard work. He didn't believe Smith. Zhou Hui is willing to wait until more than a decade later. So his words must mean that he will use his strength to help himself climb to such a position.
If that's the case, then this goes from being an impudent threat to a cooperation of equivalent exchange. Naturally, Rama Mujam could no longer have any reason to refuse. It's just that he's not sure that Smith. Is this what Zhou means in the end? And just as he was about to confirm the news further, there was no more Smith in front of him. Week's news too.
The words have come to this, and believe it or not, it's not Smith anymore. Zhou is willing to take care of things. If he's willing to cooperate, Smith. Zhou will naturally let him get his wish. But if he's not willing to cooperate, then Smith. Zhou didn't mind letting him see Hydra's brutal methods.
Here's the thing for Smith. Zhou is already over. He had more important things to do now, and that was to find a way to summon Alexia's soul back from the abyss of death. It's not easy, and it's something that can't be rushed at all. And before he could do that, he still needed to give an explanation to the people of the Heavenly Hammer Bureau.
For Coulson and his gang, the best-case scenario is actually that the Indo-Korean fleet and the monster will die together. In this case, they don't need to make any effort at all, except for issuing a statement and inscribed a few medals. And now, the Koreans are dead, and the Indians are picking up the bargain, and that's not something they want to see.
If possible, they really want Smith. Zhou was able to find out what was wrong with the Indians. Unfortunately, this is probably just a luxury. Because there's Smith. The existence of Zhou's inner ghosts, if they want to do something, it is simply impossible. And now, even if they want to remedy it, it's too late.
Rama Mujam, these people are already destined to be heroes. In such a situation, Coulson and the others have to divide a part of their own interests as the reward that these heroes deserve. Reluctantly, but there is no way. Because they didn't open the Sky Hammer Bureau. Although he has the greatest authority, if he doesn't even leave a sip of soup for those small countries, then this game will definitely not be able to be played.
How do they play this and Smith. Weeks have nothing to do with it. Because for him, the focus of his concern now is no longer here. At the moment, his most urgent task is to summon Alexia's soul back from the abyss of death. It's not easy, but it's not impossible. Especially for Smith. This is especially true for people like Zhou.
The long experience had given him enough knowledge, and with this knowledge, he could get Alexia's soul back on the premise of preserving himself. Of course, this does not mean that there is no cost at all. But there are many ways to do it, and the cost is different, Smith. After several considerations, Zhou chose the one with the least cost. That's the deal, the deal with the Grim Reaper.
Of course, this Grim Reaper doesn't mean Lady Death. Trying to trade with Lady Death is not easy, and Smith. Judging from Zhou's knowledge, he doesn't have this authority at all. Therefore, the object of his transaction is not Lady Death at all, but the Grim Reaper of all walks of life who act on behalf of Lady Death, that is, her messengers.
These characters are few and far between. Because many Grim Reapers, they rely on the faith provided by mortals to maintain the power of their existence. And in all fairness, how many people nowadays are willing to believe in gods, and they still believe in such an evil thing as the god of death. The answer is, of course, no, so Smith. Zhou is also unwilling to waste his limited time on such a small probability. He had to look for something more likely.
So is there still such a goal? The answer is yes. After all, not all the gods in the world rely on faith to maintain their existence. It's just weak gods, some guys who can steal the throne by luck. True gods are innate, like the Aesir gods like Thor, or powerful beings like the eight gods of heaven and earth. And the god of death among such innate gods will basically be immortal and eternal existence.
Generally speaking, as long as they don't die on their own, then that's basically the case.
But since that's said, it actually means that even the Grim Reaper will be finished. There are many reasons for this, and the main one of these reasons is that most of the Grim Reaper who has lived long enough will die unconsciously because they are tired of their lives. In most cases, this will not be successful. But once they succeed, even if they are agents of death, they cannot escape the shackles of the law of death. And in the long run, there are really few Grim Reapers, who have really lived to the present.
Smith. Zhou folded his fingers and calculated, the landlord in the eight lords of heaven and earth was one, but he was killed by himself. Hela, the underworld of Haim, is one, but it has disappeared many years ago with the retreat of the Aesirs. Then there was Hades, the king of Hades, who was said to have been killed by Hercules. Along the way, there are only two or three options left to really make this deal with him. Among them, Anubis is probably the most suitable choice.
Anubis is the god of death in the world of Egyptian mythology. As the watchman of the Yellow Springs, this wolf-headed deity is tasked with protecting the souls of every deceased and leading them to judgment.
He held an artifact called the Scales of Judgment, and when a soul was brought to him, he would pull out the heart of the deceased and place it on a section of the scale. And at the other end of the scale, there is a feather. In mythology, those whose hearts are heavier than feathers go to hell, while those whose hearts are lighter than feathers go to heaven. Anubis will uphold justice by the actions of these deceased in order to maintain order in the underworld. In fact, this is just wishful thinking on the part of the ancient Egyptians.
While Anubis did decide the fate of these souls by weighing their hearts and feathers with a scale, he did not necessarily judge them by their actions during their lifetimes. Truly, this Grim Reaper likes gold more than he did good deeds in life.
You know, the age of Anubis was a time when gods and men were mixed, and in that time, Pharaoh and his priests even had the ability to communicate with the gods and ask for divine power and blessings from the gods. In return for blessings to the gods, they often offered gold and slaves as sacrifices.
Needless to say, the human soul can be used as money in any mythological system. Gold, on the other hand, was a fetish unique to the Egyptian gods. Although this precious metal born from the earth did not do them any good, the gods of Egypt could see the devotion and reverence of these devotees with the amount of gold worshipped by mortals.
So the basis for Anubis's judgment of the dead also comes from this. The nobles of Egypt regarded death as if it were life, and they brought gold and treasures into their tombs in order to make Anubis see their piety and thus give themselves a chance to ascend to heaven in the judgment. If Anubis's judgment was based on good deeds, who would have brought gold into the mausoleum instead of leaving them to his descendants?
If the claim of judgment is false, then the claim of ascending to heaven is naturally false. Although it is true that Anubis decides the fate of the dead through judgment, it does not mean that there is really such a thing as going to heaven and going to hell.
You must know that although every acting god of death has a certain reincarnation ability in his hands, this reincarnation ability is not deliberately abused. In contrast to the almost endless number of souls, the vast majority of them are sent to the real world of the dead. This is the same as the principle of company operation, the agent can eat, drink, and take cards, but it is absolutely impossible to devour all the resources that maintain the company's existence. Unless you don't want to do it anymore and want to try the wrath of the big boss.
Like Hela, with Thanos' backing, the Grim Reaper who can act recklessly is a minority after all. And the god of death like Anubis, although they can't have a specific understanding of a rule-level existence like Lady Death, when they are born, they have enough awe for death itself. They are born because of this, and naturally they know the rules they have to follow.
And putting this statement on the judgment of Anubis is like this.
Those who were able to produce the gold could pass the trial, representing the nobility and the wealthy class, and Anubis would use his authority over these people to reincarnate in the world he ruled over and create new wealth for them.
And those who can't even take out the gold will naturally not be able to pass the trial. They represent the vast majority of the commoners and slave classes, and such people can naturally be taken to the world of death.
The truth of death is actually so simple, and now Smith. All Zhou had to do was search for gold, summon the god of death who had fallen asleep with the fall of Egypt, and trade his soul with him to bring Alexia's soul back from the abyss of death.
As for whether or not the long-degraded Grim Reaper would say yes, at this point, Smith. Zhou is very confident.