"Dragons like to be straightforward, and I just like it too, and the last thing I like as a person is to go around in circles. "The honesty of the priesthood is gone, Shul said solemnly, "In that case, let's just say it, if you want to cooperate with me, of course it's no problem, but even if it's for your own sake, you must ensure the fairness of the transaction, which is the basis of cooperation." Fortunately, my style of cooperation with people has always been fair, and I never like to take advantage of transactions, so when I work with them, I don't have to worry about the fairness of transactions. ”

Both dragons were looking at him with strange eyes, as if they were studying where this man had hidden his shame, and even Moria no longer hid behind him to block the wind, preferring to be blown by the wind and snow than to stay away from him.

"What could you be more shameless?" Odin clearly remembered his kitchen knife again.

"Yes, what, do you need it?"

"No thanks. ”

"Well, I don't think so, either. Shul nodded with satisfaction and continued, "What you want, Lord Segris, is nothing more than hoping that if I can take that step in the future, then when you need it, I will be responsible for helping you suppress the danger in your body and help you get through it, and what you can do for me is nothing more than to share your experience with me, so that I can take that step more smoothly, in short, that's right." ”

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

"Then I don't quite understand why you plan to talk about the two collaborations together. Shure groaned, "What we have done for each other should be of equal value to me, but you obviously don't think so, you think the deal is more beneficial to me, so you decided to combine the two cooperations into one, so that in the second cooperation, the dragons will have to pay less." I don't think that you are using negotiation skills, mutual assistance between gods, first of all, you have to believe that it is fair to carry out, of course, it is not excluded that some gods use negotiation skills or use various means to profit from the scope of fairness, but from your previous behavior, you are not this kind of god, therefore, you do think that the first cooperation is beneficial to me. ”

"So I don't understand why you think the way you do, is it because of some deviation in my cognition, or if you are too high in ......"

Shul didn't continue, and besides, it was inevitable that there would be some transgression, but he didn't mean to say it, and it was impossible for all the individuals present not to understand, well, are you overestimating yourself?

"Do you think that with the approval of the temple of the gods, and the acceptance of all the gods, the road ahead of you is already clear? Yes, I confess, from ancient times to the present day, no mortal has been treated like you, welcomed by the gods, and willing to make you one of us. However, this does not mean that you will not have any more trouble in the future, in fact, the approval of the Temple of the Gods does not make any sense in the most difficult matters. Segris didn't answer, but asked rhetorically, "You've 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 of promotion from mortals to gods?"

"Of course I know, the Temple of the Gods is nine hundred and twenty-seven...... Uh, nine hundred and thirty-one...... Uh, isn't your name already ...... Well, that's a total of ...... of the names that once belonged to mortals among the nine hundred and thirty-two gods."

"Stop, I'm not asking you to memorize the scriptures, and you didn't understand my question. Segris interrupted Shure's answer unceremoniously, "I'm not asking you how many gods originally belonged to mortals, and those who entered the kingdom of God as apostles and saints after death, and then became subordinate gods and gods from there, I ask you, how many gods were 'directly' promoted by mortals?"

"Uh......" Shur was stunned for a few seconds before giving an answer, "Of the two, only the goddess of brilliance and victory was promoted to a god in the early stage of the pioneering era because of her undefeated achievements in her life, and finally promoted to the god of the gods, while the lord of conspiracy and lies is a little worse, he inherited the godhead of the fallen god of the previous generation in the early stage of the chaotic era, but after all, it can also be regarded as a 'direct' promotion by mortals." ”

"Well, Sirod counts too, so it's two. Segris asked, "Do you know how many mortals have tried it in the same time period?"

"Huh?"

"No, I'm not asking accurately, after all, there are too many fools in intelligent beings, and we need to get rid of those fools. "It should be said that you know how many mortals have met all the conditions, made it to the end, and are fully prepared for the last step?"

"Uh...... This question ...... "Shuer really doesn't know, whether it's history or holy scriptures, only the successful ones will always be recorded, as for those who lose? If you are lucky, you will become on the edge of the classics and talk about a few lines of text or even a name, and if you are unlucky, you will be completely forgotten by the world, and even your name will not appear in the historical records, and it has been like this since ancient times, who knows how many losers?"

"Do you think that the five percent figure I mentioned just now was just a casual remark?" Segris stared at Shul with blazing eyes, "I never talk about this kind of thing. ”

"Forty?" Shul was stunned, the odds were a bit low, according to Segris, this was still the number of people who were well prepared, and those who were not prepared did not know how many.

"Yes, an integer, exactly forty. ”

"Why?" Shur asked with a frown, even a little skeptical, "Is it so dangerous to become a god?"

He did have some doubts, because in the records, many divine creatures in ancient times were promoted to gods, and they did not have the trouble of limited lifespan at that time, if it was such a dangerous thing to become a god, and the divine creatures without worries might not be willing to risk death to change their identity, so he always felt that this matter was difficult to prepare in front of various preparations, and the last step was the easiest.

However, from Segres's words, his inference is still biased, and the last step is not so easy, but ......

"You're just mortal, Shul Wright, and you're not a divine creature. Segris could see at a glance what Shure was thinking, and said the key question he had overlooked, "We have carried divinity with us since the day we were born, and we have been with divinity all our lives, and we don't need to adapt to the difference between gods and mortals at all, well, in fact, we also need to adapt, but it is much easier than mortals." In short, the demigods you often talk about are actually mortals in nature, and we divine creatures are actually real demigods, so in your opinion, our promotion was easy at the beginning. But even our divine creatures, when we were first promoted, there were one-third of the losers, do you think that for you mortals who don't have divinity in their souls and blood, the five percent chance is very low?"

Shure was silent, he had indeed ignored the issue before, and no one had reminded him. No way, after all, Lord Luna is a god born in physical existence, and she doesn't know the difficulty of being promoted from a mortal to a god, and she has never paid attention to it before, but now she wants to pay attention, but how can she know so much in a short period of time. Only these gods who have transformed from divine creatures know, and as for those two mortal gods, Shur has no chance or intention of contacting them, and they have no obligation to remind him of this.

Does this mean that you owe Lord Anika a big favor, as well as Lord Ofregen and Lord Fergus?

Shuer smiled bitterly and teased himself, he couldn't imagine what would happen if he rashly embarked on the road to promotion without knowing anything, his luck had never been so good, he didn't dare to bet on the five percent success rate. Thankfully, Lord Anika was more reliable than she had imagined, and she had made a roundabout way to let herself know everything, and now that she was prepared, of course it ...... It doesn't seem to make a difference.

Yes, even if you know it, you can't change anything, unless you don't go down that path, you can't change anything except knowing that you have a 95% chance of dying halfway through.

"It's not as simple as death. Segris added a mental blow, "After death, with your merits, you will definitely become the servant god of the dark moon, although the status is lower than that of the main god, but there is no need to worry about the process." But if you fail to be promoted, your soul will directly dissipate with the half-condensed godhead, and you can't be saved, let alone enter the Dark Moon's Divine Kingdom. ”

"Thank you. Shul rolled his eyes, "Actually, you don't have to add to it." ”

"So, do you want to be the other two, or do you want to be the other thirty-eight, or do you choose to give up the chance to become the Lord God and exist forever under Luna's protection?"

"Heh, so you're trying to say, can you make me one of those two?" Shuer's pupils constricted, and he asked in a deep voice, "One hundred percent?"

"Are you kidding? For mortals, there is never anything that works 100 percent. I could have been 100 per cent successful if I had re-taken the path of promotion myself, but you can't, you can only maximize it. Segris sneered, as if mocking Shure's greed, "What I paid in the cooperation is to share my experience with you before you embark on the path to promotion, including the dual experience of forward and reverse, with these experiences, you are the creature who is most familiar with the path of promotion besides me, even Shanna and Sirod cannot compare with you." These experiences don't guarantee you 100% success, but they can at least give you an idea of when to do something, not to make mistakes or take the wrong path, and how likely you are to join us when the time comes, depending on your effort rather than your luck. ”

Shul hung his head, tapped his thigh lightly, and fell into a long contemplation, but Segris did not urge, just lay in front of him, patiently waiting for his decision. After a long time, Shuer raised his head and said faintly: "You want to tell me that this is something you can do, you occupy a monopoly position, so you have the initiative in the first transaction, and the balance of justice is tilted in your favor?"

"Isn't it?"

"Two questions. Shuer raised two fingers, retracted them one by one, and said as he retracted, "First, maybe you are indeed the monopoly party, but in fact, I am not passive, because I am the only one who needs your help now. ”

"It is true that you can also leave me behind and ask for the reciprocal cooperation of the other gods, but unfortunately, they don't need this experience of yours, and if you want to cooperate with them fairly, you must come up with conditions that are of sufficient value to them. Shuer said as he thought about it, and the more he spoke, the more certain his tone became, "When the time comes, not only will you not be able to make me make concessions on the second cooperation, but you will have to pay more and even unimaginable costs." ”

"If the negotiation breaks down, I can only bet on the 5% chance, but from your own point of view, you lose more, so the monopoly you imagine is actually a two-way street. Oh, this is the truth given to me by an ordinary wingman, not only the supplier has a monopoly position, as long as the conditions are right, in fact, the demander also has the opportunity to monopolize. ”

There was no expression on the dragon-shaped face of Sagris, but his eyes were quite solemn, obviously Shuer's hit the point, of course he could refute against his will, but it was difficult for him to deceive himself, he knew in his heart that Shuer was right, the monopoly was actually mutual. Not only that, but also ......

"And secondly, your attitude is actually quite cautious, as can be seen from Odin's behavior. I don't think anyone can afford to spend years personally observing the current leader of the Dragons, unless that person has something very important to do. Shuer put away his second finger, and a smile on the corner of his mouth overflowed with a smile that knew everything under control, "I think that when you need my help, it is actually when you are most vulnerable, yes, if the gods who help you have bad intentions, they can kill you without paying any price." You don't dare entrust your safety to other gods, or even trust the Void Oath, so you need me, a neutral who has nothing to do with either side, and an outsider who doesn't instinctively discriminate against the orcs. ”

Yes, it was the most vulnerable period for Segris, he didn't trust any gods that already existed, not to mention that the war between the two sides had just ended, so he couldn't trust each other.

"Well, I admit it, your guess is correct, and the other gods, even Fergus and Ofregen, I dare not fully believe in the virtues of entrusting their lives to them. Segris finally sighed and said in distress, "But ......"

"Lord Segris. This time it was Shuer who interrupted the dragon god's words, "I believe that you can also say a lot of rebuttals, and then you and I will fall into protracted negotiations, heh, I have seen a lot of similar things, and it is very troublesome." In this case, it is better for us to put aside the cooperation negotiation for a while, and first carry out the second cooperation content exchange. If you still think that you need it, let's go back and discuss the question of who is more beneficial for you and me to cooperate personally, maybe you don't need it at that time?"

"It's fine. Squinting at Shul for a long time, Segris couldn't see through his thoughts this time, and finally could only nod, "Odin......"