Chapter 176: Perfecting the Plan
"Sounds like a great position, but how do you solve the yes and no? It's hard to get started. Mephisto rubbed his hands, glanced at the calm faces of the Ancient One and Odin, walked over to Luke and sat down on the ground, his staff resting on his knees, and asked.
"How's your credibility? I'm referring to the demon gods in the major dimensions. Luke asked, looking at Mephisto, who was sitting in front of him, touching his chin with his hand.
"Well, well, I guess it's like the banker in your atrium." The green flames in the hollow eye sockets of Mephisto's bony mask flickered twice, and he replied in a vague tone.
"Are you sure?" Luke asked rhetorically.
"I'm not sure." Mephisto shook his head sharply.
"Then don't have it." Luke came to a conclusion.
"Actually, there is still a little. At least I'm keeping the contract. Mephisto defended himself. Then his eyes followed Luke to look at the parchment on the table, a slit cracked in the position of his mouth on his mask, and an embarrassed smile bent, "You have to understand, the competition pressure in the hell dimension is very high, and our reputation in the hell dimension in the universe is not very good, but please believe that we will never go back on the contract signed, and what is on it is what it is......"
Luke didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Do you want me to use my reputation to [raise funds]? I'm sorry I can't. Mephisto spoke to Luke in the language of the atrium very spiritually, and he could see the meaning of Luke's words, but it was a bit difficult for him. The most important thing is that although the pie looks big and delicious, Mephisto is still instinctively reluctant to give too much.
"Then you can only take it one step at a time." Luke also heard Mephisto's true thoughts, which was what Odin said, not a rabbit and no eagle, which was a real realist, standard dimensional demon god style.
Luke continued, "Let's absorb some of the assets of the weak gods first, form a certain scale and rules, and then pull people in. ”
"Do you want me to make a deal with those weak gods? I'm afraid it's difficult, because most of these gods are dead otaku who haven't gone out for 10,000 years, and it's hard to know where they live. Even if they do, they are most likely stingy poor ghosts. If you want to go to great lengths to convince them to hand over their energy to us, you might as well just slaughter him and plunder all his energy. Mephisto pouted.
"Who told you to make a deal with them right away?" Luke asked rhetorically.
"Aren't you making a deal with them?" The fire in Mephisto's eyes flickered twice.
"What do you think of those so-called little demon gods? For example, morality and responsibility or something. Luke asked, gesturing his hand.
In response to Luke's questioning, Mephisto expressed considerable surprise: "Morality and responsibility? What's that? We don't have those things. Although I don't know if there are those weak dimensional demon gods, according to my knowledge, there are basically none. If there is such a moral person, then he must be a rarity. ”
"That is, he will ignore the life and death of those who believe in him?" Luke asked again.
"Who cares if those ants live or die? I wouldn't care either. Mephisto muttered.
"Well, a loyal and fanatical believer, because of his belief in a certain god, ends up losing everything because of the god's ignorance. Do you think this believer will be blackened? Luke guided Mephisto into the association.
"With my understanding of life in the universe, there is a high probability that they will be completely blackened when they are full of emotions." Mephisto affirmed.
"Can you play to your strengths?" Luke clapped his hands.
"My specialty?" Mephisto's eyes lit up a little.
"Taking advantage of people's danger, bah, it's urgent." Luke laid the groundwork so much, and finally said in a dagger: "I think you should be happy to give a little help to the blackened believer, and give a little pertinent advice and guidance. ”
"Trick him into killing that god?" Mephisto's eyes brightened. Although it is very difficult to kill gods in the body of a mortal, it is not that there is no room for manipulation? When the time comes, let that person sign a contract, and if the god killing succeeds, he will receive everything from the god, and if the god killing fails, then he will take away the high-quality soul of the blackened person with his backhand, and he will not lose too much. He likes this way of making money behind the scenes.
"How can it be said to be demagoguery? Out of righteousness and righteous indignation, you have generously given a desperate man the strength to resist. There are too many evil gods, and this universe needs some cleaners. Luke corrected Mephisto's words.
"Yes, how can you say it's demagogy? I love your hypocrisy. Mephisto cracked a huge hole in his mask, and laughed silently. I'll have to think about the share of power I'm putting in for the first time. ”
"You don't have to put your own efforts into it, either." Luke looked at Mephisto who came up: "You have lived for so long, don't you know some strange treasures with great power in the universe?" When the time comes, you can point them out to the other person to find them. It's really not good, it's okay to rob it, it's okay to come out yourself, you can produce the materials, I will help you create a series of god-killing weapons and equipment, which will be distributed by you throughout the universe. ”
"That's fine!" Mephisto nodded implicitly. There are still a lot of materials in the Hell dimension, but there are too few demons that can make them into powerful equipment. Not everyone is like the god king Odin, who has a dwarf clan who is good at handling various materials to forge equipment, and even artifacts can be crafted.
Odin and Ancient One on the side looked at Luke and Mephisto, who were talking happily, and their faces were very strange. Gu Yi was calm and composed, and there was even a little smile in his eyes, as for Odin, he looked at his son who was sitting next to Luke but couldn't interject, and sighed deeply in his heart, forget it, this wave of energy infusion and nourishment can make him last a few more years, and there is still a little time to adjust.
Even though Asgard may seem primitive, it certainly has a monetary system, and as a god-king, Odin understands the benefits of the bank once it is successfully established. Before, these old antiques were fighting and conquering, and their brains were a little bent. Or rather, some thought of it, but they also sighed in the face of great obstacles and difficulties, and threw their own inspiration back into the ruins of their brains.
Although Luke's proposal seemed a bit whimsical and the future was uncertain, Odin still had some itching to get involved. As for the Ancient One? Odin glanced at the ancient one who was drinking tea lightly, no matter what, if it really got up, Luke should not be missing the allies of the Supreme Mage's lineage.
"I have a question, how are you going to find out the whereabouts of those weak demon gods?" Mephisto's bone mask asked wistfully. Those weak demon gods are not like him, and their reputation spreads throughout the entire multi-dimensional. The size of the Hell dimension is so big that everyone knows where it is. But those weak demon gods hide themselves well, and they will not easily reveal their whereabouts. The entire world of the Dimensional Demon God is somewhat similar to the Dark Forest.
"It depends on whether the other party has believers or not, and whether they are evil gods." Although Luke had an idea on the fly, his brain was constantly adjusting and refining it based on the information after the idea was born.
Mephisto sat precariously listening to Luke's words.
"You should know that I created a new kind of energy called emotional/psychic energy." Luke looked at Mephisto.
"Ancient One and Odin have already told me about it. I love some of them, and I think the Hell dimension will love them too. Mephisto nodded. He had personally sensed that energy up close just now, and it was indeed very much in line with his and the Hell Dimension's preferences, and if it was possible, he would like to take it for himself. It's a pity that with Odin and Gu Yi or two, this idea is destined to be difficult to succeed.
"I already have an idea, and in the future I can quickly upgrade it and build a cosmic emotional/psychic network based on it. With this network, we can listen to and receive the emotions and heart-to-heart voices of life from all over the universe. Then use technology and permissions to screen this, pick out a subset of areas, and delegate personnel to investigate. Then, according to the feedback, the data is corrected little by little to improve the accuracy. At that time, I can also make you some instruments for detecting the high concentration of energy around you. Luke said something like that, and then drew Mephisto a sweet flatbread that looked like he was very likely to eat.
Mephisto nodded again. It's not that he can't hear that Luke is painting cakes, but as a relatively down-to-earth demon god among the powerful dimensional demon gods, or simply say that his thinking is biased towards the intelligent demon god of humans, he eats Luke's set very much.
If someone else had said the same thing to him, then Mephisto would have laughed and tricked him into signing a contract or something, or simply plundered his soul as a punishment for deception. But Luke is different, his life personality is strictly equivalent to him, and the other party has really created new energy, especially since the other party's manufacturing technology is really unique in the information received.
In other words, the same words coming out of Luke's mouth have a high degree of credibility! In the case of not paying much, Mephisto is still willing to invest in the pie painted by Luke. If you want to blame it, it's Luke who did grasp his greed.
Similarly, Mephisto also understands that once this network of emotional/psychic energy is established, then Luke has a powerful card in his hand, and even if he really becomes the first president of the so-called Dimensional Demon God Energy Bank in the future, Luke will not have something in their hands that can counterbalance him. Although it is not clear what cards Luke has in his hand and what ideas he plays, whether it is with the Demon God's understanding of the Demon God or his understanding of human beings, it is impossible for the other party to really let him dominate the family in the future.
This is something he regrets.
But Mephisto did not resist this game. Compared to fighting and killing, he still likes the demon god's brain-using confrontation method.
"You come with the technology, and I will come with the manpower." Mephisto said, he is ready to drive out most of the demons and demons in his territory in the Hell dimension, and pull him all over the universe. They don't need to go through any training at the beginning, and their business quality is hard enough in this kind of thing.
"And rightfully so. But my subordinates think they should go through some training before they start their jobs. Luke suggested.
"Training? No, no, no, they're all skilled in their business, I promise! Those who negotiate contracts and contracts are all outstanding. Mephisto raised his hand, his bony face full of seriousness and seriousness, and swore.
"No, I'm referring to your appearances and lines that need to be rehearsed first. If not, then you have to pack it. I believe that you are professional in the business of demagoguery and signing contracts, but believe me, you may not be so professional in other side matters. For example, the service attitude. I've heard a lot of stories about your Hell dimension. Luke shook his head.
"What do you mean?" Mephisto smiled awkwardly.
"Ghost Rider or something." Luke shrugged.
"He should be grateful to me! I gave him strength! Mephisto made a pouting expression.
"If you don't want to be full of customer complaints in the future, I think you need to be serious about service. In addition, the packaging also needs to pay attention to it, your terrifying appearance appears directly in front of people, no matter who you are, you will think that you are a bad person, and the trust is naturally a lot lower. Although you have the ability to bewitch, you can do it perfectly, so why don't you do it? Luke said, "No matter what, if we want to do it, we have to look formal, even if it's just superficial!" It's an establishment of order and rules, you know? ”
"Alright, I'll send you a bunch of men over there, and you can dress them up however you want." Mephisto is indispensable.
"It's okay, packaging fees and training fees, I'll send it to you when the time comes. If you don't want to pay, you can deduct it from your share of future dividends. Luke had a satisfied smile on his face.
A smoky exclamation point slowly appeared on Mephisto's head!
"Do you want [money]?" The green flame in Mephisto's eyes flared with fire, like a human with his eyes wide open.
"Of course, just like when you become the first president in the future, all the demon gods who want to do business with you also need to pay a certain service fee to the bank. You have to be one step ahead of others to accept it and get used to it. Luke swore and explained to him.
"I know you're talking nonsense, but I kind of agree with what you're saying." Mephisto thought for a moment and nodded slowly. It's just a trivial expense, and he can accept it.
(End of chapter)