Nolan had apparently already had a plan in mind, and immediately said, "The amount of enchanted equipment and high-quality weapon armor you need recently is skyrocketing, and it's clear that your progress in the plane war is quite smooth." Equipment transactions, especially enchanted equipment transactions, have always been lucrative, and you have a considerable amount of equipment purchased from me. So in this regard, my first mention is to sell you half of the rights to all the equipment production workshops that I have in my hands. In this way, all the future profits of my weapons and equipment industry will be divided equally between you and me. And your money will be used as an investment to build another production base in your territory, or mine, to double the existing production capacity. ”

Richard's eyes flashed, and he smiled, "You are so generous and big-hearted. ”

It was an ambitious plan, and Nolan ceded a sizable sizable stake. However, Richard now purchases an astonishing amount of more than 20 million gold coins a year from foreign countries alone, of which less than one-third is purchased from Nolan. If Richard himself could get half of the profits, then of course he would have turned a lot of orders to this side. So although Nolan was damaged, the loss in this area was not very large. But Richard was more interested in the strategic significance of this, and no one would want their warriors' armor, weapons, and horses to be in the hands of someone else. So any lord, even a small baron, will place a few weapon workshops in his territory, even if the scale is small enough to only make some ordinary weapons and armor, it is good.

Richard did not fail to think about establishing his own equipment production system, and he has been working hard in this area. It's just that Richard may not have a shortage of gold, sacrifices, and resources, but only craftsmen can't get them. It takes at least ten years for a skilled craftsman to train, and the mages and craftsmen required for a piece of fine enchanted equipment are not ordinary proficiency levels. This kind of thing that money can't buy and can only be accumulated over time is called foundation.

In this cooperation with Richard, Nolan and others shared their core resources. The weight of meaning dà naturally does not need to be said.

Richard didn't speak, and continued to wait for the following. Nolan looked at Richard's expression and said, "Quicksand is gone, and she also took two Chosen Guardians with her." The level of the priests of our Eternal Dragon Hall is by no means comparable to that of ordinary gods, and you must already know this very well. So the second part of the cooperation is that I can get the four young priests who follow me to fight with you. They are all fourteenth-level magicians, and their role on the battlefield is quite large. Also, I can play when necessary. Of course, this will be a considerable loss to my charism, so I need to compensate for it. ”

Both of these things can be said to hit the nail on the head, and they are exactly what Richard needs most now.

Among them, the students sent by Nolan are just that, and in the battle of thousands of troops, the role of the four middle-level priests is quite limited. But Nolan's willingness to fight in person makes a difference in the matter. As the Grand Priest of the Dragon Hall second only to Van Lin, although Richard did not see Nolan's level with his own eyes, he could not think that he was much worse than those Popes in Faro. As for Van Lin herself, she may be able to fight the gods of Faro.

"And what do you want?" asked Richard.

"There are three things. First, I hope that in the future, I will preside over all your sacrifices in the Ukiyo-e Temple. Second, I have some special channels in my hands to get some rare plane coordinates. These planes are very dangerous and the environment is particularly harsh, but there are also great gains. I didn't have enough capacity to develop them, so I had to sell them one by one. But now, I hope to be able to use your power to develop, and in the end, we will still have half of the benefits. Finally, I'll have some build needs that I hope you'll prioritize. ”

Hearing this, Richard felt that enough was enough, so he said, "Your sincerity is very sufficient. But in order to reach an agreement, I need one more condition, and this condition is the most critical ......."

Nolan's face suddenly flushed slightly, and he feigned anger: "You guy, do you still want ...... Want ......"

Richard was stunned and hurriedly said, "Of course not." ”

He was silent for a while before he sighed and said, "I want to know why Quicksand suddenly went to open up the Dark Realm. ”

This time it was Nolan's turn to be silent, and after a moment she said, "You should know that there are some things we can't say. ”

Richard said, "But you always have a way to let me know, don't you?"

Nolan stared at Richard for a while, Richard had no intention of giving in, and then said helplessly: "I do have some small tricks that can fool the autonomous consciousness left by the dragon of eternity and time in the dragon hall. But I really think it's better that you don't want to know. ”

"I can't run away forever. ”

Nolan nodded and said, "If you must know, I'll try to sue you for a part." But I remember you still owe me a third-order build. ”

Richard's eyes narrowed, his voice became extremely tempting, and he said, "If you can tell me all, then that structure will become a fourth-order." ”

Nolan lost his voice and said, "Fourth-order constructs! You are already able to make fourth-order constructs?"

"As long as you're willing to put in the time and materials. Richard said lightly, with a strong confidence in his voice.

Nolan took a deep breath, his chest quickly bulging to an astonishing height, and then his face flushed with excitement, and said, "That's it! Any kind of construction is fine, as long as it's fourth-order! ”

"Sue me, all. Richard said.

After a few moments, Richard finally knew what he wanted to know, and finally understood why he had gone from being poisoned to suddenly getting a fair fighting environment. Without the checks and balances of Philip and the Eternal Dragon Palace, he would have died on the snowy mountain long ago. At that time, the mountains and the sea had already decided that if Richard died, then she would also end her life and never accept the fate arranged by the temple. As a person whose fate is already in the sight of the beast god, the sudden death of the mountain and the sea will definitely attract the attention of the beast god, and thus the divine punishment will be lowered.

Now, however, he has finally regained the mountains and the sea, but he has almost lost the quicksand forever. I don't know when Richard will be able to step into the dark realm and retrieve his former god.

Richard had no expression on his face, just sat quietly. Nolan suddenly felt a little frightened that it was quiet, and couldn't help but persuade: "Richard, don't blame yourself too much. In fact, it is the power of fate that drives this behind the scenes. The gods of the Eternal and Time Dragons of the past generations will eventually embark on the path of opening up the dark realm, which is their innate destiny and cannot be changed at all. What we see is a series of events that seem to be intertwined by chance, but in the end everything that happens will point to the same end, which is fate. Even if you change some of it, you can't change the end result. It's like a river, you can throw a boulder into it, but the current will bypass it and continue to flow. That's fate. ”

Richard finally turned his head to look at Nolan, smiled bitterly, and said, "You mean, even if I don't go to Calando, Quicksand will definitely go to explore the Dark Regions?"

"Yes, this is the fate of all God's favors. Nolan said categorically.

"But isn't Grand Priest Van Lin coming back?" a faint glimmer of hope burned in Richard's heart.

"Grand Priest Van Lin, she is ......"

Richard noticed that Nolan was not silent, but suddenly lost his voice. Panic immediately flashed across her face, her face suddenly turned pale, and her whole person's aura suddenly weakened a little.

Richard immediately stood up and shouted, "Nolan?"

Nolan waved his hand, signaling that he was okay, then smiled weakly and said, "Do you see, this is the power of God." It's everywhere. I was about to say something I couldn't say, so I was punished. ”

Richard nodded, but didn't ask Nolan why he didn't sue him in the same way he had just done. But since Nolan didn't say it, then it must not be okay either. It is impossible to deceive the dragon of eternity and time.

"Okay, I see. I hope we can continue to have a good time working together in the future. Richard held out his hand to Nolan.

Instead of shaking his hand, Nolan gave Richard a gentle hug and said, "We should be the staunchest ally and the best partner." Time will tell. ”

Nolan's embrace was aristocratic, and Richard, though slightly sudden, saw it as an attitude on her part. The two discussed the details of the cooperation again, and Richard walked out of the Eternal Dragon Palace.

The mountain and the sea were sitting on a stone in the shade of a tree, and when they saw Richard coming out, they greeted him and said, "The matter is settled?"

Richard nodded, and said a little tiredly: "I want to know, now I know it, alas!"

The girl looked at Richard intently and asked, "Something to do with me, isn't it?"

Richard pondered for a moment and said, "It can be said that it is actually related to us. I have a friend, her name is Quicksand, and she is the deity of the Eternal Dragon Temple. If it weren't for her, I would have died in the temple a long time ago......"

The two of them talked as they walked, and by the time they reached the floating island, Richard had already told the mountains and seas the whole story. After listening, the girl said without the slightest hesitation: "Okay, when we become super strong, we will go to the dark region and find her back!"

"Super strong, we?" Richard was a little surprised.

"I definitely am, and you're kind of a possibility, and you'll need to be lucky. This is the girl's evaluation.

Hearing such an unkind evaluation from the mountains and the sea, Richard could only shake his head helplessly and said, "This is my business......"

"No, that's our business from now on. (To be continued)