This seventh-ranked prince was previously inconspicuous, but he somehow got support during this turmoil, and unexpectedly defeated several brothers in one fell swoop, occupying six provinces in one breath, and becoming the third most powerful force in the empire.
The church also smelled something unusual from the chaos, and did not dare to transfer the local church forces, and the plane situation was temporarily stagnant.
This is good news for Lin Xiao. The more chaotic the world is, the longer the time drags on, the more beneficial it is for him, which will give him enough time to make more adequate preparations.
That day, Lin Xiao met an acquaintance again in the Cathedral of Wisdom.
Xinhuo and several of his companions clenched their right fists and pressed them against their chests. They bowed slightly to the figure sitting on the throne above the hall and said in a deep voice:
"It's been many years since we last met. Brother Luo Er has become more and more powerful."
Lin Xiao's eyes swept over Xinhuo, and then fell on the beautiful figure standing beside him. Seeing the teardrop mole on her forehead, he smiled and nodded:
"Miss Lisa, long time no see."
This beautiful woman was Lisa who he met at the landing base. At this time, she said with a complicated expression:
"The golden scales were originally creatures in the pond. Once they encountered wind and clouds, they would turn into dragons. I didn't expect that you, Luo Er, would have such good fortune after landing in this world. Now you are the strongest in the entire plane."
Lin Xiao smiled and said:
"Of course, the faith of an entire kingdom belongs to me, so of course I will be more powerful."
Several people showed envious expressions. Xinhuo asked:
"Brother Luo Er, are you going to take the path of faith and deification?"
Lin Xiao pretended to smile bitterly, raised his hands, and the power of life emerged, and said:
"There is nothing in this plane. I have the power of faith to replace the divine power, but I have nothing else to light up my talents. How can I improve my strength? I can only take the path of faith to become a god."
Xinhuo nodded in understanding and said,
"It's indeed a pity. If there was no sacred god, I could collect the power of faith first and use it after leaving the plane. What a pity."
Lin Xiao shook his head and said,
"There is no if in the world. If I could, I wouldn't be standing here."
He changed the subject and asked,
"By the way, why did brother Xinhuo come here this time???"
Xinhuo smiled and said,
"I came here this time to ask brother Luo Er to send troops."
Without waiting for Lin Xiao to speak, Xinhuo stretched out his hand and said,
"Brother Luo Er, listen to me first before deciding whether to send troops."
He paused, sat down again and listened.
"Brother Luo may have guessed it. We have contributed to the civil strife in the Sarnos Empire, and our supporter is the Seventh Prince. The Sarnos Empire is now in a three-way stalemate, and it needs external forces to break the deadlock. So I was entrusted by Brother Chao to come to Brother Luo this time."
"Wait a minute."
Lin Xiao interrupted him and said,
"Let's talk about the point. What benefits can I get? You know, I am so far away from the Sarnos Empire. I need to cross a country for an expedition. If the benefits are not enough, I'm sorry that I can't agree."
In fact, he didn't want to agree at all. As he said, cross a country for an expedition, it was a joke.
But he couldn't refuse directly, so he could only say the ugly words in advance.
However, Xinhuo looked confident that he could convince him, which made him a little confused.
Xinhuo said,
"Before talking about the conditions, let me tell you a secret, Brother Luo Er. When the will of a plane awakens and the elemental tide surges, if you have enough strength to force the elemental tide and expand the scale of the surge, when it reaches a certain point, you can temporarily shake the underlying basic rules of the universe. At this time, the crystal wall of the universe will produce a small fluctuation, resulting in a very small crack. At this time, the inside of the universe can briefly communicate with the outside of the universe."
Having said this, Xinhuo looked at Lin Xiao and said in a tempting tone,
"Brother Luo Er may not know what this means. This means that we can temporarily break through the blockade of this totem universe and communicate with Gaia's will, thereby establishing a Gaia node."
"Once the Gaia node is successfully established, the feedback from Gaia's will will make our real body's strength surge, and we will get unimaginable benefits. If the real body is a demigod, if you are willing to be deified, no matter what level you are, even if you are just an ordinary son of the God Realm, the feedback from Gaia's will is enough to make up for all your previous shortcomings, and you will be deified instantly, and your potential will never be worse than those elites of higher education institutions."
Xinhuo talked freely, his tone full of temptation. To be honest, if it were someone else, he would be easily fooled.
But Lin Xiao didn't listen to his nonsense, but waited for him to tell the truth before asking a question that got to the heart of the matter:
"If I send troops, what can I get?"
Xinhuo paused and said:
"If you send troops, after the matter is accomplished, you will get half of all our gains in this plane, and everyone can help you unify the surrounding countries and expand your scope of faith. How about it?"
"What else?"
Lin Xiao opened his mouth slightly, feeling a little unhappy.
But Xinhuo was also stunned for a moment and said:
"Isn't this possible?"
"No!"
He denied it expressionlessly.
What a joke, this is also considered a benefit? They are totally treating him as a fool.
Do they need them to unify the surrounding areas? He can do it by himself, it just takes some time.
Half of all the gains after the success? After the success, the territory and income he occupies will be more than theirs combined. If he develops better by then, can he return part of it to them?
And the most important thing is that he didn't mention a word about the core interests. If who gets the first credit for establishing the Gaia node, this core interest was not mentioned at all, which obviously showed his lack of sincerity.
Lin Xiao resisted the urge to curse and said,
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in this."
After that, no one spoke in the hall, and it was extremely quiet.
Xinhuo's face looked a little ugly, but he had nothing to say for a moment. After a long while, he laughed dryly and said:
"Brother Luo, don't you really want to consider it? If you think it's too little, we can discuss it again."
At this time, a companion behind him said with some displeasure:
"Fifty percent of the profit is not enough, you are too greedy, do you want to take it all?"
Lin Xiao glanced at the speaker, and from the look in his eyes, he didn't know whether he knew about the Gaia node. If he didn't know, it was normal. If he knew, it would be equally bad.
No matter what they said, Lin Xiao shook his head firmly to reject it:
"If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. I have finally got my current territory. If you are not far away and I can help, I will. But now you want me to pay a huge price to go across countries to help you, which is impossible."
After a pause, without waiting for them to speak, Lin Xiao continued:
"Just like the rules of the Adventers organization, the premise of mutual help is not to affect the interests of others and it is within one's own ability. Your request is beyond my ability and will have a huge impact on my interests, so my refusal is reasonable."
Now, several people were speechless. The other female Adventer in the team and the beautiful Lisa have not spoken a word. Even though Xinhuo had lobbied them before, they did not follow suit. It seems that they are not on the same page.
Since he said that, Xinhuo naturally had nothing to say. He smiled dryly and spread his hands, saying:
"If that's the case, it's a pity. Let's talk about something else."
After a few words, Xinhuo's face quickly returned to normal, as if the previous displeasure had never happened. He said:
"Since brother Luo Er cannot send troops, can you sell some supplies to us and we will pay for them."
Lin Xiao did not agree immediately, but asked first:
"What supplies do you want to buy?"
"One thousand Behemoth Potion, five hundred enhanced Behemoth Potion, and two hundred Giant Potion."
"Wait a minute."
Lin Xiao interrupted him directly:
"Five hundred Behemoth Potion, fifty enhanced Behemoth Potion, the Giant Potion is gone, not to mention the advanced Giant Potion, I used up this good stuff a long time ago."
What a joke, he opened his mouth and asked for a thousand Behemoth Potion and five hundred enhanced Behemoth Potion. How could he give so many of these killer potions that allowed him to crush the indigenous kingdom? Isn't this asking for trouble?
"Five hundred copies are too small, how about nine hundred copies."
"Only five hundred copies, no more."
Lin Xiao explained patiently:
"It's great that we can still save so many of this good stuff. I also want to keep some for my own use. What should I do if I give it all to you?"
"But five hundred is too little. I'll give it back. How about eight hundred?"
"Five hundred."
"Then seven hundred?"
"Five hundred."
"Brother Luo Er, I have already given up from nine hundred to now, you should also make a concession. How about six hundred?"
"Five hundred."
Xinhuo
"Okay, five hundred is five hundred. You really know how to do business."
"No, I don't know how to do business. The main reason is that I really only have this much. I have no more."
Two days later, seeing Xinhuo and another descender leaving with a box, Lin Xiao turned around and said to Lisa and another female descender:
"Come on, I'll take you to see my cathedral."
The two of them did not leave with Xinhuo. This time they came with Xinhuo because they came to seek refuge with Lin Xiao.
It's not that they work under him, but their subordinates and territories have all died in the continuous melee. Now they are two single commanders. In addition, they are both girls and are not as interested in war as men. So after discussing, they decided to come here and ask him for a piece of land to preach.
It's just the right to preach. They don't need territory, and they won't build an army. They are ready to ignore the things in the plane and concentrate on preaching and collecting some faith power to replace the divine power. After leaving this plane, as long as they collect enough materials to light up their talents, they can quickly improve their strength and become a formal totemist.
As long as there is no other thoughts, Lin Xiao welcomes it, and he is not stingy with a piece of land.
He marked out the last province conquered by the kingdom, withdrew the priests sent before, and divided it into two parts for the two of them as a missionary area.
It is only a missionary area, and the government agencies in the province have not changed.
He was not afraid of what the two of them might think. No matter what, as long as he had the military power in his hands, no matter what they thought, it would not cause any trouble.
(End of this chapter)