Compared to Ansorenne, Roland's life in Aishi was much easier in certain aspects.
After all, he was still in the city area, which meant that he was still in a relatively safe zone. The result of the various bosses restricting each other was that he didn't need to worry about a Myth-ranked boss suddenly popping out and killing him.
But on the other hand, he didn't need to be too wary of physical threats. However, his mental fatigue and uneasiness accumulated faster and faster. The harder he worked, the more he didn't see any returns … To put it simply, the Game Church's endless overtime and his own endless studies drained all of Rorschach's energy dry.
After returning to Aishi, Rorschach prepared for battle while taking a vacation. He seemed to be very relaxed, but in reality, his work was incredibly complicated and troublesome.
He didn't come back for a vacation. Since he had already confirmed that the situation in Cape Town was far too complicated, and that even the New Gods' Church allied together wasn't enough to deal with it … it was both impractical and unnecessary to stubbornly persist. After some discussion, the various bosses decided to recruit reinforcements.
At the very beginning, the news that was published in the first issue of "Absolute Reality" was an advertisement.
Those who were interested and had the ability would naturally interfere. However, due to the many rules of Aishi, it was impossible to completely ignore Rorschach and the others. In that case, they would naturally contact the Game Church.
Whether it was communication or alliance, even if they had ulterior motives and wanted to interfere, they would at least discuss something in Aishi first.
Although Rorschach wasn't very good at diplomacy to begin with, "Only Telling the Truth" had his own advantages in terms of communication. The major Church's contacts all directly contacted Rorschach … Just as the Game Church had expected, this was Rorschach's most important work for the time being.
After all, the content in the magazine was limited. Many things couldn't be directly stated. For example, just how large was the "large natural mine of thunderstruck stones" …
"The entire mountain range, a mountain range with no end in sight. As long as it can be mined, the entire thunderstruck stone market will be turned upside down. You all know that I never lie …"
Just how strong were the Seimos?
"Oh, my friends, you're putting me in a difficult position with this question. We're civilized people. Do you intend to use methods other than trading to obtain those cute stones …? They're very strong. There are at least a hundred tribes in the wastelands, with a total population of more than a million. Some tribes have unique beast taming techniques, and some tribes can already mass produce our war machines."
"Yes, you didn't hear wrong. Mass production! Large batches of soldiers wearing the same uniform who have been trained for many years will use them. They have floating airships, heavy battlefields, and even magic armors. Yep, all sorts of different models of magic armors. Not only do they have our technology, they also have their unique Thunderstrike Stone series magical engineering technology. Although they're all rather crude and simplistic, in my personal opinion, they have great potential for development. "
..... . do......... ........... How do you intend to intervene in this chaotic situation?
.......... that.............................. . But it seems like there is indeed a complete plan. No, no, no. It's not a war, nor is it a threat of force. Of course, in order to be on equal footing, it's necessary to display force appropriately. But we're not raiders and invaders without blood and tears … What are you laughing at? Fine, I'll correct myself. At the very least, the Game Church doesn't intend to become raiders. "
How are we supposed to obtain what we need without raiding? Do you think we're idiots?
"Trade, exchange of specialties, transfer of technology. Just think about it for a bit and you'll have plenty of ideas. No, this isn't our plan. I've already said that I don't know the actual plan. However, I was told the general idea. As for the specific plan, as long as you're willing to join us and sign a contract … Yep, sign a contract with the God of Contracts as your witness. I remember that God is called Faceless or something. Yep, then everything will be fine. "
What difficulties and troubles might we encounter?
"Trouble, of course there's trouble. An Evil God. Yep, I don't want to talk about him specifically. I don't want to talk about him right now, but we've already confirmed that he's involved. That's the main reason why we need outside help."
In the end, how were they supposed to obtain what they needed while still coming to an agreement?
"… I really don't understand you veteran Gods. Do you need to use such an artistic way to split the spoils? Yep, when signing the contract, we'll confirm all the participating members, calculate everyone's investment ratio according to the contract, and then split the spoils proportionally. Don't you understand? Do you understand what a joint-stock company is? They told me that if the plan succeeds, there should be a long-term and stable income. If it succeeds, we can even sit back and wait for dividends every year. "
The veteran Gods' messengers and incarnations wouldn't come over in groups. Every two days, one of them would come over. Then, there would be a series of explanations and scheming against each other … Rorschach was having a hard time dealing with all this.
As for Roxia's Honesty Gift, he could get rid of those who harbored evil intentions with a single glance. But even so, he still got the attention of dozens of Divine Branches' big shots.
Most of the Gods weren't interested in thunderstruck stones, as some of their territories were far too far away. Even if they brought a piece of gold back, it would still be difficult to pay for the transportation. Some Gods were interested in the achievement of expelling Evil Gods, while others were interested in the mystical beast taming techniques. But, what attracted the most Gods' interest was the West Moors' self-developed magical engineering techniques.
Rorschach's group lacked manpower, while the veteran Gods needed technology. Both sides were quite sincere, so it was only natural for them to reach an agreement, which was quite embarrassing.
As the temporary leader of the local New Gods alliance, it was only natural for the new God Lori to deal with the reinforcements and organize manpower. Rorschach also naturally took on this burden.
Dealing with agents was a troublesome matter.
When it came to testing the bottom line, wrangling, and threatening, when it came to their own interests, the representatives of the God System's big shots were no different from aunties arguing in the market.
Even with Rorschach's talent of honesty, which indeed reduced a lot of communication difficulties and directly forced out the bottom lines of several partners, there was still a constant stream of new Gods eager to join, and each agent was more cunning and difficult to deal with than the other. It would still take some time for the agreement to be signed.
So, for the time being, Rorschach could only argue and drink tea with these middle-aged uncles.
Still, it was a good thing to have free time to study. When he was free, he could bully Ariel, tease her, and look down on the little ones who were worse off than him … Cough, cough. It was also a good thing to gain experience in actual combat with people of the same age.
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