"Apologize and cease publication. Compensate us for all losses from the failure of the God Hunt. Hand over everything that doesn't belong to you. Also, hand over the author, Rorschach, and that wild elf. Otherwise … there will no longer be a God of Games in this world. "
After the official contact, Rorschach learned that the silver elves and the Game Church had begun contacting each other. However, the silver elves were so arrogant and insufferably arrogant that it was impossible to communicate with them at all.
That was the disdain of an important person towards an ant, as if saying that if you didn't listen to them obediently, they would crush you to death.
Not long after, as the situation developed, Jack's incident was brought up …
"As long as you can deny your meaningless words from before and hand over the treasures you obtained from the ship, we won't hold you responsible. This is for the best for everyone. "
When the silver elves and moon elves started fighting and failed to kill Jack, they discovered that the nature faction was subtly protecting the Game Church and that the silver elves weren't at an advantage.
"Let's stop here. We definitely won't give you the Book of Ten Thousand Spells. We can use gold coins or other items of equal value to exchange for those items."
At this time, the nature faction and the elves' faction erupted in conflict. Even the silver elves' faction had internal problems. The silver elf War God himself was also being ostracized and dissatisfied by his peers (Why did you have to cause so much trouble when your ship exploded?). He didn't have the time or energy to bicker with these "ants", so he wanted to quickly settle the matter (and then settle the score afterwards). Finally, he was able to negotiate.
"… What you want the most is the Book of Ten Thousand Spells. However, it has already been given to a descender. Her identity is rather special, so it's impossible for her to hand it over. We have a suggestion. Perhaps we should use the most ancient of rules to end this matter, such as Battle of the Gods …"
This time, the envoy wasn't arrogant at all. His attitude was friendly and courteous. If it wasn't for the fact that Roland had seen his face a few times before, he might have been mistaken for a professional diplomat.
But even though his attitude was much better now, his malice was still present. His suggestion that seemed to solve the problem was filled with malice.
"Battle of the Gods? What's that? Don't tell me it's just a fight, and then one side is right after winning, right? "
The unfamiliar word surprised Rorschach, but just by hearing the name, Rorschach vaguely guessed something.
As expected, Su Nanna nodded silently.
With the Evil God as their mortal enemy and the important matter of planar development, the Aishi Empire, the various gods, and the various factions could be said to have maintained a superficial harmony.
However, regardless of whether it was the old affairs of the Aishi mainland, the competition and conflicts of interest during the development of the Ansorenne, or the historical reasons and conflicts of various values, it would be abnormal if there were no conflicts between the various parties from time to time.
And since there was a conflict, of course it would be necessary to resolve it. Fighting with real swords and spears would be the most direct and direct method. However, since the Gods of Eich were all "at peace" with each other, it was obviously impossible for such a thing to happen.
Fighting each other to the death in the shadows where the sunlight couldn't reach? Of course, such personal fights would happen all the time. More accurately, they would happen all the time. However, in the end, it would always be the Aishi plane's overall combat strength that would suffer losses.
That was why in the "peaceful" Aishi plane, there was such a thing as a Battle of the Gods.
Under the watchful eyes of the Gods, both sides would propose certain conditions for a duel, such as the number of people, the time, and the location. Once the duel was over, the duel would be over, and no further disputes would be allowed.
The duel was also known as a Battle of the Gods.
"A proxy battle? Right, isn't this part of Lori's Divine Concept? "
"… That's because she really likes it. She was at her peak in all five previous Battle of the Gods. Cough, don't change the topic. We don't dare to accept the duel they proposed. After all, a Battle of the Gods is a test of an entire church's overall combat strength, but … "
As the representative of the Gods, Godfrey smiled and nodded slowly.
"Of course. My Lord has been waiting for this day for a long time."
The representative left with an expression of disbelief. Rorschach still remembered how shocked he was when he learned that the Game Church actually dared to accept a Battle of the Gods.
The moment the representative left, the negotiation room was filled with everyone's cheers.
Godfrey really wasn't joking. The Game Church had been waiting for this day for a long time.
Rorschach was the only one who had a confused expression. He didn't have the time to care about such things. Diplomacy and trade were both forbidden areas for him.
With Su Nanna and the Archmage's additional information, Rorschach finally understood why they were so happy.
If they really wanted to fight for real, even if it was a private duel in the shadows, the Game Church, which didn't even have many pets, wouldn't be a match for the Battle of the Gods.
Since they had agreed to a Battle of the Gods, all private duels would have to stop. The number of people who could participate in the duel would definitely be limited.
The Game Church lacked everything except elite members and high-level combatants. Furthermore, the Battle of the Gods was limited to the weaker side. It was impossible for there to be a Battle of the Gods where the weak had no hope at all.
The Game Church's Priesthoods and experience in this area meant that the hidden experts who were outstanding but not well-known had a high chance of winning.
Since the Silver Elf War God was the one who proposed the Battle of the Gods and was also the stronger side, according to the rules of the duel, he would have to pay a large sum of money. If he won, it wouldn't just be about getting the Book of Ten Thousand Spells back.
[As long as we win this duel, our airship will be fine!]
Yes, although the Book of Ten Thousand Spells left behind by his mother was very important, to the current Game Church, building airships was the most important task.
There was no need to emphasize how important the airship was in Ansorenne. The airship's range represented the range of influence that God could reach.
"With the airship, we can begin our expeditions. We can communicate and trade with the local residents and hunt evil Gods and magical creatures. At that time, we'll be considered a true descender organization."
Rorschach still didn't fully understand his companions' cheers, but the anticipation and joy from this development was transmitted to him. He couldn't help but smile.
"Be careful. We're prepared, and so are the other side. Didn't you notice that they requested for a newcomer duel? That means Rorschach has to participate. In the previous duel, a lot of information about Rorschach was leaked. Perhaps the Battle of the Gods is only a pretense. Their goal … Rorschach, are you prepared? It's very likely that the moment you participate, you'll be targeted. They might even give up on winning the Battle of the Gods in order to eliminate you first. In the Battle of the Gods, outsiders aren't allowed to interfere at all. "
The one who gave this warning was Isabella, who hadn't been serious all this while.
The moment she finished speaking, everyone looked over.
[Why don't we negotiate and remove this mandatory condition? They'll definitely agree …]
Rorschach shook his head and laughed confidently.
"Relax, I still have some aces up my sleeve. I have more than a 50% chance of winning, and I'll have no problem staying alive. You all know that I've never lied. Also, Isabella, thank you for your advice. I always thought that you were a cold-blooded scammer who never did anything serious, and that your personality was rotten to the core. It seems that I was wrong. You still have a serious moment. "
Rorschach then realized that he had spoken too early …
"Haha, I'm not as good as you make me out to be … Then, for the rest of the bet, I bet on you surviving. Are you confident that you'll be an upset? No, I bet everything on you being an upset! Rorschach, I trust you! "
Together with her good looks, her starry eyes were quite cute. However, Rorschach only felt that she was scamming him more and more.
Oh, so that was the case. So it was all for the sake of a bet. Or was it a bet that they all agreed that he would definitely lose?
Rorschach retracted the bit of respect that had just risen in his heart, and replaced it with the label of "You're nothing but a cripple with no conscience. Stay as far away from me as possible."
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