"Deal?" I found it a little funny when I heard the word Aresta said. "You don't even know anything about us and you just mentioned the word 'deal'? Taking ten thousand steps back, you don't even know what you have that's qualified to trade with us. Besides … your trust shouldn't be this cheap right? "
"Of course, my understanding of you is still quite limited. But in most cases, a deal doesn't necessarily need to be built on absolute understanding, right? As long as there's a need for benefits, a deal is established. Besides, as an 'outsider', don't you think it's a good thing to have a stable residence in this world? "
"Wait a minute, I'm a little confused," I knocked on my head, finding it hard to accept Aresta's crisscrossing way of thinking. "I remember that we did an illegal explosion in your territory? And now, you're actually selling your real estate to me? Aren't we getting off topic? "
"This is part of the deal. Although it didn't cause irreparable casualties, such an incident isn't something that can be resolved with just a few words. As the victim, I think I should at least be qualified to ask for some compensation right?"
Compensation … How dare you say that. If it wasn't for us stopping you in time, I'm afraid you'd have been vaporized by a helium flash. Uncle Guan …
But this time, I didn't come here to shed all pretense of cordiality with the other party. I didn't intend to deal with this sly old fox before I enjoyed enough of my leisurely vacation. Besides, no matter what the reason was, it was a fact that Visca had bombed the other party's city to vent his anger. Aresta seemed to have realized that we wouldn't really do anything to harm the school city, which was why he could raise such a 'compensation' request without fear. As a dignified leader (Look at my awareness), I can't possibly renege on my debt right (Look at my character)?
"Alright, tell me your request," Lin Xue yawned lazily and said in an extremely bored manner. "But correspondingly, we will also raise our own conditions."
Hearing Lin Xue's sudden words, I, who was about to say something else, immediately shut my mouth. This was the reason why I brought this lass here. Leading the prophet to negotiate meant that we had an absolute advantage from the start. Even if it was an unpredictable fellow like Aresta, he wouldn't be able to escape his fate, right? Since Lin Xue said so, it proves that this choice is the most beneficial to us.
"My request is very simple." Aresta seemed to have expected that we would agree to the trade. "It is to protect the city when necessary. Although I have no idea how powerful you 'outsiders' are, it shouldn't be a difficult task judging from the area that has been completely destroyed."
"Isn't that obvious? We live here, so of course we have to protect the campus city. At the very least, we can sleep peacefully."
"Then it's a happy ending, isn't it?"
In other words, the man with the tube only wanted to confirm our "harmlessness"? I don't like to converse with schemers. They don't even speak in a straight line. Every single word has to be said in twists and turns.
Secondly, I hope that you won't disturb us. As you can see, our strength isn't weak. Furthermore, as outsiders, we have many things that you can't understand. It isn't wise to fight until the end of the world just for a little sense of danger. Lastly, as you said, if this campus city is under serious threat, we might lend a hand. Consider it as the rent for our temporary residence. Oh, and of course, to make you feel more at ease, I have a small gift as a greeting gift. "
As I said that, I casually took out a crystal shard that was emitting a faint blue light. The moment this crystal shard appeared, the various instruments in the surroundings all let out a strange noise. After that, many of the instruments completely quietened down.
"You shouldn't hastily analyze this thing."
I said innocently.
"What is that thing? I can't analyze its structure and composition at all, but it seems to contain a huge amount of energy. "
Aresta's voice was filled with curiosity. Although this fellow with an IQ of over 200 had already guessed what we meant by 'outsiders', he still showed great curiosity when he really saw something that looked like an 'outer world substance'.
"Some kind of energy substance that comes from outside the world is the most common thing to us. Be careful, it is very dangerous."
I casually threw the crystal towards Aresta, but the crystal magically hovered in mid-air.
"The sum of the electricity produced by all the power stations in Japan in a year is enough to melt Mount Fuji three times. Of course, it can also allow you to transmigrate to the God's Space. If you don't believe me, you can take a hammer and smash it. I guarantee that you will be satisfied."
"This … isn't a gift."
After a full ten seconds of silence, Aresta slowly spoke. His voice was no longer as calm as it was at the beginning.
"Of course, this thing can also lead to the end of the world. You can study it, and any breakthrough you obtain from it will be enough to ensure that the academy city will never have to worry about its position as the technological hegemon. But if you aren't smart enough or lucky enough, then we can only watch as the humans of Earth set off fireworks at each other."
Lin Xue also chimed in from the side. "It is a good thing. Then, will you accept it?"
"Why not?"
Aresta's answer was within our expectations. To this crazy fellow, since he was able to come up with a plan to stop all magic activities in the world, accepting a gift from an 'outsider' that could allow humanity to advance by leaps and bounds or lead to the end of the world wasn't too difficult of a choice.
"Then this thing belongs to you now, smart one. But before I give you this crystal, I have a small condition for you — The Absolute Ability Project. I believe that you should have received some information about it. One of us lost control because of this project. For the safety of the academy city …"
"That project isn't something that can be decided by my will alone."
Before Aresta could finish his sentence, I waved my hand to interrupt him. "The rest is up to you. Although we are temporarily staying in this academy city, to an 'outsider', we don't need to stand on the side of any human. Do you understand?"
After a few seconds of silence, Aresta's reply echoed in the air. "Then, it seems that I have no choice but to compromise, my impolite guest."
I smiled faintly and relaxed my control over the crystal shard. Then, I suddenly reminded him, "It's best not to place too much hope on Elworth. In terms of knowledge beyond this world, an angel born in this world isn't much better than you."
After saying that, Lin Xue and I abruptly disappeared from the room without waiting for the little girl who was our guide to appear.
"An outsider huh …" A low and gentle voice suddenly sounded in the darkness of the room, followed by a low sigh.
"Alworth," Aresta revealed the identity of the owner of the voice. "Why would you suggest that I do everything possible to compromise with these outsiders? Just because they are from outside this world? "
"What do you think of this crystal?"
The 'angel' known as Elworth didn't directly answer Aresta's question. Instead, he pointed out the crystal shard that was treated as a 'gift', but in reality, it could lead to a huge disaster for the entire human race.
"It contains a huge amount of energy, but it seems to be an exaggeration."
"An exaggeration?" Elworth seemed to have a hint of mockery in his voice. "This is just a shard, a shard of the energy that the 'outsiders' use on a daily basis. To them, this kind of thing is nothing more than daily trash."
Then, there was a long silence in the air.
"What is their goal, Elworth? You should know their identity. Then, why would they come to this world?"
"They haven't appeared for a very long time … and it has been a very long time since they have given gifts to mortals …"
Elworth didn't answer Aresta's question. He simply sighed before disappearing from the room, leaving behind only an ethereal sentence. "Don't touch anything that the outsiders give you. This is my advice. Even if you have an 'angel,' don't provoke them."
At the same time, in a certain small commercial street near the giant can … well, that's what I'm going to call it, the Prophet and the Head of Chaos were currently shopping.
"Lass, why did you suddenly want to go shopping?"
"It's rare for me to come out." Lin Xue waved her hands as she aimlessly walked between the various display windows. It was impossible to tell that she had any intention of buying anything, but judging from the expression on her face, she seemed to be in a rather good mood.
"But speaking of which, Blockhead, was it really the right decision to give that crystal to a human researcher? Although that kind of powerful energy source seems like a good thing, it's just like what Sandora said back then. If it was given to ignorant humans, it would only bring about the end of the world! "
"Of course, if Aresta really intends to research the secrets of that crystal, no matter if he's able to produce any results, it will be a rather dangerous matter. That's why the crystal that I gave him has already been tampered with."
"Huh?" Lin Xue tilted her head and looked at me in confusion.
"He won't be able to research anything. That crystal is already in a state of self-destruction, and the psionic energy stored within it will completely dissipate in the next month. Any attempt to analyze it will cause this process to accelerate. Aresta will discover that it is indeed a mystical substance that humans are unable to understand, but even if he uses all the power of the entire academy, he won't be able to discover any secrets from it."
"… You're really evil … Then you probably didn't give him that crystal just to toy with him, right?"
"Of course not. That thing will distract Aresta and disrupt his thoughts. Even though he was once a powerful mage, he is even more of a fanatical researcher. He will definitely research the secrets of the crystal, even if it's just a pile of useless powder. Isn't that interesting? Furthermore, a crystal that contains enough power to melt the entire city is also a kind of deterrence. I believe that after Aresta finds out about the crystal's power, he will be more cautious towards us. This way, I can save a lot of trouble … Of course, the main reason is that I want to toy with that old fox. "
After listening to my words, Lin Xue looked me up and down, then said in horror, "Blockhead! You've become smarter! What kind of bad things have you been eating these few days! "
"Pa!"
A knifehand attack!
Can't this brat be a little more normal?
"That's right, Blockhead. Why do you think that Aresta is so easy to talk to?" As we walked, Lin Xue, who had finally calmed down, suddenly thought of something and jumped in front of me. She raised a finger in front of me and swayed back and forth in an unstable state. "That old fox is very astute. Even if he wants us, who suddenly appeared in the academy, to be his fighters, he will definitely set up a series of traps. I don't get it. Also, don't you think that he is too broad-minded? We're the suspects, you know … "
"Stop swaying." I swayed with Miss Lin for a minute, then firmly pressed down this young lady who didn't have the temperament of a noble family. "Speaking of which, aren't you a prophet? Can't you just see for yourself? "
"Are you really stupid or are you faking it …" Lin Xue rolled her eyes at me, then continued to shake me, "Time, history, and the future are all very precise things. Compared to time and history that already exists, the future is much more fragile. Prying too much into things that don't exist will cause the world to protect itself. In other words, it will mess up the future that can be seen. I don't want my vision to be blurred because of using my eyes too much, so I try not to predict anything. Do you understand?"
"Oh …"
I nodded my head, it was the first time I heard of this mysterious knowledge about predicting the future.
"Of course, the most important reason is that I feel that looking at the future is too boring …"
You can just keep saying that in your head, lass!
"Speaking of which, the design of the academy city is really strange for a shopping street to exist in such a core area."
I asked curiously as I wandered around aimlessly. From what I remembered, a place like this that could be classified as a restricted area shouldn't appear in a purely civilian area like the merchant street.
"The center of the city isn't a no-man 's-land, there are staff members and they aren't allowed to enter and exit as they please. Of course there would be a shopping street like this, but they are basically all shops directly under the Overarching Council of the Academy City … Eh? There's an accessory shop here? " As Lin Xue spoke, she suddenly became surprised, "Even if there's a shopping street for the convenience of the staff, there's actually an accessory shop … Isn't that a bit unnecessary?"
I followed Lin Xue's gaze and there was indeed a small shop twenty meters ahead. The golden words on the door were: Xiaoxi Accessory Shop.
A certain silver-haired stranger A immediately flashed through my mind, and the advertisement card she designed didn't even have an address or contact number …
"Blockhead, you know this shop? Oh, it's not my first time here. You came here last time, right? To buy a present for Shallow Shallow and the others? "
"No, I just happened to see the shop's staff advertising on the street outside, so I came to know the name. It's my first time here."
"Then let's go take a look, we're fated to meet this shop."
As Lin Xue said that, she grabbed my arm without asking for my opinion. Then, we walked excitedly towards the cold and quiet shop.
Following the melodious sound of a wind chime, a soft, and more importantly, slow … slow female voice sounded beside us: "Welcome —"
This way of speaking that made people feel like they were walking on the moon was really unique.
"Ah — — it's the gentleman I met at the corner of the street — — there's finally a customer — — it looks like the advertisement was finally effective — —"
You started advertising a few days ago and only one person has entered the shop, don't you realize that there's a problem!?
"Blockhead, is Alaya's older sister a human?"
Lin Xue suddenly moved closer and whispered into my ear.
"Sir — — may I know if you're here to buy a present for your girlfriend?"
Looking at Lin Xue whispering into my ear, the female shop assistant who had been slow from the start finally sped up by half a beat and suddenly said something shocking.
Lin Xue, who was busy discussing with me whether this silver-haired girl was Alaya's older sister, exclaimed in the next second, "Huh!?!?"
"Stupid lass, don't suddenly shout in my ear!"
"Mu … Mu … Mu Mu Tou! You … You … That's not right! That Pure Natural over there, you can say whatever you want, but you can't … eat whatever you want! "
Ugh, lass, aren't you overreacting? Although I was initially shocked by this shop assistant's shocking words, now I'm shocked by you!
"Huh? So you haven't confirmed your relationship yet — — "The female shop assistant was stunned for a moment, then said slowly, still not understanding the situation," Then you're here to choose a gift for your confession — — please come this way — — "
Is your mind independent from the Prime Material Plane?
I was speechless as I watched this silver-haired girl who seemed to have a bad brain as she walked in front of us to pick out the items for us. Even Lin Xue, who was about to go crazy, gradually calmed down as she was petrified.
"Looks like it really was unintentional," Lin Xue suddenly muttered in a low voice, "That's true, a blockhead like you doesn't have the intelligence to do that …"
"What?"
"It's okay. Your task now is to choose a gift for me as an apology. Yes, an apology!"
"What do you think of this pendant? It represents sincerity …"
As soon as Lin Xue finished her sentence, the casually unhurried shop assistant brought a small exquisite box to the counter. Inside the box was a simple but exquisite heart-shaped crystal pendant. It was hard to tell the material of the pendant (It was impossible for such a pitiful and deserted shop to have anything like diamonds, right?), but Lin Xue couldn't tell what it was made of. But it emitted a pleasing luster.
"Yes, it's beautiful, but …" Contrary to my expectations, Lin Xue did not seem to be interested in such a beautiful pendant. Instead, she reached into her collar and took out another light green crystal pendant with a mysterious luster. "I already have this, so I don't want another pendant."
"Huh? You still have this thing? "
I asked in surprise. It seemed like this was the one I bought for her in the other world. I didn't expect her to still wear it.
"How difficult is it to extort something from a blockhead like you? How can I not keep it well? This is the fruit of victory. "
"Then what about this bracelet? It fits your temperament very well … "
The female shop assistant said slowly as she took out a silver bracelet from under the counter. It was still a simple but exquisite design. It wasn't ostentatious at all, but it had a hint of elegance and elegance to it. If Lin Xue really had any kind of temperament, it would probably be the same as this bracelet. She was luxurious and reserved, simple and elegant, but she also had the temperament of a rich lady from the inside out. Speaking of which, I actually found a word of praise for Lin Xue.
"This suits you." I looked at Lin Xue as she placed the bracelet on her wrist. I couldn't help but admire the shop assistant's eyesight, "I'll take this one."
It was obvious that Lin Xue was quite satisfied with her present. She flashed a rare smile at me, the kind that showed all her teeth.
"Ah, it's already so late." After paying the bill, the shop assistant glanced at the clock on the wall. She suddenly said in surprise, "There hasn't been any customers in a long time. My biological clock can't adjust. Would you two like to stay for a cup of coffee before leaving?"
"Erm, we still …" Just as I was about to refuse, the silver-haired shop assistant had already walked to the side. She went to the entrance of the shop to change the 'Closed' sign and muttered, "What kind of coffee should I get — — Ah, I'll use the one I bought yesterday …"
This girl … Is her thinking circuit really in a different dimension?!
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