"Negotiation."
Yi Lin played with the dagger with a smile on her face.
"Say it."
Although Homeros was being attacked by Irin, there was no anger on his face.
No wonder he was the national Iceberg Prince Charming.
"I want a functioning airship and a team of people who know how to operate it."
"Okay."
“？”
Homeros agreed without hesitation.
The moment Irin stated his conditions, he agreed without hesitation.
It was so fast that Irin was stunned for a moment. He thought he had misheard.
"What did you just say?"
"… Okay."
"You agreed just like that?"
"Okay."
"Uh, to be honest, I thought you would resist a little."
"…"
…
While Yi Lin and the Big Boss Hermelos were in the middle of a strange negotiation, Yi Lin and Hermelos exchanged questions and answers.
Yi Lin was not surprised to hear a "ding" in her ear again.
The sound was crisp and pleasant.
Ding!
[Accepted Side Mission: Homeros' Compromise.]
[…]
The prompt was stuck for a while.
[Completed Side Mission: Homeros' Compromise.]
[Obtained temporary permission to use the Intermediate Airship 'Faraday.']
[Obtained temporary permission to command the Twin Lions Airship Pilots.]
This side mission …
Before he could see the content, Irin completed it at the speed of light.
Accepting and completing the mission happened at the same time.
Was this kind of mission generated at the last minute? Was it just a formality?
A strange idea appeared in Irin's mind.
But no matter what, since the system prompt popped up, Irin's bold idea had come true.
Through peaceful negotiation, persuasion, and reasoning, he convinced Homeros to lend him an airship and a team of pilots who knew how to operate the airship.
Actually, for Irin and the others, it was not difficult to get an airship.
The difficult part was … no one knew how to operate it!
The game had made the vehicle control system so complicated. It was obvious that the game was deliberately making things difficult for the players!
Yi Lin stood in front of Homeros, far away, and read the notification over and over again.
There seemed to be nothing fishy about it.
System authentication.
There was nothing wrong with the supervision of the gods.
Irin closed the panel.
"Then, goodbye?"
Irin said tentatively and prepared to leave.
"Heh."
What Irin didn't expect was that Homeros, who had been pulling a long face from the beginning to the end, suddenly heaved a sigh of relief. His unchanging expression slightly relaxed.
The f * ck?
This guy actually laughed?
Irin, who was slowly retreating into the darkness, suddenly stopped.
Before Irin could react, after Irin took a step back, Homeros tightened his grip on his sheathed sword and took a step forward.
The moment Homeros made his move, the air that had calmed down became heavy again.
Homeros's step was like stepping on Yi Lin's chest, making Yi Lin feel oppressed to the point that it was hard to breathe.
This step was also within what Irin thought was a safe distance.
It was neither too far nor too near. It was neither too much nor too little.
As expected, Homeros smiled.
Although the corners of his mouth curled up very slightly, Yi Lin could clearly see that this fellow was indeed smiling.
Irin suddenly had a bad feeling.
"This is a promise."
"I have given you what you want. If you break the promise, I will kill you no matter where you are. "
Homeros smiled and said these words.
He was clearly smiling, but Yi Lin vaguely felt that the current Homeros was much scarier than when he wasn't smiling.
"You should … stop smiling."
Irin shook his head.
Under the moonlight, Homeros' heavy armor reflected the moonlight.
After a moment of silence, he said softly, "It seems that you really don't understand this world."
"What do you mean?"
"If you leave 'Gaia,' where can you go?"
Irin froze.
Seeing the change in Irin's expression, Homeros quickly stopped smiling and continued, "It seems that the 'prophecy' is true."
Prophecy.
Irin once again heard this pretentious term from the mouth of an NPC.
It seemed to be the background setting of a player.
In many games, to increase the player's immersion, they often used identities such as' the summoned person ',' the chosen one ',' the hero from another world 'to increase the player's immersion and sense of purpose, allowing the player to have a more perfect immersion experience.
Originally, it was nothing, but when it came from the mouth of an NPC, no matter which player it was, they would instantly feel high and mighty.
Irin did not interrupt.
Homeros continued, "In the year 333 of the Cloud Calendar, there will be a hero from another world that will come and save this world."
"I originally did not believe it."
"Now, I still do not believe it."
Homeros's angular features were as cold as steel.
This Boss, Homeros, who was like a cheat, slowly raised the sword in his hand in front of Irin. The air around them trembled slightly the moment Homeros raised his sword, emitting a ringing sound similar to that of a trembling sword.
Irin's expression changed.
Wasn't it just an NPC? Was there a need to give such a ridiculous special effect?
While Irin was shocked.
Homeros used an unwavering tone, each word sonorous, and said, "I only believe in my 'divine sword'. My sword is enough to wipe out all disasters. If one sword is not enough, then two swords. "
I know you are amazing. Hurry up and tell me about the world.
Irin thought.
But Irin obediently took another step back.
He was afraid that Homeros, this Boss, would not care about martial ethics and kill him with his sword.
Irin took a deep breath and did not interrupt.
After Homeros declared that he was invincible, he quickly put down his sword and stood up with his sword in his initial pose. His tone changed, "But I believe that you do not belong to this world."
So what if you see it?
Should I give you an award?
Irin curled his lips.
Irin originally wanted Homeros to hurry up and say it.
But ever since Irin escaped from the prison until now, he had not seen any other guards come to help. Irin guessed that he had triggered some sort of hidden storyline. So no matter how long-winded Homeros was, he could only listen and wait patiently.
As expected, according to the rules of the game, Homeros said the 'background of the world' that Irin did not have time to ask about.
"Legend has it that the gods created this world with seven giant god beasts."
"Earth, Gaia."
"Wind, Aeolus."
"Fire, Bolos."
"Ice, Patagus."
"Light, Aurora."
"Water, Poseidon."
After Homeros finished, his actions did not change, but he entered a short period of silence.
Irin waited for a short while, but seeing that Homeros did not speak, he took the initiative to attack. He counted with his fingers three times and asked curiously, "Seven giant god beasts, but you only said six."
"That is not important."
Homeros slowly shook his head.
What the heck?
The difference between seven and six was so huge, and that was not important?
Irin felt that Homeros was hiding something.
However, the Boss had one of the forty-nine 'god swords' in the game, and he was really strong. Irin could not poke his head in, and he could not pry open Homeros' mouth. He could only let the Boss say that it was not important.
"Wait … Gaia … giant god beasts?" Irin suddenly sucked in a deep breath, and his expression was one of shock. "You mean that the land under our feet was formed after the giant god beasts died?"
"Died?" Homeros' words shocked everyone. "They are alive."
“！”
Irin was shocked.
He could not help but be shocked.
He had never imagined that the world of the game would be so imaginative.
In the vast sea of clouds, the seven giant god beasts turned into land, and countless' people 'built cities and settlements on the backs of the giant god beasts. When Irin first entered the game, he had walked from Gaia South to Gaia North, and then from Gaia West to Gaia East. He did not expect that this vast journey only happened on the back of one giant god beast.
What a magnificent view of the world!
"The giant god beasts are always moving. In the vast sea of clouds, there are no 'road signs.' Even if you have a ship, you will not be able to find the other giant god beasts. In the end, you will run out of fuel and become a 'dead ship' floating in the depths of the sea of clouds, or fall into the abyss."
Irin finally understood.
So this was what Homeros was planning.
After Homeros told him the truth, Irin, who knew that he had been tricked, was so angry that he laughed and said, "You mean that you are only responsible for the floating ship and the people who can pilot it, but you will not give me a 'road sign' to the other giant god beasts? What is the difference between you and a hooligan? "
"Ha."
Homeros lowered his head and chuckled.
He seemed to know that he was being a hooligan.
But he still tricked him.
After laughing, Homeros' expression was calm.
"The Twin Lions Nation, one hundred thousand people in exchange for one floating ship, you are not losing out. But if you break the contract … "
Homeros did not finish his words.
When the Ice Mountain Prince Charming, the Sword Saint, the Grand Knight of the State, and the lover of millions of Twin Lion Girls was about to say something, Homeros loosened his grip slightly, and the exquisite two-handed greatsword strangely bounced up an inch. With a clang, the sword light that leaked out from the scabbard made the surrounding moonlight dim.
That light also hurt Irin's eyes.
Irin could not help but squint his eyes.
The threat in it was self-evident.
Irin was silent.
Homeros' meaning was very clear.
I can give you the floating ship and the people.
The condition is that you will not assassinate any of the one hundred thousand people of the Twin Lions Nation.
Irin also agreed.
This was the deal.
Irin had also completed the side quest and obtained the rewards that he deserved.
As for the 'road sign' that Homeros mentioned to lead the floating ship to the other Giant God Beasts, that was another matter and had nothing to do with this matter.
However, if Yi Lin went back on her word and used the same method to threaten the super BOSS Hermelos to hand over the road sign, she would most likely incur the wrath of a high-level BOSS. Although Gaia was huge, as long as Irin did not run out, Homeros would catch up to him sooner or later. It was not worth it.
It was not worth it either.
After Irin thought through the crux of the matter, he smiled. However, he was a little depressed.
"No wonder you knew that I was good at escaping and still locked me in that cell. So, everything was within your expectations."
"Let me think, isn't it just … killing people?"
"That makes sense. Timing, location, and people, plus what happened during the day, no one would suspect anything. "
"Keke, I thought it was weird before. If everyone in this country followed the so-called Knight Way, this country would not have survived until now."
"Some people are sinister, some people are naive. That makes sense."
"What peaceful time? It's nothing more than someone carrying a heavy burden."
Irin muttered to himself.
Finally.
Irin opened his eyes once more and looked at Homeros.
"Speak, who do you want to kill?"
Homeros seemed to have expected Irin to ask such a question.
His palm shook.
A hidden weapon flew toward Irin.
Irin did not panic.
After all, with Homeros' level, if he really wanted to attack Irin, there was no need for him to use such small tricks.
Moreover, the hidden weapon did not come quickly, so Irin caught it easily.
Yi Lin realized that the crystal in her hand was a "mini" crystal.
It was only the size of a fingernail.
Homeros explained, "Message crystal, crush."
Concise and to the point.
Of course, as a player, Irin did not need Homeros' explanation. The corresponding item information appeared in his mind.
Yi Lin smiled. With a light pinch, the crystal in his palm was crushed into powder.
In the blink of an eye, a faint ray of light floated up from the crushed crystal and entered between Irin's eyebrows.
In this game world, the "crystal" had many functions and endless uses.
He did not know how it was made.
Irin had a feeling that behind these "crystal" functions, there was more than just a simple program.
At the top of the Holy See branch in Isita Port, Irin looked at the lines of the defense array formed by the seven crystals. From the complicated and obscure lines, Irin seemed to have grasped the trick, but he could not understand it clearly.
"This game world is really, really big."
Irin thought, and for some reason, he felt happy.
He felt that this game was getting more and more interesting.
The original goal of leaving this game world had not changed. But in this journey, Irin was gradually not in such a hurry to leave. In the journey deep into this world, Irin discovered a lot of deep fun in the game and became more and more addicted to it.
As a player, isn't it normal to be addicted to the "game"?
Irin thought.
The light that entered between Irin's eyebrows turned into a clear message that appeared in front of Irin's eyes.
"This is really advanced technology."
Irin carefully read the message, and his expression froze. He was amazed, but at the same time, he looked at Homeros with a strange gaze.
[Side Mission Accepted: Homeros's Deal!]
[Mission Objective: Complete Homeros's "Peace List."]
[Current Progress: 0/20]
[Mission Difficulty: S]
[Mission Time Limit: 6 hours]
[Mission Reward: Specify the Giant God Beast "Navigation Pointer" x2]
Peace List?
Irin took a deep breath and said, "This is your real goal."
Homeros was silent.
"Why?"
Irin asked again.
Not because Irin wanted to gossip.
But because he really wanted to know the reason.
The deeper he went into the game, the more he wanted to know the story.
"It's just a deal." Homeros smiled, but there was no joy or sadness in his smile.
"Okay."
Irin nodded. Since Homeros did not want to say, Irin could not ask further.
This mission was an S-level Side Mission.
And it seemed that there was no limit to the number of people.
Maybe he could even share it with his friends.
But Irin did not have such plans.
According to his speculation, the reason why this mission was S-level was because of the difficulty of the game mechanism.
To him …
No wonder Homeros found him in this way.
"There is one more question." In the darkness, Irin's eyes were bright. Homeros was one of the characters that Irin did not dare to treat as an NPC in this game world. He asked again, "Why six hours?"
Pa.
Homeros seemed to have expected Irin to ask this question.
Not long after the question appeared, Homeros did not hide it and directly told him the reason.
"After six hours, before the sun rises, Pope Dige Augi Anthony will lead the Holy See army to the Twin Lions Nation."
Irin's pupils shrank.
As expected.
The Holy See also existed in the Twin Lions Nation.
The wanted poster was on the door. If there was no Holy See branch in the Twin Lions Nation, Irin would not believe it.
And in the normal game process, the Holy See was a functional organization that players used to change professions. It was impossible that there would not be one.
Even if the branch was not as big as the one in Isita Port, there would still be one.
Wait a minute?
A branch of the Holy See?
Maybe there was also a drop of the Holy See hidden in it?
Even if there was no drop, there might be a lot of valuable things?
As he analyzed the problem, a bold idea flashed in Irin's mind.
But he did not have time to think.
The situation was serious.
"Six hours, that's enough. Then after six hours, what are you going to report? "
"This is my business." Homeros closed his eyes again. "This is a deal."
"Heh, that's right, a deal."
Irin smiled kindly and slowly retreated.
As he retreated, he said, "I have the final say on what methods to use to complete the deal. If things get out of hand, I hope you won't regret it in the end."
Homeros suddenly frowned.
His gaze did not fall on Irin, who was gradually retreating into the darkness. Instead, he raised his head and stared at the full moon.
"Ah, today's moon is very noisy."
He did not seem to see Irin running away. Homeros continued to talk to himself. "I wonder if those felons in prison have any thoughts of running away?"
"Master, is he having fun drinking?"
"Yes, let's go and take a look."
Although he said he was going to leave, Homeros did not move.
He also "did not" see Irin.
Irin was stunned.
Then he understood what Homeros meant.
This nation was really interesting.
Homeros could be called a knight of the new era.
Very … pragmatic.
Irin dived into the darkness again.
In the same place, on the training ground, Homeros' posture did not change.
The dazzling crystal at the end of the hilt of the two-handed sword flashed.
A young girl's voice was slightly doubtful. She asked, "Can we trust him?"
Homeros was silent for a moment and shook his head gently. "This is a deal."
The young girl was speechless.
Not long after Irin left, Homeros slowly walked to the center of the courtyard where the light was shining.
There were still many guards patrolling here.
In the palace, the banquet was coming to an end. The nobles and ministers of the kingdom, under the escort of their personal guards, went home. In the second half of the second half, they did not continue to stay in the palace.
"Those felons escaped," Li Tianlan said.
"From now on, the entire city is under martial law. Search for those wanted felons again."
Homeros quickly gave out orders.
During the day, after chasing for half a day, the felons, who were finally caught with great difficulty, escaped again. This news, with the inner walls of the palace as the center, once again spread throughout the Twin Lions Nation in an extremely short period of time.
The entire city was shaken.
The lights in the city were extinguished, and the citizens of the Twin Lions Nation who were sleeping early and early woke up.
On the streets, the crystal lights on the roadside lit up again. The entire city was like a city that never slept under the night sky, as bright as day.
Flags with the Twin Lions Nation's coat of arms fluttered in the night wind.
Ka ka ka …
The army swarmed out, once again starting a carpet search in the Twin Lions Nation.
This time, many of the guards were experienced, and the focus of the search fell on the city walls.
"Felons are very good at climbing over walls."
This habitual thinking was deeply imprinted in the minds of every guard who participated in the chase.
Near the military port, Homeros also arranged a large number of troops.
Many of the nobles and ministers, who were drinking and chatting merrily in the Twin Lions Nation's capital not long ago, were so scared that they hid their heads in their blankets after hearing this news. The residence was surrounded by personal guards.
…
At the same time.
On the streets of the Twin Lions Nation.
From time to time, there would be strange shadows spinning, twisting, and swaying.
Irin used the darkness to quickly pass through all kinds of shadows.
"Is Homeros's goal to make a big deal out of this?"
"Let everyone know?"
Irin's index finger swiped down and pulled open the system interface.
Twin Lions Nation Reputation -100
Twin Lions Nation Reputation -100
…
The Twin Lions Nation's reputation continued to drop.
Even if Irin did not do anything, the reputation points dropped even more than a stock market crash, plummeting.
This was the so-called 'if you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext'.
Coercion, temptation, persuasion, everything was used.
"But why don't I hate this method?"
Irin was puzzled.
He felt that Homeros' actions were normal.
Speaking of which, this Boss really didn't seem like a competent NPC.
As he thought about it, Yi Lin closed the interface and took out the communication crystal from [Props].
…
At the same time.
Within the imperial city.
Within the heavily guarded prison.
The prison guard was still sleeping soundly.
On the ceiling, messy footsteps could be heard from time to time.
Kala, kala, kala, kala, kala.
It was as if there was a group of knights dancing on the ground above the prison.
In the darkness, Li Erpang patted his bulging belly and ate a meal of private goods that he had saved not long ago. He burped in satisfaction and said, "It feels like something happened up there?"
"It's him, right?"
Ning You smiled.
"It's him."
Xiao Chuer was very sure.
They were getting more and more used to the days when Irin was not by their side.
As the protagonist of an assassin, wasn't it normal for him to appear and disappear unpredictably?
Ning You and Xiao Chuer had always believed that in this trial, the "Irin protagonist" was the one who was entangled with luck in the trial.
Whether it was good or bad luck, in short, it was extremely entangled.
If this was a sadistic novel, the protagonist would definitely die heroically in the end. Then, by following the protagonist, the protagonist would definitely absorb a lot of bad luck.
And if this was a cool novel, following the protagonist was even more right. After all, the protagonist in a cool novel would always kill the villain in all kinds of ways.
No matter what, Ning You and Xiao Chuer, as apostles, would not be at a disadvantage if they moved stealthily in the trial and made use of the general situation to take action.
Li Erpang smiled and squinted his eyes. He was very wretched. "What's that skill of yours again? Can it hit you or something? It's time to show it, right? There's so much movement up there. Fat Lord, after serious consideration, reasonable speculation, and hypothesis, now is the best time to escape. "
Ning You and Xiao Chuer did not refute.
After all, now was indeed the best time to escape.
And just as Ning You was about to release his best talent skill, "I'm standing here, you come and hit me", he felt the communication crystal flash.
It was Irin.
It was indeed him.
Ning You picked up the call.
In the communication crystal, it was dark. Ning You did not know where Irin was hiding. He could not even see his face clearly.
But Irin's voice came through the communication crystal word for word.
"The situation has changed. You must, absolutely, definitely not run around. Stay in the prison and do not move. Understand? "
"…"
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