This seventh prince had been inconspicuous in the past, but he had received support from an unknown source during this crisis. He had defeated several of his brothers in one fell swoop and occupied six provinces in one go, becoming the third most powerful force in the Empire in one fell swoop.
The church also sensed something amiss amidst the chaos, they did not dare to move the local church forces away, and the situation in the realm was in a stalemate.
This was good news for Lin Xiao, the more chaotic the world was, the longer the time was dragged out, the more advantageous it was for him as this would give him more time to prepare.
On this day, Lin Xiao met another familiar face in the Wisdom Church.
Xin Huo and his companions clenched their fists and placed them on their chests, they bowed towards the figure sitting on the throne and said solemnly,
"Long time no see, Brother Rolle is getting stronger."
Lin Xiao glanced at Xin Huo and his gaze landed on the beautiful figure beside him, he saw the beauty mark on her forehead, he smiled and nodded,
"Miss Lisa, long time no see."
This beauty was Lisa, the one he met in the base, she said with a complicated expression,
"The Golden Unicorn is a fish in a pond, it will turn into a dragon when it encounters the wind and clouds. Rolle, I didn't expect you to be so lucky after descending into this world, you are now the strongest in this realm."
Lin Xiao smiled and said,
"Of course, the faith of an entire kingdom belongs to me, of course I will be stronger."
The others showed an envious expression, Xin Huo asked,
"Brother Rolle, are you planning to ascend to godhood through faith?"
Lin Xiao pretended to smile bitterly, he raised his hands and the power of life emerged, he said,
"There is nothing in this realm, there is only the power of faith that can replace the Mental Energy, but there is nothing else that can light up the talent. What can I use to increase my strength, I can only ascend to godhood through faith."
Xin Huo nodded and said,
"It is indeed a pity, if there is no divine god, you can still collect the power of faith and use it when you leave this realm, what a pity."
Lin Xiao shook his head and said,
"There is no 'if' in this world, if there was, I wouldn't be standing here."
He then changed the topic and asked,
"Oh right, Brother Xin Huo, why are you here????"
Xin Huo smiled and said,
"I've come this time to ask Brother Luo Er to send troops."
Before Lin Xiao could say anything, Xin Huo raised his hand and said,
"Brother Rolle, listen to what I have to say before you decide whether or not to send troops."
He paused and sat down again to listen.
"Perhaps Brother Rolle has already guessed it. We have a part to play in the civil war in the Salnos Empire, and our supporter is the seventh prince. Now that the Salnos Empire is in a three-way stalemate, we need an external force to break the stalemate. That's why I was asked by Brother Chao to come to you."
"Wait a minute."
Lin Xiao directly interrupted him and said, "That's right.
"Get to the point. What benefits can I get? I'm so far away from the Salnos Empire. If the benefits are not enough, then please forgive me for not agreeing."
Actually, he didn't want to agree at all. Just as he said, an expedition across a country? What a joke.
But he couldn't refuse directly, so he could only say the ugly words first.
However, Xin Huo was so confident that he could convince Zhong Yue, which made Zhong Yue puzzled.
Xin Huo said,
"Before we talk about the conditions, let me tell Brother Rolle a secret. When the will of a realm is awakened, and the elemental tide surges, if you have enough strength to push the elemental tide to a certain extent, you can temporarily shake the fundamental laws of the universe. At that time, the crystal walls of the universe will have a small ripple, and a small crack will be formed. At that time, the inner part of the universe will be able to temporarily communicate with the outer part of the universe."
As he said that, Xin Huo looked at Lin Xiao and said with a seductive tone,
"Brother Rolle, you might not know what this means. This means that we can temporarily break through the seal of the totem universe and communicate with the will of Gaia. From there, we can establish a node of Gaia."
"Once the node of Gaia is established, the feedback from Gaia's will will increase the strength of our true body, and we will gain unimaginable benefits. If your true body is a demigod, and you are willing to ascend to godhood, no matter what level you are at, even if you are just an ordinary child of the divine realm, the feedback from Gaia's will will be enough to make up for all your flaws and ascend to godhood instantly. Furthermore, your potential will not be any weaker than the elites of the higher education institutions."
Xin Huo spoke with assurance, his tone was full of temptation. To be honest, if it were anyone else, they would have been easily fooled by him.
However, Lin Xiao did not fall for his tricks. Instead, he waited for Xin Huo to speak the truth before asking a question that went straight to the heart of the matter.
"If I send out my troops, what will I get?"
Xin Huo paused for a moment and said,
"If you send out your troops, after the matter is settled, you alone will get half of all our gains in this plane. Furthermore, everyone can help you unify the surrounding countries and expand your faith. How about that?"
"What else?"
Lin Xiao opened his mouth slightly, he was a little displeased.
However, Xin Huo was also stunned for a moment and said,
"Is that still not enough?"
"No!"
He rejected it expressionlessly.
What kind of joke is this? How can this be considered a benefit? This is taking me for a fool.
Unifying the surrounding countries would require them? He could do it himself, it would just take a little more time.
Half of all the gains after the matter is settled? After the matter is settled, the territories and gains he would occupy would already be more than all of them combined. If he were to develop even better, would he have to return a portion of it to them?
And most importantly, he did not mention a single word about the core benefits. If the Gaia node was established, who would be the first to be credited? This core benefit was not mentioned at all, it was obvious that he was not sincere.
Lin Xiao suppressed the urge to curse in his heart and said,
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in this."
After that, no one spoke in the hall, it was extremely quiet.
Xin Huo's face was a little ugly, but he had nothing to say at that moment. After a while, he laughed dryly and said,
"Brother Luo Er, are you really not going to consider it? If you think it's too little, we can still discuss it again. "
At this moment, one of his companions behind him said with displeasure,
"Fifty percent of the gains is not enough. Aren't you being too greedy? Are you going to take it all?"
Lin Xiao glanced at the one who spoke. From his eyes, it was unknown if he knew about the Gaia node. It was normal if he did not know about it, but if he did, it would be equally bad.
Regardless of what they said, Lin Xiao firmly shook his head and rejected.
"Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost. It was not easy for me to get my current territory. If it was not far away, I would have helped if I could. But now, you want me to pay a huge price to cross countries to help you? This is impossible."
After pausing for a moment, Lin Xiao continued without waiting for them to speak.
"Just like the rules in the Descender Organization, the premise of helping each other is not to affect the interests of others, and it is within the scope of one's own ability. Your request is beyond my ability and will greatly affect my interests, so it is reasonable for me to refuse."
This time, the few of them were speechless. The other female Descender and the beauty Lisa did not speak at all. Even when Xin Huo tried to persuade them, they did not follow suit. It seemed like they were not on the same side.
Since he said so, Xin Huo naturally had nothing to say. He laughed dryly and said,
"If that's the case, then I'm sorry. Let's talk about something else."
After a few words, Xin Huo's face quickly returned to normal, as if the displeasure just now did not happen.
"Since Brother Rolle is unable to send troops, then can you sell us some resources? We will pay for them."
Lin Xiao did not immediately agree. Instead, he asked first.
"What kind of resources do you want to buy?"
"1000 portions of Giant Beast Potion, 500 portions of Strengthening Giant Beast Potion, 200 portions of Giant Mixture …"
"Wait a minute."
Lin Xiao directly interrupted him.
"500 portions of Giant Beast Potion, 50 portions of Strengthening Giant Beast Potion, the Giant Mixture is gone, not to mention the high level Giant Mixture. I have long used up such good stuff."
What kind of joke was this? 1000 portions of Giant Beast Potion and 500 portions of Strengthening Giant Beast Potion? How could he give away so many of these trump cards that allowed him to crush the native kingdoms?
"500 portions is too small, 900 portions."
"Only 500 portions, I don't have any more."
Lin Xiao patiently explained.
"It's already good enough that you can store so many of these good things. I still need to keep some for myself. What should I do if I give them all to you?"
"But five hundred is too little. I'll back down a little. How about eight hundred?"
"500."
"Then 700?"
"500."
"Brother Rolle, I have already retreated from 900 to now, why don't you take a step back too? How about 600?"
"500."
Xin Huo …
"Alright, 500 it is. You really know how to do business."
"No, I don't know how to do business. The main thing is that I really only have this much. I don't have any more."
Two days later, as Xin Huo and another descender left with a box, Lin Xiao turned around and said to Lisa and the other female descender.
"Let's go, I will bring you to my cathedral."
The two of them did not leave with Xin Huo. This time, they came with Xin Huo to seek refuge from Lin Xiao.
It was not that they wanted to work under him. It was just that their previous subordinates and territories had all died in the continuous battles. Now, the two of them were single commanders. In addition, the two of them were girls and were not as interested in war as men. So after some discussion, they decided to come here and ask for a territory to preach.
It was just the right to preach. They did not need a territory or an army. They were prepared to ignore the matters in the plane and focus on preaching. They wanted to collect some power of faith to replace Mental Energy. After leaving this plane, they only needed to collect enough materials to light up their talents and quickly increase their strength to become official totem users.
As long as they had no other intentions, Lin Xiao welcomed them. He was not stingy with a piece of territory.
He drew out the last province that the kingdom conquered and recalled the priests that he sent out. He divided it into two for them to preach.
It was just the preaching area. The government in the province did not change.
He was not afraid that the two of them had other intentions. No matter what, as long as the military power was in his hands, they would not be able to do anything.
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