Chapter 238 Mechanical Seance
Finding the way back to the "homeland" in this "exotic country" that seems to be dead is undoubtedly the situation that the two of them are most concerned about.
It has to be admitted that the boy did give out an excellent proposal, but this proposal made the two of them again wary of his purpose. There is no doubt that almost all foreigners are eager to return to their hometown - but there are very few successful people among them.
It’s not that they are reluctant to return by lingering in the scenery of foreign countries, but they are really too difficult to find when they return to their hometown. Even if someone successfully uses the summoning spell to open a "door" with the same conditions, they may not be able to use it to safely return to the place they should belong to.
Taking a step back, even if the young man really mastered the method of getting the two back to the original world, they could not be sure that his behavior would be helpful to him. Reality is reality after all, and it is difficult to suddenly appear extraordinary power falling from the sky when he is in trouble and become the key to the rescue.
"First of all, do you really have a way?" Liqi did not hide her suspicion at all. She closed her eyes and pointed at the boy with her fingers, "Although you advocate being our 'friend', this is just your own word after all - after all, we don't even know your identity."
When the help is needed most, reinforcements suddenly appear with powerful forces to solve the problem. Could it be that the god who uses the mechanism to send it to the stage? It is not that Liqi is unwilling to rely on his power, but this excessive coincidence is too far-fetched, so that doubts obviously overwhelm everything else.
The stage mechanism gives the gods... For the boy who suddenly appears in front of her, she can only think of this word - without a doubt. This is not a positive word. This statement comes from imperial language, often refers to some unexpected, sudden, far-fetched characters or. In many fictional third-rate works, when the plot becomes in a direction that is powerless to control, such characters will appear on the scene to relieve them.
It is particularly common in classical dramas. When the protagonist is in a dilemma of death or the ending of the tragic cannot be changed, a god with powerful power will suddenly appear to solve the problem, so that the story can be justified. At this time, theaters performing dramas often use elevated stage mechanisms to carry inferior actors who play God to the stage - perhaps this is the earliest source of this phrase.
Admittedly, this performance technique is completely artificial. Some commentators believe that this is just using clumsy techniques to create a dramatic reversal that makes the viewer feel unexpected. If we only consider the story techniques, Liqi doesn't like this kind of popular novel that will appear.
"You two are really suspicious as always..." The boy sighed deeply, then scratched his head as if he was troublesome. "Please don't compare me to that kind of clumsy dramatic character. After all, this is too rude to that guy."
It seemed that he knew exactly what Liqi was referring to. However, the rebuttal words did not mean to clarify his position. It seemed that he felt that he had said too much without any connection. It would be more effective to provide evidence. He took out a piece of metal from his pocket.
It was a sword star emblem made of red iron, which represents the symbol of the iron-level mercenary - but it was obviously hit by a huge force, so that the entire badge was distorted. Not only that, the badge seemed to have been roasted by fire, and most of the surface was stained with traces of smoke and fire.
All the iron-level mercenaries had such a badge as a symbol of identity. At this time, the badge that was being on Ke Ni's chest was one of them. He subconsciously touched the herald of the chest, and then carefully examined the sword star badge handed over by the boy with his hand.
It is extremely similar to all his emblems. If there are no traces of damage, it will be fine to say that they are exactly the same. Curt noticed that there was a string of tiny words left in the scorch mark, which seemed to be his name - it was there that Curt engraved his name.
Although the feeling is different, nothing makes Curt feel more familiar than this herald. If it weren't for his badge and his badge was on his chest, he might have doubted whether the boy stole his badge and only after a little processing was made to show it as "evidence".
"How, do you believe it this time? This badge is something that Ryanster's husband gave me, and it can be regarded as a proof of our relationship."
The boy smiled like a fox and narrowed his eyes slightly. In line with what he claimed, he seemed to have a certain understanding of the thinking patterns of both of them. Whether he first appeared or now he took out this sword star emblem that seemed to belong to Curt, he used some ambiguous "evidence" to prove his words - perhaps these may not be true, but it is difficult to find effective words to refute.
"So...what do you want us to do?" After a moment of silence, Curt smiled, "Although some gods who have been lowered from the stage mechanism will always help the protagonist unconditionally, I think you will not help us unconditionally."
If you believe that the other party has good intentions, it is not necessary to accept the help of the young man. However, the so-called "reality" is often not that simple - since he knows what Curt and Liqi want to obtain, he must know that this thing is a very valuable existence to both of them.
Since it has its value, it can be used as a transactional commodity.
Sure enough, the boy showed a somewhat embarrassed expression: "Oh, hey, it's really worthy of being a 'Disa Raven'. You can see at a glance that I want to ask for your help in some things. But this is good, all the premises are clear and it will be much more convenient to speak."
The boy seemed to know a lot of information about the two trying to bury them - including the "Immortal Curse" they were burdened with. After coming to the Dominion, these pasts were already unknown... But he, who claimed that he would officially meet in the future, knew a lot.
Curt inexplicably wanted to complain to his future self, why did he tell the strange guy in front of him about the past that had already been decided to be buried deep in the dark. Maybe there was some opportunity... Maybe even Liqi thought she could tell him this information.
Everything will be known later, so there is no need to tell everything now-the boy always uses the same words to divert the direction of the topic.
"No, you're over the award. To be honest, you don't have to joke around with me. I just simply think that I don't have the chance to be treated as the protagonist of the drama." As he said that, Curt shrugged, "If you have any conditions, just say it out and let us take a look."
Originally, the "fair" transaction of equivalent exchange almost only exists in theory. The price of the original goods has different weights for different people. The "commodities" in the hands of the boy help the two people return to their original world. So what price will he offer?
"Don't worry, Leinster's husband, I have never liked the lion to speak loudly. Now I'm just asking for a deal that is beneficial to both sides of us." The boy showed a sly smile, "You want to leave this world with my power, and I also need you to help me solve some small troubles. So according to the usual method between us, we act together based on mutual benefit - what do you think this is?"
If you just listen to his one-sided words, using this as a transaction condition does not seem to be an unreasonable requirement, but Curt still cares about what the "little trouble" mentioned by the young man is. Some hidden intelligence is often the key point of the other party's negotiations.
Curt remained silent, just looked at the boy and gestured to him to continue talking with his eyes. Liqi, who was originally covered by him, walked forward a few steps, and a simple magic cube array lit up in her hand, undoubtedly to use that spell to identify whether the boy had lies mixed in his words.
"It's just some Liqi, there's no need to be so tight." Seeing the two of them treating themselves with a cautious attitude, the young man said laughing and crying, "I just hope you put this thing on the top floor of every stone tower in the city. After all, it's too tiring to handle it all by myself."
As he said this, the boy took out a handful of gray crystals the size of a thumb from his pocket in one breath, and then placed them in front of the two of them and swayed.
These dark gray crystals have a very similar appearance to the surrounding crystals that enclose dead bones. They are all slightly turbid and dark. A little light overflows from inside them, and you can feel that each of them is full of good magic, much better than those empty containers.
The moment the gray crystals were exposed to the air, the surrounding crystals seemed to be affected by the magic power, and they all resonated like wailing. Gradually, the gray light rippled in the space covered with white frost, and even the air became restless.
"Do you mean it's just a simple 'running errand'?" Curt glanced at the aperture in Liqi's hand. The wonderfully constructed magic cube array did not change any obvious, which shows that the boy did not lie. "If it's just that, then there's no problem for us to help you."
The boy did not lie, but the "truth" he told may not be complete - despite this, Liqi's spell could not guarantee to identify everything he said. Curt thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand and signaled the boy to hand the necessary gray crystal to his hand.
"By the way, there is something that must be explained in advance."
The boy put the crystals into a small bag beside him and threw them all to Curt while saying, "Although most of the things in this world died with it, some unburned embers were still swaying among the ruins of this city. It would be fine if it was night, when the sun came out, some guys hiding in the dark should run out."
If you don't want to fight them head-on, you two can only ask them to act as soon as possible - the young man said mysteriously to the two who were about to leave. (To be continued...)
Chapter 238: Mechanical Seizure:
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