readsfreenovel Chapter 422: Long Negotiations
Chapter 422: Long Negotiations
"How about we give up the Earth? Anyway, I need the humans in this world to fight the Houkai. If the Earth is destroyed, then all my plans will fail. And if I destroy the Earth and violate the covenant between us, then my plans will also fail, right?"
Mebius nodded: "This is indeed the best choice."
"In that case, let's talk about the covenant of cooperation first."
Jiang Ming and Mobius sat opposite each other.
"First of all, all covenants are relative. If you can't violate them, then I naturally can't violate them either. Otherwise, the only outcome will be death. The following are my requirements."
"1Don't tell anyone what happened today."
"2 Those two Zhidao Gu worms must not be seen by outsiders, even if they reveal the slightest information."
"3 No matter what, you must not betray each other, do something treacherous, or live a shameful life."
“4 Allies must not harm each other or do anything that has a negative impact on the other party.”
“5 Allies cannot lie to each other, but they can conceal something. However, once they speak, they must tell the truth.”
"6 The next time we meet will probably be after the third collapse. My people and I will join, or infiltrate, the Fire Moth after that. Don't worry about it. I will only need your help when necessary, but I think it may be rare. At the same time, you can also seek our help if necessary, but we will see whether it is worthwhile to do so based on the situation."
"7......"
"Wait, why do you have to decide based on the circumstances when I ask you for help? Isn't that a little too unfair?" Mebius suddenly retorted.
Jiang Ming said, "Doctor, let alone the fact that you haven't been able to give us any help yet, the two Zhidao Gu worms I lent you are enough for you to help us a lot, right? Not to mention that most of the time we don't need your help, Doctor. Although you haven't realized the magic of the rules of the universe, when you really use it, you will know how much you have gotten."
"As for your style, almost everyone in the Fire Moth knows about it. Although I don't care about it most of the time, people are greedy. After getting something good, they will pursue something better. So, if you want to seek our help, it depends on the situation."
Mobius snorted coldly upon hearing this: "Humph, let's not talk about this for now. What about Article 5? You are clearly from the future, right? In that case, don't you know everything about the fate and ending of this world, as well as everything about me? What about me? I know nothing about you. You can choose to conceal it, which is also unfair to the covenant."
"......"
Jiang Ming looked at Mobius's cold and stubborn expression, and finally sighed softly: "Well, you can ask anything you want to know, but just like Alicia, you can only ask three questions."
Mobius's eyes flashed with brilliance, which was exactly what she wanted, so she asked quickly, "Very good, then the first question - I need to know the origin of the Gu worm related to the rules of the universe!"
"......"
As expected of Mobius, he hit the nail on the head. Alicia just wanted to know about Jiang Ming, and the latter tried to fool her by saying that she would know the truth in the future. But Mobius would not be fooled so easily.
Jiang Ming took a deep breath, took out another channel insect and handed it to Mebius.
"This channel insect contains some information about the rules of the universe. As the covenant states, I must tell the truth, so the information is all true. But the covenant also states that I can hide some things, so I didn't tell you everything. In this case, Doctor, please give me some privacy... By the way, as long as you have the desire to explore the information, the content in the channel insect will automatically appear in your mind."
"......"
Upon hearing this, Mobius immediately did as Jiang Ming said when she got the channel insect. Suddenly, a lot of information flooded into her mind like a wave. Even though she knew that something was concealed, such a huge amount of information still surprised her a little. Therefore, she decided to study it later.
Jiang Ming's expression remained unchanged - the channel insect given to Mobius only mentioned that the rules of the universe were created by a mysterious existence, and did not emphasize who that mysterious existence was. After all, it was a concealment, and it did not violate the covenant of not lying. Most of the rest of the content was about the experience and nonsense of practicing the rules of the universe.
It's mostly just boasting, but it's basically practical.
There is very little information about the poisonous insects, but Jiang Ming thoughtfully added the specific effects and usage of the Star Thoughts Gu and the Fake Intentions Gu.
"Then, second question."
Mobius looked at Jiang Ming's calm mood, opened his thin lips slightly, and his beautiful breasts swayed with the slightest movement: "You said you know the past, present and future of this civilization, so you must be from the future."
"However, if your goal was Honkai, you would have taken action yourself a long time ago, but you didn't. Instead, you invested in people like us. That new recruit was like this, and so am I. In other words... you are either restrained, or even you and your companions cannot defeat Honkai on your own, or..."
Mebius stared at Jiang Ming with his beautiful eyes like a venomous snake, as if he wanted to see something from his calm expression: "There is a mastermind behind you. Maybe he has issued you a task, which makes it impossible for you to perform freely. If you want to complete the task given to you by the mastermind, you must take it slow. So, who is the mastermind?"
"......"
Jiang Ming was silent. He felt uncomfortable revealing a lot of secrets in advance. After a while, he finally spoke.
"Doctor, you are half right. What I am doing now is indeed for a mission, but to be honest, I have not fought with all the Herrschers, and I don't know if I am capable of defeating Honkai now. But the Herrschers will become stronger over time. As for the mastermind behind the scenes you mentioned... it is just a will, a true meaning, and a legacy. If I want to obtain the legacy, I must help the people of this civilization overcome the difficulty of Honkai. This is the mission of that legacy."
"But as for why I didn't take action, didn't I explain it before? Rather than taking direct action on a large scale, I hope that the civilization of this world can solve the problem on its own, and my companions will infiltrate this world to help you. As for me... I have other things to do."
"......"
The previous covenants had already been engraved in the Xingzhi Gu, and Jiang Ming did not suffer any backlash, which meant that what he said was absolutely true, but Mobius knew that he could still hide it.
But if you are too aggressive too many times, it will probably backfire. After all, the other party may not necessarily want you. If a snake is too greedy, it will be stuffed to death. As the saying goes, quit while you are ahead.
But unfortunately, Mobius could not understand. After all, Jiang Ming was hiding something. As for Alicia's first question about Jiang Ming's identity, the two parties had no constraints of the alliance, so Jiang Ming fooled her.
"You have one more question left, Doctor."
Jiang Ming urged vaguely: "I have other things to do. If you still have questions, please tell me today."
"........"
Mobius thought about it for a long time, but shook his head: "I have decided to leave this question. If I have any doubts in the future, you can answer me when we meet next time."
Jiang Ming nodded: "Okay, let's continue our negotiations now. I think we still need you, Doctor..."
"Wait, this is also unfair to me. On the contrary, it will bring me a lot of trouble. I think..."
"If that's the case, then we still have to..."
"You are a little too greedy. No, you must..."
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