"Crack!"
With a soft sound, Richard's feet landed on the ground and he looked at Shan De not far away.
At this time, Sande had lost most of his fighting power and could not even stand. He collapsed on the ground, gasping for air. Seeing Richard appear, he raised his eyebrows, guessing that Richard might have rescued him. But he did not have the luck to survive the disaster, nor did he feel grateful after being saved. Instead, he was extremely vigilant.
His previous life experiences had taught him a truth that he kept firmly in mind: no one would show kindness to him casually. The stupid bear from before might be an exception, but that was also a bear, not a human.
So Shan De stared at Richard for a long time and asked aloud: "Who are you?"
"Why, don't you know me?" Richard spoke up, looked at Shan De and said softly, "We should have met before. At Blue Lake Manor, I killed the person who was planning to ambush you, so that's my I helped you the first time, and now I’m helping you the second time.”
"It turns out it's you." Xander reacted, pursed his lips, and softened his voice a bit, but his vigilance still did not drop at all, and asked, "Then what do you want to do to help me?"
"Don't be too hostile to me. The reason why I help you is very simple. I want to make a deal with you."
"Deal? What deal?" Xander asked seriously.
"I think you should have a teacher." Richard said.
"Teacher? You want to be my teacher?" Sande was stunned for a moment, and he guessed something, and then refused expressionlessly, "You'd better not do this, because in my eyes, no one is qualified to do this. my teacher."
"You misunderstood me." Richard explained, "I don't want to be your teacher - I don't have the time, the energy, and the interest."
"Then what do you mean?" Xander asked strangely.
"When I say this, I mean that you need a teacher's identity to protect you." Richard said.
Xander frowned, confused.
Richard looked at Shan De and continued to explain: "You are being hunted by the Truth Society, right? You are now only one person and very weak. It will be difficult to survive under the pursuit of the Truth Society, so you need to get a more powerful person. The shelter of a powerful person. Whether this person is real or fake, it is better than nothing.
Assuming that you have a nominal teacher, then the truth will be afraid and will not attack you easily. Because you are no longer the focus, the focus is the teacher behind you. In this way, the focus of the Truth Society will be shifted and you will be safe.
The deal we have to make is that I will not really be your teacher, but I will temporarily pretend to be your teacher and help you do something, such as killing some people like I am now, to help you get out of your current predicament. "
"What's your purpose?" Xander asked.
"My purpose is very simple, that is to use your identity as a false teacher and some other means to penetrate into the truth society and learn something." Richard said.
Shan De still couldn't understand what Richard said, but he realized something and asked Richard: "Do you have a grudge against the truth?"
"It's not that I have any grudges, it's just that I have some minor conflicts with them. Of course, the most important thing is that I think it will be helpful for me to have a deeper understanding of the other party." Richard said, "No matter what, As long as you agree to this deal, you will be safe and get rid of the dilemma of being hunted by the Truth Society, of course, provided that you will not actively provoke the Truth Society again."
After hearing this, Sande raised his eyebrows, thought seriously for a long time, and said to Richard: "I'm afraid, I can't do this. There will be enmity between me and the truth, and they killed my lover Sophia. , I hate them with all my heart. If they don’t look for me, I will look for them. This is the motivation for me to live!”
Richard asked calmly: "Is this the only motivation for you to survive?"
Xander was stunned and murmured: "Resurrecting Sophia counts as one, but..."
Richard interrupted Sander's words and asked: "Which is more important to you, revenge or resurrecting your lover? If you were only allowed to choose one, which one would you choose?"
"Of course it's to resurrect Sophia." Sander said without thinking about it, then hesitated, thinking about the contents of the book, and said aloud, "Resurrecting Sophia is very difficult, the hope is slim, and it is accompanied by great uncertainty. , I don’t even know if it can succeed.”
"It's difficult and slim, but it still means there is a chance, right? I advise you to try your best. If it really doesn't work, it's not too late to choose revenge. At least you won't regret it." Richard said.
After listening to Richard's words, Shan De remained silent and thought deeply.
After a long time, Shan De looked at Richard and said, "What you said makes sense. I should really give it a try before talking about it."
After a pause, Xander became serious: "But now, it seems that everything is in my favor. I have nothing to pay. This is very unreasonable. I want to know what I should pay. Because I know, One principle of trading is equal exchange.”
"What you have to pay is very simple, that is, to help me perfect the existence of your teacher's character. It is best to have something to prove it, so that no one will doubt it." Richard said, "And I will help you Solve all the troubles in Jialan City.
For example, I know that a Truth Society stronghold has just been built here in Jialan City, and there are some members of the Truth Society inside who threaten you. I will help you kill them all - in the name of your teacher.
This will also strengthen the image of your teacher and let the truth society know that your teacher cares about you and will be angry because of you, and will not show any mercy when killing people. "
"Compared to what you did, what I paid was too little." Xander frowned after hearing this, "This does not seem to comply with the principle of equivalent exchange."
"In my opinion, it fits." Richard said.
"But in my opinion, it is not consistent." Xander insisted, "What you did for me was to save me. And what I did for you was more like assisting you, which is very unbalanced. Since it is a transaction, then I want a fair deal, I don’t like to owe anyone a favor, let alone owe you a favor from a stranger.”
"Let's do this." Richard thought for a while and said, "You are not strong enough to help me now. Why don't you wait until you grow up and become strong enough to promise to do something for me. For this matter, I am currently It’s not well thought out, but it won’t be simple. Of course, it won’t make you violate your principles.”
"Principle?" After hearing this, Sande smiled slightly at himself, stretched out his pale palm and waved, "I don't even know if I am a person now, so what principles can I talk about - I can help you with anything."