"This..." The old man frowned, thought of the problem, thought for a while, looked at Richard and asked, "Have you ever heard a sentence?"
"What?"
"Knowledge is the most precious wealth and the most powerful power in the world. Those who master it will be disadvantaged in everything."
"I haven't heard of it. But I have heard the saying 'knowledge is power', I think it should be similar."
"Well, that's much easier to handle. I admit that I can't let others give you benefits, but I can give you benefits myself. Although many of my memories have been blurred, some knowledge has been preserved. As long as you can successfully resurrect I, I can teach you knowledge, how about it?"
"It's a good deal." Richard nodded in agreement, "But I'm worried about one thing, that is, what if you regret it after I successfully resurrect you?"
"You can trust my character. I will not break my promise." The old man said seriously.
"Considering that our contact time was only ten minutes, and I know nothing about your past, and you are not even completely clear about your own past. I feel that there is no guarantee."
"I..." The old man was at a loss for words. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Then what do you want me to do?"
"What I want is that you tell me the knowledge first, and then I will resurrect you. After all, every method of resurrecting you requires a lot of investment. I must ensure that the investment will not be a loss before I actually take action." Richard said.
"But...how can you guarantee that after I give you the knowledge, you will definitely resurrect me?"
"Actually, I can't guarantee it." Richard said calmly, "As I said to you before, our contact time is too short and we don't understand each other's details at all, so the promise is meaningless. If it really If you want to make a promise, that's gambling. And when gambling, I like to take the initiative and want to prevent myself from losing. That's why I made the previous request."
"So, we have reached a deadlock?" the old man said.
"You can say that."
The old man suddenly became anxious: "Are you going to stop thinking about it? You know, after you resurrect me, I will give you not only knowledge, but also my wisdom! Let me tell you, I was a very knowledgeable wizard when I was alive. , can help you solve various problems.”
"you sure?"
"certainly."
"Then, how about doing a test."
"What?"
"There is such a puzzle." Richard said, "There is a creature in the world. It has four legs when it is young, two legs when it reaches adulthood, and three legs when it reaches old age. What is this creature?"
elder:"… "
After a moment of silence, the old man said angrily: "Nonsense, how can such a creature exist? How can there be such a puzzle? It's all made up by you!"
"How about I ask you about the grand unified theory of the universe, or the value of pi?"
"Um?"
"Forget it." Richard shook his head and denied his own thoughts. He looked at the old man and said seriously, "I don't want to waste too much time with you. I just want to tell you that your so-called wisdom is of no use to me. What I really need is You can't give me any wisdom.
Of course, I would still be very happy if you would tell me something about your time. However, this does not match the price and risk of resurrecting you. Therefore, our deal is still difficult to reach. "
Shaking his head, Richard seemed to have lost interest.
The old man was so anxious that he couldn't help but said: "No, kid! In fact, I can also give you many things besides knowledge and wisdom. For example, if you really resurrect me, it won't take long for me to Restore part of your combat power, and then I can help you attack the enemy together. Think about it, an ancient necromancer helps you fight, how honorable it is!"
Richard took a deep look at the old man.
The old man was seen to be a little confused: "What's wrong with you? Don't you agree with what I said?"
"Let me tell you a story."
"what story?"
"Once upon a time, there was a programmer, uh, a worker who moved bricks. He went to the river to take a bath, and suddenly he met a frog. The frog jumped in front of him and told him that he was a princess cursed by a witch. As long as he Kissing herself will turn her into a princess. In return, she can be his nominal lover for a day.
The worker refused and put the frog directly into the bag. The frog was anxious, jumping inside the bag and raising the conditions. Kiss her, and after she turns back into a princess, she can be his lover for a month and allow him to continue kissing her.
The worker still refused, so the frog raised the conditions again and said that if he kissed her, she would turn back into a princess and be his lover for a year, and he could do anything to her. As a result, the workers still refused. "
Listening to Richard's story, the old man was entranced and couldn't help but ask: "Why?"
Richard said: "The princess who was cursed into a frog was also confused and asked the worker angrily why. The worker told the frog that he already had a lover and did not need the princess to be his lover. In comparison, a frog who knows The talking frog is even more rare. Once he has it, he will perform everywhere and he will definitely make a fortune."
After Richard told the story, the old man was stunned. After a long time, he said with some suspicion: "You don't mean to say that I... am the frog, right? You... you scolded me?"
"Actually, I just want to tell you again: I really don't need what you provide me, and I want you to provide it, but you can't provide it. I don't want to forcefully squeeze your remaining value, it's already I'm kinder, so... don't bother me before you change the trading conditions."
After Richard finished speaking, he went straight to the operating table and got busy, leaving the old man aside.
The old man was silent for a long time, feeling a little insulted, and shouted loudly: "Hey, boy, are you saying that I owe you a favor now? I tell you, I am really a powerful wizard, you'd better be polite to me Point. You better..."
"boom!"
"Clang!"
Two things were suddenly thrown over by Richard and landed on the table beside the old man, interrupting the old man's words.
The old man looked and saw that it was a book and a golden mask with teeth marks.
"What is this?" the old man asked doubtfully.
"In a sense, it can be regarded as your companion." Richard replied without looking back, "Specifically speaking, it is a container for the soul.
There is a soul about the same age as you in the golden mask with tooth marks, but after I asked a few questions, it seemed to have caused some reactions from him, and then there was no sound again.
On the other hand, the wizard book "Monroe Chapter" also has a book spirit in it. After I asked him some questions, it seemed that it exceeded the limit of his thinking, and he didn't respond at all.
By the way, the question I was asked to test you before - what are four-legged, two-legged, and three-legged creatures was actually asked by Shuling. The answer is also very simple, that is people.
That's pretty much it. I show them to you to remind you, don't mess with me, don't try to be a third identical being. "
"I..." After hearing this, the old man's face changed completely. He glanced at Richard, as if seeing a savage beast, and lost his voice in shock, "You... who the hell are you!"
Richard shrugged and did not answer. He took out the "Devil's Horn Powder" given by Shan De from the space iron ring and studied it.
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