"Ten years? One-tenth of the energy? Can it supply the growth of hundreds of thousands of trees?" After listening to Ximu's words, Richard thought about it, looked at Ximu for a moment and said, "I can agree to your cooperation, but the conditions must be modified. one time."
"How to modify it?"
"I'm satisfied with the total amount of energy you provided, but I can't afford to wait for ten years, because I need a massive supply of energy now." Richard said, "Otherwise, you can change ten years to One year, during this period, nine-tenths of the energy is supplied to me, and one-tenth of the energy is used for my own life transformation.
When the one-year period is up, you will be free and can leave me at any time. If you feel that your life has not completely transformed and lacks protection at that time, I can protect you until your transformation is successful and let you leave again. "
After hearing Richard's revised conditions, Ximu showed a slightly surprised expression: "One year? In this case, you seem to be at a disadvantage. The total amount of energy I provide you is less than one-tenth."
"I can accept it." Richard said.
"But, what is the use of asking for so much energy in a short period of time? Under normal circumstances, it is not used at all, it will only be wasted." Ximu was puzzled.
In fact, not only am I not afraid of waste, on the contrary, I feel that it is not enough... Richard thought to himself, but he did not explain it to Ximu, he just said, "Of course I have my reasons, now you just need to tell me whether to agree or not." ”
“…”
Silence, silence, Ximu fell into silence for a long time, as if he was trying to distinguish whether this was a trap or not.
After a long while, he finally spoke and said: "Okay, I agree to your cooperation conditions. Now you give me a week to grow, and I can provide you with energy after a week."
"Then... it's a pleasure to cooperate." Richard said.
"Happy cooperation?" Ximu listened, shook his head and said, "To be honest, my cooperation with you is not happy at all. If it weren't for the current situation, it would be impossible for me to agree to your request. So, I don't pray. It’s a pleasure to work with you, and I just hope you can cooperate and keep your promise.”
"Okay." Richard said, "Then I'll wait for your performance in seven days. I hope you don't cause any trouble for me during these seven days."
"Will not."
"That's best."
After Richard finished speaking, he walked out.
The old lich Ahfu took a deep look at Ximu and followed him out.
When he arrived outside the door, the old man Lich walked a few steps quickly, caught up with Richard and asked, "Hey, boy, you won't just believe in the tree in the room, will you? That is a strange species of immortality, and it can live longer than me. Commander, you may not know what you are thinking. You must not trust the other party casually, and you must be vigilant."
Richard chuckled after hearing this and said: "Of course I didn't really believe the other party. Although the other party's attitude was sincere just now, I am sure that the other party did not tell the truth."
"You're not telling the truth? Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Richard said, "Of the ten sentences the other party said, nine and a half are true, but the remaining half are false - this is a relatively advanced way of lying."
"Is that so?" the old Lich asked, "Then what exactly is it saying that is false?"
"The most critical thing is the amount of energy it can provide." Richard said seriously, "According to some of my calculations, the energy it can provide definitely exceeds the stated level."
"So, it is cooperating with you on the surface, but secretly it has other agendas? In other words, it has one face on the surface but another face secretly?"
"almost."
"Then why didn't you expose it before?"
"Why should I expose it?" Richard asked the old man Lich.
"Shouldn't it?" The old Lich was confused.
Richard said slowly: "After all, it is the other party who provides the energy. If the other party wants to hide, it will be very difficult to get evidence. And if there is no evidence, exposing the other party will not have any effect. It will only make the other party more vigilant and hide. Just be more careful. In this case, it is better to imagine the other party on the surface and watch the other party's movements quietly.
As long as the other party has other intentions, sooner or later it will be exposed, and then you can catch the other party on the spot, making it impossible for the other party to deny it. Then, you can go with the flow, negotiate with the other party, and modify the terms of cooperation.
After all, the other party made the mistake first. They can completely modify the conditions of cooperation to be more stringent, such as extending the cooperation time appropriately. It is only one year now, which is really too short. Then it will be changed to thirty or fifty years. , is more reasonable. "
After hearing what Richard said, the old man Lich's eyes widened little by little. He couldn't help but shudder when he saw Richard, shrank his neck and said: "You are a bit scary, that tree is bad, it's true. But you seem to be worse than him. I don’t know whether to say that the tree deserves it or to be pitiful."
"Whether he deserves it or is pitiful, as long as he is useful." Richard said, "Of course, I may be overthinking all this. The tree does not hide energy, it is my miscalculation. But I have always preferred to overthink. , I don’t want to think less, so I can be prepared and reduce the occurrence of unexpected events.”
After speaking, Richard walked towards Laboratory No. 2.
The old lich stood there and muttered Richard's words several times: "Would you rather think more than think less and be prepared?"
Then he thought of something, his eyes widened a little, and he called out to Richard excitedly: "Hey, boy, wait a minute!"
"What?" Richard stopped and looked at the old man Lich.
The old man Lich asked with suspicious eyes: "Speaking of which, kid, when I accidentally discovered the body you left behind in your space prop, and then successfully resurrected it, I always thought it was an accident. Could it be that this is also you? Is it a deliberate design?"
"Guess." Richard said.
"I guess it must be an accident." Old Lich said.
"Guess again." Richard said.
Old Lich: "I..." His expression suddenly became a little strange.
"Hey, hey, boy, can it be true? Was my previous resurrection really a deliberate design by you, and not an accident?" The old man Lich became very uneasy, "You... are a bit too much. Bar?"
"Have it?"
"No?" the old Lich said sullenly, "I have helped you a lot, and you treat me like this?"
"But at that time, we didn't know each other, and you didn't do anything to help me." Richard said, "The help you did was only done after resurrection."
"So, you really designed it on purpose?"
"It can't be considered a deliberate design." Richard shook his head and said seriously, "I just thought of this possibility at the beginning. Although the possibility is not high, I have already thought about how to deal with it. Then, step by step, I got to where I am now."
"You are really a bit scary." The old Lich murmured, "Many people said before that as a Lich, I have a dark heart and is evil. Now when I compare with you, I feel that I am far behind. "
Richard's expression was calm after hearing this: "Then keep working hard."
Do you think this is a compliment... When the old man Lich heard this, he almost spit out a mouthful of blood.