In the giant hall, all the high giants were meditating.
Only the giantess named Tethis looked at Lid curiously. She belonged to the type who was a bit overprotected by her brothers, and she hadn't been on the battlefield much since she was born. Lied should be the first human being she saw. Lid also noticed her gaze and gave her a friendly smile.
Tethis blinked, not knowing whether he should smile back, so he looked around at the reactions of his brothers, and found that Kronos was staring at her, so he quickly put on a sullen face and stopped looking at Lied.
Kronos opened his mouth and said to Lied:
"What you said is indeed the status quo of the giant race."
Perhaps it was hard to imagine that the elder brother would admit this straightforwardly, and several tall giants stood up one after another, with expressions of surprise or unwillingness, or mixed with a bit of resentment. But Kronos just glanced at them, and all doubts were blocked in his throat. Kronos shook his head lightly, and said to Lid:
"However, the fact that the giants have become weaker does not mean that humans have become stronger. We are still the Sixth Form, and we have our own pride. Cooperation must be based on equality, and both parties must have equal contributions and benefits. This is our bottom line. What are you going to ask us giants to do?"
Lied narrowed his eyes and laughed, at this moment he looked like a profiteer.
He stretched out his hand and drew in the air, trying his best to make every giant understand what he said:
"There are many things that can be done. For example, you see, the giants are all about ten to twenty meters tall. They are tall and powerful. They look very strong with tendons and flesh. Isn't it suitable for such a strong body? … Moving bricks?"
"There are many regrets on the human side, and the construction of large buildings is one of them. Although the rich royal family can use magic to build gorgeous palaces, the Lingwu Lord guarding the north can also mobilize the power of the entire territory to quickly build a line that runs from east to west. Iron and steel defense lines, but further down, most people’s houses are still very low and simple. Because the cost of building tall buildings is too high, even if I have popularized a new material called cement in my own territory, I really use this There are still very few people who use materials to build high-rise buildings, after all, they lack the necessary construction methods.”
"... But tall buildings are necessary. Today, the population density of my territory, and even the entire human territory, is constantly increasing. When it reaches a certain level, it can only be reduced through war. There is no way around it. The customs and habits in many places are constantly growing. This kind of will cannot be easily reversed with a few decrees, but at least we can make the buildings higher and more people can Live on. Including the city walls, the higher the better."
Lied watched the high giants' gazes grow darker and darker, but he didn't care.
He can indeed solve this problem by speeding up the research and development of the crane, but since there are ready-made resources here, it is the most convenient and quick to use them. What's more, even if the crane is built, it will be a big problem to train a large number of professional technicians.
Although it is difficult for the giants to accept such a proposal, it can be discussed after all.
Lied spread his hands and continued to say with a smile:
"In addition, I see that the giants are also very durable and have good physical strength. They can carry huge pressure for long distances without getting tired, and their load is much higher than that of ordinary horses. In addition to construction work, do some The handling was pretty good too.”
"Not only that, in addition to the practical effect, there are many strategic significances of forming an alliance with the giant race. This will help me persuade other races to participate in cooperation, and it will also help deter some races with crooked ideas. Generally speaking, you There are quite a lot of things that can be done, in all aspects... ”
Before Lide finished speaking, someone among the high giants interrupted with displeasure:
"What's the difference between this and being your slaves? The cooperation you mentioned is nothing more than using us as human beings! No matter how much the giant race sinks, it's not to the extent of working for humans—"
Another tall giant also stood up and said:
"I guess you don't know yet, the crystallization of our hearts has stopped. Although we don't know the reason, the human nation's defense formation is no longer the key to our survival! If you want to take advantage, save it."
Discussions continued one after another, and Lide stretched out his hand, pressed it down, and motioned for others to lower their voices, and then said:
"Leaving aside the matter of the crystallization of the heart, it is always a fact that many compatriots have been lost. I heard that the battle between the dragon clan and the elves is still going on. But once this kind of battle is dragged down, the elves who are good at fighting in the jungle will definitely find a counterattack Sooner or later, the dragon clan will delay the offensive. The neighbors to the east have become poor people who cannot be chased, but more than half of the neighbors to the west have suddenly died—the next target of the dragon clan, you don’t need me to say more, you know it, right?”
Lied laughed and said:
"What's more, in this cooperation, the only ones who are really low in status and need to work hard are the low giants. Do you really regard them as your own compatriots? They have no brute strength, and they are trampled by you to act as giants. They are not sensitive to pain, they are not sensitive to pain, so they are not just tools in your hands? Since they are tools, so what if we borrow them?"
Several giants looked upset, but did not refute.
The situation seemed to be slowly falling towards Lied, but at this moment, Kronos spoke again and said:
"So... what can we get in exchange?"
Kronos stood up with a calm expression, but his aura suddenly rose. This time it wasn't acting. If Lid couldn't give it a satisfactory answer, it would probably kill the human being who was talking nonsense in the giant's palace on the spot.
It is common sense to show enough sincerity in exchange for a big appetite. If he didn't abide by this rule, it would be tantamount to declaring his disrespect to the giant race, and it didn't matter if he was killed.
But Kronos really couldn't imagine what reciprocal exchange Lied could come up with.
Li De smiled slightly, stretched his hand into his bosom, and touched out the crimson blood soul crystal:
"How about this?"
As soon as the words fell, the twelve high giants stood up from the ground in unison!
Kronos stared wide-eyed, staring at the red crystal, and most of the other giants were too shocked.
After the No. 1 giant came back to his senses, there was a bit of ruthlessness in his face. Just about to step forward to snatch it, Li De, who had his back turned to it, was already prepared, and stopped drinking:
"Don't move! Go forward half a step, I will directly destroy this thing, everyone will die together!"
Giant No. 1 stopped suddenly, Kronos narrowed his eyes, and said in a low voice:
"Blood soul is not so easy to be destroyed. Since it has been wrapped in crystals, human power should not be able to break it..."
Lid smiled.
The next moment, the tentacles formed by the soul appeared behind him, like a long whip, and the air exploded.
Klenas' aura instantly swept across this vast space.
At that moment, the high giant instinctively lowered its head, and hundreds of low giants knelt down together.