Chapter 40 The So-called Equivalent Exchange
The Guardian Hammer is naturally one of the lost Dark Moon holy objects, but unlike the three mentioned just now, this is the exclusive sacred object of the Dark Moon Goddess Battle Priest.
It was not lost in the incident a hundred and fifty years ago, but in the pioneering era thousands of years ago, it was lost as the combat priest died in the pioneering war and was lost. If the Dark Moon Goddess was willing, other holy objects could still be located through divine power. However, only the Guardian Hammer, for thousands of years, Dark Moon servants have prayed for the goddess to be positioned, but they have found nothing.
This means that the person who masters the Hammer of Guardian is at least a high-level priest of a certain god. This god is not only not inferior to the Dark Moon Goddess, but also supports the behavior of the priest.
Having the Guardian Hammer can at least double the attack power of Shuer. If you cooperate with the Prayer of the General Sacred Relics Book of Moon, your protection and healing abilities can be greatly enhanced. Bonita is full of thought that Shuer will never refuse such temptation.
Not only Bonita, everyone present thought that no matter how the exact clues of a holy relic and a holy relic were made, Seul made a lot of money.
The three ladies knew Shuer very well and knew that the price had indeed hit his weakness, so even they thought Shuer would definitely not refuse.
However……
"Impossible, I won't listen if you say it." Shure refused firmly, and even said something harshly, "Does Lord Wendy want the Dark Moon Church to launch a war of gods? Or do you want me to be a sinner who destroys the peace of the Temple of the Gods?"
"This..." Bonita sat back again, not realizing that she had lost the initiative again. "My Lord doesn't mean this, neither do I."
However, she had to admit that Shuer was right. Once Shuer knew the exact news, as a believer of Dark Moon, he had no choice but to retrieve the holy objects, but hiding the holy objects was instructed by a god, which was equivalent to forcing the Dark Moon Temple to start a war with the other party. No wonder Shuer didn't even want to listen.
It seems that I was indeed inappropriate in my consideration. No wonder the Archbishop is not optimistic about his plan. But at this point, according to the Archbishop, it is time for the other party to show his trump card.
"I'm sorry, I'm not thinking well." Bonita smiled apologetically, "Since Mr. Wright is not satisfied with the price I have raised, why would you please tell me what the conditions you agree with?"
"First, the crown of the moon, this is a must."
"That's natural. In fact, we have already obtained the Dark Moon holy relics. As long as the contract is signed, you can offer it at any time."
"Well... no need." After hesitating for a long time, Shuer rejected Bonita's proposal, "Let's exchange it when you get the things."
“Time is up to you.”
"Okay, second, gold coins and resources. The issue you mentioned earlier just now must be mentioned. My teammates are coming from all over the world and want to gather within the specified time. The fastest way is to pass the pilgrimage gate. But unfortunately, there are two mages who are not so pious about the gods. They cannot use the pilgrimage gate. They can only pay a high price to transmit it bit by bit through the transmission network between the mage towers. Therefore, it is not too much to coordinate the borrowing of the pilgrimage gates of those churches and the transmission network of the mage towers. It is not too much to leave these human and financial resources issues to your church."
"Uh... OK." Thinking of the wizard's teleportation network almost burning money, even with the support of the Temple of Water behind it, Bonita felt quite painful. The number was really terrible. As for the borrowing of the Pilgrimage Gate, it was okay. The Temple of Water has always had a good relationship with other churches, so there should be no problem.
"Is that true? There is a believer who is Lord Orfregan."
"I..." If possible, Bonita wanted to kick Shul out of the secret room. It was simply difficult. Even though he knew that the rude barbarian of Ovregan was the god that Lord Wendy hated the most, he made such a request. But there was no way. Shul said it was reasonable, and Bonita could not refuse, so he could only find a way through other channels.
"After talking about resources, there are still gold coins, 20,000 gold coins. This gold coins are not rewards, but compensation."
"Since we cannot estimate the internal environment through external calculations, we must prepare at least five parts of equipment and materials to deal with different environments. But we cannot take five parts of materials, which is too stupid. Therefore, after entering the projection world and determining the internal environment, the other four parts can only be abandoned on the spot except for the useful one."
"So, these four parts of materials are consumables that cannot be reused, and they are entirely generated by your request. You should pay it. As for ours, we will solve it ourselves according to the rules."
"Seven people, each with four pieces of various equipment and supplies, 20,000 gold coins are definitely just a cost. Mr. Caffrey can prove this. Look, Mr. Caffrey nodded. For the sake of the Temple of Water, we only charge the cost price. There should be nothing wrong with it. I think the church can accept it."
"Yes." Bonita gritted her teeth again, but even the teleportation costs of the two people were burdened, so there was nothing unacceptable to 20,000 gold coins. And it was just a simple problem of gold coins, which was not a big deal for the Temple of Water.
"Then it's the third point, and the most critical issue."
It is indeed very important. It is necessary to make Sul reject the news of the holy relics. Bonita has prepared the other party for a lot of price. The Archbishop's meaning is very clear. As long as the other party's request is not too excessive, he will agree. After all, Lord Wendy still needs this water heart.
"The third point is alliance."
"Ah?" The completely unexpected answer made Bonita think she didn't hear it clearly, and involuntarily asked, "I didn't hear it clearly, are you talking about... an alliance?"
This joke is a bit big. Lord Priest, we are just servants of gods, not controllers of gods. Is it counting if we say alliances? Are you really a priest? Do you really know what your identity is? Bonita rolled his eyes in his heart and almost cursed.
"It's not that Lord Wendy wants to form an alliance with my Lord. The will of the gods is supreme. Of course, it's not something we can control. I won't make such a stupid mistake. The alliance I meant to form an alliance with the Temple of Water and the Temple of Dark Moon." Shur calmed down and didn't care about Bonita's expression at all. "This shouldn't surprise Lord Bonita anymore."
This is almost the same, and Bonita's expression finally eased a little.
There is still a difference between church alliances and god alliances. Alliances between gods were very common before the chaotic era, but rarely occurred in the era of the Temple of Gods. Due to the establishment of the Temple of Gods, all gods themselves are all ally, and there is no need to form an alliance again. If you really do this, it will cause suspicion from other gods, and it will not be worth the loss.
As for the church's alliance, it is much simpler. As long as the clergy of the two gods is not obviously opposite and there is no grudge between the gods, the two churches under the gods can form an alliance.
However, there will be no changes after the church is formed. The symbolic significance is far greater than the actual significance. Everyone still does not belong to each other and does not interfere with each other. At most, they send people to attend the ceremony and interact more with each other. Churches like the Temple of Water, which have many cumbersome rituals, have formed an alliance to only add trouble to their church members, and few people will make such requests.
"This... I can't promise for the time being." Bonita wanted to agree, because this request did not suffer any loss to the Temple of Water, but unfortunately this had exceeded her authority and could only be left to the Archbishop to decide.
"It doesn't matter, I can wait. As long as you agree to these three conditions, we can sign a contract to establish a entrusted relationship at any time." Shure was not worried about being rejected. "I think the archbishop of your church can understand my idea. She should not refuse this win-win condition, so let's continue now."
"The issue of remuneration has been negotiated. In theory, you don't have to worry about the rest. All of them will be solved by our shadow followers. However, because your requirements are quite special, I have to confirm one more thing."
"What is the heart of water? I'm not saying what it is essentially, but what it looks like? What are its characteristics? How to distinguish it? The most important thing is how to bring it back? I can't take a basin or a bucket, just take a basin of water and treat it as the heart of water."
"Well, Mr. Wright, this question is difficult to explain." Bonita was hesitant and seemed a little embarrassed. "The Heart of Water is not a physical basin of water or something, but a conceptual existence, without physical form. If you want to obtain it, you need to use a holy object in our Temple of Water. As for the distinction, it is the same. The special sensing ability of the believers of Water is required to find the location of the Heart of Water."
"Then how do you ask us to get it back?" As soon as she was about to continue saying something, Shuer suddenly stopped, narrowed his eyes and stared at the two priests opposite him, and said in a gloomy tone, "Wait, you don't want to send someone to follow us into the projection world."
"Hahaha, there's nothing else to do," said Bonita with a dry smile. "We hope that Kelly can come in with you and bring the Heart of Water back."
"Bissar Bonita, although the Dark Moon Church is no longer a large church, I am not a famous figure, but in the name of the Lord, the Lightless Moon is absolutely not to be teased." Shulsenran said, "You won't know what it means to us shadow-seekers to take strangers to enter the projection of another world."
Chapter completed!