"Trade?" I felt a little funny when I heard the word Aleister said. "You know nothing about us, so you just rashly proposed the word trade? Take a step back.
Seriously, you don’t even know what you have that qualifies you to trade with us, and...your trust shouldn’t be so cheap, right?”
"Of course, my understanding of you is still quite limited, but in most cases, transactions do not necessarily need to be based on absolute understanding, right? As long as there are interests, the transaction will be established, and as an 'outsider'
',Don't you think it's a good thing to have a stable place to live in this world?"
"Wait a minute, I'm a little confused," I knocked on my head, finding it hard to accept Aleister's criss-crossed way of thinking, "It seems like we did an illegal demolition on your land before, right? And now
You’re actually selling your real estate to me? Are we digressing?”
"This is part of the deal - although it did not cause irreparable casualties, after all, such an incident is not something that can be solved in a few words. As the injured party, I think I should at least be qualified to ask for some compensation.
?”
Apologize... I'm sorry you dared to say it. If we hadn't stopped you in time, you would have been evaporated by a helium flash from the sky, right? Uncle Guanzi...
But I didn’t come here just to break up with him. I didn’t intend to deal with this cunning old fox before I had enjoyed a leisurely holiday. And no matter what the cause, Huesca bombed his city to vent his anger.
It is an ironclad fact. Aleister seems to have seen that we will not do anything that will really harm Academy City, so he can confidently make such a "claim" request. As a dignified head of state, I can't be shameless.
Deadbeat, right?
"Okay, tell me your requirements," Lin Xue yawned lazily and said in a bored tone, "but accordingly, we will also put forward our own conditions."
Hearing Lin Xue suddenly say this, I immediately chose to shut up as I wanted to say something else: This is exactly the purpose of bringing this girl here, to lead the prophet to negotiate, which means an absolute advantage from the beginning, even if
Even an elusive guy like Aleister cannot escape his fate, right? Since Lin Xue said this, it proves that this choice is the most beneficial to us.
"My request is very simple." Aleister seemed to have expected that we would agree to the transaction. "It is to protect this city when necessary. Although I don't know the power of you 'outsiders', from that area
Judging from the area that was completely destroyed, this shouldn’t be a difficult task.”
"Aren't you talking nonsense? Of course we have to protect Academy City when we live here. At least we want to sleep well."
"Then it's a happy-go-lucky situation, isn't it?"
In other words, does this man in charge just want to confirm our "harmlessness"? If I didn't like communicating with conspirators, they wouldn't say it straight at all.
What I'm going to say is a lot of twists and turns.
I stood up and made a concluding statement: "Let's be honest. First of all, we will not harm the interests of Academy City, and we have no interest in interfering with what you want to do. Secondly,
I also hope you will not disturb us. As you can see, our strength is not weak, and as outsiders, we have many things that you cannot understand. It is not wise to fight until the end of the world just for a little sense of crisis.
, Finally, it’s what you said, when this Academy City is seriously threatened, maybe we will help, even if the rent for temporary residence here is paid, oh, of course, in order to make you feel at ease, I still have
A small thing as a greeting gift."
As I said that, I casually took out a crystal sheet that exuded a faint blue light. The moment the crystal sheet appeared, various instruments around me also emitted a strange chirp, and then many instruments became completely silent.
Come down.
"You shouldn't analyze this rashly."
I said innocently.
"What is that thing? I can't analyze its structure and constituent materials at all, but it seems to contain quite a huge amount of energy."
Aleister's voice was full of curiosity. Although this guy with an IQ of over 200 had already guessed what the "outsiders" we called ourselves meant, he still reacted when he saw something that looked like "extraterrestrial matter".
Out of great curiosity.
"Some kind of energy substance from outside the world is the most common thing for us - be careful, it is dangerous."
I casually threw the crystal piece towards Aleister, but the crystal miraculously hovered in mid-air.
"The total power generation of all power stations in Japan in one year could melt Mount Fuji three times. Of course, it may also allow you to travel to the main god's space. If you don't believe it, you can hit it with a hammer and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
"This...is not a gift."
After a full ten seconds of silence, Aleister spoke slowly, and his voice seemed to no longer be as calm as it was at the beginning.
"Of course, this thing may also cause the end of the world. You can study it, and any breakthrough you get from it will be enough to make Academy City never have to worry about its technological dominance. But if you are not smart enough or lucky enough, then we will
Watching people on Earth set off fireworks for each other."
Lin Xue also helped: "It's a good thing. So, will you accept it?"
"why not?"
Aleister's answer did not surprise us at all. For this crazy guy, since he can make a plan to stop magical activities in the entire world, then accepting a job from "outsiders" may allow mankind to advance by leaps and bounds.
Gifts that could lead to the end of the world are not too difficult to choose.
"Then this thing belongs to you now, smart man, but before giving away this crystal, I have a small condition for you - the absolute ability user plan. I think you should have also obtained some information. Among us
Someone lost control because of this plan. For the safety of Academy City..."
"That plan cannot be determined by my will alone."
Just as Aleister was mid-sentence, I waved my hand and interrupted: "The rest is your own business. Although you are temporarily living in Academy City now, to 'outsiders', we
No need to side with any humans, you understand?"
After a few seconds of silence, the other party's answer came in the air: "Well, it seems I have to choose to compromise, you're welcome guest."
I smiled slightly, relaxed my control on the psionic crystal fragment, and then suddenly reminded: "It is best not to have too much hope in Aiwass. The knowledge outside this world is a person born in the world.
Angels are not much better than you."
After saying this, Lin Xue and I suddenly disappeared into the room without waiting for the little girl to lead the way.
"Are you a foreigner..." A low and soft voice suddenly sounded in the darkness of the room, followed by a low sigh.
"Aiwass," Aleister revealed the identity of the voice's owner, "Why would you suggest that I do everything possible to compromise with these outsiders? Just because they come from outside the world?"
"What do you think of this crystal?"
The "angel" known as Aiwass did not answer Aleister's question directly, but pointedly mentioned the piece that was regarded as a "gift", but in fact it may lead to a huge disaster for the entire human race.
Crystal flakes.
"It contains huge energy, but it seems to be a bit exaggerated."
"Exaggerated?" Aiwass seemed to sneer a little, "This is just a fragment, a fragment of the energy used by the 'foreigners' daily. To them, such things are just domestic garbage."
Then, there was a long silence in the air.
"What is their purpose, Aiwass, you should know their identities, so why did they come to this world?"
"They haven't appeared for a long time... and they haven't given gifts to mortals for a long time..."
Without answering Aleister's question, Aiwass just sighed, and then disappeared into the room, leaving only a vague words: "Don't touch anything the foreigners give you, this is me
Advice - even if you have 'angels', don't mess with them."
At the same time, in a small commercial street near the Big Jar... Anyway, that's what I called it, the Prophet and the Head of State were shopping.
"Girl, why do you suddenly want to go shopping?"
"It's hard to come out." Lin Xue waved her hands and wandered aimlessly among the display windows. She didn't mean to buy anything at all, but the expression on her face seemed to be how this guy was feeling now.
Pretty good.
"But speaking of it, Mumu, is it really the right decision to hand over that crystal to human researchers? Although that powerful energy source seems to be a good thing, but as Sandora said at the beginning, it is handed over to the ignorant.
Human beings in this state can only bring about doomsday!"
"Of course, if Aleister really intends to study the secrets in that crystal, regardless of whether he can produce results, it will be a very dangerous thing, so the crystal I gave him has been tampered with.
"
"Huh?" Lin Xue tilted her head and looked at me in confusion.
"He can't study anything. The crystal is already in a state of self-collapse, and the psionic energy stored in it will be completely dissipated in the next month. Any analysis of it will accelerate the completion of this process.
Aleister will discover that it is indeed a magical substance that humans cannot understand, but even if he devotes all the power of Academy City, he will not be able to discover any secrets from it."
"...You are really bad...then you must have given him the crystal not just to tease him, right?"
"Of course not, that thing will distract Aleister and disrupt his thinking. Although he was once a powerful magician, he is also an avid researcher. He will definitely study the mysteries in the crystal, even if
Isn't it interesting to just get a bunch of useless powder? And a crystal that contains enough power to melt an entire city is also a deterrent in itself. I believe that after Aleister learned about the power of the crystal,
You should be more cautious with us, so that I can avoid a lot of trouble... Of course, the more important reason is that I want to play tricks on that old fox."
After hearing these words, Lin Xue looked me up and down, and then said in horror: "Mu Mo! You have become smarter! What bad things have you eaten these days!"
"Snapped!"
Knife attack!
Can't this girl be more normal to me?
"By the way, Mu Mu, why do you think that Aleister is so easy to talk to?" Lin Xue, who was walking and finally quiet for a while, suddenly thought of something and jumped in front of me again, raising her eyebrows.
A finger was dangling in front of me in an unstable state, "That old fox is very cunning. Even if he wants people like us who suddenly appear in Academy City to be thugs, he will definitely set up a series of traps. I kind of think
I don’t understand, and don’t you think he is too broad-minded? We are suspicious people..."
"Stop wandering first." I followed Miss Lin wandering around for a minute, and then decisively pressed down this daughter who had no ladylike temperament. "By the way, aren't you a prophet? Why don't you just see for yourself?"
"Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid..." Lin Xue gave me a huge roll of the eyes, and then continued shaking, "Time, history, and the future are all very precise things, and they are more certain than those that already exist.
With time and history, the future is more fragile. Peering too much into things that don’t exist yet will cause the world to protect itself. In other words, the future that can be seen will be turned into a mess. I don’t want to use
Excessive eyesight causes blurred vision, so those who can reason should try not to predict, do you understand?"
"oh……"
I nodded in understanding. This was the first time I heard about this mysterious knowledge about predicting the future.
"Of course, the more important reason is that I think it is too boring to keep looking at the future..."
Just read this sentence in your mind, girl!
"Speaking of which, there are actually shopping streets and the like in such a core area. The design of Academy City is really strange."
Wandering around aimlessly, I said with some curiosity, in my impression, such areas that can be classified as restricted areas and purely civilian areas such as shopping streets should not exist, right?
"The city center is not a no-man's land. There are staff there and people are not allowed to come in and out at will. Of course there will be shopping streets like this in it, but basically they are just stores under the direct jurisdiction of the Academy City Governing Council... Eh?
Is there a jewelry store here?" Lin Xue said, and suddenly she was surprised, "Even though the shopping street was set up for the convenience of the staff inside, there are actually jewelry stores like this... This is a bit strange
Isn’t it necessary?”
I followed Lin Xue's gaze and saw that there was indeed a small shop twenty meters ahead. At the door were the words "Xiao Xi Jewelry Store" in big golden letters.
My mind immediately flashed to a strange silver-haired woman named A, and the advertising card she designed that didn't even have an address or contact number...
"Mumu, do you know this store? Oh, it's not the first time you've been here. You were here last time, right? Did you buy gifts for Qianqian and the others?"
"No, I just happened to meet the clerk of this store advertising on the street outside. I found out the name and came here for the first time."
"Then come and have a look. We are destined to this store."
Lin Xue said, grabbing my arm without asking for my opinion at all, and walked towards the deserted store with great interest.
Accompanied by the crisp and melodious sound of wind chimes, a soft, and more importantly, slow female voice sounded next to us: "Welcome——"
This way of speaking, which can make people feel as soft as walking on the moon, is indeed so unique.
"Ah - it's the gentleman I met at the street corner last time - he finally has a customer - it seems that the advertisement has finally had an effect -"
You started advertising a few days ago and only now one person has entered the store. Are you not aware of any problem?
"Mu Mu, is Alaya's sister a human?"
Lin Xue suddenly came over and whispered in my ear.
"Sir, do you want to buy a gift for your girlfriend?"
Seeing Lin Xue whispering in my ear, the female clerk who had always been slow to half a beat finally moved half a beat faster, and suddenly said something like this in an astonishing way.
Lin Xue, who was busy discussing with me whether the silver-haired woman in front of her was Alaya's sister, exclaimed in the next second: "Haha!?!?"
"You damn girl, don't scream right next to my ear!"
"Mu...mu...mumumumu! You...you, you...that's not right! That one over there is pure and natural. You can talk nonsense, but you can't...eat randomly!"
Uh, girl, are you overreacting? Although I was shocked by the clerk's shocking words at first, now I am scared by you!
"Ah? It turns out that the relationship hasn't been confirmed yet -" the female clerk was stunned for a while, and then said slowly, still confused, "Then you are here to choose a gift to express your love - please go this way -
"
Is your thinking intertwined with the main material plane?
We were quite speechless as we watched this silver-haired woman, who seemed to be having a hard time with her brain, minding her own business in front of us selecting products for us. Even Lin Xue, who was in a state of panic, gradually calmed down due to petrification.
"It seems to be unintentional," Lin Xue suddenly muttered in a low voice, "That's right, you don't have the IQ at all..."
"What?"
"It's okay - now your task is to choose an apology gift for me, um, um, it's an apology!"
"What do you think of this pendant - it represents a sincere heart..."
As soon as Lin Xue finished speaking, the clerk slowly brought an exquisite small box to the counter. Inside the small box was a simple but exquisite heart-shaped crystal pendant. Although the texture could not be seen, it was
Exudes a pleasing luster.
"Well, beautiful is beautiful, but..." Contrary to my expectations, Lin Xue didn't seem to be interested in such a beautiful pendant. Instead, she reached out from her collar and took out another pale pendant with a mysterious luster.
Green six-pointed star crystal pendant, "I already have this, so I don't want the pendant anymore."
"Eh? You still have this thing with you?"
I asked in surprise. It seemed that I had bought this for her in another world. I didn't expect that she was still wearing it.
"How difficult it is to extort something from a piece of wood like yours. How can you not preserve it properly? This is the fruit of victory."
"What about this bracelet? It suits your temperament very well, miss..."
The female clerk spoke slowly and took out a silver-white bracelet from under the counter. It still had a simple but exquisite design style. It was not unassuming, but had a hint of luxury and freedom. If Lin Xue really had any temperament, maybe
Just like this bracelet, it is luxurious, restrained, simple, elegant, but also has the temperament of a wealthy woman from the inside out - by the way, I actually found a complimentary word for it from Lin Xue.
"This one suits you very well." Seeing Lin Xue put the bracelet on her wrist and gestured back and forth, I had to admire the slow-witted clerk next to me, "That's it."
Obviously, Lin Xue was quite satisfied with this gift - she gave me a rare smile, showing eight teeth.
"Ah, it's already that time -" After paying the bill, the female clerk glanced at the clock on the wall and suddenly said in surprise, "No customers have come for a long time, and the biological clock can't adjust at once - two guests
Do you want to stay and have a cup of coffee before leaving?"
"Uh, we still..." I was about to refuse, but the silver-haired female clerk walked away and went to the door of the store to change the "On Break" sign while muttering: "
What kind of coffee should I want—ah, I’ll just use the one I bought yesterday..."
This girl...is her thinking circuit really in a different space?!