paranoianovel Chapter 3840 Win-win
Chapter 3840 Win-win
Chapter 3840 Win-win
"As long as a living being is forced to transform into a 'human form', this ability can be used?" Angel repeated in a low voice.
Zuniga nodded. “Yes, I turned a turtle into a human and read about its experiences.”
Angel stroked his chin, lost in thought.
After a moment, Angel looked at Zuniga and asked, "Who is the trigger of this ability, me or it?"
Zuniga was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Angel: "I mean, does it have to transform? For example, the 'turtle' you just mentioned, is there a possibility that my subjective consciousness thinks it is in human form, and that triggers the ability?"
"Or does it have to transform into a human form to trigger its ability?"
Ingres had already said this, and Zuniga seemed to understand what he meant: "Are you asking whether the human form is derived from subjective assumptions or objective reality?"
"That's right." Angel nodded.
Zuniga hesitated, "I really don't know about this. What I can be sure of is that objective reality can definitely trigger the 'person with a story', but whether it can be triggered by 'subjective conjecture' alone, I haven't tried it, so I don't know too well."
After all, Zuniga's mind was completely focused on brushing "Echoes of the Past" at the beginning. Although he also tested the ability of "People with Stories", he didn't think too much about it.
Moreover, even if Zuniga thought of this level, he actually didn't know how to "subjectively judge".
"Use something like a sleight of hand." Angel said softly, "Just like this."
Ingres pointed to the gold-lacquered teapot with vine pattern on the table.
The next second, Zuniga suddenly saw that the light around the teapot slowly distorted. Then in the blink of an eye, the teapot turned into a brown-skinned dancer wearing a long golden lacquered dress with vine patterns.
The dancer, who was only the size of a palm, kept swaying her slender waist and extending her hand to Zuniga, as if inviting him to dance.
Zuniga shook his head, and in a blink of an eye, the palm-sized dancer turned back into a teapot.
It was as if everything that happened just now was just a dream.
Zuniga: “What happened just now was…”
"Illusion." Angel replied in a low voice.
Zuniga now understood what Ingres meant by "subjective assumptions".
But after thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "I still can't make a judgment. Maybe you can test it after you have collected all the puzzle pieces?"
Angel sighed: "It can only be done this way."
The reason why he thought of this level is simply because "conceptual ability" is often: I don’t want you to feel, I only want me to feel.
If "people with stories" can really achieve the level of "I feel", then the upper limit of this ability may be higher than Ingres imagined.
You still have to draw cards before you can test your skills.
I can only wait until I meet Com later.
……
They then exchange some information about fashion monsters, including the hidden abilities of the "designer cats" that Angel was curious about, and Zuniga also dabbled in on.
Although Angel doesn't know what hidden abilities his "designer cat" can reveal yet, it's always a good idea to hear about them in advance.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Zuniga suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky.
Angel also followed his gaze.
I saw a crack appearing on the top of the spiritual resting place at some point.
Although the crack was not big, through this tiny crack, one could already see the top of the cave, which was dark and full of light pollution.
Angel stared at the crack with a somewhat surprised expression: "I... I shouldn't have lied just now, right?"
Zuniga glanced at Angel, shook his head and explained, "It's not about lying. The Soul Rest is an unstable space constructed by soul notes. And the so-called instability means that it may collapse and dissipate at any time."
"With my ability, it can usually last about fifteen to thirty minutes from start to finish."
"Now the time is almost up, it's normal to have cracks."
"Although the cracks have appeared, this space can actually be maintained for a while. However, I don't think it's necessary. I believe that after talking for a while, we have reached a certain understanding." Zuniga: "So, there is no need to keep this spiritual resting place."
"Simply let it break."
At this point, Zuniga looked at Angel and said, "How about you tell a lie to speed up the rupture?"
Angel looked at Zuniga deeply and nodded: "Okay."
Angel paused for a moment and said softly, "I have no ill will towards Modern City."
As he finished speaking, the crack above his head began to slowly open, but it did not break instantly.
Angel continued: "I have no ill will towards Zuniga."
The crack remained the same as before, unmoved.
Angel spoke again: "If there is a chance, I am willing to help Zuniga find Omo City and retrieve his people."
Zuniga suddenly turned his head to look at Angel, and seeing that Angel looked calm, he looked up at the crack at the top.
The cracks remain the same, no breaks.
This also means that Ingres's words actually came from his heart. Obviously, Ingres was expressing his views through this.
Although Zuniga already had a certain degree of trust in Angel from their previous conversation, his statement this time still made Zuniga feel warm in his heart, and the look he gave Angel was even more earnest.
"After all, this is my first time coming to the spiritual rest center, so I'd like to test out the effects." Angel smiled and repeated what he had just said in a negative tone.
"I am full of hatred towards the City of Modern and Zuniga. If I have the chance, I will do everything I can to prevent Zuniga from finding the City of Omo..."
As the words fell, the spiritual resting place, which had only a crack before, seemed to have reached a critical point and exploded instantly.
Countless notes of the soul are like floating points of light, slowly disappearing.
The broken space, like a broken lens, blended into the surrounding air.
In just a blink of an eye, the world changed.
They returned from the cramped teahouse to the empty, dilapidated rooftop outside.
Everything disappeared, except for the golden lacquer teapot with vine pattern and a few teacups, which were still there and were finally picked up by Feng Wen...
The evening breeze blows.
A gust of cool breeze blew over, waking Zuniga from his daze.
If compared with half an hour ago, the look in his eyes when he looked at Angel had changed from vigilance to intimacy.
When Feng Wen saw this scene, he was completely silent.
It even felt that the look in its owner's eyes was more affectionate than the look that the medical staff at the nursing center gave Angel.
If the boy had not witnessed Zuniga's transformation with his own eyes, he might have guessed that Angel had cast hypnosis on Zuniga...
In fact, it seems that even if Angel didn't use hypnosis, the effect of hypnosis seems to be better?
Zuniga had no idea of what the rumored boy was thinking. After hearing Angel's last "lie", he had already reached the stage of trusting him.
"I don't think we need a spiritual resting place for our conversation," Zuniga said softly.
Angel smiled and said, "That's what I thought, too."
Zuniga walked to the edge of the roof and sat down directly on it, looking at Angel in a leisurely manner: "Since we have such a tacit understanding, why don't we talk about business?"
"Wasn't it business before?"
Zuniga: "Of course we did some serious work before, but we were more focused on getting to know each other. But if we want to develop a long-term tacit understanding, it's not enough to just talk about it."
"What else do you need?"
Zuniga: "Bonds. Or you can understand it as benefits, debts, bonds... whatever you choose."
Angel didn't comment, but just looked at Zuniga silently.
After a moment of silence, Zuniga finally said, "Let's talk about the trade."
Angel: "What do you want?"
The so-called transaction is nothing more than getting what each party needs. Since Zuniga has spoken, Angel also wants to know what Zuniga wants. - Although he already has some guesses.
Zuniga: "What I want most is definitely any information related to the Dark Corner. However, I also know that this is not something I can ask for. If you have it, I am willing to exchange it for anything."
"Apart from the Dark Corner Intelligence, my only request is... to make my challenge mission fail."
Zuniga didn't want to be unconscious all day long, and he didn't want to face strange fashion monsters all the time, arrogantly challenging him from a high position.
Therefore, if possible, he hoped not to encounter challenging tasks again. Even if he did, it would be best if he failed.
Just like the previous two times.
Zuniga's appeal is actually a two-way street with Ingres's.
After all, in his opinion, Zuniga is just a hidden NPC who distributes rare fashion monsters. Cooperating with Zuniga is definitely a good choice.
Just look at Variety Genie and Smokescreen Scholar and you will know.
However, Angel really wanted to accept and complete the challenging mission that Zuniga encountered, but there was a problem here.
First, it is impossible for Angel to stay in Modern City forever.
Zuniga's probability of encountering a challenge task is too high. According to his own account, if he is lucky enough to encounter a challenge task with a countdown of about twelve hours every time, it will appear at least two or three times a week.
Moreover, the two or three times here refer to medium and high-level monsters.
If Zuniga lifted the ban and allowed low-level monsters to challenge him, he would probably do so seven days a week.
In such high-frequency encounters, Angel is unable to help complete the mission at any time.
Second, Angel’s magic book pages are almost reaching the limit.
According to Zuniga, he currently only has one or two pages. If he wants to expand the free pages, he must at least be promoted to an intermediate magician.
Not to mention the difficulty of advancing, even if Angel advances easily, he will still be troubled by the problem of the page limit.
Therefore, even though Zuniga's "deal" was a two-way effort, Angel alone could not complete the deal.
Of course, Angel can also let latecomers, such as Gleipnir, Laplace, or other challengers who enter, help Zuniga complete the task.
But it is much more difficult for them to complete Zuniga's task than it is for Angle.
Angel was able to complete various tasks only by relying on the God's perspective and various nightmare illusions. Even with these bonuses, Angel almost failed.
Therefore, Angel could not give a 100% guarantee to help Zuniga complete the challenge.
Angel told Zuniga his considerations.
After hearing this, Zuniga pondered for a moment and nodded in understanding: "That's right, your book is about to reach its limit, and I can't ask you to help completely."
“And other outsiders may not have your execution ability.”
"However, I personally still hope that this deal can be reached, because compared to the people of Modern City, you have a higher chance of completing the mission."
After all, after the alien got the mission from him, he had to carry out the mission in reality.
But when doing tasks in reality, there is a lot of room for manipulation.
For example, Zuniga can leave a few special forms of fashion monsters in the outside world, such as the rumored boy, the print girl... and so on.
When the outsider gets a task from him, fashion monsters such as Fengwen Boy and Print Girl can help the outsider complete the task.
In this way, the success rate of the mission will be greatly increased.
Zuniga's proposal stunned Angel.
He didn't expect that it could be done this way?
But only Zuniga can do this, after all, he has too many special forms of monsters...
Angle: "If that's the case, it's a win-win for us."
After all, after entering the dungeon, challengers can quickly obtain intermediate and advanced monster puzzles by completing Zuniga's tasks. Such a start is definitely much better than if they follow the routine.
The challenger gets the puzzle piece, and Zuniga has a greater chance of being freed from the challenge mission.
Isn’t this a win-win situation.
So, Angel barely hesitated and nodded directly: "Okay."
Zuniga also breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you agree to this deal. If it's a deal, what do you want from me?"
Zuniga: "Knowledge, intelligence, or anything else I have. I can use it as a bargaining chip."
Ingres shook his head.
"It's not really a deal, it's just a matter of mutual needs. You don't want to be in the challenge space anytime, anywhere, and we want to get the puzzle pieces as soon as possible."
Angel had no intention of taking advantage, which made Zuniga think more highly of Angel.
"The deal is a deal, but you count as you." He was silent for a moment: "I recognize you. So, if you have any information or knowledge you want to know, you can contact me at any time."
In this regard, Ingres did not refuse again.
Then we discussed the details of the transaction, such as how to contact each other, how to determine whether Zuniga has entered the challenge space, and how to recognize the various special forms of Zuniga's monsters...
After talking about these things, Zuniga had already decided to leave.
His mind had long been on the mountain people who seemed to have left from the dark corner and appeared in the Modern City...