Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 169: Each Takes What It Needs (1)
"It turns out that the artifact is really in your hands!" I know why he said that. He wanted to see me because he could get the artifact of light "Eye of Light" through exchange. He didn't want to see me because he didn't want me to get the "Control of Death" and complete a pair of artifact gloves to further enhance the strength of me, the "enemy".
"What? Did you already know that I was the one who got 'Death Control'?"
"I am just speculating, not sure. Compared with several equally powerful players such as Supreme Honor, Holy Heaven and Angels in the World, you should be the most suspicious. The main reason is that many of your actions when you rescued the cardinal seemed to be deliberately targeting me, which triggered some associations in me." The person who asked me to meet was the Pterosaur Knight Real Madrid, who had fought twice before. When we were chasing two NPCs of the ninth level of the Light profession, his sudden appearance made me a little puzzled. Now I think it should be to obtain first-hand information to see which player the "Eye of Glory" fell into, so as to facilitate the "artifact exchange" to be carried out later. And the subsequent behavior of trying hard to prevent me from picking up the "Eye of Glory" and the subsequent reluctance to contact me for such a long time to discuss the "artifact exchange" was naturally because they did not want the hostile "Resistance Alliance" to have a player with two artifacts first, overshadowing the Church of Light .
"Choose the lesser of two evils. I also know something about the factional struggles within your 'Resistance Alliance'. Compared to you, a backbone of the Dragon system, I hope that the 'Eye of Glory' can be in the hands of players of the three systems, Desert Eagle, Light Dancing or Autumn Water and Long Sky. In this way, the possibility of 'Control of Death' falling into your hands will be much smaller. At least I don't have to hand it to you personally, and I don't have to hesitate anymore, worrying about the series of 'bad consequences' that may be caused once you put together a pair of artifact gloves. It's a pity that although I tried my best to 'create' many opportunities for them and tried my best to stop you, in the end they still couldn't grasp it, and you still got the 'Eye of Glory', which also pushed me to a crossroads where I had to choose between collective interests and personal interests, resulting in a dilemma. " Real Madrid was honest and did not lie to hide their purpose. It seemed that they were showing their sincerity in the "artifact exchange". After all, the trouble is serious, and it is not just as simple as the two artifacts changing hands. The important thing is the series of effects caused by the artifacts recognizing their masters and the system issuing announcements. Although the "Resistance Alliance" has many factions, the four major factions of Long Xing Tian Xia, Da Mo Fei Ying, Qing Wu Fei Yang and Qiu Shui Chang Tian do not represent all the players in the alliance. There are other small and medium-sized forces, trying their best to find every opportunity to stand out; and the Church of Light is not a monolithic entity. Once we fail to reach a tacit understanding, some omissions will be seized by those who are interested and used, which may cause some unnecessary troubles. I didn't know the subtleties of it at first. Before coming here to trade, I asked Long Xing Tian Xia for advice and he reminded me, and then I realized that "artifact exchange" is not as simple as "barter and fair trade" - because of the problems with the origin of the artifacts, it must be based on mutual trust between the two parties to ensure that there will be no future troubles.
"It seems that Brother Real Madrid is really unwilling to be inferior to others. I wonder which player he will push to enter the 'Senate' to compete with Holy Heaven for the honor of 'the world's first priest of light'?" The Supreme Honor has another artifact owner, the White Cardinal Holy Heaven, and the other big arm of the angel is not inferior to Real Madrid in the world. It can be said that they are the only one in the world. If you want to start a new camp to compete with them, in addition to attracting other powerful light players to form an alliance, you must at least have an artifact in hand to boost the momentum of your own camp. Speaking of which, I really have to thank the "Senate" system launched by the Church of Light, which gives 24 players the right to participate in politics. Otherwise, it might not have prompted Real Madrid to make a decision so quickly and conduct an "artifact exchange" with me.
In response to my probing words, Real Madrid smiled faintly and did not respond. "Since I have decided to exchange 'Death Control' for the 'Eye of Glory' in your hand, I think Brother Ah Dai will not object to this transaction, right?"
"Just like you don't want the 'Control of Death' to fall into my hands, I don't want the 'Eye of Glory' to be obtained by Holy Heaven. As one of the artifacts of the Lord of Light, the 'Angel Robe', coupled with the 'Eye of Glory', is likely to be more powerful than my pair of artifact gloves. To be honest, the moment I saw you, I was actually relieved. After receiving the message, I was worried that I would meet Holy Heaven or the Supreme Honor and Angels in the World, or even some other unfamiliar faces, which might cause the 'Eye of Glory' to fall into the hands of Holy Heaven." I also chose to be frank. To be honest, in a way, both of us acted for personal gain and betrayed the interests of our respective camps. It is estimated that few or no other players know that he has obtained the dark artifact "Death Control", otherwise there is no need to contact me directly. The "Eye of Glory" is not his in the end. Compared with me who tried my best to give up my interests in exchange for the "right to keep silent" of the Desert Eagles, the only concern is that I, who is directly trading with him, should be worried that I will create some rumors that are not favorable to him after the transaction is completed. In order to facilitate the smooth completion of the "artifact exchange", I can only show sincerity to dispel Real Madrid's possible doubts about the consequences of the transaction.
We looked at each other and smiled, and the conversation frankly revealed our respective thoughts. Although we belonged to two opposing camps, neither of us was the kind of person who would "sacrifice personal interests for the sake of public interest", nor was we "noble" enough to be willing to give up personal interests for the sake of the "collective". Naturally, it was easy for us to reach a consensus and confirm each other's sincerity.
After some careful discussion, the details of the "artifact exchange" were agreed upon. There was no doubt about the transaction itself - transactions conducted in the official "exchange" could absolutely guarantee fairness, and there was no possibility of fraud. The main issue was the time of "exposure" of the two artifacts after the exchange.
