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For this universe full of extraordinary powers.
The law that great power belongs to the individual dictates that power is wealth.
And a upgraded macho man like Roger.
It is difficult to become poor.
At least in the secular sense he was always rich.
So he was confused by Sophia's question.
But a few seconds later.
After Roger looked at Sophia again.
He reacted immediately -
Power is wealth and it does not work in all areas.
Sophia in front of us is an example.
The people of the Celestial Clan are all very powerful.
But they generally live in a barren ancient continent with low productivity.
They were surrounded by prey.
Or it's the enemy.
The social relations are as monotonous as those of primitive clans.
in this case.
No matter how powerful the power is, it is difficult to convert it into wealth in the secular sense.
She may have many semi-artifacts on her.
But money and materials that have monetary functions are probably very scarce.
So for her.
Even if the contract is signed on an AA basis, it is still a very painful thing.
No wonder she was so surprised when Roger offered to pay for it all.
even.
In the look of the girl from the Celestial Clan looking at Roger.
I actually felt a little bit of affection and joy!
This was something Roger had not expected.
If I had known that the gods were so poor, I would never have posed so coquettishly!
Just let the golden disc lead the way and it will be done!
But at this point, Roger couldn't regret it.
He could only tell Sophia in a very graceful manner -
I have a little bit of money.
After hearing this, Sophia fell silent.
The eyes hidden under the mask were blinking.
I don’t know what he is thinking.
Roger's expression was calm and composed.
But I was still a little nervous inside.
In fact.
His offer to cover the entire cost was certainly not out of gentlemanly behavior.
But he is trying to take advantage of a loophole!
You know.
In the field of contract.
Roger is a senior devil leader.
He is a first-class expert at digging holes.
So at the beginning.
He confidently set several traps for Sophia.
For future use.
But who would have thought that.
Sophia is not very sensitive about contracts.
But his sense of danger is completely maxed out!
All the loopholes Roger planted.
They were all filled in by her by accident.
Or remove it in a confused manner.
For a while.
Roger was deeply shocked.
He could see that Sophia really didn't understand contracts!
But this rich little woman has a way of skipping those dangerous projects.
It can be seen that she is indeed a natural wanderer.
In summary.
Roger repeatedly ran into obstacles when it came to the contract itself.
But as he is used to having a backup plan, he certainly won't give up.
"Roger will pay all the deed fees" is another backup plan Roger has left for himself!
The logic behind this back-up plan is actually not that hard.
But Roger had no other choice.
Just one try.
He thought so—
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The ancient will is the will of this continent.
That is the will of the original God Game!
If Roger remembered correctly.
"God Duel Arena" is also part of the God Game!
And in the scene where Roger transformed into Lanwell to recharge and reward himself.
He has fully witnessed what it means that money makes the world go round!
Although the God games are independent of each other.
But the designers may overlap.
The design ideas may also be consistent!
therefore.
According to Roger's speculation.
The fairness of the ancient contract is most likely related to the cost of signing the contract.
The AA system for deed fees may be a potential pitfall!
"Paying the full amount" comes with the possibility of gaining benefits in the subsequent cooperation between the two parties.
in this case.
Roger naturally wouldn't be stingy with money!
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"It's not enough to pay all the deed fees..."
"I have to think of some other backup plan in case this girl turns against me."
Roger's mind was thinking rapidly.
But the next second.
He heard Sophia respond with some difficulty:
"Feel sorry."
"I'd better bear half of the cost myself."
"I don't have much money, but I have this..."
Speaking of.
She carefully took out a diamond as big as a goose egg from her arms.
The sun shines brightly from deep within the diamond.
Even in the dark.
It also emitted an extremely bright light.
A flash of white light passed by.
Sophia held it in her hand.
Roger felt the extremely surging power of ether!
If it weren’t in the ancient continent.
This magic diamond will definitely attract a group of high-level wizards to go crazy for it!
Its value is immeasurable.
It is indeed a waste to use it to sign a contract.
Roger was just about to persuade her.
But it can be done very quickly.
He sensed an extremely stubborn aura from her.
So he changed his mind.
He just looked at the magic diamond calmly.
He said calmly:
“Is this diamond important to you?”
He could see that Sophia was reluctant to part with it.
Sophia was slightly stunned.
But there is no denial.
She whispered:
"This is a relic left by my mother... um..."
Speaking of.
She couldn't help rubbing the magic diamond in her hand a few times.
The reluctance in his eyes became even stronger.
See this scene.
Roger was silent.
Sophia took the initiative to say:
"It's okay."
"My mother always taught me that dead things are dead things after all, and it is normal to have gains and losses. There is no need to be obsessed with the moment."
“The most important thing.”
"I can't take advantage of you."
The last sentence.
She said it very firmly.
Roger looked into her eyes.
There wasn't a trace of hypocrisy or affectation.
That moment.
A ripple surged deep in his heart.
Sophia's words were not particularly touching.
But it quickly overturned the stereotype of the Celestials in Roger's mind -
Because of Alan and Beiya.
Roger has always had a prejudice against the gods.
He thought that the Celestials were basically a bunch of hopeless lunatics.
But now it seems that is not the case.
At least.
Sophia is reasonable.
And it has emotions and flesh and blood.
Also talented.
There was no trace of any distorted matter on her.
on the contrary.
She is cleaner than most creatures on the binary planet.
Her words and actions are not much different from those of humans in normal society.
It was hard for Roger to associate such a young girl with a 'madman'.
When dealing with monsters or lunatics.
He can hit hard and do whatever it takes.
But when dealing with a living character like Sofia.
He suddenly felt that his methods were a little too despicable.
At least.
You shouldn't touch...
"But that's a matter of cunning and cunning!"
Roger silently defended himself in his heart.
one way or another.
Continuing to use underhanded tricks to trick Sophia has been crossed out from Roger's list of options.
He felt that he needed to think of other ways to obtain the Zero Knife.
Considering the relationship between Zero Knife and Sofia.
perhaps.
The only option left is renting.
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"Come on, let's go sign the contract!"
Sophia reminded in a low voice.
Roger groaned:
"You can just use this diamond to sign the contract. Will the Ancient Guardian accept it?"
Sophia nodded and said:
"The ancient guardian welcomes everyone."
Roger said:
"It's a waste to use this diamond to sign a contract. How about this? You can mortgage this diamond to me. I will lend you a copper warrant that is enough to sign the contract. When you have money in the future, you can come to me to redeem it. How do you do?"
Sophia stared at Roger in a daze.
She seemed a little unfamiliar with this approach.
Roger then explained a few more words.
Sophia nodded repeatedly after listening to it.
"Can."
"Thanks."
Her tone sounded somewhat grateful.
Roger smiled.
Immediately following.
He unfolded a brand new document:
"Well, let's sign a loan agreement first, shall we?"
"By the way, if I lend you money, I have to pay interest..."
Sophia blinked silently.
Didn't say much.
…
The loan agreement was finalized very quickly.
Sophia handed over .
Roger also gave her a large sum of copper orders.
This contract has no force.
They can only rely on the two of them to restrain each other.
However, there is the ancient contract that will be signed later as the main body of cooperation.
The matter of mortgage and borrowing money is insignificant.
After reaching a temporary cooperative status.
The two men dropped their apparent guard.
Under the leadership of Sophia.
Roger came to a low cave near the foot of the mountain.
The cave is narrow and dry.
Its interior is shallow.
Just go in a little further and you will reach the end.
The two of them crouched in the cave.
Sophia quickly explored the surrounding situation.
Then he nodded with satisfaction:
"This location and this degree of enclosure should be enough to summon the ancient elves."
"Legend has it that the Ancient Guardian is sleeping deep in the earth. He will only truly awaken when this continent is threatened, so the contract-making ceremony must be performed in a sealed crypt."
Speaking of.
She took out all the copper orders Roger had given her on her own initiative.
Crash.
The sound of metal rubbing against the stone wall continued.
Very quickly.
The crypt was filled with bronze orders.
The gap below was filled completely.
Roger didn't slack off either.
He followed Sophia's actions and completed the arrangement of the deed fees.
Not long.
A girl's low moan was heard from the dungeon.
Roger could not understand her language.
But the sense of authority told him.
Sophia is communicating with the spirit of the land.
After a moment.
Suddenly, a noisy sound of wind blew up in the windless cave.
There was also a sound like quicksand under their feet.
Ding dong ding dong!
That was the sound of the bronze bell rolling silently into the endless darkness.
"quick!"
"Contract document!"
At Sophia's reminder.
Roger placed the ancient contract that the two had confirmed and each left their mark on between the bronze orders.
In the blink of an eye.
These things were sucked away completely by the darkness below.
The last second of the ceremony.
Roger saw a little old man-like creature nodding at him.
"Can."
Similar syllables came from the 'bottomless pit'.
The creature turned and leaped into the darkness.
After a few seconds.
Everything is back to normal.
Only the copper order and the documents disappeared.
Roger couldn't help but glance at the data column.
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"Hint: You and Sophia signed an ancient contract..."
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"It's done..."
Roger breathed a sigh of relief.
Sophia also relaxed with a sense of relief.
But the next second.
Roger's eyelids suddenly twitched wildly.
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"Tip: Since the cost of your sacrifice greatly exceeds the baseline, the Ancient Spirit has decided to randomly reward you two with some rewards. Please choose (Double Buff) -
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Marriage (you will become lovers and stay together forever, until death)
Note: Highly recommended.
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Loyalty (you will become allies, brothers, and absolute loyalty)
Note: This Buff is only available to people of the same sex (cannot be selected)
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Skills (You can make rapid progress by exchanging skills in your common area of ​​expertise)
Note: Recommended.
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Together (You can share each other's pain, and in return, when you fight side by side, you can increase the XP you can get by 30%)
Note: Pain is weakened when it is shared.
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"No marriage selection allowed!"
Looking at the four runes that appeared on his side, representing different options.
Sophia shouted anxiously.
"Pick 'Skills'..."
Roger was calmer than her:
"We can have a sparring match!"
"no!"
Sophia rejected it without a second thought:
"I never spar, I only kill!"
Roger shrugged.
I directly chose "United".
For him.
Just don't choose marriage.
Under the action of the zeroing knife.
He and this girl from the Celestial Clan have become too deeply involved.
God knows how many messes are waiting for me.
So marriage is absolutely impossible!
Since Sophia doesn't want to choose "Skills".
Then the only thing left is naturally "unity".
Roger's hands were quick.
Before Sophia could react.
The pale yellow rune had been pressed down by him.
“You, you, you…”
Sophia was so anxious that she couldn't even speak.
Roger frowned:
"What's wrong?"
"You have to choose the same one, right?"
"You don't want this or that, and we are not of the same sex!"
Sophia was choked by him and was speechless.
After a while.
I could only shake my head dejectedly.
"nothing."
"That's it."
She said weakly.
Roger just felt confused.
The two walked out of the dungeon one after another.
Not long.
The sensation of the ancient contract being signed was fed back.
at the same time.
And that extra double buff.
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"Hint: You and Sophia have gained the same mind!"
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"You feel a slight pain in your lower abdomen..."
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"Hmm?"
Under the intensive and mild pain stimulation.
Roger subconsciously covered his abdomen.
He looked a little dazed—
He hasn't had a stomachache for a long time.
Ever since the last "Splatoon" incident.
Roger almost forgot what it felt like to have a dull pain in his lower abdomen!
"Do you have a stomachache?"
"What's the injury?"
He reacted quickly.
I quickly realized that the pain was coming from Sophia.
So I couldn't help but ask a few more questions.
The latter's eyes flickered for a moment.
Then he said bitterly:
"Don't ask, it's just a minor injury."
Speaking of.
She rushed into the darkness without looking back.
Roger was a little confused.
But now the two sides have signed a contract.
Tonight he was going to help Sophia kill the Stone Angel.
So he chased after him swiftly.
The two headed north.
Carefully crossed several ridges.
Just when avoiding the patrol of the totem god.
Roger took the time to glance at the data column.
Finally found the answer above!
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"Record: Feeling the pain of women's dysmenorrhea with a male body, you have achieved a new milestone: transposition perception "
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"Perception from others' perspective: This is also a feat"
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"Corresponding title: Male Dysmenorrhea (curiosity reputation +500; the attractiveness of a very small number of eccentric people is increased by 1000%)"
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"this……"
Under a giant poplar tree.
Roger looked at Sophia with complicated eyes.
But he saw the latter's gloomy eyes.
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