Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 1101 - 633 Trading with God_3

Chapter 1101: Chapter 633 Trading with God_3

He would not engage in charity, nor would Lady Strategy. If one wishes to pull her into the fray, one must offer something enticing.

The benefits of this plan are clear: An act once fraught with great risk and undertaken in secret is now legitimized. Should the holder of the Death Clergy feel unsatisfied, they would certainly not come to him directly, but instead go to Lady Strategy to discuss.

Considering Shylock’s previous assassination attempt, aiming to wrest the newly solidified godhood from Lady Strategy, there is no chance for them to sit down peacefully and talk—their swords would do the talking first.

Relying solely on Goddess of Strategy herself, she most certainly would not be able to withstand Shylock. However, with Main God Tempas behind her, who would not only unconditionally support her but even eagerly intervene in the matter.

For him, there lay immense benefits hidden within the issue. The Lord of War would certainly not concern himself with their petty theft. He would look further into the deeper possibilities represented by this issue—meddling with the Death Clergy. War and Death have always been inseparable. They need not seize control of the entire Death Clergy, but if they could snatch a branch that is enmeshed with war, can you imagine how immense the benefits would be? There’s no need to say more. Furthermore, Shylock’s hold on the Strife Priesthood falls within the domain of the War Priesthood, and seizing it opportunistically would also be a great boon to the War God Faction.

Should he perhaps suggest to Lady Strategy that they should also bring down God of War Tempas to jointly discuss this matter?

Once his thoughts expanded, the scale of his considerations followed suit.

Before Gaven could speak, Lady Strategy preempted him: "There are some things that can be thought, can be done, but cannot be said. All our plans, all our scheming, are our own and have nothing to do with the Father of Battle."

Clearly, just like before, the plans that Gaven had in mind regarding the Goddess of Strategy, and even the War God Faction, did not need to be voiced. She had immediately perceived them.

"Understood." Gaven showed a knowing smile. Once a plan is spoken aloud, it is akin to leaving behind evidence of a crime. While subsequent actions might also leave traces, at least they would not be pre-emptively sensed and countered before execution.

As for having nothing to do with Tempas, it’s not about concealing actions from him or being truly unrelated. Just like Goddess of Strategy’s current transformation into a war-oriented deity, everything has Goddess of Strategy at the forefront—if she fails, it is her issue; if she succeeds, as her Main God, he would also share in the glory of her success.

From the beginning, he had positioned himself in an unassailable place.

The quest for the War Death Clergy was no exception and if trouble did arise, how could he not come to her aid? At the very least, he would do everything in his power to protect Goddess of Strategy and prevent her divine position from being seized opportunistically.

This isn’t just a strategy for divine factions; it’s a common ploy among human kingdoms. When expanding territories, the lords below carry out the task while the kings and dukes above merely observe from a distance.

If the lord tasked with expansion fails and enemies seize the opportunity to attack, if there is profit to be made, they will step in to push back. However, if the enemy is overwhelming, they would readily surrender the acquired lands, at most sacrificing the lord in question to take the blame.

Success, however, means the new territories become part of their kingdom, enjoying the greatest share of the benefits without any effort on their part.

With a deeper consensus reached, Lady Strategy readily agreed to Gaven’s terms: "The proportions for soul conversion are no issue, but there’s a precondition for your resurrection matter: a ten-to-one ratio. For every ten extra souls you contribute to me, you can exchange for one person’s resurrection; mortals for mortals, Transcendents for Transcendents, Legends for Legends, without accumulation, with a settlement after each battle."

Every matter requires a price. Even for the True Gods, resurrecting a person is a process that consumes divine power, especially on a non-consuming, large-scale resurrection, which not only is costly but also restrictive.

This is for the reason that divine intervention must be requested by mortals and it must be beneficial to their divine position before they may ethically intervene.

Without stringent restrictions, if the True Gods could resurrect whomever they wished, there would be no accidental deaths like illnesses or war casualties, just natural aging and dying.

Before long, the Material Plane would be overrun with people, and the Divine Realm of the Gods would be desolate.

When divine grace and gifts become too cheap, people cease to cherish and fear them, therefore no longer venerating or worshiping the All Gods. It’s a situation that would be highly detrimental to the gods, and the change in Gaven’s attitude towards divine grace proves this precisely.

The concept of "mortals call, gods respond" is not only a restriction on the gods but also a protection of their interests, a mechanism of The Law of Balance.

"Agreed." Gaven did not haggle because, although it seemed like a transaction, it was not. The matter is not at odds with Goddess of Strategy’s own interests; the soldiers resurrected by her will later serve her devotedly, helping her to expand her faith. Therefore, she has no reason to lower the price and the offer made was surely the highest she was willing to give.

As for mortals for mortals, Transcendents for Transcendents, Legends for Legends, those are just price tags. At the Transcendent and Legendary rank, they don’t need Goddess of Strategy’s help for resurrection. This group-oriented resurrection is mainly for those below Transcendent level, whose numbers of war casualties are highest and who would incur the greatest cost through regular resurrection processes—a battalion of a thousand, requiring five to six million Gold Coins, with the major issue being the scarcity of resurrection resources (Diamonds).

"Are there any other concerns? If not, I shall begin," enquired Lady Strategy.

"There’s nothing else." Gaven had no further demands to raise because it would be futile; for such finished Divine Artifacts, even the True Gods could only perform limited modifications, only imbuing it with their own Divine Nature Strength to invoke favorable transformations, as opposed to making major adjustments.

"Are you certain?" Asked Lady Strategy, her tone clearly laced with barely concealed amusement.