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Chapter 448 - 276: Banquet at Hongmen_3

Chapter 448: Chapter 276: Banquet at Hongmen_3

"What do we do now?" The Devil asked.

The Son of Heaven pondered for a few seconds before resuming his game.

[Son of Heaven: Mister Ghost Captain, please believe us, we haven’t reached any kind of agreement with Jack, and have no intention of collaborating with him in the future. We ask that you sever your ties with him as well. He is a bandit with large ambitions, and his aim is to make our two sides go to war, so he can profit from it.]

[Ghost Captain: What are you suggesting then?]

[Son of Heaven: Let’s unite! We sign a contract, each providing the pieces we possess, we then fit the map together and take down Dawn City together.]

[Son of Heaven: I have ample faith in your strength, and even more in ours granted by divine right. If we join forces, there won’t be any power that can rival us, thus allowing us to conquer Dawn City without any risks!]

[Ghost Captain: Well said! It coincides perfectly with my thoughts.]

[Ghost Captain: So after the city is captured, who will play the role of the city lord?]

[Son of Heaven: I suggest, we take turns.]

[Son of Heaven: We could set a limit of one month, one side serves as the city lord for a month, and then the other side takes over in the next month, alternately. We can specify in the contract that neither of us should attempt to undermine or attack each other during the tenure of the city lord.]

[Ghost Captain: But the mission description states a ’term of one year’ for the city lord, are you unsure whether the city lord, if he survives, can arbitrarily change within this period, right?]

[Son of Heaven: Yes, I’m uncertain. If the city lord has to complete a full year in office, we could alternate every year, how about that?]

[Ghost Captain: Fair enough... So the first city lord will be me then, after all, I have the most important piece number five.]

[Smile: Wait a minute, God, isn’t this a bit inappropriate?]

Smile couldn’t bear to listen anymore and hastily interrupted.

[Ghost Captain: What’s inappropriate about it?]

[Smile: First of all, where does the conclusion that ’piece number five is the most important’ come from? I believe fragments ’one five nine’ are of equal importance. We provide two valid pieces, while you only have one, and we also have more invalid fragments, so in any case, we should be the first city lord...]

[Smile: Of course, we also understand that the first city lord is of higher value than subsequent years, so as compensation, the city lord for the second and third years will be you, how is that? If you’re still not satisfied, we can provide some material compensation, this is our utmost sincerity!]

[Ghost Captain: If that’s the case, my sincerity is even greater. I’ll be the city lord in the first year, and you can be the city lord for the next ten years, what do you say?]

[Smile: Ah, this...]

There was immediate silence at the conference table, neither side seemed willing to give up the rights to be the first year city lord, and the negotiation came to a deadlock.

It was only after a while that the Son of Heaven spoke again.

[Son of Heaven: So, what do you think would be a more suitable distribution method?]

[Ghost Captain: The distribution method is simple, let’s draw lots.]

[Son of Heaven: Draw... lots?]

[Ghost Captain: Yes, roll a die! There is this functionality in the game options after the public test, right? Enter ’roll’ followed by a numerical range, and you’ll receive a random number that won’t be affected by any luck or magical effects, ensuring absolute fairness.]

[Ghost Captain: Since none of us are willing to sacrifice the bonus period of the first-year city lord, let’s leave it up to fate to decide!]

[Ghost Captain: Of course, as compensation for you possessing more pieces, each of the three of you can roll a die, while I will only roll once. In the end, whoever gets the highest number will be the city lord. What do you think?]

[Son of Heaven: This...]

[Ghost Captain: I believe I have made a great concession. It’s three of you against me, you, therefore, have a 75% chance of obtaining the city lord. If you still don’t agree, where’s the sincerity you claimed?]

In the castle of Europe, the Devil looked at the stern blonde youth to his side: "So, we’re not accepting? I think these conditions are worth a bet!"

Under normal circumstances, they would have a 50% chance of capturing Dawn City if competing against two Legendary Masters and dealing with the unclear intentions of Jack, the third party.

But agreeing to the other party’s conditions would give them a 75% chance of becoming the city lord, as well as avoid the troublesome confrontation with two super masters. No matter how you look at it, it’s worth it.

"Son of Heaven, are you worried that the opponent has means to influence the result of the roll?" Smile asked via messaging at this point.

"No way..." The Devil expressed surprise.

That roll functionality had been explored thoroughly in various forum threads, with the consensus being: the roll number is indeed unaffected by any factors and, at least till now, there are no known abilities that could influence the roll’s result.

The Son of Heaven shook his head and sighed, "Get ready to fight."

Doubting the roll result was only part of it, the more important aspect was his own personality, which couldn’t bear the thought of gambling his future on a random probability.

Now it seemed that the other party’s goal was the same as his, both were determined to vie for the first year’s city lord position. In which case, cooperation couldn’t be reached, and the only solution was to fight!

The Devil and Smile were a bit surprised at this, but they didn’t say much and immediately prepared for the battle.