On one of Shi Shanhai's peaks, Gu Xi sat atop a huge boulder. Beside it stood a group of statue beauties, white and flawless as jade.
The statues were brimming with spirit, looking almost no different from living people.
This was precisely one of Shi Shanhai's specialties. In Shi Shanhai, many people had lost interest in humans and fallen for statues they had carved themselves.
Of course, Gu Xi had no interest in that.
At the moment, Gu Xi was listening to Su Wanyou explain the course of this incident.
"When it comes to an Ancient God passing by, the key actually isn't the Ancient God. Given the Ancient God's status, he won't take the initiative to communicate with us.
The real key to our communication lies with the beings beside the Ancient God.
On the Ancient God's side, we show him respect, offer some prepared gifts, and accept a few return gifts. That's all.
It's the beings beside the Ancient God who can be communicated with."
"The beings beside the Ancient God?"
Gu Xi could not help asking.
Su Wanyou began explaining. "Aside from Niu Erqiang, no one here has ever dealt with this kind of incident before, so I'll go over it.
The beings beside an Ancient God are equivalent to... right, equivalent to the Contract Undead beside a Necromancer.
They count as the Ancient God's personal attendants, people who serve the Ancient God.
When we negotiate with them, it's considered an equal match in terms of status."
"An equal match in terms of status?" Gu Xi's eyes lit up. "You mean they're Red Equipment Holders?"
As soon as Su Wanyou heard that, he nodded emphatically.
That was exactly what he meant. Which of an Ancient God's subordinates would lack a bit of status? And which of those