The system and the Radiant Goddess reached another cooperation agreement, but this time, Zhou Dai proposed a few new requests that were not unreasonable.
"...My lord has already shown you her sincerity, so this time... my lord hopes you can show some sincerity as well," Zhou Dai said tactfully.
"How many?" Lada immediately understood why she had come and asked for the number outright.
"My lord wants one hundred million. That number is still not enough for my lord to ascend, as you know. They are only ordinary believers, after all..." Zhou Dai said. What she wanted was population, or rather, a new batch of players. Reason had previously suffered a severe collapse, and although the Radiant Goddess had lessened its effects with her immense power, quite a few believers had still died or become indescribable. They urgently needed replenishment.
"No, that's too many, because it costs us too... We can give you twenty million at most," Lada bargained.
"That's too few. Fifty million. They're only ordinary believers."
"Thirty million!"
"Deal. May my lord's radiance shelter you!"
Zhou Dai agreed immediately, leaving Lada feeling she had gotten the worse end of the deal. She suspected they might know roughly what range her side could afford, which was why they had deliberately started with an extremely high number.
But there was nothing she could do about it. This monster simply had that sort of ability, so she could always hold the upper hand in negotiations.
"There's also one more thing..."
Lada had thought they were done and was about to leave, only for Zhou Dai to make another request. She looked over.
"What else?" Lada asked, somewhat impatiently.
"Well... do you have any way of getting Great Sea Lung Larva brain fluid? The market suddenly stopped selling it, and the price