The location was chosen in the middle. The two approached from their respective directions and were about fifty steps apart from each other when they stopped in the center of the open space.
Sauron has obviously made careful calculations. The distance is far enough to allow him to have a short reaction time when King Ghidorah launches an attack, but it is not so far away that the sound cannot be transmitted normally.
Redd slowed down as he walked towards that location, allowing King Ghidorah to stay near the entrance to the passage on the edge of the square, keeping a greater distance from Sauron's city wall.
His fingers did not leave the hilt of the sword, but he also did not draw out the sword, but kept it ready to be unsheathed at any time.
He stood still in the open space, his eyes passing through the air of fifty steps, and fell on the figure wrapped in black armor opposite.
Sauron's black armor is the same as the one seen on the ground before, but more details can be seen clearly when viewed up close.
The surface of the armor does not have the luster of ordinary metal, but is a dark color close to matte. There are extremely fine carvings on the edges and seams. The direction of those carvings intersects with the direction of the lines of the armor itself, forming a vague and complex pattern.
The face of the armor is a whole metal plate shaped into a mask, with only the mouth exposed. The lower edge of the mask extends to the neck, completely wrapping the entire head.
His right hand hung down by his side, and the Supreme Lord of the Rings on his finger glowed with an extremely weak golden light in the dim light, as if it was flowing inside.
The light does not exist continuously, but flickers on and off the surface of the ring according to a certain rhythm, like a slowly beating heart buried in the metal.
Sauron looked through the mask at the human opposite who was standing fifty steps away.
Wearing the Ring amplifies his perception several times, allowing him to sense a person's emotional fluctuations.
He sensed from the other party a constant greed and murderous intent beneath the surface.
The direction of that greed is very clear - his Supreme Lord of the Rings.
The other party's murderous intention became stronger because of this, and you could almost feel the stinging cold air against your skin.
Sauron didn't wait long. He spoke first, and his voice became low and flat after being compressed by the mask. "Don't think about letting your Demon Dragon attack me. I just agreed to meet you, and I have already made preparations to protect myself."
His tone sounded like he was stating a completed fact, not a warning.
Redd smiled. The smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
"I promised to meet and negotiate with you. Even if I have to fall out, it will only be after the negotiation. How can you frame me just by opening your mouth? Do you still know what I am thinking?"
His tone was relaxed, as if he was making an irrelevant joke, but he pressed his fingers lightly on the hilt of the sword, feeling the texture of the leather rope with his fingertips, confirming that the sword was ready to be pulled out at any time.
Sauron did not respond immediately. The emotional signals he sensed through the Ring were much more than the words spoken by the other party - in addition to greed and murderous intent, there was also a layer of contempt and temptation.
The other party was not seriously negotiating terms with him at all, but was just using words to delay time while gauging what kind of reaction he could make at this distance.
Sauron quickly assessed the current situation in his mind and decided to change his subject and bring the topic to a more practical level.
"Originally, there is no big grudge between us. We can coexist peacefully without disturbing each other." He lowered his voice when he said this, trying to make those words appear more solemn in the air.
Redd almost laughed out loud when he heard this sentence.
The other party's men attacked his camp twice, killing his people and his dragon. Now they told him "there is no big grudge".
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and his tone was obviously colder than before. "Are you making me laugh? I have killed so many people and dragons, and you told me that I have no grudges."
When he spoke, he leaned forward slightly, as if to confirm whether the other party really heard every word he said.
Sauron knew that the other party was not that easy to fool.
The reason why he said those words first was to test the other party's attitude and bottom line.
The emotional changes he sensed through the ring told him that the other party's coldness and resistance were more clear and stable than before.
The other party's attitude was obviously unwilling to give up, so he changed his approach, his tone was a little more sincere, and his tone was lowered to a level close to being groveling. "I can compensate you for your losses."
Redd is a little serious. The other party is willing to compensate, which at least shows that he is willing to bid.
He wanted to see what kind of conditions the Lord of Darkness could offer. "How do you plan to compensate?" His voice was calm and direct, without any unnecessary politeness.
Sauron almost didn't think about it and answered directly, "I can give you a Ring of Power as compensation. The Ring contains powerful magic and can make you stronger."
While speaking, he also raised his right hand and showed the Supreme Lord of the Rings in his hand to Redd.
The ring turned on his finger, and the golden light flowed more clearly on the surface.
Redd looked at the displayed Supreme Lord of the Rings and the "Ring of Power" that Sauron said.
He knew without even thinking that the so-called Ring of Power should be one of the nine he gave to the human king.
Sauron wanted to turn him into a Nazgul through long-term corruption and obey his orders.
He had seen this kind of trick more than once in books in his previous life.
But he did not expose it immediately, but pretended to be a lion with his mouth wide open, with a deliberately exaggerated dissatisfaction in his tone. "You want to expose the matter with just a ring of power? You think so beautifully. I want all the rings, including the one you wear on your hand."
Sauron has been using the power of the Ring to influence Redd's will since the beginning of his conversation, and even deliberately showed and seduced the other party.
The greed he sensed through the Lord of the Rings was very strong, and the other party's appetite was so incredibly large that he couldn't even satisfy it.
But in his heart, he felt that this was a sure thing. The more playful a person is, the easier it is to be seduced and corrupted by him, and eventually become his loyal dog.
But the Supreme Lord of the Rings in his hand is the source of his power. Although he has regained his physical body through the Supreme Lord of the Rings, if he loses the Supreme Lord of the Rings, his power will be weakened, which will have a great impact on his future plans and actions to become the king of mankind.
Therefore, it is impossible to give the Supreme Lord of the Rings. But he does not mind verbally agreeing to some conditions, and first stabilizes the other party.
"The Lord of the Rings in my hand was tailor-made for me. Even if I gave it to you, you wouldn't be able to exert its power."