Cooperating Again

"This is what I think..."

After Ren Anran retrieved the Soul Jade, he retreated through the secret passage, leaving the eight anesthetized elders and some unconscious holy warriors lying in the shrine.

Back in the private underground medical room, Turcorando was passionately explaining his ideas.

"So you mean?" Turkalando asked.

"As long as you can persuade this divine messenger to let his god accept our offerings, that should be fine," Turcorando said. "That god shouldn't mind having another group of believers."

That's what they say!

Turkalando nodded.

Ninety-nine percent of believers will never have any interaction with God in their lifetime; they simply follow the faith based on hearsay. Only a small number of people, such as chiefs, elders, and paladins, may have contact with God.

It may Spirit Transformation, open up wisdom, or inspire abilities.

As long as God can give them a little bit of rain, they can maintain a large tribe that believes in God.

If God needs anything, their entire community can provide for it.

For example, the god Tu'er instructed them to collect Soul Jade, and they have been doing so for over a thousand years.

"I think God often gives him inspiration and bestows upon him many divine texts and spells," Turkalando said, pointing to Zhang Xuezhou in the device. "If he were to give us even a little bit, we should be able to overcome this difficulty!"

"Those human anatomy diagrams are easy to understand, but those divine inscriptions are too mysterious. I've seen your photos and checked a lot of information, but I haven't found any way to understand them."

Turkelando had placed the stone axe under a hydraulic device, where the violent crushing turned the ancient stone axe into stone fragments and powder.

After the fragments and powder were washed with water and poured into a glass container, and then melted with a strong acid liquid, Turcorando felt that their god was dead, which prompted her to quickly move on to the second step - changing the god.

By paying a ransom in the Scarlet Alliance State, Turkalando can obtain the relevant documents and information, and thus make contact with Turkalando.

She was allowed to view Zhang Xuezhou's confidential information, and she also sent it to her mother.

This is a taboo-breaking and crazy act, but it is not a reckless madness by Turcorando.

If the god behind Zhang Xuezhou agrees to make even a small sacrifice, they can successfully change the god and possibly break free from ancient, outdated, and backward customs. If the other party cooperates, they might even gradually change the entire tribe.

"They actually sent the Xuezhou information back to the Tuer tribe! They're really trying to protect themselves from the Tuer people!"

Only after hearing Turcolando's further explanation did Ren Anran understand what the chief of the Tur tribe was trying to do.

There seemed to be some misunderstanding, but this misunderstanding would save them.

The reason everyone can remain calm for now is because the matter hasn't erupted yet, but the eight elders will awaken sooner or later, and the situation will still have to be faced.

Killing the elders is a last resort. If these elders die, eight more elders will emerge in the tribe, leading to even more troublesome investigations and ultimately, it will lead to the judgment of the gods.

Turkorandor's greatest power lies in controlling the gods' responses. When the gods no longer favor her, she will be stripped of everything until a representative pleasing to the gods is born again in the tribe.

She can only resolve everything by defeating the old gods and welcoming the new ones.

"But he seems to have suffered a great shock. X432's treatment will take another eleven hours to finish. Can we wait that long?" Tulcarando said. "Should I go out and give the elders another shot?"

"One more shot won't do any good; their Lineage should be sending people soon!"

Turkelando rubbed his temples.

If the elders were truly punished by the gods, the matter would be easily resolved; their deaths would have been in vain. However, the elders were more likely affected by tranquilizer darts.

This forced her to provide a reasonable explanation.

But the best explanation is 'God'.

For these old fogies, 'God' works better than any other method.

"Kolando's mind really doesn't follow the usual path; he's prone to making big bets!"

While inside the Soul Jade, Ren Yisheng also listened in for a while, which allowed him to understand the other party's thought process.

This is a case of getting on the train first, regardless of whether it works or not, and figuring out how to buy a ticket later—almost exactly the same personality he had decades ago.

This kind of reckless and thoughtless personality is almost like gambling with one's life.

If you fight well, you'll pass; if you fight poorly, you'll lose your life.

You're lucky!

Having stumbled upon this situation twice in a row, Ren Yisheng could only marvel at the other party's 'good luck'.

But Ren Yisheng certainly wouldn't mind collaborating again.

Turcolando needs a god, while Ren Yisheng needs Soul Jade, or even more and better Soul Jade.

Even when each party has its own needs, they can still build a cooperative relationship where each gets what they need.

"It's just that this ' Hongku ' is a bit troublesome!"

Building cooperation is not a problem; Ren Yisheng's only current trouble is the suppressed ' Hongku).

He could subdue his opponent, but he wasn't capable of killing him, and he also wanted to get what he needed from him.

But the current ' Hongku ' is roaring and has completely lost control.

"Behave yourself!"

Suppressing the opponent's struggle with the power of his spirit, Ren Yisheng couldn't help but begin to miss his own Dragon Elephant Combat Technique.

If he could unleash his Gene Fighting Technique normally in this state, he was confident he could cripple ' Hongku ' and then force him to cooperate with the interrogation.

"I guess I'll just have to suffer in silence!"

You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; if you don't get your skin peeled off, the other side has no chance of submitting.

Ren Yisheng's solution to the problem was to have Ren Anran use the Dragon Elephant Combat Technique to launch an indiscriminate attack, just like the previous incident where he inserted Zhang Xuezhou and ' Hongku ' into the confrontation.

If he could endure it a little longer, and ' Hongku ' couldn't, then the other party would have no choice but to cooperate.

He spoke to Ren Anran in a low voice.

Only after Ren Anran solemnly agreed did Ren Yisheng begin his preparations with utmost seriousness.

"Hey!"

As the sound of his breath came, Ren Yisheng felt a tremor run through his body.

He did not fall into the mental anomaly induced by the Dragon Elephant Combat Technique, but he felt a sharp pain in his mind.

Without the protection of his physical body, his resistance to the Dragon Elephant Combat Technique decreased significantly.

When he took a deep breath, the frantic struggle of the suppressed ' Hongku ' paused slightly, only to resume an even more frantic struggle.

"Keep going, quick, this guy's gone even crazier!"

There are only two reasons why ' Hongku ' went mad: either he was genuinely insane, or he felt compelled to go mad because he perceived a high risk to his life.

Ren Yisheng felt that since the other party had been able to coexist with Zhang Xuezhou for so long, they shouldn't have really gone insane, so making a proper judgment wouldn't be difficult.

Once you drive your opponent to despair, they will stop their futile and frantic struggle, freeing you from their predicament.

Ren Yisheng disregarded his own situation and urged Ren Anran onward.

Just seconds later, he was met with a second wave of attack, followed by a third, a fourth...