I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1026 - 539: Execution, Strategy, and Scheming

The idea is nice, but the Great Heavenly Position didn't hesitate to reject the proposal: "The Tai Sui Gu can't handle this matter."

It's not that he's selfish, but it's not worth it.

Shura's words sounded nice, but why should he use his assets for the benefit of a temporary team, especially when the benefits are not guaranteed? After all, those are three BOSSes, and the chances of winning are really slim.

If Gu Shanhai and Shura could guarantee passing the fourth level and entering the fifth, he would have agreed without hesitation when Shura said this. After all, the Tai Sui Gu could grow back even if a piece of meat was left behind, and it's nothing compared to the rewards of the fifth level, just a matter of spending some resources and time.

Now the return is not only unlikely, but you want to take away the Tai Sui Gu I bought at such a high price with just words? Even if I manage to rebuild and develop it again, how could the Great Heavenly Position accept that?

"Hmm, I understand, let's think of another way." Shura also understood the meaning, knowing it was just one of the plans, and the failure probability was high.

It's naturally impossible for him to force the Great Heavenly Position to do this, just like asking him to self-destruct the set of artifacts he bought at a high price. It would be better not to fight at all; fighting like that would mean significant losses for Shura.

If he was facing players or NPCs lower than his own strength, Shura would not hesitate to engage in moral coercion or threats. Since the Great Heavenly Position's strength is close to his, such actions are not doable.

If it were so, the Great Heavenly Position would also stand on the same line as Shura, since it's not his effort or loss, but rather, he could benefit from it.

Neither of them is a saint, and respectful words are only reserved for those of equal or greater strength. It's not that they are fawning or abrupt, but they do treat others differently based on strength.

"Let's solve the Corpse King problem first," Shura said.

The Great Heavenly Position's expression softened, then he nodded: "First find a way to cause a disturbance to attract the Corpse King's attention."

This matter was considered turned over; he also knew that Shura had no way to solve it, so he targeted him. Since there's no kinship among them, targeting him is understandable, as he had also targeted Shura before.

In fact, the Great Heavenly Position had no good solution for this either. He knew that letting the Tai Sui Gu go was the most suitable choice, since even if most of its body perished, he still had a small piece in his hand that could regenerate, and it might not die at all.

But he didn't want to bet. Although succeeding would bring considerable gain, like Zombie Crystals, helping the Tai Sui Gu suddenly improve and thus enhance his own strength.

However, the chance of failure is too great. At that time, not only could they not obtain Zombie Crystals, but restoring the Tai Sui Gu would also require resources. It couldn't just regenerate freely; it would also need enough nourishment.

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"These two are really..." Gu Shanhai smiled wryly; both have their own calculations.

Having calculations is normal; if a player has no calculations at all, have they only relied on luck to reach this stage?

If that's the case, no matter how good their luck is, they can't avoid being schemed against. In fact, they'd become the most schemed against because of their luck.

It's just that when facing people with similar strength, all parties' calculations are relatively conservative.

These two have also calculated against Gu Shanhai, but Gu Shanhai also used them to work for him. It's not like one should stand on the moral high ground and point fingers unless there is a benefit.

"Forget it, don't worry about them. The Civilization Seed is nearly complete; now just a little help is needed."

The help Gu Shanhai needed was naturally to shorten the time. Otherwise, slowly developing would take too long—Gu Shanhai doesn't want to wait thousands of years.

Since he was reborn, he hadn't experienced such a long time until now.

"I can't act in the human world where connections and backgrounds exist, but the Ghost World shouldn't have any issues, right?"

The help needed, of course, is to take some from the Ghost World, as the All Ghosts Survival Platform is already a part of the Ghost World, so naturally, it would be taken together.

After entering the fourth level, Gu Shanhai already had his eyes on the Ghost World.

Based on his understanding of the levels' rules, the fifth level will definitely make them enter the Ghost World to deal with the All Ghosts Survival Platform, and the Air Wall might most likely disappear, making the entire Ghost World the battlefield, not petty about it anymore.

If he guessed wrong, then he guessed wrong. If necessary, Gu Shanhai could use the world he consumed earlier as nourishment, as it hasn't been fully digested yet.

In reality, he's not losing out much.

"The nodes in the gray mist, I still have to lend a hand."

"Shura and the Great Heavenly Position really can't solve it."

"These two are still useful. After I plundered them once, they could still be useful in the fifth level."

"Even if it's only to attract attention and act as a decoy, it could be of help."

At this time, the two had already incited a zombie riot, successfully attracting the Corpse King's attention. However, the development was a bit different from what they had imagined.

Although the Corpse King was furious, he didn't personally act to quell the rebellion; instead, he controlled the zombies to continuously suppress the chaos.

"It seems Shura's intelligence gathering on the Corpse King is still lacking. The Corpse King's fear of death precisely shows that he can handle various issues carefully, especially during this period. Wanting to lure the Corpse King away from the throne to seize the opportunity to repair and modify the node isn't so easy."

Gu Shanhai didn't intervene. It looked like they were at a disadvantage, but with the capabilities of Shura and the Great Heavenly Position, it wasn't really a problem.

The Corpse King wasn't like the gray mist BOSS, filled with deadly defensive measures; he had quite a few weaknesses.

The two also had other methods to leverage, to achieve their goals.

"The Corpse King's biggest weakness is that he doesn't know the main purpose of Shura and the Great Heavenly Position, which is to lure the tiger away from the mountain. In the Corpse King's eyes, they are out for his life."

"This small piece of misinformation can easily lead to different response strategies. Once there's an error in the response method, the flaws will reveal themselves."

"By then, as long as Shura and the Great Heavenly Position grasp that flaw, they can complete their task."

Gu Shanhai quickly deduced the development. As the Civilization Seed as a precursor to the Peeping Realm gradually completed, his mind and focus gradually returned, no longer immersed in research.

And the books in his hands, instead of being studied frantically, were now being learned at a normal pace.

So, he was able to see more things clearly.

"On the gray mist side, I can divert trouble, just letting the Corpse King be a temporary distraction."

"It's too troublesome, I'll just give the Great Heavenly Position a cheat, let him install it."

Initially, he thought about being a bit more tactful, but then realized there wasn't much time. Today is the tenth day; there's no extra time to deal with these messy things.

If it were the first day, he could take some actions, but now, it's best just to handle it conveniently.

Anyway, Gu Shanhai had previously agreed with them to 'return to normal' on the tenth day, so it's quite normal to give the Great Heavenly Position a cheat.

Letting the Great Heavenly Position handle this is quite simple; isn't he the one scheming?

Since the benefit this time comes from his permanent summon Tai Sui Gu, then who else would go, if not him? It can't be Shura, since Shura didn't get any tangible benefit.

The biggest beneficiary of the reverse array is the Great Heavenly Position; Gu Shanhai and Shura are just doing the task to earn rewards, unlike the Great Heavenly Position, who has extra benefits.

"Alright, that's settled. After these two deal with the node under the Corpse King's throne, I'll go find them." Gu Shanhai surely couldn't go now, or else he'd have to work.