"This ......" the old man frowned, thought of the problem, thought for a while, looked at Richard and asked, "Have you ever heard a word?"

"What?"

"Knowledge is the most valuable wealth and the most powerful force in the world, and those who master it will be invincible. ”

"I haven't heard of it. But I've heard the phrase 'knowledge is power', and it must be pretty much the same. ”

"Well, that's a lot easier. I admit that I can't let others give you benefits, but I have benefits for you. Although, a lot of my memories are blurred, some knowledge is preserved. As long as you succeed in resurrecting me, I can teach you the knowledge, how about it?"

"It's a good deal. Richard nodded in agreement, "But I'm worried about one thing, and that's what if you regret it after I successfully resurrect you?"

"You can trust my character, and I won't break my promise. The old man said.

"Considering that we have only been in contact for more than ten minutes, and I don't know anything about your past, or even your own, I don't know anything about it. I don't think there's any guarantee about that. ”

"I ......," the old man asked, after a pause, "what do you want me to do?"

"What I want is that you tell me the knowledge first, and then I will resurrect you. After all, every method of resurrecting you requires a lot of investment, and I must make sure that the investment will not be lost before I actually act. Richard said.

"But...... How can you be sure that when I give you knowledge, you will resurrect me?"

"Actually, I can't guarantee it. Richard said calmly, "As I told you before, we have been in contact for too short a time, and we don't know anything about each other, so the promise doesn't make any sense." If you really want to promise, it's gambling. And when it comes to gambling, I like to take the initiative and want to keep myself from losing. That's why I made my previous request. ”

"So we're at an impasse?" said the old man.

"So to speak. ”

The old man suddenly became anxious: "Don't you think about it anymore? You know, after you resurrect me, I will give you not only knowledge, but also my wisdom! I tell you that I was a very knowledgeable wizard in my lifetime, and I can help you solve all kinds of problems." ”

"Are you sure?"

"Of course. ”

"So, why don't you do a test? ”

"What?"

"There's such a puzzle. Richard said, "What is a creature in the world that has four legs when it is young, two legs when it is an adult, and three legs when it is old?"

Old man: "......"

After a moment of silence, the old man said with some annoyance: "Nonsense, how can there be such a creature? How can there be such a puzzle, it is completely made up by you!"

"Then why don't I ask you another question about the grand unification theory of the universe, or the value of pi?"

"Huh?"

"Forget it. Richard shook his head, denied his own thoughts, looked at the old man and said, "I don't want to waste too much time with you, I just want to tell you that your so-called wisdom is useless to me, and you can't give me the wisdom I really need."

Of course, I'd be glad if you would tell me something about your time. However, this does not match the cost and risk of resurrecting you. So, it's still hard for us to get a deal done. ”

Shaking his head, Richard seemed to lose interest.

The old man was in a hurry, and couldn't help but say, "Don't, boy! Actually, I can also give you a lot of things besides knowledge and wisdom." For example, if you really resurrect me, it won't take long for me to recover some of my combat power, and then I can help you attack the enemy together. Think about it, an ancient necromancer, help you fight, what a face!"

Richard gave the old man a deep look.

The old man was seen to be a little hairy: "What's wrong with you, don't you agree with what I said?"

"Let me tell you a story. ”

"What's the story?"

"Once upon a time there was a programmer, uh, a brick movers, and he went to bathe in the river and suddenly he ran into a frog. The frog jumped in front of him and told him that he was a princess cursed by a witch. As long as he kisses himself, he can change back to the princess, and in return, she can be the nominal lover of the other party for a day.

The worker refused, and simply put the frog into the bag. The frog was in a hurry, and said while jumping in the bag while raising the condition. Kiss her, and after she becomes a princess, she can be the other party's lover for a month, and she can allow the other party to continue kissing her.

The worker still refused, and the frog raised the conditions again and said, kiss her, after she becomes a princess again, she can be the lover of the other party for a year, and the other party can do anything to her. As a result, the workers still refused. ”

Listening to Richard's story, the old man fell into a trance, and couldn't help asking, "Why?"

Richard said: "The princess, who was cursed to be a frog, was also very puzzled, and angrily asked the workers why. The worker told the frog that he already had a lover and did not need the princess to be his lover. In comparison, a talking frog is even more rare, and after he has it, he will definitely make a fortune when he goes around performing everywhere. ”

After Richard finished telling the story, the old man was stunned, and after a long time, he said with some suspicion: "What do you mean, don't you mean that I ...... It's the frog, right? You...... You're scolding me?"

"Actually, I just want to tell you again: what you offer me, I really don't need, and what I want you to provide, you can't. I didn't think about forcibly squeezing your surplus value, I was already kind, so ...... Don't bother me until you change the trading conditions. ”

After Richard finished speaking, he walked straight to the operating table and got busy, leaving the old man aside.

The old man was silent for a long time, feeling a little insulted, and exclaimed, "Hey, boy, do you mean that I owe you a favor now?" I tell you, I am really a powerful wizard, and you had better be polite to me. You'd better ......."

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two things were suddenly thrown by Richard and landed on the table on the old man's side, interrupting the old man's words.

When the old man looked at it, he saw that it was a book and a golden mask with tooth marks.

"What is this?" asked the old man, confused.

"In a sense, it can be seen as your companion. Richard replied without looking back, "Specifically, it is a container for the soul."

Among the golden masks with tooth marks is a soul about your age, but after I asked a few questions, it seemed to elicit some reaction from him, and then there was no more sound.

On the other side, there is also a book spirit in the wizarding book of "The Chapter of Monroe", and after I asked him some questions, it seemed that it was beyond the limit of his thinking, and he did not react at all.

By the way, by the way, the question that tested you earlier - what are four-legged, two-legged, three-legged creatures - was actually asked by the book spirit. The answer is also very simple, it is people.

That's pretty much it, showing them to you is to remind you, don't mess with me, don't try to be a third of the same being. ”

"I ......" The old man's face changed completely after hearing this, and he glanced at Richard, as if he had seen a flood beast, and lost his voice in shock, "You...... Who the hell are you?"

Richard shrugged, didn't answer, took out the "Devil's Horn Powder" given by Shander from the Space Iron Ring, and studied it.

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