Chapter 809: Side Quest Easter Egg, Eye Drops
Chapter 809: Side Quest Easter Egg, Eye Drops
"Your strength is beyond my imagination..."
Brunhilde welcomed Lu Li's return, with a look of joy and complexity on her face.
She felt happy because humans won the first battle. This was a good start and made humans understand that gods were not invincible. It also let the gods know that this battle was no joke.
The complicated feelings in her heart came from the fact that she felt that perhaps Lu Li really didn't need any magic weapon. At least in this battle, Lu Li did not rely on the power of his sixth sister Scarlett throughout the entire battle.
In addition, she felt that Lu Li was a little too strong. If that was the case, letting Lu Li fight against Thor might be a bit of a disadvantage.
Someone as strong as Lu Li should fight tougher opponents, perhaps the benefits will be higher.
"It's just a pity that I couldn't choose a stronger opponent."
Lu Li said calmly, to be honest, Thor is already considered the strongest among the gods, but in front of his high stats and mechanisms, he is still not good enough.
It can only be said that the difficulty of this world has determined everything. His pioneer mark is level 65, and the difficulty of this world is level 67. Judging from the attribute span of the seventh-order domain, the comprehensive attributes of the strongest person in this world are also within his reach.
As a vanguard rather than a trump card, Thor naturally could not be his opponent. He simply activated the Shura Technique and ended the battle with his fists.
The reason why he didn't use a knife was not because he looked down on Thor, but because Thor's hammer was a blunt weapon, and it was not a good idea to use a knife to fight against a blunt weapon. If he really wanted to use the knife seriously, he would definitely use his agility to avoid Thor's hammer and chop Thor directly in a normal battle.
But in that case, Thor would not die without regrets. He could not even touch himself, and died before his ultimate move failed.
So Lu Li gave the opponent a little respect and gave Thor a chance to fight back, and then he used the Immortal-Slaying Fist he learned from the Valkyrie.
"You are such a ruthless man. If the gods heard this, they would probably be pissed off to death."
Brunhilde said with a smile that she was in a very good mood now. The only thing she was worried about was how to decide on the candidates for the next battle.
At this time, Aizen came over and said, "I think we should make some changes to the rules of the battle to make the outcome of the battle more controllable."
Brunhilde was stunned when she heard this. "What do you mean? The rules of the battle between humans and gods have been set long ago. It must be a one-on-one fight until one side dies."
"I'm not talking about the core rules, I'm talking about the selection rules."
Aizen said, "I find that the rules you made are quite sloppy. Although the 13 players have been decided, there is no provision in the rules that prohibits temporary substitutions. In this way, if one side enters the field first, the other side can make a temporary substitution."
Brunhilde frowned after hearing this. She suddenly realized that this was indeed a fatal flaw in the rules. According to the competition schedule that she had uploaded before, she originally wanted to let Adam take part in the second match.
From the comparison principle, Shiva should be on the opposite side. She believes that Adam is also an outlier among humans and a rare existence like Lu Li. Winning this battle will not be a problem, but what if the opponent makes a temporary substitution?
But on the other hand, they can also take advantage of this loophole in the rules. If the god appears first, they can make a temporary substitution based on the person they are dealing with.
“Can we do the same?”
Brunhilde asked, she thought it would be better to keep this hidden loophole.
However, Aizen shook his head. "Do you want to bet the fate of mankind on such an unstable loophole? Besides, do you think there are more powerful people that gods can choose from, or more powerful people that humans can choose from?"
Brunhilde was stumped by Aizen's words. She thought about it carefully and decided that under this hidden substitution rule, the gods would definitely be at an advantage because there were too many powerful gods and they would always be able to find someone to target or someone who could suppress the human players.
"Mr. Ran Chenzi, what do you say we should do?"
Brunhilde asked for advice humbly. Ever since she had seen Lu Li's strength, she no longer dared to underestimate Ran Chenzi's wisdom. She thought that since these two were good friends, their strength must be beyond doubt. And since Ran Chenzi was famous in history for his wisdom, he must be extraordinary.
"It's simple. We need to standardize the system for deciding the contestants in each round. I think we can do without these thirteen established names. The rules don't explicitly state that we must choose from these people anyway."
Aizen said that he always felt that the rules of the Valkyrie of the End were too frivolous, but he did not like to have too many unstable factors in doing things. Since it was an audition anyway, the list of 13 people and 13 gods was meaningless.
"This...please tell me how to standardize it first."
Brunhilde was a little hesitant and wanted to hear Aizen's thoughts first.
"The humans and gods take turns choosing the players to fight. The gods decide one round first, and the humans decide the next round first. There are only 12 games left, so it's a / split, which is fair."
Aizen said.
"But will the gods agree to such a request?"
Brunhilde didn't know what benefit such a "fair" rule would bring to them. It clearly seemed to be a 50-50 split, with no obvious benefit to either humans or gods. She didn't think that God would easily agree to standardize this rule.
"They will say yes."
Aizen smiled. "Just say that we humans will decide the candidates for the next battle. If you don't agree to that, could it be that the gods want to play tricks with the irregular rules?"
Brunhilde imagined the negotiation situation and felt that if she said so, the gods would definitely agree, because the gods were too proud to back down under such provocation.
It is even possible that the proud gods will choose to decide the choice of God first in the next battle.
"Wait, Sosuke, since you're going to use provocation, why don't you try to let God decide the candidate first?"
Lu Li interrupted and said that he actually didn't quite understand the significance of this rule.
Aizen was always very patient with Lu Li. He gestured for Lu Li to follow him back to the lounge, then began to explain: "There are two reasons. First, although the gods are proud, they are not fools. This rule change is a necessity for us, but not for them. If there is no benefit on the surface, even a temporary benefit, some of the gods may oppose it."
"Secondly, as long as this rule is activated, whether the gods decide who will fight in the next battle first or we decide who will fight first, it will be an advantage for us."
Aizen continued to explain, "In fact, as long as the countermeasures are good, every time the gods appear to decide on the divine choice, we win that battle, and we will definitely win this battle between humans and gods."
"why?"
Lu Li's face was filled with confusion, while Brunhilde's eyes gradually began to light up, and it was obvious that she understood what Aizen meant.
Aizen walked to the blackboard nearby and wrote two lines of numbers on it. "There are thirteen battles in total. A victory for the human side counts as 1, and a defeat counts as 0. Brother Lu, did you find anything?"
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Lu Li looked at the two rows of numbers, pondered for a few seconds, and suddenly realized, "As long as we win all the games after that, we will definitely win!"
"Yes, the rules I proposed seem fair. With twelve battles left, everyone theoretically has a 50-50 chance of choosing, but in reality that's not the case."
Aizen said, "Because Brother Lu has already won a game. If the gods proudly choose to decide the players first in the next game, then if we win later, this tournament will not be able to complete 13 games."
"And the gods have chosen to accept the conditions. As long as we play all thirteen games and win all the games, we can still win!"
Brunhilde added, her tone full of surprise, "Such a simple strategy, but it works wonders."
"Of course, there are also ways to play the game in which the first move is made. We can also proactively set traps for the gods. We don't necessarily have to fight thirteen games."
Aizen continued, "The most important thing about this rule is controllability. I don't like gambling." Brunhilde admired Aizen, "Then I will do as you say."
After that, she rushed out of the lounge, apparently to find the chief gods of the gods.
"Sosuke, I don't really understand these calculations, so I'll leave them to you. It's a pity that you can come up with a sure-win method."
Because they also have to take into account the Valkyries in their scabbards, Lu Li said in the group channel.
“This is not a sure-fire way to win.”
However, Aizen's words made Lu Li stunned.
"Didn't you just say..."
Lu Li was a little puzzled.
"That was just to fool Brunhilde. Stable rules can indeed enhance controllability, but fighting is very unstable when the basics are not much different. This kind of strategy can only give us some potential advantages."
Aizen explained.
"This isn't like your style. This world isn't difficult. Can't you think of a sure-win method?"
Lu Li asked curiously.
"There is still some lack of intelligence at the moment. I just have some guesses about this world and the game. Further observation is needed."
Aizen did not give a definitive conclusion, "If what I think is right, there should be a better way to complete our main storyline."
Lu Li knew that Aizen was not trying to tell him a riddle, but he would not tell him anything he was unsure about. Anyway, it would be right for Aizen to do the things he was worried about.
"By the way, why is it that this competition stipulates that a person can only play once? If I could play repeatedly, I would just sweep them all away."
Lu Li said unhappily, "This makes it difficult for me to complete the new hidden mission I received."
While fighting with Thor, the God of Thunder, Lu Li received a hidden mission.
[Hidden Mission: True and False Thundergod King]
Mission content: In this world, by killing Thor, the God of Thunder, and Odin, the King of Gods, you can obtain the godhood of Thor and the godhood of the King of Gods. After returning, you can integrate their power into the pioneers' existing bloodline of the King of Thunder, and obtain a leap-forward increase.
Mission difficulty: Easy ~ Difficult
Mission Reward: King Thunder's bloodline is qualitatively improved
Failure penalty: None
Generally speaking, there will be no penalties for hidden tasks because they are triggered within a certain time limit, so you don’t have to do them.
However, the reward this time is very good, and Lu Li is on the human camp. Natural enemies will fight sooner or later, so it is not difficult to do.
But after he gave Thor respect, he could no longer fight. In a short period of time, under the rules of the competition, he could not complete the task.
"Brother Lu, don't worry. The fact that you can accept this mission just proves that this world is not as simple as a simple competition. I will explain it to you after I figure it out."
Aizen said that what he had to do now was to steadily help the human side win while solving the mystery of this world.
The two discussed for a while, and Brunhilde came back, with a look of neither joy nor worry on her face. "A series of gods, led by Zeus and Odin, agreed to our request, but the next game is for us to decide who will fight first."
"It seems that even God is not so arrogant."
Lu Li said with a smile.
Brunhilde glanced at Lu Li and said, "Mr. Lu, you should actually be more restrained. The gods are now beginning to fear the abilities of humans."
In fact, from a strategic point of view, the more the gods despise humans, the more beneficial it is for humans. However, Lu Li not only got off to a good start, but also demonstrated overwhelming combat power, which made the gods a little sensitive.
“I’ve actually been pretty restrained.”
Lu Li said this sincerely. This was the truth. He didn't use his full strength at all. He just made a random move.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Does Ran Chenzi have any ideas about the candidates for the second battle?"
Brunhilde asked Aizen.
"I've read the information you've summarized about the players. Based on the strong players you've selected, Adam is the most suitable."
Brunhilde and Lu Li were both a little surprised by Aizen's words.
"Adam? Wouldn't it be better if he was put in the back position?"
Brunhilde expressed doubts, because she knew that Adam was also an outlier among humans. Even without the fusion of the Valkyrie, he could defeat many gods and was her trump card.
She felt it was disturbing to put such a strong player in the first position, because it was no secret in the world of gods that Adam had defeated gods. The opponent would definitely send out a very powerful god. If a super god like Zeus was sent directly into battle, then everything would be over.
"Yeah, is this really appropriate?"
Lu Li also expressed the same doubt. It was not that he did not believe Aizen, he was just curious why the other party made such a decision. He originally thought that Aizen would fight in the second battle alone.
"There's nothing inappropriate about that. Humanity has just won, and momentum is also very important. We must continue to put pressure on the gods."
Aizen explained, "Besides, Adam is quite powerful. In my opinion, there are not many gods who can defeat him. If he is paired with a powerful Valkyrie, his chance of winning is over 50%."
Facing Brunhilde's tangled eyes, Aizen continued: "Brunhilde, you have to understand what the first victory means."
Brunhilde thought about it and understood the key. If they won this game and the next one, the gods would be almost forced into a desperate situation.
At this critical juncture, they cannot be stingy with their fighting power. Moreover, if they use someone as cannon fodder and put him in the first position, it would be an insult to the strong in history.
"You made this arrangement because you have some ideas that are different from the original work, right?"
Lu Li asked secretly in the group chat.
"Of course, Adam needs a strong Valkyrie, not the weak one in the original book. Also, Brother Lu, give him your eye drops."
Aizen explained that he was referring to the fairy-grade eye drops that Lu Li had exchanged before to maintain the Rinnegan.
(End of this chapter)