Old days in the box

Chapter 523 The second step to win over big customers: coercion and inducement!
"I will accept your visit, and also to meet a god as determined as you." Zhou Xiao sat on the throne at the center of the earth and whispered to the goddess of harvest on the screen.

As an omniscient box player, Zhou Xiao was naturally aware of Sif's thoughts, otherwise he would not easily allow a god to step into the most important data center of the Demon Network.

Rather than being premeditated, it would be more accurate to say that this meeting was brought about by the force of fate.

"You are the first enemy that God's Realm has declared war on. For thousands of years, Odin has spread countless rumors about you in the starry sky. Now it seems that all of them were lies spread out of fear of your power."

Sif lowered her head again. Although the stories about the Old Outer Gods had been circulating for a long time, most of them had never seen this Outer God in person, nor had they participated in any events in the Midgard related to the Old Ones.

Or in other words, most of the gods who participated in the Midgard incident are now dead.

"Thank you for your compliment, but let's get to the point. What is your purpose in leaving the Forest Palace where the gods gather and coming to the mortal planet to exert influence on my magic network?"

The old question made Sif's heart move again. She didn't expect that the other party knew her whereabouts so well. But she didn't have time to pay attention to these and quickly gave her own answer:
"Like you, we are also enemies standing on the opposite side of the Divine Realm. We have been confronting them on the front line of Vanaheim for hundreds of centuries. I came here today to seek strong assistance in the war."

"As far as I know, Alfheim has combined the power of the gods to create a new swarm of insects to support the front line. This should not be what you came here to ask for today." Jiuri slowly denied.

"We have indeed created new weapons, but the war is still not as optimistic as we imagined. For the sake of the soldiers on the front line and the fighting gods, I have to find more powerful allies." Sif looked a little anxious and spoke again.

"You are one of the weakest gods in Alfheim, and your power is barely usable in battle. Even if we want to find an ally, we shouldn't send you to negotiate, and this is not the purpose of your coming here today."

"I am indeed..." Sif was completely panicked and tried to explain.

“If you continue to insist on saying this, then I think we have nothing more to talk about. Hela, please get out of here.” But the old buzz seemed to have made a decision and said slowly.

Hela made a gesture of invitation to the Harvest Goddess and was about to open the door of the sun disk behind her. She finally couldn't hold back and screamed forward:
"and many more!"

Hela remained silent, and the hand that summoned the door stopped in mid-air. The air suddenly became extremely quiet, with only Sif's confession after her complete collapse remaining.

"You are right. I am not here for the war, nor for the soldiers on the front line or the fighting gods. I am here for my husband, my once-brave hero... I am here for revenge."

Sif lowered her face and arms completely, and her voice became cold, no longer filled with the hypocritical flattery of a diplomat as before. At this moment, the Goddess of Harvest was the real Her.

"What you desire is blood debt to be paid with blood, a reckoning at all costs, and to see the realm of God fall into the same desperate hell as you. But what the gods seek is the victory of justice and the outcome of war. Your goals are no longer in sync with those of the gods, so you found me." After a long while, the cold buzzing voice of the past descended.

"Yes." Sif nodded hoarsely.

"Very well, now then, I think we can talk."

The humming of the old days became deeper and deeper. He had already taken a high position in the negotiation. He brought down pressure from the invisible dimension, and Sif became more uneasy. "As a reward for your willingness to be honest, I can first give you a truth you don't know for free: your husband Thor is not only dead, but was also given to his new offspring by Odin. After being devoured, his power and flesh were taken away, and he became the angel prince named Gabriel today."

Sif's face froze for a moment, then tensed into an extremely ferocious expression, filled with unexpected anger. It was obvious that she did not know this cruel fact.

"But since you have come to see me today, I will certainly not let you go in vain." Jiu Ri continued in a calm tone, "I can promise you what you want, but the premise is that you have to help me do two things."

"Which two things?" Sif asked, suppressing her anger.

"First, I want you to return to the Palace in the Forest and persuade the gods to join the Demon Network. You are the leader jointly nominated by the gods, so this should not be difficult for you."

Today, more than half of the Gods Alliance are Aesir who were forced to flee from the Gods' Realm. Although they gather in the Kingdom of Elves and are nominally members of the Gods Alliance, they always have reservations about the Vanir led by the Goddess of Fertility.

Therefore, the relationship between the gods and the gods is not simply a solid block. Even if they have to unite because of a common foreign enemy, they still need a representative to stay behind Alfheim to deal with various scenes of divine diplomacy for them.

Sif is a leader elected by all the gods.

On the one hand, as the widow of Thor, the god of thunder, her identity and bloodline are indisputably pure.

For a long time in the past, Thor was the actual person in charge of the God's Domain. Now that Thor died in battle, it was natural that this influence would be inherited by his wife, which was very reasonable.

On the other hand, due to Thor's death in battle, Sif became fearless and radical, and even became the new leader of the Valkyries. This bravery also won the admiration of the gods, and they all agreed that she would lead the rebellion of the gods.

This is why the Goddess of Fertility tried her best to win over Sif to act as a lobbyist. Only by borrowing her influence among the gods can she complete a huge plan like the Chaos Swarm.

And now, Zhou Xiao also sees the same thing in Him.

"Let all the gods connect to the magic network... But the gods have always looked down on magic. They use the power of authority to fight, and they may not need such weak power." Sif hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse directly.

"It's only temporary. The New Era of Heavenly Law has arrived. The power of authority will gradually weaken. You are all aware of this. And you may not be able to master the new power of faith. Magic is the only power you can rely on in the future."

The old analysis made sense, which made Sif unable to refute for a moment; the power of authority was indeed a declining force, and magic was bound to rise in the future. It seemed that He had no reason to refuse such a condition.

"To show my sincerity, I am willing to go one step further: All gods who are connected to the magic network do not need to start from the first-level spells. I will place you all at a level of at least the seventh-level spells. That is a powerful level that no spellcaster has reached at present. With these seventh-level spells, they will be able to gain a greater advantage in the war on the front line."

(End of this chapter)