410: Playing chess with the gods

Gu Qinghan nodded; he believed what the other party said.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have wasted so much time talking calmly with him.

Most importantly, he actually had some thoughts about this person.

If such a powerful Cleric could become his teammate, the success rate of hunting that heaven-shaking Giant Whale would definitely be much higher.

Moreover, in the scenes he saw in the Secret Realm before, Jiang Xiaoyu was not present.

If necessary, he could definitely kill Jiang Xiaoyu.

Even if the other party was very powerful, he was confident he could do it.

But doing so would not actually benefit him.

The scenes in the Time Rift Secret Realm seemed to be caused by Gu Qinghan's wrong decisions.

But what if Gu Qinghan could add the variable of Jiang Xiaoyu? Would the outcome change?

Gu Qinghan still remembered that in that scene, Luo Mu was held in the air above the sea, with countless ferocious sea fish below waiting to be fed.

If Jiang Xiaoyu could be used by him, would Luo Mu on the sea not fall into such a passive situation?

Gu Qinghan had long known the term 'butterfly effect'.

If Luo Mu on the sea could be saved by Jiang Xiaoyu, then everything in the scene might take a turn for the better.

Gu Qinghan was never a fatalist; if he saw a failed ending, he would only feel that he needed to work hard to rewrite that ending.

And Jiang Xiaoyu was his first step in rewriting the future.

He felt that this might not be a good thing, but after knowing what he was about to face, he could only do this.

What Gu Qinghan had to do was to disrupt all possible futures.

If there were ten thousand possibilities of failure in the future, what Gu Qinghan was doing now was to create the ten thousand and first possibility.

Even the ten thousand and second, the ten thousand and third... and when this idea emerged, Gu Qinghan was even a little excited.

He was playing a game of chess with a god, but he knew his winning rate was terrifyingly low.

But so what? At least he had already eliminated several wrong answers.

"Join my faction, and I won't require your compensation."

Thinking this, Gu Qinghan finally stated his demand to Jiang Xiaoyu.

The other party clearly hadn't expected Gu Qinghan to be so domineering and was momentarily at a loss for words.

He looked at Whale Fall City behind Gu Qinghan, his eyes filled with contemplation.

Finally, he seemed to have made a certain decision and said to Gu Qinghan:

"I must say, your proposal has somewhat tempted me.

After all, I've been to so many coastal areas, and this is the first time I've seen a faction with two Clerics... Wait, you seem to be the leader here, so you should also be a Cleric, right?

A faction with three Clerics is indeed very strong."

Gu Qinghan smiled at him, saying nothing.

Strictly speaking, he wasn't a Cleric.

He was a bug in this game, but he possessed power sufficient to crush ordinary Clerics.

He just looked at Jiang Xiaoyu, waiting for his answer.

Jiang Xiaoyu pointed at himself and shrugged:

"You can make me join you, but the prerequisite is that you must convince me.

As you've seen, my abilities become extremely terrifying with the ocean's blessing.

But compared to those overlord creatures in the sea, my strength is nothing.

If your Cleric can catch me within one minute, I'll join you.

Don't think my standards are too high; it's because I've witnessed the terror of too many deep-sea overlords.

After all, joining your faction means I take on an extra responsibility; if you can't convince me, wouldn't I be at too much of a disadvantage?"

Gu Qinghan hummed; if the other party joined too easily, he would actually be a little uneasy.

He gathered Wang Yan and Piao Jun and told them his decision.

Wang Yan had no objections; he would not defy any decision Gu Qinghan made now.

Piao Jun, on the other hand, glanced at the still surging giant waves and nodded listlessly.

Just then, Luo Mu came over, cautiously looking at Gu Qinghan, seemingly with something to say.

Gu Qinghan patted his head, knowing he was afraid that he would blame him for previously drugging the two of them.

"What are you doing here? You little brat, you dare to scheme against me now."

Gu Qinghan cursed with a smile, but there was no hint of anger.

Luo Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked weakly:

"Brother, do you need my help?"

Gu Qinghan shook his head: "Although you are strong, it's not good to get involved in battles between Clerics."

"If you need it, I can be a Cleric right now.

But it would waste a powerful attack. What do you think, Brother?"

Luo Mu suddenly spoke, making Gu Qinghan slightly stunned.

And Piao Jun next to him also turned his gaze to Luo Mu, pouting and muttering softly:

"I knew why there were a few days of thunderstorms a while ago... This kid still wouldn't admit it..."

Gu Qinghan stared at Luo Mu for a long time, then rubbed his head again:

"No need. Save this opportunity for when you truly need it yourself.

You're already grown up; you don't need to ask me about everything."

"But what you need is what I need," Luo Mu replied very seriously.

Gu Qinghan smiled but still didn't let Luo Mu become a Cleric now.

Although he didn't know what was going on with this kid, revealing his trump card at this moment was clearly not a wise choice.

The strong individuals of Whale Fall City in the distance looked at Luo Mu, who seemed like a good boy, and immediately showed strange expressions.

This... was this still Boss Luo, who was like a demon during the day?

Luo Mu quickly went back to inform everyone about the details of the competition, and the news spread rapidly among the crowd.

They saw Jiang Xiaoyu retreat a certain distance towards the sea, and Gu Qinghan and his two companions also moved forward a bit.

The purpose of this was to give the four more space to maneuver and to prevent Whale Fall City from being affected.

After all, the attack methods of these four people were quite terrifying now; destroying one or two houses was effortless.

As Jiang Xiaoyu once again merged into the sea, this unequal competition instantly began.

The seawater suddenly seemed to boil, and the rising foam made it impossible to see anything inside.

And at the same time, a muffled sound suddenly came from the waves:

"Holy Skill: Raging Wave!"

Just as everyone thought this skill would emerge from the waves, a mighty surge of water suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

This wave crashed towards Wang Yan and his two companions, its purpose naturally being to stop Gu Qinghan and the others' actions.

Right from the start, Jiang Xiaoyu used a Holy Skill, clearly not intending to be negligent in the slightest.

But he saw that Wang Yan showed no defensive movements at all; instead, he slammed his stone axe into the ground again.

A crack quickly spread, and a towering stone wall rose around where Jiang Xiaoyu had disappeared.

This confined Jiang Xiaoyu's range of activity to this area, at least for a short time.

Then, under Jiang Xiaoyu's puzzled gaze, Piao Jun, who had been dejected all along, suddenly raised his hand and weakly uttered a few words:

"Holy Skill: Steal Heaven!"

In an instant, Jiang Xiaoyu suddenly found that in his attribute panel, the Holy Skill Raging Wave quickly dimmed!