Chapter 308: The Price Isn't High, Just a Mere Fifty Authorities

Regret, besides regret, there was only more regret.

Regret for why he had been so greedy and lustful, jumping ship from the Taoist Sect to Buddhism.

Regret for why he hadn't risked offending his direct superior to refuse this assigned mission.

Regret for why he couldn't have been more polite when he went to find Su Nian Majesty.

In short, he was extremely regretful, especially regretful.

He couldn't have been more regretful.

Carrying a heart of endless remorse, Chang'er Dingguang Mo sighed, donned his Buddhist robe once more, and under Su Nian's farewell, left Arcadia.

Sure enough, the end of being a double agent is just becoming someone else's double agent.

Su Nian hadn't done anything to Diguang Buddha after his Demon Fall, not even anything beyond that one phrase he had learned from Fuso.

Everything else was Chang'er Dingguang Mo voluntarily kneeling down, begging Su Nian to take him in, and willingly choosing to be a double agent for Buddhism.

Of course, he could also have voluntarily sought death and undergone Soldier Release to reincarnate; Su Nian would have done nothing else besides intercepting his True Spirit and clearing his memories.

Su Nian respected Long-Eared Diguang Immortal for being a man.

But in reality, this guy was truly spineless; Su Nian just sat to the side drinking tea, quietly watching this guy hold his hand up, ready at any moment to slap it onto his own head.

A good suicide, Soldier Release to reincarnate.

As it turned out, Su Nian had already finished several cups of tea, and this guy had been holding his hand up in a stalemate for over half an hour.

He completely couldn't bring himself to do it, and even blinked at Su Nian from time to time, hoping Su Nian would persuade him otherwise.

To this, Su Nian naturally ignored him.

After all, causing the other party to undergo Demon Fall, other than changing his Spirit Status from Buddha to Demon Buddha, had no impact on him whatsoever.

In Little Garden, free will is above all else; you can even plunder someone else's Spirit Status and forcibly dominate them, but you cannot forcibly alter their will or heart.

Of course, this is not to say that Little Garden lacks abilities like Authority over the heart; abilities like mind-reading and telepathy are not in short supply.

Abilities reliant on the heart are even more numerous, just like Algol's Dao Heart Demon Seed.

But such abilities rely on your own heart and will; they are manifestations of your own heart and will.

Hmm, which is to say, this was purely because Chang'er Dingguang Mo was too spineless and couldn't bring himself to do the deed.

He still wanted to put on a facade of being an innocent white lotus to find a reason for his Demon Fall.

In the end, after seeing that Su Nian didn't pay him any mind, he truly panicked and could only voluntarily kneel down to act like a dog, willingly becoming a double agent.

To this, Su Nian naturally had no objections; after all, a traitor delivered to his doorstep is not something to refuse.

The Qiqiqi Waimen, which is also an Outer Gate managed by the Cross Religion.

Inside a church, or rather a cathedral, located in a beautiful environment with white bricks and jade tiles everywhere, it was magnificent.

Inside a small, exquisite, yet clean and tidy courtyard.

A middle-aged man with a cinnabar mark on his forehead, wearing a Buddhist robe and a common Monk Robe, with the same hairstyle as the Buddha, pushed the door open and entered.

Then he saw a man standing by the window, wearing a cross and praying silently, and revealed a simple, honest smile.

"Greetings, Heavenly Lord Holy Son, Little Monk Huanxi Dinguang Buddha pays his respects."

After Diguang Buddha pressed his palms together and chanted "Amitabha," he bowed to the man and spoke.

The young priest did not turn around, but continued to look at the unchanging, spotless white wall outside the window, and spoke.

"What business does someone from Buddhism have with me?"

The voice was very magnetic, and when chanted, there were faint, holy hymns ringing out.

These special effects are even more excessive than our Buddhism's Golden Body; if I had them too, I would... ah no, now is not the time to think about this.

Diguang Buddha quickly sorted out his thoughts and turned to discuss the real business.

It was just that the greed in his heart could not be let go.

And the Holy Son, who could vaguely sense Diguang Buddha's thoughts, couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

At the same time, he relaxed a bit toward Diguang Buddha; in his perception, Buddhism was just like this.

A bunch of fake Buddhas and real demons, while those who actually do work are few and far between.

"Heavenly Lord Holy Son, I have some interesting intelligence here purchased from Baiye King; I wonder if you have any interest?"

"Hmm??"

Upon hearing the three words "Baiye King," the Holy Son's mood became somewhat unpleasant; after all, Su Nian's "thousand-year kill" on him was only yesterday.

And Su Nian is a Retainer of Shiroyasha, and their relationship is quite intimate at that.

As the saying goes, "love me, love my dog" (or in this case, hate the house and its crow), it is hard to say that Su Nian's various behaviors didn't involve Shiroyasha's intentions.

This could already be said to be Shiroyasha provoking him into a God War.

If not for the God Slayer War, he should have already had a go with Shiroyasha in the outside world by now.

"Heavenly Lord Holy Son, calm your anger, calm your anger."

In an instant, Diguang Buddha's back was soaked with cold sweat; the intelligence Su Nian Majesty had entrusted him to bring to the Holy Son hadn't even been stated yet, and he was already going to be killed.

With his own life at stake, no matter how reluctant Diguang Buddha was, he could only bite the bullet and continue.

"Little Monk was also forced into this transaction by Su Nian and Baiye King."

Diguang Buddha's voice carried a hint of a sob as he spoke.

He was wronged too; who could have thought that just by coming to demand an Algol, he would be forced to sell himself out.

And he couldn't even sell himself for a good price.

As for Su Nian and Shiroyasha, it would be impossible to say he had no resentment in his heart.

The only reason he was obedient was because Diguang Buddha's life was being held in Su Nian's hands.

Hearing this, the Holy Son was silent for a moment, suddenly feeling a sense of sympathy, and his attitude softened significantly.

"Speak, what intelligence?"

"Intelligence regarding how to summon the Last King in advance."

Diguang Buddha said respectfully, if not for the fact that this intelligence could not be written on paper and was under the most stringent information control seal.

He should be kneeling on the ground offering the intelligence right now.

As soon as Diguang Buddha finished speaking, the Son of God turned around, looking at Diguang Buddha with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"What did you just say the intelligence was?"

The Son of God's hand gripped Diguang Buddha's hand like an iron pincer, nearly crushing Diguang Buddha's Golden Body.

"Intelligence on summoning the Last King in advance."

With his hand being squeezed to the point of near-fracture and intense pain, Diguang Buddha gritted his teeth and repeated what he had just said.

"Hahahaha, little one, well done."

After reconfirming the intelligence, the Son of God's mood reached a state of extreme joy.

After all, he had just been contemplating whether to withdraw from the God Slayer War, or thinking of ways to surround and kill Su Nian.

The harsh words Su Nian released yesterday still held considerable deterrent power for him.

One knows one's own affairs; he was purely lucky to have picked up Jesus, who had been beaten to the brink of death by Dystopia and was simultaneously in despair.

Moreover, he himself was one of Jesus's disciples, and Jesus had almost extreme trust in him.

Only then could he kill Jesus before Jesus could react, and use his own 【Deception】 and 【Betrayal】 Authority to deceive the Son of God Spirit Status.

Otherwise, even the remnant will of Jesus within the Son of God Spirit Status would have been enough to play him to death.

Even now, he was still afraid: what if there was still some of Jesus's will remaining in the Son of God Spirit Status?

What if he hadn't died completely and possessed him?

The reason the Son of God Spirit Status was shaken by Su Nian was not without a trace of his own fear; even he himself did not believe he was the true Son of God.

And he believed even less that Jesus had just died like that from his small backstab?

This was a top-tier powerhouse of Little Garden who once approached the Two-digit level; that man was the Avatar of Miracle, the one who wielded the 【Miracle】 Authority.

But he, this Judas, did not have the strength of the Son of God, and he knew that if he really got involved with that group of old fellows at the end.

He might not be able to out-compete them, even with the high-level experience of a Two-digit.

Otherwise, why would he be like this, even sparing no cost to be the first to enter the field?

It was just that even this final opportunity had been blocked by Su Nian.

There is nothing more encouraging than seeing hope in the midst of despair.

And now, as long as he summons the Last King before Su Nian enters the field and makes himself the new Last King, he could almost say he has anchored half the victory.

One must know that that Queen only lacked a slot to enter the field because Arthur became the Last King, and the faction she represented had no one to enter.

Although, it was said she didn't need one anyway.

After laughing for a while, the Son of God patted Diguang Buddha on the shoulder with an approving look.

"Continue telling me what conditions are needed to summon the Last King in advance?"

"Um... Heavenly Lord Son of God..."

Diguang Buddha hesitated while fiddling with his hands, saying very embarrassedly.

"Could you please pay the intelligence fee for this Little Monk first? Without paying the intelligence fee, this Little Monk truly cannot reveal it."

"How much is the intelligence fee?"

The Son of God was not the least bit surprised; or rather, it would be strange if the Artificial Buddha Lineage could afford the intelligence fee of that Baiye King.

Otherwise, why would he have come to him?

One must know that the Artificial Buddha Lineage was famous for having many monks but little gruel.

Upon hearing this, Diguang Buddha cautiously extended one hand and opened his palm.

"Five portions of Authority? The price is quite fair."

The Son of God nodded slightly and said, even feeling a bit surprised—when did that old demon Shiroyasha become so generous?

Diguang Buddha shook his head, gritted his teeth, and said.

"It is fifty portions of Authority."

Instantly, the Son of God was angered into laughter, just like Su Nian yesterday.

He looked at Diguang Buddha while laughing, making Diguang Buddha feel uneasy, until he finally lost his nerve.

"Fifty portions is the price for a complete buyout; if it were five portions of Authority, the validity would only be one day, as tomorrow Thousand Eyes will make the intelligence that the Last King can be summoned in advance public and put it up for sale."

"Of course, for a one-week buyout, ten portions of Authority would suffice."

Diguang Buddha cautiously glanced at the Son of God, then quickly lowered his head again.

(End of chapter)