Shen Ling's breathing became slightly sluggish.
But only for a moment.
If Gu Mu hadn't had exceptionally good perception, he probably wouldn't have noticed at all.
"Does Your Highness want me to use her to complete the transaction with the parchment?" Shen Ling looked up at Gu Mu and asked.
"It depends on you."
Gu Mu said very cautiously.
He certainly wanted Ma Shishi to die immediately.
After all, he's someone even the system protects. Getting him killed off early might actually help him achieve his goal of switching from female-oriented novels to male-oriented ones.
However, 300 points is equivalent to 10 Resurrection Pills, which would require at least 150 lives to recover.
Gu Mu couldn't possibly give up those 300 points.
There's a saying... He didn't want to, but the system just gave him too much.
It's just a simple mission, one that doesn't involve killing anyone.
You can also get 300 points as a reward.
But if Gu Mu were to say at this moment that he hoped Shen Ling would use Ma Shishi to complete the transaction with the parchment scroll, it would be tantamount to him giving the order himself. I wonder if that would also count as dying at his hands.
Gu Mu didn't want to take that risk.
"But she was, after all, my sister," Shen Ling said softly... So how could she let her die so easily?
"Making a deal with a parchment scroll is far more painful than dying a normal death." Gu Mu chuckled lightly. "Such a bloody and evil thing, do you think it would make things this complicated if it really just wanted to kill someone?"
"Then there are only two possibilities. One is that the parchment is restricted by some rule, so it cannot kill people at will and can only achieve its killing goals by making a deal with others. The other is that it is not a simple killing. Its killing is not just about killing people, but must have other effects, and these effects cannot be achieved by the parchment alone."
Shen Ling nodded: "The two possibilities you mentioned are also what I've been thinking about. Like now, once a deal is made, it must be completed. It's more like a rule, and we can only act within the rules."
This is also why she didn't want Ma Shishi to sacrifice the parchment scroll.
Her mental state has improved a lot now.
Moreover, according to Gu Mu's words, the transaction can only be completed by killing someone for the parchment scroll, and there is no way to avoid it.
So, she didn't actually have to have Ma Shishi come.
You can find any death row inmate.
Gu Mu knew that Shen Ling was on the same page as him on this point, but he still continued, "But there's no rule that these two situations can't occur at the same time."
Sure enough, Shen Ling looked enlightened and listened attentively to what Gu Mu had to say next.
"The parchment scroll is restricted by certain rules, allowing it to kill only through transactions with people. At the same time, it is not just about killing; its strong desire to eat people indicates that this cannibalism can enhance its power or some other aspect."
"But actually, after the parchment scroll made a deal with you, it also made a deal with me, which shows that the parchment scroll's deal was not only with you."
"Then why didn't the parchment scrolls make deals with more people?"
Shen Ling also realized this...
However, because in the past, no matter who she put the parchment in, it would automatically return to her, she didn't realize that the parchment could actually be used to make a deal with someone else.
Now that Gu Mu has also made a deal with the parchment scroll,
That means the parchment scroll could be used to make transactions with multiple people at the same time.
So why doesn't it select more people?
Shen Ling gradually fell into deep thought.
"Why don't you try it and see?" It was a confident tone.
However, it had nothing to do with orders.
Having spent so much time reading female-oriented novels, Gu Mu has become more cautious in his speech.
"The ready-made sacrificial offerings are right here, aren't they?"
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