"Why did things turn out the way they are?Fei Zai, why did the world we fought for before become the way it is?" Xuan kept looking into the other party's eyes, and the successive questions smashed into the other party like a hammer.

"Don't call me by that name! My name is Phoenix!" As if poked in the sore spot, Phoenix flipped over the table between the two, and grabbed Xuanyi's neck in his hand, the sound of loading sounded, and he put the pistol he pulled out from his waist in front of the latter's forehead, "When someone handed me this gun just now, I thought I wouldn't use it, but now it seems that it is really easy to use! Xuanyi, I know you can feel the pain, if you keep talking nonsense like this, even if I can't kill you, I will blow your head!"

Just as Phoenix roared, he saw that on his face with a huge scar, his eyes gradually faded at this time, and a mysterious black like the night sky replaced the original eyes, erected sharp pupils bloomed like open flames in the overflowing deep darkness, and the palm that choked Xuanyi's throat also slowly increased with the crackling sound of bones, gray hair with sharp claws popped out between the palms, and what was even more bizarre was that a pair of beast ears suddenly poked out between his long hair. In just a few breaths, Phoenix went from a middle-aged man with tired eyes to such a half-human, half-cat image.

Variant potions, which can anthropomorphize aliens of different forms, retaining only some of their characteristics, in order to live smoothly between modern cities. Usually, there are only two ways to remove the effect of the mutant drug, the first is to wait for the effect to be lifted naturally, and the second is to force it to be released by causing the user's emotions to fluctuate violently, as is the case now.

Yes, the head of the Circle Executive Board, the ruler of the empire above ten thousand people under one person, the source of all the imperial terror since the founding of the country, the executor of all the policies of oppression against the alien race-

It's an alien.

Its name is, [Star Pupil Clan].

"You ask me about my purpose? My purpose is simple, just to have a drink with my former friends before I die. Talk about the gains and losses over the years, talk about the changes over the years, talk about our past glory, and pay tribute to those dead and alive. Eventually, after the last glass of wine, one of you and me will be drunk to the point of collapse, while the other will pay the bill and walk away like a victor. ”

Xuan Yi calmly looked at his angry friend, even without the blessing of the immortal body, he did not take the pistol against his head as a threat, because he was sure that the other party would not shoot, "Over the years, life in Yucheng has always made me live in an illusion, that is, the future that the teacher said has really come true. So, every time I am in Rain City, when I hear the stories told by the aliens who come and go to the human city, those stories about the difficult life and the inexplicable despisis of others, I pretend not to hear them, why?"

He raised his hand and pointed at Phoenix, "Because, this empire has you." I have always believed that with your assistance in governance, no matter what your lord looks like, as long as you are a disciple of [Mr. Qi] by your side, you will definitely make this world develop in a better direction. ”

The muzzle of the gun slowly withdrew, and the originally surging hair and sudden pupils began to gradually recede at this time, and with the forced calmness of the mood, Phoenix turned back into the man with a tired look. He leaned down, picked up the overturned coffee table again, and sat back in his seat.

"Why, do you want to say I've let you down?" the lighter slid off the lid with a clink, and the flickering flames lit the paper roll on the bare tobacco, and Phoenix sneered as a mouthful of calming green mist came out.

"I just don't understand. ”

Xuan Yi put down the coffee cup he had been carrying in his hand since just now, "When I came here, I saw the slogans on the walls, the graffiti, and the parade flags that were burned to the point that they were generally thrown into the trash, and the more I learned, my dream of self-deception was shattered. I can accept the emergence of the [Empire], and I can also accept that the current world has not changed much because of the arrival of the new century, but I can't accept that among the seven of us, you, who used to be the most hopeful and the most representative of the teacher's will, will fall into the way you are now. ”

Silent.

Phoenix looked at Xuan Yi coldly, for a long time, but he suddenly smiled: "I didn't expect you to be so naïve." "Before I walked in, I had expected a lot of scenarios, I guessed that you would kidnap me, and I had deduced that you might use me to accomplish something, but I didn't expect you to say such ridiculous things. ”

"Wake up, Xuan Yi, the kind of future that the teacher said is just an unrealistic fantasy of literati, and this world will never come to that day. ”

Phoenix propped his hands on the table and looked at Xuan Yi with burning eyes: "Do you know how much effort I have spent to get to where I am today? Don't you see the smiling faces of those civilians outside? Don't you see their safe and prosperous life? You say that aliens are treated unfairly, they are war criminals! They are defeated! They are the most unstable factor in society! How do you expect me to treat them? If someone else takes my place, it will only be more desperate and more thorough than me!"

"Now, the empire is more prosperous than any other era on earth, everyone praises the glory of the emperor, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and even those aliens live in good standing on that damn island?

Outside, the director of the ring, Phoenix, who has always been known for his calm and arrogant image, at this moment, is like a flood of anger that has finally been vented, bombarding Xuanyi who questioned him with anger and resentment. The latter took a sip of coffee silently at this time, and then whispered: "I am the one who disappointed you." ”

"Oh, it doesn't matter. The gasp was heavy with excitement, and Phoenix tugged at his tight tie, then pointed to the scar on his face and sneered, "See this? This is what the long night left me, more than ten years ago, he actually said that he would kill me for the sake of the world! Damn, we are friends! If his sword had penetrated a few inches deeper at that time, my face and forehead would have been separated...... You're all in the same boat, and you're all blinded by the old guy's words. ”

"He's like this, you're like this, everyone is the same, in your eyes, I'm just a dogleg who climbs crazy for power, in order to climb higher, even my friends can betray!" Phoenix covered his head in pain, and there was already a hint of hysteria in his voice, "I have destroyed the [righteousness] of the long night, restrained the [freedom] of Galahad, and crushed the [creed] of the old man, so what, I am at least trying my best to maintain this world!"

"What are you talking about...... I didn't even think about it......" Seeing his friend's painful appearance, Xuan Yi keenly felt that over the years, the pressure Phoenix had been under was far more than he imagined, and he also began to understand why the young man with a face full of hope in the past would become the current director of the ring with countless tiredness in his eyes.

The heavy and complex reality has crushed this man who once had ideals.

Perhaps, I shouldn't have questioned him like that.

"Again, I ...... It doesn't matter!" Phoenix raised his head suddenly, his eyes flashing with resolute stubbornness, "The empire is now on the right track, the world, after all, will develop on the better side, even if there are unreasonable rebels who resist the footsteps of the empire, they will soon be crushed under the wheel of history, this is my success, I have managed to make most people [peace]." So, Xuanyi, no matter what you think of me, or what you think of me......"

I don't care.