Forest of Chaos Chapter 13 Joining the War
On a sunny afternoon, Oss and Abby sat opposite each other, and between them was a small table with a bottle of liquor and a pack of cigarettes.
Oss picked up his glass, drank the drink in one gulp, and gestured to Abby. The old mercenary Wang Abby did not show weakness, and also picked up the small wine glass in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.
"What are you going to do with this batch of fifty qualified dandelions?" Abby asked Oss after putting down her shot glass.
"Scatter it all, the dandelion project can't be stopped, we must speed up the pace of expansion. After Oss finished drinking, he frowned slightly, and then slowly changed to a relaxed expression.
Abby asked again: "Well, anyway, you have always been in charge of the Dandelion Project, so your opinion shall prevail." But the Pope has started a new holy war, which gives me an ominous premonition, it is very likely that this is a conspiracy against our Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, is it appropriate to scatter these dandelions at this time?"
Oss replied: "There are all indications that the killing of Father Raul was a careful arrangement, and according to the situation on the mainland, the Pope will not start a holy war. But he just plunged into the game and was at the mercy of others, so this holy war must have something we don't know yet. ”
After a pause, Oss continued: "It is precisely because of this that we need to release the dandelions, and without our help, the chances of those displaced people in small towns surviving this holy war are very low. ”
Abby frowned, lit a cigarette, and then said. "Cigarettes and alcohol are two good things. ”
Abby abruptly changed the subject, but Oss understood. So Oss said with great certainty.
"It will definitely not be because of tobacco and alcohol, limited by raw materials and labor, the current production of tobacco and alcohol is not high, can only barely supply the forest of chaos and the surrounding consumption, the power of tobacco and alcohol has not really been shown, if it is after the development of five prayer years, it is possible. ”
So Abby quickly came up with another hypothesis.
"Could that be because of the magic crystal? Last time, I recklessly cut off the supply of the magic crystal to the outside, which led to the holy war, and then several forces united to besiege and kill the mercenary union. ”
Oss shook his head, rejecting Abby's suspicions.
Abby thought for a moment and said, "It's really unlikely, I directly monopolized all the magic crystals that time, but this time we only occupy two layers of the annual magic crystal production, and the mercenary union may be greatly affected, but it will never affect the existing interests of the two empires." ”
Oss followed Abby's words and added, "Yes, so we can infer from this that the Mercenary Guild must have been involved in orchestrating the murder of Father Raul. ”
Abby nodded, agreeing with Os's reasoning.
"So what could be more important?"
Instead of answering, Oss lit a cigarette and took a deep breath. In the smoke, Oss smiled slightly, and then stared at Abby with his eyes meaningfully.
Stunned by Oss's eyes, Abby was a little puzzled at first, and then suddenly startled a moment later, and said to Oss in an uncertain tone.
"You mean?"
"Yes, you guessed it right, your identity must have been revealed. The current strength of the Mercenary Guild is higher than that of our Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, and according to normal thinking, they can send troops on their own, without the need to risk offending the two empires and the Holy Sect to set up such a clumsy situation for His Majesty the Pope to willingly get into. ”
Oss flicked the ashes of his cigarette and continued: "Why are the mercenary guilds so jealous of us, because they know that there is a hidden factor in the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce that can make their internal military unstable, and that is you, the mercenary king Amy. ”
"We didn't want to disclose your identity before, firstly, because we were afraid that the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce would be nipped in the bud. The second is because we really want to set up a game with the prestige of your mercenary king Amy. Just imagine, if the mercenary guild attacks in a big way, and you raise your arms when they besiege the city, it is a bit unrealistic to make the mercenaries turn against you, but at least it will keep a lot of mercenaries neutral. ”
Abby thought of this too, so he nodded slightly, and took another sip of his wine glass with a slight smugness. Then he said: "That's true, it turned out that I was exposed, that's a pity." ”
But Oss shook his head, and then gave a small blow to Abby, who was being proud, "Don't think too much about yourself, I just thought of something." ”
"What's the matter?"
Looking at Abby's puzzled gaze, Oss didn't continue to sell off.
"You are actually not that important to the Holy Sect now, after all, after so many years, although you have great prestige, you are no longer the president of the Mercenary Guild, and you are no longer the master of the Mercenary City. As long as the Forest of Chaos can continue to provide them with magic crystals, the Holy Sect will never use force at all costs, after all, fighting a war costs money, and it costs a lot of money. ”
Abby listened to Oss's analysis, and the brow that had just been stretched furrowed furrowed again.
"Then what else will the Holy Sect launch a holy war for this time?"
Oss looked at him and said slowly: "Actually, the truth is very simple, the change in the Pope's attitude, if I expected it to be good, is probably because of me. ”
"Impossible, isn't it? I don't dare say that the entire Forest of Chaos can know your true identity, but I can definitely count it on one hand. Abby said in disbelief.
But Oss said with great certainty.
After all the impossibilities are removed, then the remaining answer, even if it is unbelievable, is the final truth. ”
Abby gasped, he knew that even if his identity was revealed, the impact would be limited on a large scale. But if Oss's whereabouts were known by the Pope, it would be a catastrophe for the current Huaxia Chamber of Commerce.
"Hopefully your speculation is wrong. Abby said leisurely.
Oss also felt a little troubled, he had just carefully examined what he had done in the three prayer years, and found nothing that could have been exposed, but his intuition told him that the Pope's sudden and insistent holy war this time was most likely to be the ultimate target of him.
"Get ready. But if it's really because of me, then when did I get exposed? How did the mercenary guild find out? Or how did the Pope find out?"
Oss asked three times, not only for Abby, but also for himself.
In the smoke, the two fell into careful thinking and deliberation together. Then, both of them were shocked, and then said in unison: "There is an inner ghost!"
Abby, as the former Mercenary King and the biggest legend in the history of the Forest of Chaos, is never an exaggeration to say that he is a household name, so it is only a matter of time before Abby's identity is revealed.
But Oss is different, even if he was famous before the three prayer years, it was only a flash in the pan, and he has been paying attention to his secrecy over the years, if he has been exposed, then there is only one possibility, that is, someone around them recognizes Oss, and then it happens that person is still an undercover agent planted by other forces.
In fact, the whole thing is indeed as Oss and Abby guessed, there is a black hand behind the scenes who exposed Oss's identity to the Holy Sect. But neither the mastermind behind it, nor the Holy Empire, nor the Holy Religion have really been determined.
The same message was presented to Alexander the Great and Pope St. Gregory.
"The candidate for the Bright Saints, the godson of St. William, and the Great Auxiliary Priest of Oss are suspected to have appeared at the residence of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce. ”
The person who sent out this information obviously did not have a high status in the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, and he had only met Oss once, and then felt that it was very similar, so he reported it. But the people behind the scenes are keenly aware of the importance of this piece of information and then use it.
Oss and Abby would not have guessed that Pope St. Gregory changed his mind directly just because of a "suspected Os" piece of information, and then launched a holy war.
"President Abby, I'm ready to lead the team into the jihadist battlefield. Oss said to Abby very solemnly.
"I understand your thoughts, but I don't want you to take any chances. Abby said heartily.
Due to the dense forests of the Forest of Chaos and the large number of magical beasts, this place is only suitable for small-scale team battles. The previous holy wars between the Titan Empire and the Holy Empire were also carried out in the form of small teams fighting each other.
This time, even if the Pope's real intention to launch the Holy War was directed at the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce and Os, the Holy Sect would not and could not launch a large army to come to conquer.
Moreover, the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce believes in the God of Light on the surface, and Oss also has the identity of a candidate for the Bright Saint, which will make the Holy Sect only act in secret.
At this time, Oss proposed to lead the team into the holy war battlefield, which could play a role in listening to the enemy's situation, and could also wait for the opportunity to sabotage the masterminds behind the scenes, the mercenary union, and some invasions and encirclements of the Holy Sect against the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce.
Abby knew all of this, but he still didn't want Oss to go into the battlefield area.
"I'm afraid that your body can't stand such a fierce battle, and you must know that once you enter the battlefield and are recognized, you will definitely fall into a bitter battle. ”
Abby said as she looked at Oss's chest, a worried look in her eyes.
Oss smiled slightly, and then said: "I'm not stupid, I will definitely not reveal my identity easily this time, and we will not use the name of the Huaxia Mercenary Group." Besides, with Ares and me, as long as they don't meet god-level powerhouses, it shouldn't be a big problem. ”
Abby shook his head helplessly, and finally had to compromise, he knew that once Oss made a decision, no one could make him make a change.
After picking up the wine glass again and taking a sip of liquor, Abby said with emotion: "Others don't know, but I know very well that your body and soul have been suffering from torture that ordinary people can't experience in the past three prayers, I really don't know how you survived." ”
Oss picked up the bottle, first filled Abby's empty glass, then poured himself a full glass of wine, and after he drank it with his head up, he exhaled deeply before replying.
"Because I don't want to die, because I want to be strong, because I promised someone that I would protect her for the rest of my life. ”