Chapter 164: Encounter (II)
Always remain calm and rational, and solve problems with reason rather than emotion. This is the credo of wizards, although the vast majority of wizards can't really do it.
And Loren's "creed" is only one - he hates emergencies and all kinds of things that are kept in the dark and play monkey tricks, and in order to avoid this situation, he will never do it first before figuring out the situation.
But the so-called "emergency" also means that you can't really avoid it completely, for example, the "Brandon Sully" sitting in front of you now, looks like he knows everything, but he only knows two things, firstly, the other party has a close relationship with Ruth Infinit, and secondly, there is a deal between him or the night watchman.
As for what, nothing is known.
The flamboyant fiery red hair and a pair of red flame-like pupils completely lost the wildness that this aristocratic boy should have, but it made that face a little more handsome, uninhibited and uninhibited, but it was a calm posture, and the bright smile on his face never faded by half a minute, not like Asrael's demon, but more like ......
The afternoon sun is brilliant but not ostentatious, dazzling and not dazzling.
He just sat there as if he had been born to sit like that...... Loren doesn't believe in "recognizing people", but a person's habits and small actions can indeed reflect a person's identity and life situation.
The two people sitting opposite each other in the room looked at each other like this—from humble to sitting, raising their glasses, drinking, putting down their empty glasses, and moving their eyes to each other.
In a tenth of an hour, the other guy was finished.
"Where to start, you seem to have a lot of questions. Brandon Sully, who was smiling, spoke first: "It's up to you to start asking—for example, my identity?"
"To be clear, I've had enough trouble lately. Loren smiled politely in return: "Also, why did Ain and Leah come with you?"
"I'd really like to say it's a long story, but since you're impatient, let's make a long story short - Brandon Sully, Prince of Sackland, to negotiate with you on behalf of Rut Infinit, and as for the little wizard and the war dancer elf, why don't you ask it yourself?"
Brandon shrugged his shoulders while laughing, spread his hands on both sides of the armrest, and crossed Erlang's legs: "Or do you dare not speak or ...... Jealous?"
"You're really joking, try harder and I'll be laughing. The black-haired wizard clasped his hands in front of him: "I have an agreement with His Excellency Ruth Infinit, and we have agreed that we will not interfere with any of my actions, as long as the formula of the Holy Blood Elixir is used." ”
"But now it's all over the streets, and I've heard that there are merchants smuggling it out of town. The aristocratic boy showed a very regretful expression:
"You see, we don't need your help anymore. ”
As soon as Brandon finished speaking, Loren Turin's face immediately raised an incomparably bright smile.
“...... You think I'm kidding?"
"Forgive me for being stupid, but I can't think of a second reason. Loren said calmly, leaning forward slightly and staring at the aristocratic boy.
At that moment, the atmosphere in the room became a little stagnant.
"In order to make our progress a little faster, let's be a little more honest - I don't know why, but you must have sensed something wrong with this potion, so that's why you came to Ebolden, and the Corona family is your collaborator, but they are obviously not 100% honest with the Night's Watch, and they probably only use each other, so......
Excuse me, does Mr. Root's left hand look different from the original?"
The clueless sentence at the end is the only key in Loren's pile of nonsense - Rut Infinit's left hand was once cut in two, and it was only restored by the Holy Blood Elixir.
What Loren really wanted to say was, "I know what that Holy Blood Elixir is all about." ”
Brandon looked at him earnestly, and the slightest trace of contempt in his eyes was forgotten.
Rut Infinit was right, even by the standards of the Night's Watch, the black-haired wizard was no match for Dalton Kander, or even better than his mentor.
Considering that he was completely isolated and helpless, he traveled before the Corona and Bellini families, and even discovered the problem of the Holy Blood Elixir and the Corona family's secret actions in advance, forcing the Bellini family to cooperate with the Holy Cross Church.
It was the right decision to bring Loren Turin to Ebolden, and in time he would become the best night watchman, if not more!
"Allow me to apologize for not being honest and honest. Like a flickering candle flame, the aristocratic young man looked at Loren with those red eyes, and said very sincerely: "I promise, I will not make such a mistake again." ”
"Really?" The other party was a little caught off guard when he was stunned: "Are you sure?"
"You can't help it if you don't believe it, but I'll do everything I can to gain your trust, Lord Loren Turin. Brandon spread his hands indifferently: "Because you are the only trump card on our side, without your help, the most important link will be missing in the next task." ”
"What's next?"
The black-haired wizard narrowed his eyes, and the other party's tone was obviously not going to stop.
"Now that the Holy Blood Potion has become a terrible thing, the Holy Cross and the Bellini family will have to reap the consequences sooner or later—but before then, half of Ebolden will be in ruins. ”
"Half of Ebden is in ruins. Loren pointed down and said indifferently, "Long before we came, Aalto Bellini had been experimenting in the sewers - now Ebolden sits entirely on top of a lair of thousands of monsters!"
And it won't be long before the remaining civilian areas in the south of the city will be swallowed up by those monsters little by little, and it will be even more terrifying, because the Holy Blood Elixir distributed by the church is no longer the original test sample, but a more powerful product, and the speed and probability of mutation will only increase, not decrease. ”
The smile on Brandon's face did not diminish in the slightest, but the silence proved that he was not as calm as he appeared.
Instead, someone told Loren that three-quarters of the people in the city he was in were about to turn into mutant "monsters" with cannibals, claws and tentacles, eyes, no faces, and six arms, and he had just greeted and chatted with those people......
Probably, it is impossible for him to be very "calm".
"Are we still in time to stop them?"
"It shouldn't be possible. Loren said and sighed, "It's very difficult to stop the erosion of Void Energy...... At least in my mind, this process is irreversible, and at best it can be prolonged. ”
"Yes......" Brandon let out a long sigh of sadness, then looked up at Loren with a calm smile on his face: "In that case, let's think about how to take advantage of this rare opportunity, shall we?"
For example, to put all the blame for the whole incident on the heads of the church in Eberden and the Bellini family, and to support the Corona family and the nine-pointed star wizard tower after the city is cleared, it should be a very good result for a wizard like you, right?"
For the first time, Loren's eyes widened, and his body trembled involuntarily.
The other party is right, since the situation is irretrievable, you should make the most of it, or use it to achieve your own goals, or achieve goals that are not possible in the first place...... But!
How did he say this calmly and without care?!
We are not talking about one or two gangsters who deserve death, but the life and death of tens of thousands of innocent lives!
These people will not complete the mutation at one time, because the physical fitness and usage will be very different, and some people may have to wait for the first half of their lives to have a chance to happen, but the tone of this "Brandon Sully" is completely treating them as a group of dead people!
"But this is not enough, we must ensure that the Corona family becomes the dominant force in the whole affair, and only such conditions can make them fall against us. ”
The smiling aristocratic young man clasped his hands together and looked at Loren with a seductive gaze:
"Then Lord Loren Turin, if I want to ask you to help me with this, what conditions do I need to impress you?"