As soon as Qi Lin walked in, the walnut door was slammed shut behind him.

It was a huge room of about 100 square meters, with several long tables, on which some old paper books were piled up, and a warm fire was burning in the corner to dispel the cold and dampness in the basement.

A tall, thin figure was sitting on a chair by the fire, heard the movement, got up and turned around.

This is a man with a somewhat grim expression, with orchid fingers in his left hand, long nails gently scraping his pointed chin from time to time, and wearing a retro dress from the old era, but no matter how clean the dress is, it still can't hide some obvious traces of fabric fibers on the neckline and cuffs.

The ID on the top of this man's head is "Bryce", not the rumored ID of the Thunder City Lord, "Thunder".

Is it a trap? However, Qi Lin immediately vetoed this idea, if this divine dragon saw that the city owner was not good for him, he didn't have to spend so much effort to trick himself here, just the six-barreled combined machine gun erected on the fortress outside was enough to tear Qi Lin to pieces.

"Who are you? Didn't you say that Thunder City was going to see me? Qi Lin saw this somewhat sissy Bryce turn around and immediately asked straight to the point.

"Tut-tut, don't the guys from the low-level residential areas know what etiquette is? I'm one of the twelve stewards of the city lord, and the city lord's kind of big man with all kinds of opportunities is not something you can see if you want to, so you'd better have a clear judgment of your status. Bryce glanced at Qi Lin and said in a tone of thin anger, disgust, and a little disgust.

"I'm also bothering you to figure it out, it was the city lord who invited me here, if it's okay, then I'm leaving!" For this kind of guy who likes to pretend to be compared and has his nostrils facing the sky, Qi Lin naturally doesn't bother to give the other party a good look.

"Uncultured stuff! I told the city lord that the inferior person will always be the inferior person, but unfortunately the city lord still intends to give you a chance, and now there is a vacancy in the position of a guard captain in Thunder City, if you can change your stinky mouth, maybe I will be merciful to let you stay. ”

"Captain of the Guard?" Qi Lin understands it, dare to love that this is because he has taken a fancy to his combat effectiveness and plans to "recruit An"? It's just that he didn't have the idea of joining a big organization, and he didn't plan to do the role of being controlled by others and working for others, not to mention, the sissy in front of him still felt that it was a charity to let herself be a guard.

"I'm not interested."

"Not interested? Do you know what you're talking about? The right to live in the wealthy area, abundant material ...... How many people can't dream of something......" Bryce said angrily as if he had been stepped on by someone's tail, "Don't think that you are so powerful when you kill L.A. Wind, in the eyes of the city lord, L.A. Wind is just a clown with jumping feet!" ”

"Oh, so what?"

"I don't know how thick the sky is! Believe it or not, as soon as you walk out of this bunker, you will be surrounded and killed, although 30,000 resource points is only a small amount, but we don't mind taking this money! ”

"If you're willing to exchange 30,000 points for your city lord's reputation, then I'm not wronged, am I?" If Qi Lin was a little angry at the beginning, then now, he was left to wonder, how could this kind of guy who looked stupid X be chosen by that Thunder City Lord as the manager?

A big guy like that might not be a good person, but definitely not a fool.

This kind of person, I don't know how strong his ability to do things is, but the ability to do things badly is absolutely first-class, how can there be such a recruitment of a foreign powerhouse, unless the servility of the other party is deep in the bones, otherwise, even if he is willing to stay, he will definitely not be loyal to Thunder City.

"You ——!"

"Alright, Bryce, you go down." Bryce's voice grew sharper, and he seemed to be about to say something, but was interrupted by a sudden deep male voice.

Qi Lin suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and only now did he notice that there was a third person in this room besides Bryce and himself.

That person had been sitting in the shadows of the room, but with Qi Lin's perception, he knew that he didn't notice the existence of the other party when he spoke!

"Yes, Lord of the Castle." Bryce, who was interrupted, did not get angry, but bowed into the shadows with great respect, and then retreated.

"Lord of the Castle? …… So, you're Thunder? Qi Lin looked into the shadows, and he found that only with his concentration could he barely see a vague humanoid silhouette in the shadows, sitting on a luxurious sofa.

Cloak of invisibility? Or what optical camouflage device?

Or is it that the other party is not in the room at all, but is talking to himself remotely through some technological means, all of which are pretentious?

"Yes, young people have backbone, courage, and brains." An appreciative tone came from the shadows.

"So, it was all a temptation?"

Qi Lin understood a little, if he had been humiliated like Bryce just now and agreed to the other party's conditions, even if he stayed in Thunder City, he probably wouldn't be taken seriously, and in the eyes of this city lord, he was probably just a subordinate with some ability at best.

"If you think it's a temptation, it's a temptation—but Bryce's words are true, as long as you promise to stay, I can give you permanent residency in the real rich area."

The right of permanent residence in the rich area, if these eight words are lost in the slum or the middle area, countless people will snatch their heads, and hearing the other party say this in person, Qi Lin's breathing also became a little heavy.

However, reason still made his mind extremely clear, and he asked: "Does staying mean that my life is equivalent to selling it to you?" ”

"Your life is very valuable, far more valuable than those 30,000 resource points, I won't let you die easily." Thunder replied.

"Don't let me die easily...... In other words, when the interests are higher than my value, I will still be used as a bargaining chip, or a pawn that can be sacrificed, right? ”

“……”

Thunder was silent for a moment before he said, "You are indeed very smart, but, young man, I want to tell you, everyone's life has a price, including mine, too. ”

"Can I say no then?"

"Yes."

……

When Qi Lin came out of that room, he found that Bryce was still waiting outside the door, but this time, he didn't say anything harsh to Qi Lin.

"You refused?"

"Refused."

"Tsk-" Bryce glanced at Qi Lin with some confusion, and stopped talking, then shook his head and called a guard, "Send him back to the ground." ”

Qi Lin didn't think about agreeing, he knew that Thunder had a lot of energy, maybe it was the kind of super boss who was enough to change the rules in the shelter, and if he agreed, the benefit would not be the qualification to live permanently in a rich area, but he still chose to refuse.

Someone once said something similar to Thunder to him: "In the eyes of others, every mercenary's life is clearly priced." ”

It's just this sentence, and the second half of the sentence.

"Your life is priceless only in your own heart, or in the eyes of those you can trust."