Chapter 257: A Long Journey
You're lying," Lucyla took a deep breath, "and you're saying this just so that I can forgive you for those things you did and then spare you." ”
"Maybe yes, maybe not." Pompeianus didn't argue too much on this issue, and there was no panic on his face, in fact, from the moment his identity was revealed, his expression was very calm, as if he didn't see the dagger against his chest, and said leisurely, "No matter how much you hate me, at least there is one thing you can't deny, that is, I am indeed the most suitable person in the world for you." ”
"No, you're just a liar with a mouth full of lies." Lucyla looked at Zhang Heng, who was eating melons and watching the excitement on the side, and seemed to have finally made up her mind, gritted her teeth and said, "Kill him!" Kill him and I'll tell you where the Balance Blade's library is. ”
"Deal."
Zhang Heng was also very simple, he had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and when he heard this, he neatly pushed the dagger into Pompeianus's chest.
"That's why I like you," Pompeianus said with a smile as he looked at Lucyla at the end of his life, "but don't worry, my dear, death won't separate us." ”
"What does that mean?" Lucyla's expression changed slightly.
Pompeianus, however, would not answer any more, for he was no longer breathing.
Zhang Heng pulled out his dagger, "He's dead, I've also completed my agreement with you, and then it's your turn to fulfill your part." ”
"Wait, what did he mean by that last sentence?" Lucyla frowned.
"I can't answer your question, my knowledge of him is limited to hounds." Zhang Heng said, "Maybe you should ask yourself, after all, you and him have been husband and wife for so long." ”
Lucyla's expression was a little uncertain, but she finally didn't dwell on this issue anymore, and said, "You seem to have a way to hide in the city, can I hire you to be my assassin, I lost all the assassins of the Balanced Blade in this war, but we can recruit new people, you can become the Assassin Speaker, all the resources left by the Balanced Blade can be deployed by you, and I will pay you, a large sum of money." ”
Zhang Heng was completely indifferent when he heard this, he wiped the blood stains on the dagger, and then took the dagger back into his arms, "I'm sorry, I'm only interested in the whereabouts of the library on your body." ”
Lucyla's face flushed with anger when she heard this, but she quickly sorted out her emotions.
Although she still has a lot of allies in politics, and she also has the identity of the imperial sister, but the fall of the Balance Blade has indeed weakened her power a lot, and Zhang Heng can kill Aotellus and unearth the hidden identity of Pompeianus, although it is a pity that she can't use it, but at this time, Lucyla doesn't want to set up another strong enemy for herself.
So she nodded and said, "That's a pity, you wait." ”
With that, Lucilla walked over to her dresser, took out one of her dressers, and then pulled out a map from the mezzanine below.
"Where is this?" Zhang Heng took the map, unfolded it and looked at it, and said with some doubts.
"Egypt." Lucyla said, "The secret library of the Blade of Balance was originally located in Greece, but due to the appearance of traitors two hundred years ago, it had to be relocated, and for security reasons, the people at that time placed the new library in a desert in Egypt. ”
"Ha, then it looks like I can enjoy my long trip next, and I hope the scenery along the way is good." Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.
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After killing Pompeianus, Zhang Heng basically dealt with everything in Rome, and then he returned to the southeast city, mainly to arrange what happened after he left.
As for why Lucyla's curious Marcus, Soap and others didn't betray him for a high bounty, the reason is also very simple, not because Zhang Heng's charm is big enough, but because Zhang Heng used his little cheat again, and showed his pair of shadow wings in front of Marcus and Soap and others, which had a huge impact on the spirits of several people, it is hard to say how long the effect of this trick will be effective, but it is enough for Zhang Heng to get through the difficult situation at that time.
And the last place Zhang Heng went to was the red-nosed blacksmith shop, and took out the props that he stored there that he couldn't use for the time being, because he wouldn't return to the city after that, and then Zhang Heng used his lv2 makeup skills to mix in the team out of the city, successfully passed the city gate, and then looked back at Rome behind him.
In just six months here, he went from slave to gladiatorial champion to favored by the emperor, granted the status of a free man, step by step to become a nobleman with a fief, and finally became a prisoner wanted by the entire empire, probably no one can have more ups and downs than his life experience.
However, Zhang Heng himself did not have much emotional fluctuations, because he was just a passer-by in Rome in the second century AD, and for him, whether he was a nobleman here or not was not even interesting to appreciate the scenery and charm of the city.
Then Zhang Heng retracted his gaze, he still had less than a year left in the game of this dungeon, which seemed to be quite long, but considering the traffic conditions on the road at this time, he would probably spend a lot of time just from Rome to Egypt, and if he took the land route, it was estimated that he would not be able to reach his destination in a few months.
But fortunately, you can also take a boat, directly across the Mediterranean, and the current wind direction is suitable for this voyage, Zhang Heng found a grain ship at the dock that is about to return, don't feel strange, modern people look at Egypt and think that there are deserts and pyramids, but in the second century AD, Egypt is known as the granary of the Nile, and the grain transported from here every year feeds half of the population of the Roman Empire.
After paying for a gold coin ticket, Zhang Heng successfully found a bed for himself on the ship, and returned to the sea again, which also made Zhang Heng feel a little kind, he didn't take long to get acquainted with the sailors on the ship, so that after arriving in Egypt, the captain wanted to keep Zhang Heng and let him stay on the ship to work, but in the end the latter refused.
Zhang Heng did not forget the purpose of his trip, of course, after docking, he still spent two weeks to go to the pyramid to make a check, and then Zhang Heng spent money to buy thirty camels, prepared enough food and water for himself to eat for seven months, hired a few guides in the local area, and made sufficient preparations before he began to march towards the desert marked on the map.