It only took Austin and the others a day to return to their residence in Beiwang City.

The Brunei Burning Bear and other receiving troops who were originally wandering around Beiwang City saw that Austin and the others were covered in scars and fresh blood stains on their clothes, and their faces became extremely gloomy, but Austin still waved their hands to disperse, and only took Brunei and the Fierce Bear away.

"The next time there is such an operation, please be sure to take me and the Blazing Bear with you, if you still trust us. If you don't trust me anymore, please just drive me away. Hearing Brunei's words, Austin smiled and nodded.

Anna threw herself into the largest couch, closed her eyes and moaned comfortably, enjoying the hot tea brought by Morogie, and asked with some doubts, "Austin, we really just helped Zoro escort this batch of things?"

"What do you say?" Austin had a rare confident smile on his face, and it was not that he was not unaccustomed to thinking about problems or constructing traps in a subtle and tortuous way, but he didn't bother to spend too much energy thinking when he could crush them with his strength, and Daviques liked to do such things more than he did.

Anna pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "I know it's not that simple, but I just can't figure it out, and I guess the bird is also confused now, and I don't know your plans." ”

"Ahem, cough, cough—" Austin poured himself a glass of spirits, drank all the freshly bandaged wounds on his body, and then coughed violently, a blinding blood red oozing from the white gauze on his chest.

Everyone wanted to come around, Austin waved his hand to signal that he was okay, and seeing that his favorite place had just been occupied by Anna, he held on to the edge of the table and sat down in a random chair.

Quiraf may seem mediocre in this fight, but it actually has a lot to do. In the final melee, Davix provided ample ranged support and support, and he became Austin's solid shield as he moved forward, blocking many attacks for Austin with his fourth-order abilities and hidden troll blood.

At the same time, he and Austin gradually established a certain tacit understanding, although it is not comparable to Davix at all, but it is also completely different from the initial rustiness.

Now, for example, Austin knocked on the table, and Quiraf didn't ask for extra instructions, but lit a cigarette for Austin in the face of Anna's fierce gaze.

The smoke condensed and twisted in midair, and was dispersed by the wind that slipped in from nowhere.

Austin added a little military analgesic, took a deep breath, felt the pain in his chest relieve a lot, and then opened his mouth to answer Anna's question: "Whatever my thoughts, is it just that Sauron has arranged for so long and even planned for me to visit his 'great project'?"

The answer was a bit of a twist, and Davix fully understood Austin's thoughts, but the others thought about it a little. This is somewhat similar to the question asked by Anna, but the essence of the expression is completely different, because the subject and object have changed!

"That's right, escorting the cargo is not the point, the point is that I will definitely enter Sauron's secret stronghold next, but whether I passively entered according to Sauron's plan, or whether he cried and shouted - it seems a little unrealistic, exaggerated, or he invited me in, it is completely different. Austin whistled happily, and it seemed to him, at least for now, that the next thing would be the second scenario, which made him a little complacent.

"Does that make any sense?" Anna bit her lip and thought for a moment, eventually grabbing her long fiery red hair in anguish and staring at Austin with wide, bright eyes.

Austin avoided eye contact somewhat unaccustomedly, seemed to be organizing language to answer a somewhat difficult question, lowered his head and took another hard puff of cigarette,

Only then did he say: "Actually, it's nothing, but there is one thing that has been fighting between me and him from the beginning, and this thing is called the initiative." It may seem to you that we are gambling on it, but sometimes that tone can determine a lot of things. ”

"But you guys are just angry, I'll just say that you were a little confused from the perspective of various conspiracies and conspiracies at the beginning, it turned out that I thought it was complicated. Anna rolled on the couch like a big lively cat, clapped her hands and came to a conclusion happily. After a vicious battle, this girl who has always been on the front line still has infinite vitality, which makes Austin and others a little envious.

"Say whatever you want," Austin was a little frustrated by the conclusion, but he tried to explain it again, "it really would have been different." When visiting Zoro, we waited for his response and gave him plenty of time to lay out everything he wanted us to feel, so we had to passively accept his commission, seemingly with room to refuse, but no reason to refuse. ”

"That's right. ”

"It's different now, I can choose not to go to the place he arranged, which disrupted his plan, and now the initiative is in our hands. If we give up pursuing this line, then all the hard work of Sauron will be in vain, and will he sit back and watch such a thing happen, and when he comes to us again, the initiative will return to us. ”

"So what's the use of this initiative? In the end you still have to engage with him. Rather than pondering how to lead his train of thought, why don't you go with the flow?" Anna replied with her head tilted up and seemed innocent, "So, you're still angry. ”

“......” Austin finally understood that the eldest lady was not ignorant of the world, but deliberately teased him.

"Giggles," Anna let out a series of chuckles, "alright, Miss Ben has let you go." But one thing, if he doesn't invite you anymore, he has to be patient with you, so what are you going to do?"

Austin tossed the cigarette butt between his fingers into the remaining half of the glass of wine, and after a soft snort, only a wisp of green smoke slowly dispersed.

"Heh-" Austin's face suddenly filled with mockery, "of course you have to have two hands to prepare." If I'm not mistaken, my second hand will immediately move with impatience, like a spasm of a lesion. ”