"So...... What did you go through on this 'business trip'? Sounds quite exciting. ”

The curtains in the room were closed, and the afternoon sun could barely reflect the gray curtains in golden yellow, and the glimmer of light penetrated into the dim room, Seleu put down the newspaper and said after the battle of smoke.

"It's not just exciting, I'm simply the best terrorist in the last ten years, and thanks to me, a world war that will sweep the Western world is just around the corner. ”

Lorenzo said with a cigarette in his mouth, sitting at his workbench with his back to Seleuc.

Although Lorenzo's expression looked quite relaxed, his brow was furrowed, like a scar that was difficult to heal.

A month and a half had passed since the Night of Tribulation, and in the course of a month and a half, the situation in the Western world had become more volatile, exchanges between the Rhine League had become more frequent, and Invig had announced its alliance with the Vikings, and the first technicians had set out for the Vikings a few weeks earlier.

"Wow, it sounds like you might be nailed to the pillar of shame in the books of the afterlife. ”

Seleucus sat on the couch behind Lorenzo, all kinds of old unwashed clothes piled all around, and the desk in front of him was full of empty delivery boxes, on which flies flew from time to time.

She looked down at the newspaper, her voice as cold as usual.

It's a somewhat boring afternoon, and Lorenzo will do strange things to pass the time, such as making something odd.

On the workbench in front of him was a delicate dagger, covered in intricate patterns and ornamentation, but if you look closely, you will see a slightly raised part of the dagger's blade, which is covered with brass and connects to the position of the handle.

"Pillar of Shame? I don't really care about that kind of thing, and it's a question of whether my name can be remembered. ”

Demon hunters should hide in the dark, and neither are the knights of the Purifiers, Lorenzo's voice paused as he continued.

"But Her Majesty's name must have been given a place, that bastard took advantage of me and led to the war, whatever the reason, this feeling of being used is really unpleasant. ”

Lorenzo said as he struck the dagger with a small hammer, inlaying the steel into it.

"I really want to give her a knife. ”

"Didn't you do that?"

Seleuc looked up and asked with some surprise.

"When I heard about these things, I thought you'd do it. ”

Lorenzo shook his head, he said angrily.

"No, the first thing I did when I came back was to go to the Platinum Palace, but apparently my actions were guessed, and Arthur stopped me on the street, saying that he would give me an answer...... No, to be precise, the Queen will give me a satisfactory answer herself. ”

"That's how you believed him?" asked Seleuc.

"Of course not, those guys can't stop me. ”

Lorenzo said and mentally added, "In every sense. ”

Lorenzo did this as early as the first meeting with Queen Victoria, he activated the secret blood to spread the erosion, and the queen had his beacon on her body, and if Lorenzo wanted to, he could invade the queen's [gap] and hold her life and death in his hands.

At that time, the angry Lorenzo did have such an idea, but this idea only lasted for a short time, and then he gave it up.

In fact, Lorenzo couldn't say what it was like, he just felt that he couldn't do it, and that his power shouldn't be abused, whether it was morality in his heart or something else.

When he thinks of Gabriel the Power, Lorenzo's mind can't help but think of Lawrence's pitch-black iron mask, countless iron masks, iron masks rising from the burning hell.

This is an invitation to hell.

The fear and awe of Gabriel himself is only one of the reasons, the other reason is the new information brought by Arthur, they reviewed the Red News incident, and the mystery was parsed little by little, although Arthur was not sure, but Lorenzo could smell the secret from his words.

Arthur said that there would be a new answer to the Red News incident, hoping that this would show the sincerity of the demons for their traceability...... In short, due to various factors, Lorenzo gave up stabbing the queen for the time being, but the knife remained in his hands, waiting for the right time.

"You really shouldn't stab her, war is a foregone conclusion, and if the queen is stabbed or even killed, war will break out in an instant. Gaulinaro will not let go of this opportunity. ”

Seleucus said that, as far as she knew, the situation in the White Tide Strait had become grave after the night of tribulation, and the armies of all sides had been moved there, as if on the eve of the Glorious War.

"A world war. ”

Lorenzo sighed weakly, and every time he thought of this, Lorenzo could feel a wave of powerlessness, he might be able to change the course of a battle, but he couldn't reverse the course of the war.

The sword can control people's lives, but it cannot control people's hearts.

"You know a lot, you can analyze the situation?"

Lorenzo turned his head, his hands hanging on the back of his chair, and looked at Seleuc behind him.

The Vikings announced the death of Ivar Rodblok, who had been held hostage by Gaulnalo's Iron Law Bureau and finally died in the port of Maruli, where the Vikings denounced Gaulnalo's actions and gathered their armies in preparation for war.

The Gaul-Nalo side then responded, blaming the Vikings for the events of the Night of Tribulation, claiming that it was a unilateral terrorist attack by the Vikings and that it was only to blame for the failure of the attack, which the Gaul-Nalo side would not admit and was willing to prepare for war. ”

Seleucus said, holding up the newspaper.

"I just read the newspaper a lot, and now it's all over the streets. ”

"So what does this world war have to do with you? Is it to kill boredom by being so concerned? If so, I recommend you take a look at the knights, which to be honest they look quite interesting. ”

Lorenzo pointed to the bottom of the pile of old clothes, revealing a corner of the book.

"How can this not be related to me? Lorenzo, not everyone is like you, who feeds the whole family and does not go hungry. ”

Seleuc said, looking up at the miserable Winchester office.

There was dust and debris everywhere, old clothes and courier boxes piled up in piles and piles of small dirt bags, how long had it been since Madame Van Lude had been gone, it had literally changed from the Platinum Palace to the Lower Town, and Lorenzo felt no discomfort, judging by his proficiency in pulling out his fork and knife from the clutter, he had adapted to such a life.

"I'm also the Duke of Stuart, and our community's industry covers all walks of life, and the war is undoubtedly a blow to us, but it is also a good opportunity to make a fortune. ”

Seleuc put down the newspaper and sighed.

"Unlike you, you guy doesn't care about anything when you're full alone, although I've only been a duke for a long time, but as a duke, I also have to fulfill my responsibilities, there are many new nobles in the Stuart group, not to mention more people under the new nobles, I have to think about their stomachs, I can't let them go hungry. ”

"Sounds like a lot of pressure. Lorenzo said and nodded.

Indeed, the difference between living alone and living in a group of people is quite large.

"Fortunately, in fact, Yawei is mainly in charge, I am just studying, learning how to become a duke. ”

Seleucus leaned back and sighed helplessly.

"Ah, in fact, it's quite difficult to become a so-called big shot. ”

"What's so hard about this, I think a lot of people aspire to be big people like you. ”

Lorenzo turned and continued to pound the delicate dagger, which, with his craftsmanship, was out of the realm of a weapon, like an expensive craft.

"How can it be, only if you go this far, you will experience this feeling, just like this war, no one really likes this kind of thing, unless he is a crazy person with psychological problems, but unfortunately this is this, everyone does not like this, but for all kinds of strange reasons superimposed, war cannot be avoided. ”

Seleuc shook his head helplessly.

"Just like the next plan of our Stuart family, we will trade with the Viking countries, that is, to earn the so-called war money, I know this is not a good thing, but many families in the group need these benefits, although I am the Duke of Stuart, I must think about the interests of the whole. ”

"Sounds terrible. ”

Listening to Seleuc's complaints, Lorenzo somewhat understood her unhappiness, and he had new questions in his mind.

Lorenzo was looking forward to meeting Queen Victoria, and it would be interesting anyway, wondering if the queen would give a similar answer to Seleuc.

But compared to these, what scares Lorenzo the most and why he doesn't act rashly for the time being is the scene that Lawrence let him see.

The end of the world.

Endless demons poured out of the shadows, and one magnificent city after another fell in the face of darkness, bloodthirsty as they gnawed at everyone and devoured all life.

Lawrence formed the army of the Secret Blood for this day, to join this apocalyptic holy war.

So what did Lorenzo do? He felt that he shouldn't sit back and watch this happen, what should he do...... Start with Invig.

"I'm going to go to the purification agency in two days, and according to Arthur, the tracing of the Red News incident is almost in the final step, and I may find something out of it, and then I will meet the queen......"

"What's next?" asked Seleuc.

Lorenzo shook his head, he hadn't thought about what had happened after that.

"I haven't thought that far ahead, for me, let's take one step at a time, sometimes it's not scary to lose your goal, it's scary to know what the goal is, but I don't know what to do. ”

Lorenzo stopped what he was doing, and looked at the gap in the curtains, a little confused, and behind the gap was the familiar street.

Now that it was late summer, Gallinaro's actions had allowed him to escape the hottest season in Old Dunling, and he remembered how it had been in the old years, with the smell of the Lower Town stinking to death, and the disgusting smell of the River Thames.

In order to regulate the water quality, the Furnace Pillar is filled with some strange potions every day, but to little avail.

The world is coming to an end, and although Lorenzo is reluctant to believe it, judging from Lawrence's crazy actions and the prophecies in his memory, it is true, it is destined to come.

Obviously, the world is so harmonious and beautiful, even the demons have gradually decayed under the rise of human beings, and everything is moving in a good direction, but suddenly someone says that all this beauty is just a false high-rise, and it is about to collapse.

Lorenzo didn't know why the world was coming to an end, and he didn't know what to do in the face of this catastrophe, and unlike Lawrence's extreme madman, he couldn't be cruel enough to commit such atrocities, even if he was the same evil as Lawrence.

But...... But what if you can figure out the mystery of the demon yourself?

Lorenzo pinned his hopes on this, if he could find the essence of the demon and find out the truth of this world, maybe he could find a new solution to save the world and reverse the dark and desperate future.

"It's done, you try. ”

Lorenzo stopped thinking about these complicated things, he picked up the dagger on the workbench, turned around and handed it to Seleuc.

Seleuc stepped off the couch and took the dagger.

The traces of Lorenzo's previous percussion were still there, like a crude weapon that had just been baked, but some simple features were already in place, and he needed to let Seleu try it out.

"Well, it's exquisite, it looks good. ”

Seleucus took the dagger, carved with ostentatious patterns, inlaid with brass and gold, and held it in his hand like an explosive.

"As a craft, it should fit your identity. ”

This is a weapon that Seleucus commissioned Lorenzo to customize, and Lorenzo added some personal evil taste to it, and it seems to work well.

"Try it? Remember to hold it tight. ”

Seleu nodded, grabbed the dagger in his backhand, and stepped aside, where there was a stake-like thing not far from the workbench, which was originally a dining table, but since 121A Cork Street only lived in Lorenzo, he could eat anywhere, so he removed the table.

There were several deep scars on the stake, as if someone had tested some kind of weapon on it.

Seleu took a deep breath, as he had done before, without hesitation, and instantly swung his arm to pierce the dagger into the stake, and after the sharp dagger blade pierced into the stake, Seleu raised his finger and pressed the decorative pattern, only to hear a slight metallic sound, and under the spine of the brass blade, a slender spike protruded, further piercing the wood.

"This time it worked, and it looks like my skills are okay. ”

Lorenzo said as he pulled out his dagger, the built-in spike mechanism doubling its range of damage, a blow that would have been fatal without the enemy's knowledge.

"Well, it's good, it's perfect for me. ”

Seleucus played with the dagger, and it looked very good except for some rough details.

"But...... Seleuc, what do you want this kind of thing for?"

Lorenzo asked suspiciously, this matter has to start from a few days ago, a few days ago Seleucus suddenly came to him with a bunch of materials and honorarium, let him make a dagger, preferably with some special functions, Lorenzo had not bothered to ask her what she wanted this thing to do, until it was done, he remembered.

"I'm going to negotiate cooperation with the Vikings on behalf of the Stuart family, and they all say that it's cold and dangerous, and it's okay to bring some weapons, right? ”

Seleuc replied.