03. Mordo's request
"Gratitude? No, no, no, Director Annameni, I wonder if you've made a mistake. Mordo spread his hands and said, "We are all just ants that the Celestials can crush at any time, and if I have the ability to make decisions, I will not seek cooperation."
So don't be hostile to me. β
Annameni's eyes lit up, and her palm brushed the gun at her waist. Enchanted by Li Yue, who specializes in dealing with the bullets of the Awakened and the best firearms under the current technology, she is confident that she will make Mordo pay her due price under one blow.
Li Anran shouted in a low voice, "Enough, Mo Du." Don't stir our nerves and tell us what you're here for. The real purpose. β
Mordo laughed and said to Annameni, "That's what a negotiator should do, not a constant hostility like you." β
Saying that, Mo Du took out a bottle of bright red potion from his pocket and put it on the table, and instantly Li Anran felt a longing, eager to drag it into his stomach and digest it in the depths of his soul.
"I advise you to be patient with this impulse." Mo Du looked at Li Anran's expression, blocked the potion and said very seriously, "This is the detachment potion made by Strange using your flesh and blood, for the transcendent, it is the key to enhancing strength and awakening memory, for you, this is a death trap." β
"Since it's a trap, what is the purpose of you taking it out? Seduce me? β
"Nope! Like I said, I'm here to cooperate, not to fight. This potion can be used by the lady who holds the key. Mordo said as he let go of the hand blocking the potion again and said, "If she awakens her previous memories, believe me, she will be willing to agree to open the City of the Dead." β
Mordo's words gave Annameni an eerie feeling, like a terrible temptation.
The source of the power of the transcendent? Is it possible that if you drink it, you will gain the power of the transcendent? That heart-pounding power.
Li Yue put away the potion in front of Annameni and asked Mo Du, "Then, what are you asking for, don't cover it up with righteousness, you only have one chance." β
There is no free lunch in the world, Li Anran has always believed that Mordo's arrival is not accidental, as a detached person, what he wants is definitely not trivial.
Mordo tapped his fingers on the table, waited for a few minutes, and then said, "The opening of the City of the Dead is a prologue, the fragments of the broken world will be attracted to reality, and many treasures and opportunities need to be opened by you or those around you."
I want a slot for a shard. β
"Fragments? Isn't there only the City of the Dead left? Annameni subconsciously spoke.
Mordo frowned and asked, "Who told you that only the city of the dead is left." We have transcended countless times, and each time we have transcended, countless fragments have sunk and there are fragments floating in the void.
Without exception, after the City of the Dead is opened, Li Anran gets his piece of fragment, and the prologue will open.
It was the backhand he left behind in the world to fight against the Celestials. β
It was also to solicit the finances left by the helpers, which Mordo did not say. He used to be neutral, but he was not qualified to spy on those things, and rumored to have a terrible artifact there!
"I agree, but with conditions." Li Anran said in a deep voice, "Strange will definitely stop me after the City of the Dead opens, and you or someone behind you must help me get back what belongs to me." β
"It's a deal."
β¦β¦
Mordo was gone, in the same hurry as he had come, and several agents who had been following him were knocked unconscious and stuffed into the trash.
After seeing this information, Annameni couldn't help frowning, looked at Li Anran and asked, "Do we really want to cooperate with him?" I always felt that he was hiding something from us, something very important, about the fragments. β
Li Yue sighed, stroked Annameni's hair and said, "Everyone has selfishness, and everyone has greed. As a detached person, Mordo naturally has what he wants and wants.
But now, our goal is at least the same, to open the City of the Dead and thwart Strange's plans. β
A look of nostalgia flashed in Annameni's eyes, and then she turned indifferent and said, "Since this is the case now, we can't rely on her temperament, and the city of the dead must be opened."
She couldn't stop it. Take the necessary measures when necessary. β
Kelly...... The mysterious Kelly is also the identity of the detachment, which makes Annameni a little surprised.
So who is she? Is it a love debt owed by Li Anran in his previous lives? All right...... Even if she is, it is not allowed to block the path of herself and Li Anran!
A jealous little woman must be terrible, and even Annameni can't avoid it.
If Kelly refuses Li Anran's request to open the City of the Dead again, that bottle of potion! She'll make sure she'll let her drink it herself.
However, Li Anran, who was already familiar with her, looked at her frowning, took out the bottle of potion that exuded an alluring brilliance, crushed it and poured it on the table.
"It's essential to be on guard, and as an agent, it's one of the necessary lessons." Li Yue said softly, "Kelly is one of our friends, and Mordo is just a detachment from an unknown source.
I'll find a way to deal with that end, but I can't use such a despicable method. I'd rather be late. β
"Are you distressed?"
"Nope."
"Humph!"
Annameni stepped on her high heels and walked out of the conference room with a slump, and Li Anran's perfunctory answer was very inconsistent with the answer she wanted.
He thought that he had crushed the potion, and he had no way to get Kelly to speak? It's naΓ―ve, she's the deputy director of the Special Logistics Bureau!
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On the other side, Mordo, who had dumped the agent, walked into a speakeasy.
The extravagant surroundings of the lights and the ambiguous smell of the air make it look like a drunken dream.
"Mordo, are you back?"
"How's the negotiation, did that guy Li Anran agree to your request?"
"Or are you failing again?"
The men and women lying on the sofa asked one by one.
Mo Du took off his outer cloak and scolded, "You maggots who are still breathing, you can only stay here drunk and dream, and you are not qualified to comment on my rights and wrongs." β
After a pause, Mordo continued, "Li Anran, he ...... Agreed to our request, and after the shard was opened, I had a chance to enter. β
"Oh, I know you can do it!"
"Good Mordo! As long as we get one of these treasures, we still have hope. β