Macora triumphantly walked into the Shadow Regiment's building. He had imagined the day countless times when he would replace Yepes as the head of the Shadow Order of the Royal Capital, leaving the sword of the Shadows in his own hands.

He walked into the entrance of the Shadow Regiment's base, and his former equals greeted him respectfully, and the flattering and fearful eyes of the mid- and low-level assassins made him feel like he was floating up in the clouds.

He passed by the room that belonged to him, but instead of entering, he walked directly to the room that belonged to Yepes, which was going to belong to him from today on.

However, when he reached the door, he found that the door was ajar.

He pushed the door open and entered, and saw an extremely athletic man lying in a chair in Yepes, his feet on the table. Because the chair had been reserved for the skinny Jepes, the chair creaked with the slightest movement. The man had curly brown hair and dark skin, and looked a lot like a mercenary on the go.

Macora's hand immediately gripped the hilt of the sword, and his face showed a look of wariness: "Who are you and why are you in this room?"

"My name is Drew, and I am the new head of the royal capital branch, and I took office on the first day today. The man put his feet down on the table, stood up and shook his clothes, he was a head taller than Makola, and looked down at each other from above, with a great sense of oppression.

"What's going on!" Macora involuntarily took a step back, glancing at the doorway. Although he had made a deal with Roland, he knew very well that he had never been someone he trusted. If such a person appeared in the Shadow Troupe, his own life would be in danger.

Sure enough, two other dignified warriors appeared outside the door, blocking his retreat.

"Yes, Lord Roland asked you to come?" asked Macora.

"You don't think you're stupid. In that case, let's cooperate with them. That way you'll at least have a little less pain. Drew said.

"I should have known ......"

"It's too late to say anything. Drew held out a hand and said, "Please?"

Macora swallowed and took off the saber from his waist with a trembling hand, "I want to know what kind of crime Roland is using. ”

Drew laughed: "What do you care about this, I know that many people who are solved by you are confused until death." In my opinion, this is a blessing, at least they will not have a reason to feel that they are too wronged. ”

"I still want to know. Macora held the sword in his hand, but he didn't give it to the other party.

"Okay. I think that as an intelligence captain, I don't know what I fell on, and I am indeed a little aggrieved. Drew shrugged and said, "The crime is very simple, it is to provide wrong information, so that the killer team of the royal capital fell into the trap of the Temple of War and wiped out the whole army. You can't be wronged for this crime, can it?"

"Lord Roland, what a ring-by-ring. Very well, I ......" Halfway through the sentence, Macora suddenly threw two smoke balls from it, and the thick smoke instantly filled the room.

There was a brief fight and shouting in the room, and after everything fell silent, Drew pushed the door and walked out of the room, he took a piece of cloth to wipe the blood from his sword, and muttered to himself: "These guys who are engaged in intelligence are all a problem, soft hands and hard mouths, chirping crookedly is a waste of time." ”

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A few days later, it was the same tavern. Xiao Chen sat with Roland again.

"Your Excellency Xiao Chen, congratulations on your relief from trouble. Roland raised his glass and slammed it hard against Xiao Chen, and the Moka wine splashed out and spilled on the table, but the priest didn't care.

"I should congratulate you, Your Excellency. According to what we say there is a win-win. Xiao Chen took a sip of wine and said.

"Win-win?" Roland shook his head, "I don't think we won, we took a few steps on the way to our destination, but we paid a big price." ”

"You mean the Shadowbolts' losses?"

"Of course. Roland slammed the cup on the table, "I've never been a big spender, it's in my nature to be calculating." This time, in order to achieve a further purpose, many people died inexplicably. It's a pity. ”

"I didn't expect you to be such a compassionate person. Xiao Chen smiled, "I thought that a big man like you should turn the clouds and rain without changing his face." Think of all gains and losses as the addition and subtraction of numbers. ”

"I don't know where you came from to form this idea. It seems that the big guys should be ruthless to the point of ruthlessness. Roland held up a finger and shook it, "Remember, as long as your opponent is human, no one with eyes and noses like you and me can be unresponsive to the passing of our kind." If that is the case, we will no longer be human beings, and how can we understand the human heart if we are not human beings? No matter how strong the strength is, no matter how high the realm is, it is just a very hard stone, even if there is really such a person, there is no need to worry about it at all, he will inevitably destroy himself in loneliness. ”

"Your statement is new to me. Xiao Chen touched his nose and thought about the other party's words.

"Nothing new, like me, Altu, Yepes, or even you, our every move will affect the fate of many people. Many times we are able to make life and death choices for others, because we have no choice. And that trace of sympathy in the heart will be temporarily sealed after it is used up, so that it can remain rational in battle. ”

"But now the battle is over. ”

"yes. So don't forget to take the time to be an ordinary person at this time, and let go of your compassion for a walk, even for a while. ”

Roland filled their glasses again and slammed them hard, "Okay, after this glass is done, after walking out of this door, I will be back to that sane old man." ”

Xiao Chen picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp, and couldn't help laughing.

"We still have a long way to go as partners. So there's one thing I'm a little curious about. Roland put down the empty glass, "What do you think of Prince Javier?"

"Javier?"

Roland said: "There are many eyes in the royal capital, and each pair of eyes is distinguishing who is a friend, who is an enemy, and who is an enemy who looks like a friend. When you get close to the prince, it will naturally attract a lot of attention. What kind of person do you think he is?"

"He's a good boy for now. ”

"It's a good idea for you to see him as a good boy, and to stand in our position, the vision should be focused on a higher place. Roland leaned back in his chair, pointed to the ceiling, and smiled.