Of course, the eyes of the female swordsman do not have the ability to read minds in the true sense of the word, and at most she can see the different brilliance of the emotions of living beings when she is concentrated. The brilliance of the nezumi is subtle, and the warm color that symbolizes active emotions and the cool color that symbolizes the control of the will presents a delicate balance in the body of this creature. This means that he was trained in emotional management, but unexpectedly failed to perform as well as he should.

If it's not that his trainer is too bad, then there may be something that has prevented him from staying calm and objective in the near future, such as bestiality or a reunion with Cheese?

There are so many unknowns, too many unpredictables, and very few of the things that Atta can see can be translated into useful information. After all, everyone's degree of feeling is different, sensitive people only because of small things, emotional brilliance will fluctuate violently, while some people maintain the color of brilliance all year round, only swinging in a small range.

The most obvious example of this is Lord Lothar, at least in the process of Atta's witness, even when facing the evil god, the resolute knight did not change the color of his emotions. As for Cheese, his brilliance was shrouded in that gray robe, which could not be seen directly.

Leaving the swordswoman's condition alone, after the dwarf put down the food to dispose of the sheets next door, the few of them were finally able to listen to the harvest and goals of Cheese's actions while eating. The mage sat on the chair, on either side of him were two wounded people sitting on the bed, opposite Jerry, on the table stood the cat goblin who was ready to feed Atta, although the composition of this team was not as luxurious as when he was in the lion, after all, the strength of the wolfwalker was enough to easily deal with most situations, but there was nothing to be picky about, "Overall, the identity and purpose of the person who attacked us yesterday have been preliminarily clarified. The Nine Rings Gang, which seems to be one of the local gangs in the rushing area, judging from the arrows left behind, were their hands yesterday. As for the in-depth introduction and what to do with those guys, I brought in a professional. ”

Jerry was clearly not comfortable with the situation, and when all eyes in the room were focused on him, the Assassin, accustomed to living in the dark, looked very cramped, he scratched his furry head, the appearance of the nezumi itself was not overtly aggressive, "I'm not a so-called professional, at most a guy who wanders the streets. But well, I'll do you a favor and deal with this trouble. The first is the case of the Nine Rings, a new gang with three main streets in their sphere of influence, and given the speed of their expansion and the time they have been in the works, they have unlimited potential. ”

Unlimited potential, ambiguous adjectives. It can be understood as having a strong inner power that can be exerted, or it can be understood as not having yet to transform unlimited potential into a resource at hand that really works. The nezumi paused, and after confirming that none of the people present were frightened, he continued, "As for the information of the Nine Rings Gang, it will take time to sort it out. All I know is that they are mainly in the freight and spice business, and with obvious camouflage, a serious merchant would not make a crossbow bolt with his own emblem. And they don't seem to have any intention of hiding it, among the many gangs, the Nine Rings are the aggressive kind. ”

"It's not uncommon to run aggressiveness as a gang style, which tends to make quick bucks and is quite confident in their people, especially their leaders. In other words, such gangs are not built on a strict system, they have not yet formed such a promotion system, cohesion comes from the personal strength of the leader, as long as the leader is solved, it is only a matter of time before the birds and beasts are scattered. ”

Jerry said this calmly, and then looked at Cheese, anyway, he was the one who found himself and the core of this team, and until he agreed, the suggestion was just a suggestion.

"Wait a minute, are we going to war with a local force before we figure out the situation? Seriously, just us? Yes, we have wizards, goblins, and now rat demons, but I always felt that it was not appropriate to directly decide to destroy the Nine Rings. Maybe we can try to negotiate with them? Let's figure out the reasons first, and if we figure out the reasons, we may find that the matter is a misunderstanding. ”

Jian Qi protested from the bed. His brow furrowed, visibly upset by Jerry's suggestion of beheading, the Sword Seeker wasn't aggressive at heart, and he never craved blood.

"No, there's not the slightest misunderstanding here. They attacked you, with crossbow arrows, and left beacons, which is a declaration of war everywhere. And when one side declares war, the other side either responds to the war or bows down to the slaughter of others, and there is no third way. Jerry immediately retorted to Kenqi's hesitation, as an Assassin, he could be in awe of killing, but he had to be decisive when it came to a decisive moment.

The words were so loud that the sword seeker opened his mouth and sighed and said no more. He knew that the nezumi was right, the other party had already attacked them with crossbow arrows, and it was entirely because of the spells of the gray robe and a little luck that he could escape, otherwise he would have been killed by random arrows in a situation like last night. Others have already shown their blades, and they are still thinking about whether to fight or not, which is really not a wise move.

"It is precisely because there is no third way that the mortal world continues to kill, and all people, groups and nations are staggered and rubbed against each other on the wheel of war. The cat elf's tone was a little angry, and he seemed a little dissatisfied with Jerry's argument, "But that doesn't mean we have to devote ourselves to this endless killing. Today you kill the leader of the Nine Rings Gang, tomorrow you can have the Eight Rings Gang, the Seven Rings Gang, we kill one or two, kill three or four, and then what? Everyone here is flesh and blood, killing people never means that they will not be killed, that is not a path that we can accept. ”

This time it was Jerry's turn to be speechless, of course he could argue that Kailas's sacrifice was inevitable, and that everything had a price, but he quickly thought of the collapse, the collapse that would wake up even if he dreamed of it six years later. The whole city fell underground, everything was reduced to rubble and rubble, and they also fought and died, glorious and great. But how can we not think about the pain behind this sacrifice? How can we forget the pain that pierces the heart? If we still remember these pains, how can we talk so lightly about sacrifice and cost? It's just that now their suggestions are still suggestions, and heavy decisions will only fall on one person.

"Let me make sure, do you know why the Nine Rings are attacking us?" Cheese suddenly asked a question that didn't sound so central.

"Yes. Jerry was unusually humble in front of the mage, and he had the same respect for the man who had saved the lion and his people as the mentor who had trained him, "Because of the lady. Someone paid a large bounty for her head, and unlike most bounties, the employer only wanted her to die. ”