Chapter 159: The Keno Family
It was only at this time that the earl stood up lazily, casually picked up the bank card and scanned it, as if intentionally or unintentionally: "The General Bank of the Bright Empire, it's not bad." He waved his hand and brushed the instrument below, staring at the spit out from under the table, apparently there was another mechanism underneath.
The Earl handed the bank card to Ah Le, and randomly turned the switch under the table, and the counter was separated from it, and a lifting mechanism held up a palm-sized, beautifully made silver bullet box.
Ah Le looked at the unremarkable counter, and was surprised to find that this big guy made of metal, every seam may be able to move, opening or closing with mechanical force to form multiple storage spaces, no wonder there is nothing on the shelves.
Ah Le took the cartridge box, only opened the lid and looked at it, and then immediately closed it. Silver titanium is a metal that is extremely lethal to life, and ordinary humans don't even need to touch it, but if they are close, most of their vitality will be destroyed after a few hours, and they will die slowly. Although he was a fourth-grade lower-level cultivator, he also felt a faint pain on the surface of his skin.
Ah Le is very satisfied with these gains. With three silver titanium bullets in hand, it is a high chance to hit the opponent hard when encountering a high-level earl. Now that the Morgan family has appeared, it is clear that his last journey to the base will not be peaceful.
Ah Le followed the passage from which he came, and returned to the Kuroki family stronghold. In just an hour, the original messy pavement was almost cleaned up, and even the holes in the walls were repaired. The Blackwood family's clerks and guards all returned to their proper attitude of opening the door for business, at least on the surface, no one showed hostility towards Ah Le.
As soon as Ah Le stepped out of the threshold of the small hall, a viscount greeted him and said that Robert was waiting for him.
When Ah Le walked into a room on the west side of the second floor, Robert was looking at a map, silent in thought.
Ah Le glanced at the map, the terrain was very unfamiliar, not only could he not tell what place it was, but he couldn't even tell which continent it was. Moreover, most of the illustrations and annotations he had never seen before, so it was difficult to understand the meaning.
Robert's brows furrowed, clearly in trouble. Ah Le was not in a hurry, and instead looked at the surrounding furnishings.
It was a rough and somewhat rudimentary lounge, with animal heads, skins and swords on the walls, and the hanging things were very neat, completely in the style of old Europe and America.
At this moment, Robert let out a long breath, turned his head and asked, "How's the harvest?"
Ah Le said: "It's not bad. ”
"That's good. ”
Ah Le glanced at the map again, and suddenly vaguely recognized an icon that looked like the emblem of a medium-sized family of the Death Conference. This time, he found that the symbols that resembled the Legion mark seemed to represent the confrontation between the two families. It's just that the situation of one of the families is obviously not optimistic, and the other family has vaguely formed a semi-encirclement posture against them.
Ah Le asked, "Something troublesome?"
Robert smiled bitterly: "Many, very much, so much that I don't even know what to say." ”
His gaze fell back on the map, and he said a little sadly: "We Keno are a race that respects ancestors and traditions, and a large part of the strength of our strong people also comes from the favor of our ancestors. But that doesn't mean that everything our ancestors did was right, especially now after the millennium war......"
Ah Le listened quietly and did not speak. Inheritance or change is a very complex issue, and once it rises to the level of national and ethnic level, more political factors will be involved. Arle is not good at this.On the other hand, the Keno family is a medium-sized family in the Death Conference, and the power is not so strong, so naturally there are many families who like to suppress it.
Robert tapped on the edge of the table, put his mind away, and regained his usual look, then took out a sign made of unknown metal and handed it to Ah Le.
"This is a token of the Kino clan, and you can walk freely in the small family territory with it. Of course, at least caution is still necessary, and there are still many small families like Kuroki. ”
Ah Le took the metal card and looked at it carefully. The plaque, about half the size of a palm, has a rough surface, with a Statue of Liberty on the front and an inscription on the back of the Eiffel Tower, the most famous of the old era. From the workmanship to the pattern, the metal plate has the unique style of the old Europeans and Americans, and it also faintly reveals a bit of desolation.
Ah Le asked casually, "Your dispute with Kuroki has been resolved?"
There was a coldness in Robert's voice, "The old earl's patriarch has been in office for too long, so long that he has forgotten that he should be in awe of the Keno family. Since they want war, they will get it. ”
Ah Le looked up in amazement, Robert's expression was very unfamiliar at this time, and the handsome facial features in the typical European style revealed a sharp meaning.
Ah Le flipped the metal card twice in his hand, and said lightly: "You gave me the token, what do you want me to do?"
Robert suddenly gave him a token, of course, it was not all for the convenience of walking, a human race may not have to go to the central region of the Dark Realm for the rest of his life, and if he goes deep into the Dark Realm, he will either have a mission or a transaction. Therefore, this token also means a transaction line with the Keno family.
Robert smiled and said, "I'm just a little curious about the people who upset the old guys at the Death Conference." Now that you have Sunset City, you need money and resources, and trading with me will benefit both parties. ”
Ah Le was silent, he had never imagined that he would be able to live peacefully for days with the Glorious Earl of a Death Conference before he met Robert. But trading is another matter, it's not as simple as selling loot on the underground black market, and it's not just a matter of saying that both parties are in good hands.
Robert took a scroll next to him and pulled it open, it was a map of the continent. "It's simple, just do me a little favor. One is that when you are at war with the members of the ten major families, if you have the opportunity, take care of the direct descendants of the Grand Duke of Morgan, and I may be able to provide you with some news and the like. ”
Robert paused, stretched out his hand to the area near Sunset City, and continued: "In addition, if you want, there are more than a dozen small families in the vicinity who can exchange equipment with medicinal herbs and ores for you. Of course, it would be nice if you could provide some custom-made equipment from your side. The price will make you very satisfied. ”
Ah Le's brows furrowed even tighter. Zombies are not good at manufacturing due to congenital reasons, and the Terrans are known for producing top-of-the-line equipment. Traditionally, zombies prefer to rely on their strong defense and huge strength to kill enemies, and equipment is often dispensable. If the zombies have the equipment at hand, their combat power will undoubtedly skyrocket, which is not what Ah Le wants to see.
Robert suddenly patted Chiya on the shoulder, his blue-gray eyes looked at him, and said in a relaxed tone: "Actually, things are very simple, do it or not, you have complete freedom." ”
Ah Le thought for a while and said slowly: "The first thing was originally what I would have done. As for the trading ......"
Robert smiled, "You'll have a chance to get in touch with them before you make a decision." The family over there has a close relationship with Keno and is relatively gentle. But just like here, you need to show enough strength when you come into contact with them, and they look up to warriors to make it easier for you to be accepted by them. ”
Ah Le nodded, but sighed in his heart.
Robert added, "I need to prepare for the Morgan family, you can stay here one more day! ”
"No, I don't have much time. Actually, I'll be ready to go in a moment. ”
"Worried about changes in the base? There's nothing to worry about right now, in fact the Morgan family is still looking for Bruch's body. ”
Ah Le was taken aback. Previously, Robert was very excited to take Ah Le back to the base, but now he wants to stay here.
Robert saw Ah Le's doubts, smiled, and said: "Those guys from the Morgan family must at least find Bruch before they can make a decision, the base is a very confidential place, and no one can stay there for a long time without the approval of those councillors of the Death Council!"
Ah Le nodded and said, "That's good, but I really want to go to the base right now, and I don't know what will happen next." ”
Robert shrugged and said, "Okay, I won't go back with you, those guys in the Morgan family must be entertained." ”
Ah Le said goodbye to Robert.
Robert sent him out the door and said, "I don't know why you have a familiar aura on you, and the gun on your waist is better not to take it out and use it." ”
Ah Le nodded, did not linger, and left the Silk Road directly, heading in the direction of the base.
The other entrance to the base is almost close to the border, and unlike the empty mountains and fields, the zombies and beasts of the Dark Realm are much more active. There are also many hunters and adventurers from the Terrans, and in terms of danger, the Terrans are no less dangerous than the zombies of the Dark Realm.
Ah Le set out in the afternoon, and ran through the wilderness without hurry, maintaining a constant speed of thirty kilometers, at which he could run for hours on end. Now is the process of his real departure from the Silk Road. I believe that after the two conflicts on the Silk Road, there are basically no people or zombies who dare to track Ale, and those outlaws who live in the world have a good enough life, and few people are willing to joke with their lives. In this era, they were the ones who literally lived at the top of the pyramid of the Silk Road.
While running, Ah Le suddenly felt a faint chill, as if something was observing him in a way that he didn't know at all, and this kind of investigation was in-depth and meticulous, and Ah Le even had a feeling of complete nakedness.
Ah Le has intermittently sensed that there is not only one thing observing him, and sometimes he even feels like he is being watched by a group of things.