"Sir Gér. Vahrens, I didn't expect us to meet in such a place. ”

The dilapidated chapel, apparently for no known how long it has been abandoned, is not uncommon in the poorest streets of the eastern city, after all, not every Turinean can religiously donate every silver coin and copper plate to the church and the clergy.

Even the prayer room of the church was covered with dust, the creaking double doors looked like they would fall at any moment, the statue of the Radiant Cross was covered in cobwebs, and through the windows where only the remains remained, a ray of sunlight poured in, and even the small particles drifting in the air.

Berrion Marcherus, dressed in a long robe, couldn't see his identity at all, his brown smock and long-sleeved shirt looked like a scholar in the academy, and a heavy-looking knight's sword hung from his waist, which even made people wonder if he could really wield it.

But even though the other party was dressed like this, Gaio Valence still stood on the opposite side with full vigilance, staring at his every move without moving--for Berrion Marcherus, Grand Master Mercer Kane had a rather profound evaluation, and it was easy to understand.

"If it had been 30 years ago, I would have been sure to win, but now it's hard to say. ”

Even if he is extremely confident in his swordsmanship, how can Gaio be the slightest careless about the once one of the best knights in Turin City and the name of Marchelus, who bears the blood of knights, although he can't see it on his face, his whole body is on guard all the time.

"You came on your own initiative, and I didn't invite you. ”

"Yes, but your actions like that left me no choice. Dear Gaio Varence, Otherwise we wouldn't have had to be in this dilapidated church. It's in the garden of my mansion. Although in a complaining tone. But there was only a smile on Barion's face, and he pointed to the cobweb-covered idol, "But maybe it's better - especially under the gaze of the Radiant Cross, how about let's all be honest?"

"If we were honest, we wouldn't be here. There is always sarcasm in Gail's words: "Are you not ashamed of two cowards hiding in a place where no one else can find them, whispering and talking about honesty?"

"Shame, why? There is nothing to be ashamed of in this world, is it worth being ashamed to hide in a broken church?" Berion shook his head nonchalantly, "I avoided even more broken places to survive—although it was sad." But compared to the mud pit I dodged in Hantu, this is a palace, and I'm sure you are too. ”

Seeing that Gaio nodded with some difficulty, Berion's face showed a smile again: "Okay, then let's both of us who have been on the battlefield and done everything to survive to say something honest - Gaio Valence, why did you accept my invitation, why did you come back to this city of Turin where you are not welcome?"

"You're knowingly asking. ”

"Yes, you want revenge, you want to hurt you. Someone who has hurt your family pays the price—but the other person is too powerful, so powerful that you become a blood debt. You are no match for the notorious Chief Knight Master of the Knights of the Sacred Tree, and even if you become the Grand Master of the Order of Ten Thousand People, you are still no match for him. ”

"In fact, to put it mildly, you have become the supreme of the Kingdom of Turin, and you can't be their opponent, do you know why?" Berion shrugged his shoulders: "The Marcherus family rules the kingdom, and the Mineste family holds the kingdom in their hands!"

"They have money, they have power, they used to have the second most powerful fleet in the entire kingdom, and now even the royal fleet is under their command. Without the transport ships flying the one-horned seahorse flag to bring grain from the south, the city of Turin would have rioted in two days, and without the Minestrians' ocean-going caravans, the kingdom's tax deficit would be more than a quarter, who would dare to provoke them Minest?!"

"If you want to destroy the Minest family and not drag the entire kingdom to hell, you have only one choice - become the Heroic Spirit of the Starry Sky Divine Kingdom, and then curse them for not dying well. ”

"Then why are you wasting your time here and going on here?"

"Because although I can't give you a chance to destroy the Minest family, I can give you a chance to get revenge. Berion's eyes sparkled: "For example...... The culprit who ruined your Valence family?"

"What you're talking about shouldn't be ......" Gaiyo felt a little more turbulent in his heart, but he could still suppress his impulse: "But what's the difference between that and the entire Minest family being the enemy?!"

"It used to be the same, but now it's different. Barion's gaze was playful: "As I told you - this may be the only and only chance." ”

The drowning man looked at the straw floating on the water, and Guillaut Valence was thrilled - knowing that it might be a trap, knowing that the other party was just trying to lure ...... But I couldn't calm down inside.

A wish that could not be fulfilled at all, no matter how calm he was when he was so real in front of him, could not hide his true heart - since Berion said this, Gaio's fists have never been released, and of course such a slight change will not be missed by him.

There is a chance, and it may be the only chance - Gaio Valence's heart is almost all about this sentence now, and he is also not young, even if he has a second chance in another twenty or thirty years, will he still have the ability to seize it?

"Can you ask one more question? Holding back his composure, Gaiyo's eyes were still trembling slightly: "I believe that you will never help others for no reason, at what cost?"

"It's not something hard to accept. After hearing Gayyo's words, the corners of Barion's mouth finally curled up proudly: "It's just that you need to complete one thing that you have to do." ”

Say. "Gaiyo doesn't have much patience anymore.

"You must become Grand Master of the Knights of the Sacred Tree before this opportunity can fall into your hands. Barrion blurted out, "If you didn't make it, then we don't have it happening today - I haven't been here, and you haven't been here." ”

"I'll do my best. Gaiyo's right eyebrow kept trembling slightly: "But the choice of the next Grand Master requires not only the nomination of Grand Master Mercer Kane, but also the consent of more than half of the Knight Captains - and Leonardo Gombreby, I have no decisive advantage." ”

"Then defeat him completely, let him lose his chance completely - I don't care what means you use, it's part of the deal, and it won't be all nullified. Berion suddenly said strongly: "And there is another condition: you must get the position of Grand Master after the Triumph, otherwise it will be nullified." ”

"Are you blackmailing me?" said Gaiyo, grimacing.

"It's not blackmail, it's a need - if you don't have that ability, how can you get this opportunity that no one else can get in a lifetime?!" Berion sneered: "Let's spread it out and say, we need you to become the Grand Master and then stand by my side, and you also need me to act as a mediator between you and the Minest family after revenge, otherwise what will happen next is a full-scale war between the Knights of the Sacred Tree and the Minest family, and the entire kingdom will be burned!"

"Our kingdom is now fragile to the point where a seesaw made up of countless planks of wood will be destroyed if any one of them goes wrong. With a long sigh, Berion didn't look at Gailot, who was silent, and turned to walk out the door: "If you want, please pray here slowly, but also think about what you want and whether you really have the ability to get it." (To be continued.) )