32. Intermission (2)
"You...... Is it the 'listener'?"
"Is it surprising? Isn't it acceptable that I'm just a little girl?"
Compared with the man who is like a great enemy, the main master who came out of the depths is undoubtedly much calmer. In terms of temperament, she is just a girl of immature age, and she can be called powerless, it is hard to imagine that such a person will be the character mentioned by Ye.
"It's true that I didn't find any disguise in you, you really are...... Hmmm, something seems wrong?" Reisen strode forward, leaning in unceremoniously to take a closer look at the girl's face. Soon, the more Reizen looked at it, the more she felt that something was wrong, and she subconsciously reached out to support the girl's chin with a rather subtle movement.
"Impudent!"
"I said, stand down, Cicero. It was obviously a very flat tone, but when it came out of this little girl's mouth, there was an unquestionable and contradictory force, "Or do you think your eyes and your judgment are more reliable than mine?"
"Please...... Please forgive me for my gaffes! but this man ......."
"Ladies' time, Mr. Cicero, as a gentleman, is still here, isn't it appropriate?"
The silent man was silent for a moment, but finally obeyed the little girl's instructions, and glared at Reisen unwillingly, as if his eyes containing anger and vigilance could ignore the huge difference in strength between the two sides and cut off a pound of flesh from Reizen. Then, silently, he withdrew.
"This is the first time I've seen your condition - is this a curse, or is it the 'price' of some kind of action?"
"Guest, your eyes are really sharp......"
"It's nothing, after all, if you don't have good eyes. If I couldn't even grasp when to advance and retreat, I wouldn't have survived until now. Again. The peculiar aura of your body, though extremely rare. But it's not like I've seen it. β
What Reisen noticed was that there were traces of time fragments on the girl's body that could not be removed.
That was a testament to the disorder of "time" - it was not difficult for Reisen to guess what had happened to such a person whose apparent age and actual identity were completely incompatible...... She is actually gradually "retreating" to the current youthful appearance. Others are growing up positively, but this girl is going against the grain, and there is a tendency to continue to become younger!
If not some rare curse, it's that the girl is paying some "price". Take into account the identity of the other party. Probably a figure at the head of an assassin organization, Reisen felt that the latter should be more likely.
The identity of the "listener" inadvertently revealed by the silent assassin before also made Reisen very concerned. It sounds like this girl's previous position in the organization should be similar to that of a priest and priest, right?
"Although I'm a guest from afar, I also have some questions, a little curious, can I ask questions?"
"Ah, I don't care. β
"Look at your posture. Seems to be coming for me, right? But there are very few people in this small place who know about it, ordinary people...... No, even if it's an unusual person. No one in the know has revealed the information, and it is impossible to find this side. Who revealed my whereabouts to Your Excellency?"
Reizen couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly: "Is this important?"
"Of course, it depends on the situation. I might choose to stay in a different place, maybe -- in that case, the next time you come here. You won't be able to find me. β
After thinking about it, Reizen still threw out Ye's name. After all. I have to ask for others now, and in terms of attitude, it's okay to lower it - and if something really happens, it seems that it is not me who is being hacked!
"It took a bit of effort from the mouth of a human assassin to get the information here...... Her name is Ye, I wonder if you have any impression of this person?"
"Ah, it's Xiaoyezi...... I said, Your Excellency shouldn't have taken the little leaves, right?"
β......β
This is really not an illusion - Reisen clearly feels the chill on his hands and feet, and the girl who "seems" to be powerless can make the battle-hardened Reisen feel threatened. She still had a smile on her face, and she could even say that she was quite gentle, but maybe in the next second, she would suddenly turn her face - so that the human girl called "Ye" seemed to have a good place in the other party's heart?
"That little ghost doesn't look like a person who can get information by torture, thankless, and I can't do anything for nothing. I said, "Do you need to do this?" I don't believe it, you don't know that the dead imp had the intention of using me when he 'revealed' the information to me!"
"Ahahahaha, after all, Xiaoyezi is our eyes now...... Those of us who have died at the sight of the light can only be in the darkness where the sun in the sky does not shine, and Xiaoye is still young and has not been blacklisted much, so she walks in the sun on my behalf - since she is willing to reveal my information to you, you can also think that she is giving you an 'invitation'. β
"Invite? I'm a little strange, what are you doing? No matter how technically sophisticated that dead imp is, it doesn't feel like an assassin in his bones...... You know what I'm referring to. β
Everything else was fine, but one thing really betrayed Ye - the light reflected in her pupils, to be honest, was too optimistic and positive. Reizen has more or less explained to people in this industry, and she knows very well that even if she has a good personality, after doing this business for a long time, she will naturally start to think and become slightly negative and desperate.
It can be said that the Assassins are a group of people who have no future. They themselves accept the fact that they cannot walk in the light, and although they are humans, they have to hide themselves like vampires with night and shadows...... Whoever holds this idea must have a trace of decadence and despair in his gaze.
However, the human girl named "Ye" has a quality that does not resemble an assassin at all.
"You ...... I thought the identity of that dead imp was just a disguise, but after seeing you. I'm starting to doubt my judgment again. I hate the feeling of being in the clouds, that's all. β
Curiosity kills cats. However, as a rabbit, Lingxian doesn't have to be curious at all. It's just that Lingxian's temperament is not so skinny, and he can still maintain the appearance of a good child.
"Ah, we're rebels. β
β...... Huh?"
Reisen really wanted it to be his auditory hallucination at this moment. It's not that she hasn't thought about this possibility, but the girl in front of her is so straightforward and calm, picking out some things on the spot that can't be said clearly, which means a possibility - the object of their "rebellion" is really up for debate.
"That's an amazing piece of information......"
Reizen said insincerely.
In her opinion. Although this news is still very shocking, it is still within the acceptable range - now, the state of the human empire, even the spirit people who are far away in the depths of the desert have heard of it. Isn't it an exaggeration to call that series of major changes "changing the sky"? Skasa, the great mage who has guarded the empire for thousands of years and can almost be said to be the living god in the eyes of the people of the empire, is now also accused of being the "head of the outer path", and along with a large group of magicians, all of them are wanted.
It's scary. The people did not react excessively to this, as if in their eyes, the great man they admired yesterday was beaten to the ground the next day. He was trampled on 10,000 feet, and he could never be rebornβsuch a situation could not be felt at all.
"So the 'current' progress. It's just staying in this country. β
The heart is very wide, but Reisen is very skeptical. Now it can almost be said that the overall situation has been decided, and these resistance groups have almost no advantage. The state is tied to the people, and now the whole society has acquiesced in the rationality of this series of unreasonable events, even if the one in charge is overthrown, what is the use?
"There's no way, after all, the orcs are there...... I think that as a Lord, you know better than we do. β
"That's right. β
The weakness of humanity, from the point of view of the whole race, is that there are too many voices - it can be said that in the history of mankind, there has never been a unified voice. Each faction emphasizes its own independence, and before it becomes a whole, the various small forces in this range are intriguing with each other. Other forces can use "race" as a unit to communicate with the outside world, but human beings, who are obviously the same race, are divided into various countries, except for a very few times when they are united with the outside world, the rest of the time is wasted on internal fighting.
However, there are also benefits to having more noise.
Based on the self-interested instinct in the bones, when changes come, human beings are more likely to think about how to seek the greatest benefit in the turmoil. Also in the face of the sudden black curtain, the orcs have unified their voices, resolutely and strictly, and can even be said to be very cruel to carry out a series of instructions. On the human side, the movement to destroy magic was in full swing, really...... In fact, all parties are very unconcerned.
What's more, for the sake of more of his own interests, he chooses to hide the traces of some mages, and in return let the other party work hard for him...... It's not an isolated phenomenon, it's the norm. As for the fact that there are too few heretics caught and punished, what should we do if they can't "explain" to the people? Isn't it okay to just let those unlucky ghosts fill up the numbers? Anyway, in the eyes of many big people, those mobs, in fact, don't understand anything at all, and they simply want to watch the high-ranking magicians in the past be executed like chickens and dogs -- this can satisfy the sick self-esteem in their hearts.
The high-level people have selfish intentions, and the people at the grassroots level don't take it seriously at all, purely as a new way to relieve pressure. The result is also clear - as two long-standing rival races, the orcs can no longer intervene, while the humans are still stuck like a pulp here...... But in this special period, the more chaos there is, the more room is left for humanity.
"It seems to be quite a fun activity...... Well, would you like to add me to one?"
Since the other party has put on the "orc", then Rezusen can also understand a little bit - this girl, the power she is in now, has not focused on the side of human society from the beginning, but has expanded to this world...... It's just that the situation on the orc's side is more troublesome, and it's difficult to intervene anymore, but here in humans, based on complex social relations, it is quite advantageous to do such a big thing as "rebellion"!
Reizen herself is a potential pleasure criminal who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and she will not easily drag the spirit clan into the whirlpool of war, but she still has the power to "act arbitrarily". Now the changes on the orc's side are also a big threat to the spirit race, if they can borrow help from the human side......
Reisen has her own considerations.
The power of this organization, in fact, the specific situation of Lingxian is completely unclear, and it can even be said that he does not know anything about it, and he does not even know its scale, purpose, nature, members, etc. But then again, can this level of "intelligence", even if it can be more specific and detailed, can it really be trusted?
"Is that okay? You're the head of the family, and you're so sloppy, is it okay?"
"You can rest assured...... As long as I make a decision, I don't regret it. β
Moreover, such a behemoth, which is completely unknown in all aspects, is allowed to develop outside of his sight...... It's not that Reisen is too nervous, but she can clearly feel that this organization is not a simple rebel. Those important people who have not yet emerged, Reisen thinks it is necessary for him to see them for himself.
Otherwise, a few assassins and a magic stick can really subvert the country? This is also too simplistic to think about the power of a country.
Ling Xian was very curious about whether he could squat down on those big names in this organization......
"Well, if it's the words of the Shura God of the Rabbit Clan, it's really a word, so there's no need to worry about it-Welcome~~~...... Well, maybe this welcome ceremony is too simple, but everyone else is busy, and now they are running around, so they can't welcome your Excellency together......"
"It's okay, I don't like that either. β
Obviously, everyone is not familiar with it, what else do you want to say "look up for a long time"...... Well, that kind of goosebumps oh fall to the ground, Reisen is not sensitive.
"I have a question for you...... Well, what do you call it?"
"Ismir...... Just call me Eastmir. (To be continued......)