50. Cooperation
"Well, that's the general situation - I guess you know what it is, right?"
Aoife stared at the flocculent air mass that emitted strange fluctuations for a long time, trying to reach out and touch it...... However, just as he was about to meet, Aoife stopped his movements.
She can't touch either of her hands right now. If it's the right hand, it's enough to cause a huge disturbance to it, but if it's the left hand that seals the key to tranquility, maybe something unexpected will happen.
"What is going on with this thing?"
"I tried to refine the guy's internal organs a little bit, and I got this one after a while. Speaker Skasa held the flocculent air mass in the palm of his hand and looked at Aophee playfully, "Speaking of which, I actually have a 'crystal flame' in my body for the kind of guy who is very unqualified in both body and mind...... Not quite, though. ”
"Is it really 'Crystal Flame'?" Aoife still couldn't believe it.
It was a testament to the peak of the Paladin's power as a cultivated one, and the blazing and holy flame broke through the limitations of the form and condensed into a solid spar. Throughout history, those who have reached such a level can only be counted on one hand, and each of them is an absolute powerhouse who will go down in history.
But how could that fat man, who is so lazy and ignorant and vicious, do this? Although the fog seems fragile, there is no doubt that it is also a step in the direction of the "crystal flame......
"Only a paladin with the highest strength and a tenacious and upright heart. How did this guy do this?"
"Maybe it's not his ability, but the credit of the Holy See?"
“...... Truly. Quite possibly. Aofei thought about it, it seemed that it was really likely that the group of guys from the technical department were muffled to death, after all, this kind of thing, the possibility of flowing out of there is the greatest. This kind of rumor will make the masters of the knights directly come to the door to check the water meter, even if ordinary people have the skills and ability, they will not have the courage to do it.
If you look closely, Aoife can still spot this unformed crystal flame. It's a little different from the genuine goods - not to mention anything else, the deterrent power is a world of difference. Because if you want to crystallize your own strength, you will at least be a paladin whose strength is second to none. No matter how beginner you learn, the quality of your own strength is there. And the flocculent air mass in front of me, in addition to being quite similar in form, is in terms of scale and quality. It's just scum.
Speaking of which. What's so special about that? It sounds pretty good, right......"
"Personally, I think that guy can control the blood glue, most of the reason is this, right? After analysis, this can basically be confirmed, even an ordinary magician, through this air mass, can easily control the violent blood glue...... Well, there's that thing. ”
Look in the direction of Speaker Skasa's finger. In a sealed transparent box, Aoife saw a clump of scarlet crimping and wriggling in it.
Is this the blood glue? Aoife through the transparent box. Look at the "jelly" that escapes the smell of blood and evil powers. Even she had never seen it with her own eyes, and she had only seen it in books, a rare evil thing like blood glue.
"Hmm——!!"
Aoife staggered back and let out a muffled grunt.
"Good evil monster...... It's three points weirder than a demon?"
"If there are no corresponding means and measures to prevent it, even if the strength is far greater than theirs, when looking directly at the blood glue, the mind will be greatly affected by the evil energy and anger, which will have different effects depending on the tenacity of each person's heart. If you feel uncomfortable for just a moment, it means that you don't have many holes in your inner spirit, so you can adjust very badly. However, it is indeed unbelievable that such a weak person can still manipulate blood glue. ”
"So for this reason, Your Excellency Speaker, did you make a rare cameo appearance as a necromancer?" Aoife glanced at Speaker Skasa, who was full of excitement, helplessly, and didn't say anything more.
"You don't seem surprised by this, do you?"
"Your Excellency, you wouldn't have been so surprised if you had had had more contact with that group of lunatics in the Technical Department of the Holy See—those people had the enthusiasm and persistence of fanaticists, and such a thing as digging the corners of their own people was nothing to them at all. ”
Doesn't it mean that barefoot people are not afraid to wear shoes? Aoye can already imagine that if this matter is revealed, the murderous paladin water meter reading army will finally return from the technical department......
"It is said that when a paladin condenses the 'Crystal Flame', based on its peaceful and majestic characteristics, it is possible to achieve the point of subjugating living beings - if you want to study this to find out how to control evil things like blood glue, I think it should be useless. ”
"Oh, that's not an excuse you came up with on a whim, is it?"
"Believe it or not, the strength of the paladins must be based on faith and perseverance, and there is naturally no shortage of 'volunteers' to provide materials in the Holy See, but you ...... here Even if you research something, there is no Paladin's empire, and you can't put it into practice~"
That's why Aoife wasn't nervous at all.
Something built purely by force, she didn't think she could hide it for much longer in front of this living legend. In the same way, when he figured out the details, it was not difficult to simulate and produce it...... But the paladin's strength is an exception.
If you want to become a paladin, it doesn't mean that you can succeed by practicing according to the conventional cultivation method. Penance training is necessary, but if you lack pious faith and tenacity of heart, you are just an ordinary knight. This is the power that merges with the will of the human heart. Aoife is not worried about being taken advantage of by His Excellency the Speaker.
"It's like this, because after spending some time in that stupid and cowardly fat man's body, I've lost my essence - I'm sure. In the beginning, it may still be unsatisfactory in terms of strength, but it will never be as gray as it is now. I think the biggest use of this thing is to 'show' it to my bosses and then let them 'mean' it. ”
Aoye has no psychological pressure on his boss.
She was glad to see the old men who had been giving her a cold face all the year round, and they were deflated because of the unexpected situation. Aoye is more angry on weekdays. It's really hard to say that the psychology hasn't become darker~ Well, anyway, it won't really hurt the muscles and bones, and Aofei is not worried.
The technical department must have been instructed by some people to do this. Otherwise, according to Aophee's cognition, that group of guys with quite subtle popularity have no help and name on the surface. How is it possible to get enough "material" from a paladin?
"You're such an interesting person. You're also the head of the church's exorcist group, so do you pamper me like that?"
"If you expect to use me as a gunman, I suggest you give up as soon as possible - the service life of my gun is very bad, and now it is in the countdown state of the explosion, I am busy with my own affairs and do not have enough time and energy, where can I have the leisure to pay attention to the two or three things of you and the Holy See?"
When Speaker Skaza heard this, his eyes couldn't help but shine.
"Is it really for the sake of Covadron......? Almost half of the people in this world who have the gift and ability of prophecy are in your Holy See. The information advantage in this area is really huge. ”
This is something that makes Speaker Skasa very jealous.
He himself is a rare person with a gift for prophecy, but over the years. He was stunned that he couldn't find someone with the same talent to pull into his team. Although a profound mage can also make some predictions when he casts spells together, he is still inferior to those who have talent in terms of precision and accuracy.
And the Holy See seems to be born with this kind of people to be particularly fated, for so many years, the genius of the prophet has never had such a thing, very comfortable, how can this make the speaker who has to be dizzy for three days every time he prophesies, not envious, jealous and hateful?
"I remember that Your Excellency the Speaker is also a person with this talent?
This is already a very tangible warning - Aoye has already seen that the kind-faced speaker of the council has "good intentions" to let himself know these things, and he is not at ease at all. With his intelligence and connections, I am afraid that he has long known that his relationship with the upper echelons of the Holy See is not very good, right? If he manipulates and provokes a little, certain things can be said to be completely natural......
Speaker Skasa gave Aoife a rather strange look: "Actually, I'm also very strange, it shouldn't have been like this...... Can't Ji Lu plan keep up with the changes? I really don't know what went wrong with Lu Dao. ”
“......”
Even if he didn't spend a lot of effort, he still vaguely "looked" at it, and could he use it for him?
Aoife couldn't help but feel angry and amused—could it be that in the eyes of this old man, he was so good at manipulating himself as a gunman?
......
Maybe, it's really possible.
Aoye's face darkened, obviously thinking of the feasibility of the other party's plan - if he hadn't come to the academy for some of the things that had happened, he should have been in a state of relative paranoia now, and his life was short, right? Due to the effect bonus of the life countdown, it is likely that the "paranoid" part of his personality will be greatly increased.
Thinking of the time because he might never have the chance to find that woman in the future, and even did something rather ungraceful, Aoye was also heartbroken.
"Who knows, maybe it's because I met a noble person in my life, right?" Aoife patted the dust on his clothes contemptuously, and looked at Speaker Skasa with an unkind face, "On the contrary, it is you, Your Excellency, that some changes in your fate have not taken care of your appearance...... Well, what is the saying: The more intrigue you play, the more likely you are to make trouble in unexpected situations?"
Some time ago, I was severely reprimanded. That feeling of burning on his face is still fresh in Aophe's memory.
"That's a pity......
If you can't do anything, you don't force it - the speaker of Skasa, who has been exposed, is not red at all. Calmly as if there was nothing to do, he casually began to change the topic.
This old guy ...... It's really not ordinarily thick. Generally speaking, in this case, even if you are not angry, you have to throw off one or two cruel words that are not yin or yang, right? But this old man, with that innocent face, seems to have everything before as if everything before was a floating cloud. Completely non-existent.
In an instant, Aoife felt that the so-called "cheekiness" he had seen before was nothing.
Compared to this speaker, the gap is too big - the status is as honorable as his. The ability to continue greeting casually while his own modest means were discovered was not comparable, and his temper and patience were not comparable to those whom Aoife knew. It should be said. Are they old monsters who have lived for nearly a thousand years? Some people get worse and worse when they live harder. For some people, the more temperamental they are, the better.
...... Although, whether the temper is good or bad, it has nothing to do with cheating. Being in such a position as the other party is a necessary professional skill, and Aoife also has it, and he really can't say anything in this regard.
"No, no, no, I don't think it's a pity......"
Speaker Skasa's eyes narrowed, his gaze intertwined with Ofie's in the air.
"Although I did not intend to do what you wanted, Your Excellency Speaker—but it does not mean. I can't do it, can I? But I was meant to be used as a gunman by you. Now, can I have the courage to ask for a little cooperation from you, Your Excellency the Speaker?"
"Oh, are you going to make a deal?"
"No, it's not a deal – it's a win-win. The merchant's trade is full of deceit, don't you think it's dangerous to do something like ours?"
"It's surprising that a person like you would be in the exorcist unit and the commander of this unit. Speaker Skasa looked at Offie with his beard in his beard, he had been concerned about the young girl at first, but now he realized that it didn't look like an exorcist at all.
There are a lot of eyes in the heart, and the personality is also very dark......
"Do you want to say that exorcists are a group of single-celled individuals with simple and reckless personalities? Don't take it for granted! Such a dangerous army, if not led by a sinister person, it won't be long before the Holy See will eat not a single bone left? As for what else you want to say, I can tell you very directly - my motives for doing this business are not pure! So you can understand?"
It's just a wrong person who did the right thing at the right time.
"Haha
Speaker Skasa suddenly laughed, and Aoife stared at his face for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion—this old man was actually smiling much more sincerely than before?
Doesn't it seem like you're happy? Because it's not boring?
Aofoe suddenly found that he had deliberately disrupted the rhythm of the conversation, and in the end, he couldn't let the speaker mess up - because this person did not take goals and interests as the first priority, in his heart, the first thing to put was probably his own likes and dislikes, right?
Even if there are some collisions and bumps in the "cooperation", just because of the reason that "it is not boring and interesting", it can make him feel extremely happy......
"You're very different from what I imagined. ”
"Hmph, Your Excellency, you are not much different from my personal assumptions—do people pursue more 'pleasure' and 'pleasure' after a long time? ”
"Ah, I raise my hands in agreement. ”
As if remembering some of the past, Speaker Skasa suddenly sighed: "Although there is a suspicion of eating in the bowl and looking at the pot, but I have really experienced the vicissitudes of a thousand years, and I also feel that people are not necessary, and they really don't need to live for that long...... I remember when I used to be, but I was still a bold and impulsive young man. ”
"That's all right, the good man doesn't mention the courage of the year, Your Excellency the Speaker should not remember his youth, let's discuss something practical - for example, I will cooperate with you to put a little pressure on the Holy See?"
"Sounds like a lot of fun...... I've tried many times to drive others to do things he doesn't actually want to do, and I haven't done unsightly things with a junior with a bad stomach~ However, I'm a little curious, what are you thinking about adding some extra trouble to your organization?"
Although Speaker Skasa had a kind smile on his face, Aoife was also able to feel a hint of cold wind under the warm sun...... But it wasn't really much of a deal to her.
"I'm going to leave myself a way back - it may be selfish, insidious, and even more unscrupulous, but if it can protect myself and protect my friends and community from senseless death and sacrifice, then I think it is still necessary. ”
"Haven't the people of the Holy See always regarded death as their home?"
"There's a big difference between death and death...... At least, I don't want to die like that before I find and kill her. ”
Sensing the murderous aura that overflowed from Aophee's body in vain, Speaker Skasa was also a dignified, but then this murderous aura disappeared. This made Skasa a little surprised-although it had become an almost obsession, it seemed that this killing intent was still freely controlled, and it would not affect her own judgment?
He's a very restrained and steady person - doesn't he seem to need to worry about this being a pig teammate?
"I think that's a really good idea. (To be continued......)