In the past few days, because of the unknown source of the video, the entire city of Rome has been boiling. The contradictions caused by Sauron were further provoked, and with the backing of the Mendrissa and Joseph families, a wave of large-scale demonstrations was set off in the city of Rome. The inhabitants of the city of Rome demanded that Sauron hand over the murderer, even though the officer who was rumored to have been killed frequently appeared in public under Sauron's arrangement, he blamed him as a stand-in for the deceased.

The people also demanded that Sauron's palace be made public, which had violated Sauron's bottom line. He immediately responded with a strong response, and the leaders of the movement were arrested and publicly executed. Then the private army was brought from the outer islands under the name of Sauron to suppress it, and all those who dared to gather to make trouble were arrested, and several low-ranking nobles also suffered. They are basically the system of the two Mendrissa families, and these people were executed by Sauron, and to some extent, it is also a meaning that Sauron conveyed to the two families.

Zoro's tough counterattack reminded many people of the bloody days of fifteen years ago, and now they remember Sauron's iron blood and grandeur. This calmed down the opposition a lot, but like lava on a volcano, the people's dissatisfaction and anger against Sauron continued unabated, and it was in a stage where it could erupt at any time.

Sauron was also very busy, and in several meetings, Mendrissa and Joseph were both absent, making it clear that they were at odds with Sauron. Other officials or allies under the two systems have also frequently impeached Sauron's achievements in recent years. Even on the side of the Inquisition, under the pressure of Joseph's two wealthy families and the people, they had to reopen the investigation into the death of the old pope, which greatly damaged the image of Zoro.

On this day, Sauron, who had returned to his private office after taking care of his affairs, did not roar angrily, but a series of explosions came from the office. When Wessel cautiously pushed open the door, he knew that his master was in a bad mood when he saw that the supplies and brains in the office had turned into a pile of rags, and that there were cobweb-like cracks on the walls.

He was a little hesitant, wondering if he would be looking for death if he disturbed Zoro at this time?

Zoro noticed him, suppressed his anger and said, "What's going on again?"

"No, sir. Someone wants to see you, though. Wessel bowed his head.

"Who????," Sauron sneered.

"Neither, sir. His name is Rex, and he claims to be a member of the Dark Brotherhood. Wisel replied.

"Dark Brotherhood?" Zoro snapped, and suddenly the anger in his chest vanished cleanly. This word, which has been absent for more than ten years, finally entered his shijie again. This made Sauron a little distracted, and Wessel didn't dare to disturb him, until a moment later, Sauron said, "Let him come to me." ”

Moments later, Rex, with a broken arm, walked into Zoro's office. Visibly startled at the sight of the mess, Zoro frowned, "You'd better say something useful, I'm in a bad mood right now." ”

Rex hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency must be interested, because I know one thing, one thing about the Dark Brotherhood, and Zero and Pope Paul. ”

"Oh, that sounds interesting, come on. ”

So Rex told Paul about Paul's arrival in the City of Rocks, and his trip to the Dark Brotherhood's base camp with Zero to meet secretly with the Council of Seven. A smile gradually appeared on Zoro's face, and when Rex finished speaking, he said in a deep voice, "Since you are a member of the Dark Brotherhood, Weishenme wants to tell me this?"

"My lord, I'm no more. The ruthless woman of Isabel has fired me, and now, I just want to get revenge on that woman!" Rex said through gritted teeth.

"Good, if I catch her. She's yours, now tell me, where is the base camp of the Dark Brotherhood?"

"The Pearl Corridor, my lord. There they have an underground base, and I know how to get there. Of course, hopefully my efforts will be rewarded a little bit. Rex whispered.

Zoro daxiao, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You brought extremely haode news, don't worry, I won't treat you badly." ”

Then he called Wither in, and he called one of the Silver Hand guards to take Rex down to rest first, and then said to Wither, "Go and inform Adam that we have something to do." This is a good opportunity to kill the leader of the Poseidon Order, Paul's kid, and the Brotherhood that has always thought they are high. I'm going to see who else dares to stand up against me after that!"

"Of course not. Wisel said as he spoke.

While Sauron was about to hold a three-way meeting with Zero and the Dark Brotherhood, a brig was sailing in a special sea. It is a medium-sized ship capable of carrying about fifty people. In addition to a dozen sailors on board, there were not many people left. But everyone here has a prominent status, and on this inconspicuous sailing ship, there is Isabelle, one of the seven members of the Dark Brotherhood, and Zero, the leader of the Poseidon Order, and Zuihou is Pope Paul of Rome.

They had secretly left the City of Rock three days earlier, and after several days of overland travel, they set sail at dawn today in a secret port affiliated with the Brotherhood and sailed towards the sea.

It was winter, and parts of the sea near the mainland had long since frozen, making it impossible to navigate by boat. But here, there is no ice because there is an active volcano in the sea. The combination of the volcano's heat and the icy waters creates a mist that covers the area, and the captain must be familiar with this waterway, otherwise it is easy to hit a reef or ice floe and cause a shipwreck.

Obviously, the captain in charge of the ship is now experienced and very familiar with this part of the waterway. The ship didn't go fast, but it gradually approached the destination of Zero and the others. The place they were going to was called the Pearl Corridor, which was a group of islands made up of eighteen large and small islands, which looked like a pearl necklace from the air, hence the name Pearl Corridor.

The Dark Brotherhood's headquarters is on an island in the Pearl Cloisters, and Paul is surprised to hear the news. He had thought of many possibilities, but he didn't think that the Brotherhood would be located in that place. This is because the Pearl Cloister was in fact one of the inner islands ruled by the city of Rome, and on one of the islands there was a military base in the Papal Chamber.

I'm afraid even Sauron wouldn't know that the Dark Brotherhood would have a base right under his nose. If it weren't for Isabel himself, Paul wouldn't have believed it.

Looking at the misty sea area in front of me, I felt like I was in a dream. But if you think about it, the experience of these years has not been a dream-like feeling. Zero suddenly wondered if he had not been discovered by the people at the Z7 base in the hibernation chamber he was in, and now he would still be in a deep sleep without knowing anything until the energy of the hibernation chamber was exhausted, and then he died quietly in his sleep.

That would be a different ending.

And now, he is facing an unknown future, like this mist. You can only see the shadow of what lies ahead, but when the ship approaches, you will find that the gap between imagination and reality is so huge.

Suddenly, Zero's heart moved, and then footsteps sounded behind him. Then the incense breeze drilled his nose, and Isabel leaned against the railing in front of the boat and said, "Every time I pass by this time, I will stand at the bow of the boat. It's a beautiful hazy feeling, isn't it? But in fact, the mist is very deadly. The heat of the submarine volcano and the ice water create water mist, but at the same time, some radiation fog in the seawater is volatilized, causing them to form some nano-level toxic particles in the mist. ”

Ishabel turned, leaned his back against the railing and said, "Look at the sailors on this ship, they basically have to change a batch every year. And even if they are far away from this sea, their lifespan will be shortened by a third compared to normal people. ”

"But they're still willing to work for you. ”

"No, no. To be exact, to work for the fraternity. Because we pay for what they can't earn with all their might. Ishabel said lightly.

Zero silence, indeed, it is not easy for everyone to live in this era. If you can earn a huge amount of wealth for your family to live without worry, let alone shorten your life expectancy by one-third, it is estimated that many people will be willing to do it, even if you work hard. Zero turned to another topic and asked, "Actually, I'm curious, what criteria does your brotherhood base on to judge that the future you are guiding is beneficial to everyone on the continent?"

Isabel shrugged and said, "How can there be any standard, the so-called future in our eyes is just the future that a few people want." ”

Zero looked at her deeply, and Isabel said indifferently: "In fact, this is the case, we are human beings, and we also have desires and ambitions. As long as there is such a thing, we are destined to see a narrow future. And in fact, the current shijie is just a few people's shijie. Low-level people can only survive by clinging to the higher-ups, and they are more concerned about the present, and who cares about the future. ”

"Makes sense, but it's uncomfortable to listen to. ”

"Master Zero turned out to be an idealist as well. Isabel Haha laughed.

"That's not true, it's just that I'm not used to putting such a high-sounding word as 'guiding' on my ambitions. ”

"It turns out that Master Zero also has ambitions. ”

"Who doesn't have ambition in this day and age?" Zero smiled and asked, "Just like Miss Ishabel, you're not too ambitious, aren't you?"

"Don't say that, I just want to try to survive and live a little bit better. ”

At this moment, Pope Paul came out of the cabin. He walked up to the deck and towards the bow of the boat, and greeted the two of them: "You two are so interested, is there any beautiful scenery to enjoy such a big mist?"

After Isabel greeted him, he said, "It's windy and foggy here, and my body can't stand it, so I won't accompany the two of you." ”

Watching her leave, Paul laughed and said, "Her body is not as delicate as it seems. ”

"Of course, for an ordinary person, he has been exposed to this environment for many years without any abnormal organization. Even if you are not capable, your physical fitness will not be much worse. Women, delicate, and so on are just protective colors. Zero said.

Paul looked at him and said, "You can see it thoroughly, I just think she should be injected with genetically enhancing drugs like me, so that she can resist the erosion of surface radiation." ”

The Pope added: "Now, the two old foxes of Mendrissa must have used the video I gave them to make Sauron angry, right? ”

Zero smiled: "It seems that you are not afraid of Sauron's appearance, obviously our current situation is far from superior." ”

"Of course I'm not afraid of him because I know what kind of person he is. Paul looked back at zero and said, "Actually, I'm more afraid of you." ”

"Afraid of me?" Zero shook his head, "Do I look that scary?"

"Because I can't see through you, like this mist. People are always afraid of the unknown, don't they?"

Zero knew what he was trying to say, and leaned against the railing, and he said in a deep voice, "Perhaps, you will find some of my actions incomprehensible. For example, I want to bring down Sauron, but Zuihou gives you the throne. ”

"That's right, that's the most incomprehensible part of you. ”

"That's because, whether it's the Western Continent or you, it's an episode in my life. And I don't have time to stop at these episodes. In my future, there are more important people and things waiting for me. Zero looked at the young Pope and said, "I only hope that this experience of fighting together will make you and me loyal allies." In the future, when I need your liliang, Your Highness Paul, I hope you can lend a helping hand and help me. ”

There was an inexplicable flame burning in Paul's chest, and in Zero's eyes, he seemed to see the continuous flames of war that would fill the future. He gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand and said, "Okay, I'll bet once." If you can do everything you promised, then I will be your most loyal ally at all times!"

"Then it's settled. Zero smiled and squeezed Paul's palm hard.

At this moment, the fog suddenly lifted.

The boat sailed out of the misty area, and the view suddenly widened. Right in front of the eyes of the two of them, the pearl corridor of more than a dozen islands strung together in an arc of islands arrived. The ship drove into a hidden harbor, and Zero and the others got off the boat, and two cars were waiting for them. The car pulled off the dock and into a mountain tunnel, and when stopped, Zero almost thought he was back at some old train station.

Except that there is only one platform, and the train on the tracks has only four short carriages, it is not much different from the old railway station. Isabel invited them to board the train and stepped into one of the lavishly decorated carriages. The two walls of the carriage are lined with wooden planks, and the roof is hung with a crystal ceiling, and a painting of the Mona Lisa's smile hangs on the left wall. On the floor, there is a red carpet, and people walk on it comfortably and silently.

This place looks like a carriage, it is almost like a room in a wealthy mansion.

As soon as Zero and others got on the train, the train whistled and spewed steam from the front of the train. To Zero's surprise, this train applied the most primitive steam kinetic energy system. Surprised by Zero, Isabel explains: "With a steam system, you can avoid being noticed by the outside world about the large-scale use of energy. Although it is an old kinetic energy system, we have redesigned it so that we can use solid fuels instead of coal. However, it is more because of the strong nostalgia of some committee members. ”

In Isabelle's explanation, the train began to run, and it was along the rails, with an ancient appearance, and the momentum provided by the new-age jishu allowed the big guy to move powerfully. In the carriage, I didn't feel the slightest shaking, but I watched the tunnel platform outside the window keep retreating, and then it was a primeval forest covered with snow. The train was moving through the forest, and the door of the carriage was pushed open, and a waiter came in with a dining cart, expertly placing wine and food.

Isabel said: "It's going to take more than an hour to get to the base, so let's get something to eat first." ”

Looking at the patterned silver plates and intricately crafted silver cutlery on the table, everything in it reveals the antiquity of the Dark Brotherhood and the low-key luxury. They are completely a group of hidden nobles, or the highest level. Even if Isabel is just a person who is on the edge of the core of power, her every move can also show the background and temperament that others can hardly reach.

Compared to her, Zero felt that the guard named Rex was really right, he was like a hillbilly.

It's just that few hillbillies can have the Liliang and Shili he is now.

The only one who appeared more elegant was Pope Paul, whose graceful movements, which had been inherited from the Roman aristocracy, made him even look pleasing to the eye. As for Zero, Cinderella, and Mr. X, they can only be described as "rude".

The train arrived at its destination in St. Louis, where the Dark Brotherhood's base camp was located, just over an hour later. It is said to be a city, but in fact it is a base in the belly of a mountain. When the train arrives at the station, you will need to drive along the tunnel, and after about a kilometer, you will see the gates of the city of St. Louis. The steel gate, powered by hydraulic machinery, slowly opens, and behind it is a security channel about 100 meters long. After passing through security, you will finally enter the city of St. Louis.

This city in the middle of the mountain is not as big as it could be, about the size of a small town, let alone the size of Asgard. The mountain city also doesn't have holographic projection panels like Asgard, and you can look up to see the rough and uneven mountainside. It's just that high-power lighting is installed in the mountainside, and the street lights in the city streets are not extinguished for many years, so the whole city is brightly lit.

As for the style of the city, if Asgard is majestic, then St. Louis is elegant and quiet. The buildings here are slender and ornate, with sculptures adorning the walls and eaves. The fragmented white stone pavement is like a series of intricate patterns, connecting the whole city into an inseparable whole. It is dotted with fountains, squares, flower beds and green belts.

There are hardly any soldiers to be seen in the city of St. Louis, where the people are well-behaved and well-dressed. Even automobiles are rare, but from time to time a few horse-drawn carriages that were common in the Middle Ages pass by.

The whole city of Saint-Louis is like a paradise reflected in Zero's eyes. With his rich experience, he can't help but see this moment.