Updated: 2012-09-18

Sauron wears a black suit and a white shirt, which, combined with his handsome appearance and aristocratic blonde hair, makes him a high-profile wherever he goes. But those who are attentive will notice that Sauron's face has been too pale lately, and he has dark eyes. Although he has been carefully groomed, it is always difficult to escape the eyes of those who have a heart.

And in the base camp of the Parkland family, there are definitely many people with a heart.

He had just woken up to-day when he was told by the butler that Old Brandt wanted to see him. Since the time since Sauron was deposed by the Scarlet Knight, Old Brant had not looked at his grandson. Today, when he learns that his grandfather is going to see him, Sauron thinks that his bad luck has finally come to an end.

But when he came to the door of Lao Bu Bante's office on the 16th floor, the housekeeper Bai Ni's face was not very good.

"Young master, don't say anything after you go in, the old man is in a very bad mood now. Whiteney whispered, and opened the door to Sauron's office.

When the door opened, there was a loud roar from the old Bu Bante. Sauron's heart went straight to his senses when he heard this, judging from this battle, as long as he was not a fool, he knew that nothing good would happen. Sauron was no fool, and God knows how much he wanted to turn around and leave without having to bear the unknown wrath of old Brandt. But since old Brandt wanted to see him by name, Sauron could only go into the office.

The door closes behind you.

Sauron looked at the huge office that was furnished like an old era, and there were three people present except for the head of the family, Brandt Sr.

Standing to the right of Old Brant was a middle-aged man who looked like Sauron, except that the man's well-groomed beard made him look more imposing. This man was Sauron's father, Hine, who was relied on by Old Brant as his right hand because of his shrewdness and ability, and was known as Little Brant in the family.

The two men standing on the left are the slightly older ones who are Sauron's uncle, Jester. Jester has a mustache and a gloating smile on his lips. Next to him was a shy young man, Jester's son, Johansen. Although Johansen is also a non-primordial ability like Sauron, he has water system ability and is only a second-order master, and his reputation in the family is far less than that of Sauron, who is as dazzling as the sun.

During the time he spent resting at home, Sauron had indulged in alcohol, but he had not yet fallen to the point of squandering his abilities. Even with Zero as his imaginary enemy, he trained himself frantically to drive away the shadow left by Zero's rampage in his heart. In the almost masochistic training, Sauron's fire elemental mastery has advanced to another level, and the fire elemental mastery that has reached the fourth level also provides Sauron with an opportunity to learn advanced abilities.

It's just that Sauron hasn't been notified of his return to the Scarlet Knight, so he hasn't been able to learn advanced abilities for a long time. But the fourth-order fire elemental mastery was enough for him to gain a firm foothold in the family, and he was not afraid to be like people with ulterior motives, such as Geraint, who tried their best to promote his son Johansen to overshadow Sauron, and even get involved in the future family successor.

Sauron walked up to old Brant and greeted his grandfather and head of the family with the highest level of etiquette. Brandt Sr. is in his seventies, and he has been in control of the family for nearly four decades. But as he gets older, even if he can prolong his life with genetic drugs, he can't get the energy and charm of his youth, so he plans to abdicate to Sauron's father in the next two years, and Hein, who is also known as Little Brandt.

And Sauron is his most valued grandson, and he has even asked Hine to make Sauron the next successor of the family. However, some recent events have made Brandt Sr. disappointed in this grandson.

Old Brant had a gloomy face and said, "Soren, do you know that I called you over?"

Sauron vaguely guessed something, but still shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"Look at the good things you've done!" Old Brant finally couldn't help but yell, "As one of the most important members of my Parkland family, you can't even pack up a soldier in the wilderness." Look at the moment that this mercenary named Zero is targeting our family, and you sent Lan Qi to assassinate him, and he has already fought him once on the outskirts of Phoenix. But he didn't even kill him, and now that he and Lan Qi have entered the Death Ridge, there is no information about the two of them for the time being. But those companies and bases outside have already gambled on this matter, and no matter who is the winner of Zuihou, our family is destined to become a joke in the eyes of others!"

"Isn't it, my capable nephew. Geraint also interjected beside him: "A mercenary in the wilderness dares to challenge my Parkland chaebol." And the killer you sent out has not been able to kill him until now. Dear Sauron, our family can't afford to lose this face. It's not that the uncle said you, in fact, at the beginning of the fight, you should have killed this mercenary by absolute force, not just send a Lan Qi to assassinate him. ”

Sauron secretly scolded this uncle a few times in his heart, but on the surface, he said respectfully: "I don't want to kill this mercenary in a big way, what I'm afraid of is the current situation that everyone knows." It's just that I didn't expect that Zero to be so tricky, even Lan Qi still couldn't kill him with absolute certainty, this is indeed my mistake. Grandpa, I am willing to accept any punishment. ”

As a father, Hine naturally had to say something for his son, and he said in a deep voice beside him: "Dear father, in fact, Sauron's previous judgment was not wrong. If we go out of our way to deal with a mercenary, we're just going to make the other people laugh. If I were Sauron, I'd let Lance do the job. And now, I think it's more important than that to figure out who got the word out so that the companies along the coast know about it. I'm sure the people who hyped it up must have ulterior motives, and their most basic purpose is to undermine our family's prestige. ”

"Grandpa, now that this matter has been widely circulated, it is useless for us to suppress and conceal it. Let me and my guards fight. If Zero can make it out of Grim Reaper's Ridge, I guarantee he won't be able to move on. And we can use this opportunity to let other companies know how stupid it is to want to provoke our family. Because the force I will show will make all the individuals or companies who have this idea completely die of this heart!"

There was an approving look in Hine's eyes, and if Sauron's move was successful, it would indeed be more intimidating to the other companies in the wilderness. As for defeat, Hine never thought about it.

Old Brant nodded and said, "If you want to do it, give me a nice job, if you let this mercenary enter the area within three thousand kilometers of our family." Sauron, I would consider having your father remove you from being a succession. ”

"I will not disappoint you, dear grandfather!" affirmed Sauron.