As if to vent all the resentment and powerlessness into a flash of relief, Roland let out a deep sigh.

There are many things in this world that make people want to sigh, sad things, depressed things, helpless things, speechless things, if each of these things has to sigh, I am afraid that there will be no other sound in the world except sighing. A lot of times people choose to swallow their sighs, step over those things, and move on.

But if all of the above depressing things come together, it is understandable to sigh for it.

After all, the so-called "Li Lin-style debut" is not something that anyone can encounter, and it is even rarer not to be scared to death after encountering it.

The three drones remained levitated, the silvery fluid covering the surface twisting and rolling like amoebae, and the three heads burst into bright smiles at what could have been the core of the amoeba.

Her silky hair was neatly cut, her forehead bangs fluttered in the wind on a snowy night like clear water, and her slender eyes and nose, thin lips and pointed chin made for a sneer—this was the face of Emperor Siegfried Otto Lilin.

The delicate and delicate face encloses Roland in the middle, the eyelids slowly open, the eye sockets made of fluid metal have no signature red eyes, the iris and eyeballs are silver, and the eyes without pupils and no focus release a strange gaze looking into the distant side, with that mysterious smile, adding a bit of horror.

Human-like but non-human, this is more daunting than the "skeletal surprise" of organic biological weapons or unmanned combat aircraft.

Lips slightly open.

"It's been a long time since I saw each other - I want to say that, but I haven't seen each other in months. Judging from your state, you've been doing pretty well lately, at least mentally. ”

A mouth, playful and teasing voices came from three directions together, looking at the smile with a crooked neck, a strong sigh suddenly rose from Roland's abdomen, and then blurted out.

Li Lin will always appear in the way of bringing "surprises (and many times horror is more appropriate)" to others, and Roland has long been experienced in this. I thought that even if someone appeared with a box of soap and the famous statue of "David" (Michelangelo's masterpiece, almost no one knew it), he would not be shaken in the slightest. As a result, Li Lin made three heads around him to greet him...... This proper ghost movie special effects really made Roland speechless.

After sorting out his mood, Roland asked in a calm tone that did not match his age:

"I don't know if His Majesty the Emperor is here, what are you doing? ”

Whether it is the attitude or the voice, it cannot be regarded as cold or blunt, compared with those little bureaucrats with ugly faces and difficult to do, Roland's speech can be called cordial. But anyone can hear the sense of estrangement in the words that reject people thousands of miles away.

Of course, with the relationship between him and Li Lin and each other's positions, it is normal to have estrangement, if it is too close, it will make people feel wrong.

Rather, they shouldn't be talking at all.

The soldiers on the ground were still fighting each other, while the top commanders of both sides were talking happily - this was not only unrealistic, it was almost ridiculous, and if it were to get out, it would be a devastating blow to morale.

As representatives of rational commanders, they should all know this, and try to avoid it.

However, Roland did not have the right to refuse. Although this conversation was the result of Li Lin's unilateral will, he could not refuse, and he had to let the conversation continue, try to find out Li Lin's intentions, and if possible, try to extract information. As for the idea of using the conversation to delay time and break through for the evacuation of the troops, Roland himself directly denied it, the command system of the defense force is a standard entrusted command, the upper level is responsible for formulating the general direction, the specific combat plan is handed over to the General Staff to draw up, and when it comes to the field, the on-site commander is given a great amount of redundant authority, as long as it does not contradict the clearly pointed part, and does not violate military discipline and military regulations, the on-site commander can play according to his own judgment. Through such a set of mechanisms, the Defence Force has cultivated a group of officers with the best subjective initiative in the world, even if the supreme commander does nothing, the following can handle things properly for you.

The idea of expecting a conversation with Li Lin to cause problems in the operation of the encirclement is too naïve and does not have the slightest operability.

What can be done at the moment, or the most important thing, is to grasp Li Lin's intentions.

Fortunately, Li Lin didn't go around in circles, and he made it clear very straightforwardly.

"Since you're asking, I'm going to get straight to the point. I want to talk to you about a deal. ”

"Deal?"

Frowning slightly, Roland chewed on Li Lin's proposal.

As a politician and president of a consortium, Li Lin was always dealing with a variety of people, including partners, potential enemies, and even enemies who were at war. It can be said that as long as you pay the starting price, there is no object and thing that he does not dare to trade, which can be called a model of no discipline and no bottom line.

In Roland's view, Li Lin is not a suitable trading partner. This is not to say that Li Lin is not honest, you must know that the commercial credit of Li Lin and the consortium is better than that of the vast majority of businessmen in this world, if they are not honest, then the world is really full of profiteers.

Li Lin's main problem is that he will dig holes in the transaction, and he is the kind of person who you can't find a loophole if you look at every detail of the contract. Otherwise, you know it's a trap, and you have to sign a deed of sale.

Trading with Li Lin is almost like trading with demons, or even more dangerous, at least demons won't turn dead people over and over again and sell them three or four times.

"The Emperor makes a deal with the guerrillas? This is really the worst joke of the year, not one of them. ”

"Whether the deal is valid or not depends on the strength and needs of both parties, as long as the conditions are attractive enough, even if the transaction partner is the devil? Besides, I am not a devil. ”

“...... How dare you say that you are obviously an excellent devil. ”

"But this devil will give the 'Free Army' a chance to live. ”

"Do you want us to surrender. ”

His gaze fell, and cold anger rolled in the wind.

"How is it possible to put forward such a condition that will definitely be rejected? At this point, there is no point in persuading you to surrender or anything, and it is more realistic to insist on a bloodless settlement of the 'Freikorps,' to take millions of people in the occupied areas as hostages, and to force you to surrender with millions of lives. However, this will only create more discontent and become a breeding ground for resistance. ”

"So?"

"For the Empire, the enemy is necessary. This is especially true for organizations like the Freikorps, which advocate a democratic republic. In turn, you need enemies too...... That is, the Empire. ”

The neck that was always crooked was straightened for the first time, and the bangs in front of his forehead were shaken, and the silver mass showed an elegant and deadly smile at Roland.