There must be shadows under the light. As the political and economic center of the Mayo Empire, the Holy City can be regarded as the leading metropolis in the mainland. However, in corners that are difficult for people to see, things that cannot be brought to the table often happen.
In the northwest corner of the Holy City, there is an unknown bar with a small area. Most of the customers who patronize this bar are paupers living in nearby slums. The business cannot be said to be good, but it cannot be said to be bad, because paupers are not qualified to be picky. Generally, profiteers mix wine with water, but the boss here mixes wine with water. Although the price of wine is very low, compared with the pitiful cost, there is still some profit.
Of course, no one with some status or ability would come here to drink. The owner of the bar has some economic sense and has a clear positioning of the customer base. The most expensive wine in the entire bar is only a silver coin, which is different from the guests. The bar girls in ** either have wrinkles on their faces, or they are extremely ugly, and their figures are even more shocking. To be honest, if it were a bar in other places, such a woman would have to be hired by the boss if she wanted to apply for a job. She would rather not have a waitress. We can’t make all the guests run away in disgust! But here, they were favored by customers, and business was very good. From time to time, pairs of people would laugh and touch them upstairs.
But today, a big shot came to the bar. It wasn't about how tall or big that person was, but how he dressed proved the huge gap between the two classes. It was an old man who had been sitting at the table since dusk, drinking bad wine. He was wearing a silk robe, with many bright gadgets hanging from head to toe. The most eye-catching thing was his On his left hand, he actually wore three rings. And one of them is a space ring. Not to mention seeing it before, some people who grew up in the slums have no idea that there are such magical things in the world, but the owner of the bar certainly knows, so he behaves very carefully.
The night is getting darker. There were fewer and fewer customers. The owner of the bar seemed a little nervous. He hesitated for a long time and sent away the waitresses who had taken a break. Then he opened the wooden door of the bar and walked out. In a short time, three strong men walked out one after another. Entered the bar. First he looked at the old man, and then walked separately to the few remaining guests. After a short conversation, or directly talking to the guests with slaps and leather boots, the few remaining guests quickly ran out in a hurry. .
The old man seemed to know nothing and was still drinking bad wine. The three strong men looked at each other and walked slowly towards the old man. The owner of the bar also came in from the door and carefully closed the door. Also locked.
"Hey!" A strong man suddenly reached out and patted the table.
The old man still didn't raise his head, but the bar owner smiled and said: "This old guy drank almost half a barrel of wine. He probably doesn't even know who he is now."
"Eh? Isn't this our master's ring?" A strong man suddenly stepped forward and shouted: "Hey old guy, you turned out to be a thief!" After saying that, the strong man grabbed the other person's left hand. Then he tried to pull off the three rings.
There was an impatient look on the old man's face, and around his backhand, the strong man turned into a light bird. He flew out with a whoosh, maybe it was his first taste of flying. It seemed that he lacked the ability to adjust his direction. In the blink of an eye, he hit the wall of the bar, punching a big hole in the wooden wall. His waist was caught by the hole, and his legs twitched and hung down. As for what was on the other side of the wall, no one could see it.
The remaining two strong men looked frightened and hurriedly took a few steps back. The owner of the bar was stunned for a moment and suddenly shouted: "Come here, come here, someone is drunk and killing people!"
It just so happened that a patrol team happened to be nearby and was attracted by the screams of the bar owner. They identified themselves and knocked on the wooden door. The owner rushed to the wooden door like a monkey and tried to lock the bar owner just now. He opened it, but he was too panicked, and his fingers were a little unruly, and he couldn't open the door after a long time. As a result, the patrol team outside got impatient and broke in directly. The boss was knocked upside down.
"What's going on?" the captain of the patrol shouted sternly. His eyes swept across the hole in the wall, and then fell on the two strong men. In his opinion, those two strong men looked very much like the murderers.
"Ouch..." The boss groaned and got up from the ground, pointing to the old man who was still drinking: "Sir, it's that old guy. I asked him to pay for the drink, but he not only refused to pay, but also hurt people. Oh my God. , Poor Jimmy..." The boss stumbled over and ran over, hugging his companion's limp legs and crying bitterly.
The patrol captain's eyes fell on the old man. He first observed the other man's clothes, walked over slowly, and said politely: "Your Excellency!"
"Don't disturb him." A very gentle voice came from outside.
The patrol captain was stunned, turned around and looked outside, and his team members shouted and got out of the way. The first ones to walk in were two fully armed soldiers. The patrol captain couldn't help showing a shocked look, although They are all soldiers responsible for maintaining security in the Holy City, but the gap between him and the other party is too big. He is just a patrolman of the garrison, while the other party is the Holy City Guards directly under the command of His Majesty the King.
The next person who walked in was also an old man. When the captain of the patrol team saw the other man's face, his hair almost dropped.
, and bowed down respectfully: "Lord Saul."
Sol waved his hand and walked slowly to the old man who was still drinking wine. After a moment of silence, he took off his robe and put it on the back of the chair. Then he sat opposite the old man and said softly: "No please." Can I have a drink?"
The owner of the bar had stopped crying after Sol came in. When he heard that the person who came was the famous Sol, his face turned pale with fright. Now that he saw Sol asking the unknown old man to buy a drink, he might as well Their heads tilted and they fell to the ground. Their target turned out to be a friend of the great magician Thor. This kind of consequence was something they could not afford.
"Lord Thor, here..." the patrol captain said timidly.
"You guys go out first and don't affect us."
"Yes, sir!" the patrol captain responded hurriedly, and then winked at his subordinate, the bar owner who was unconscious for no reason. The two strong men, shaking like chaff, had told him enough.
Several patrols rushed up and dragged the two strong men and the owner of the bar out. The bar became quiet, and the old man finally turned his attention away from the wine glass. Slowly raised his head: "Is His Majesty Yolande going to take action?"
"Buzuliano, I don't understand what you mean." Sol laughed.
"Alas..." Buzuliano sighed, with a look of pain on his face: "Manzhusili has left, don't you know it yet?"
"I know, but Manzhusli is Manzhusli, and you are you, which are two different things." Saul said lightly: "Besides, can Manzhusli's petty ideas be hidden from His Majesty? Haha... Don't talk about Your Majesty, even you. An honest person should also know what he wants to do."
"For thousands of years, we Druids have always been very united. I didn't expect that a fool like Manzhusi would appear now and make you laugh." Buzuliano paused: "Thor, look After decades of friendship, I don’t ask you to do anything for me. I just ask you to tell the truth. Is this... really what His Majesty means?”
"Of course, you should also understand me. Friends are friends. If His Majesty really makes a decision, I will not harm the interests of the entire empire because of the friendship between you and me."
"I...can't believe it." Buzureano smiled bitterly: "Saul, in the past few years, our followers have grown to more than 800,000. Can His Majesty really allow us to continue to grow? He Aren’t you afraid that the believers of the Goddess of Nature will shake his rule in the future?”
"Haha, Buzuliano, you have stayed in the Holy City. Isn't it just because you are worried about this happening?"
"No, you are wrong. I have always believed that this is inevitable. With His Majesty Yolande's character, he will definitely find ways to limit our development and even attack us." Buzureano said slowly: "I I just hope that I can use my sincerity to exchange for His Majesty’s understanding and limit our losses to a certain range.”
"You don't understand Your Majesty. Your Majesty believes that in addition to basic requirements such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, civilians also need faith. Appropriate faith is more conducive to stability." Saul Surong said: "Of course, the power of religion is also very terrifying. The key depends on whose hands this power is in. His Majesty is very relieved about you."
"What happens after me?"
"It's too far away. Talking about it... doesn't seem necessary."
Buzuliano breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back on the chair, and his expression relaxed.
"Old friend, wouldn't you hide in this place and drink a low-quality bar just because you are worried about what His Majesty will do?" Sol said with a smile.
"It's a lie to say you're not worried, and what Manzhusli did is so sad." Buzuliano sighed: "Saul, do you know why Manzhusli dealt with An Fei?"
"You can guess pretty much." Thor nodded: "Heart of Nature?"
"Yes." Buzuliano said in a low voice: "The Heart of Nature used to be stored in the central temple, but Manzhusili had evil intentions and actually sent his men to attack the temple in an attempt to take away the Heart of Nature. I just happened to be back at the central temple at that time, so I couldn't let him succeed! Haha... Afterwards, I took all the tribesmen to find Manzhusli to settle accounts. Mangshu intervened and forced Manzhusli to pay me I apologized, I thought about it again and again, and finally let him go.”
"There is such a thing? How come I don't know about it at all?" Sol said in surprise.
"This is a shame and a secret for us druids. No one will talk about it outside. You don't know that this is normal." Buzureano said slowly: "It's all my fault for saying it. Later, I didn't dare I will store the Heart of Nature in the central temple and carry it with me wherever I go. In the mercenary country, I met Silanberg. He told me that he had discovered traces of Morgan and asked me for help. , Thor, you also know what kind of necromancer Morgan is. If you want to deal with Morgan, you must be ready to sacrifice at any time."
"Did you really find Morgan? What happened next?"
"Then? Later, instead of finding Morgan, we found Morgan's students and Anacita. You know all these things." Buzureano smiled: "I have many friends, but there are only a few I can be close to. , including you. When I met An Fei’s children, due to the threat from Morgan, I felt that the Heart of Nature should be handed over to a reliable person for safekeeping. At least the Heart of Nature should not be allowed to fall into the hands of the Necromancer, so. I Bundle
My heart is given to An Fei, and I hope that he will be transferred to you, the most suitable among all my friends. "
"But you didn't expect that An Fei could merge with the heart of nature?" Sol said with a smile.
"Yes. I never thought that fusion...what an incredible thing it is!" Buzuliano sighed: "The last fusion, the birth of the saint-level powerhouse Dante, has been thousands of years ago. "
"This can only be regarded as the arrangement of the God of Destiny. If you don't give your heart of nature to An Fei, nothing will happen."
"Yes, An Fei might live a calmer life that way, and Manzhisli won't point the finger at him."
"That kid An Fei...is not a person who can stay quiet." Sol laughed: "I know him very well."
"You not only understand him. You also value him and His Majesty Yolande."
"Isn't it the same for you?" Thor said lightly: "Dante was just a wandering beggar. After merging with the heart of nature, he became a saint-level powerhouse in just ten years! It can be said that as long as Give An Fei a certain amount of time. His achievements in the future will surpass all of us, plus An Fei’s teacher when he was a child, what does the two saint-level powerhouses mean? Who can not pay attention to them!"
"Just attention?" Buzuliano smiled: "This is not enough to summarize His Majesty Julande's thoughts."
"what do you mean?"
"Glenden volunteered several times and asked to serve as the supervisor of the Shield of Light Legion. However, His Majesty Julande never agreed. In the end, he appointed Chris as the supervisor. I think Anfei's attitude played a big role in this. Great effect.”
"This is His Majesty's family matter, let's change the topic." Thor said softly.
"Haha... Thor. In fact, your behavior is also very ambiguous."
"Me?" Sol raised his eyebrows.
"Without the help of others, Manzhusli would not have been able to stop Susanna just right." Buzuliano said slowly: "Saul, are you very disappointed with your future son-in-law?"
"Buzuliano, Buzuliano. I have always regarded you as a loyal brother!" Sol smiled bitterly.
"You read that right." Buzuliano joked, but a cold light flashed in his eyes: "If I hadn't been too loyal and destroyed Manzhusli when he first became the Wolf King, I would have We wouldn’t be in so much trouble today!”
"It's not too late now." Thor said softly: "The key is whether you can be ruthless when the time comes."
"Manzhisli has always kept me in the dark. He has been plotting against me for a long time." Buzuliano said slowly: "Whether he succeeds or fails, he can use His Majesty Yolande's hand to destroy our god." With the power of the temple, do you think I can let him go?"
"It's good if you can think like this." Saul smiled and said: "I have always been curious. With your and Mang Shu's abilities, why do you always tolerate such unscrupulous Manchusli? An Fei has merged with the heart of nature, and he has nothing to do with it. For you, he has become a messenger of God, but Manzhusli dared to attack An Fei. This behavior is too crazy. Don't tell me, even Mangshu was very angry. He pretended to agree to Manzhusli. The request was made, and then he immediately passed Manzhisli’s plan to us. Fortunately, with his help, otherwise our manpower here would be stretched thin.”
"Manzhusili married a good wife." Buzuliano said with a bitter smile: "Don't underestimate the power of the elves. Manzhusli's wife is an elder of the elves and has great power. With her help, we can... There will be a Manjusri today."
"I never asked you who gave An Fei these elf maids. Who gave them the instructions? I know this was definitely not your idea."
"This... is just to help An Fei master natural magic faster."
"real?"
"of course it's true."
Sol nodded, smiled, and did not continue to ask.
"Saul, don't you want to remind your future son-in-law? Just watch him make mistakes?" Buzuliano knew that Saul must have discovered something, and retaliated by changing the topic to something Saul obviously didn't want to talk about. things.
"It's not that I don't remind him, but His Majesty wants to see everyone's true nature." Saul said lightly: "For me, I can understand him. Philip has already pledged his allegiance to West, and he is under too much pressure. , so I believed in Manzhisli’s promise.”
"See your true nature? How can you see clearly if you force people to the point of jumping over the wall?" Buzuliano showed a sarcastic smile, and then saw Sol's face becoming serious, knowing that Sol resented anyone who was in his way. Yolande was talked about in a sarcastic tone in front of him. He sighed and changed the subject: "His Majesty's magnanimity is touching. I think it is necessary for us to start further cooperation."
"further cooperation?"
"In the elves, the spring of life is controlled by the queen."
Thor was stunned: "Don't tell me that the Elf Queen is on your side?"
"You guessed it right." Buzuliano smiled: "The Queen has always disliked Manjusri, so she will also support me."
"I think... the Queen of the Elf is more disgusted with Manzhusli's wife, right?" "You guessed it right again." Buzuliano nodded helplessly.