When Adrick walked into the hall, he did not look sideways, his face was indifferent, and the resolute lines on his face were like knife carvings. Under the bright red cloak on his body, he wore a set of black iron armor, and while walking, the clanging sound seemed to be swept up in a murderous aura.
After walking up the steps, the court warriors in golden armor with axe standing on both sides of the hall seemed to sense the general's suffocating aura, and the hand holding the long axe didn't feel tight.
Adric's brows were low, and he suddenly turned around and raised his cloak. He took off the long sword he was wearing, and the court attendant who followed him quickly held it with both hands before he said in a low voice, "General, please come in."
The domineering general's expression was indifferent and calm at the moment, and he didn't see the usual arrogance and domineering at all. He made a low hum and strode in.
The linen-clothed court attendants on both sides, seeing the military general walking in with their heads held high, had an illusion in their hearts, as if the person walking by was not a human, but a fierce tiger!
The huge and heavy door opened and closed, Adric walked into the inner room, Emperor Cantos sat at the table, raised it slightly, and a smile appeared on his slightly sick face: "Come back? "
Adrick didn't say a word. He first knelt down on one knee and saluted meticulously before standing up slowly and looking into the eyes of the emperor: "I'm back!"
Emperor Cantos looked at Adric's face and looked at him for a while, but he couldn't see the slightest change in expression on Adric's face, he sighed slightly in his heart, and said slowly in a deep voice: "The thirteenth Corps, let you hand it over, have you ever felt dissatisfied?"
Adrick shook his head, but the scar on his face trembled slightly.
"There must be some dissatisfaction." The Great Lancer stood up and slowly walked around the table. His stature was actually half a head taller than Adric's, but his sickness was hard to hide, but his broad skeleton seemed to be crumbling. The sturdy aura of Adrick's body is gone, "I can understand that there is always some resentment when I hand over the army that I have personally brought for many years."
Adrick shook his head and said sternly: "Your Majesty let me lead the army for nine years, and I don't avoid suspicion or suspicion. It's already the greatest trust in me. I don't dare to complain."
"Hey!" Emperor Cantos smiled and gave Adric a deep look: "It's 'don't dare'."
Adric pursed his lips.
This time, the silence lasted for a while longer than before. Finally, the emperor whispered in a slightly hoarse voice: "Tell me, Adric, can I trust your loyalty?"
Adrick seemed to be stunned, and before he could answer, the emperor continued in a low voice, "... Of course! I know very well that in this empire, in the army, if you can't even trust you, Adric, then Let alone others' loyalty! So... I believe in your loyalty."
But when it came to this, the emperor changed his words, and his eyes that were already a little sullen suddenly showed a bit of sharpness!
"It's just, Adric, what makes me hesitate... Is your loyalty to me or to this empire!"
Adrick frowned, pondered for a while before answering: "Aren't your majesty and the empire one?"
"No." The emperor raised his eyebrows and sneered: "I am the emperor, and Byzantium is still Byzantium! I am not the emperor, Byzantium... Still Byzantium!!"
These words were like thunder, spit out from the emperor's mouth, but they seemed to carry endless coercion. Adric stood there with his head held high, but his eyebrows were lowered.
Finally, he slowly shook his head: "I don't understand what Your Majesty said, and I don't want to understand - I'm just a soldier!"
"I don't want to understand!" Cantos hummed and stared at him for a long time, but suddenly turned around, walked back to the table and sat down, looking straight into Adric's eyes: "What I want is your 'don't want to understand'!"
After finishing speaking, the emperor waved his hand and threw a paper roll on the table, and it landed at Adric's feet with a snap.
"This! I give it to you! Trust, I give it to you!" The emperor's eyes suddenly changed color, and he squeezed out the last sentence word by word, as if roaring in a low voice, roaring: "The future of the empire ...I gave it to you too!"
Adric bent over to pick up the scroll and slowly opened it, seeing the handwriting on it, as well as the signature marks, his body was shocked, his body was straight, and he raised his head to look at the emperor in front of him - Kang The Great Emperor Tos seemed very tired and weak, as if the brief burst of emotion just now had exhausted his little energy. At this moment, he was half leaning on the chair, and his breath was a little rushed.
"Adric, I know very well that you are not loyal to me, but the Empire!" Emperor Cantos gasped, his breathing sounded like the sound of a broken bellows, "I am not surrounded by people who are only loyal to me. .But the funny thing is... these people, can't do it! And you, can!"
The emperor held the armrest of the chair with both hands and leaned forward a little: "They are loyal to me because I am the emperor! But the emperor can no longer be the emperor! But you are finally an empire! Byzantium, always Byzantium!"
Adrick's chest was high, and the excitement and excitement on his face showed little by little. Finally, he let out a long sigh, and the eyes in his eyes were very complicated, with gratitude, shock, admiration, and more , is a trace of indescribable awe!
"You, you are willing!" The emperor stared at Adrick's eyes: "This matter, it is impossible to leave it to others! Even if it is left to you, I am worried that you will not be able to do it well, but... Except for you, I have no one else. Believable!"
Adrick held the scroll, slowly raised his right hand, slapped his chest heavily, and replied to the emperor with a solemn tone he had never had in his life.
"Even if there is a cliff in front of me, I will go forward bravely - Your Majesty, this is my oath to you."
Emperor Cantos was relieved, he sighed heavily, and waved weakly: "Okay, you go down..."
Adrick nodded silently, turned around and left, just after taking two steps, the emperor's low voice came from behind him.
"This time back, the affairs of the Senate... Now that you have a heavy responsibility, don't be distracted by other things. Although you are a member of the Senate, I believe that at this moment, you can tell who is who. light or heavy."
Adrick didn't speak, just paused for a while, took a deep breath, and continued to walk out of the room. Behind him, there was a hint of disappointment in the eyes of the emperor unconsciously.
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After walking out of the main hall, there was a court warrior next to him who returned the sword. After Adric carefully put on the sword, he went down the steps step by step, but at this moment he seemed to have a mountain in his heart, and the appointment letter written by the emperor was there. In his arms, the position of pressing his heart, let Adric take a few deep breaths, but he couldn't dispel the depression.
He has no lack of courage and loyalty, and even when he saw this appointment, the passion that had cooled for many years in his heart was revived - Your Majesty, did you still make up your mind!
But after he really accepted this appointment letter, he also knew in his heart that after walking out of that door, the road under his feet would be full of spears and arrows. After that, the mountains of swords, the sea of flames, and the cliffs would not allow him any more. Back off! !
(The big deal… shattered to pieces.)
This domineering general was heartbroken, and when he mentioned a bit of heroism of a soldier, the smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to contain a kind of absolute taste.
Walking down the steps, suddenly there is a figure slowly walking towards the face, that figure, gray linen robe, cloth boots, walking, an indescribable kind of elegant and tranquil, as if in this solemn and solemn hall , but he seemed to be wandering in his own garden, with a taste that was vaguely detached from the surrounding environment, and he stepped down!
The two slowly approached, but Adric didn't even look at the man. He wanted to walk away, staggered, but the man suddenly seemed to laugh, "General."
Adrick turned a blind eye and still strode forward. The man behind him spoke again, without a trace of anger that was ignored, and smiled and shouted, "General Adrick."
Adrick finally stopped, frowned tightly, turned his head to look at the man, his eyes were indifferent: "Mr. Cavie Hill, Your Excellency should understand that there seems to be nothing in common between us."
Caviehir stood there, smiling without any fireworks, his face was old, but his eyes were as quiet and gentle as a young woman: "General."
"If you have something to say, just say it!" Adrick looked at Cavie Hill coldly: "The way is different, it is not conspiracy - this sentence is what you said back then."
Caviehir shook his head gently and smiled warmly: "I... have seen that child."
"..." Adric's eyes changed suddenly, and then he relaxed, as if he didn't care: "I'm not surprised... in Osgilia—well, no, in the whole empire, the whole continent, and you don't know thing?"
Caviehir looked at the other party's eyes, there was a bit of an incomprehensible smile in his eyes, and he whispered: "What I want to say to you is... That child, not bad."
Adrick suddenly changed color, his eyes burst into a fiery light, staring at Cavie Hill, at this moment, he even flashed a murderous intent in his eyes!
"Cavihill!" The general seemed to be a tiger showing his fangs: "That man, you better not touch him! This is my bottom line! Otherwise... hum!"
The murderous aura like a landslide shrouded his body, and Caviehir's expression was still so calm, even his eyes did not fluctuate at all, letting the other party's anger erupt.
With anger on his face, Adric turned and walked away. After walking a few steps, Caviehir suddenly said from a distance behind him: "Via... I sent her to Odin a few days ago."
Adrick's body froze, but this time he finally didn't stop, strode forward and continued to walk far, but if you look closely, you will find that his hands hanging beside him are already clenched into fists, and the joints are white...