"Bye, see you tomorrow. Apex 23S. The fastest updated" is Sires, the Cappadocia who now knows how to get home from get off work on time.
"See you tomorrow." Zach also raised his hand to say goodbye.
Sires's departure means that the meeting scheduled yesterday is about to happen.
About five minutes later, Alice felt the pressure from the high-level vampire blood first, leaving Zach alone on the back porch and went upstairs. Then half a minute later, the smell of Zmich's blood entered Grande.
Craig's body shape has changed again. He is not overly fat or skinny, he is just about medium height, and he wears formal clothes.
Zach raised his eyebrows, "Nervous?"
"Of course." Craig glanced around, "He hasn't arrived yet."
You know who 'him' is, Frank. But of course, for Craig, honorifics are a must Mr. Gilberg.
"He'll probably arrive on time for dinner." Zach's facial expression was a little awkward, not derogatory, it was the kind of feeling that he wanted to be sarcastic, but halfway felt that he couldn't be sarcastic and reluctantly took it back.
Craig nodded and sat down next to Zach, "Where are Alpha and Assamite?"
Zach just shrugged his shoulders and didn't care much. This is based on Murphy's honesty now. Comparatively speaking, Zach's wife from the 'past' didn't do anything secretly, right? Probably arranging some things for the Assamaite human dependents in Barton.
Seeing that Zach was not interested in the topic, Craig did not continue to ask and changed the topic, "I told you last time about the soul expansion on the first day of voting. Have you confirmed it with the Sabbat?"
Remember, Craig thought it was Roizmich's desperate revenge on Zach.
"Darcy is confirming." Zach told the truth and looked at Craig, "Will you mention this little matter with Frank later?"
This is how we look at the issue
We already know that the reason why Mr. Frank Gilberg, the ancestor of the Lesembra clan, wanted to meet Craig was to end the civil war in the Sabbat Zmich. Let’s not talk about the specific way to end this civil war. Let’s predict the outcome first: to restore peace, the Tsimichy clan needs a family leader. Who will come? Already close to the federal military and even the Northern Kingdom, Reutzmich? The second generation Zmich who initiated the Zmich coup? Craig Zmich, the courier whose identity has been exposed? Or, maybe after this meeting between Frank and Craig, the ancestors of the Zmich family were awakened to prevent the internal friction of the Zmich lineage
With options, we are looking at the purposes of each party, or in other words, their respective psychological drives.
First, Reutzmich hates Zach, no one can refute it. Secondly, no one can predict what the other Tsimichs who initiated the coup will do, and we don’t know a word about them. Third, haha, Craig Zmich came to the Federation originally looking for help. Although he has not said what he is helping, he has made it clear that what he needs is the Sabbat, to protect Zach's safety. He is just a person. There are roadblocks that must be passed. Fourth, another option that makes Zach unpredictable and exclusive.
Therefore, the options that are slightly more friendly to Zach are two and three. To compare further, it is definitely the three better people who already know and have shown kindness to Zach.
So, how do you make this option a result? Take it step by step. The first step is to abolish the first option. Roy.
"It must be mentioned." Craig glanced at Zach and gave him a look that said it was time to tell the truth. "One of the purposes of my coming to the Federation is to cut off the connection between Roy and the North Country."
Zach raised an eyebrow. Based on the fact that Craig has been unclear about his time in the North Country, Zach has also been unable to confirm the connection between the North Country and the federal military. The bad ones, such as the federal military having treasonous transactions with the North Country. At this time, Craig's words were officially proven. A little digression, fortunately James is not back now, otherwise this topic would be distorted.
Craig looked at Zach seriously, "You said Mr. Gilberg is very friendly to you, and I'm counting on that. His preference for you will be the basis for me to abolish Roy."
Zach nodded and said next, "Have you ever thought about how to arrange your father's affairs after things in the Zmich clan calm down?"
"Take it away." Craig answered simply, "Go to the North Country and lead the Tsimich clan I created." He also waved his hand, "He doesn't have to stay in the Federation and be entangled in the troubles of the Sabbat. The North Country is I gave my father the gift of waking up to a new beginning, a new beginning that would let go of the past and ignore what four centuries of slumber had missed.”
Although these words sounded very warm, especially if compared with the reason why Lutresembra awakened his father, Mr. Gilberg... However, these words made Zach slightly disappointed, "You also want to go back to the North Country?"
Craig was stunned for a moment, "Oh, a slip of the tongue. I won't go back to the North..." He curled his lips and changed his words, "I will probably go back for a while to help my father adapt to this era." Ha, another one that can make Root Lesembula's shameful example, "But after that, I will return to the Federation and continue to be Zmich's messenger."
Zach was a little surprised. I believe everyone already has some ideas about the identity of the vampire messenger. After all, Ian even came to Zach and recommended himself. But I don’t know if you have grasped the key messenger, and it is definitely not the descendant of the vampire who is beside the clan ancestor. What does Ian consider to be his strongest attribute? Don't tell jokes like the oldest one. He works next to Papa Midnight and is a religious distance away from Zach. Ian said this is proof that he is absolutely safe. Right~
Of course, part of Zach's surprise was that Craig wanted to continue to maintain the most important trait of a clan messenger, and the rest was a contradictory confusion. "If your father goes to the North Country, it is basically equivalent to giving up on the Zmich in the Federation." Descendant, does it still make sense for you to stay in the Federation as a messenger?" To put it simply, if any major events happen to Zmich in the Federation, Zmich's father can completely ignore it.
"Yes." Craig stopped looking at Zach. "What I mean is that Zmich in the Federation Sabbat will never meet his father in the North." His eyes were drifting away, and Zach couldn't tell the difference at this time. Where is Craig's focus. The words continue
"Remember, Zac, the Tsimich was the clan that suffered the most serious damage during the colonial war."
Remember. In the reality that Bruch, who is also a member of the fighting clan, is tightly held by Fan Zhuo as a personal bodyguard, it is Ci who faces wizards, werewolves, and primitive natives who are tasked with protecting their homeland on the battlefield. Mishi clan.
Zach opened his mouth but did not speak.
"Zimixi lost his brothers, sisters, son, and father. For what?" His eyes continued to move away, "For the benefit of the thirteen clans."
A sublimation that may surprise everyone: "This is the so-called 'individuals must obey the collective interests'. Haha." Craig smiled, obviously not a good kind, "Why." He was so far away that he didn't know he was already there. The focus of his attention suddenly returned to Zach, "You know, before the Thirteen Clan, Zimixi lived a very good life."
Zack felt like he should say something, so he did. Quite feeble, "In the course of the colonial war, every clan sacrificed something. I won't argue with you whether Zmich lost the most, but you must admit that the thirteen clans gave birth to the Federation. No matter what No matter how we compare, we have established a new country, and the thirteen clans in the Federation have a better foundation for survival than they had in the original country."
Craig actually patted Zach on the shoulder, "Brother, we live forever, what else do we need for a 'better' basis for survival. Is there anything 'better' in this world? Haha."
Zach decided not to speak. It's uncomfortable to have your IQ crushed by a Zimich.
"This makes me doubt the so-called collective interests." His eyes left Zach, and this time he did not drift away. "One fact has become clear. Once an individual is in a group, the individual will definitely be harmed by the group." Smiling. Waving his hand, "I don't mean to quantify the magnitude of the damage for comparison, and I don't mean to lament the fact of Zimixi's loss. What I want to say..." He tilted his head, "It should be a universal truth. This is the term 'martyr'." The reason why the word was created ~ Haha." Probably because he was amused, he said, "The Tsimich clan is a martyr. Toledo is a martyr. Haha, the Secret Alliance, which is no longer in the Federation, is probably a martyr too." Shaking his head , with a look of leisure, "What are the sacrifices of these martyrs for? Think about it, brother, what are these sacrifices for in our eternal life span?"
Don’t doubt it, this is asking and answering yourself, “Empty. Nothing is worth it… Empty.”
Zack spoke anyway, his IQ catching up. It's hard to say what my emotions are. You can make your own guesses. "In the hundreds of years you have been searching for my traces in the North Country, you have found the answer from me, an individual who has completely lost contact with the collective, right?"
"Yes." Patting Zach and Craig again, "You know, it's a bit poetic. If you think about it now, haha." He smiled, "A Toledo, wanted by his own alliance, wanted by his own alliance The resentment of former enemies (the Sabbat. The incident in Toledo triggered the division of the Kozier family at the time of the Sabbat, in the story of the mind-reading family earlier), in a strange country... "Look at Zach," Be yourself. The idea of you being an 'individual' is stripped of everything, to its purest essence."
Zach was also amused and pointed at himself, "You've been looking for this essence for a hundred years~"
"It should be~" Craig also smiled, "There is nothing binding you, a free bird, fly wherever it wants to go~ no involvement, no trace, just yourself."
This is a compliment. So you know, Zach answered, "Thank you. So, you got your answer."
"Let Zmich, my clan, be free." Craig rolled his eyes, "break away from the collective that must be sacrificed for, but is completely unworthy, and become a free individual."
"The new Tsmish clan has a new beginning in the North Kingdom." Zach nodded. Once he understood Craig's logic, everything became clear. "The Tsmish of the Sabbat, and the Federation, and the Sabbat, and this The relationship between them has been too deep along the way." Self-mockery, "Unless they seek death like the Toledo clan, they will never be free. So, a new beginning, Northland."
Craig also nodded, "I don't want to be too heartless. After all, the Tsimichs of the Federation were once my family. But they are in too deep, and having anything to do with them is not a new beginning." He looked at it with eyes. Grams, "I can't cut off their Zmich bloodline, but I can stop them from dragging their father back into this meaningless 'empty'. I will return to the Federation to confirm this, and maybe, maybe the time is right, I will go back to my father to enjoy the brand-new Zmich, haha, but that’s a story for another time.” After the beautiful thoughts, it was natural to return to reality, “Now, let’s solve the immediate problems first.” Started to look around , to see if Mr. Gilberg has arrived.
He saw it. Frank came, and just as Zach predicted, he stepped on the food for dinner~
Frank walked into the Grand from the south side with a smile on his face. He nodded to Zach first, and then looked at Craig, "What's going on right now, haha, I think you mean, let your father see what's going on now." How hopeless the Tsimichy clan is."
Surprised? do not!
Craig stood up, bowed, glanced at Zach with a slightly reproachful look, and then said, "Yes, Mr. Gilberg."
Zach then added, "Oh, Craig, I forgot to mention, Frank's hearing is very, very good."
Frank smiled and walked directly to the restaurant, followed by Zach and Craig. Frank is not the host this time. After all, the issue of rank has been resolved. He is a considerate guest based on the facts we have seen. He sat down opposite the main seat very consciously and in line with his status, and looked at Craig who was hesitant to sit down and accept Grande's hospitality, "Don't force it, I already know that Grande's dinner is not all Even vampires can enjoy it (sheep blood)~" Look, what a considerate guest! He will also come to the rescue of other guests for the host!
Craig breathed a sigh of relief and simply stopped sitting.
This is good, because Frank: "I have heard everything you said, and I understand what you mean. Haha, I have to say it." Raise the glass and enjoy the mouthful of 'pure food'. I haven't had a sip today. Keep it up. "I hope my son, Root, has a heart like yours."
Craig just kept his head down and said nothing.
"Okay, I won't waste your time anymore." Frank raised his glass again and saluted Zach. He said this to Craig, "Lute's original intention was to force me to force you to wake up your father to stop it. Zmich's internal loss. But it seems that you already have such a plan." If anyone was surprised just now, here is the explanation "Let your father see Zmich in the collective, even in an era without war. , is still 'sacrifice' and become a 'martyr', and it is meaningless." Frank said with a smile on his lips, "Go, if you need it, I can also help you show your father the four centuries of Zmich. History, I have Root’s blood.”
"Thank you... thank you." Craig was a little... excited.
"Go ahead." Frank smiled and waved his hand.