It's almost noon, and the temperature is getting hotter. The warmer spring has mostly passed, and going forward has nothing to do with "return", it is purely heading in the direction of heat.
But Zach was quite comfortable, listening to Mr. Handsome’s music list, sipping the food brought by Hughes Refro, and enjoying Mr. Handsome’s collection of art...
The title Mr. Handsome can be replaced with Kendrick Wash. Friends call him Kent, yes, he is the male version of Barbie doll, considered by the times to be a symbol of male handsomeness. How did Zach know
Zach read letters from Kent and others. His friends all call Kent this, and it's not a joke, 'Dear Kent, love you Kent, miss you Kent, wish you were here Kent...' Doesn't this seem like a joke
Ah, why did Zach read people's personal letters? This is the same reason why Zach enjoys being here. Zach is at someone's house.
Trespassing? No no no. The first visit the night before yesterday was considered an invasion, feeding Xiaobai, saving Kent's life, and then leaving. This second time was not an invasion. Zach kindly sent the unconscious Kent home, then ensured that he slept peacefully, and then stayed here to get to know this person in a vampire way.
I understand. The more you explain, the more questions you will have. No rush, let’s talk about it one by one.
First, why is Kent in a coma.
Continuing from last night, Zach introduced himself, "Zachary Grande."
"Are you that Zachary Grande?!" Kent showed a surprised look in the middle of the suburban road, "Why are you here (Newton)?!"
"You know me?" Zach has completely emerged from the darkness, "It seems that you really have some relationship with Barton's people~"
"I..." Zac pinched the back of his neck gently and passed out.
Second, why does Zach want to know this? Ask Mr. Kent Wash.
In fact, there are two reasons that everyone already knows. The first is that Kent revealed to Winston that he was in contact with Barton.
If the situation at that time can still be seen as Kent threatening Winston after being unable to pay Xiaobai's price, then when Kent knew the name Zachary Grande, it was confirmed that this guy was indeed Relationship with Barton.
Secondly, Zach has given the job of saving some Newtonians to Hughes Revero. The reason has been explained. The final vampire transformation of the 'living corpse' cannot bypass Revero, so let's just let the process proceed. So unacceptable (Zach knows that many people such as Miley will definitely object strongly to Newton's living corpse becoming a vampire belonging to the Sabbat). Let Revero participate in the rescue operation early, and the result will not be so It’s hard to accept).
The core reason why Zach uses it is that Revro found a good descendant when he rescued the Newton people, and he couldn't stop the water from pouring into the sea. So, by the same token, even if it is to appease someone like Miley, couldn’t Zach have his sights on his preferred descendant candidate
Ha, after all, Kent's appearance standards have definitely reached Toledo's standards. And what Zach couldn’t ignore—a novice user who was still alive reported the novice market list given by all the dead novice users.
Judging Kent's character socially, he is good enough for Toledo.
The question is almost answered. Let's see what art Zach is admiring.
It's a painting. Zach is shaking his wine glass and falling into memories -
During the colonial war, the female body Thirteen Clan Poker was not the only work of Mokavi in order to establish a comradeship between vampires and colonial soldiers. Mockawi also painted the war, which now hangs in Kent’s living room for Zack.
But this is a war in Mokavi's eyes, so don't expect anything heroic or serious. The painting in Zach's eyes was a group portrait of women of all ages and body types bathing in a red liquid filled with strange color differences in the forest.
Zach heard a gasping sound, turned his head, raised his glass, and smiled at Kent, who had a bloated face (just woke up), "Your collection is amazing~"
After the initial surprise, Kent adjusted his mood and said in a calm voice, "Do you know this painting?"
"I know~ I also know the author~" Zach took a sip of his wine.
"Hmph." This hum was instinctive, but Kent immediately returned to his senses - he did not have the memory after Zach introduced himself last night. This is enough for a sane person to make judgments about the situation, isn't it? . Putting aside the sarcasm for a moment, he said seriously, "Under normal circumstances, I won't argue with others, but I know you, you are not an ordinary person. My friends in Barton..." Sure enough, this guy knew some of Zach's situation in Barton. It's hard to judge now. Before Kent could finish his words, he shook his head, "You have seen the world, so I have to tell you that the author of this painting was an ancient man four centuries ago. So, in the future, Stop saying such ridiculous things." It's just for Zach's sake~
Zach just smiled, "How did you get this painting?" before taking a sip of the red in his glass.
Kent was quiet for a while and frowned. Everyone must understand that for Kent, discussing a painting here is definitely not what he expected. But does he have a choice? This is his home, but does Kent look like he has the upper hand
Kent was reminded by the wine glass in Zach's hand and walked to the wine cabinet. He wondered if he had enough wine reserves. He glanced at the red color in Zach's glass, curled his lips, took a drink from the bottle and what Zach quoted. The wine with the closest color to east and west, "I bought it at an auction in central China a few years ago."
Do you know what Zach is thinking about-
Fanzhuo is really going to destroy all Toledo's accumulation in the Secret Alliance!
Remember, what I said before when I learned that Mokawi was left alone in the Federation, the secret alliance led by Fan Zhuo collectively left the central part of the Federation and entered the Republic, using Mokawi's support by selling clan collections. It was concluded at that time that Fanzhuo joined the Mokavi clan just for money! Monetize Toledo's three centuries of hard work in supporting the Mokavi clan! Why.
Zach's next words were driven by emotion and not filtered through the brain, "Well, I hope you spent a lot of money." This painting was not the only thing Zach saw at Kent's house that evoked memories. .
During Toledo's time in the Secret Alliance, the way to support the Mokavi clan was through collections, antiques, artworks and the like. The reason is naturally Mocavi's love for art, and of course Toledo doesn't know how to satisfy a 'madman'. According to conventional cognitive biases, people who are addicted to art are not understood by normal people. Toledo The social connections that connect Mokavi are all this kind of people. Therefore, it is these things that the Mokavi clan has the richest collection of. Zach saw many things that had passed through his hands in Kent's house.
But if you want to trace the origin, you should all go back to this painting written by Mokavi before the Federation was even born. This is the basis for positioning Mokawi’s social existence in the new country of the Federation.
Zach, with his subjective feeling of reminiscing about the past, believed that Kent should go bankrupt for the painting.
fact-
"No, this is almost the cheapest thing I have collected in recent years." Kent walked to Zach and looked at the painting in front of him, "It's just that I personally like this painting, so I hung it here."
Zach took another sip of wine and said, "Do you know what this painting is about?" It was impossible not to be frustrated. Zach's words were not a question, but a preparation to educate the other party.
"It's war." Kent didn't give Zach a chance to educate him. As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately picked up and looked at Zach, "Do you like this painting? If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Zach's eyebrows were raised as soon as he frowned, "Huh?"
"I'm dying, and I have no family." He gestured to his home, and there was no trace of the mistress' presence. "I have no children. My parents are from the North. You know, they don't think I'm alive, and I don't Same. So, if you want, you want me to give it to you."
Kent leaked a little personal information. His parents were from the North - the war that ended eleven years ago, we know that it created war orphans like Wes, the city of Barton that Anthony could not forget even on the battlefield...
Now, we also know that this creates a situation where parent and child do not recognize each other as alive. Oh, I have learned a lot.
Zach looked at Kent for a while, and then at the paintings in front of him, "Do you think these red colors used for bathing are blasphemous to women of all ages?"
Mokawi once said that what she said was what she saw as herself. Maybe people who look at the painting have the same idea.
Since Kent gave out personal information, Zach naturally wanted to follow up.
Kent seems to have no problem with his dying life being used to discuss art with an outsider with unknown intentions. The quotation marks around checkmate just tell everyone that this guy can't die. He has already hooked his little finger with eternal life, but he doesn't know it. Kent's answer was, "Isn't it the green forest that has been desecrated?" Kent seemed to have entered the situation, unconsciously shaking the wine glass in his hand, "Look, everyone is attracted to the skin of these women. The disgust is all about the red paint that covers the women’s skin. But isn’t it true that in this beautiful green, these women who insist on bathing in inappropriate places have intruded?”
Zach opened his mouth... Could this be Mokawi's view on the colonial war...
It seems... is correct. The Holy Lord Faith's attempt to intervene in politics, something that should have happened behind their own doorsteps, has desecrated the land of the Indians, resulting in the greenness of the trees, the whiteness of the skin, and the redness of the blood in the painting. .
Zach suddenly raised his hand and pressed Kent's shoulder, "Kent."
This was the first time Kent heard Zach call his name, which was an advanced version of his friend's nickname. He was stunned for a moment, "How do you know my..."
Zach interrupted, "You should go and sit down. Next, I'm going to tell you something." While pushing Kent to the sofa in the living room, he also took away the wine glass in Kent's hand - a fragile item.
Zach's decision was simple. If the dog brother in the west is positioned as his descendant, it is because the dog brother's vision for the future is recognized and appreciated by Zach. So, at this time, the decision to introduce Kent and the eternal acquaintance was because this man had a vision of history that even Zach was not aware of... Well, the word vision is not quite accurate, but everyone understands what I mean. .
"Kendrick Wash." Zach looked at Kent who sat down with a confused look on his face, "I'm Zachary Toledo."
It is quite now.
Describe a fact to everyone.
Twelve hours ago, a man introduced himself to you, "My name is Zachary Grande." After twelve hours of sleep, the man introduced himself to you again, "My name is Zachary Grande." Zachary Toredo." How would you react.
Kent's answer after the silence was quite reasonable, "Okay, so is one of your middle names your middle name? What's your last name?" To my surprise, it was Zach who called out the name that only his friends can call. Kent's matter, this emotion, was reflected in his response, "Toledo or Grande? Or, I guess Toledo was your last name before you found your father. What do you like to be called? Which one are you?" Here Kent reveals something again - he really knows Zach! He actually knew Zach’s human identity, and he was a middle-aged man who came to Barton to find his father! Isn't this the definition given to Zach in Barton's identity file known to most upper-class people, "I am willing to give you a painting that will be useless after I die. It does not mean that we are familiar enough to call each other by our names." To the point of." Not to mention the nickname.
Zach was stunned by this response...
Obtain the details of the other party during the conversation, thereby intervening in the other party's heart, controlling the rhythm of the conversation to gain control of yourself. Haha, we haven’t used this method very often on Zach. How many times have we witnessed Zach use such little tricks to take over the emotions of his interlocutors and ultimately achieve his goal.
Zach's emotions were directly reflected in his words, "Oh, Kent, I like you~"
Kent frowned on the sofa, and at the same time, he moved his body away from Zach. Also candid.
Zach had no intention of teasing a candidate for his descendant, "I am a vampire." As supporting evidence, Zach raised his wine glass, "This is blood because it is food sent by the vampires of the Sabbat Revro clan. , so human blood." And, with red eyes, "Now I want to remove your memory that I tampered with when we really first met."
The real memory returned to Kent's mind, which was still reacting to 'human blood'.
The actual meeting between Zach and Kent -
Zach and Hughes looked at Kent struggling on the ground.
Hughes, "He's dying."
Zach stretched out the hand with the thimble, "Looks like we're just in time." At the same time, Xiaobai stuffed it into Kent's mouth, "Now, forget all this~"
After the memory was restored, Kent's first words were "You... saved me..."
"Yes~ now, we can have a good chat." (To be continued)