"Let's talk about it next time." Zach is not avoiding the topic, it was Zach who started the topic. He is avoiding it now just because the high school girls who spent a weekend outside are back.
"You're not still the kind of adult who cares about talking business in front of children." Roy found an opportunity to mock Zach.
"I'm not," Zach replied, "but don't you want to know what happened after Friday night, the Kraken crusade? You used this reason to stop in Barton, and then stopped asking questions?"
"Humph, what do these girls know!"
Watching the little pink drive into the Grand, Zach said, "They really know, have you forgotten? They insist on going to the nightclub on Friday because one of their companions can gain market share from Ethela. Caesar, who trades information between Anthony and Alpha Benjamin." Zach glanced at Roy as Little Pink approached, and inexplicably retreated automatically, "Are you afraid of the two banshees?"
"No!" He said so, but his body was quite honest. He retreated to the warehouse, gave Zach a melancholy look, and disappeared.
Well.
Kepler jumped out of Little Pink first, "Did my father come to see me on the weekend?"
Zach shook his head, "No."
"Humph, he knows what's going on." He shook his head and left.
This... how does this brain circuit work? Zach was not prepared to pursue the matter, "Alice~come~"
"No!" Maya interrupted inexplicably, "Alice, you go accompany Kepler, and I'll deal with Zach!"
what's the situation. Zach curled his lips and said, "You don't have to deal with anything. I just asked Alice a few words."
"It doesn't matter." Maya sat down next to Zach, "Yuehua and Baiying are coming to Barton, you know."
Zach knew, he just found out this morning, "What do you want to do?"
"What don't you want to do?" Maya rolled her eyes at Zach, "I want to improve the, um, atmosphere between us, so as not to let Yuehua Baiying think that I was wronged in Barton."
Zach raised an eyebrow, "Are you wronged?"
"No!" Zac glared like a girl, "Why do you talk so much? I'm not trying to save face for you."
"Thank you." Zach raised his eyebrows together, "But there is no need. The Black Witch's feelings for me will not change because of you..." Zach was telling the truth, but while saying this fact, you could see that Maya's eyes became increasingly sharp. Forget it, who knows what this girl is planning, Zach, as an adult, just let it go. Say no more.
Maya's expression returned to normal, "Tell me what you want to ask."
"Where were you late at night on Friday?"
"Caesar's house spent the night." When Maya said this, her mouth softened inexplicably, "Seeing that Sean floated to the sea, we all knew that the Siren thing had nothing to do with us, but we were still very curious. Mayor Anthony and Alpha Benjamin are behind the deal.”
Maya frowned, "Lola was a little worried that the mayor really traded away some of Barton's important resources in order to deal with the Kraken, so we followed Caesar and blocked Aisela at his home."
Two points that left Zach speechless.
The first is that the person who is worried about the resources of the city of Barton is actually Laura. The oldest Kyle seems to be completely unprepared to take the right path prepared for him by his family. The second is Maya's statement, blocking Aisela. Hey, this high school group probably doesn’t think of themselves as high school students at all.
"Is it blocked?"
"No." Maya curled her lips, "Esela didn't come back all night, and Caesar suggested that we go to Mayor Anthony's house, but we..." Maya rolled her eyes, "we voted not to disturb those two adults. .”
a wise decision. Do you need to guess what two adults, Ethera and Antony, can do
"Okay, Isela will have to go home that Saturday." Zach continued his question.
"I'm back." Maya continued, "But I just came back to fix it, and then I went out."
"Go to work in the city government?"
"No, he is negotiating a deal with Zumen's Office on behalf of the mayor."
Zach snorted, "I thought the deal was done at the club on Friday."
"I'm afraid you don't know the situation of the Kraken yet." Maya started to sneer.
"What's going on? Could it be that Shane was suppressed by the Siren?"
"Well, that's impossible." Maya waved her hand and looked at Zach inexplicably and smiled, "Kepler said you are terrible at biology. Do you know what the ratio of aquatic life to terrestrial life is?"
Zach's face twitched a little. It seemed that vampires were really not suitable to be guardians and were too easily despised by minors. "I don't know, but I know that once a winged man and a fishman are paired, their reproductive abilities are amazing."
"Humph~ It's okay to know this~" Maya waved her hand, "Shan En has cleansed the Kraken in the entire Martha Bay, but even Sean can't guarantee that there won't be a new Kraken group coming to show off - Disturb Patton."
Zach interrupted, "How do you know the situation of the war?"
"Caesar asked when Ethera came back."
Zach remembered Aisela's educational philosophy and stopped interrupting.
"Benjamin sent a message to Mayor Anthony. The current Kraken trouble has been solved, but unless the ocean disappears, the Kraken's threat to Barton will not stop. Benjamin requested additional transaction content to continue to provide the Kraken with aliens. defense."
Zach frowned, "Benjamin volunteered to provide Barton with alien defense?"
Maya tilted her head and said, "You are right to say that, but when Aisela said this, her tone was more like Benjamin actively asking for an increase in transaction remuneration."
Zach lowered his head and thought for a moment without sharing what he was thinking with Maya, "What does Benjamin want?"
"I don't know." Maya shook her head, "But judging from Aisela's tone, she is probably still a legal human being."
Zach frowned.
Benjamin is suspicious.
Well, of course Zach has no problem with Benjamin's willingness to protect Barton, but Zach really thinks this thing is a bit... strange.
First of all, no one has ever figured out the motive behind Siren's frequent harassment of Barton. If the Kraken continues to cause major events like the collision of ships in Marsa Port, it can be understood as the hatred between sea creatures and land creatures. The ship collision had a great impact on Barton, both economically and in terms of urban atmosphere. If the Kraken really wanted to take over the city of Barton, it would just go ahead, but the Kraken didn't always make such big moves, right
Then there are Benjamin’s arrangements for the crusade against the Kraken.
The crusade against the Kraken was proposed by Anthony. He was the mayor and knew that the coastline of his city was constantly being harassed by the Kraken (Darcy and Nuo had both said this), and the human law enforcers had no idea on this matter. Very powerless, it makes sense to turn to the alien lord, Alpha Benjamin.
What doesn’t make sense is the way Benjamin responds—like the sights Zach sees in the nightclub and across the Southeast. Benjamin did not mobilize the demons and vampires, the most numerous alien group in Barton and the highest in the battle (not to mention the demons, the vampire here is the Paisin wizard Nophele, and Benjamin also has the ability to deal with the sea monster) several collaborations).
Instead, they would rather find Newton’s aliens to make up for their losses. And we have also seen that the aliens from Newton don't know Barton well enough, and their manpower is wasted on meaningless things like patrolling the southeast. It was useless and caused a slime incident that embarrassed the 'general'.
As for attacking the Kraken, Benjamin actually found Shane, a child who theoretically belonged to everyone in Zach, but who actually did not belong to any party.
Toledo has an experience, that is, when doing something, try to find a way to advance the event that can benefit all parties involved. You can see it in everything Zach does.
So tell me, who benefited from Benjamin’s crusade against the Kraken
No one.
The city of Barton is still threatened by the Kraken. The legal human identity that Benjamin asked Anthony for is not for the aliens participating in the operation. As for Sean, he doesn't know what is beneficial to him.
So all that remains is whether Benjamin has benefited. Who is Benjamin planning to give the legal human identity to
Maybe Zach thought for too long and didn’t speak for a long time. Maya waved her hand in front of Zach and said, “What are you thinking about?!”
"It's nothing." Zach didn't need to discuss these things with Maya. Zach had a better person to talk to—Roy Zmich, who was holed up in the warehouse.
Zach's idea was very simple. Roy Zmich was in Barton, and under his control, he couldn't make any waves. So why not take advantage of Roy Zmich's completely opposite attitude toward Benjamin~
Don’t they all say that when you encounter a bottleneck, all you need is a different perspective. That was a perfect fit for Zmich, who was completely opposite to Zack and full of hatred for Alpha. Zach could still use the excuse of helping Roy Zmich secure a foothold in Barton.
Look, everyone benefits, Toledo's way.
"You go and accompany them." After Maya could move freely, Zach prepared to go to the warehouse.
Maya rolled her eyes and stood up to go back to Grande when the phone rang. It's not the office phone number, it's the showroom counter phone number.
Sires, who was on duty, answered the phone, "Grand Funeral Home..."
Zach ignored it and continued walking to the warehouse.
"Sibella?" Sires's voice caught Zach's attention, he stopped and looked at Sires.
The call went very quickly, and Cyrus just looked back at Zach with a confused look before hanging up the phone.
Zach had already heard the content of the phone call, "You can go." Zach gave permission directly - Sibella made an appointment with Siris to meet at Paisying.
Sires looked even more confused, "Should I go?" He was the Cappadocia of the Sabbat Vampires. He was invited to the wizard's territory like this. It would be strange if he wasn't confused.
"If you don't go, you won't know what Sibella wants." Zach's answer was straightforward.
Sires pursed his lips, nodded, and set off.
Zach stood there for a while, thinking about something to take over what he had just thought - Benjamin's identity as the Lord of Barton has been confirmed, and the Barton aliens are gradually leaving Sibella's side and leaning towards the Ancestors Office in a subtle way. . This process happens very slowly, somewhat like a frog in warm water. Siberella might have been too focused on dealing with the wizard family before and temporarily ignored Barton's alien race, but now, she should have noticed something from the situation of the Siren.
Perhaps because of Siris's relationship with Cappadocia, and in order to protect Benjamin's current balanced relationship with the Sabbat, Zach could not directly ask Siris to inquire about something in the ancestors' office. But Sibella no longer has such worries. She, a wizard, chose Ceres, the Cappadocia, just to turn the balanced relationship into a triangular relationship, which may be more stable~ We are also aware of Sibera's shrewdness, and Zach is relieved.
After thinking about this, Zach continued walking to the warehouse.
This time it was the office phone that rang.
Zach swayed in the open space in the backyard for a while, he might as well answer the phone first.
In the office, Zach picked up the receiver.
"How was Roy Zmich doing at your place?" Zmich's messenger, Craig's voice.
From this tone, Zach didn't seem to be pressed for time, "Still adapting to Barton's lifestyle. But you sound like you're in a good situation at the Sabbat."
"Yes, it doesn't count, but since Frank came back, Lute Lesembra has no doubt that his father has different intentions. It is true that when Frank is here with us, we can move more freely."
"Sounds great." Zach smiled.
"If my relaxed situation makes you happy, I can tell you something." Craig seemed to be in a good mood, "Because Revro in Newton received your guidance and did well. Revro here occasionally gives us some space."
This was news that surprised Zach, "Did Revro from the Sabbat give you space in return for the advice I gave them in Newton?"
Because it sounds like Revroe is sure Craig and Zach are a team.
"Repayment doesn't count. It's just that when I occasionally deliberately mentioned your life in the North Country, some Revro was particularly interested."
"Then you lied to them, didn't you? You never found me when we were in the North Country~"
"It's true, but it doesn't affect me telling them how much resources I spent in the North to find you, Toledo."
Zach laughed again. The relationship between Craig and Toledo and how the Sabbat will view it is not what Zach is worried about. Judging from Root's acting style, his attitude towards the Zmich messenger is probably the same as towards Zach, both as evil people who may take away the Sabbat's resources that should belong to the Sabbat -
You understand, Zach is a natural-born troublemaker, and Craig may lead the Zmich clan to leave the Federation forever.
If Lute has this attitude, it won't matter what the other Sabbat clans think of Zach and Craig's relationship. It's not surprising that they treat them as one.
"Even if your actions are relaxed, I believe you are not calling to chat with me."
"No." Craig answered, "I really don't have much time, so I can only chat with you. I have something to ask you to do. I hope you can win over Roy Zimi for me in Barton. hope."
Zach was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?"
"I can't talk to you anymore, I'm going to die. Win over Roy Zmich for me."
What the hell? Zach reacted, "You wouldn't deliberately make a few small talk and prolong the phone call without explaining why."
"You guessed it right." Then, he hung up.
Uh... (To be continued)