Quenched long order

Chapter 278 Success doesn’t have to be mine
Now, if the Dust Guild wants to survive, it must give up Giant Stone City.

The Empire will not tolerate the resistance of the Dust Guild. Even if they can defeat the White Dove Group this time, there will be a next time. Even if they can defeat them next time, a bigger encirclement and suppression from the Empire will inevitably follow.

The current Dust Guild is still far from being able to confront the Empire. As its name suggests, to the Empire, the Dust Guild is nothing but a piece of dust.

Saul knew this clearly, and Amanda knew it too, but many things are more clearly seen by bystanders.

The two people have different experiences. For Saul, Giant Stone City is just a temporary stopover during the journey, but for Amanda, Giant Stone City is where she grew up, and the Dust Guild can be said to be her second home. A person who is willing to fight against the Delusion for other cities will naturally not give up his home easily.

This is true for Amanda and President Erwin as well.

Time passes between the rhythm of breathing.

Saul did not interrupt Amanda. He stood aside and waited silently. This was not his choice.

For Amanda, this is not an easy decision to make, as it may determine her entire future life.

Amanda fell into deep thought, her eyes fell on the floating dust. It seemed that at this moment, the past rose from the bottom of her heart and all the past events passed before her eyes.

Reason and emotion are at war.

Suddenly, there was an obvious pause in the rhythm of breathing, like a note out of beat, which came from a deep breath that was long enough.

Amanda closed her eyes, held her breath, and waited for her breath to reach her limit.

If it were me, maybe I could hold on for a few hours?
Seeing this scene, Saul thought.

Amanda exhaled slowly, as if she wanted to expel the annoyance in her heart along with the air. She opened her eyes, turned her head, looked at Shaoer with bright black eyes, and said seriously:
"Sauer, maybe you are right. When I was a child, my father taught me that many things cannot be accomplished in one go. You may experience many failures during the process. The more important the matter, the more times you will fail.

The Fanze Empire is a behemoth. It will be an extremely difficult and long process for the Dust Guild to defeat it. Perhaps I will never reach the end in this lifetime, but I can leave the seeds of Dust behind, waiting for future heroes to accomplish this feat. "

Success does not have to be mine.

Saul looked at Amanda. His pretty face couldn't suppress the sharpness in Amanda at this moment. It was like the breath of the rising sun, unstoppable.

Will he be successful in the future? He doesn't know. The only thing he knows is that if he doesn't help the person in front of him, he will regret it in the future.

Moreover, he thought of one thing, the "self" in his memory, those people who seemed like his previous life, perhaps, some of them were the same as what Amanda said at this time, the more difficult a thing is, the stronger the opponent is, the more continuous accumulation is needed to truly win, just like the spiral progress of history.

"I may not be right." Saul shook his head slowly and said, "I am just making a judgment based on the current situation. Erwin always gives me a strange feeling. He is very anxious."

"That's exactly the problem." Amanda nodded. Suddenly, she seemed to think of something and said, "I suddenly remembered something. Shao Er, do you still remember the diopter?"

Dimming lens?
Saul thought of this object.

This was a condition for joining the Dust Guild, proposed by Guild President Erwin as a test of ability, although Amanda later proved that it was not necessary.

Saul nodded: "Remember, Valko's appearance was very impressive."

When Amanda heard Valko's appearance, a smile appeared in the corner of her eyes.

"What's wrong with the diaphanous mirror?" Saul returned to the point.

"I guess President Erwin is planning something..."

"Any more clues?"

"I'm asking Valko to investigate this matter. With so many things happening recently, if nothing unexpected happens, he should be in the Bat Tavern in the Heart Layer now. He always stays there when he's upset." Amanda tapped her forehead lightly with her left index finger.

"Valco..." Saul shrugged and said, "Alright, how can I find you later?"

"We'll meet at the Bat Tavern in 4 hours."...

The Bat Tavern is located on the edge of the core area. The upside-down bat sign hanging outside the door is not conspicuous, just like the tavern itself, remote and quiet.

Saul pushed the door open and walked in. The room was dimly lit. The unique wooden boards on the windows just blocked the sunlight. Only a few rays of sunlight illuminated the table, and the people sitting at the table were hidden in the darkness.

Unlike most pubs, the Bat Tavern is extremely quiet. Even if there are voices, they are whispering, as if they are in a cave. This is the selling point of the Bat Tavern, a quiet and undisturbed place, an alternative pub.

Saul focused his attention on his ears, and the vague conversation gradually became clear. The guests at the nearby table were discussing the recent hot spots in Giant Stone City, such as the White Dove Group, the traitor hanged on the city gate, and the Dust Guild, which he dared to mention only after looking around and making sure that no one was staring at him.

Even ordinary people in Giant Stone City could feel the smell of gunpowder everywhere in the air. Perhaps in the near future, a brewing storm would come.

Saul used air perception to cover the tavern without being disturbed. He recalled Valko's breathing frequency and matched it with the object in the air perception. Soon, he found Valko. He looked at Valko's location - a dark corner of the tavern, with only a pair of hands exposed.

The quiet and mysterious atmosphere is exactly what Valco likes.

Saul walked quietly to the table, as silent as a ghost. He waited for a few seconds and saw Valko's hand tremble twice.

"Is there no other place in this damn place?" Valko muttered quietly, trying to hide his fright.

Shaoer gently pulled the chair aside to block out the sound of it being dragged, and then he sat down: "Why, you don't welcome me?"

Valco raised his head and looked at Saul in surprise, his eyes moving back and forth between Saul's face and the chair: "Why is there no sound from this chair? No, how did you know this place? Did Amanda tell you?"

Saul glanced around and controlled the air to isolate the sound. Although it could not be completely isolated, it could ensure that other people would not accidentally hear it. At most, they could hear some whispers.

"It's Amanda." Saul lowered his voice and said, "Have you found out anything about the diopter?"

Hearing this question, Valko laughed disdainfully, as if he was mocking someone's immaturity, and even caused the guests not far away to turn around. He shook his head, picked up the wine glass on the table, took a sip, and then, in a way that was completely inconsistent with the atmosphere of the Bat Tavern, put the wine glass back on the table heavily, and the turbid wine splashed out of the glass:

"It took me a lot of time to investigate this matter. Well... not much actually... it just cost some money. Of course, more important is my connections. You know, connections are the most important part of this kind of thing. You may not know the role of intelligence, but most people do. The entire Giant Stone City--"

Saul stretched out his right hand and interrupted Valko: "-So, what did you find out?"

Valko glanced at Saul. "A legend."

After saying that, he looked around.

"It's okay, no need to move." Saul noticed Valko's concern: "But... don't shout."

"The legend of the giants." Valko nodded. "It is said that many years ago, you know, at the beginning of this old story, there were giants walking on the earth. They were like guards, always alert to the sky falling, and they kept doing so until their bodies could no longer support them and they aged and fell into a deep sleep."

"What does this have to do with the diopter?" Saul looked at Valco who was hiding in the dark. The air became thicker and the sunlight falling on the table changed its position a little and fell on Valco.

Valco stepped back a little, and the chair beneath him creaked. Then, hiding in the darkness, he lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the Giant Stone City is the sleeping giant in the legend. The giant can be awakened by using some unique methods. The dimmer is one of the conditions. It can turn moonlight into daylight, so that the giant does not need to rest at night. As for the specific method, I heard that it has been lost. Maybe there are records in some ruins."

"From what you said, you think Alvin believes this legend?" Saul frowned slightly.

"President..." Valko was very hesitant.

Saul searched in his mind, thinking of something, he suddenly recalled how he felt that night, the first time he slept in the Dust Guild.

That night, he let his thoughts wander with the air, but found that the interior of the Giant Stone City was not just stone. There seemed to be other structures inside, and it was even more complicated than he had imagined. There might be something hidden inside the Giant Stone City. It might not be the giant itself, but there was no doubt that it must be related to Elvin.

"Hey, you don't think this is true either?" Valco lowered his eyebrows and glanced at Saul. He leaned forward with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"The point is not whether the legend is true or not, but why Erwin believes it." Saul stood up and whispered, "Valko, let's go back to the Dust Guild quietly."

(End of this chapter)