rune hunter

Chapter 409 Cooperation
El lowered his head, and found that his hand had been pressed on the girl's slightly plump chest at some point.

He thought about it carefully and found that he had no motive for doing so.Although it is said that she is already a woman who has had sex with him, touching her breasts is not a big problem.But now is obviously not the time to do such a thing. All his attention is on eavesdropping on the dark history that Mr. Gao Wen revealed. When did he make such a wretched action?
"What happened?" Al asked suspiciously.

"Oh, are you talking about this?" Laurana stretched out two fingers to pinch El's palm and threw it aside, tilted her head to look at El and asked, "You really don't understand what happened?"

"Uh...why would I do something I shouldn't do?" El hesitated for a moment, but he didn't find any short-circuit in his thinking before.In other words, since you have done it, you should do it.But the runes hidden in his body were faintly warning, making him aware of some abnormalities.

"You are the owner of this tavern, and I am the maid of this tavern. I am not only beautiful but also have an affair with you. Under this premise, doesn't this kind of thing happen naturally?" Laurana blinked Eyes, a meaningful smile on his face.

El couldn't help curling his lips, if it was as simple as she said, it would be a ghost.However, considering that if he wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, he would have to endure the young lady's bad mouth, he still resisted the urge to continue asking questions.

At the other end of the tavern, the brandy in Gao Wen's hand had bottomed out.

"The origin of everything starts with the prophecy made by the astrologer Merlin, 'The apostle of original sin was born in the north, bringing endless punishment from heaven, and there will never be peace in the world...' Of course, secret troops like you who have been away for a long time Definitely don't know, so I'll make a long story short—"

Gao Wen licked his lips unsatisfied, and his eyes became brighter than ever before: "Because of this prophecy, there were differences within the Truth Society, and finally formed a substantial division. The Shadow Council chose to hide from the world, and the members of the Council of Sages control all power in the open.”

"This is impossible! My family has been loyal to the Truth Society for generations, and my father is a member of the Truth Society. Before the appearance of Quesalas, I had never heard of the news that the Truth would split." General Hanke was very Said with certainty.As the supreme commander of the Night Watchmen, he himself had maintained a certain amount of contact with the upper echelon of the Truth Society before that, and as the price of stationing the underground ruins, the logistical supplies that the Night Watchmen relied heavily on had never been interrupted.Until a few years ago, young people like Kevin continued to join in, adding new blood to the Night's Watch.

So he couldn't understand why the Truth would give up the loyal and elite troops of the Night's Watch.

"Since the first day of the establishment of the Truth Society, the disciples of the Twelve Sages have never reached a unified opinion. If it weren't for this, how could it be possible for your army to hold on to the underground ruins alone for thousands of years? As far as I know, The other secret garrison troops are in the same situation as yours." Gao Wen sneered.

"The disappearance of the Shadow Council was just an inducement, and the real division began with the arrival of that woman."

"woman?"

"The apostle of original sin came from the holy nun Pandora of the Moon Temple in Northrend. She confirmed Merlin's prophecy to the council, and directly designated the target of the prophecy, that is, the holy nun Maryvian of the Temple of Life."

"Wait a minute, I don't quite understand...Holy nuns and apostles? What does this mean?" Kevin scratched his head and asked puzzledly, "Why is this woman so important?"

"I'm sorry, but I can't explain it to you with words you can understand." Maybe it was because of drinking for the first time, Gao Wen's tongue started to get a little knotted, and after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't hold it back. He sighed and said: "In short, that woman is a lunatic who wants to destroy the world, and she managed to control most of the parliament, almost all the councilors started to go crazy with her, and the few who were more rational were pushed to the margins. "

"Like you? The former Prosecutor of the Hall of Truth?" General Hanke squinted at Gawain's angry expression, shook his head and said, "In the end, you are just a marginalized figure... The truth will collectively Crazy? Well, I would like it to be true, but if you want to make those high-ranking big shots go crazy collectively, there must be a plausible reason, and you can’t tell it, so why should I believe you?”

"You can't understand how terrifying Pandora is..." Gao Wen said.

"Actually, we can understand that a monster called Pandora destroyed Sword Castle in front of us." Kevin said impatiently: "Even if she is a lunatic and rules the Truth Society, what does that have to do with us?" ? Small people like us are not qualified to enter the eyes of those big people."

"Of course it has something to do with each of you." Gao Wen said seriously: "Don't think that you can escape by hiding here, Pandora will not let go of any potential threat, and those who bow down The snobs under her skirt are doing their best to clean up the entire Truth Society. Even if you kill a Quesaras, others will come to your door, and the only result waiting for you at that time is to be secretly execution!"

"Are you trying to encourage us to go to war against the Truth Society? Stop making trouble, we have only so few people left, and we don't have the money to make a fuss. If you are drunk today, you can live a day." Kevin said unmoved He shook his head and said.

"No, I mean - cooperation." Gawain narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "The Truth Society has been established for thousands of years, and it's not something she can easily shake by a lunatic and those snobs jumping up and down. Existence. Many factions that have been suppressed and suppressed have begun to secretly unite to jointly resist the pressure from the top, and I am also one of them. If you can join in, then I can guarantee that you will avenge your brothers who died unjustly!"

"Revenge? Who do you want to seek revenge? Besides, even if you take revenge, you can't come back to life after death. I'm not interested in using my brother as cannon fodder for you." General Hanke shook his head and said.

"How many of you are left?" Gawain asked further, not caring about General Hank's negative attitude.

"Including the disabled, there are only about 300 people, so there is no use value." General Hanke sneered.

"Don't refuse in a hurry, you can listen to my conditions." Gao Wen spread his hands and smiled confidently: "I can make the decision and put you into the military ranks of Thunder Fortress, and all the conditions of military supply and logistics are the same as those of the regular army. Although it is not too rich, it is definitely much better than the living conditions in this refugee camp. In addition, if you want to keep the night watchman number, I can also let you form an independent army, and at the same time select excellent soldiers for your army Supplement with new blood. As long as you practice hard, you will soon be able to restore the establishment."

Gao Wen's last words made General Hank fall into deep thought.

In this war-torn era, nothing is more trustworthy than the weapons in your hands and the comrades around you.The Night's Watch used to be an elite force with faith, and when their faith collapsed, they once resigned themselves to launching a suicidal attack on the enemy.Those real fighters chose to die on the battlefield, and those who survived were walking dead who had lost their souls.

General Hank did not die in battle, because as the commander of the Night's Watch, as long as there are brothers who survived, he must take responsibility.On the way of fleeing, he had the idea of ​​entrusting these brothers to El more than once, but in the end it was still nothing.

He admits that El is a very good general, no one can do better than him at his age, but this does not mean that he is optimistic about the future of this exile team.After all, they are just a group of remnants and defeated generals, a group of mobs, even if they survive today, what will they do tomorrow, the day after tomorrow?
In contrast, Gao Wen's proposal moved him even more.If it is possible to reorganize the night watchman force, even if it is only to restore the establishment of a thousand people, it will be enough to deter one side's strong capital.At that time, even if you will tear yourself apart from the truth, you can go far away, and you will have a foothold no matter where you go.

This is probably the best way out for the remaining night watchman fighters.But will they say yes?

General Hanke looked at his adjutant Kevin. This young man is very talented. If there were no accidents at the beginning, he would probably inherit his position more than ten years later.But now, his personality has become very radical, not only a staunch opponent of the Truth Society, but also obedient to El's words.

From Kevin's eyes, General Hank could see his answer.

"Mr. Gao Wen, it is undeniable that your proposal is very attractive, but I still need to discuss it with my brothers before I can give you an answer." General Hanke sighed, turned his head and said to Gao Wen: "At this time tomorrow, this place, how?"

"Prudence is a virtue. I also know that words alone are not enough to win your trust. By this time tomorrow, I will bring you the evidence that will truly convince you." Gawain nodded, put down his wine glass, and stood up go outside.

Seeing Gao Wen's figure disappear outside the door, the background boss and customers in the tavern all heaved a sigh of relief.

The kobold put the gnawed bones on the table and sang a few incantations, the bone cracked in two.He squinted his small eyes and carefully observed the cracks on the bones, with a weird smile on his face.

"No lie, but no truth either..." the kobold smacked his lips and said.

"Wait a minute, what did they talk about just now? Why didn't I hear anything clearly?" Dreyer put his high-end wine glass upside down on the table, turned his head with a puzzled face, and locked his suspicious eyes on Laurana's face .

It should be said that he is of the blood of the devil. He is very talented in pretending to be a ghost, cheating and bluffing. It was only a moment of trance that made Dreyer aware of the abnormality, and at the same time he found the source by intuition.

Among the people present, if there is anyone who can manipulate others into the game without knowing it, it is definitely this young lady.

"Curiosity will kill the cat, Mr. Delaire." Laurana held the wooden tray and showed a standard commercial smile: "Of course, if you want to know the truth, it's not impossible, but I don't know if you have done it well. Are you prepared to pay the corresponding price?"

"No, I don't want to know at all." Dreyer said decisively.

(End of this chapter)