Chapter 691

Sauron looked at Gaia with flashing eyes and breathing heavier and heavier. There was a thin electric fire on his fist like hand from time to time, which was caused by Sauron's emotional fluctuation and uncontrollable power. Gaia just put his hand on the hilt and moved. Instead, he looked at Sauron with interest. He didn't even improve his strength. At such a close distance, Sauron felt reachable by raising his hand.

But at last, the light in Sauron's eyes faded and his hand loosened. He sighed in his heart, knowing that he would never want to resist Gaia. In this competition of will, he has lost very thoroughly.

"You made a wise choice."

Clearly sitting in front, Gaia's voice came from behind. Sauron was in a cold sweat. He knew that if he did it rashly just now, he must have been in Gaia's plan. I can't help but rejoice in my wise decision. But he forgot that if he had been 15 years ago, he would have taken much into account. But now, he doesn't even have the courage to fight.

Sauron subconsciously avoided the problem. He bowed his head and said respectfully, "the distance between me and adults is insurmountable. There is still some self-knowledge."

"Well, in order to reward your 'loyalty', let me give you two nine steps." Gaia's voice finally came from the front: "it seems that you have two leaders attending the meeting. Call them in and I will give them strength."

Sauron immediately saw a blazing light in his eyes and said, "my Lord, I..."

"Don't worry, I won't forget you. As long as you bring that man back, I'll promote you to level 10." Gaia said lazily.

Sauron had to lower his head, answer "yes" and quit the palace. Outside, he called weatherl to call Leo and his wife. Before long, Leo and frank arrived. When they saw Sauron outside the palace, they were obviously surprised, so they had to bow and salute.

Sauron looked at them and said, "come with me. Don't be surprised at what you see later. Some secrets should be known to you now. All I can say is that when you come out again, you will be a strong man at the same level as me."

Leo was shocked and looked at Sauron incredulously. He is on the same level as him, and he is also a ninth level strong man. It's like a fantasy that you can be promoted to level 9 by entering the palace at random. But Sauron didn't seem to be joking, so Leo looked at Frank, who hesitated and nodded. In any case, it's a good thing to be promoted.

But there is no free lunch in the world. They vaguely feel that this promotion may have to pay some price.

But to the strong at their level, it is a lifelong dream to advance to another level. What is it to pay some price? Their thirst for power led them to follow Sauron into the palace like a devil's nest.

When the door closed, wither was envious and jealous. He himself is already a seven level capable person. He can enter the threshold of high level only one step further. He, who followed Sauron, knew that the palace had changed its master, but he didn't think that the mysterious figure in it had the power to improve the rank of the capable. Now this good thing falls on Leo and frank. Wither is both envious and jealous. He wants to find an opportunity for Sauron to intercede for him and see if the adult can make an exception and raise his ability to a higher level.

But when wither faintly heard the scream of Leo in the palace, the leader of the guard turned green. It sounds like they paid a lot for the promotion of Leo. At least wessel didn't know how much pain it would take to make the two high-ranking scream like killing a pig. Anyway, he can't afford the pain. Wither thought for a moment, and quickly backed out with his head down.

Go as far as you can.

Today's Rome is very lively. A speech was held in the small square in the north. The speaker is the current young Pope. Paul VI seems to be very enthusiastic about his speech recently. It will be held once or twice a month. When his Highness the Pope speaks, there will always be free drinks, which has attracted a large number of people, especially the citizens of the middle and lower classes.

The small square was so crowded that an unmarked car had to stop at the corner. When the door opened, a man covered in a cloak quietly got out of the car and hung his head low-key. People like this rarely attract other people's attention. Besides, the Pope is shouting with a green voice not far away, which has attracted the attention of citizens in the past. Who will pay attention to such a person.

The man turned into an alley and went out from the street of truth. Go straight across the street and finally walk into a bar on the street. It's still daytime. The bar is just open. There were few guests inside and a waiter greeted them. Before he spoke, the cloak man held out his hand. A little milky light spilled over his fingers. His fingers moved quickly, and the Milky light outlined a canopy pattern with the movement of his fingertips.

The waiter immediately understood and reached out to tap three notes on the bar. After two long and one short voices came out, he walked away. The cloak man waved away the white light left in the air and went straight to the kitchen. The door of the kitchen was open, and there was a kitchen preparing bread and food. When the cloaker came in, the cook didn't look at him, but he was transparent.

So the cloaker was able to go straight through the kitchen to the warehouse at the back. After entering the warehouse, he moved a closet, behind which was a hidden door. The cloaker opened the door. Inside the door was a room. The room is not big, about twenty square meters. There was a table and three or four chairs, an electric light was on, and there were already people sitting in the room. Also wearing a cloak, but under the cloak, you can see the appearance of silver armour and stomach.

Just entering the door, he lifted his cloak and revealed a middle-aged face. This face shows the dignity of being in a high position for a long time and the sense of vicissitudes after years. He was mendeliza, the father of habes, and one of several cardinals in the papal hall.

Mendeliza sat down in one of the chairs, took out a bag of gold coins from his arms and threw them at the man's hand. The man wrapped in the cloak obviously became heavy breathing. He reached out and quickly picked up the bag. Opened the bag and looked at it. The eyes in the hood showed greedy light. Then he put the bag away and hurriedly said, "lanbonis and others never came out after entering Solon's palace. I don't know what happened. Only one thing is certain that there is another person in the palace, a person who even Solon dare not sin."

Mendeliza listened, nodded and said, "you can go."

The man immediately stood up, opened the door and left.

"Even rambonis was killed, Sauron. I really despise you," murmured mendelsa.

A voice came in: "nothing is more dangerous than a mad dog who breaks free from its collar."

The door opened again and a man came in. Under the light, it was still a cloaked man. He lifted his hat and revealed the face of an old man with one eye. He has a gray beard and looks much older than mendrisa. The old man went to mendeliza and sat down. He took out a cup from the plate on the table and poured a glass of water.

"Mendeliza, maybe we should look for new investors."

"Old Joseph, I'm curious. Do we have a better choice besides Sauron?" mendeliza closed her eyes and said faintly: "who else is worth our investment now? His highness Paul, who can only speak and ride a horse? Or ISTA, who has been crippled by Sauron?"

Joseph is also the name of the old man, which is also an important figure in Rome. Because this is the name of the head of the contemporary odesson family, but now, the owners of the two major giants in New Rome gather in a rudimentary room. It seems ridiculous, but it really happened.

Joseph drank, moistened his dry lips and said, "no, now we have a better choice."

Mendeliza's eyebrows jumped: "you don't mean the people who occupy canon? Are you crazy, old Joseph. Who are those people? They are pirates. And they killed habes and your Canon! You're going to invest your resources in those people. Instead, I'd better choose your Highness the pope!"

"To be honest, Solon is still the best choice. Unfortunately, he shouldn't kill rambonis. Solon's role has shaken the cornerstone of our original cooperation. In the face of a mad dog that can bite you at any time, old man, I don't think it's a big deal to cooperate with an enemy." Joseph said quietly: "Don't forget that when you and I are sitting in this position, we don't think about personal grievances, gains and losses. The key point is how to continue the blood of the family. It's undeniable that both karomon and habes are talents. But as long as the blood is still there, we still have the opportunity to have such talents. On the contrary, if Sauron is allowed to attack our two families like rambonis, If the blood is cut off, there will be no chance. "

Mendeliza fiercely stood up and glared at Joseph. A moment later, he sighed dejectedly and sat back. After standing and sitting, mendeliza looked ten years old. He sighed again and said, "do you really care about the pirates? Although they occupied the fortress canon, it doesn't seem to me that it will last long."

"I just think they have a chance. Don't forget that they still have ISTA's weapons in their hands. What does that mean, old man, you should know very well." Joseph smiled faintly: "If ISTA joins hands with them, it's hard to guarantee that it won't surprise Solon, won't it? Of course, it's too early to talk about investment. If they can reach the rock city, I'll bet on them!"

Mendeliza closed his eyes. As the head of the Karki family, he knew what his responsibility was. Like Joseph, they should first consider the family and then themselves. As heads, their more important task is to lead the family on the right path of destiny. Just like 15 years ago, the sharp Sauron made them foresee today's fate, Will not hesitate to betray the sacred oath and stand on Sauron's side.

Today, in the face of Sauron's ruthlessness, mendeliza knows that it's time to face another choice.

Finally, mendeliza nodded and agreed with Joseph.

"Let's wait and see. If we can see them outside the rock city, it's time for Sauron to step down from that position. Just like the one fifteen years ago, I hope this time, we can still hold the rope of destiny." mendeliza said faintly.

At dusk, the afterglow of the sunset sprinkled on the radiation clouds at sea level, making the sky there seem to be burning. Therefore, the sea surface also weaves a gorgeous light band to decorate the radiant sea reflected by the glow more beautiful.

On the island of yellow sand, several fishing boats landed. The fishermen who jumped out of the boat were not happy. They looked depressed and had little harvest today. Even Kedar, the most experienced fisherman, is no exception. He and his son Jora take down a few big fish, which is only better than other fishermen.

The sky over the small village was shrouded in an indelible melancholy cloud. In recent winter, there are fewer and fewer fish around the island. To catch more fish, we had to venture out into the sea. But just by their small fishing boats, entering the open sea is no different from looking for death.

Winter is coming. Cold winter is the season when you can't work. If we can't store enough food before winter, many people will starve to death this year. In the small village, the Kedar family is better. They have stored some food when the fish are abundant. With the recent harvest, it should be enough to survive the winter. But others save up to two-thirds, or even only one-third, of their food.

These foods will give priority to men and children, with the elderly and women at the bottom. It's cruel, but men have labor, and children are the hope of blood continuity. In contrast, the elderly without labor force are members who can give up. As for women, their treatment is only better than that of the elderly.

Even so cruel, no one protested. Because we all know that only in this way can we continue our blood in this increasingly cruel environment. So in recent days, some families with insufficient winter food have left the village one after another. They will enter the center of the yellow sand island and become food for sand lizards or fire ants.

Automatic separation from the family is the last contribution that these elderly people make to their home in the way they can.

This night, Jora slept uneasily. I can't sleep for many nights. Every night, when the world becomes very quiet. I can always hear the whispering cry from somewhere. Jora is still young and has no time to experience the sadness and helplessness of life, but she has seen this fact countless times. Every time he wished he could be stronger, at least let the people in the village live better.

When he thinks so, he always thinks of the wonderful outsider.

If I could be a man like him

This is the wish that Jora often thinks of recently, but he knows that this wish may not come true. In tossing and turning, Jora spent another difficult night. When it was still dawn, he had got up and was ready to go to sea with his father Kedar today. It's always good to store as much food as possible before winter.

Even if one's own family is enough, it can be distributed to other people in need.

However, it seems very special today. When the Kedar family are ready to set sail, a medium-sized ship is far away from the yellow sand island. The ship was flying a flag that people had never seen before. The flag was painted with a portrait of Poseidon, which attracted people's suspicion.

Soon, this special ship arrived at the island of yellow sand. People came down from the ship one after another. It seemed that they were well-trained soldiers. They came to convey important news. The new Lord of Kanon fortress issued recruitment messages on the outer islands. The recruits were workers and soldiers. When they heard the news, the residents of the island were stunned. The papal hall has also had similar recruitment, but the object is the inner Island, such as the outer island, which seems to be abandoned by the mainland. Usually, even the ships of the papal hall have not been seen once.

However, people soon learned another amazing story from the news. Fort canon has always belonged to the Pope's hall, and now it has changed its owner. Doesn't it mean that Kanon fortress, which is known as the iron wall, has fallen?

It's just that the impact of this news on the people on the outer island is limited. After all, they don't even care about life. They don't have time to care whether Canon changes his master or not. Even if the Pope's hall is brought tomorrow, it's none of their business. In the eyes of the residents of the outer islands, they are just a group of abandoned people. It's not easy to live. Who has leisure to pay attention to what happens on the mainland.

Seeing the fully armed recruitment of soldiers, the villagers are also worried. Plundering slaves is nothing new, like the papal hall. It's called recruitment, but it's actually slave hunting. There are always one or two rumors like this every year. However, the conditions announced by the soldiers next made the villagers think there was something wrong with their ears.

The new Lord of canon was so generous that he offered ordinary workers ten silver coins a day. Food was not provided separately and needed to be deducted from his wages. After deducting food, you can earn seven silver coins a day. A month is equal to earning about two gold coins, and two gold coins can be enough for a family's life for a month.

As for soldiers, they are settled on an annual basis. The annual salary is 50 gold coins, which is a large amount. It is not much different from the treatment of soldiers of the order of the holy seal. Moreover, soldiers can be promoted, and the treatment of each rank is different. If you choose to be a soldier, you need to go through three months of training before deciding whether you are qualified. After passing the examination, he must serve for three years and shall not leave the army during these three years.

After three years of service, you can choose to stay in your original position or leave. The natural treatment left remains unchanged, and those who leave can also get a retirement pension.

In order to win the trust of the villagers, as long as you sign up at the recruitment office and fill in your name, you can receive food worth about five gold coins in advance from the soldiers. This allows the villagers to avoid worries. If they fail to fulfill their obligations after signing up and receiving advance food, they will uproot the defaulter himself, including his family, with a continuous sitting system.

From the smell of iron blood emanating from the soldiers on board, the villagers do not doubt whether they have this ability.

Giving both grace and power is the way of zero.