Chapter 687

Solon's eyes flickered as he looked at Gaia, and his breath grew heavier and heavier. From time to time, there was a thin electric fire floating around his fist like hand, which was caused by Solon's emotional fluctuation. Gaia just put his hand on the hilt and did not move. Instead, he looked at Solon with interest. He didn't even improve his strength. At such a close distance, Solon felt like he could reach by raising his hand.

But in the end, the light in Sauron's eyes dimmed and his hand loosened. He sighed in his heart, knowing that he would never be able to resist Gaia. In this contest of will, he has lost completely.

"You made a wise choice."

Mingming was sitting in front, but Gaia's voice came from behind. Sauron was in a cold sweat, and knew that if he had just started rashly, he would have fallen into Gaia's plan. In my heart, I can't help rejoicing and congratulating my wise decision. But he forgot that if he had been 15 years ago, he would not have taken much into account. But now, he has no courage to let go.

Solon subconsciously avoided the question. He bowed his head and said respectfully, "I can't get over the distance between me and adults. There's still some self-knowledge."

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

Solon's eyes suddenly glowed and said, "my Lord, I..."

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

Solon had to bow his head, answer "yes" and withdraw from the palace. Outside, he called wessel to get Leo and Leo. Before long, Leo and frank arrived. When they saw Sauron outside the palace, they were obviously surprised, and they had to bow and salute at the moment.

Solon looked at them and said, "come with me. Don't be surprised at what you see later. There are some secrets that you should know 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 and his wife were shocked and looked at Solon incredulously. He is on the same level, and he is also a strong man of nine levels. It's just like a fable that you can be promoted to the Ninth level just by entering the palace. Sauron didn't look like a joke, so Leo took a look 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 feel that the promotion will have to pay some price.

But for those who are strong at their level, it's a lifelong dream to be promoted to another level. What's the cost? The desire for power, let them follow Solon into the palace like a devil's nest.

When the door closed, wither was envious and envious. He is already a person with seven levels of ability. He can enter the threshold of higher level only by going one step further. With Solon around him, he knew that the palace had changed its owner, but he never thought that the mysterious figure in it had the power to upgrade the rank of a person with ability. Now this kind of good thing falls on Leo and frank. Wither is envious and envious. He wants to find a chance to let Solon intercede for him and see if the adult can make an exception and upgrade his ability.

But when Weser heard the screams of Leo and Leo from the palace, the leader of the pro guard turned green. It sounds like a lot of money has been paid for the two of them. At least Weisser didn't know how much pain it would take to make the two high-ranking soldiers cry like killing pigs. Anyway, he can't afford the pain. Wither thought for a moment, then backed out with his head down.

How far, how far.

Today, the city of Rome is very busy. There is a speech in the small square in the north. The speaker is the current young Pope. Paul VI seems to be very keen on speaking recently. It will be held once or twice a month. When his highness gives a speech, there will always be free drinks, which attracts a large number of people, especially the middle and lower classes.

The small square has been packed, so an unmarked car can only stop at the corner. When the door opened, a man covered in a cloak quietly got out of the car and walked quietly with his head down. People like this seldom attract other people's attention. Besides, the Pope's voice not far away is calling out in a green voice, attracting the attention of the people in the past. Who will pay attention to such a person.

The man turned into an alley and went out of truth street. Go straight across the street and finally walk into a bar on the street. It's still day. The bar is just open. There were few guests inside, and a waiter came up. Not yet. The man in the cloak reaches out. There was a little milky light on the fingers. His fingers moved quickly, and the Milky light outlined a crown pattern with the movement of his fingertips.

The waiter immediately understood, reached out and tapped three times on the bar. After two long and one short voices came out, he left. The cloaker scattered the white light 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. He thought 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 with a hidden door behind it. The man in the cloak pushed the door open. There was a room inside. The room is not big. It's about 20 square meters. There was a table, three or four chairs, an electric light on, and there was a man sitting in the room. Also wearing a cloak, but under the cloak, you can see the appearance of a silver stomach.

As soon as I entered the door, I lifted my cloak to reveal the face of a middle-aged man. This face shows the dignity of being in a high position for a long time, as well as the sense of vicissitudes after years. He was mendriza, the father of habes, one of the cardinals of the papal chamber.

Mendriza sat down in one of the chairs, took a bag of gold coins from his arms and threw them in the man's hand. The man wrapped in the cloak was breathing heavily. He reached out and quickly pulled the bag over. I opened the bag and looked at it. The eyes in the hood were greedy. Then he put the bag away and said hastily, "rambonis and the others didn't come out after they entered Solon's palace. I don't know what happened. Only one thing is certain that there is another man hidden in the palace, one who does not dare to offend Solon. "

After listening, mendelisa nodded and said, "you can go."

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

"Even rambonis was killed, soron. I underestimate you." Murmured mendriza.

A voice came in: "there's nothing more dangerous than a mad dog breaking free of its collar."

The door opened again and a man came in. Under the light, it's still a cloaker. He lifted his hat to reveal the face of an old one eyed man. He has a gray beard and looks much older than mendriza. The old man went to mendriza and sat down. He took a cup out of the plate on the table and poured a glass of water.

"Mendriza, maybe we should find another investor."

"Old Joseph, I'm curious. Do we have a better choice than solo?" Mendelisa closed his eyes and said, "who else is worth our investment now? And his royal highness Paul, who can only speak and ride? Or ISTA, who has been crippled by Sauron? "

Joseph is also the name of the old man, which is also a very important person in Rome. Because this is the name of the family leader of the oderson family, but now, the owners of the two big families in the New Roman city gather in a room that is too shabby to be added. What seems to be a ridiculous thing, but it is actually happening.

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

Mendelisa's eyebrows leaped: "you don't mean the people who occupied canon? Are you crazy, old Joseph. Who are those people? They are pirates. And the killer of habes and your canonmon! You're going to invest your resources in those people. I'd rather choose your highness than that! "

"To be honest, the best choice is still soron. Unfortunately, he shouldn't have killed rambonis. Soron's role has shaken the foundation of our original cooperation. Facing a mad dog who can bite you at any time, old man, I don't think it's a big deal to cooperate with enemies. " Joseph said quietly: "don't forget that when you and I are sitting in this position, what we are thinking about is no longer personal grudges, gains and losses, but how to continue the family blood is the key point. There is no denying that carromon and habes are both talented people. 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 as he did against rambonis, and the blood will be cut off, then there will be no chance

Mendriza stood up fiercely, his eyes glaring at Joseph. A moment later, he sighed dejectedly and sat back again. With one stop and one seat, mendriza seems to be ten years old. He sighed again and said, "are you really optimistic about the pirates? Although they occupied the fortress of Canon, I don't think 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 said with a faint smile: "if ISTA joins hands with them, it's hard to guarantee that it won't surprise Solon, will it? Of course, it's too early to talk about investment. If they can fight to the rock city, then I will bet the fate of my family on them

Mendelisa closed his eyes, and as the head of the Kalki family, he knew what his responsibilities were. Like Joseph, the first thing they have to think about is the family, and the second is themselves. As clan leaders, their more important task is to lead the family to the right destiny. Just like 15 years ago, Sauron's sharp edge made them foresee today's fate, and they would not hesitate to betray the sacred oath to stand on Sauron's side.

Today, in the face of Sauron's ruthlessness, mendelisa knows it's time to face another choice.In the end, mendelisa nodded in agreement with Joseph.

"Let's wait and see. If we can see them outside the city of rock, it's time for Solon to step back from that position. Just like the one 15 years ago, I hope we can still hold the rope of destiny this time. " Mendelisa said faintly.

Near dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkles on the radiation cloud of the sea level, making the sky there seem to be burning. So the sea also weaves a gorgeous light belt, which makes the sea of radiation reflecting the rays 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 to gain today. Even Kedar, the most experienced fisherman, is no exception. He and his son Jorah took down some big fish, which is only better than other fishermen.

The little village was covered with a layer of melancholy. In recent winter, there are fewer and fewer fish around the island. To catch more fish, we have to venture to the open sea. But just with their small fishing boats, entering the open sea is no different from looking for death.

Winter is coming, cold winter is not the season of operation. If we can't reserve enough food before winter, many people will starve to death this year. In the small village, the Kedar family is better. They have already stored up some food when they are rich in fish. With the recent harvest, it should be enough to barely survive the winter. But others save at most two-thirds, or even one-third, of their food.

These foods will be given priority to men and children, and the elderly and women will come last. It's cruel, but men have labor, and children are the hope of blood continuity. In contrast, the elderly without labor force can give up completely. 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. As a result, 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 of these elderly people to their families in the way they can.

This evening, Jorah was not sleeping well. It's been many nights since I couldn't sleep. Every night, when the world becomes very quiet. I can always hear the low cry coming from somewhere. Jorah is still young and has no time to experience the sadness and helplessness of life, but she has seen such a fact countless times. Every time, he wished he could be stronger, at least let the people in the village live better.

When he thought that, he would always think of the wonderful outsider.

If I could be a man like him

This is a wish that Jorah often thinks of recently, but he knows that there is no hope for it to come true. In the middle of tossing and turning, Jorah had another hard night. When it was still dawn, he had got up and was ready to go on the sea with his father Kedar today. It's always good to store as much food as possible before winter.

Even if your family is enough, you can give it to other people in need.

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

Soon, this special ship arrived at the yellow sand island. There were people coming down from the ship. They looked like well-trained soldiers. They are here to deliver important news. The new Lord of Fort canon has issued recruitment messages on the outer islands. The recruits were workers and soldiers. When they heard the news, the island residents were stunned. There have been similar recruitment in the papal hall, but the target is the inner Island, such as the outer island, which seems to be abandoned by the mainland. Usually, even the ships in the papal hall have not been seen.

However, people soon learned another amazing story from this news. Fort canon, which was always owned by the papal hall, has now changed its owner. Doesn't it mean that the fortress of Canon, 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 can't even care about their life, so they have no time to care whether Canon changes his owner or not. It's none of their business even if the papal hall is served tomorrow. In the eyes of the islanders, they are just a group of abandoned people. It's not easy to live. Who has leisure time to pay attention to what happens on the mainland.

The villagers are also worried when they see fully armed recruits. Plundering slaves is nothing new, like the papal chamber. It's called recruitment, but it's actually slavery. There are always one or two such rumors every year. However, the conditions announced by the soldiers made the villagers think they had something wrong with their ears.

The new Lord of canon was so generous. He offered ten silver coins a day to ordinary workers. Food was not provided separately, and it needed to be deducted from the wages. After deducting food, you can earn seven silver coins a day. A month down is equal to earn about two gold coins, and two gold coins can be enough for a month's life.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 signet. Moreover, soldiers can be promoted, and the treatment of each rank is different. If you just choose to be a soldier, you need to go through three months of training before you decide whether you are qualified or not. After being qualified, he must serve for three years, during which he must not leave the army.

After three years of service, they may choose to remain in their original positions or leave. Leave the natural treatment unchanged, and leave can also get a pension.

In order to win the trust of the villagers, as long as you sign up at the recruiting place and fill in your name, you can get food equivalent to 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 defaulters themselves, including their families, by the system of joint sitting.

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

It's the way of zero's control.