Cars drive through the town along the St. Louis highway. From the few pedestrians on the street, there are not many residents in St. Louis. According to Isabel, there are probably less than 2000 residents. As a result, the road seems open, and most of the people who can live in the city are dignitaries. They were absorbed by the dark brotherhood, most of them the outermost members.
But their families are already entitled to live in this elegant city, and under the protection of the dark brotherhood, there will be great security for their life here. Of course, it is impossible for these members to contribute nothing. They have to donate their property to the brotherhood, which has a clear hierarchy.
The more property members donate, the higher their rank. More hierarchy means closer to the power circle at the top of the pyramid. Therefore, those who are ambitious will continue to plunder as much wealth as possible from the outside world, and then use it to donate in exchange for higher level.
Sitting in the car listening to Isabel explain all this, it is not difficult to see how much wealth the Brotherhood has concentrated. No wonder they will become the Invisible King of this continent.
Paul's feeling is deeper than zero, and everyone in power doesn't want to have another invisible boss over his head. Especially the boss has the ability to exempt you from power at any time, which is like an invisible dagger lying around the neck at any time. Paul didn't show anything on the surface, but there was some profound light in his eyes.
If it had been before, zero and Paul would not have heard of these secrets. But now, it's time for the dark brothers to be more vulnerable than ever. On the day of the cataclysm, most of the important members died in the disaster, and then in the next ten years, the brotherhood gradually gathered an invisible force. Then, by supporting Solon, we can get more benefits, so as to help the old organization recover as soon as possible.
It can be said that the brotherhood did nothing wrong because of the consideration of the environment at that time. But in order to develop rapidly, we have to absorb foreign fresh blood. Isabel, for example, and Solomon, who was born into seclusion. It's just that Isabel's family is also an outsider. It's obvious that their foundation is shallow in the dark brotherhood, so they are at the bottom.
Although the new blood from outside has accelerated the development of the brotherhood, it also makes it difficult for the Brotherhood to carry out its ancient traditions and tenets as well as in the old times. While outsiders bring wealth, they also bring different ideas, which leads to differences in the circle of high-level power.
The biggest difference lies in Solon's performance. Judging from the situation in recent years, Solon has deviated from the original intention of the brotherhood and is showing signs of getting rid of the control of the brotherhood. Solon's situation made Solomon, a high-ranking member, doubt and retreat. The influence of the No.2 member of the seven member committee is enormous. Once Solomon withdraws from the brotherhood, it also means that the seven member committee will reshuffle. Therefore, all kinds of contradictions that were not obvious before will come to the surface one by one.
The Brotherhood has the idea of absorbing zero. First of all, it focuses on the strength of zero itself, which is enough to contain soron or even replace him. More importantly, it is used to fill the vacancy after Solomon's withdrawal, but it is still unknown where he will be ranked after zero addition.
But based on the strength of zero, even if it can not replace Solomon to become the number two, it must be a candidate within the top three. So while mendriza and Joseph supported Paul, Isabel also stood on the side of the zero camp, hoping to get rid of the embarrassing situation.
The reasons for all this are so complicated that one or two words can make it clear. But Isabel said a few words about the secret inside the brotherhood, but he already gave zero and Paul enough information. For both of them, it was another plan.
First of all, zero has no intention of joining the brotherhood at all. The seven member zero can't help but celebrate Paul's coming together. In this respect, Paul is obviously more qualified than him for negotiation.
The meeting ended at noon, but the two sides have not reached a consensus in many aspects, let alone signed a specific agreement. According to Isabel's idea, the two of them are expected to stay in St. Louis for a few days. In the past few days, they have no spare time. In addition to meeting with Gao Li, they also have to visit the senior members of the Brotherhood to win their support.
On the morning of the third day they arrived in St. Louis, a fleet suddenly arrived in Turin. Turin island is one of the big islands in the Pearl cloister group, and it is also the only military base where the papal hall is located. Before dawn, major general Simon, the leader of the military base, woke up the adjutant and rushed to the dock to meet him.
Because this fleet is in the name of Solon himself. Although he was surprised that Solon would suddenly visit Turin at this time, Simon didn't dare to neglect it. Shortly after he arrived at the dock, the fleet began to enter. What puzzled Simon was that there was only one warship entering the port. As for the other warships, they still stayed on the distant coast and seemed to be ready for a long voyage.Don't give Simon time to think, building ship dock, Solon in a team of silver hand under the arch of the dock. Simon and the adjutant rushed to meet him, but there was no time to speak. Solon immediately asked Simon to have a secret talk with him in the office, saying that there was something important to discuss. This surprised Simon, but he didn't dare to refuse. He led Solon to his private office in the base.
As soon as the door closed, Simon saw Solon standing in front of a map. On the map are the islands of the Pearl corridor. Solon said faintly: "recently, I have received some information. I heard that some invisible rats are hiding under an island of the Pearl corridor. They're right under your nose, Simon
Simon's heart thumped and his mouth continued, "Lord Solon, it's impossible. All the islands in the Pearl cloister are under our control. No one can sneak in under our eyes. "
Solon had no words. He suddenly changed the topic and said, "Simon, have you ever heard of the dark brotherhood?"
Simon body slightly a shock, immediately back: "never heard of, my Lord."
"Is it?" Solon smiles, turns around and says, "under normal circumstances, no one can hide in the Pearl cloister under our eyes. There's only one way to do this, and that's my dear major general Simon, the manager on the Pearl cloister, who personally covers for these rats. Am I right? Simon
For a moment, Simon's mind was blank.