quicksilver blood

Chapter 520 The game
The delicious and thick soup is poured on the fresh boneless fish cooked in hot oil, and the strong aroma is released in one breath, wrapped in the fragrance of ground spices.

When the temperature dropped slightly, Esther happily sliced ​​open the crispy fish skin with a knife, and made a slight squeak, revealing the white and tender meat, allowing the thick brown-red juice to slowly seep in.

But before he could put the small pieces of fish covered in rich soup into his mouth, the door of the hotel opened again.

Amidst the crisp sound of wind chimes colliding, a short man in a black robe slowly walked into the hotel.

Amazingly, no one seems to have subconsciously ignored him.Even though the wind chimes were still fluttering in the air, even the boss didn't realize that someone had entered the house.

——In other words, the light and sound around the man in black have been distorted, and the correct scene has been replaced with the pre-determined existence.

But even so, everyone subconsciously avoided him.

That is their inner instinct, not wanting to stand in front of someone——

"Long time no see, Esther."

Gentle and soft words sounded under the black robe, and were sent to Este's ears along with the flowing air.

Esther paused for a moment while eating, and then sat down quietly to make room for the man in black.

"Long time no see... Roland."

Esther reached out and pushed his glasses, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "I really saw you right."

"I knew you were back."

The black-robed man chuckled and took off his hood.On his delicate face like a fairy, the emerald-like clear eyes and silver-white hair are particularly eye-catching.

That was Roland.

"I will definitely come here. Even if it is to check and accept our original results, I will also come to Titan once."

But Aster shook his head: "On the contrary, it's you... I really didn't expect you to come back."

"My purpose is similar to yours."

While speaking, Roland stretched out his slender white fingers to peel off the fish skin, picked up a piece of snow-white fish from Este's plate, blew it lightly, and put it into his mouth.

He chewed slowly and earnestly, turned his head, and looked at Esther with interest: "However, I'm here to collect my rent... What about you?"

"I just came to watch the last scene. I've always been a person who has a beginning and an end. If I don't see the last scene, I can't even think of watching a new show."

"rational."

Roland agreed concisely, and then picked up a piece of fish again and put it into his mouth.His oily fingers gleamed in the sun.

After being silent for a while, Roland asked, "So, both the Marquis of Lyria and the Starcaller belong to you?"

"It can only be said that they are all from my side."

But Esther shook his head: "I'm not lying to you. I really don't have any subordinates here."

"Hey...an interesting statement."

Roland stuck out his tongue and licked his fingers, and smiled softly: "'Subordinate'? Do you know how Marco evaluates you?"

"You don't have to fool me, Roland."

Esther grinned: "He has nothing to say to you. Do you want to tell me that the leader of the Ring of Ashes once sat at the same table with you and talked about the future?"

"Not only that. I'll tell you that the behavior of Oakleigh and Robert is all in line with my expectations. Do you believe it?"

"Ah, I believe it, I believe it, of course I believe it."

"...Whether you believe it or not, I have told you everything I want to tell you."

The corner of Roland's mouth raised, and he slowly swipe across the table with his soup-stained fingers, drawing a rough map of the entire Titan in two or three strokes.

"Right now, although the situation in Titan looks chaotic, it is roughly on the side of the Ring of Ashes, the side of Prince Robert and half of the nobles, the side of other princes and other new nobles, and the remaining side of the old nobles who are keeping a wait-and-see attitude. .And among them, the only ones who hope to become my followers are those from the last party... If some people are more well-behaved, I don't mind crowning one of them..."

Roland said so, and slowly slid his fingers on the table, and the chaotic situation became clear little by little.

But at this moment, the table knife in Esther's right hand was silently nailed to the table, and it touched less than an inch in front of Roland's finger.

He turned around with an overly gentle smile and looked at Roland: "Then, what about me?"

"Hmm... are you for that money? Or Anvilia? Or... peace?"

Roland looked at him with slightly surprised eyes and an undisguised mocking smile on the corner of his mouth: "Peace... how can there be peace that can be obtained without bloodshed? Don't you think this kind of peace is too cheap?"

However, Esther shook her head seriously.

"I know you are different from those people, Roland...Your Majesty, so I will tell you straight," he sighed, and sincerely asked Roland, "I have already arranged it. According to my plan In the end, the fourth part of the crowd you mentioned will get the entire Titan, and in this way, you will also get the most benefits. So, don't interfere with my plan."

Roland looked at him fixedly, and after a long time, he smiled.

He put on his hood slowly: "What you said makes sense. But I won't listen to you."

"The reason is very simple... The reputation of the dragon hunter is far and wide. No matter what you say, you can't believe or doubt it [-]%. I can feel that you don't have much hostility towards me, but I still can't put my The fate of the believers is in your hands."

He stared fixedly at Esther.

"—I'm not alone anymore, Esther."

"By my side, there are many children following me. They trust me completely, give me their life, will and soul, and believe that I can make them happy and peaceful...I am responsible for them."

"Maybe what you say is right. Maybe what you do is right. Maybe only your method can truly bring lasting peace to this land... But people have ties, and so do I."

"...'Me too'? What an arrogant and irresponsible statement." Hearing this, Esther, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly smiled: "Your Majesty Roland... No, Mr. Speaker. Do you still remember what you told me Have you ever passed?"

"Of course. Wars are never just, and I still believe that."

Roland said softly, lowering his eyes: "However, if someone threatens my believers, I will only choose to crush them - this is not war, but judgment."

"If one person rebelled, I would crush that person; if a group of people rebelled, I would crush that group of people; if a country rebelled..."

As he spoke, Roland stretched out his hand, and wiped the entire map of Titan directly with his palm on the table.

Cold words flowed from under the hood: "Then, it's better to establish a new order in this land. What I want to do is to make it a kind of salvation."

After all, Roland's figure was slightly blurred, and then completely disappeared from any aspect of Est's perception.Not only him, even the table has no trace left, and it has become extremely clean.

It's like everything before Est was just an illusion.

But Esther ordered the cold fish on his plate.The fish skin that Roland peeled off with his fingers was still peeled off, and everything before reminding him was definitely not an illusion.

"It's really scary... His Majesty Roland."

Esther showed a happy smile with great interest, and said softly: "It's only been two months... has he become the savior?"

"... Cangyin's inheritance, right?"

　I’m really sorry that we just fell asleep on the keyboard QAQ
　　very sorry very sorry very sorry very sorry...

　　
　
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