Lily, Coventry, and the subdued guard climbed up the spiral staircase to the highest floor of the mansion almost without any hindrance.
It was impossible for Lily to knock down everyone in the mansion. Their intrusion quickly caused a commotion, but the female mercenary didn't care. In her opinion, if there is something that money cannot solve, taking
Violence is the simplest and most feasible way to solve problems.
In fact, it was indeed the case. When she only used three swords and two punches to deal with the two mercenaries employed by the Chamber of Commerce who dared to challenge her, the rest of the guards were intimidated by her momentum.
Dare to watch from a distance, no one intends to try the iron fist and sharp blade of the female mercenary again.
When the rule of money is no longer feasible, the peaceful scene in this city becomes extremely fragile, Lily thought to herself.
This city may have enough power to suppress the two of them, but whether they are willing to go out for the Bergst family is also unknown. Even if the Bergst family can pay a sufficient price, when they arrive at the scene, I am afraid that
Lily already got what she wanted.
This is the flaw of the Federation - wealth can indeed buy protection, but those who pursue the ultimate in power are hard to be moved by simple money.
She continued running along the corridor until she reached the end of the passage. As a hunter, her instinct clearly told her that behind the closed door in front of her was the person she wanted to find.
The female mercenary took a deep breath, tensed her muscles, firmly grasped the giant sword made of mithril in her right hand, and then kicked the door open.
To her surprise, the man behind the door did not panic, get angry, or attack her. He just sat quietly behind the desk, raised his head, and looked at Lily with gentle eyes.
Just like what the officials said, it was a young man who was obviously too young for being the leader of the Chamber of Commerce. He was wearing a soft gray velvet robe, as if it was proof that he was a wizard. He also had a silver embroidered robe.
The hat was placed on the left side of the table, and Lily was sure that she had seen it before - in the demiplane of "Count Stark", and in the memory of Fimmel when he was young.
The sunlight that flooded into the room from the window shone on the young man's back, coating his long brown hair with a light golden halo. The young man pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, and the handsome face under the shadow actually showed a vague sense of sanctity.
feeling.
"You're here, September, I've been waiting for you." He said softly.
"Fimir... or should I call you Ruhuluman?" Lily secretly swallowed her saliva and held her right hand tighter, "What are you planning to do when you come here?"
"Huruman...heh, Son of Fear, that's a good name." The young man raised his hand and pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, like a gentle scholar, "As you can see, I just saved
This chamber of commerce, which is about to collapse, will use the money I received in the right place."
Lily didn't believe a word of what the other party said. If she hadn't seen the other party's memories, she might have had some affection for the gentle young man in front of her. But now, what she wanted to know was what kind of conspiracy the other party had in mind.
"I don't care where you got the money." The female mercenary stared at Fimmel coldly, trying hard to resist the desire to kill him with a sword, "We don't believe that you really want to take over the Bergst Chamber of Commerce, and then
You want to make a name for yourself here. Did you spend money to buy this senator’s seat to find an opportunity to provoke hostility between the Federation and other countries?”
"You happened to be wrong, September." Fimir smiled and shook his head, "I never intended to make the Federation hostile to any force. In fact, on the contrary, I convinced the other elders to continue to maintain the peaceful status quo of the Federation.
.Even if the entire continent is on the eve of turmoil, I still hope...that this place can become the last paradise."
Fimir did not lie. Lily stared at the young man closely and came to this judgment in her heart. But this is even more illogical. If the wizard of the White Tower is really willing to live here, then the memories she has seen, and even
Is the title of "War Mastermind, Lich Huruman Stark" all a delusion of hers? Or is there some hidden clue that can connect the young man in front of him with the future Huruman Stark?
Stark linked together——
"Let me ask you, is your influence involved in the current tense situation on the mainland?" The female mercenary continued to question the young man while thinking about the connection between history and the future.
"You think too highly of me, September." The young man smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I admit that I have done a lot of things that ordinary people cannot achieve, but no one person can affect the situation of this continent alone, and
The impression between the country and the people." He still looked at Lily gently, but his eyes were a little more serious, "Recall carefully. The situation you see now has actually begun to take shape when you left the mainland.
It’s September.”
The young man's tone was calm and persuasive. Lily remained on guard, but her mind couldn't help but recall the past scenes - what she saw and heard during her last trip around the El Continent.
She remembered what she had seen in the cities of the empire, the conflict between the priests of St. Leon Church and the civilians of the empire. The cause was just that the civilian accidentally bumped into the priest. As the outcome of the conflict, the civilians were required to pay the other party five coins.
Imperial silver coins - at that time, that was almost two months' income for ordinary people - just because the other party represented the most powerful church on the continent.
She recalled the specific content of the quarrel with her "old friends" when she returned to her hometown for the last time. Generally speaking, the topic still revolved around whether she should leave the forest - she was on the supportive side, while most of the "old friends"
” all expressed their opposition. She also vaguely remembered that Ryan once said with pride that even if they left the forest, they would not be able to live on equal terms with those ‘mortal races’. This sentence received many approvals. Unfortunately, at that time, the female mercenary
Just treat it as an excuse... or just an angry comment.
She recalled the comments she overheard when she and Leo returned to the Breeze Forest for a temporary stay, about the Elna people's comments about the outside world. In addition to the usual 'rudeness' and 'short-sightedness', she also heard the words 'overestimating one's capabilities' and 'defiling the forest'.
' and other words. At that time, Lily was still stuck in the dissatisfaction of the previous quarrel with her "old friends". She was thinking of leaving this continent as soon as possible to relax, and she didn't think about the meaning of those words at all.
Could it be that she had wrongly blamed Fimmel, as Ariel said, this young man was actually a good person? If so, how did he become recognized by history as the "culprit" of the war, and how did he destroy her hometown in the end?
Moreover, if all this is a coincidence, then the god in charge of destiny must be a guy full of bad taste, Lily thought to herself.