Lorenzo was not late...at least that's what he felt.
When he opened the door, he saw that the round table was already full of figures. Everyone looked at him in unison, with different and uncomfortable eyes, as if Lorenzo was some weird exhibit that was pushed behind the scenes, waiting for everyone to bid.
The atmosphere was a little awkward, no one said anything, Lorenzo's expression did not change at all under this gaze, but he stared back hard.
Someone pushed him from behind, allowing Lorenzo to fully step into the chamber.
Seliu is different from Lorenzo. She is a little embarrassed now. Seliu underestimated the influence of Jiuxia. The area around the central train station was jammed. Although she was not late, as the last one to arrive, she still felt
A little embarrassed.
"Jiuxia people? Yo yo yo, hello, hello."
Lorenzo walked quickly along, his head twitching and muttering, and at the same time he waved and greeted these strangers.
Arthur at the end of the round table had a gloomy expression. He had already seen Lorenzo's bad words, but he didn't expect that he could still fall ill under such circumstances.
"The atmosphere is really stiff. I don't know if these strangers can understand me..." Lorenzo passed by and saw Rhodes and Cai Gong standing aside. He instinctively guessed, "You are the translators."
Come on, don’t translate this sentence!”
Cai Gong showed his signature smile, as if this was the only feedback he could give to the outside world, while Rhodes ignored Lorenzo at all. The current serious situation put him under great pressure, but he could still cope with it, but Lorenzo's arrival
, and these remarks that could be called crazy, made him lose his mind for a while, not knowing what to do.
"Ah... the atmosphere here is so serious, it's like we are discussing where to hold a memorial service."
Lorenzo murmured in a low voice again. Seliu was too lazy to pay attention to this guy's illness and found a vacant seat to sit down. Lorenzo crossed her and sat next to Shao Liangye.
"Hello."
Lorenzo didn't forget to say hello when he sat down.
Shao Liangye turned his head slightly and glanced at Lorenzo. His expression was cold, and there was a little surprise in his eyes. He probably didn't expect that the guy who could crawl back from the end of the world would look like this. Shao Liangye also understood Arthur's previous answer.
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"Hello."
Out of etiquette considerations, Shao Liangye answered eloquently.
Listening to this standard Western language, Lorenzo was stunned.
The scene became more and more awkward and silent. Before, it was as serious as a conference room for the final battle, but now it looked like the memorial service Lorenzo said. The main target of the memorial was Lorenzo himself.
After scanning the circle, I saw that everyone in the seats next to Arthur cast strange glances at Lorenzo and looked at Jiuxia's seat. Zuo Zhen kept a friendly smile, while Zuo Tang was as indifferent as Shao Liangye.
Shao Liangye puffed up his cheeks, as if he was holding back a smile.
"Is this Mr. Holmes?" Zuo Zhen glanced at the embarrassed Lorenzo, then looked at Arthur, "It's better to see once than to hear a hundred times."
Arthur smiled helplessly, "Yes, he is a troublesome guy."
"It's okay, I think it's pretty good."
Zuo Zhen stared at Lorenzo, and Lorenzo could clearly feel the sweep of his gaze, along Lorenzo's skin and clothes, from top to bottom, over and over again... This feeling is terrible, even worse
What's strange is that it was Zuo Zhen, the old man, who was scrutinizing Lorenzo.
"This guy is so funny."
Sa Liangxi tried hard to hold back her laughter and whispered, but this could not escape Lorenzo's ears.
Lorenzo couldn't understand Sa Liangxi's terrible Western language, so she turned to look at Rhodes behind her.
"translate."
Rhodes recovered from the pressure, thought for a while, and responded.
"She said you were funny."
Lorenzo frowned. He doubted whether this was what Sarangxi meant, but in this case, he couldn't continue to ask any more questions.
He could see Arthur's clenched fist through the corner of his sight... No way, Arthur had always been at odds with him when it came to easing the atmosphere.
The complexity of the scene has increased a bit. Some of the guys who are not very good at it have slightly raised the corners of their mouths and are suppressing smiles. There are also some guys who have stiff faces and look like they want to give Lorenzo a few blows.
Until Zuo Zhen let out a burst of hearty laughter, the bad atmosphere that made people touch the ground was finally relieved.
The nation-builder from the east said kindly.
"I originally thought Mr. Holmes would be a fierce guy with a serious face, weapons on his body, and blood flowing around him."
Lorenzo looked at Zuo Zhen. It was obvious that he was the boss of these Jiuxia people, "So this disappoints you?"
Zuo Zhen nodded, but then shook his head.
“I was a little disappointed at first. It’s hard to imagine that someone who has accomplished such great things would look like this, but when I think about it, it makes sense.
It was a journey to hell, and ordinary people's minds couldn't persevere. But you were able to persevere in that high-pressure situation. It's reasonable for you to be so "optimistic".
Everyone needs some self-entertainment mentality, after all, there will always be some serious psychological problems in our industry."
Although this old guy was praising himself, Lorenzo always felt that he was doing him a disservice.
"I am Zuo Zhen, the leader of the Jiuxia team this time." Zuo Zhen introduced himself.
Lorenzo was a little confused. The name was familiar, but he couldn't remember it. After thinking carefully, a story from decades ago suddenly came to his mind.
He looked shocked. Unexpectedly, after such a long time, this figure who almost only existed in history appeared again.
"This is my deputy, Zuo Tang, and then this is Shao Liangxi, Shao Liangye, and the ones behind...you can just call him Cai Gong."
Zuo Zhen knew how to deal with Lorenzo in just a few minutes. There was no serious opening remarks, and he just introduced them casually, as if this was not the Broken Dome, but the streets of Old Dunling, with a few people holding low-quality cigarettes.
, complaining about the bad weather.
"Oh oh oh, hello, hello, hello to you too."
Lorenzo nodded cooperatively and said hello.
"Then... let's get straight to the point," Lorenzo changed his smiling posture and looked serious, looking like an expert, "I have already coordinated with all parts of the purification agency before, and the excavated holy silver was melted
Recasting will establish a shelter next to the Forge Pillar, which will protect key personnel and information, and continue to command operations after the old Dunling is destroyed."
"At present, everything is going very smoothly. The mechanical institute is working day and night. We just have to wait for the passage of time."
Lorenzo told about his plan. Before attacking, he must make all preparations. The death row plan will be their hope of counterattack after defeat.
"But this does not mean that everything will go as we expected. I think everyone should know that there are two terrifying monsters wandering in the world now. Fortunately, there is no harmony between them... But this does not mean that we
Then you can relax.”
Zuo Zhen and others listened carefully. No matter how unreliable Lorenzo was, he was still an expert, and expert opinions were very important.
"Before the death row plan is completed, once they determine the winner, there is no need to determine the winner. As long as one of them has spare power and targets us, the old Dunling may be destroyed."
Lorenzo recalled the two terrible monsters.
"It's better to say that Edron Levien is on the verge of losing control, but at least he is not out of control yet. If he comes to Old Dunling, then at most he will wipe out those of us who are aware of it, but if it is Roger Cruz who is out of control,
He will turn old Dunling into hell, another Advent night.
All citizens will become monsters, and the erosion will spread quickly to the outside world along the developed transportation system.
So, I think the main target is Roger Cruz. Although the other guy is not a good person, at least in terms of disaster, it is not that bad."
Lorenzo paused and then continued to speak.
"Of course, another reason for targeting Roger Cruz is that Edlen is still chasing him. Before Edlen lost control, we were more or less in the same camp as him. The conflict is not irreconcilable."
"So what we have to do now is continue your death row plan and wait?" Zuo Zhen shook his head, "I hate waiting, it's disturbing."
"There is no way. Our enemies have the ability to move long distances, let alone become nihilistic. All we can do is wait, but it is not just waiting."
Lorenzo's planning was perfect, and this was due to working late at night for such a long time.
"Arthur, Merlin, has the message been sent?"
Faced with Lorenzo's question, Arthur responded.
"I think you're crazy," he sighed, thinking of his equally crazy decision, Arthur felt bad, "Already sent."
"That's good." Lorenzo gave a thumbs up gesture to the two of them.
"What message?"
Zuo Zhen asked. It seemed that there was something he didn't know yet.
"I don't know if you understand, but before the restart and the appearance of these monsters, we actually had several strong enemies.
They are the new pope with unknown purpose and identity, the new religious order led by him, and the remnant of the old religious order, Dean Lawrence."
Thinking of his former "mentor", no matter how heartless Lorenzo was, his eyes at this moment could not help but become solemn. As a "mortal", the pressure he brought to Lorenzo was no less than those two.
A monster.
Lorenzo was very clear about Lawrence's purpose, but he felt vaguely uneasy, as if this fanatical believer would not move forward as expected.
"But he is no longer a patriarch. He should be called the Orthodox Pope. He used the secret blood to create an army and tried to win a doomsday war."
"Putting aside all the previous conflicts, we are actually the three opposing parties. We are actually in the same camp. But unfortunately, due to geographical distance and conflicting ideas, we cannot fully trust each other and unite together.
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So I gave them the information about the end of the world with some modifications, so that they could see the truth of the world."
As soon as Lorenzo finished speaking, he could hear the heavy breathing around him. The people on Jiuxia's side didn't know what it meant yet, but the purification agency seemed to be ready to get up and beat people.
Several knight captains were the first to be unable to sit still. They looked at each other and made the same decision in their eyes. Finally, Gawain spoke.
"Do you know what you did?"
Gawain does not understand Lorenzo's behavior. Both parties are considered strong enemies. This behavior will undoubtedly lead to unknown possibilities.
"Of course I understand, Knight Commander, before, I would have thought I was crazy, but now we have no choice," Lorenzo said, "I understand your concerns, but the problem is, there is an unreasonable person now.
The storm of human survival is brewing, and if it is not resolved, we will all have no future, let alone the right to worry.
No matter where we stand, our fates are tied together and no one can stay out of it."
Lorenzo showed a sly smile, like an insidious fox.
"But I'm not stupid, Knight Commander. You can think of it, and I will think of it too. Telling them all this will not only let them know who the enemy is and what the truth is, but more importantly, this information has great significance."
There is a possibility that Roger and Adren will notice and discover it.
Therefore, the targets they may attack are not only the old Dunling, but also the new Pope and Lawrence."
"What we lack most now is time. No one knows when the restart will occur. The dispersed goals will buy us a lot of time. It is even said that under the pressure of this powerful enemy, we will still be able to reach a certain level.
To unite.”
"What if we are unfortunate enough to be attacked first by Roger?" Gawain asked again.
"Then you can only consider yourself unlucky."
Lorenzo shrugged, expressing his helplessness. His casual attitude made everyone very angry.
"This is not an evenly matched war from beginning to end. We need to gather all our strength, use up all our strength, and need a little...luck."
Luck is a wonderful thing. Under its protection, someone can even win a kingdom with a coin.
Lorenzo was immersed in this fantasy, but his words changed the next second.
"But we can't leave everything to this kind of metaphysics. We need some variables to increase our chances of winning."
Lorenzo looked eagerly at Zuozhen, these foreigners from the mysterious East.
He shouted.
"So our long-awaited guests, have you brought any 'gifts'? It doesn't need to be as powerful as turning the tide of the battle, it just needs to increase our slight chance of winning."
A little bit of chance of winning is increasing the chips for one's side and gaining vitality. As long as there is a little bit of hope, the reversal of the gamble may be completed.
"Just like this thing."
Lorenzo said as he reached into his arms, took out a black cube, and placed it on the round table.
Hold your breath.
It is so dark, like an abyss, swallowing everyone's eyes and dragging them into the abyss.