Blood of Mercury

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The delicious and thick soup is poured on the fresh deboned fish meat cooked in hot oil, and the strong aroma that is stirred for a moment is wrapped in the fragrance of the ground spices and released in one breath.

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

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

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

Amazingly, it was as if no one had subconsciously ignored him. Even though the wind chimes were still fluctuating in the air, not even the boss realized that someone had entered the house.

——In other words, the light and sound around the black-robed man were distorted, and the correct scene had been replaced with a pre-determined existence.

But even so, everyone subconsciously avoided him.

That's their inner instinct, the urge to not want to stand in front of someone—

"Long time no see, Esther."

Gentle and soft words sounded under the black robe, and accompanied by the flowing air all the way to Esther's ear.

Esther's eating movement stagnated for a while, and then he sat quietly inside, making room for the man in black robe.

"Long time no see... Roland."

Esther reached out and pushed his glasses, the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "I didn't see you wrong."

"I knew you were back."

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

That was Roland.

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

Esther shook his head: "It's you... I really didn't expect you to come back."

"I have the same purpose as you."

As Roland spoke, he stretched out his slender white fingers to peel off the skin of the fish, picked up a piece of snow-white fish flesh from Esther's plate, blew it lightly, and put it in his mouth.

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

"I just watched the last scene. I've always been a person who has a beginning and an end, and I can't even think of watching a new show without seeing the last scene."

"rational."

Roland agreed succinctly, and then took a piece of fish and put it into his mouth again. His oiled fingers gleamed in the sun.

After a while of silence, Roland asked, "So, Marquis of Lyria and Starcaller are yours?"

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

Esther shook his head: "I won't lie to you. I really don't have any subordinates here."

"Huh...an interesting statement."

Roland stuck out his tongue and licked his fingers, and smiled lightly: "'Subordinate'? Do you know what Marco said about 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 a table with you and talked about the future sooner?"

"More than that. I told you that Oakley and Robert's actions were all I expected, would you believe it?"

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

"...whether you believe it or not, I've told you everything I want to tell you."

The corners of Roland's mouth rose, and he slowly stroked the table with his fingers dipped in soup, drawing a rough map of the entire Titan in three or two strokes.

"Right now, although the situation in Titan looks very chaotic, it is roughly 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 old nobles who keep a wait-and-see attitude. Among them, there are only those who have the hope of becoming my followers... If some people are more obedient, I don't mind crowning one of them..."

As Roland said this, he slowly slid his fingers on the table, and the originally chaotic situation became clear little by little.

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

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

"Um...you're for that money? Or Anvilia? Or...peace?"

Roland looked at him with a slightly surprised look, and an undisguised mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Peace... How can peace be achieved without bloodshed? Don't you think such peace is too cheap?"

However, Esther shook his head seriously.

"I know you're different from those people, Roland... Your Majesty, so I'll tell you straight," he sighed and pleaded with Roland in a sincere manner, "I've arranged it. According to my plan. , in the end the crowd of the fourth part you said will get the whole Titan, and in this way, you will also get the most benefit. So, please don't interfere with my plan."

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

He slowly put on his hood: "You are right. But I don't listen to you."

"The reason is very simple... The reputation of the dragon hunter spreads far and wide, no matter what you say, you can't be 100% believed or 100% suspicious. I can feel that you are not hostile to me, but I still can't put my The fate of the believers is in your hands."

He fixedly looked at Esther.

"—I'm not alone anymore. Esther."

"By my side, there are many children who follow me. They trust me completely and give me their life, will and soul, trusting that I can give them happiness and peace... I am responsible for them."

"Maybe you're right. Maybe you're doing the right thing. Maybe only your methods can truly bring lasting peace to this land...but people are close and so are I."

"...'Me too'? It's an arrogant and irresponsible statement." Hearing this, Esther, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly smiled: "His Majesty Roland... No, Mr. Speaker. Do you still remember what you told me? Has it been?"

"Of course. War has never been just, and I still believe that."

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

"If it's one person, I'll crush that one person; if it's a group of people, I'll crush that group of people; if it's a country's disorder..."

Saying ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Roland stretched out his hand and wiped the table hard and slowly with his palm, directly erasing the entire map of Titan.

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

After that, Roland's figure was slightly blurred, and then completely disappeared from any aspect of Esther's perception. Not only him, but also no traces left on the table, it became extremely clean.

As if everything before Esther was just an illusion.

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

"It's terrifying... Your Majesty Roland."

Esther showed a cheerful smile with interest, and said softly, "It's only two months...will you become the savior?"

"...Cangyin's inheritance, right?" (To be continued.)