Chapter 759 St. Louis

For days, the whole city of Rome has been boiling because of the unknown video. Further stimulated by the contradictions caused by Sauron, coupled with the support of Mendrisa and Joseph, a wave of large-scale demonstrations in Rome. The residents of Rome asked Sauron to hand over the murderer. Even if under Sauron's arrangement, the officer who was rumored to have been killed frequently appeared in front of the public, but accused him of being the double of the deceased.

The public also demanded the disclosure of Sauron's palace, which has violated Sauron's bottom line. He immediately returned a tough fight, and the leader of the movement was arrested and publicly executed. Then the private army was transferred from the outer islands under Sauron's name to suppress it, and all those who dared to gather in public to make trouble were arrested, and several lower nobles also suffered. They are basically the system of Mendrissa, who were executed by Sauron, which is also a meaning that Sauron conveyed to the two families to some extent.

Sauron's tough counterattack made many people remember the bloody days 15 years ago, and now they remember Sauron's iron blood and charm. This has calmed down a lot of opposition, but like the lava on the volcano, people's dissatisfaction and anger at Sauron have increased, and they are at a stage that will erupt at any time.

Sauron was also very busy. At several meetings, Mendrisa and Joseph were absent together, which made it clear that he wanted Sauron to sing against it. Based on other officials or allies under the two systems, they have also frequently impeached Sauron's achievements in recent years. Even the religious court, forced by the pressure of Joseph's two rich families and the public, had to restart the investigation of the death of the old pope, which greatly damaged Sauron's image.

That day, Sauron returned to his private office after handling the affairs. There was no angry roar, but a series of explosions came from the office. When Wessel carefully opened the door and saw that the supplies and smart brains in the office had turned into a pile of rags, and there were cobweb-like cracks on the wall, he knew that his master was in a terrible mood.

He hesitated and didn't know if Sauron would be looking for death at this time.

Sauron noticed him and suppressed his anger and said, "What happened again?"

"No, my lord. But someone wants to see you." Wessel bowed his head.

Who? Mendrisa or Joseph? Sauron sneered.

"Neither, my lord. His name is Rex, and he claims to be a member of the Dark Brotherhood. Wessel replied.

"Dark Brotherhood?" Sauron's expedition suddenly disappeared cleanly. This word, which has been separated for more than ten years, finally entered his world again. This made Sauron a little daring, and Wether didn't dare to disturb him. After a moment, Sauron said, "Let him come to see me."

After a moment, Rex, who broke his arm, walked into Sauron's office. Obviously shocked when he saw the mess, Sauron frowned and said, "You'd better say something useful. Now I'm in a bad mood."

Rex quickly lowered his head and said, "Your excellency must be interested, because I know one thing, a thing about the Dark Brotherhood and Zero and Pope Paul."

"Oh? It sounds interesting. Say it quickly.

So Rex told Paul to arrive at the City of Rock and went to the base camp of the Dark Brotherhood with Zero to meet secretly with the Seven Committee. Sauron's face gradually smiled. When Rex finished speaking, he said in a low voice, "Since you are a member of the Dark Brotherhood, why did you tell me this?"

"Your Excellency, I am no longer. The ruthless woman Isabel has fired me. Now, I just want to avenge that woman!" Rex gritted his teeth and said.

"Good, if I catch her. She is yours. Now tell me, where is the base camp of the Dark Brotherhood?

"Pearl Corridor, my lord. They have an underground base there, and I know how to get there. Of course, I hope my efforts can be rewarded a little bit. Rex whispered.

Sauron laughed and patted him on the shoulder and said, "You brought excellent news. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly."

called Wether in again, asked him to ask a silver hand guard to take Rex down to rest first, and then said to Wessel, "Go and inform Adam and the others that we have something to do. This is a good opportunity to kill all the leaders of the Neponic, Paul's boy and the fraternity that he has always thought is high. I'd like to see who else dares to stand up against me after that!"

"Of course not." Wessel offered his offer next to him.

While Sauron is going to talk about zero and others and the Dark Brotherhood, a two-masted sailboat is sailing in a special sea area. This is a medium-sized ship that can carry about 50 people. Except for more than a dozen sailors, there were not many people left on the ship. But everyone here has a prominent identity. On this inconspicuous sailboat, there are Isabel, one of the seven members of the Dark Brotherhood, and Zero, the leader of the Nepnean, and finally Pope Paul of Rome.

They secretly left the Rock City three days ago. After a few days of land travel, they sailed to sea at dawn in a secret port affiliated with the Brotherhood and sailed to this sea.

It is winter, and part of the sea near the mainland has long been frozen and cannot be sailed by ships. But here, it did not freeze because there is an active volcano in the sea. Under the stimulation of the high temperature and cold sea water released by the volcano from time to time, a hazy water mist covers the sea. The captain traveling in it must be familiar with this waterway, otherwise it is easy to hit a reef or ice float and lead to a shipwreck.

Obviously, the captain in charge of this sailboat is experienced and extremely familiar with this waterway. The ship did not sail fast, but gradually approached the destination of Zero and others. The place they are going to is called the Pearl Corridor, which is a group of islands composed of 18 islands. Because it looks like a pearl necklace from the air, it has the name of Pearl Corridor.

The base camp of the Dark Brotherhood is on an island in the Pearl Corridor. When he heard the news, Paul couldn't close his mouth in surprise. He thought about many possibilities, but he didn't expect the Brotherhood to be set up in that place in the base camp. Because the Pearl Corridor is actually one of the inner islands ruled by Rome, and there is also a military base in the Pope's Hall on one of the islands.

I'm afraid even Sauron will not know that the Dark Brotherhood will put the base under his eyes. If it hadn't been for what Isabel said himself, Paul wouldn't have believed it.

Zero independent bow, looking at the hazy sea filled with water mist in front of him, there is a feeling of being in a dream. But when you think about it, the experience over the years has never had a dreamy feeling. Zero suddenly thought that if the people of the Z7 base had not found his hibernation warehouse, he would still continue to sleep deeply until the energy of the hibernation warehouse was exhausted, and then he died quietly in his sleep.

That will be another ending.

Now, he is facing an unknown future, just like this water mist. You can only see the shadow of the things ahead, but when the ship approaches, you will find that the gap between the original imagination and reality is so huge.

Suddenly, Zero's heart moved, and then footsteps sounded behind him. Then the fragrant wind drilled his nose, and Ishabel leaned against the railing in front of the boat and said, "Every time I pass by this time, I will stand at the bow of the boat. This hazy feeling is beautiful, isn't it? But in fact, these water mist are very deadly. The heat of the undersea volcano and the ice and water are excited to form a water mist, but at the same time, some radiation fog in the sea is volatilized out, causing them to form some nano-level toxic particles in the fog.

Ishabel turned around and leaned his back against the railing with powder and said, "Look at the sailors on this ship. They basically have to changeyi pis every year. And even if they are far away from this sea, their life expectancy will be one-third shorter than that of normal people.

"But they are still willing to work for you."

"No, no. To be precise, it is to work for the Brotherhood. Because the remuneration we pay is what they can't earn even if they try their best. Ishabel said lightly.

Zero silence, indeed, it is not easy for everyone to live in this era. If you can earn a huge fortune for your family to live a worry-free life, not to mention a one-third reduction in life expectancy, many people will be willing to do it even if they work hard. Zero turned to another topic and asked, "Actually, I'm curious about what criteria your fraternity is based on to judge that the future you are leading is beneficial to everyone on the mainland?"

Ishabel shrugged his shoulders and said, "How can there be any standard? The so-called future in our eyes is just the future that a few people hope for."

Zero took a deep look at her, and Isabel said calmly, "In fact, that's it. We are human beings, and we also have desires and ambitions. As long as there is such a thing, what we see is destined to be a narrow future. In fact, the current world is just a world of few people. Low-level people can only survive by attaching to the superiors. They are more concerned about the present and how can they pay attention to the future.

"It makes sense, but it sounds uncomfortable."

"Lord Zero turned out to be an idealist." Ishabel laughed.

"That's not good, but I'm not used to putting my ambitions in such a high-sounding word as 'guide'."

"It turns out that Lord Zero is also ambitious."

"Who has no ambition in this era?" Zero smiled and asked, "Like Miss Isabel, your ambition is not small, isn't it?"

"Don't say that. I just want to live a little better."

At this time, Pope Paul came out of the cabin. He walked on the deck and walked towards the bow of the boat. He also greeted the two and said, "You two are very interested. Is there any beautiful scenery to enjoy such a big mist?"

After greeting him, Ishabel said, "It's windy and foggy here. My body can't stand it, so I won't accompany you two."

After witnessing her leave, Paul laughed and said, "Her body is not as delicate as it seems."

"Of course, for an ordinary person, he has been exposed to this environment for many years without any muta. Even if you are not an capable person, your physical fitness will not be much worse. Women, petite and so on are just protective colors. Zero said.

Paul glanced at him and said, "You can see it thoroughly. I just think she should be injected with a gene-fortification agent like me, so she can resist the erosion of surface radiation."

The Pope added, "Now, the two old foxes of Mendrisa should use the video materials I gave them to make Sauron furious, right? It's a pity that I'm not in Rome, so I can't see Sauron's wonderful expression.

Zero smiled and said, "It seems that you are not afraid of Sauron's appearance. Obviously, our current situation is far from superior."

"Of course I won't be afraid of him, because I know what kind of person he is." Paul looked back at Zero and said, "In fact, I'm more afraid of you."

"Are you afraid of me?" Zero shook his head and said, "Do I look that scary?"

"Because I can't see through you, just like this water mist. People always feel afraid of the unknown, don't they?

Zero knew what he wanted to say and held the boat railing. He said in a low voice, "Maybe you will feel that some of my behaviors are incomprehensible. For example, why did I bring down Sauron, but finally gave the throne to you.

"Yes, this is the most difficult for you to see."

"That's because, whether it's the Western Continent or you, it's an episode in my life. And I don't have time to stop for these episodes. In my future, there are more important people and things waiting for me. Zero looked at the young pope and said, "I just hope that this experience of fighting together can make you and me a loyal ally. In the future, when I need your strength, Your Highness Paul, I hope you can help me.

There was an inexplicable flame burning on Paul's chest. In Zero's eyes, he seemed to see the continuous war that would fill the future. He gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand and said, "Okay, I'll bet once. If you can do everything you promise, I will always be your most loyal ally!"

"That's settled." Zero smile and hold Paul's palm hard.

At this moment, the fog suddenly dispersed.

The ship sailed out of the misty area, and its vision suddenly widened. In front of the zero two people, the pearl corridor of more than a dozen islands formed into a group of curved islands arrived. The ship drove into a hidden harbor, Zero and others got off the boat, and the two cars waited early. The car left the dock and drove into a mountain tunnel. When it stopped, Zero almost thought he had returned to a railway station in the old era.

Except that there is only one platform and the train on the tracks has only four short carriages, it is not much different from the old railway station. Isabel invited them to get in and into one of the luxuriously decorated carriages. The two walls of the carriage are embedded with wooden boards, a crystal ceiling is hung on the roof, and a picture of Mona Lisa's Smile is hung on the wall on the left. The floor is covered with red carpet, and people walk comfortably and silently on it.

This is not like a carriage, just like a room in a rich mansion.

After Zero and others got on the train, the train made a whistle and sprayed steam from the front of the car. Zero was surprised that this train used the most primitive steam kinetic energy system. Seeing Zero's surprise, Ishabel explained: "The use of steam systems can avoid the large-scale use of energy and be detected by the outside world. Although it is an ancient kinetic energy system, we have been redesigned so that solid fuel can replace the original coal. But more than that, it's just because of the strong nostalgia of some committee members.

In Ishabel's explanation, the train began to run along the tracks. Under the ancient appearance, the movement provided by the technology of the new era can make the big guy drive powerfully. In the carriage, he could not feel any shaking, but looked out of the window at the tunnel platform retreating, and then the outside lighted up, but it was a primeval forest covered with snow. The train was driving in the forest, and the door of the carriage was pushed open. A waiter pushed the dining car in and skillfully placed wine and food.

Ishabel said, "It will take more than an hour to get to the base. Let's eat something first."

Looking at the silver plates decorated with patterns and finely crafted silver tableware on the table, everything in it reveals the ancientness of the dark fraternity and the low-key luxury. They are completely a group of hidden nobles, or the highest level. Even if Ishabel is just a person who is free from the core of power, her every move can see the unfathomable heritage and temperament of others.

Compared with her, Zero felt that the guard named Rex was really right. He was like a country bumpkin.

It's just that few country bumpkin can have the power and power he has now.

The only one that seems more elegant is Pope Paul, and the elegant action that follows the Roman aristocracy makes him eat and look pleasing to the eyes. As for Zero, Cedra and Mr. X, it can only be described as "rude".

The train arrived at its destination in more than an hour in St. Louis, where the Dark Brotherhood's headquarters is located. It is said to be a city, but it is actually a base in the belly of the mountain. After the train arrives at the station, it still needs to drive along the tunnel. After about a kilometer, you will see the gate of St. Louis. The steel gate provided by hydraulic machinery slowly opens, and behind the door is a security passage about 100 meters long. After passing the security check, you will finally enter St. Louis.

This mountain city is not as large as expected, with an area about the same size as a small town, let alone the size of Asgard. There is no holographic projection board like Asgard in the mountain city, and you can see the rough mountain belly when you look up. It's just that high-power lighting is installed in the mountain, and the street lights on the city streets have not been extinguished for many years, so the whole city is brightly lit.

As for the style of the city, if Asgard is majestic, then St. Louis is elegant and quiet. The building here is slender and gorgeous, and various sculptures can be seen as decorations on the walls and eaves. The fine white stone road is like a complicated pattern, connecting the whole city into an inseparable whole. Among them, there are fountains, squares, flower beds and green belts as decorations.

There are hardly any soldiers in St. Louis, where people behave elegantly and dress brightly. Even cars are very rare, but from time to time a few common medieval carriages pass by.

The whole city of St. Louis is reflected in the eyes of zero like a paradise. With his rich experience, he couldn't help but look at this moment.