Krober held the greatsword and gently tapped Victor's head with the scabbard, warning him in a serious tone:
"Stop letting your dirty thoughts wander freely and complete the task seriously! Once the task is completed, you can think whatever you want."
Although the mission was half successful, Kroeber remained on high alert.
During this operation, he decided to personally take charge of the central position, and once he heard the sound of the powder bird, he would immediately rush to the scene to provide support.
Although the Dragon Breath Knights are equipped with specialized signaling tools, Krober believes that these tools are too recognizable.
If the enemy discovers or leaves evidence, it would be equivalent to handing over your own handle to the other party.
Therefore, Kroeber decided to use the Powder Bird as a secret signaling tool for this operation.
This not only ensures that communication between team members is safe and reliable, but also prevents them from being detected and tracked by the enemy.
"Hey, yes, Prime Minister!"
Victor laughed and then left the tent with the main group.
Kroeber planned to return to his room. He wanted to make sure that Shirley herself would not affect his mission this time.
Returning to the room, Kroeber found Shirley sitting on the bed with red eyes, obviously she had been crying.
"Why are you crying? I didn't do anything to you."
Krober walked up and threw a set of clean clothes to her.
Shirley just glanced at Krober calmly and said:
"Why do you think I'm crying?"
"It is because of me that the Blue Flame Grass family suffered such a disaster and such losses. I must bear all the responsibility."
This is true. If Shirley had not been tempted by Krober's beauty, he might not have been able to enter the castle so smoothly and openly.
"But it has already happened, it's too late to say anything."
Krober didn't know why he wanted to comfort Shirley. Logically, killing her on the spot would be the best option.
Anyway, there are already quite a few lives that have died directly or indirectly at his hands, so this one won’t make a difference.
But when he thought about what had just happened between them, he just couldn't bring himself to do it.
Just like what Veronica said about him——
You are still too immature.
Sitting in a tent, he could easily decide the life and death of hundreds or even thousands of people, but if he met someone with whom he had some connection, he would always hesitate.
indecisive!
This is not the quality of a qualified ruler.
But if you kill someone deliberately just to prove that you are not a weak-willed person, that would be too childish.
Just when Krober was hesitating, Shirley, who was sitting on the bed, spoke.
"Are you considering killing me?"
This sentence interrupted Krober's thoughts.
"Yes, I was wondering whether I should kill you."
Kroeber answered Shirley's question honestly.
"Then I'm quite happy..."
Shirley smiled slightly, her body leaning weakly on the bed and the undried tears on her face made her look particularly sad and beautiful.
"Oh? Why?"
Kroeber was prepared to hear Shirley begging for mercy or dying bravely, but she blurted out that she was very happy, which really made Kroeber very curious.
"Because at least you still care about me and don't treat me as a mere pawn."
.....
"Boring love brain."
There was silence for a long moment before Kroeber's calm voice echoed in the room.
"What is love brain?"
At this moment, Shirley did not look like she was facing a powerful enemy at all. Instead, she looked more like a girl chatting with her friends.
"It means that you are obsessed with love and romance, and you are a person who puts love above all else."
Krober was clearly scolding her, but Shirley didn't look angry at all. On the contrary, she even showed a sarcastic smile.
"Are you crazy?!"
Krober was quite surprised when he saw this scene. He began to wonder if he had been too harsh and caused this guy to have mental problems.
"I'm laughing at you, Frank. Oh no, that name must be fake, but it doesn't matter. I'm laughing at your cowardice and your timidity."
Shirley was leaning on the bed and laughing. At this moment, she looked more like a winner, while Krober became the loser.
"Tell me, how am I a coward?"
Anyway, there is plenty of time. As long as Shirley, the Earth Knight, is controlled by him, the other chickens and dogs will not be enough for the Dragon Breath Knights to kill.
Since I have nothing to do anyway, I might as well have some fun with this guy.
"You... have feelings for me, right?"
Shirley got off the bed and put her head in front of Krober, staring into his eyes with her crystal clear eyes.
“Tsk…”
Krober looked away in annoyance, but was met with even more intense laughter from Shirley.
"I don't."
It was still a plain and concise rejection, but Shirley could hear a different meaning in Krober's voice.
"Whether you have it or not, only you know it in your heart."
Shirley drew a circle on Krober's chest with her finger. This passive feeling made Krober feel very uncomfortable.
"We're only meeting for the first day and we're already talking about this, don't you think it's ridiculous?
Besides, you are just a prisoner now, why should I talk about this with a prisoner, it’s a waste of time…”
"Look, I'm anxious!"
"If you don't have feelings for me, just kill me. Why are you wasting time here?"
After these words were spoken, Krober fell into silence.
To be honest, he didn't know why he didn't kill Shirley with one sword, but instead stayed here to chat with her about random things.
Seeing Krober speechless, Shirley laughed even louder.
"At least I dare to admit my feelings, but you don't."
"That's not bravery, that's stupidity! You've fallen in love with your enemies and foes, that's a stupid thing to do!"
Stimulated by Shirley's laughter, Kroeber finally spoke out his true feelings.
"Enemy? Yes, we are enemies. You used conspiracy and trickery to make me let my guard down and finally defeated me.
But I didn't betray the family's interests. The family's treasure house is there anyway, and you will find it even if I don't tell you.
It’s not that I haven’t resisted, I just failed.
I've done everything I can. Actually, when you entered Luoyan City, the fate of the Blue Flame Grass Family was already determined, wasn't it?"
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