Chapter 124 The Powerful

The soldiers guarding the city must have recognized this group of people. As they approached, they heard a "creak" and the dilapidated city gate slowly opened.

The first person who stuck his head out was a dishevelled man. If it weren't for his dirty and messy golden hair, I really wouldn't be able to tell his race from his completely black face.

Following the team slowly into the city gate, there were gradually more people on both sides of the street. All of them were disheveled, and the only white part of their bodies was the whites of their eyes.

Walking on the street, the smell in the air was nothing like the rotting corpses on the battlefield, but it was still unpleasant. I wanted to cover my mouth and nose, but my hands were tied, so I had no way to cover it. I had no choice but to endure it silently.

Even though both sides of the road were filled with ragged civilians, it was as deserted as a ghost town. These people, wearing rags to cover their bodies, looked at us with dull eyes. For those mercenaries, this was nothing new, but I was different. I was like a magnet, attracting everyone's attention. The way everyone looked at me was hard to describe. It was the same expression and look that people on Earth have when they first see aliens.

"Follow us, our leader will definitely be interested in you."

He was in front of the soldier who was holding the rope that tied me. Perhaps he was already tired of the different looks coming from all around, and the mercenary leader didn't even have the desire to turn his head.

"What I want to ask is, can you please save some face for me in front of so many people?"

This guy ignored me again, pulled the rope that bound my hands and walked straight along the slightly dilapidated road towards the magnificent building in the center of the city. This should be the Governor's Mansion. The building materials used in the entire building are obviously different from the surrounding houses. There is also a fountain in front of the building, and many unknown flowers and plants are planted around it.

“Hmm, the smell of corruption.”

The air is indeed made fresher by the flowers and plants, but such a scenery that does not match the surroundings cannot win people's favor, at least my favor.

There are fully armed soldiers here, wearing chain mail, helmets on their heads, and holding shields. They look like regular soldiers, but they are a rare species in this city.

Our approach aroused their vigilance, and the officer-like leader blocked our way as expected. The mercenary leader hurriedly stepped forward to negotiate with him, and I watched from a distance. I didn't know how good he was at speaking, but the officer at the gate nodded repeatedly and even took the initiative to make way for us. The expression on his face was like a flower blooming, not only looking at the mercenary leader, but also at me. What? Am I your cash cow?

"The stakes must be quite a lot, otherwise this bastard wouldn't be so satisfied!"

Watching them complete an evil deal, I couldn't help but reveal a look of contempt. Of course, they wouldn't care. God knows what position I hold in that deal in their minds.

“Squeak~”

The gatekeeper pushed open the door of the Governor's Palace. The mercenary leader was not polite and directly led me inside.

After entering the two large wooden doors, the light inside immediately dimmed. There was only one oil lamp on the wooden table in front of us. It emitted a dim light, making this already quiet room even more eerie.

"Who is coming?"

Suddenly such a question was uttered, and the voice echoed in the empty hall. In this empty darkness, the weak flame was just like a flame, which could only protect itself in this darkness and had no ability to illuminate the darkness in front of it.

I stared at the flames in a trance, not realizing that the flames were so similar to my current situation. Through the dim light of the fire, I could see the darkness here was so thick that it suppressed my heart and made me feel breathless. I couldn't help but touch my chest and breathe deeply to avoid suffocation due to lack of oxygen.

What kind of person could be so calm and at ease in such an environment and stay there for so long? I was very curious about the owner of the voice, because he had been hiding in the darkness and I could only hear the voice but not see him.

The mercenary leader beside me seemed to understand the rules here. He lowered his head and slowly walked to the dim firelight, as if that would allow the people hiding in the darkness to see his face. He leaned forward slightly, as if he was saluting, and he spoke in the same dull voice: "Sir, I brought a man from outside the city, saying he is Aetius's man."

“Oh~”

The man sounded very curious, I must have piqued his interest.

"Bring it up."

Following the man's instructions, the mercenary leader hurriedly turned around and waved at me. I hesitated for a moment, but still walked forward and stood in front of the fire.

"Oh, you?"

The voice sounded a little surprised in the darkness, but then there was a sinister sneer, which made my spine shiver.

"May I ask who you are?"

I mustered up my courage and loudly questioned this bastard hiding in the dark. We are all human beings. What kind of ability is it to pretend to be a ghost in broad daylight? I refused to accept it and had to see the real face of this guy.

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"I…"

The voice paused for a moment, as if it was changing its sitting position. Then the voice in the darkness continued, "You should know my name. I am Flavius ​​Aresio, the governor of the Roman Empire's Gaul province in Belgium. And who are you? A stranger!"

Flavius! As expected of the governor of the empire, he also has a noble surname. I was secretly amazed in my heart. He has the same surname as Aetius. If they were both given the same surname, then this guy hiding in the dark must also be a tough guy! "Orius Luca! Centurion of the 300th Squadron of the 1st Battalion of the 14th Gemini Legion under Aetius!"

Although he was an officer, he was so insignificant compared to the nobleman hiding in the darkness that I felt a little lacking in confidence when I said this.

"Tsk~ Orius, hum, haha, hahaha."

Alessio, who was hiding in the darkness, couldn't hide his contemptuous laughter when he heard my last name. I knew that he knew the humble status of this last name, but he never expected that this would become his laughing stock.

"So..." This man was strange. He only laughed twice and then immediately stopped smiling. He said in a deep voice, "Why did Aetius send you here? Did he bring a message or come to see if I was torn to pieces and eaten by those barbarians?"

Aetius's intention, this guy's question really stumped me. I never said that I was sent by Aetius. What should I do? My heart was pounding with nervousness at this moment, and I kept thinking of reasonable countermeasures in my head.

(End of this chapter)