Alan Pompaud blocked Richard's gaze at Anne, snorted coldly, and expressed dissatisfaction with a slightly sullen face. After that, he restrained his expression, showed a serious gaze, looked at Richard deeply and asked, "So, you and those who rebelled against our Pombo family are really not in the same camp?"

"It's not. ”

Alan Pompo's expression was a little complicated, he thought for a long time, and bowed slightly and said, "Okay, I apologize for my previous behavior, I was impulsive." I feel your sincerity now, maybe we can really sit down and talk about a deal. ”

"That's good. Richard said, "Excuse me, Mr. Alan Pompo, what is your attitude towards the previous deal?"

"Before I answer this question, I want to ask you one thing. Aaron Pombo looked at Richard, "Do you want to get the Book of the Void, do you want to get the book itself, or do you want to get the contents of the book?"

"Contents. ”

"Sure enough. Aaron Pombo looked surprised, "So, you already have some basic knowledge of the book, right?"

"I know that it records some knowledge and spells about the Void, which belongs to the ancient wizarding civilization and has been handed down, which is very rare and profound. "For a number of reasons, I want to get my hands on it, study it, and use it to solve a puzzle." ”

"That's it. Alan Pompo nodded, "Then you know, I've been studying this book for a long time, counting it, it's a few decades.

This book has been owned by my family since very early times, and when I first read it, I only thought it was an unfounded dreamer's whisper, and only later did I realize its preciousness and profundity. To this day, I have only studied part of it, but I have benefited immensely. If nothing else, let's just say that in the battle just now, you should have seen my ability to dodge attacks. ”

"Is that ......," Richard raised his eyebrows.

Alan Pombo nodded: "Yes, you guessed right, that ability to dodge attacks is a kind of use of the knowledge in the book after I studied the Book of the Void." It's a bit complicated, but in a nutshell, it's pretty much this: I used the energy of the Void to deflect your damage to my body, thus dodging the attack.

Of course, this method comes at a cost, so every time I use it, my face becomes ugly. In the end, my body could not control it, and this was also the reason for this, which was caused by my constant use of this method for many years. ”

"Ahem......" Coughing lightly, Alan Pombo looked at Richard and said, "The content of the Book of the Void is really profound, and it can be of great benefit through research, but it can also come at a heavy price.

Fortunately, for more than ten years, I have recorded my research results and insights into a codex. If I send you the Codex, your research on the Book of the Void will be smoother and less likely to lead you astray. ”

Richard listened to Alan Pompo's words, not too excited, obviously there is no free lunch in the world, looked at the other party and asked cautiously, "If I want to get the Book of the Void and your Codex, what do I need to pay?"

"You don't have much to give, stranger. "Because I know very well that if the conditions are too harsh, you will give up the trade and choose another way to claim the Book of the Void." So, I'm not going to make you pay money, spell scrolls, spell items, I just want you to do one thing. ”

"What?" asked Richard, more cautious. Sometimes, the simpler the conditions, the more difficult they are.

Alan Pompo did not answer immediately, but turned to look at Anne beside him, and after a few seconds of staring, he said, "I want you to leave St. Louis City safely and unharmed, and send her to a place where the fighting in St. Louis City is currently out of reach." ”

"This ......" Richard's eyebrows moved, and he had to say that this condition was somewhat unexpected by him, and it was really simple and excessive. Seriously, Aaron Pompo could have done it himself, it didn't take much time at all.

But why didn't Aaron Pombo do it himself? Could it be that the other party had other plans, and that would be ......

Anne listened to Alan Pompo's words, and had similar guesses to Richard, and quickly looked at Alan Pombo and asked, "Great-grandfather, you asked him to send me to a safe place, what are you going to do?"

"Of course, it is to make those enemies of our Pombo family pay the price to deal with. Alan Pompo grimaced.

"Then I can stay. Anne said urgently, "I can't help you much, but I definitely won't hold you back." I can join you in making our Pombo enemies pay the price, kill them all, and restore our Pombo family's power in St. Louis City!"

Hearing this, Alan Pombo shook his head lightly and said to Anne, "Silly boy, you think too much. All I have to do is make the enemy pay, and as for restoring the power of the Pombo family, it is no longer possible. ”

"Why?" Anne wondered.

Alun Pompo's eyes deepened, and he looked at the empty air and said, "According to what you said, the Pombo family has no accident this time, and it should be that the general trend has gone." After most of the descendants are killed, the internal power is destined to be empty, and even if it is strong now, it will fall and be completely destroyed in the future. In that case, it is better to be decisive, give up the city of St. Louis, and leave you with this hope. Maybe in a few decades, in the rest of the city, the Pombo family will be able to rebuild. ”

Seeing Anne frowning and wanting to refute, Alan Pombo continued: "You must know that wizards are a scarce resource, and our family has developed for so many years, and there are only seven absolutely loyal wizards with blood relations. It is these seven wizards as the core force that can control dozens of wizards, wizard apprentices, and then hundreds of knights in magic costumes, thousands of soldiers, and finally firmly rule the city of St. Louis.

Once this balance is broken, almost all the sorcerers who are related by blood are killed, and there is no other good way than to start all over again. Because after losing the wizards of the lineage, no matter how many wizards we control, it is only superficially controlled, without the constraints of close relationships, and the other party will turn against us at any time, empty us, turn us into puppets, and let us act according to their wishes. ”

"But, great-grandfather, what if we don't control the wizards and directly control the knights?" Anne's eyes flickered, and she made an idea, "Wizards are indeed powerful, and it is difficult to suppress them without enough power of the descendant wizards, and if one of them is dissatisfied, it will cause great trouble. But the magic knights are different, their individual strength is not very strong, and only by joining forces can they burst into powerful power.

Our family has mastered the full set of magic knight creation methods, and as long as we end the current chaos in St. Louis City and develop for a while, we will be able to regain a sufficient number of magic knights. If we supervise them well and prevent the emergence of high-level traitors like Gawain, then we will have extraordinary power that cannot be ignored, and we will even be stronger than before. ”

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