Steel steam and flame

"There seems to be a meeting today, right?" The man poured himself a glass of wine and asked.

"The limo is ready and ready to go at any time." The assistant replied, standing aside waiting for the man's next order. At the same time, two slightly emaciated body bags were moved down and carried by two people, and stopped at the side of the hall.

The man turned his head and glanced, reminding: "Do it the old way, don't leave any traces. Clean the room before I come back. Let's go, there is still a little time, we can't be late." He said the last sentence to the assistant. After saying that, the man put down his wine glass and walked towards the door.

"I have asked the secretary. It is a private meeting with the largest number of people. It was convened by your father, young master. Because some people need to rush back from various places, it has been postponed until now." The limo was speeding on the highway, and the people in the back seat were The assistant handed the compiled information to the man.

After casually flipping through a few pages, the man showed no interest in them. He closed them and handed them to his assistant: "As long as you know, I am more interested in the information left by the two people than this. How many people have died for these two elite figures?" For months, the Knights have still used the mission failure as an explanation. This is not the style of those at the top. Besides, I am taking over what they left, and I don’t want to be used as a pawn. Investigate it as soon as possible, and hand Theodore over to Lavalar , El, you will be responsible.”

"The information on the strange characters and symbols was found in the secret storage room of the two of them. The dates when they were put in were during their mission. There must be a connection. You and Lafayette should pay more attention to it."

The limo drove forward at high speed, turned a few corners, and entered a separate road, the end of which led to the headquarters of the Webley family. Not long after, a pure white limo caught up with him. The window was lowered, revealing a face with dancing long hair. It was not very beautiful, but what attracted people was its cold and glamorous temperament.

The man also lowered the glass window, the wind was howling, and he nodded and said hello.

"Sister Elna, I didn't expect you to come back." The man pretended to be surprised when he spoke, but his face had the same expression from beginning to end.

"Everyone is the same. We have been waiting for this day to come for a long time. Everyone will come back. It is better to share resources evenly if I am present." As she spoke, Elna inspected the limo of the man Pofita, " The last time we met was probably along the coast. At that time, there was a problem with a batch of weapons in the family, and we were sent to deal with them. It has been two years, and it seems that neither you nor I have changed much. You still like to use people trained by the family. "

Porfetta made a helpless expression. Elna smiled back: "For us, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Cultivating our own talents as early as possible is the best choice. Also, your daily habits must still be there, right? The family has begun to prepare to clean up, I think it's best for you Be more restrained. As the child of the new patriarch, you know your father's character. In his eyes, blood relations are just a by-product of venting emotions. We may be able to cooperate in some fields in the future, but if you are eliminated in advance , I have to spend time looking for new partners."

Porfetta showed a helpless expression, but not a word of Erna's words entered his head.

"Thank you, Sister Elna, for reminding me. I will pay attention." The window was rolled up, completely squeezing the words into the rapidly flowing air of the two limousines.

When we arrived at the station, the sky became brighter. Large white mottled lines appeared on the thick cloud layer, but they still could not be penetrated effectively.

"It will snow very early this year." Before the limousine entered the garage, Pofita said to himself to the sky, "Find time to collect meteorological data before the war of more than 60 years."

The assistant noted this down and followed the man slowly out of the garage.

Passing by the door, a huge fat man was sitting in a limo, looking straight ahead. Feeling the eyes on him, Atuohuan looked in front of him, and happened to see Pofetta and his assistant looking at him. Out of politeness, Atuohuan nodded politely to say hello.

Not receiving a response, Pofetta and the two walked straight away. There was not much time left in the meeting.

"Not from the family." As Pofita spoke, he turned his head and looked behind him again, only to see that the fat man had already sat in the limo, and then a woman wearing daily clothes entered his field of vision, while using the communication He opened the car door and got into the passenger seat.

It wasn't until the ceremonial car left that Pofita looked back. The assistant on the side also turned his head and said in a low voice: "That should be Ye Jielin, the youngest daughter of the previous patriarch. Because she is still a student at the military school, So I haven’t left Manoma yet. After the meeting, I will compile the information about her and give it to you, Master."

"Sorry to trouble you." They separated in front of a building and walked to the reserved conference room alone. I met many familiar but unfamiliar faces along the way. After leaving Manoma, Porfetta spent a year entering the Order of the Rose and the Rose. However, the effect of multiple early missions was not obvious - teammates and reserve knights dispatched suffered a large number of casualties each time, and many people disliked his personal behavior. He had just entered the empire, and the environment that was different from that of his family made him feel uncomfortable. For these reasons, he was assigned to serve in various branches of the Imperial Knights.

Pofita thought of the general reason why he could return to Manoma again. One is because the new and old patriarchs of the Webley family have changed, and the news must have spread early. The other is to exercise restraint and restraint in the execution of tasks and personal behavior. Preparatory knights are fresh blood, and a large number of deaths will increase the cost of training the knights. As far as he knew, the only training institutions in the empire that didn't care much about costs seemed to be the two top schools. For others, personal income is linked to one's own strength and ability. The environment of the empire taught him a lot, such as rational enjoyment and maximum utilization of the resources at hand.

The attendees barely filled a medium-sized conference room, close to 400 people. If we start from the perspective of job relationship, the actual number will be even higher. Porfetta walked into the conference room and was seen by Erna. The two sat together, waiting for the meeting to begin.

"Father's call to us this time will not be as simple as allocating resources. He has important things to tell us." Elna observed the people around her and entered the conference room to explain that everyone belongs to the same party and can find suitable partners for cooperation.

Porfetta didn't listen, thinking about other things. The initial performance of leaving the family was not good, but it does not mean that he is not smart. On the contrary, being able to reach this point after finding his own position also shows that his own abilities are growing in an orderly manner. Contact with the middle management of the Webley family also made him realize more and more how convenient it is to rely on power to drive others, as well as the satisfaction it brings to himself.

He has always believed that rationalized enjoyment is appropriate, as long as one has the corresponding conditions.