To Four Thousand Years Later

"I don't have any wisdom at all." The chubby Arthur Holmes shook his head with a smile, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

…What does Mr. Durant mean by this? He is also the Pope's man? So he can know my location for the first time? No, not sure. If this is the case, there is no need for him to come and test me himself. Because all my travels along the way are under the supervision of the Leonardo Group, including now... He can completely show the horses and horses directly. After all, he and I have no conflicts before, and this is Leonardo's industry. Don't worry about me backstabbing His Majesty the Pope. There is also a possibility that he only knows that I am here and nothing else, and he is hostile to the Leonardo Group itself.

In that case, the problem becomes serious. That means that someone from the Leonardo group encountered along the way since 2 leaked his whereabouts, and both he and Mr. Durant are hostile to Leonardo. I'm just a poor, helpless, honest businessman. Why would he get involved in this kind of international level political struggle? Arthur groaned inwardly. But his expression remained the same: "I think power may also be regarded as a virtue." Oh, Durant was taken aback when he heard that: "How do you say it?"

"Can't it help save the souls of many, many people? If it can, why shouldn't it be a virtue?"

Arthur grinned and smiled: "Don't you think this kind of saying is very novel?"

"sophistry."

Durant sneered, but he didn't argue with Arthur: Then I...do you think businessmen are entitled to power?

"Do you think that a person with high wealth can maintain high wealth without relying on power?"

Hearing this, Arthur was stunned for a moment. Leonardo's shadow suddenly appeared in his mind.

He nodded slowly, and said seriously: "There is nothing impossible. Wealth itself is a kind of power... regardless of language, culture, and race. It is a supreme power that is universal in the world.

"well said!"

Durant raised his voice in agreement. His ice-blue eyes that seemed devoid of emotion lit up immediately, and the hands clasped in front of him rubbed together for a while, then the thumb of his right hand habitually pressed the thumb of his left hand tightly until the fingernails turned white, but he didn't seem to Feel the same pain. The corner of Durant's mouth slowly rose, trying his best to make a kind expression: "I want to introduce you to some business, brother.

"You have to come with me. It's not convenient to say here.

"No, it's fine here."

Arthur smiled, and poured himself another glass of wine: "This is the property of the Leonardo consortium. Is there anything safer than this?"

So it's easy to talk about a cup. "Durant said calmly: "I don't really hope that our meeting this time will end in failure... Please give me some face."

coming. Arthur thought to himself. Although the other party tried to see him, he breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was still a little uneasy, Arthur didn't flinch in the slightest. He just showed a winning expression, leaned back slightly, and said in a very confident tone: Then what if I don't give this face? "Then I'm very sorry. Durant said peacefully, took out a pistol from his pocket, pressed his thumb on the safety, and pointed it at Arthur. Arthur's expression suddenly turned slightly, and he was silent for a while, He said slowly, "I don't believe you dare to shoot. You also have family.

"But you don't dare to bet." Durant replied in his extremely calm hoarse voice, his ice-blue pupils showed no emotion: "I have already learned the information about your living here, and I can still take you with you." The gun comes in... Can you guess who will 'kill Arthur Holmes' in tomorrow's papers? "

...I guess a bum.

"He can be." Durant said softly, pushing the insurance: "Then can you come with me now?" "Of course. Arthur is as good as he can be, and simply nodded in response.

A thought flashed through his mind

I set the time to contact again at night, is it a bit late?

the other side. Leonardo has received a report from Baimon.

"Myron Durant

Leonardo murmured. He paused, then asked again: "What is this person's background?"

On the surface, he is just a flesh and blood business. Baimon replied: "But in fact, this is just a cover.

His main income comes from selling hallucinogens in his premises. He uses this to increase his power over whores and actresses.

Hallucinogens? Taste? "

Leonardo frowned slightly, and his eyes suddenly became sharp: "Is hysteria serious?" He always believed that this is something that must be severely attacked, blocked, or even completely destroyed.

And coincidentally. He just has such power now.

"It's relatively strong. And it's very damaging to the body. If you stop taking the medicine, your kidneys will fail within a few years, and if you stop taking the medicine, you'll soon go crazy, self-mutilate or even commit suicide.

Baimon said calmly: "Durant's political faction "Overseas Faction" has planted many plants on the west coast of the New World, including the raw material of flowers and wine, "Crimson Flowers... In fact, they have already carried out that plant. Preliminary unpacking, and extract the active ingredients, as a stimulant. "They mixed and compounded the poison locally. They made a powerful hallucinogen. Then they stored the black paste in a hollow rubber bottle and delivered it. It only needs to absorb the drug the size of a grain of sand. It can be in the Hallucinations within an hour.

"It will greatly enhance and alienate the senses of vision, touch and hearing. With the help of this drug, people can feel music or hear the sound of color with the skin, full of a very strong, almost arrogant and complete self-confidence.

"They gave this medicine to some opera singers, nobles, and big businessmen's ladies. Let them get into the bad habit of chaos. They use it to control each other and try to domesticate humans.

"Once you take this drug once, you can't quit. Once you don't take it for a while, it triggers a 'reverse effect' at regular intervals, which brings about intense thinking, fear and anxiety equal to that confidence. .

"And it simultaneously triggers a perceptual disturbance: like seeing a halo around an object, being burned by cigar smoke or spray, seeing water turn to blood, or seeing a person's face covered in tentacles. And This reverse effect will not disappear over time, it will only be relieved for a period of time after the intake is resumed... 23AA" "As the intake increases, the duration of the 'reverse effect' and the degree of distortion of the hallucinations will gradually increase , thus forming a kind of dependence.

"What about psykers?" Leonardo asked after pondering for a moment. Baimon replied in a cold voice: "It is still effective, Your Majesty. It will distort and expand the spiritual energy in a short time. The color of the spiritual body becomes translucent turquoise mixed with black smoke. And because it is a compound preparation , "Abstain from hysteria" magic can not correctly capture its main components. Dispel the effect or negative effect.

"The difference between psychic users and ordinary people is that they can gradually restore calm in the 'reverse effect', and the distorted psychic energy will gradually subside. But the color will not change back.

The distorted hallucinations in their eyes didn't come back, but the duration was prolonged, it just lowered the other moments of the attack...but then they became more dangerous, because they would go crazy while maintaining rational thinking. And others can't see it. "Speaking of this, Baimon paused slightly: "But I think that by controlling the immediate family members of nobles and merchants, stealing information will not be their main purpose. The drugs currently being distributed by Durant look like... Leonardo interrupted softly: "Right. He squinted slightly.

Like a rotating telescope, his holy blue pupils shrank slightly, turning into cold and ruthless dark golden vertical pupils.

He's a little bit annoyed.