Douglas is smoking a cigarette.

He rarely smokes, but now, there are at least a dozen cigarette butts in the ashtray in front of him. The smoke rises, making things in front of you look like illusion. Douglas was distracted, even if he was in the conference room of Asgart headquarters.

On either side of the long table in front of him, a dozen high-ranking Asgart military officials were arguing loudly. On the left and right sides of Douglas sits Cario and Paul. The former is the commander of the army and the latter is the instructor of the Holy Spirit Warriors. Both are Douglas's right and left hands. These three highly powerful people in Asgart did not say a word, but the people underneath kept arguing.

It wasn't until Cario couldn't help but slap a palm on the solid wooden table and let out a muffled sound, which caused the controversial officers to shut their mouths. Cario looked at his old friend and said, "Ben, what do you say?"

Douglas lowered his head and smiled, and pressed out the remaining half of the cigarette: "What can I say. Valkyrie is my daughter. Since Oglock wants to see me, I naturally have to run hard."

"But the marshal, this is a trap." said a young military officer in his thirties.

He is in the last seat, but since he can enter this conference room, he is not incompetent. Douglas remembered his name was Irving, he was very young and had a bright future.

"I know, I'm not blind." Douglas smiled: "But gentlemen, because of Oglock's little trick, we have wasted nearly ten days on this issue. I think the discussion should be over. Tomorrow I will set off for Sellers. I want to pick up Valkyrie and meet up with many old friends I met at the end of the year. It's so simple."

The officers below all had ugly faces, and meeting Oglock was not easy at all. That is not the old man who can be pulled out of the pile of people, but the ruler of Evernight City, the speaker of the dark council!

"Paul and I will accompany you." Cario grinned: "It's really pleasant to think that you can see the old Ogle so soon."

"No, I'll go alone. You and Paul stay. Asgart still needs you two old guys to take charge of the overall situation." Douglas chuckled softly: "Let you two follow your ass, even if I want to drive away. It’s not that convenient either."

"He thinks we are cumbersome." Paul shook his head and said to Cario: "Then we can save a lot of effort."

The officers looked at each other. They thought that Cario would persuade Glass, but they didn't want the two to agree. In this way, their opposition is of no importance at all. At this time, the door of the meeting room opened. Douglas's secretary walked in, seeing this scene, everyone, including the marshal himself, frowned. Be aware that no one can enter the conference room before it is opened.

The secretary obviously knew that she was violating a rule, but she bit her head and came to Douglas's side. The secretary bent down and quickly said in Douglas' ear: "Zero of Dawn City is here, and he is in your office. He said that there is something important to discuss with you."

After Douglas heard Zero's name, his frown stretched out, and there was even a smile on his face. He waved his hand to let the secretary go down first, and then said: "You continue to discuss the situation on the front line, I will leave if I have something to do."

Cario looked at him strangely, Douglas squeezed his eyebrows and said: "Zero is here, this kid has disappeared for a whole year!"

Back in the office, as soon as Douglas came in, he saw Ling Zheng standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and looking down at Asgart. He didn't look back, but said: "It's still as magnificent and beautiful as ever."

Then he turned his head and smiled just right: "Long time no see, Marshal Douglas."

With a wink, he let the secretary who followed him leave. The marshal laughed: "I still like you to call me Ben, just like I was in Remut. Time flies so fast, a few years have passed in the blink of an eye."

"Yes, if I can, I would like to be a mercenary back then. Life is not easy, but it is much easier here." Zero pointed to his chest.

Douglas sat down on the sofa honestly and unceremoniously: "Dawn City is developing well, why do you say that you are under a lot of pressure. Look at my stall, that's a headache."

"If it's just a city of Dawn, I wouldn't have to ask you to complain." Ling Yi said pointedly.

Douglas people are so sophisticated, there is nothing in the zero words. He pointed to the sofa, motioned to the guest to sit down and said: "Why, it's not about Dawn City? What is it about? Oh, I heard that you just killed a general of Asmo not long ago. What? Is Andre going to settle the bill with you?"

"You are wrong, it is two." Zero raised two fingers, and said: "It's not the trouble on Asmo's side. In fact, it is more trouble than Asmo's. Even disaster, it is us. Disaster for everyone."

Looking at Zero, Douglas didn't speak. Zero continued: "I know it's hard to believe, but Ben, I hope you can believe me. Soon, a catastrophe will come. So now, I sincerely hope that the war between you and the Dark Council can be End. I know this is difficult, but no matter what, please try it. The sooner this war is ended, the lower our internal consumption will be and more resources will be available to face the next real war."

On the way here, Zero thought of many ways. But in the end, he chose to get straight to the point. When dealing with giants like Douglas, any excuses or lies seem so ridiculous, and only sincerity can impress him.

Still looking at Zero, Douglas' eyes seemed to see through Zero's soul. Zero looks at him and doesn't avoid it. For a long time, Douglas sighed, "You are already Tier 11. That's no wonder, no wonder you feel it."

"it?"

"Yes, it. I don't know what other people call it, but I call it original sin because it is the culprit that caused the destruction of the Fourth Age!"

Zero's pupils shrank, and he lost his voice: "You already know about Prosius."

"Prosius? Why do you call it that way?" Now it was Douglas's turn to look shocked: "God, I have inferred the conclusion from various signs through the study of the holy relics. Where did you know about this? Know its name?"

"It's a long story." Zero bitter smile said: "That was what an old guy told me."

He was not going to explain more about Agladis, and after a sentence, he said: "So, you already feel it?"

"Although I am a little older, I am not so slow. There is such a strong energy response suddenly on this planet, even if I want to deliberately ignore the past. When the level of strength reaches our stage, the feeling will always become more acute. Sometimes this is really distressing, after all, ignorant people are always happier."

"If you say that, Oglock will feel it too?"

"Even I have noticed how that old guy knows nothing." Douglas said.

Zero's eyes lit up: "In this case, maybe..."

"No, zero."

Douglas shook his head and smiled calmly: "Even if I am willing to end the war, Oglock will not stop there. Not long ago, the Dark Council set a trap and captured Valkyrie in Sellers Town. They asked me to go to the town. If there is no accident, I will meet Oglock there. In order to welcome me, the old guy will definitely make a lot of money, so you see, the war will not end there. On the contrary, it will It gets worse."

Zero silence.

Oglock even made such an arrangement! It is conceivable that if Douglas was invited to Sellers, he would definitely be attacked. But with Oglock's method, nothing is left. Once it is arranged, it will inevitably be a dead end.

If he succeeds and Douglas dies in Cyrus, there will be no buffer between the Hall of Valor and the Dark Council. The two giants are bound to fight for life and death, endlessly.

"What are you going to do?" Ling looked at the old man in front of him.

Douglas was silent for a moment, and sighed: "If I replaced the me who was 20 years ago, I would probably choose to sacrifice Valkyrie. But I am old, and when you grow old, you will understand that some things cannot be done with reason. Deal. So I plan to go to Sellers. Of course, it is not easy for Oglock to want my life."

Zero nodded and said: "That's good, I will save Valkyrie for you."

"what?"

Douglas shook his head and said: "You don't have to do this, now you can still maintain a neutral position. Once you intervene..."

"I know the consequences." Zero interrupted him and said, "But I am better than you. Besides, I want to take this opportunity to hear Oglock's thoughts."

"Haha~lightnovelpub.net~ If you want to hear the old guy's thoughts, you will be killed by him at any time."

"There are a lot of people who want to kill me, but I am still alive and well. Don't worry, I won't go to death casually." Ling said frankly.

In his eyes, Douglas saw the confidence that was naturally revealed. Zero is not stupid, he knows exactly who he is facing. But even if he knew it was Oglock that he was going to face, Zero's eyes still didn't flinch. In retrospect, whether it was the first time he saw Zero in Remut or the various problems he faced later in Asgartri, Zero had never flinched.

Douglas sighed and said, "Then what about after seeing him? If he doesn't plan to end the war, what are your plans?"

"Then I can only stand on your side, put all my strength into it, and strive to bring down the mountain of the Dark Council in the shortest possible time, and end the civil war of mankind!" Zero said decisively without hesitation.

Douglas conquered the land and looked at him.

It turned out that this man has grown to this point. Before he knew it, he already had the power to control the situation!