Endless Debt

There was dead silence in the conference room. Everyone was silent, focusing their eyes on Nolen, waiting for his reaction. Nolen put his hands on the conference table, like a wounded beast, with his eyes lowered.

"Why?"

Nolen asked in a deep voice, "In these years, Hult has eliminated demons, brought chaos to the Hulk Coast, stabilized Freeport, and he is still the one with power... Isn't this enough?"

Compared with the various achievements of the former, in Nolen's view, the identity of the person in charge of Hert is undoubtedly the most important.

Although the people of Xitao occupy the sea and possess vast amounts of wealth, their alchemy matrix technology is far inferior to that of the Bureau of Order and the King's Secret Sword. For many years, no one of glory has been born among the people of Xitao, and even the Guardians There are also very few base runners, so in terms of extraordinary strength, the people of Xitao can only be considered in the second or third echelon.

Hert's position as a power bearer is of great value in itself. If not for what happened during his last trip to sea, Hert might still have hope of being promoted to a defender.

"A person with power? Compared with the mistakes Helt made, a person with power is useless." The agent ruthlessly threw a document and slid it in front of Nolen's eyes. "Navigator, your control has been negligent. .”

"United Company... No, the reason why the people of Xitao have been able to develop stably to this day relies on the principle that we are only responsible for transactions and never lean towards any party, and Hult has violated this principle."

The agent's tone was cold, like a retelling machine.

When they realized that their strength lagged behind the entire era, the people of Xitao made extremely smart decisions. They transformed from pirates into merchants, opened shipping routes on the sea, and delivered benefits to all parties.

There have been examples of absolute neutrality before, but now that city has been burned to ashes and buried in the great rift of Oath City Opos.

The people of Xitao were also worried about whether their neutral self would be attacked, but soon they came up with countermeasures. Directors with power spread across the sea, relying on advanced navigation technology and covering the ships. With the Void Domain on his body, few people can catch up with these people of Xitao on the sea. More importantly, many forces are competing and fighting on land, and the sea is not yet within their sight.

Nolen was puzzled, "Violates...principles?"

"The board of directors' investigation of Hult has been going on for several years. You think he established the Hulk Coast to control the chaos in Freeport. In fact, it is another hotbed that breeds real monsters."

Nolen picked up the file and opened it. Shocking words were arranged on it.

"As you can see, we have sufficient evidence to prove that Hult has been connected with the Zongge Band. They are using the Hulk Coast as a gathering place to prepare something."

"No...no one told me this..."

Nolen couldn't believe the evidence in front of him. Helt had indeed been hunting demons over the years. Likewise, he had also assisted the demons in their actions and provided them with shelter.

As for the Zongge Band, Nolen knows something about this force. They are a group that has become active in the Hazama Kingdoms in recent years. The latest news he learned is that the Zongge Band participated in a certain conflict...

A hundred-meter-long thunder streaked across the sea, and the deafening sound of thunder slowly came, causing the glass windows and the ground to tremble slightly.

"You love Helt so much... Do you feel guilty for him?"

The agent was vaguely aware of that incident, and he whispered, "You were supposed to go to sea that time."

Nolen stood there sluggishly, clenching his fists and digging his nails into his flesh.

"Just continue to host the banquet. The board of directors also attaches great importance to tonight's transaction negotiations," the agent said and glanced at his watch. "As for Hult's matter, when you walk in here, no, when the banquet starts, the Guard They have already started taking action.”

As the agent said, this was not a discussion, but a notice. Others left the table, and the agent paused for a moment when he walked to Nolen's side.

Nolen's voice was filled with venom and hatred as he asked the agent, "In this case, what is the sacrifice of the Motley family?"

The agent didn't say anything. He gave up. No matter what he said now, it would only anger Nolen.

As for the sacrifices Nolen mentioned, that happened decades ago. All files have been sealed, and most of the people involved have died.

Nolen was mentioning something that had never happened, at least according to the records of the people of Tidal Wave.

The agent left without saying a word. He didn't want to have any more conflicts with Nolen. After all, Nolen was the current navigator and an extremely precious power bearer. Even if the Motley family's paranoia limited his future, Nolen There's still hope for Lun to be a run-stopper.

Nolen was the only one left in the conference room. He didn't remain silent for too long, but with a cold expression on his face, he strode into the corridor.

Lula had been waiting for Nolen in the corridor. Seeing Nolen's face, she knew that the worst might have happened.

Nolen immediately asked, "Have you informed the board of directors about Gold?"

"No," Lula shook her head, "This matter is really too..."

"That's good."

Nolen interrupted Lula. He accelerated his pace, walked into the elevator, and headed towards the depths of the Paradise.

Lula asked anxiously, "What happened?"

"The board wants to kill Hurt, and they've already done it."

Nolen remained calm and continued, "But I believe Helt will not die so easily."

He knew his brother very well. In order to fight against the hallucinations, Hert tried to become etheric very early, trying hard to remove the shackles of mortal nature and turn his body into pure ether.

Etherization cannot reverse congenital defects, but can only moderately curb phantomism. Although it cannot cure the disease, it also gives Hult a strong vitality. With the powerful etherification, Nolen believes that even the Guards Even if he takes action, Helt will not die so easily.

But this is only temporary.

The elevator descended rapidly, and Nolen gradually became anxious. With a soft ding, the elevator door slowly opened, and Nolen directly gave orders to the guards at the elevator entrance.

"Seal this place and don't let anyone in."

The guards nodded and continued to pass on Nolen's order. Soon the entire area was strictly guarded, the watertight door was sealed again, and the guards had their bullets loaded, as if a powerful enemy was about to invade.

Lula demanded, "What are you going to do?"

"A ransom for Hurt."

Nolen pushed open the door to the ward. Gauld was lying on the hospital bed, his eyes closed, and his wrists were shackled to a square metal box.

Even though Gold was asleep, there was still a pressure from the defenders on him that shook Nolen's mind.

In the class classification of Sublimation Players, the Defenders can be regarded as a watershed. After reaching this level, they have reached the end of the long-term power level of Sublimation People. Only a very small number of people can complete the "upgrade". And then become a glorious one.

The Glorious One is a terrifying existence capable of turning the tide of a war and destroying a country.

The disaster of the Holy City's fall frightened countless extraordinary forces. They were all afraid of becoming the next to be destroyed, so they went crazy and chased each other's power.

The same is true for the people of Xitao. They are extremely eager for the power of the Glorious Ones and have done many crazy things for this purpose.

"Me, Hurt, and the Motley family..."

Nolen said to himself, "We are all pursuers of power, and we are all victims of power."

Nolen has a secret in his heart.

In fact, Nolen knew the truth about paranoia.

That was many years ago. I vaguely remember that it was the same stormy day as today. My father collapsed on the hospital bed. He seemed to have anticipated his own death. Relying on his only consciousness, he whispered to Nuo with a vague voice. Lun conveys his last wish.

Behind the family photo, Nolen found a letter.

My father had lost the ability to write a long time ago. This letter must have been written by him in advance. It did not contain things that often appear in wills such as property distribution, but was filled with his father's apology to the Nolen brothers. .

My father mentioned a certain alchemy experiment, which was said to give people great power, and then... the experiment failed and left my father with extremely terrible sequelae.

Nolen still didn't understand what the so-called sequelae were, but he had no chance to ask his father. When Nolen saw his father again, Hert had already killed him with a dagger.

Many years later, as the body's hallucinations gradually worsened, and as Nolen's status among the people of Xitao improved, and as he became aware of the current plight of the people of Xitao, Nolen roughly guessed what his father had gone through. And why did you apologize?

Due to some kind of alchemical experiment, the bloodline of the Motley family was distorted, resulting in hallucinations.

After Nolen became the navigator, he found such a record in a top-secret file, but when he looked through the document again, the relevant information had been eliminated.

It's like nothing happened.

Over the years, Nolen's hallucinations have become more serious, and his memory has become worse and worse. He can no longer remember exactly what his father said to him that night. As for the letter, Nolen also found Not here.

Evidence of the past is disappearing bit by bit until what once happened is nothing.

Nolen would often feel similar panic, and he would wonder if his hatred of paranoia caused him to have such conjectures.

In fact, everything is false.

Lighting a cigarette, Nolen leaned against the wall and enjoyed the power of nicotine. He was too lazy to distinguish between right and wrong, pros and cons. He didn't have many wishes, he just hoped that Helt could live well.

Picking up the phone, Nolen contacted the operator.

"Help me get through to the Bureau of Order."

Nolen blew out a puff of smoke, and his voice was slightly distorted by the smoke.

"Tell them Nolen Motley wants to make a deal with the Bureau of Order."

The corner of his eyes fell on Gauld, who would become the bargaining chip for Hert's life.