Hollow Knight: Hallownest

At this moment, Goredi was sweating profusely. His fists hidden under his robe were clenched and trembling constantly. He didn't dare to look into Lu Ruien's eyes at all, for fear that he would show his cowardice and be discovered.

You know, Sainz was still being "warmly greeted" by his subordinates at this time. If Lu Ruien found out, he would lose his head, and his job for sure, so he had to pretend to be calm and continued:

"How come you have time to come to the Military and Political Tower for inspection today, Lord Watcher, without informing me so that I can send someone to receive you?"

Lu Ruien had an indifferent expression, just looking at Goredi without any emotion, without saying a word, just looking at him.

Although Goredi did not raise his head, the aura of majesty that emanated from him was impossible to ignore, causing his body to stiffen.

His current state is like a criminal standing on the execution platform, waiting for the executioner to bring down the sword and axe, his heart is tense all the time.

Could it be that Sainz had reported it in advance and then came here to show off?

Goredi had a grim expression and extremely contradictory psychological activities. On the one hand, he kept sending "friendly greetings" to Sainz in his heart, and on the other hand, he prayed that his men would not be too cruel, otherwise this matter might really get out of control.

Lu Ruien looked at Goredi who bowed his head without looking up, and his expression was indeed not very good.

It was only after the White King left that he heard about Sainz from the butler who arrived later. He said that he came to the Military and Political Tower alone, in a hurry, and it seemed that he had important business to discuss with Goredi.

The butler's words were euphemistic, but how could he not hear the hint? In addition, from the butler's regular reports during this period, he also had a general understanding of the chaos and conditions in the City of Tears. With Saiens's straightforward personality, he knew without much thought why he was going to the Military and Political Tower.

As the military and political minister appointed by himself, Goredi knew very well that the clash between the two would not have any good results, so he had to go there in person to see the general situation.

"I've heard some bad news recently, and I also heard that Sainz is coming to visit you. I think it's a good opportunity to borrow your place for a meeting. Do you mind?"

"You are joking, sir. After all, this Military and Political Tower is also a subsidiary of the Spire. It is your place. Why do you say so? It's just that this time it was too sudden, and I am not ready yet. How about you come back later? Or I will go to the Spire with Minister Sainz later..."

Goredi was still making excuses, with a fawning expression, which was completely different from his previous defiance in front of Sainz. It didn't seem like the same person at all.

The footsteps sounded again, and the corner of the blue robe brushed past Goredi's peripheral vision and walked towards his back.

Seeing that Lu Ruien had no intention of negotiating, Goredi gritted his teeth and followed him, his steps trembling a little. The closer he got to the office, the more frightened he became.

But the development of things seemed to be beyond his expectations. When they were about thirty steps away from the office, the door in the distance suddenly opened. Goredi held his breath, but saw only two figures walking out, which was a bit unbelievable.

It was Sainz and his servants.

He didn't recognize the Collector, he just thought he was a strange-looking servant.

If they were closer, they would be able to see the tragic scene inside through the crack in the door behind Sainz - dozens of sentinels were unconscious, their armor and faces were covered with dents and bloodstains, overlapping each other, just like the scattered and stacked documents on the desk.

Lu Ruien narrowed his eyes when he saw this, and Goredi, who had poor perception, naturally had no idea what was going on inside. He just breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't understand how Sainz did it, for the current situation, this was undoubtedly good news.

So he quickened his pace, passed Lu Ryan and went forward first. When Sainz saw him coming, he thought about letting the collector teach him a lesson, but then he saw Lu Ryan not far behind him and gave up the idea.

"Come on, come on, Minister Sainz, please come this way. The Lord Watcher just wants to have a meeting with us."

Goredi pushed open another door on the side of the corridor and stood at the door. He looked so well-behaved that Sainz's eyes twitched. When he walked past him, he glanced at him, as if to say:

You'd better be as good as you are now. After all, you don't want the Watcher to know what happened just now, right?

Sainz did not go in first, but stopped on the other side of the door, waiting for Lu Ruien to enter first. After the door was closed and everyone was seated, Lu Ruien slowly spoke.

"We have completed a lot of reconstruction work in the main city, but the vitality of the city has not recovered much. I have been busy with government affairs in recent days and have no time to inspect. Which of you two would like to summarize here? What is the reason?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Goredi shuddered suddenly.

Then he turned his gaze to Sainz sitting opposite him. Coincidentally, Sainz was also staring at him, and the meaning was very obvious.

Are you coming, or am I coming?

If I were the one to speak, the scene wouldn't be so pretty.

Goredi spat inwardly, stood up, and faced Lu Ruien, who was sitting at the front of the long table. He immediately put on a look of regret and said self-reproachfully:

"Recently, some sentinels in the city have been disobeying the rules, taking advantage of their power and the fact that order has not yet been fully restored, to undermine the enthusiasm of residents and vendors. Although I have issued orders many times to enforce discipline, there are always some who slip through the net. It is my failure to supervise them properly. I hope the Lord Watcher will punish them!"

Lu Ruien nodded. The expression under the mask made Goredi a little puzzled. He turned to look at Sainz and spoke again: "Saiens, what do you think about this?"

Under Goredi's nervous gaze, Sainz spoke seriously:

"There is nothing wrong with what Goredi said. The order in the main city has been much worse recently. The sentinels have frequently violated discipline and protected each other, which has become one of the main factors causing the current situation. The second is that due to the trauma after the chaos, many large chambers of commerce have reduced or even stopped the operation of goods, and many small shops have been unable to operate. The grassroots workers have lost their source of Geo, and of course..."

Seeing Sainz turn his gaze to him, Goredi said to himself that something was wrong.

Spicy balls!

"In the final analysis, it is because the main source of the riots is the sentinels. If we can reduce their bad image in the minds of residents and merchants and restore order, I think the situation in the city will recover a lot."

Lu Ruien looked at Sainz with approval and nodded to him, "Go on, is there any solution?"

"Of course, it only takes three steps." Sainz cleared his throat.

"Which three steps?"

"Invite guests, behead..."

"Naliang, get rid of the weeds!"