Chapter 495 Exposed
Chapter 495 Exposed
Walking on the smooth road in the slums, Zhulang and Fiana walked side by side.
Zhu Yi collected a lot of information about Falankan, and she felt that it would be very convincing to write about Falankan as a special case in the research report. Falankan is like a white weed growing out of a crack in a rock, very wild, but also full of vitality.
The female eagles of Trencedan feared Falankan. In their description, Falankan would not soften her attitude even if her head was cut off. She was absolutely authoritative and would not compromise.
But it was obvious that the Falankan she and Fiana saw was very good at showing weakness, greedy and cruel, able to compromise, and not very firm - Falankan had different attitudes towards different groups, which should be normal. But Zhu Yi always felt that something was wrong.
She stopped and closed her eyes.
Fiana stopped and when she began to have doubts, Zhue opened her eyes, her red eyelashes blinked, a little wandering, and then she spoke quickly.
"Fiana, you can't cooperate with Falankan."
"why."
"Fiana, don't you think Falankan has always been weird? Her attitude towards Sulan, her attitude towards us, the reasons she came up with to convince you...Fiana, you can't afford the entire Terensedan."
"Zhu, what did you see?"
Fiana knew that the spider's wood magic could see the memories of the surrounding plants, but that didn't last long.
Zhu Ying paused for a moment, and waited until no female eagle appeared before she spoke.
Her tone was calm.
"Fiana, Falankan won't live long. She is vomiting blood, and her body can no longer support her to continue to control Trencedan."
Fiana soon realized the meaning behind all of Falankan's actions.
She had reminded Falankan that she was making a "deal", and Huet had also reminded Falankan about the existence of the casino, but Falankan still chose to cruelly train the vulnerable female eagle into a warrior who was not afraid of pain, trying to use this to persuade her to make a deal.
Given Falankan's extreme degree, if they had not come to Trentedan, after Falankan's death, she would have asked Sulan to kill all the eagles in Trentedan. In this way, the casino would be useless. Therefore, Falankan did not use the casino as a trade, because she knew that this condition would not last forever.
In the almost completely closed-off Trentedan, the casino exists to make the male eagles contribute their own property to maintain the capital flow, and to provide jobs for the female eagles. After Falankan died, the female eagles could not keep the casino. Sulan did not know how to run a casino at all.
This is also the reason why Fiana does not think that Sulan is the heir chosen by Falankan. Sulan does not have the qualifications to become a "Kent". If Falankan dies, Sulan will become an uncontrollable weapon.
Falankan had no better way. She could not think of a better way, so when they came to Trentedan, Falankan felt that she saw new hope. Falankan took the initiative and eagerly showed her sincerity and all her shortcomings. Falankan wanted to give all the female eagles in Trentedan... to her.
Fiana frowned slightly.
"Falankan is like a cruel king. She regards all the female eagles she rescues as her property..."
Would she voluntarily give up her property?
Zhu Yi shrugged, her coat slipped off, with a nonchalant and carefree look.
"If Falankan wanted to be the king, she could have cooperated with the male eagle, but she didn't. So she wanted to be the female eagle's 'Kent', and the basic duty of a 'Kent' is to be responsible for the female eagle.
She is fulfilling her duty as a king, even if she is not doing it in the best way possible."
Fianna sighed. She turned around and looked for Falankan.
Zhu Si thought that Fiana was going to cancel the cooperation, but this was not in line with Fiana's character - things decided by Fiana were difficult to change, and she had certain plans for the Lanier female eagles who were similar to the Philippine people.
"You're going to find Falankan?"
"Ah."
"Do what? You can't cancel the cooperation, although I hope you can do so."
"I'll go check on her health. Trencedan needs Falankan, and the medical care here is limited. I'll take her to Futsu, or I'll bring a doctor over next week."
There was a familiar determination in Fiana's rosy eyes, and she was no longer surprised by this.
Zhu Yi pinched the flower vine in her hand and spoke without much interest.
"Go ahead. It's boring. I'm going to Hughie's. I'm going to France next week. It's getting boring here."
"Spider, we should all go to France next week."
Fiana reminded the unhappy forest witch.
"Allit has been talking about the old female eagle he met this week, 'Sanna', remember? Nolvia and Hugh felt that they needed to visit her. We still have work to do this week, and we need to summarize the previous work at the end of the month, so next week would be the best time to go."
"I remember. Elliott kept talking there, and it's hard to forget."
Zhu Yi folded her arms and narrowed her black eyes.
"Go find that Shanna. Do I need to bring her a gift?"
Fiana thought about it.
"Ask Elliott then."
……
When the news about Ellit was sent to Fiana by Norvia, Fiana was still confronting Falankan.
Falankan was like a snake covered with poisonous stings, cold, difficult to communicate with, untrustworthy, and annoying. Falankan did not have a strong desire to live, she had already found a place for her people, and she was ready to unload her responsibilities and die bravely.
"There are very few female eagles that can do what I do. 'Kent', how about that? Doesn't it sound amazing?
Fiana, I am not smart. I have to admit that I have suffered a lot and my brain is not as good as yours. But the first time I saw you, I knew that you are a lord after all, and you must be good to your people. I feel relieved to leave my children to you. "
Falankan smoked a cigarette and coughed occasionally, looking somewhat decadent and weak.
Fiana stared at her and reached out to throw away the cigarette that Falankan was holding.
"Falankan, you didn't smoke before. You smoked to relieve the pain."
Falankan's expression was originally gloomy, but after hearing Fiana's words, she gradually softened.
"How did you get it?"
"Someone in the family is afraid of pain. You are in pain, it is obvious. The tobacco tastes wrong. Falankan, do you need more reasons?"
Falankan shook his head.
"You and Zhuyi are both very capable, smart, and precocious. If I had subordinates like you, I would be at peace even if they died right now. I am at peace now too. The smarter you are, the better life will be for my children."
"Falankan, this is a painkiller."
Fiana offered the potion, but Falankan refused it.
"I don't need such expensive things. You can treat my children well, which is better than anything else. You don't have to persuade me to treat my illness. I know my body well. I was beaten in the early years and my bones were always broken. Later, my arm was gone. I also lost several children when I was pregnant. This body is like a stone made of paper. It looks solid, but it can't hold anything.
Why bother? It's useless. I can't do anything if I live a few more years. I can see that I can't control them. The sooner I die, the sooner I'll be free. I've been tired all these years. This life is worth it."
Fiana tried another approach.
"Falankan, you have also received an invitation for cooperation from France."
"Yes. So what? Do you believe they can win? Let me tell you, they can't win."
"You haven't tried it yet."
"I know this even without trying. If a fight really breaks out, few of my children are fast enough. Only Su Lan can help. You foreigners don't understand. Well, just watch."
Falankan looked at the dark sky outside and curled her lips.
"I'm tired of living here."
Fiana was about to say something when her communicator rang.
It's Norvia.
Nolvia and Dooku visited Shanna first, and Nolvia caught a name from Ellit's story that made her feel some connection.
Sulan, and Suying.
Ellit's communicator could not send messages in Lanier, but Norvia was holding the latest communicator. She relayed this to Fiana, who looked at it and asked Falankan.
"Is Sulan's mother still alive?"
Falankan was already very tired, and the wrinkles on her face were piled up layer by layer, like the embodiment of suffering.
Falankan took a moment to react, then his eyes became somewhat alert.
"He died a long time ago. Why are you asking?"
"Do you remember her name?"
"It's also a kind of flower. Sophora japonica? Thistle? Millet..."
"Su Ying."
"That's it. You know this and you're asking me? I don't even remember what the female eagle looked like. She died early, not in a good time. I wasn't Kent yet. She killed the male eagle she married and was executed.
I don't know her. I only saw her once when she was killed. She died early, and Sulan suffered with her. Look at how Sulan is now. If I die, she won't survive.
I didn't think Sulan would survive. The beast she married was well-known far and wide. When I went there, I thought she was just a skeleton. I didn't expect that she could still stare at me. When I killed the beast, she tried to stop me. After I killed her, she started to follow me. I guess when I die, she will find someone to kill me in front of her, and then she can follow the next one. "
Fiana made no comment on this, especially when Falankan stared at her and tried to persuade her to kill herself in front of Sulan.
Fiana sent the relationship between Sulan and Suying to Norvia. She knew that Norvia still remembered what Sulan looked like now. Sulan's mother Suying had died, and Sulan had become Falankan's knife.
Shanna's money probably won't be returned.
……
“When the money is gone, it’s gone.”
Shanna listened to Nolvia's tactful retelling, and she didn't change her mind. She asked Elliett to bring the grilled steak to the table.
"Why did you wait until Norvia and the others arrived before you fried the steak?"
"Don't worry."
Sana patted Elliott.
"Is the room ready?"
Elliott looked at his dusty clothes and sneered.
"Aren't your ears still good? Was that the noise I made just now the drum?"
Shanna nodded.
"You should learn some musical instruments to cultivate your sentiments. You can't be so irritable every day."
Elliott closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then turned around and reached for the sugar bowl.
Unbearable.
"——Ellit."
"Nolvaya, you saw her too! She's a demon!"
"Ellit, when I came here I got the candy I ordered last week. How about this?"
Nolvia handed the candy in her hand to Elliott and put the remaining candy in an empty jar.
She carefully showed Sana where the jar of sugar was.
"…It's not too sweet, and it suits you very well. If you need anything, you can tell me. Please don't be polite with us. Ellit likes you."
"Who likes her? Haven't you seen how she tortured me?"
Elliott shouted, he was holding a candy in his mouth, but his voice was still clear.
Dooku nodded. He was wearing a mask and patted Ellit's shoulder to comfort him.
Nolvia looked at him helplessly and took Sana to her room.
The room she and Dooku lived in was cleaned up by Eldit. The room itself was not dirty. Most of the "garbage" that Eldit referred to were old daily necessities that could barely be used but had long been discarded.
After entering the room, Nolvia spoke softly.
"Sanna, if you have any inconvenience, please tell me. I know you may have some difficulties in your life that you cannot talk to Ellit, he is a man."
Shanna paused for a moment. Then she smiled inconspicuously.
"…It turns out that little Elliott didn't lie."
Her voice was very low, and she used the local dialect that was used before the common language became popular.
Nolvaya didn't hear clearly, so she asked Shanna if she said anything, but Shanna denied it. She patted Nolvaya's hand.
"Let's go eat steak. Elliott has been looking forward to this for a long time. Go and eat with him. In a little while, he will start chirping again."
"Sanna…actually, I have a question for you."
"Why am I so special to Ellit? This kid is like me, we're both assholes. And he's interesting. I've already filled this house up, I have to find something else to have fun with."
Nolvia looked at Sana, her words on her lips, turning around a few times before she asked.
"Do you want to leave Lanier? There is a small town called Kikola in Remiaz Country, and there is also an ocean there—"
"In the future, Norvia, I still owe the Lord of France a life. She saved me, and I haven't paid her back yet. Don't worry, child, I haven't lived enough, I haven't bought a house by the sea, and I won't die so easily. Is there anything going to happen recently?"
Shanna shook her head.
"Don't underestimate the old man's sharpness. I know things have been a bit turbulent lately. I will stand by France. This is a good city, and the lord is a good lord. When everything is over, and I have saved enough money to buy a house, I will leave Lanier and go to that Cora you mentioned.
I have to buy a bigger house. Elliott said, there are eight of you in total. You are all grown-up kids, so you definitely can't sleep together. I'll work hard, save a lot of money, buy a small manor, and then take you to the beach, okay?"
Norvia was speechless for a rare moment. After a while, she responded softly.
"...Okay, Shanna."
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