Chapter 878 You May Have to Make a Trip

Zhang Heng contacted the people in the perfume shop according to the method given to him by the priestess. In the end, he got nothing except feeling the confidence of the Balanced Blade. This made Zhang Heng feel a bad feeling in his heart.

The veiled woman was right. Zhang Heng did not know the true strength of the Balanced Blade. However, he had just come into contact with Otrus not long ago and knew that people like Otrus were definitely difficult to deal with, let alone Otrus has now made it clear that he has joined forces with the Hound, preparing to kill the Balanced Blade together.

In Zhang Heng's original expectation, the war between the Balanced Blade and the Hound lasted for more than two hundred years. It should be equally difficult to determine the winner this time. In this way, he, a candidate for the Balanced Blade, could also experience the situation while paddling. means between the two parties.

But now it seems that he may have overestimated the ability of the leader of the Balanced Blade generation, and also underestimated the comeback of the Hound. If the mouthpiece is from the Hound, then the hive behind him is probably also a peripheral organization affiliated with the Hound. .

And this means that the Hound has probably been operating in the city of Rome for quite some time. The previous assassination in Britannia was probably just a means for the Hound to divert its attention. The Balanced Blade is useless against the opponents that are developing and growing under their noses. Knowing that, this makes it difficult for Zhang Heng to believe that they really have the initiative in this war.

And once the Blade of Balance is defeated, it will obviously be difficult for him as a candidate to survive alone.

Zhang Heng knew that he needed to make some preparations in advance to prevent the situation from suddenly deteriorating. Although according to the old Persian trainer, only four people in the Balanced Blade, including himself, knew Zhang Heng's identity. But from this moment on, Zhang Heng also needs to be prepared for his identity to be revealed.

However, he did not intend to give up the plan to assassinate Otrus, not only because Zhang Heng needed to enter the secret library of the Blade of Balance, but also because being able to deal with Otrus should also relieve some pressure on the Blade of Balance.

With Otrus' extremely cautious character, there were not many opportunities to reveal his flaws.

This time, he didn't expect that Zhang Heng didn't finish the cup of wine in question and could still stay awake when he asked. In addition, he obviously didn't expect that someone could tell someone just from his tone, wording and footsteps. Hearing so much information, otherwise he would never come to meet Zhang Heng in person.

But next, Zhang Heng may have to start racing against time.

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"What? Your fiefdom has been designated in the province of Mesopotamia. Where is that place?" The little slave girl was confused when she heard this. She has been a slave in Rome since she was born. , she has never left here at all. She has heard of nearby provinces, but not those farther away.

"Well, the province of Mesopotamia is southeast of Rome. The journey of thousands of miles requires first making a carriage, then taking a boat, and then taking a carriage. It will probably take several months." Zhang Heng Dao.

"It's so far, but you can't leave Rome?" The little slave girl asked puzzledly, "Then how are you going to manage your fief?"

After she finished speaking, she noticed that Zhang Heng's eyes were on her. The little slave girl was stunned for a moment, and then her face turned pale as if she thought of something, "You...what do you mean, don't you want me to go?" "

"Well, you may have to make a hard trip."

"But, but you don't, didn't you say it's thousands of kilometers away?" The little slave girl stuttered in complete fright.

"You don't have to be too anxious. I'm not in a hurry anyway. You can walk slowly and enjoy the scenery along the way and try some delicious food. I will give you enough for your travel expenses. You haven't left before. Have you ever been to Rome? It’s a good time to go out and see a lot of things.”

"But I don't want to leave...Rome." The little slave girl almost blurted out, "I don't want to leave you." Fortunately, at the last moment, she suddenly changed the word "you" to "Rome".

"I know, just think of it as doing me a favor. There is no one else I can trust around me now."

"But I have been a slave since I was a child. I don't know what to do with managing the fiefdom." The little slave girl finally came up with another valid reason, and then quickly added, "I still stay with you. , wash your clothes, cook and take care of your daily life, I am best at this."

But she didn't expect that someone was more ruthless than she imagined. Zhang Heng heard this and said, "It doesn't matter. If you lose money, just write to me and ask for money. If you make money, you can spend it yourself."

"Is this okay?" The little slave girl was completely stunned by Zhang Heng's open-mindedness. She wanted to say something later, but that was not the point. However, when she came to her senses, she heard Zhang Heng directly say in a non-negotiable tone, "You Go pack it up and leave the day after tomorrow. Get on the road early, otherwise it will be winter when you arrive in the province of Mesopotamia."

When the little slave girl heard this, her heart fell completely to the bottom. Faced with this order, which was like an eviction order, she couldn't say anything anymore and ran away with her head lowered.

Zhang Heng knew that the little slave girl would probably burst into tears when she returned to her room.

But this will not change any of Zhang Heng's decisions. Commodus originally wanted to choose a fief for him near Rome, but Zhang Heng took the initiative to place his fief in a remote place, claiming to the outside world that he wanted to get more land. , but actually just to find an excuse to send the little slave girl on a long journey.

These days, let alone mobile phones and the Internet, there is not even a telegram. People are basically out of touch when they go out. In this way, no matter what happens in Rome in the future, the little slave girl will not be affected, and Zhang Heng will be equal to the relationship between the two. The two people with whom he had the closest relationship both sent out the upcoming whirlpool.

As for saying goodbye, it's all a matter of time anyway. Even if nothing happens, Zhang Heng will leave the dungeon a year later. Instead of getting along with him for a longer period of time a year later and making the separation more painful, it's better to be cruel now, and Zhang Heng also gave basically all the money he earned during this period to the little slave girl. After sending the latter away, he could finally let go of his hands completely.

With the help of [Heart of Cleis], Zhang Heng sneaked into the temple where citizen files were stored at night and found the list of nobles born twenty years ago. However, the result surprised him. After spending about a week, After the investigation was ruled out, Zhang Heng found that Otrus was not among them.

This is a bit strange. Either Ortrus has taken away his own citizen files through some method, or Zhang Heng is looking in the wrong direction. Ortrus is not from a noble family as the rumors say. But firstly, this cannot explain the aristocratic habits in him. Secondly, compared with the nobles, there are more civilians. It is impossible for Zhang Heng to collect all the files of civilians born twenty years ago. Parts are excluded.

Zhang Heng felt that he might have missed something.