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Chapter 91 The tacit understanding between the Seven Great Powers and the Three Great Empires

"Are you the salted fish?" Monroe looked at Rorschach and asked.

"It's me." Rorschach nodded and said, "Are you Monroe, the leader of the Wings of Liberty?"

"Yeah." Monroe nodded without beating around the bush and said, "That old man Depp mentioned you to me and said you are a good kid."

"Mr. Monroe knows Mr. Depp?" Rorschach pretended to be surprised.

"Ah, yes, we've been friends for many years." Monroe shook his head and smiled, then looked at Perez who was in Rorschach's hand, "Tell me, how are you going to end this now, or are you going to kill me too?"

"I dare not." Rorschach shook his head.

There was a certain amount of coincidence in his ability to kill Wood, the Lord of Biluo City. Otherwise, even if the other party was not his opponent and wanted to escape, he might not be able to force him to stay.

He was not so crazy as to think that if he could kill Wood, he could deal with Monroe, a mid-level gold and mid-level wizard apprentice. He himself was now a dual-professional, so he was very clear about the effect of this superposition.

"However, since Lord Monroe has heard Senior Depp mention me, you should know that if I want to leave, you can't keep me." Rorschach continued to speak neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Are you talking about the little guy next to you?" Monroe shifted his gaze from Rorschach to little David beside him.

Although little David did not fully understand the situation, he roughly understood that the old man opposite him was probably not one of his own, and he immediately gave him a vicious look, but this expression on his face did not look ferocious, but rather looked a little funny and cute.

Monroe couldn't help but laugh.

Of course, he did not despise Little David because of this. He pondered and said, "Indeed, I cannot stop you even with this little guy around. But this matter must have a result. After all, Perez is the Eight-Winged Envoy of the Wings of Freedom. No matter what he did wrong, he should not be treated like this..."

"Stop farting!"

A burly old man came from the gate of the manor cursing, and following him was Abel who had not shown up.

Needless to say, the visitor was naturally the first gentleman Depp.

"Was what I said wrong?" Monroe didn't get angry when he saw that the person coming was his old friend Depp. He just said helplessly.

"Of course not!" Depp directly hit back, "Do you know what this guy did? This bastard directly overturned the table in the Gray Region and spread the news that Xianyu was a replacer everywhere. Even if Xianyu didn't kill him, people from the other seven major groups would come looking for him immediately. Do you believe it?"

"Huh?" Monroe couldn't help but frown when he heard that. He immediately looked at the half-dead Perez and asked, "Did you really do that?"

"No, I didn't, it wasn't me!" Perez denied repeatedly.

"You'd better think it over before answering me. If you are really suspicious, others will not ask you as politely as I do. Once they find out that you are lying, it will not be that easy for you to die even if you want to."

Monroe looked at Perez indifferently and said, "I'll give you one last chance. Answer me, did you do it?"

Perez stuttered when he heard this: "I, I didn't expect it to have such a big impact, I just..."

"Okay, you don't have to say anything more." Monroe waved his hand impatiently, and Perez fainted. Then he said to Rorschach, "I'll leave him to you. I'll take care of the rest."

"At least you said something sensible." Depp grinned, then pulled Rorschach away, "Let's go, go drink with me, an old man—"

Rorschach naturally would not refuse Depp's invitation.

Although he was invincible with the presence of Little David, he really didn't want to completely break off relations with the Wings of Liberty unless it was necessary.

Depp's appearance helped him save a lot of trouble, and all of this was naturally inseparable from Abel's promotion.

"I was wondering why you suddenly disappeared." Rorschach smiled at Abel in his mind.

"My Lord, please forgive me. I was afraid of unexpected situations, so I acted on my own this time." Abel's voice was a little frightened.

"You did the right thing. I don't blame you." Rorschach praised.

Abel probably did this because he knew the relationship between Depp and Monroe, and the facts proved that his approach was not wrong.

Having Depp as a middleman can indeed save a lot of trouble.

……

There was not much to say about Rorschach's treatment of Perez. He just sent him on his way and provided an extra reserve for the fuel depot.

After dealing with Perez, he was taken drinking by Deprat.

Also joining in the fun are Jin Kara and the old butler Pete, who used to be inseparable from him until the last replacement.

As soon as he saw Rorschach, the old butler Peter said with a look of resentment: "Master Rorschach, next time you take my master to fight against the gold, can you please take me with you too? If something really happens to the master, at least let me die with a clear conscience."

It was obvious that the old butler Pete was really scared.

Before, when he was in the Gray Zone, he guessed that Jin Kara must have left him to find Rorschach. If that was the case, he wouldn't be scared.

Because he knew that Rorschach was not a simple person either.

It was not until he learned from the Demon Spirit Society that the mysterious swapper Xianyu had actually killed a gold-level person that he realized the consequences and felt scared!
That's gold level!

If anything happened to the young master Jin Kara, he would definitely not survive. This is also the price he must pay for choosing to submit to others.

Fortunately, the final result was pretty good. Rorschach won, and Jinkla was fine.

Otherwise, his death would be unclear.

"Hahaha, don't worry, I will definitely take you with me next time." Seeing the old butler Pete like this, Rorschach smiled and patted his shoulder to comfort him.

"By the way, Brother Xianyu, did you just meet old man Monroe?" Jin Kara's focus was obviously different from that of the old butler Pete.

"Well, thanks to Mr. Depp's help, there was no real conflict." Rorschach nodded.

"It's none of my business. Perez dared to do such a thing. Even if you didn't come to him, he would have died in the end." Depp shook his head and said, "Monroe just didn't know the whole story, so he stopped you. Otherwise, you wouldn't have to do anything. He would have cleaned up the mess himself."

"Is it that serious?" Rorschach was really surprised this time.

Although he had heard Su Xueqi mention that revealing the identities of other swappers in the Gray Domain was a taboo and would basically cause public outrage once discovered.

But Perez is one of the Eight-Winged Envoys of Liberty after all, and his status is second only to the leader Monroe. Even though Perez acted on his own in the Seven Colors Salon last time, Liberty Wings had tried to protect him.

This is enough to prove that Wings of Freedom is not an organization that only supports justice and not relatives. So will they really sacrifice their relatives for the sake of justice this time?

Rorschach was naturally somewhat skeptical about this.

Depp saw what Rorschach was thinking and explained, "This time is completely different from last time. Last time, he only violated the rules set by the Big Seven, and it didn't affect the overall situation. But this time... he directly touched the real bottom line, and it is very likely to break the tacit understanding."

"Understanding? Understanding between whom?" Rorschach asked.

"The tacit understanding between the Seven and the Three Empires." Depp murmured.

it is as expected!
Rorschach was not surprised at all to hear Depp's words.

This is also a question he has been thinking about for a long time. With the three empires' control over the Gray Domain, is it really true that they know nothing about the Replacers?

Perhaps when Rorschach first arrived in the Gray Zone, he had some illusions, thinking that the Substitutes were hiding well and that was why they were not discovered.

But as he became stronger and came into contact with higher levels, he realized that his previous thoughts might have been a bit naive.

Unless all the top leaders of the three empires are mentally retarded, they must be aware of the existence of this group of replacers!
Of course, knowing the existence of this group does not mean knowing who the specific people are who are the displacers. These are two different concepts.

What had puzzled Rorschach was that if the three empires knew of the existence of the Substitutes, why didn't they just expose the matter of the Substitutes to the public as they did with the remnants of the evil gods, and let everyone hunt down the Substitutes together?
If we really do that, we can't completely exterminate all the replacers, but at least we can reduce their number to a minimum.

However, the three empires did not do so. Not only did they not make the matter public, they did not even take the initiative to hunt down the replacers.

It was as if he was completely unaware of the existence of the Displacer.

This is undoubtedly a bit strange.

Rorschach couldn't figure out the clues here before, as he felt that there were always some contradictions that made him unable to figure out the key. Until this moment, Depp's sudden words of understanding made Rorschach instantly relieved!

Yes.

The three empires knew about the group of replacers but did not choose to show their cards, so they must have some concerns. If the seven empires have the capital to make the three empires wary and can make the three empires believe that the replacers will not subvert them, then the three empires may indeed choose to coexist peacefully temporarily.

This is probably what Depp meant by tacit understanding.

Perez's behavior seems to be directed at Rorschach, but it is also equivalent to the Displacer putting himself in the spotlight.

This means that it was the replacer himself who broke the tacit understanding, not the three empires.

If Perez does this, he will hurt the entire group of Displacers, not just Rorschach.

That's why Depp said that even if Rorschach didn't take action, the other seven major companies would definitely get to the bottom of the matter!

To put it bluntly, even if Monroe himself is the mastermind behind this, he will inevitably pay an extremely painful price.

What’s more, it’s just Perez?

"But doesn't Perez know the consequences of doing this?" Rorschach found it a little unbelievable.

"He knows nothing," Depp said disdainfully. "Only the top people are involved in this matter, and with an old bone like me, he can only have some guesses at most, but he probably doesn't think it's this serious."

"Okay." Rorschach understood.

If you look at it this way, Perez is really courting his own death.

The top group of people that Depp mentioned should be referring to the gold-level strongmen among the replacers.

Jin Kara couldn't help but ask curiously, "So my dad also knows about this?"

"Of course he knows. He is one of the planners." Depp said as a matter of course.

"Then why didn't he tell me?" Jin Kara asked in surprise.

"Is there a possibility that your father didn't tell you because he was afraid you would tell others about it?" Rorschach analyzed considerately.

"Thank you." Jin Kara looked at Rorschach with resentment, then looked at Depp and asked, "By the way, old man Depp, since you are already over there in the Gray Tower, have you seen my father recently?"

"I can't see it." Depp took a sip of wine and said.

"Ah?" Jin Kara looked confused.

"Although everyone calls him the wizard's apprentice, your father is the real 'wizard's apprentice'. I don't usually go to see him. I do want to." Depp said a little depressed.

"Ah?" Jin Kara was confused.

Rorschach, on the other hand, understood what Depp meant this time and asked, "Senior Depp, are you saying that Brother Anjing's father was accepted as a disciple by a real wizard?"

"Yeah." Depp nodded and said, "He probably didn't come back for the last few times because of this reason. When he comes back, ask him yourself."

“Is my dad so awesome now?” Jin Kara’s eyes lit up when he heard that, “Hahahahaha, I knew I was the protagonist!”

"Master, the protagonists are usually of commoner origin, and second-generation superstars like you are usually villains." The old butler Pete gave a friendly reminder.

"You're the only one who talks too much!" Jin Kara glared at him, "If you keep talking too much, do you believe that I'll challenge the Gold Level next time?"

"I believe it. Isn't it enough that I believe it?" The old butler Pete was in tears.

He is really tired of having such a young master.

However, when he learned that his boss was actually doing very well in the [Gray Tower] and was accepted as a disciple by a real wizard, he felt a sense of honor and could only say that he had followed the right person.

"The replacement is over, but your father hasn't returned?" When Rorschach heard this, he finally realized the problem.

The reason behind this is probably the same as the reason why Monroe mentioned in his previous message that he is not on the Blue Water Planet most of the time.

"Hey, Brother Xianyu, you didn't know?" Jin Kara was a little surprised when he heard Rorschach's question.

"Know what?" Rorschach was a little confused.

"After reaching the gold level, the bodies in the two worlds will be merged into one, and no matter which side you are in, you can decide whether to switch." Jin Kara explained to Rorschach.

Rorschach: "So, it's okay even if we stay on the Blue Water Planet and don't go to the Gray Region?"

Jin Kara shrugged and said, "Yes, that's totally fine. Of course, they usually don't do that. I'm not sure about the specific reason. Dad never told me."

“Because it’s such a waste of life.”

Depp added on behalf of Jinkla, "When the bodies of the two worlds merge into one, each exchange, even if it is only a moment relative to the other world, the lifespan consumed is irreversible. In addition, the Blue Water Planet is not suitable for cultivation. It would be a waste of life to stay here for too long."

"As far as I know, some of these old bastards haven't come back for years, and it's unknown whether they're still alive or not." Depp sighed a little when he said this. "Of course, there are also some who are more self-aware and know that there's no hope no matter how hard they try, so they just stay here and don't leave."

"Fuck, my dad won't come back either, right?" Jin Kara suddenly said.

"If your father really didn't want you, would he have waited until now?" Depp sneered.

"That's true." Jin Kara laughed foolishly.

After hearing what Depp said, he remembered that his father had already reached the gold level, while he had only just awakened his spirit not long ago.

If you really didn't want him, you would have left him alone a long time ago.

After communicating with Depp and Jin Carla, most of Rorschach's previous confusions were basically cleared up.

There are no longer any questions about the delicate relationship between the three empires and the replacers, or why the truly top replacers are so rare.

Just as Rorschach was about to ask something, Abel's voice suddenly rang in his mind: "My Lord, that woman has arrived and is on her way here."

"Can't you just call her by her name?" Rorschach was speechless.

The woman that Abel was referring to was naturally Su Xueqi.

As soon as the replacement was completed, Luo Xia immediately contacted Su Xueqi to confirm whether she was okay.

I breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that Su Xueqi was safe and sound.

However, Su Xueqi said that she had something important to report to him, and booked the earliest flight and flew directly over.

Rorschach was also curious about what was going on, so he had been waiting for Su Xueqi to arrive. After receiving Abel's reminder, he immediately stood up and said to Depp and Jin Kara, "I still have some things to deal with. You guys drink first, and I'll come to you after I'm done."

"Go ahead." Depp waved his hand casually.

Jin Kara is naturally even more casual, as he is a casual person.

……

When Luo Xia saw Su Xueqi again, she seemed a little worried.

"Boss." Su Xueqi stood up immediately when she saw Luo Xia.

"Sit down and talk." Luo Xia personally made two cups of coffee and handed one to Su Xueqi, motioning her to speak slowly.

"Yes." Su Xueqi replied.

Perhaps it was because she had met Rorschach that she felt much calmer. After she sorted out her thoughts, she spoke again, "Senior Rex asked me to tell you that he actually knew you were from a foreign land a long time ago."

When Luo Xia heard this, his heart was suddenly shocked!
He did guess that Su Xueqi came here at the first opportunity this time because she must have something important to report to him, and it was very likely related to Rex, but he never expected it to unfold like this!

How is it possible that Rex had already discovered his identity as a Displacer? If that were the case, why didn't he expose him?

"Tell me the whole cause and effect." After thinking for a moment, Luo Xia decided to let Su Xueqi explain the situation first, and then he would make a judgment.

Su Xueqi nodded and said, "Ever since I got the information about your other identity being exposed as an evil spirit from another world, I've had some premonitions, but I didn't dare to act rashly. I could only stay calm and respond to changes. But I didn't expect that Senior Rex would call me over the next day..."

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