Chapter 196 Dialogue
Outside the room, Roland stopped and glanced at the guard standing at the door.

Before he could say anything, a voice came from the room.

"Roland? Please come in."

Hearing this voice, Roland did not hesitate. Under the gaze of the two guards, he calmly lifted the door curtain and walked in.

What came into Roland's sight was a simple study.

On the right side of the study, there is a simple sandbox map with various symbols on it.

On the left side of the study, there was a table and several chairs. At this moment, a man who looked somewhat old was standing in front of the table, staring at Roland with sharp eyes. Behind him was a large bookcase filled with various books.

Since he was the only one in the room, Roland could also sense an extremely sharp and powerful force from him.

It goes without saying that he is the high-level knight Locke.

Roland ignored the strong pressure from all around him and politely greeted Locke.

Seeing Roland's performance, Locke was a little surprised. Although he was just testing and had no ill intentions, a wizard actually had such courage and remained calm.

Locke quietly put away his pressure, and after politely returning Roland's greeting, he extended his right hand and spoke to the chair across the table.

"Please take a seat."

After saying that, he also sat on the chair.

Roland also calmly sat down opposite him.

Without hesitation, Roland asked first.

"I wonder if Sir Locke has anything urgent to talk to me about?"

Locke nodded slightly, without immediately answering Roland's question, and said.

"Sir, you are a spellcaster, but you are not from Donnar. Why are you here?"

"I heard that you are also very famous in Sinar. You are knowledgeable and wealthy. Even I have heard of your name more than once."

After a pause, he looked at Roland with sharp eyes and asked back.

"Sir, are you coming here for fame or for profit?"

Roland suddenly came to Donnar without any warning. He brought his own dry food to manage the old Qi, and even organized the army to go to the front line before they could settle down for long.

This is too proactive. Some of the Donnar people in the rear are not as proactive as Roland.

Moreover, Locke did not have a good impression of the Sinar people. Ever since he was supported to establish and raise the banner of fighting against the Green Tide, the Donar people he met were either mercenaries who did things for money, adventure groups who went on adventures and made trouble everywhere, or they were the extraordinary people who hid in the rear and attacked their own people heavily, reaping and exploiting everywhere, or they were the extraordinary people who joined the United Army and engaged in political struggles.

Basically, the people from Sinar who came here have no interest in fighting against the Green Tide. They all come to Donar for fame and fortune.

Therefore, Roland's almost selfless performance stood out. As an extraordinary person, he did not fight for power with Eleanor, nor did he stay in the rear to exploit the local people. Instead, he organized such a large army at his own expense. Why on earth was he doing this?

Moreover, as a suspected high-level spellcaster, he could have power and influence in Sinar if he wanted to.

Locke didn't believe that Roland was a selfless saint without any pursuit, so he naturally had doubts about Roland.

Roland did not evade Locke's direct question. He met Locke's sharp gaze with a calm and indifferent look and spoke calmly.

"I came here for fame and fortune. The Rose War ended too early. Sinar has returned to peace, and there is no room for me to show my talents. In a peaceful era, the Silver Empire will not treat me well. Besides, I need a territory that I can draw at will, and I am also interested in the books in the Central Library."

What Roland said was of course true. The Silver Empire would not give the position of Silver Emperor to Roland. Since they would not give him the throne, it would be a bad treatment for Roland. He was not interested in being a feudal noble.

As for the territory that was randomly drawn, Roland was just a little greedy and wanted the whole Donnar. As for the collection of books, it would be best if there were some, but it didn't matter if there weren't any. Listening to Roland's answer, Locke also pretended to believe it, nodded, and said.

"Yes, after this annihilation war, I will apply for a title for you from Eleanor. As long as you kill enough greenskins, I can help you apply for the title of Grand Duke. As for the books in the Central Library, I know the location of a branch library. When we recover the lost land, I can give you the books in the branch library."

"This is an annihilation campaign. You are responsible for clearing the area."

As he was talking, Locke took out a map from under the table and handed it to Roland.

Roland took the map, opened it and took a quick look at it.

While Roland was looking at the map, Locke continued.

"According to our investigation, this area is mainly populated by three large greenskin tribes and dozens of their branch tribes. What do you think? Are you confident that you can deal with them?"

"It's not difficult. It's OK."

Roland put away the map, nodded, and said in agreement.

He raised his head and looked at Locke again and asked.

"only these?"

Roland brought an army of 50,000 after all. Although there were many green-skinned orcs in the mission area, it was not a particularly difficult mission. Roland felt that he could kill all the greenskins by sending two or three legions.

"If the war starts, I will issue new orders after you complete your mission."

Locke said with a smile.

"Any questions?"

As he spoke, Locke picked up the cup on the table. The implication was obvious: if there was no problem, he could leave.

"No, I'm leaving now."

Roland shook his head, stood up, turned and walked out of the room.

After Roland left the room, Locke put the cup back on the table. He looked at the sand table map on the other side of the room, thinking silently.

He did not believe everything Roland said. Locke's intuition told him that Roland was telling the truth, but his real goal was definitely not as simple as he said.

After thinking for a long time, he stood up, walked to the sandbox, and looked down at the friendly mark on it.

After watching for a while, he shouted.

"Guard."

Hearing his words, a guard at the door opened the curtain and walked in. He half-knelt on the ground, waiting for Locke's order.

"Go and invite Odin. Tell him I have something to discuss with her and ask her to come over."

The guard nodded and quickly turned and left the room.

After the guard left the room, he also reached out, picked up a mark on the sand table, and readjusted its position.

Locke was still a little worried about Roland. It wasn't that he was worried about Roland's real goal. After all, no matter what, he was still a human being, and he couldn't get involved with the greenskins.

He was mainly worried about Roland's military strength. Although Roland's army was large in number, could soldiers who had only been trained for a few months really fight against the green-skinned orcs? What if they failed to complete the tasks he assigned to them?
Therefore, a guarantee is needed.

(End of this chapter)