Chapter 224 Study Room
After passing through the not-so-tight defenses, Roland and Hela arrived in front of a study.

Just as Roland was about to enter the study, the guard outside the study stopped Hela and said.

"Ma'am, the general has only invited Mr. Roland. Please wait outside the door."

Hela frowned slightly and looked at Roland.

Roland also stopped. He looked at Hela, gently turned the Crown of Domination in his right hand with his left hand, and said.

"It's okay, just wait outside."

Looking at Roland's actions, Hela also knew what Roland meant.

With the Crown of Domination on him, even if Roland was in a weak state, he still had a certain ability to protect himself.

"But."

Hela said hesitantly. Hela, who had been following Roland these days, knew very well how weak Roland was now.

"Come in together. Although my room is small, it is still large enough for several people to move around."

Locke's voice came from the study.

After hearing Locke's voice, the guard who stopped Hela didn't say much and immediately made way.

After Locke spoke and the guard made way, Roland and Hela didn't waste any more time at the door and walked into the study together.

Roland opened the door and what came into view were bookshelves filled with books. After walking into the room, Roland smelled the scent of books.

He turned his head and looked to the right, where Locke was sitting at a desk looking at him.

In front of Locke, there was an open book.

Locke closed the book and put it aside, pointed at the chair opposite the table and said.

"You two, please take a seat."

Roland nodded slightly, walked over and sat down. Behind him, Hela closed the book door first, then walked to Roland's side, found a chair and sat down.

After sitting down, Locke stretched out his hand, pointed to a small bookshelf on the side, and said.

"These are books collected from various places in the Central Library. Although they are not original manuscripts, the contents are similar. I remember you said you needed these when we talked last time."

Locke paused and continued.

"These are yours."

Roland looked in the direction of his finger towards the bookshelf. Then he nodded slightly and glanced at Hela beside him.

After seeing Roland's eyes, Hela nodded slightly, waved her hand, and put the entire book and the books inside into her space bracelet.

After sensing the fluctuation of the space bracelet, Locke looked at the space bracelet on Hela's wrist with a little surprise. He then looked at the space bracelet of the same style on Roland's wrist.

Although Locke was considered knowledgeable before, this was the first time he had seen a space prop like a space bracelet.

Looking at the two people's almost identical space bracelets, Locke smiled.

After Hela put the books away, Roland looked at Locke and spoke directly.

"I think you invited me here not just for these books, right?"

Hearing Roland's words, Locke retracted his smile, shook his head helplessly, and said.

"As expected of a spellcaster who can single-handedly kill a greenskin warlord, I can't hide it from you."

Locke paused, and after a moment of silence, his face gradually became serious, and he spoke. "I heard that you are a famous wise man in Xinar. I wonder what you think of the current situation?"

Roland raised his eyebrows slightly, met Locke's gaze, and spoke calmly.

"Do you mean the Green Tide, or the Combined Forces?"

Although he knew that Locke was talking about the current factional struggle in Black Rock City, Roland was not a fool, and if he spoke so vaguely, he would play dumb.

Although Roland supports the Border Faction regarding the factional struggle in Black Rock City, who knows what Locke's real thoughts are?
Hearing Roland's answer, Locke sighed and said clearly.

"I think both sides have sent people to win you over. Let me be frank. What do you think of the current conflict between the rear logistics and the frontline soldiers within the resistance army?"

"Don't worry about anything, just speak boldly."

"I think if these conflicts are to be resolved, it depends on your opinion. Sir Locke, I am curious, what is your goal? Can you tell me?"

Roland did not answer, but asked Locke back.

"my goal."

After saying this to himself, Locke fell silent.

After a long silence, when the entire study fell silent, Locke shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said.

"I do not know."

Roland was a little surprised to hear this unexpected answer.

Looking at the somewhat decadent Locke, Roland suddenly realized something.

Locke, the high-ranking knight who was elected as the leader of the resistance army, is not the staunch revenger that everyone imagines. On the contrary, he now looks more like a pessimistic pessimist.

He is neither a border region faction nor a local faction.

As a knight, he has the awareness and courage to take revenge on the Green Tide. He has the unyielding will of the Border Faction and is willing to sacrifice and die in the fight against the Green Tide.

But at the same time, as the leader of the resistance army, he had faced the real Green Tide and knew its horror. He was clear that the resistance army he led could not fight against the Green Tide.

He was able to sacrifice himself with determination, but he could not sacrifice others for this hopeless battle.

He supported the border area faction's revenge, but could understand the local faction's fear.

He longed for revenge on the Green Tide, but also hoped that the Donnar people would leave and preserve the fire.

Looking at Locke in front of him, Roland suddenly felt a little sorry for him.

After a moment of silence, Roland took out the meal-making information that he had originally prepared to exchange benefits with Locke and placed it in front of Locke.

Then Roland spoke.

"The conflict between the local faction and the border faction cannot be suppressed. Even if you continue to remain neutral and maintain a balance, you can only delay the time when the conflict explodes completely."

"This is the information on the meal-making technique. It can reduce the resistance's reliance on logistics. If necessary, I can help you train a group of apprentices who can use this spell. You can provide the people yourself."

Roland paused and continued.

"Although the local faction has some function in maintaining local order, most of them don't care what will happen to Donnar. If you support them, the resistance will soon disband."

"Although the Border Region Faction is somewhat extreme to a certain extent, you should know that they are the main force of the resistance army on the front line. As long as you still want to fight against the Green Tide, you can't give up on them."

"You want to ask for my opinion, don't you? Well, my opinion is: purge all local factions, support and restrict the development of the border factions towards extremism."

(End of this chapter)