Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 142

Chapter 142
"I actually had a lot of advantages . I’m really not as powerful as he," Anfey said .


"But you already know levitation," Suzanna countered .
"That’s good news . " Christian grinned . "I don’t have to carry you anymore . Truth be told, Anfey, you’re quite heavy . "
Anfey turned and looked at Suzanna . It was evident from her expression that she was very happy for his growth . Even though it had been a few days already, Suzanna couldn’t help but smile whenever she recalled it .
Women were much more sensitive than men, especially when it came to love . Suzanna knew very well what her heart desired . After the incident with Shally, Suzanna felt she didn’t need to hide anymore . After the initial awkwardness, she chose to be more open about her feelings . This was why she had been talking about Anfey a lot lately .
Sensing his gaze, Suzanna turned to look at Anfey . When their eyes met, she quickly turned her gaze away .
"Where’s Hui Wei?" Anfey asked .
"Over there . " Christian pointed the young man out for Anfey . "Do you need to talk to him?"
"He had dealings with some of the weaker species before . I need to ask him something . "
"Is it about Moramatch?" Christian asked .
"It is," Anfey said .
"It’s really my fault," Christian said . He shook his head . "I should have been smart and rented that Zambia village . "
Zambia was a jungle town in the middle of Transverse Mountains . It was the last large supply town on the way to Shansa Empire . It was a large town with mostly humans . It covered a lot of territory and was fairly prosperous . Plus, it was in the middle of the Transverse Mountains, which would make it easier for them to execute their plans .
"Thank god you didn’t rent that town," Black Eleven said . "It’s under the control of Shansa Empire . It is a major city in Transverse Mountains . They would never ignore it . "
"Do you have anything from Band of Brother mercenary?"
"Not yet . "
"Shouldn’t we be trying to create some chaos?" Christian asked, frowning .
"Definitely . We cannot disrupt Shansa Empire’s supply lines all by ourselves . We need other mercenaries to help us . " Anfey smiled . "I’m going to look for Hui Wei . Suzanna, why don’t you get some rest?"
After the few days away from his friends, Anfey had some new understanding of magic . He would try to meditate as often as he could, so keeping nightly vigils became Suzanna’s and Black Eleven’s job . During the day they had travel . The two of them were often extremely tired because of this lack of sleep . Anfey still hadn’t expressed anything, or promised anything to Suzanna . He wasn’t even sure of their relationship himself . However, he saw everything and remembered everything . Silence was just the way he was . He would still care for her when the time was right .
"I’m not tired," Suzanna said . She didn’t want to act clingy . She was worried that some people wouldn’t just let her rest . Like Niya, who would always be asking her strange questions .
Anfey glanced at Suzanna . He misunderstood her intentions, for once . All men, more or less, had big egos . When a girl like Suzanna falls in love with a man, he would try to stay with her to prove to her his masculinity .


Hui Wei was talking with Vonmerge . Seeing Anfey, the two of them stood up to greet him . Hui Wei was calm, but Vonmerge’s expression was hard to read . He glanced at Suzanna, and his eyes dropped to the ground silently . He wanted to keep himself away from the spotlight . He didn't need sympathy or jabs . Both would hurt his pride .
However, Vonmerge was a happy person who liked talking to people . He was well traveled, so the job of dealing with strangers fell to Vonmerge . A talkative person suddenly keeping to himself was a sign that something was wrong .
Suzanna hadn’t realized Vonmerge was there . She stopped and looked worried . One was her old friend, her companion, who had pursued her relentlessly . The other was her lover, her leader . She was worried that there would be conflicts over the matter . She would be upset no matter what happened .

Anfey felt that Suzanna and Vonmerge were acting strange . He frowned, then remembered Vonmerge once was pursuing Suzanna . It was common for hatred to replace love . If Vonmerge were to overthink the situation, he could potentially do things that were harmful to the team . However, Anfey couldn’t do anything . He needed to wait for Vonmerge to make his own decision . For a victor, anything he did could be mistaken as showing off .
Killing him? The idea entered his mind . It wasn't his fault for having such an idea . For an assassin, his first reaction to any potential danger was whether the situation could be resolved with violence or not . The other choice would be to distance himself . Only fools and warriors danced with the devil . Never assassins .
"Vonmerge," Anfey said . "I didn’t know you were here . I need to ask you something . " He tried to keep his tone as natural as possible .
"What is it?" Hui Wei asked slowly .
"Do you know where we’re going?"
Hui Wei and Vonmerge glanced at each other and both shook their heads .
"We’re going to Moramatch," Anfey said . "Christian rented the place, and that will be our base from now on . "


"Moramatch? Why are we going there?" The two asked at the same time .
"I know how chaotic the place is, but that is a good thing . If we can settle down there, no one could challenge our leadership for a long time . " Anfey wasn’t joking . Every sentient race had its own skills to protect itself . If they could be recognized by the residents of Moramatch, they could use their defense system against outside threats .
"Wishful thinking . " Hui Wei shook his head . "Those creatures are filled with hatred . There is no easy way to stabilizing the place . "
"I know it’s hard, so I need to learn more," Anfey told him . "Have you dealt with dwarves and gnomes?"
"I’ve dealt with them, sure . "
"Tell me more about it . "
Hui Wei thought about it for a moment . "Dwarves are short tempered . Both the men and the women are quick to anger . I've seen one angry dwarf before . His beard was so long you couldn’t see his mouth . His eyes were huge and he was jumping around, screaming at me . But he was half of my height . It was honestly quite annoying, and I wanted to smash him with a rock . Dealing with dwarves is hard work . They wouldn't bend to violence . They can and will sacrifice themselves, even if just to prove a point . They’re very stubborn and very determined . You cannot dissuade a dwarf . "
"You’re saying neither words nor violence can force the dwarves into doing anything?"
"Yes . " Hui Wei nodded .
"What about the gnomes?"
"They are a very selfish race . The only thing they really care about is themselves . Because of their selfishness, their civilization is dying very fast; or else they would still be the dominant race . " Hui Wei stopped for a moment before continuing, "Years ago, the rise of the savage clans marked the fall of the gnome civilization . A team of a hundred savages could defeat an army of ten thousand gnomes . Because of the individual differences, the gnome soldiers did not even have the guts to go to war . They would scatter before the savages . Because of their selfishness, they did not unite against their common enemies and gave up very easily . If it wasn’t for that, the savages wouldn’t have had their gold age, and humans wouldn’t have came around . "
"Wait, I have a question," Anfey said . "Humans are made by gods . What does that have anything to do with the gnomes?" He had read about the development of human civilization in the library when he was researching magic .
"Of course, you’re right . " Hui Wei smiled and stopped talking .
"Did the gods create the gnomes?" Anfey asked tentatively .
"When the gnomes controlled the world, the gods weren't even born," Hui Wei said quietly . "Let’s move on . You won’t believe me even if I tell you . "
"You haven’t told me anything yet . "
"Let’s just say the God of Destruction worshipped by the dark mages is a battle monster created by the gnomes . "
"What?" Vonmerge asked . He was really shocked .
Suzanna stared at Hui Wei with wide eyes . His theory was too strange for them to accept easily . Most people would take him for a madman . Anfey, however, was thinking about what Hui Wei just told him .
"If gnomes could control gods, then why were the savages able to destroy them?" Anfey asked slowly .
"Like I've said, the gnomes are very selfish . They declared war on each other over the right to control this battle monster . I am not sure what happened in the end . All I know is that the gnomes lost control of the monster . "