"I originally wanted to give you a medal, but Talos you are so famous, I'm afraid you will be recognized."

Hearing Soshiyan's words, Talos smiled and picked up the teacup handed over by Veronica, took a sip and shook his head.

“This thing doesn’t matter.”

Then he looked at Soshiyan.

"The envoy probably has something else besides letting you end the expedition?"

Soshiyang, who was sitting on a chair in a regular outfit, blinked.

"Did you see it?"

Talos shrugged.

"No."

"Okay, he asked me to go to Terra."

Talos looked nothing unexpected and just nodded.

"It can be guessed that, and the envoy also said that he would hang the flag of the Astral Knight to Terra. It was definitely impossible for him to go back with a flag. What about that?"

Soshiyang picked up the teacup and took a sip of it to moisten his throat, and whispered:

"The imperial guards are here too."

Talos was a little stunned after hearing this, then pondered for a few seconds, and finally sighed and said:

"They... did they ask you to go to the palace?"

Soshiyang nodded.

"Yes, I asked why, they didn't speak, and I asked whose orders it was, and they still didn't speak... If it weren't for their size, and Faisal's promise, I even thought they were fake."

"Of course they won't say, because no one can order the imperial guards unless..."

Talos looked at Soshiyang's fingers that kept rubbing the teacup, and changed his mind.

"Soshyan, you're a little nervous."

"I...well..."

"You don't know what they want you to do, and who they want you to meet, but in fact you may have some guesses in your heart, but I think things may not be what you think. Besides, you have seen the confusing person."

"The confusing one..."

After thinking for a while, Soshiyang said cautiously:

"...Is it really necessary to be Him?"

Talos suddenly laughed.

"That certainly isn't."

"Um?"

"Although I have never seen the emperor with my own eyes, regardless of whether it is in the style of conduct or the conversation, it is far from the emperor I have known and known in the past. It is still the same question. What exactly is the factor that determines a person's personality, or self? Memory? Or the so-called soul? Or his personality and worldview?"

"Then you mean..."

"Don't get me wrong, I just heard that some people on Terra use the so-called Emperor Tarot card to communicate with an existence, but I think that existence is definitely not a confusing person, because he doesn't need to find you in this way."

"Well, it seems that only when you get there can you know who asked these unarmored imperial guards to summon me."

Talos looked at Soshiyan, then easily poked his pretended relaxed expression.

"Soshiyan, your nervousness doesn't actually come from this."

Soshiyang's expression froze at first, and after a moment of silence, he nodded and said:

"Actually, no matter what I do, it doesn't matter. I'm worried about the future of the battle group... Gray graft, I can already feel that this power cannot be easily controlled by myself. It will even affect those warriors who have gray graft implanted."

As he said that, he lowered his head and stared at his palms, and the bright silver color that flashed through him could be seen.

"I don't know if Terra is the end of this ancient plan. If so, what about the others? What about the warriors? What about them? To be honest, brother, I regret it now that they have implanted this thing. Maybe... maybe... maybe it would be better if everything stops with me? But if this is His plan, how could I not implement it as Astart? Amnak has been hinting to me that this plan has bad intentions, but what can I do? Everything I have given to him. I can't be a traitor, but I don't want to implicate others. The warriors are innocent. They don't know anything. They shouldn't be involved in this ancient plan..."

After hearing this, Talos raised his head slightly, put his hands on his chest and thought for a while, then suddenly turned his head and said:

"Soshiyan, do you love playing chess?"

After hearing this, Soshiyang was slightly stunned, then shook his head.

"No...uh, unless you have nothing to do, but you know it's almost impossible."

"But you are in a chess game every day."

After the other party said this, Soshiyang fell into deep thought and stared at himself reflected from the amber liquid level in the cup in his hand.

"So you are now a pawn who is pinched by an invisible big hand at the fingertips. You can't help but cannot make your own decisions. Every decision of others may cause you to fall into the abyss. Unless you stop at the origin, no one knows what will happen later... So, in the chess game, what can a pawn do?"

"perhaps..."

After pondering for a while, Soshiyang whispered:

“Only move forward.”

Talos raised his chin.

"Soshyan, have you ever thought about your ending?"

After a long silence, Soshiyang said slowly:

"Thinking."

“What’s it like?”

"Like those heroes recorded in history, they died in a great battle, buried in the tombs of the monastery fortress of the battle group, and lay with the brothers and martyrs."

“What about now?”

"I became the commander of the battle group, with incredible power, supported by everyone, and watched by everyone."

"Um."

Talos changed his sitting position and looked even more lazy. Then he tilted his head to one side and looked at the ceiling.

"When I was a child, I longed to be a hero, and that was also my mother's hope. When I became a member of the Legion, I firmly believed that fate favored me. When Charles died, I firmly believed that I would be killed by the Spirits in an unknown world, but now I am still alive, although I am still a traitor who hates gods and ghosts, alone, so you see, fate, even if you know it, you can't help it."

Then, he lowered his head and looked at Soshiyang.

"But we can still choose to act according to our will, so...Soshiyan, remember my words, even when facing a real god, we can at least have a clear conscience, but leave regrets, but we want no regrets, even if we are just a pawn who can only move forward."

More than ten seconds later, Soshiyang nodded silently.

"But, you probably have more than that worrying, right?"

Hearing Talos's seemingly pointing words, a hint of embarrassment appeared on Soshiyang's face, and finally decided to tell the truth to his most trusted friend.

"And... Veronica, she...she...she's pregnant."

After hearing this, Talos said nothing, but just tapped the table with his fingers.

This made Soshiyan wonder.

"Aren't you surprised?"

"Strange? As for your situation and her, nothing happened will not make me feel strange now, but I suddenly realized that this opportunity was a little coincidental..."

"you mean..."

"As soon as she has children, someone will ask you to go to Terra. Although this may be a coincidence,... it's still too far to say that, so congratulations first on being a father."

Soshiyang smiled bitterly.

"Are you sarcastic about me, brother."

"I'm very serious, after all, I'm also a witness to your marriage."
Chapter completed!