One-Eyed Monster

Stan Sol’s words left everyone stunned in place.

”Well, Sol Brothers, are you sure about this?” Perkins asked, feeling that things had taken a peculiar turn, completely beyond his imagination.

”I’m sure, palm to palm, I am connected to Tobin in spirit, I can feel him here.”

Stan Sol’s certainty made Perkins look more resolutely at Rostov. Unconsciously, Perkins had become a main character in this affair.

The feeling was strange, yet natural. In the Inner World, they were honest and bared their most sincere emotions. The reason Perkins stepped forward was that he truly cared about Tobin’s whereabouts. He was Tobin’s friend, and the main purpose of coming back this time was to discuss life with him. But he didn’t expect to end up traveling with Stan Sol and encountering such a situation.

Now, Tobin’s whereabouts are only known by Governor Rostov...

”What’s really going on!” Perkins was still anxious. He found it very strange to see Rostov’s face turning red from holding back. Why was Lord Governor still silent?

”Father, you should say something, is Tobin still here with us?”

Igor watched the scene and felt it was familiar, but couldn’t pinpoint why. He only knew he couldn’t help and could only listen quietly.

”If you don’t speak, I’ll get angry, don’t blame me for being rude!” Perkins threatened.

”You can’t act here, this is the Inner World, you can only be honest with your heart,” Stan Sol said.

”Alright, alright, I get it. So we have no temper with Lord Governor at all,” Perkins said with dissatisfaction, glancing at Igor.

”Tobin is here, I can feel the flow of his weak blood, I want to know what’s going on?” Stan Sol quietly looked at Rostov. For him, this matter was quite important. He needed to figure out what happened to his brother, why he was weak in such a moment.

Rostov remained silent.

”If you don’t speak, I won’t force you. Once we are out of the Inner World, I will take your son away until Tobin appears,” Stan Sol said without fuss.

”Father, if you still don’t tell, then I’ll really leave with Sol when the time comes!” Hustace couldn’t side with his father, making Rostov feel very frustrated.

”You, you can’t take Hustace away...” Rostov raised his head, his eyes slightly dim, seemingly torn inside, not knowing what decision to make.

”My leverage is your son, so you also need to bring out your leverage to exchange with me!” Stan Sol said.

This was something Rostov didn’t want to face.

But as things were now, he felt he had no choice but to speak.

This secret he had hidden for a long time, didn’t expect to be revealed today, and in such a scenario.

”Some things, it’s not that I don’t want to say, but the truth sometimes hurts more, I’m afraid you can’t accept it.”

”If you don’t say, how do you know we can’t accept it?” Perkins shouted loudly, feeling puzzled. What should have been his choice seemed to have been decided by Rostov, such deprivation of freedom!

”When I tell you, you won’t just have to make a choice but also face a responsibility,” Rostov suddenly became serious, seemingly about to reveal something very important.

”Stop being mysterious, hurry up and say it, I just want to know Tobin’s situation!” Perkins couldn’t help himself.

”You’re as straightforward as ever, Perkins, didn’t expect you have indeed come back!” Rostov, at that moment, felt a bit touched seeing Perkins, missing him after so long not seeing him.

”Let’s not talk about that, tell us about Tobin first!” Perkins didn’t want to bother with Rostov.

”Tobin, he could be said to be in Luona, and could also be said not to be in Luona,” Rostov said leisurely, hands behind his back, deciding to reveal the secret from his heart without haste.

”What does this mean, is he here or not!” Perkins was dissatisfied with such an answer, not understanding what exactly was going on.

”Tobin’s current state is not something you can understand, even I can’t fully grasp it.”

”Can you stop being mysterious and say something understandable?” At this critical moment, it was only Perkins and Rostov who were arguing, while everyone else was silent.

”It’s not me being mysterious, the world is changing, Tobin’s state is unstable, I don’t know how to describe his condition!”

”Why say this?” Stan Sol suddenly asked, ”What is the state of my brother?”

”Your brother, Tobin has no consciousness now, lying weakly there. I can feel his heartbeat, and occasionally hear his voice, but I can’t wake him.”

”What exactly is the situation!” Perkins was puzzled.

”I don’t know, Tobin is in a coma-like state, I can only maintain his life in a Wizard’s way, his consciousness seems not to be here. Occasionally, I hear him mention something about a ship, but I can’t understand what ship he is talking about.”

”You’re saying that my brother can’t move or speak now?” Stan Sol asked.

”Yes, all this time, I’ve blocked this news. No one knows what happened to Tobin. Not even the Thunder Army can know. Tobin’s condition is very strange, I can’t let the Thunder Army’s belief be shaken.”

”Hmph, you blocked the news of Tobin for your personal gain? Lord Governor, how calculating!” Perkins was very dissatisfied with Rostov’s way of handling things.

Concealing a truth can be loathsome, especially when hiding a piece of news to protect one’s assets.

”This was Tobin’s wish, I only maintained this secret for him,” Rostov sighed, knowing that his way would cause misunderstandings.

Stan Sol remained silent, seemingly contemplating something.

”Don’t use excuses, you’re protecting your Thunder Army, aren’t you? If Tobin’s news gets out, your Thunder Army will be affected, so you’re cautious and covering up the truth,” Perkins accused Rostov in anger.

”You have your reasoning, but here, I have no need to deceive you. I have my ambitions, but I won’t harm Tobin. After all, he came to me willingly and helped me during difficult times. I won’t forget his kindness.”

Rostov spoke calmly, having held this secret in his heart for a long time. After revealing it, he felt relieved, knowing he no longer had to bear Tobin’s matter alone.