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But why are some bandits and anarchists acting as intermediaries?)))

It just happened that way))

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After receiving approval and instructions from Quasardastan, transporter Rex Ventorum headed straight to the Temple, where he landed. In addition to Letitia, three more people arrived with Hector – two special forces soldiers and, in fact, the pilot. This trio remained to guard the plane, while the head of the VSRV and his assistant went to the negotiations (after handing over their weapons, if there was such a requirement). Hector was a rather tall and strongly built man; gray hair was visible in his dark blue-black hair; his eyes were the color of a winter sky; his nose was straight and long; his face was stern with a determined chin. The girl accompanying him was also tall and had a trained body, as befits a soldier. The only unusual thing about her for a person in her profession was perhaps her beautiful, neat face and long, golden hair, tied back in a ponytail (in the army of Rex Ventorum, all soldiers, both men and women, are required to have a buzz cut). Hector is waiting for an audience with the ruler, following the instructions of local authorities.

After a successful landing, Richard Lazenheidge himself met the guests, accompanied by a squad of ten armed militants. Five of them stayed with the special forces from Ventorum, and the rest followed the group to the Temple. Hector could have noticed that there were many more guards inside the huge structure than outside. The building itself was not so attractive because of its height; fortunately, in Ventorum, one could find skyscrapers much higher than its shape, which resembled something like a regular quadrangular pyramid.
-How was your flight, gentlemen? - Richard asked politely, radiating a dazzling, friendly smile. -Allow me to introduce myself, Richard Lazenheidge, chief advisor to His Highness, the Great Quazar.
The dictator's assistant was quite tall, thin, and stooped, which made his expensive suit look a little ridiculous on him. One could also notice his thin and elongated oval face, short-cropped dark hair, and small brown eyes, hidden behind glasses.
Meanwhile, the procession approached the elevator.
-I ask you to hand over your weapons, if you have any, gentlemen. - Richard asked politely. -Don't think anything bad, but the ruler's safety comes first.
After passing the security check and taking a high-speed elevator, the group stopped at a metal door leading to room number seventy-seven. Here, the armed guards did not follow Hector and Letitia, and soon they, accompanied by Richard, found themselves in Quazar's chambers. Opposite the chair occupied by the dictator was a small sofa and a couple of comfortable chairs.
-Make yourselves comfortable and feel at home. - The dictator reluctantly tore himself away from reading. -Although I don't particularly like receiving guests. - he added.