Gift And Trouble

"Are we friends?" Zhang Heng asked in a daze.

"Of course, we are advisors of the emperor. So, that makes us friends." Altrus's voice sounded as sincere as a man could get. Making someone believe him would be a breeze. Coupled with the Scopolia alkaloids, an ordinary person would have opened up to him immediately.

At the same time, Altrus was also very satisfied with Zhang Heng's current reaction. He continued asking, "I heard that you come from a faraway Eastern empire, and there are rumors saying that you are a nobleman there. Why didn't you enjoy your comfortable life over there? Why did you leave your home and come to Rome, a land thousands of miles away?"