In the middle of the night, the jackal came back, alone, standing in the room in shame.
Jose frowned slightly. He really didn't expect that the legendary thief would miss a cult member by himself.
"what happened?"
Church Heartstacker lowered his head in shame: "My lord, that man has a magic restraint on him. As soon as I grabbed him, the restraint was triggered, and the target directly turned into a pool of blood."
Jose frowned even deeper: "Magic prohibition?!"
Among the various control methods of Tidanol, magic prohibition is definitely worth taking out as a separate subject.
The magic ban is similar to the family contract of the dragon family. Once the signer violates certain regulations, the corresponding punishment will be triggered. No one can ask the secret from the population controlled by the magic ban, because the idea of leaking the secret is still brewing in the mind time, people die.
Especially for those diehards who put life and death aside, they will trigger the restraint as soon as they are captured. No matter how strong the enemy is, they will not get any useful information, just like the situation encountered by jackals and thieves.
"Since it's restricted by magic, it's no wonder you," Jose comforted the Wolf man, waving his hand to signal the Wolf man to leave.
The jackal backed out and closed the door gently.
Jose was the only one in the dark room, and he walked back and forth alone in the room, thinking about Becketts Joyce.
"Becketts Joyce was actually banned by magic. This shows that he has a certain status in the [Spiritual Sect] and knows some secrets. Otherwise, there is no need to impose magic restrictions on him."
"A great fish worth tracking down."
"Where can I find out?"
"No one can be leak-proof, start with the people around Becketts Joyce," Jose recalled the information sent by [Red Dagger], which contained a network map of Becketts.
Among the people closely related to Baker Kitts Joyce, those who are suspicious can be roughly divided into two categories, one is the people around him, and the other is the Dana nobles who have close contacts with him, especially the Dana royal family.
His thoughts became active: "[Windtalker Alliance] suspects that some high-ranking human beings provide cover for [Spiritual Sect], and the Dana royal family is also suspected."
Jose frowned slightly, and looked at the night sky outside the window. There was no moon or stars in the night sky. The endless darkness covered the earth and the sky, as if a black cloth covered people, making them breathless.
"Everything related to Becketts Joyce must be investigated, but the investigation of the Dana royal family is of great importance. Don't act rashly, so as not to scare the snake."
At this thought, Jose suddenly raised his head: "Not good!"
"The magic restriction on Becketts Joyce was triggered, and the enemy realized that he was exposed, so they must take action to destroy the evidence."
He quickly contacted [Red Dagger] and ordered [Red Dagger] to send someone to Beckett Joyce's home.
Just before dawn, news came from [Red Dagger] that several people related to Baker Kitts Joyce had been silenced, and fresh ashes were found in the fireplaces of the deceased's homes.
"...that's the way it is, the thread is broken."
Jose said to the gathered four legendary powerhouses: "The remaining suspicious targets are only the royal family of Dana, those royal children who have contacts with Becketts Joyce."
"My lord, are we going to interrogate their royal family in the royal city of a country?" Gus Panshui exaggeratedly exclaimed.
"Hmph! What's wrong with the interrogation of the royal family's children? Could it be that they still dare to do something? Can the Kingdom of Dana stop the iron hooves of the empire?!"
The legendary wild boar warrior—Berwick Stonefang didn't take it seriously: "If you don't listen to them, kill them, and someone else will still be king!"
Edith Windcutter reminded: "The Kingdom of Dana is indeed not the opponent of the Empire, but in other people's territory, it is best to keep a low profile. Don't forget that the Kingdom of Dana has a magic tower."
The wild boar frowned and stopped talking. As the elven ranger said, although the kingdom of Dana is small and weak, it also has three legendary guardians. With the power of the magic tower, the three legendary guardians can indeed bring life to everyone. threaten.
Afterwards, even if the empire avenges everyone and destroys the Kingdom of Dana, it has nothing to do with everyone.
Of course, if everyone knew the true identity of the dragon man, they would not think so.
"We've got to figure out a way..."
"..."
Jose decided to terminate the discussion between the four: "Anyway, the Dana royal family is suspected of colluding with the [Spiritual Sect]. It must be checked, just to find a statement that they can accept."
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One day later, the core area of Dana Kingdom.
On the plain of Yimapingchuan, a majestic city is like a beast lying on the ground. The city wall is towering, and there is an arrow tower at a certain distance to ensure that the arrow tower can shoot to every corner of the city wall. There are many soldiers and guards. strict.
This city is the capital of Dana Kingdom - Winterhold.
Winterhold has a history of more than a thousand years since its establishment as a city. It has experienced many wars but has never fallen. Even if it was reduced to an isolated city in the savage disaster that swept across the Northland, Winterhold survived under the leadership of the king.
Over time, Winterhold became the spiritual pillar of the Dana people.
It was morning, and the sun had already climbed a little in the eastern sky.
The gates of Winterhold were crowded with people.
Some of the crowd at the gate of the city wanted to enter the city, including vegetable vendors who went to the city to make a living, citizens who paid their respects to the capital, and adventurers who had traveled here.
The other group of people were all dressed in fine clothes, with a large number of guards standing behind them, and beautiful maids holding up parasols beside them. They gathered at inappropriate places on the edge of the city wall, looking into the distance from time to time, as if they were waiting for something.
"There are so many important figures, ministers of foreign affairs, ministers of wealth... oh my god, even His Royal Highness is here!" A young man who entered the city recognized the identities of everyone and couldn't help being shocked.
Shocked and curious at the same time, he grabbed the old vegetable seller in front of him: "Old man, why are these big shots outside the city?"
The old vegetable seller was a little impatient. He turned his head and saw the silver coin in the young man's hand. He was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, and put the silver coin away: "Master, you just went back to Winterhold."
"Isn't it? I went to the country manor for a month's vacation, and I just came back today."
"No wonder you don't know," said the old vegetable seller, "it's been rumored in the city for several days that the mission of the Forsyth Empire is coming to our Winterhold. No, even His Royal Highness is waiting outside the city to greet you." .”
"So that's how it is," the young man showed a sudden look.
The Fussey Empire is the undisputed overlord of the Northland, and all the countries in the Northland must hold their breath. Now that the imperial envoy arrives, it is normal for Prince Dana to send them out of the city to greet him.
"Huh? The Forsyth Empire is very good, why did you send envoys to our country?"
"This... I don't know either."
After a pause, the old vegetable seller suddenly remembered something, and said, "Isn't it looking for trouble? I once heard from my father that decades ago, His Majesty the previous kingdom had a feud with the Forsyth Empire."
"Hmm..." the young man perfunctory.
As a nobleman, he has much more knowledge than the old vegetable seller. He once saw detailed records about that war in the family library. That battle was not as simple as a festival.
Of course, there is no need to tell the old vegetable seller about this.
All of a sudden, the Dana nobles who were welcoming the Forsyth Empire's mission moved, approached the gate of the city, and stepped onto the drawbridge over the moat.
The people queuing up to enter the city moved out of the way and started discussing in low voices.
"The Fossian Imperial Mission is here."
A commoner in sackcloth stood on his feet and watched, but saw nothing: "Huh? Where is the Forsyth Imperial Mission? Why didn't I see it?"
"you're so dumb."
The companion continued: "His Royal Highness is moving, the imperial mission must be here."
The civilian in linen was not convinced: "Why are you so sure, maybe His Royal Highness is tired of staying in one place and wants to move."
The companion looked disgusted: "Idiot, there is a sorcerer beside His Royal Highness, the sorcerer must have used magic to see the imperial mission coming, so he notified His Royal Highness to prepare, if you don't believe me, you will see later."
After more than ten minutes, as expected, a team appeared at the end of the road, and the flag held by the team was the fire dragon ring flag of the Forsyth Empire.
"It's coming! It's coming..." All the civilians discussed.
Dana royal soldiers came out to maintain order, clear the road, and spread a red carpet on the road. The red carpet leads directly from the city gate to the Dana palace.
On the other side, the ministers of the Kingdom of Dana, who were in charge of welcoming the imperial envoy, organized their attire under the leadership of the eldest prince Dana. They arranged the gorgeous dresses on their bodies so that there was no wrinkle, and drafted the lines to welcome the imperial envoy.
More than ten years ago, the Fussey Empire planned to reverse the old score and support the Kingdom of Odyssey to suppress the Kingdom of Dana. Fortunately, the King of the Kingdom of Dana at that time sensed that something was wrong, and promptly sent envoys to subdue the Empire and compensate a large amount of money.
The emperor of the empire was concerned about the bad influence of the Odyssey Kingdom in the North after the destruction of the Dana Kingdom. In addition, the Dana Kingdom subdued and paid a large amount of property, and issued a joint statement declaring that the Dana Kingdom in the mainland became the capital of the Forsyth Empire. The dependent country pays tribute every year.
Since then, the Emperor of the Empire has dismissed the idea of dealing with the Dana Kingdom.
Later, the Kingdom of Dana was also very grateful for this decision, because after the normalization of relations between the Kingdom of Dana and the Empire, it gained a lot of benefits from trade with the Empire, and the increased profits fully covered the annual tribute.
The arrival of the imperial envoy was naturally welcomed by the king of the Kingdom of Dana, and he attached great importance to it.
After a discussion in the court, it fell to the eldest prince to welcome the imperial envoy.
Prince Dana was very excited. He was not only excited about welcoming the imperial envoy, but also paid more attention to the political significance behind welcoming the imperial envoy.
The contemporary king of Dana is getting old, and it's time to choose an heir. However, like most kingdoms, the Kingdom of Dana does not only have him as a prince, but also the second and third princes...
This time, the old king entrusted him with the task of welcoming the imperial envoy, and asked the eldest prince to deal with the imperial envoy on behalf of the Dana Kingdom. The significance of this is self-evident.
The eldest prince was excited inside, but on the surface he was very calm. He just checked the details of the clothes several times, which revealed his true inner thoughts.
At this time, no one noticed him, and everyone's eyes were attracted by the imperial mission approaching from a distance.
It was a five-horse carriage, plus a team of dozens of soldiers. The soldiers rode mounts and guarded around the carriage, following the carriage to keep approaching Winterhold.
The situation inside the carriage was unknown, so most of the Dana people focused their attention on the soldiers.
The soldiers of the imperial mission consisted of three races, orcs riding wolves, kobolds riding lizards, and gnolls riding wolves.
But no matter what race they were, the soldiers were well-equipped and exuded confidence from the bottom of their bodies, especially the kobold guards in front of the team holding the imperial flag with both hands, straightening their backs.
All this is because they are soldiers of the Forsyth Empire.
After half an hour, the Fossey Imperial Mission came to the front of Winterhold under the expectant eyes of everyone, and everyone was able to admire the glory of the empire more closely.
Among the crowd, a junior mage stared at the carriage curtain with an incredulous look on his face: "Oh my God, that carriage curtain is actually made of rune cloth, and such a big rune cloth is used to make the carriage curtain, which is too proud!" Come on!"
On the side, a civilian asked curiously: "Master Master, what is rune cloth?"
Perhaps it was because the junior mage called "Master Master" that made the junior mage feel comfortable, or maybe he wanted to show his knowledge in front of the crowd. The material can be used to make magic equipment, such as magic robes, and the dimensional bag is also made of special rune cloth,... In short, rune cloth is very precious."
"It's more than precious!" The senior mage next to the prince Dana heard the words of the junior mage, feeling complicated.
If he is not mistaken, the curtain used by the carriage at the forefront of the team is not ordinary rune cloth, but made of the spider silk spit out by the shadow demon spider in the depths of the dark area, which can be used to make top-quality magic robes. Gold of the same weight is more expensive, and there is no market for it.
"It's so inhumane! Such precious runecloth is actually used to make carriage curtains!"
After the carriage approached, the high-ranking mage took a deep breath. He found that not only the rune cloth was used to make the curtains, but also the frame of the carriage was made of magic metal worth tens of thousands of gold.
And look at the carriage that doesn't look bumpy at all, the carriage must be engraved with a shock-absorbing magic circle.
"So many precious magic materials! It's a waste!" The high-ranking mage found sadly that his net worth was not even a fraction of the imperial envoy's carriage.
Regardless of what everyone thought, Prince Dana greeted the team with a warm smile on his face.
He stood still 20 meters away from the carriage. This distance was neither too far to look distant, nor too close to cause the soldiers in front of the carriage to react.
He bowed his waist and saluted, his movements were impeccable: "The kingdom of Dana, the eldest prince—Charaman, on behalf of the kingdom, warmly welcomes the arrival of the imperial envoy."
Under the gaze of the crowd, the imperial envoy team stopped, and a hand covered with fine red scales lifted the curtain of the carriage.
(end of this chapter)