In a tent, Sean scrutinized the man tied to the chair, and the latter did not look away, or made a fuss, and looked at him calmly.
This kind of silence is not like the look that would appear on a whistleblower. When he was still in the old capital, Sean had seen many betrayals and betrayals. Although the rebellion of the enemy was only good for him, the kind of greed , slanderous, impatient ugliness, does not become pleasing to the eye for a little benefit.
This made the guard a little curious.
After staring at each other for a while, he broke the silence and said, "Name?"
"Joe." The man replied, "Are you the commander here? When I say "here", I don't mean the lord of Thornstown or anywhere, but the head of the Greycastle army. "
"Is that important?"
"If not, I'm not going to say anything, because... there's no point in saying it."
interesting.
Sean leaned forward slightly, "I'm the captain of the bodyguard of His Majesty Roland Wimbledon, the king of Greycastle, and the captain of the Greycastle exploration team. You can call me Sean. Now that you have met the person you want to meet, then Can you talk about the whereabouts of the treasure next?"
"If you came all the way to Cage Mountain to curse the temple, then you must be looking for a ritual Rubik's Cube," Qiao said bluntly, "and such a thing is now in the hands of Lorenzo, Count of Grand Duke Island!"
Sean couldn't help feeling a little surprised. He thought that the other party negotiated the conditions first, and then gave some clues. As for whether it was true or not, he had to take time to verify it. "Have you seen... that thing?"
"No, but it's no secret to the church," Joe briefly recounted the church's plundering of the wolf's heart, "At that time, in order to show his merit, Lorenzo, who was in charge of this task, exaggerated this treasure in his report. After a while, many high-level officials knew about this matter, but it did not attract the attention of the Holy City of Hermes."
"It turns out that the treasure flowed into the heart of the wolf for a hundred years, and then was accidentally found by the church. This is a piece of information that makes sense." Sean touched his chin, "But why did you specifically tell me? If it is to sell the news to Other lords, you can't say it's meaningless, right?"
Qiao took a deep breath, "Sir, have you heard of... the God's Punishment Army?"
"Of course, the secret army that the Church is proud of," Sean showed a sneer. "Unfortunately, in the battle of Cold Wind Ridge, it was defeated by His Majesty's First Army."
"That's good," but the other party didn't show any resentment, "then it's easy to explain. Lorenzo has the God's Punishment Army in his hands, and no one dares to attack the Grand Duke Island except the King of Greycastle. "
"Oh?" The guard raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought all these human-shaped beasts died in the crater of Cold Wind Ridge. How many god-punished warriors did he have?"
"Ten... No, about five people," Qiao hesitated, "it won't be too many anyway."
"If you want to invade the castle, the five people are also a big threat." Sean smiled and said noncommittally, "Then what do you hope to get from me? Or, what is the bid for this information?"
"No, I only hope to survive," Joe said in a low voice, "The church is no longer the opponent of Greycastle, but those exiles are still not giving up, Lorenzo is still trying to pay attention to you, his people are very I might have gotten into the town of Thorns, and I don't want to be dragged into the water by them. If..." He paused for a moment, "If this information can be used, the King of Greycastle should pardon me, right?"
Are you doing this for your life
Sean put his hands on the table and pressed his chin with his hands. This is also what His Majesty Roland often does when he asks questions. Although he didn't have the magical ability of Lord Nightingale, sometimes he didn't need magic power to distinguish the truth from the fake.
At least in the man who called himself Joe, he didn't feel the slightest obsession with wanting to live. Especially when they looked at each other before, the indifference in those eyes made a certain decision.
Maybe even the other party didn't realize it, this is the look of a person who has a heart to die.
"Just this request?"
"Yes, it is."
"Then I will arrange for someone to send you to Neverwinter."
"Eh?" Joe heard something wrong, "Why are you going to Neverwinter?"
Sean stood up, "I don't have the power to forgive you, and I can't abandon those who have lost their way, so sending them to Neverwinter is the safest choice. Don't worry, His Majesty's kindness and justice have already spread throughout Greycastle. , The Witch Union also has a method to determine the credibility of the news. If you did not lie, you will definitely get a reasonable ruling, and pardon is just a basic treatment. If you are lucky, you may get a large reward. "
"Big, lord... that treasure..." Joe also wanted to stand up, but was tied to the chair by the rope, unable to move at all.
"If it is really in the hands of Count Lorenzo, then it will belong to His Majesty sooner or later. Besides, the treasure has nothing to do with you, right?" Sean spread his hands and said, "There is nothing to worry about, although the journey is a little long, and before the news is confirmed , your movements will also be limited, but all this will eventually be rewarded, and you will no longer have to worry about the threat of the church." He looked at the soldier, "Take him down."
"No, my lord, wait..." Joe's expression changed, the indifference was instantly broken, replaced by panic and helplessness. He kicked his legs forcibly, then fell to the ground, "Please, don't send me to Neverwinter!"
There was an unimaginable mourning in that voice, as if the previous performance was a disguise. With such a desperate mood, even Sean couldn't help but stop... It is really incomprehensible to show such an expression even though he is not afraid of death.
"Why?" He turned around. "Or is it more than just your request?"
"Please save her, save Farina, please!" Joe gnawed at the dirt on the ground and shouted piercingly, "There's no time, she... she's out of time..."
By the end, the man was crying.
This is probably the truth... Sean thought to himself.
He walked over to the trembling Joe and patted him on the shoulder, "Who is Farina, why is there no time... I think we can have a good talk now."
…
When the other party gradually calmed down and listened to the whole story, Sean finally understood what was going on.
The source of everything is actually related to love.
The other party is the real exile of the church, and the former bishop is now their enemy. With nowhere to go, it is not so strange for Joe to find the First Army of Greycastle, the former sworn enemy of the church. Traitors are always more hateful than foreign enemies. At the same time, he also understood the reason for the other party's intention to die: Joe didn't think that he could hide the First Army forever. Perhaps in his eyes, it would be better to send himself and Farina to the gallows than to suffer Lorenzo. torture is better.
If the news of this matter is released slowly, it may be effective in a few months, but the urgency of time made him choose to go to the danger in person, even if Lorenzo would not deliberately torture Farina in order to find the holy scriptures Death, but the human body's ability to withstand and recover has a limit. If it is delayed for the first half of the year to cause Graycastle's action, I'm afraid it will be too late.
Originally, the conflict between the two sides of the church had nothing to do with Sean, but with love, the information became reliable.
Next, as long as you find the eyeliner sent by Count Lorenzo, everything can be determined.
"I see. After I catch those people, I will notify His Majesty as soon as possible." Sean said slowly, "Use flying messengers."