When Thassa regained consciousness, there was a tingling pain in the back of his neck.
Damn, these women are really ruthless. He opened his eyes, tried to move, and found that his hands were firmly tied behind him, and his feet were tied to the legs of the chair.
"He's awake," came the woman's voice.
"Your name" walked up to him and raised his chin, "I suggest you not to lie, or you will become a floating corpse in the moat tomorrow."
Thassa blinked. The woman in front of her was wearing a veil on her head and her body was covered in a robe. She obviously didn't want to be seen by herself.
"Thassa," he answered truthfully, while quietly looking around.
It was a cramped room surrounded by dusty plaster statues, either finished or apparently half-carved. The accumulated dust stained the plaster a taupe, as if it had been abandoned for a long time. There were no windows in the room, no sky, no way to guess the time, and the only light source came from an oil lamp on the wall.
"From Falling Dragon Ridge to Yinguang City, so tireless," the woman said coldly, "Do you have anything to do with us?"
"I'm not looking for you, it's the mutual aid society looking for you."
"What is a mutual aid society?"
"A witch organization like you, I was commissioned by them to spread the news."
"It's nonsense," she snapped, "I don't know where you heard this name, but the Co-Aid Association is far away in Haifeng County in the east. Do you think we'll believe it if you use a random name?" Pulling out a dagger, Thassa found that it was what he used before, "I'll give you one last chance, don't challenge my patience"
"What I said is true," he said in one breath, in a suppressed voice that wanted to shout but didn't dare to shout out loud, "they originally planned to go to the Desolate Mountains to find the holy mountain, but now they not only found the holy mountain but also settled in Border Town. Come down, the demon bite symptoms disappeared, so they want to rescue more witches, I swear I didn't lie."
"Then why did they find you?"
"Because I helped them, when a member of the Co-Aid Society was besieged and blocked by the Church's Judgment Army, I helped her divert the pursuers. Their mentor is Hakarara, as well as Wendy and Scroll. They asked me to come."
The masked woman was silent for a moment after listening, inserted the dagger into her waist, and walked behind him. Soon, Thassa heard the muttering of two people coming from behind.
Young bird, he commented in his heart, these two are quite accurate, but the interrogation is completely novice.
The most taboo in interrogation is to only give one chance to choose. If you don't ask the answer, it is easy to drive the interrogator to a dead end. Whether to kill or not kill. If you kill, you will lose the possibility of obtaining information. If you don't kill, it is equivalent to failing to achieve. Threats uttered by himself. This seriously damages the majesty of the interrogator, and the effectiveness of the next threat will be greatly reduced.
If he were to interrogate him, he would definitely cut off a finger every time he lied, so even if there was a misjudgment, it would not be a big problem. Threats to do what they say will quickly break the enemy's heart, and it is difficult for someone without professional training to survive such an interrogation.
They pretended to be frightened and dumped, and let the other party be suspicious, and at the same time exposed the fact that they had no ability to distinguish whether they were lying.
The information of Hakara, the Holy Mountain and the Aid Society are all true and reliable, which will further strengthen the persuasiveness of their own intelligence.
It didn't take long for the masked woman to appear in front of him again, "When did they arrive in the West?"
"Two or three months before the Demon Moon, after the winter ended, they returned to the town and claimed to have found the holy mountain."
"How many are they"
"I don't know about forty or so. Except for Hakara, other witches hardly show up," Thassa decided to add a bit more leverage, "Hakara, the snake demon, have you heard that her ability is to summon There is a magic snake called nothingness, which can quickly remove any toxins, I have seen it with my own eyes, it is very miraculous."
"You're not afraid of witches?" The woman's tone seemed a little puzzled.
"Why be afraid, the witches in the mutual aid society are all beautiful, and they are not evil beasts with claws and claws. They have never hurt ordinary people. If I were afraid, I would not have gone so far to help them spread the news."
"If someone goes to Border Town, how should I contact them?"
"Some of them can perceive magic, and witches will naturally be found by them when they get there."
"Yuying, what do you think?" The masked woman looked up behind him.
"I don't know," said the witch known as Shadow, hesitantly. "Let's wait for my sister to come back and make a decision. She must know what to do."
"Alright." She nodded, found a fairly clean chair, and sat in front of Thassa.
"who is my sister"
"Guide," the masked woman's attitude has softened a lot compared to before, probably because the phrase "not afraid of witches" made her feel a lot, "she will take us out of here."
"Leave, where to go"
The other party shook his head and did not answer.
"You're not a witch from Silver Light City, are you?" Thassa continued, "Your accent doesn't look like someone from the capital. Silver Light City is very close to the capital, so the residents here are proud to imitate the accent of the capital. "
She hesitated for a moment, "I'm from the South."
Witches from all over the kingdom gather here, and will soon be led away by the guide. Thassa thought to himself, there is no doubt that this is another witch organization, and they are recruiting companions, just like what the Mutual Aid Society did before. . But where are they going
Just then, footsteps sounded outside the house.
"Sister is back," the shadow cheered, and as the wooden door was opened with a creak, Thassa held his breath.
"He's the one who has been using underground channels to spread news." The newcomer's voice was mature and steady, "Did you ask anything?"
"What he said seems to be true." The masked woman repeated the content of the question and her own views. "If he hadn't had deep contact with the mutual help club, he wouldn't have known it so clearly."
"Well, that's right," she swept past Thassa and stood in front of him. Unlike the masked woman, she has no cover on her face, her long black hair is almost waist-length, and her appearance seems to be around twenty-five or six years old. Golden, even standing in the backlight, you can clearly see her star-like eyes.
Thassa thought that he had seen many witches around His Highness, but the appearance of this woman was still considered to be the top class. She had a scar running through her brow bone on her left eye, down her cheek. This scar not only did not destroy her beauty, but added a chilling meaning to her. From the first time he saw her, Thassa felt that this woman was a complete warrior.
"If the Co-Aid Association really found the Holy Mountain, they shouldn't have sent people to spread such news." She shook her head, "This will only let the church hear the news. If they don't leave Border Town as soon as possible, disaster will be imminent. "
"What then?" Shadow asked.
"The ship will arrive at midnight today, and there are other witches on it, so you have to leave." She said without hesitation, "I will escort you on board. Thassa in the chair, "Please say hello to Tilly for me, and tell her that I will be there a few days later, and maybe I can bring her more companions."
"You have to go with him to Border Town," You Ying said in surprise, "But, in case it's a scam"
"Then he'll just kill himself," she smiled, confident in her words. .
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