"What the hell happened to the Gopher Tavern, and why were the brothers so badly injured. Dylan said as he walked over to the table and poured Carlos a glass of water.

Carlos showed an extremely ugly and bleak smile: "I really didn't expect that our Secret Brotherhood has been working hard in the empire for more than ten years, and the wealth and inheritance we have saved will end up in someone else's pocket. ”

"What the hell is going on?" said Dylan, handing the glass to Carlos.

Carlos trembled his hands, and the glass of water shook in his hand. Seeing this, Dylan hurriedly helped him hold the cup.

Dylan couldn't figure out what kind of injury the Shadow Magister had suffered, and why he had suddenly become like this.

"Hey. Dylan let out a long sigh, "I didn't expect that our Brotherhood of Secret Laws would also have traitors!"

As soon as he heard this, Dylan's eyes suddenly became gloomy.

"I actually knew that there might be some nobles in the Empire within the Brotherhood, but I really didn't expect it to be him!" Carlos said with sadness, self-deprecation, and disbelief on his face.

Carlos's body was a little weak, his breath was very unsteady, and after a long time, he continued: "About a month ago, we were attacked by hundreds of mercenaries in a stronghold in the north of the empire, which was originally only a small stronghold, and the losses at that time were not large, so after I learned the news at that time, I didn't pay too much attention to it, thinking that it was just a member of a certain brotherhood who offended those mercenaries, which led to that accident. ”

At this time, the emotions hidden in Carlos's eyes have changed a lot, from calm at the beginning to gloomy and cold, and Dylan, who was standing on the side, could deeply feel the indignation in his heart.

"However, I soon found out that I was wrong! Because in the next ten days, news came from the major strongholds of the empire one after another, and all the strongholds were invaded by mercenaries from various places. The guys who could do everything for you with just the money not only stole the belongings of the major strongholds, wounded our brothers, but burned down our houses before leaving. ”

"As a result, our brothers of the Arcane Brotherhood have clashed violently with them, and as a result, the Imperial Guards stationed near the stronghold have completely razed our stronghold in the name of suppressing the mob. Today, a large number of members of the Brotherhood are still trapped in dungeons throughout the Empire, subjected to torture and inhumane treatment. ”

Hearing this, Dylan's face twitched, his fists clenched, and he made a gurgling sound.

"Soon, almost all of our Brotherhood's scattered strongholds fell, and my brothers were in prison as well. Carlos couldn't help but sigh again when he said this.

Carlos took another slow sip of water and said, "After I learned that something had happened to the major strongholds, I took Benjamin to the last stronghold in the northern part of the empire ten days ago, trying to save the last hope of the brotherhood. And as you can see, we failed, and most of the injured brothers downstairs were brought back from there by my desperate efforts. At that time, I was afraid that you would be implicated, so I did not tell you about it, and I also told the bartender at the tavern not to reveal my specific itinerary to you. ”

Hearing this, Dylan finally came to his senses, before he went to the Oldman Forest Trial, he had gone to the Gopher Tavern to look for Carlos, and the bartender only said that Carlos had taken Benjamin out on an errand, and did not reveal too many details. Now it seems that the bartender's evasive eyes at that time are indeed suspicious.

"It stands to reason that our Brotherhood originally had a total of seventy-seven strongholds throughout the empire, and not everyone knew the exact location of all the strongholds. Come to think of it, that traitor didn't have a low status in the Brotherhood, right?" Dylan guessed.

Carlos smiled bitterly: "Yes, I never thought that he would betray our Arcane Brotherhood!"

"Who the hell is the traitor?" Dylan asked coldly.

Carlos was silent for a long time, as if adjusting his emotions, before he said, "His name is Andre Yale, and he joined us when our Arcane Brotherhood was just established. I trusted him so much, but I really didn't expect that he would become a hidden pawn buried by the nobles of the empire in our brotherhood. ”

At this time, Carlos's eyes were in a trance, as if he was recalling something: "More than ten years ago, just after the Battle of the Dragon Slayer, the empire was hit hard by its military strength, so the major noble realms could not be well managed, and the entire empire fell into chaos. As long as a nobleman has more mercenaries, then he can have great power and even be able to expand outward. ”

"For this situation, the empire naturally wants to intervene in the management, but helplessly, at that time, the battle of the dragon slayer had just ended, and the imperial military was greatly damaged. ”

"By chance, I met Andre Yale, who was being hunted by mercenaries, and it was raining heavily that day, and he was exhausted and shivering in a damp bush. The mercenary's team has already chased him to the vicinity and is carefully searching for his whereabouts. ”

"I thought he was miserable and pitiful, and when we thought that our brotherhood had just been formed, and that we needed manpower, I pulled him on his horse and took him away from the pursuit. ”

"In this way, I took him back to the imperial capital and joined the Brotherhood. He worked hard and progressed very quickly on the path of the Magi, and soon became a central figure in the early days of our Brotherhood. Later, with the expansion of our Secret Brotherhood throughout the empire, there were more and more strongholds, and in order to facilitate management, he took the initiative to leave the imperial capital and go to the outer strongholds. ”

"I was very impressed by his ability at that time, so I was very relieved to hand over the management of all the outlying strongholds to him, and over the years, he did not disappoint me, and the scale of our Arcane Brotherhood has also grown, spreading to every corner of the empire. ”

Carlos couldn't help but moisten his eyes at this time: "I really didn't expect that I regarded him as the best brother in my life, but he chose to betray me and betray the brotherhood." To this day, I can't believe it's true. ”

Dylan finally understood why the traitor had so much information about the Tantric Brotherhood, who had been the Brotherhood's number two.

The two of them were silent one after another, each with their own thoughts, and after a long time, Dylan asked, "Then what are you going to do next?"