Chapter 476: Peeling Back the Cocoon
In the evening, Elliot led the group of riders back to the garrison camp with a heavy face, and from his frowning brow it was clear that the trip to the White Stone Church of Opole was not pleasant, and the original arrangements for staying overnight were cancelled.
"My lord, you can dissipate your anger, after all, this is His Majesty's order."
Returning to the military tent in a hurry, Elliot, who had been silent, suddenly pulled out the long sword at his waist and slammed the battle table in front of him, muttering words that were too deceitful in his mouth, which made the leader of the guards who followed him hurriedly step forward to comfort.
"If it weren't for the Shining Sanctuary behind it! How could His Majesty give such a ridiculous and mediocre order! Elliott said angrily. Didn't His Majesty know what this order meant? ”
"Maybe Your Majesty has no choice." The leader of the guards sighed lightly. "Some time ago, the alliance between the Okan Mountain tribe and the Simola tribe put a lot of pressure on the kingdom, and once the two tribes rebelled, the situation that Elanison had managed to stabilize would become more and more out of control, and at this time, the Radiant Sanctuary would be the greatest help that His Majesty could strive for."
"Of course I understand, but the kingdom of the future will also completely lose its greatest advantage so far because of this order." Elliott clutched his head and said in pain.
"But didn't the Radiant Sanctuary promise His Majesty that it would not reveal all the secrets of this cooperation?" The leader of the guards frowned.
"Hehe, do you think the guarantee of the Radiant Sanctuary is worth trusting?" Elliott sneered.
Elliott, who went to the White Stone Church to invite him, was mentally prepared at first, but he didn't expect that the other party's series of requests were completely beyond his imagination, and he was not allowed to refuse at all. Because the lord of Opole, who came at the same time, moved out of the secret decree of His Majesty the king.
Mi Zhili agreed that the White Rock Church would take over the two hundred vultures stationed in the Opole Vultures. A certain number of trainers were sent to teach the Templars how to mount and fight. Later, Opole's Vulture Breeding Base was required to send 20 qualified mature vultures to the White Rock Church every year, and even allowed the members of the White Rock Church to participate in the breeding training throughout the process.
This secret decree undoubtedly betrayed the greatest interests and secrets of the kingdom, and if it were not for the bright red seal and signature of the king on the secret decree, Elliot finally believed in the authenticity of the secret decree after repeated confirmation countless times.
After calming down a little, Elliot let out a long sigh, as if feeling sad and helpless for His Majesty's single-minded decision.
"What about Jabr? Call him to me! ”
Hearing Elliot's order, the leader of the guards quickly asked his men to go and look for Jabr, but waited for a long time. The sergeant in charge of finding Jabr hurried back, but Jabr's figure was nowhere to be seen.
"Bud, what's going on?"
Seeing the leader of his own guards hurrying into the tent, Elliot couldn't help but wonder.
"Returning to my lordship, the soldiers sent by my subordinates to find Gabr just now reported that he himself went to the vulture station at noon, stating that he was carrying out a confidential mission of his lordship, and left with ten personal guards under his command and has not returned since!"
"What?! Classified mission?! When will I ......" Elliott's face changed drastically before he finished speaking, and he suddenly stood up and shouted. "Not good! Immediately take someone with me to the Vulture Quarters. ”
When Elliott and his party rushed to the vulture station. Call the Resident Governor to inquire about Jabr's condition, and when he sees the panicked Resident Commander pull out the forged paperwork and hand it to Elliott. Elliott tore to shreds with just one glance!
"Lord Archon...... Is there something wrong? The resident chief trembled as he looked at the grim-faced Elliot and said in a trembling voice.
"If nothing else, Jabr defected." Elliott took a deep breath and airway.
"Defection!? So......" The Resident Chief's eyes widened in disbelief, and he thought of Elliott's act of tearing up the paperwork just now, and immediately thought of some possibility.
The instrument of command is forged!
"Bud! Give me the order, and the whole army will assemble! Elliott turned to the leader of his own guard and said, "By the way, immediately send someone on a vulture to inform the city lord of Obolai about Jabr!" I need his help! ”
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Soaring thousands of meters in the air in the cold wind, overlooking the mountains and rivers on the ground, the flying eagles have already swept through the magnificent scenery like a picture scroll between their wings.
Winnie's hands were wrapped around Adeline's slender waist, and her wide, bright eyes were wide open, with a hint of timidity and novelty, glancing at the earth from time to time.
Flying has been a dream of human beings since ancient times, every child may have such a dream, the dream is free from the shackles of the ground to roam freely in the vast world, but as they grow older, children who gradually grow up begin to recognize the reality, flying is always an unattainable dream for them as mortals.
From a girl who has never been in the world to now crossing the mountains and seas and experiencing wind and rain, following Xia Lan's journey has made Winnie's ordinary life become ups and downs......
There are so many possibilities in this world, and each of them is a matter of personal choice.
If someone had ever told Winnie that one day you would be free to soar in the sky, Winnie would only laugh at that.
But since following Xia Lan, she is convinced that anything is possible.
For example, she has now truly fulfilled a dream that many people did not have.
The speed of the vulture is far from being comparable to that of the war horse, and the war horse will be limited by the influence of the terrain in the process of galloping, and the vulture has no worries at all, half a day's kung fu Xia Lan They have already crossed most of the land of Elanison, and before nightfall, they directly arrived at the other end of the eastern town of Sylmara near the mountain forest, if it were not for the risk of flying at night and the body of the vulture, maybe they would have left Elanison.
I found a suitable woodland, set up a tent, and built a fire. Bury the pot to cook. Feed the vultures. The whole process was orderly, after all, the long time of sleeping in the open air had made Xia Lan and the three of them accustomed to these things.
After enjoying the white bread and creamy broth dinner, Xia Lan felt a rare sense of relaxation, as if the nerves that were always pressed had been temporarily relieved, and he didn't believe that the "Radiant Sanctuary" had the ability to track them down in the first place.
"Plotting to take the vultures is definitely the right decision for you."
Winnie sat on the wet grass with her hands on her knees, her crescent-shaped eyes staring quietly at the two flying vultures resting not far away.
"Don't mention this, I've already bought all the potion materials you need, when will the preparation of the potion begin?" Xia Lan said lightly.
"Got it all?!" Winnie turned her head to look at Xia Lan in some surprise. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Adrina and said, "The preparation of the potion is not cumbersome, but I need a quiet and undisturbed space. ”
"What about the time?" Xia Lan asked.
"Three days at the latest." Winnie said.
Xia Lan frowned slightly, three days is not a long time, but he must not forget their current situation, although he is sure that the "Radiant Sanctuary" will not be able to track them for a while and a half, but once they stay in a certain place for three days, the more likely they are exposed!
"I'll do my best."
After being silent for a long time, Xia Lan nodded.
Compared to the risk of exposure, Adelinea's question is the most important thing in Xia Lan's mind. Once the relics were in his hands, he would no longer have to worry about tracking down the Radiant Sanctuary.
"I stumbled upon a very confusing thing when I was trying to capture the vultures." Xia Lan suddenly said, "The people of the Radiant Sanctuary know that we are in the area of Opole. ”
"Shhh Winnie was stunned. This is followed by a cold inhale of airway.
"What do you think of?" Xia Lan asked.
"I can only be sure of one thing, there's a terrible guy among the people in charge of tracking us in the Radiant Sanctuary." Winnie calmed down.
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"Perhaps, the defected Adjutant Jabr is most likely the most wanted murderer Derrank. Charan in disguise. ”
The defection of the adjutant from the camp of the Eagle Vulture garrison not only alarmed the lord of Opole, but even the White Stone Church, which heard the news, sent personnel to follow the lord to the place of the incident.
After returning to Opole, Joshua, who had been with him all the way through the White Rock Chapel, quickly approached the messenger of the Inquisition, and immediately recounted his guesses.
"I want to know your basis." The messenger of the Inquisition responded to Joshua very calmly.
"First of all, according to my own investigation of Jabr, he and Elliott, the commander of the Opole Vulture Brigade, are from the same clan as Elliot, who is a staunch royalist, and he has five siblings, the eldest brother is the deputy commander of the Second Guards Regiment of Elanison, and the youngest sister is married to the second son of the current Undersecretary of the Treasury of Elanison, so it is difficult to understand the reason for his defection."
Joshua began to explain one by one with a nonchalant expression.
"Secondly, Jabr had mistakenly killed two female slaves who intended to assassinate in the "North Hill Club" half a month ago and returned in a rage, and as a result, he was punished by Elliot for canceling his vacation, I carefully questioned the soldiers and officers who had been in contact with Jabr in the past half month, and unexpectedly found that Jabriel's personality was different from the original, one of the officers once said that Jabr often gambled with these officers who knew each other in private, but in the past half a month, he had never gambled, and spent most of his time in the military tent every day to deal with the so-called military affairs, I believe that human nature is hard to change, but what if this Jabr is not the real Jabr? ”
"Besides, Gabr has been patrolling the vultures several times in the past six months, and the words he asked the resident chief often included some questions about the habits and care of the vultures, and I found out in Jabr's resume that he had been in charge of the training and cultivation of the vultures, so why did he ask the resident commander these questions knowingly?"
"Finally! Don't forget the initial guesses of Jì's subordinates. (To be continued......)