Loren's "gentle" voice frightened the hat completely, and the fear of a whole night, combined with the experience of nearly being strangled to death, had overwhelmed the boy, and he was almost about to cry when he cowered at the base of the wall. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"You see, as a former partner, I am more than happy to protect you, and to give you a safe place to live for the time being—but unfortunately, you seem to be using this friendship of mine for your new master's advantage. What do you think I should do with your friend who betrayed me, Hat?"

"I—I don't know! Please let me go, I won't dare anymore! As long as you don't kill me, you can do anything! Really, you can do anything......

The hat was completely frightened, and he couldn't say anything but crying, and his face was covered with tears mixed with snot, and he didn't even dare to look at Loren with his head in his hands.

"You're making it hard for me, Hat. Loren sighed and handed the boy a handkerchief: "If I really wanted to do something to you, do you think I would wait until now?"

"Then, then......" While blowing his nose with a handkerchief, the boy looked at Loren with red and swollen eyes, his eyes full of hope: "You won't kill me?"

"It depends. Loren smiled, and then the hat cried again.

It's good, coaxing children is not my forte.

"But I'm not going to kill you right now - what's the use of doing that?" Loren continued, "if you could tell me more information. ”

As soon as he said this, the boy immediately became so nervous that he desperately hid behind him, even though he knew that there was a wall behind him: "No, please don't, you can do anything but this!

"Don't be nervous, calm down - you're at Wimpal Castle, where the most powerful wizards in the entire dukedom are located. Loren hurriedly reassured, "Whatever that Mr. Karan did to you, we have a way. ”

"So you know!" the hat almost screamed, but still shook his head, his expression extremely frightened: "It's useless, I'm already hopeless, and no one can save me!"

"Did he drug you?"

The hat nodded desperately, and his voice trembled more and more: "Then, that gentleman gave me a bottle of food, it is actually quite delicious, and after drinking it, I can have a long dream, that dream is very real." What you drink in your mouth, what you eat in your stomach, and what you hold in your hand, it's all the same as the real thing!"

"But after drinking it, only a month after I ...... I feel like I'm about to die, it's more painful than death!" The hat's expression became more and more frightened: "My head is about to explode, and my body seems to be bitten by thousands of insects, but I just don't die, and I'm still alive and well, I can't die if I want to!"

"The lord promised me that if I listened to him, he would give me another bottle. Otherwise, otherwise you'll be set on fire like that guy, and then disemboweled......"

Psychedelic ...... Of course, Loren knew this kind of thing, and the principle of this low-grade alchemical potion was the same as meditation or deep dreams, using a very small amount of void power to produce a strong hallucinogenic effect. It's easy, but it's expensive because it's hard to find materials.

It seems that this Master Kahlan is really bloody, this thing is not something that ordinary people can afford, and it is no wonder that the hat is so afraid of him, I am afraid that he is already addicted.

"Don't worry, it's just a normal psychedelic drug, it's not difficult to treat. Loren reassured, "And if you really like that feeling...... In fact, configuring this kind of thing is easier than you think. ”

"Really?" the hat was a little skeptical.

"Then let me tell you one more thing. Loren slowly stood up and pointed to the statue of the Holy Cross at the front of the church, "Remember what you just did? I guess Mr. Karan told you to put this little pendant in that recess, right?"

The hat nodded.

"It doesn't seem difficult, it's just that he forgot to remind you of a few things. Loren said very calmly, as if talking about last night's breakfast: "This pendant is actually a magic item, a 'key'. And that sculpture is actually a mechanism, and when you put it on it, the mechanism will open -- and then your head will be torn apart!"

"Really, are you lying to me?!" the hat clearly didn't believe it.

"You can try. Loren laughed and handed the pendant to the boy: "Trust me, you won't feel any pain at all!"

This kind of powerful mechanism, if it weren't for the extremely strong wizard in the spiritual hall, or the superhuman willpower that couldn't withstand it at all, the impact of the void power could blow the hat's head into a watermelon in an instant.

"So, what should I do then?" Whether or not he believed what Loren said, the hat knew that there was no way back now - as long as he walked out, the wizards here would definitely not let him go: "Lord Loren, please save me, I don't want to die yet!"

"Rest assured, as long as I'm here, no one will be able to hurt you. Hiding next to his hat again, Loren cautiously patted the boy on the shoulder: "As long as you don't betray me, I will do my best to keep you safe." ”

"Not to the Academy, not to the Mr. Karan, but to me. Hat, I need your loyalty to me, loyalty from all your heart. ”

I didn't know what the hat was, but I nodded instinctively, and looked at Loren's very deceptive smile in a daze: "If there is a next time, I won't give you a third chance, understand?"

"Clear, understood!"

"Then let's get out of here now. Loren immediately showed a cheerful expression, reached out and pulled his hat off the ground: "Go back and sleep well, as if nothing happened!"

The boy, of course, would not object, but forced a smile behind Loren, walked to the door, and gently opened the deadbolt - two figures were standing outside the church door on the left and right, waiting for them for a long time.

"Good evening, Loren, and this little gentleman. Peter smiled and spoke, breaking the awkward atmosphere. It's just that the cold gaze of Dalton next to him makes this effort really not improve.

"Good evening, Dean, and mentor. Loren immediately bowed humbly and returned the salute. Then he patted the back of the hat: "Can you please go back first, hat? ”

"Oh...... Okay, okay!" the boy nodded quickly, glanced at Loren with the eyes of his life-saver, and then fled quickly.

There were only three people left outside the church door, and the atmosphere became awkward again. With a slight sigh, Loren turned his gaze to Dalton with his hands behind his back: "I remember you promised me that you would not spy on me again. ”

"Please don't be embarrassed, boy, it's my idea. Peter immediately took it and said apologetically, "It's not that we don't believe you, it's that this matter is so important that we must know how much that Mr. Karan knows." Can you tell us what the little gentleman called Hat told you?"

"Of course. Loren bowed his head respectfully: "The man named Kahlan poured a bottle of psychedelic potion into the hat, and used it as a means of blackmailing the hat to work for him to find something. ”

"What a scumbag with shoddy means, a scum among wizards. Pushing the monolithic eye, Peter's face did not change, and he continued to ask, "So, what exactly is he trying to find?"

"It's not very clear, but it should have something to do with some 'agency' - that's just my speculation. He casually touched the pocket behind him and handed the burnt Holy Cross pendant to Peter: "But when I was in Gumu Town before, I stumbled upon this, and I am afraid it has something to do with what the hat is looking for in the church." ”

Taking the burnt pendant, Peter and Dalton looked at each other, and something was evident in their eyes. And Loren was somewhat relieved, if he hadn't kept a hand before, it would have been difficult to make a difference tonight.

"You're doing a great job, Loren, one might even say very good. After a long silence, Peter said, "Then the boy called the hat ......"

"He's not a threat anymore, it's better that the person behind him is the real threat. Loren shook his head: "I don't know exactly what he wants, but one thing is for sure. ”

"He's going to do it soon, we need to get ready!"