Leaving the cell, Loren, who was silent, stood by the campfire and was silent for a long time.

"Duke?"

The Earl of Fury Castle stepped forward cautiously, lowering his voice so as not to make him think.

"Uh-huh... Eckert. In a trance, Loren glanced up at him and smiled reluctantly: "Let the alchemist who accompanied the army send some medicine to that dwarf - do everything he can until he recovers." ”

"Yes. Ike nodded, and was about to turn to leave, when he suddenly stopped as if he remembered something, hesitated for a moment, sighed softly, and chose to speak:

"Are you going to accept his terms?"

Loren was stunned, then glanced at the doubtful Eckert, and gently hooked the corners of his mouth: "Do you suspect that he is lying to me?"

Although hesitating and struggling, Boris Mihailo still "confessed".

Not only did he help Loren find the tunnel leading to the inside of the fortress, but he also promised to cooperate with the besieging army, open the city gate when the time was right, and capture the Silver Helmet Mountain without blood.

The only requirement was that Loren must go with him.

"Not that -- there are often liars, dwarves who lie? Eckert shook his head:

"What's more, he has no reason to lie to you. ”

The black-haired wizard nodded in agreement.

For Loren, humans, elves, dwarves, centaurs... There is no essential difference, he does not believe that there is any race in this world that "does not lie".

Those who don't know how to lie are certainly dishonest, and this kind of guy often lies to himself.

Loren believes in only two things, motivation and himself.

It makes sense that he didn't have the need to take advantage of himself - according to the information sent by Yod Jr., the dwarven civil war should not be a show, and neither the High King nor the rebels had any need to find a new enemy for themselves.

Of course, people's hearts are unpredictable, and there will always be people who will make irrational moves, and if this is the case, Loren will not object to another "Battle Royale on Silver Helmet Mountain" like he did in the imperial capital, and help this group of upright dwarves "grow snacks".

Finally, the most important message for Loren is the hiding place of Fanesis.

None of the whereabouts of this bishop were innocent.

In Eberden, it was to destroy the Holy Grail of the Nine-Pointed Star;

In the Dragon King's City, it's to find the second Holy Grail;

In the Red Blood Castle, it is to liberate and control Brünnhilde and completely destroy Byrne...... This time, there should be no exceptions.

The only doubt might be what he was looking for in Silverhelm Mountain, and what was it that attracted him.

Boris Mihailo mentioned that the Silverhelm Mountain was the first place in the world where the Mithril mine was discovered... Is it related to this?

"You've made up your mind, Duke?" said rhetorically, but Eckert's tone was very convincing, "Or... Already have a plan?"

"Hmm. Loren glanced at him and turned his face sideways: "You still don't agree?"

"I just don't agree that you're risking it alone. Eckert looked up at him, and was straightforward without any disguise: "After three generations of vacant seats, you are the first Duke of Byrne, and the most special one!"

"You are too young, too prestigious, and no suitable heir—the Empire is wary and constrained from within, and the younger generation of the Round Table Council is coveted by you, and your position and power are unimaginably fragile. ”

"In such a situation, a fiasco is enough to crush you, let alone be in danger and risk your own death to do such a thing!"

Eckert was sincere and truthful: "I am loyal to you because I am loyal to Byrne, and I don't want to see her fall apart again, or be manipulated or even swallowed up by outsiders in turmoil. ”

"After three generations, you are the first duke after our reunification, and I sincerely hope that you are not the last, and that you do not need to see such a miserable scene. ”

That's why I'm going. Loren smiled: "It is the responsibility of the Duke of Byrne to protect Boe, but to take the dwarven fortress is something that even the Knight King has not done." ”

"But if you die, we're finished, Byrne is finished, and everything will be for naught. ”

"Then I'll fight for it and try to come back alive. Loren smiled: "I'm actually quite concerned about my own life... At least so far. ”

"You're gambling, you're gambling with your life!"

"You're right, it's gambling – it's going to be dangerous, and maybe in the end it's not just me, it's 25,000 people, plus the lives of all Byrne and Boe.

The future is uncertain, no one can know what will be met next, no one can guess who the next enemy will be;

Waiting ahead, perhaps the gates of the city are opened, and the fortress can be taken without bloodshed, and the twelfth generation of Byrne will build a feat that has not been completed by all knight kings for hundreds or even millennia;

Maybe it's the fortified garrisons, the well-guarded defenders, or even the terrible monsters – we've seen what kind of 'things' can become of those who drink the Elixir of Holy Blood!

It's going to be an expedition into the unknown, and I can understand the apprehension.

But now the situation is that I've made a decision, so ......

What do you say?!"

Slowly looking up, Loren looked at the people in the tent and met the eyes that were staring at him.

The people with different faces exchanged glances with each other, and the solemn atmosphere was like substance in the air.

With a sigh, Count Eckert stepped forward, his gaze falling first on the Count of Mountain Rock Castle.

"See what I'm doing?!"

Guy Angit glared at his old friend fiercely, and arrogantly pushed away Count Salald in front of him, and stood directly in front of Loren:

"During the coronation ceremony, I said that as long as you drink that glass of wine, there will naturally be people from Shanyan Fort who will go to the battlefield for you. ”

"Now, it's time for us to die!"

"It's the same with City in the Lake!" Count Rammaros also stepped forward, with the saber of Count Bosival, Count of Hopeless Peak, hanging from his waist:

"We are Byrinns, and loyalty is above all virtue - I swore allegiance to you, and whatever you will do, here and here, driven by me!"

With a sigh of relief, Loren turned his gaze back to Eckert.

The Earl of Fury Castle's expression seemed to be very helpless, but he still lowered his head slightly, and said calmly: "I once said that you and Roland Turin are completely different people. ”

"But what the 'Black Duke' can't do, maybe you can. Eckert raised his eyes and said lightly: "So, if this is your wish......"

"I will fight for you until death!"

Seeing that someone had already made a decision, the remaining Earl of Byrne and the knights also nodded their heads in agreement.

For the Byrnes, there is nothing more glorious in this world than the establishment of deeds, the capture of the dwarven fortress... This is a feat that has not been accomplished by successive generations of Byrne.

Whether they succeed or fail, they will go down in history.

In this way, Byrne's internal opinions have been basically unified, and the only people left are the Boe.

"I'll just ask one thing. ”

Salika Jonah said coldly, her face cold: "That bastard who killed my men with the Holy Blood Elixir, caused this war, and poisoned the entire Great Popian Territory... Isn't it in that castle?!"

Loren frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment before saying, "I can't be 100% sure, but at least this fortress is where he used to hide, or ......"

"Enough!"

Salika said coldly, her eyes resolute: "That's enough!"

"There's no need for so much nonsense, I'll do it with you—just promise me that when I take Silverhelm Mountain, that bastard's life will be mine, and before I cut him in a thousand knives and cut his body into pieces, before I break finger by finger, tear my scalp and pour mercury into it, and hang it on a tree and light a sky lantern......

Loren Turin, you have to keep him alive, and he has to live well, not a single nail is missing!"

Looking at the girl with an indifferent face, and the equally expressionless Boi warrior behind her, Loren ignored the already creepy, wide-eyed Earls of Byrne next to him, and didn't even hesitate:

"Remember to call me when you light the sky lantern, everything is negotiable. ”