Converting a part of the body into a void substance is an extremely complex process even in the Freswalker School, not to mention that the people who are going to take on this experiment are not wizards, but just a group of ordinary people.

In order to increase the success rate, and also to be completely eroded by the power of the void in the process, and turned into a mindless killing monster, Dalton Kander reduced the steps of the entire experiment to a minimum - only a high-level spell rune was engraved on the back of their necks.

Beyond perception... Dalton Kander's triumphant, and a modified "shrunken" version.

To put it simply, it reduces the original intensity, which will not improve physical fitness much, but will strengthen reaction and observation, and after minimizing the impact on the body, it will also increase the duration of time.

At the same time, a certain degree of transformation can also improve the speed at which they can condense the "Spirit Palace", just like a recruit who has been injured on the battlefield can accept it faster when training.

The most familiar spell, the transformation technology unique to the Freswalker School... In this way, the success rate can finally be increased to 1 in 50.

But even if it's such a "small" change, the final impact will be huge... Even Dalton himself didn't know if the fighters after these experiments were still "human".

Dalton knew very well that the difference between what he did and the Holy Blood Elixir of Phanescis and the evil gods controlling the living to make apostles was only fifty and a hundred steps.

That's right, it's ironic and embarrassing to say ... However, because the second generation of wizards after "Logan with a Hat" did not have the inheritance of the Dragon Kingdom, almost all of them were "stolen" from various evil god cults, blood sacrifices, and apostles to develop to this day.

Notoriety, exclusion and hostility are never groundless.

But on the other hand, only by getting your hands dirty can you get a chance...... Just like now.

In the "bedroom" on the ground floor of the watchtower, ninety-six fully equipped guards sat neatly in front of their beds.

Ninety-six soldiers, none absent, none left.

Even Lusen was surprised by this result, he was originally prepared that at least a dozen or even dozens of people would be absent, and it was good to be able to leave sixty people, but now......

These veterans also gave him a "surprise".

At this moment, their expressions no longer had the impassioned emotions they had at the beginning, all that remained was a tightly knit brow, silent and quiet, sitting in their places without saying a word, waiting for the moment when they were called.

The atmosphere of dead silence has a kind of magnificent tragedy.

They didn't know that just behind them, there were two pairs of eyes silently watching their every move.

Dalton Kander, who was also silent, kept scanning with indifferent eyes, as if he was observing whether his test was qualified.

Lusen stood silently behind him, waiting for the wizarding advisor to speak.

"Ninety-six... Surprising indeed. Dalton's tone was so calm that there was no wave: "All Byrnes?"

"To be more precise, four-fifths of them are from the Red Blood Castle, and the rest are basically from the north. Lusen immediately spoke, "It may be inevitable to some extent... These people are all die-hard loyalists of the Turin family, so it's no wonder that they are willing to be loyal to Lord Loren. ”

Of course, there was an element of deliberateness in this, and although Loren gave him the "privilege" of conscription at will, Lusen still focused on the Red Blood Castle and the surrounding area - the similarity of origin, accent, and habits gave the soldiers a natural unity and an innate centripetal force.

"How much do you know about the people here?"

"I picked each one of them one by one. The gray-eyed boy gave an answer that was not the answer.

At this moment, Lusen noticed the gaze of the wizard next to him, and suddenly stopped on a person.

Not tall, the most common dark brown hair among the Byrnes, with a short ponytail, a calm expression with a hint of uneasiness, and no features in his appearance, he is the kind of guy who throws himself into the crowd and immediately can't find a shadow.

"Right hand hand hand third row, fifth column. Dalton didn't look at it, and said coldly.

"Carl Colin. Lu Sien immediately replied: "Twenty-one years old this year, the son of a farmer in a farm outside the city of Red Blood Castle, a soldier of the former Hu Cong Corps, has been on the battlefield, and his skills are also very good, he is popular but has no friends, and he is quite ordinary......."

The more he talked about it, the more confused he became, and he wondered if Channelton would be interested in such a guy: "What's wrong?"

He turned his head, only to see Dalton's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had seen prey.

"Spies of the Night's Watch. ”

Well?!

Lusen shuddered.

"And he's a real night watchman, no less important. Dalton's voice became colder: "It should be that during the Centaur War, he was specially ambushed in the army." ”

"W-How is this possible?!"

The gray-eyed boy turned pale, and he couldn't imagine that he had placed the night watchman's spies next to Lord Loren, and he didn't even know it.

"Impossible?" Dalton, who snorted coldly, had a sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth:

"The bugs smell weird... I'm all too familiar with this taste. ”

Lusen twitched his throat hard, his expression stiffening to the extreme.

Alas... Wait a minute.

As Lord Loren seems to have said, his mentor used to be a Night's Watchman, and he was a fairly old one with "qualifications", the kind that rivaled the current leader of the Night's Watch, Ruth Infinit.

If these people are bed bugs, then isn't Lord Dalton......

The corners of his mouth twitched, and the gray-eyed boy with a strange expression turned his head, only to find that the wizard was also looking at him, and suddenly, something that he had not figured out became clear:

"That is to say... You said that all ninety-six of them were unqualified not just because of talent, but because there were ...... in them."

"Otherwise?"

Interrupting him coldly, the sarcasm on Dalton's face became more and more obvious.

Frightened, Lusen's throat twitched very hard.

The candidates for the Duke's Guard were almost picked out one by one... Even so, the Night's Watch was able to place their men in this guard.

So how many of the knights currently stationed in the Red Blood Castle are the eyeliners of the Heavenly Dome Palace?!

And in the next moment, the gray-eyed boy suddenly remembered something... That's right, if the Heavenly Dome Palace has always been well aware of Lord Loren's movements, wouldn't it mean that they have long been aware of this centaur war?!

That's why their reinforcements are so timely......

That's why His Royal Highness Brandon left behind his army and drove the dragon to the battlefield alone......

It must be so!

The two of them turned their heads in unison, looking intently at the young man named Carl Colin... With a calm and fearful expression, he almost completely blended into the atmosphere around him, and he couldn't see the slightest abruptness.

Thinking back to the previous battle of the centaurs, he also seems to be the most inconspicuous and unremarkable guy - a veteran who crawled out of the line of life and death, but it is difficult to remember how he did it.

"It's late, but let's call him out. ”

After thinking for a moment, Dalton said coldly: "I hope that your previous words can awaken something in his heart that no longer exists." ”

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Pouring a glass of wine and placing it gently at the young man's hand, a blank Loren sat quietly across from him, looking at the "ordinary" night watchman.

A quarter of an hour earlier, he had been "escorted" by Dalton to the Wizard's Tower in the city of Crimson Blood, and asked little Yod, who was passing by, to find him himself.

"This person hides most of the intelligence network in the Duchy of Byrne. ”

In a word, it is enough to show his importance.

Sighing softly, Loren prepared to speak first.

"Drink a little, this is this year's Red Blood Wine, and it is the same variety as the tribute shipped to the Heavenly Dome Palace. Loren said lightly: "In this world, there should be no Byrin who is not addicted to alcohol." ”

In silence, a young man named Carl Colin twitched his throat.

"I've been in ambush at Byrne since six years ago, and was originally the deputy to the head of the Red Blood Castle, and took over when he left. The young man, whose face did not change, said softly:

"That night, when you exterminated the Heresy and raided the Cathedral... I'm there. ”

"On that day, I was present when you and the Grand Duke of Ellemont were secretly plotting to sing a duet play from Byrne and the Celestial Dome;

"I was present in the Hall of the Round Table when you were mediating among the thirteen counts, doing everything in their power to make Countess Charlotte a duke;"

"In the Thousand Tents, I was present when you discussed the decisive battle with Salika and Varna, and ...... outside the fortress of Silverhelm Mountain."

"I didn't ask you that. ”

Loren interrupted him.

"But I don't have any value to you anymore. Colin smiled a little sadly: "You've been a night watchman, even if it's temporary—then you should know that if I haven't heard back for more than two months, I'll be assumed dead, and the entire intelligence network will be reshuffled." ”

"I can tell you about some important strongholds, and if your men are efficient enough, you should be able to pull out most of them before they notice. ”

"For at least half a year, the Night's Watch will be minimized in Byrne's power, and it will not be able to affect you in any way. ”

Loren stared at the other party, and he could feel that the other person's heartbeat was very calm, not at all like a captured spy or a dying person.

"Why?"

"Why, why are you telling this?" the corners of Colin's mouth curled a little, and he slowly raised his head: "Anyway, even if I don't say it, you will use all kinds of means to force me to say it, right?"

"Don't look at me as a night watchman, I'm actually afraid of pain... It was because I was afraid of pain that I survived the battle between you and Chakar in the end, because I really didn't have the guts to stab myself to death. ”

He laughed self-deprecatingly, only to see the black-haired wizard wave his hand at him.

"That's not what I'm asking. ”

"What I'm asking is why... Would you deliberately seek death?"

Colin slammed into a thud, his chest heaving violently.

"I asked Luceen to give you a chance... As long as you can convince a few people to leave silently, and no one can find out who you are as a night watchman, you can still spy on me in the dark. ”

Loren lowered his head and said lightly: "You should understand, once you enter the laboratory, the void reaction in your body will reveal your identity as a night watchman - you are looking for death." ”

Colin froze completely.

In the dark room, two people looked at each other.

"Because I didn't have a choice. The young man spoke slowly:

"Word has come from the rear that Rut Infinit has sensed that your so-called 'Floating City' is just a tool to confuse your vision, and they asked me to search for the truth that you have hidden in your accounts. ”

"That's right, you're smart, and the people around you are smart, and they're able to do everything seamlessly, except you can't make something out of nothing - the resources you spend, the people you mobilize, the expenses of the Duke's court, the wear and tear of all kinds of materials, these... You can't fake it. ”

Loren raised an eyebrow and didn't interrupt him.

"If it goes on like this, it's only a matter of time before they discover this 'Witcher Legion'. He lowered his head and continued, "So I thought if I was discovered, maybe it would buy you some time." ”

"Even if it's just half a year, even if... It's only a few months. ”

He gritted his teeth, his expression extremely low.

Loren was slightly stunned.

"Why?"

This is the second time he has said this today.

"Because... Because you are the Duke of Byrne. That self-deprecating smile appeared on his face again: "And I'm a Byrin, how can a Byrin ......"

"You're a Sakran... Genuine East Saklans. Loren raised his head and shot a sharp gaze into his eyes: "My people told me that you don't have a friend in the Red Blood Castle who is more than three years old. ”

The young man froze again.

He was silent for a moment.

"I... Originally, I thought about escaping, more than once. His expression was confused and sober - it was such a contradictory expression intertwined on his face:

"But after Captain Luson said that, I understood, I can't run—because he's right, how could the Night's Watch not know about those monsters and evil gods and monsters, and how could the Heavenly Dome Palace not know?"

"They all know, but they don't know... Now that you've told them out loud, they're going to kill you at all costs, desperately trying to gather any information that will work against you!"

"You know very well what will happen to you, and you can't be unclear that the Holy Cross Church will not let you go if you do this,"

"But Lord Loren... You did it anyway, because you knew very well that you were right and they were wrong. ”

"Even if it's just this time, I'd like to give it a try...... Do the right thing once!"

As the words fell, he resolutely raised his glass.

Drink it all!