"Bell ——!"

Just as Lusen was about to continue his questioning, the guard standing guard drew half a sharp blade, interrupting the conversation between the two men.

"An order from Lord Ernst. The guard said as if it were a mechanical repetition, but with murderous intent:

"Quiet ——!"

The ugly-faced leader of the Young Banner opened his mouth, but still turned his head under the threat of the guards - now is not the time to be heroes, these "loyal" jailers will not be reasonable, and there are also methods that do not show the slightest trace after beating themselves flat.

He didn't want to be smoked half to death before he met Conod.

The interrogation room fell silent again, and Loren, who was locked to the wall, smiled at the corners of his lips and began to think quietly about how to face the Prince of Thackland, His Royal Highness Prince Connad.

If you want to deal with a person, you first need to figure out what exactly he needs and what is his purpose...... Or rather, what is the real purpose?

For example, why did he have to let Brandon come to Broken Mountain Fortress?

The whole thing started with the patrolling rangers, and the search party and a watchtower going north were undoubtedly a sign of a monster invasion for the Broken Mountain Fortress, and it should be an extremely powerful invasion, otherwise Conod, who was sitting on two legions and Broken Mountain, would not have been nervous enough to "request" his brother Brandon for help.

But at the same time, for some reason, Conod concealed the invasion from the outside world - it was not Loren's guess, but the result of what they had gathered along the way based on what they had seen.

As a result, in addition to the military industrial towns such as Forge Town, most of the Sakran princely realms have only received some information from the north, and most of the towns in the region are only preparing for the winter as in previous winters.

And beyond the Gem River, even the towns near the imperial capital of Golovin are completely unknown!

So Loren came to two conclusions - either Conod could not predict whether the fortress of Broken Mountain was about to be invaded as he imagined, and he was unwilling to mobilize his army because of a small sign, so he rushed to the rear and mobilized the forces of the entire empire to prepare for war.

But the likelihood of such a scenario is too low, both the Prince of Sakran and the Broken Mountain Fortress are of immeasurable importance to the Empire - the former is the traditional territory of the Sakran Empire, and the most important source of legions and buffer zones for the Empire, and the latter is the northern gate of the Empire, once it falls, the Empire will not be in danger until the Gem River!

Therefore, it can only be the second type, that is, Conod knows very well that once the news of the invasion of the north reaches the south, it will bring unimaginable turmoil and danger to the empire, so that he must hide the news even at the risk of the fall of the fortress of Broken Boundary Mountain.

In other words, the Sackland Empire is not as peaceful and peaceful as it seems today, and the danger is still there, perhaps even more terrible than a foreign enemy that could bring the empire to the brink of extinction!

This was already evident in the previous turmoil in Ebolden - in order to quell the civil strife of a free city-state at the level of a principality, the empire reacted too quickly, and the elite army of 3,000 men was able to reach Ebolden in a month, and with the help of a prince with a dragon, even at the cost of destroying the local Holy Cross Church, the entire Ebolden could restore order and loyalty to the empire in the shortest possible time.

At that time, Loren had not thought of this, but now it seems like he was deliberately demonstrating the power of the empire to the rest of the principalities, in order to achieve the purpose of intimidating and asserting authority.

As the ruler of the empire, it is necessary to draw a sharp sword or even "kill the chicken and monkey" in order to suppress the disobedience of the subject country, which is a very dangerous sign in itself.

So, if this is the reason why Conod had to hide it, then the reason why he had to let Brandon come to Broken Mountain Fortress is also obvious.

He knew exactly what the risks were, but if it was really strong enough to destroy half of the empire's northern invasion, then he needed a tangible, even bloody, proof that everyone across the empire knew that they were about to face a war that could wipe out the country!

Only in the face of such a threat, many principalities with two hearts can stand behind the empire without hesitation, like His Majesty Brandon I of the sixth generation, integrate the forces of the entire empire to form tens of thousands of troops to expedition to the north, and restore the prestige of the Sakran Empire in the hearts of the people with a magnificent decisive battle!

In order to achieve such an end, Connad would not have been able to march north with the two legions of the Broken Mountain Fortress, and it would have been too obvious not to mention that such a move would not have been possible for him to risk the survival of the fortress;

So the search to the north can only be a small and elite force, but it must have someone who is extraordinary enough to convince the whole empire that he can't lie.

Brandon de Salion, who is both a prince and a dragon, could not be more perfect.

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"Who is it...... Told you this?"

In the cold and biting dungeon, after listening to this "explanation", Conrad de Salion's eyes widened angrily, staring at this black-haired wizard, and his heart was already thundering under his calm expression!

Why would he know?!

"It's you, His Royal Highness Prince Sackland. Loren raised his head calmly, directly ignoring Lusen, who was also surprised, and stared at Conod with sharp eyes.

No matter how deliberately you try to hide it, the convulsions of your cheeks can't be concealed because of the dilation of your pupils caused by your rapid heartbeat and excessive shock...... Judging from his expression, he should have guessed correctly.

"Your transmission of the news through Rute Infinit, all the temptations to His Highness Brandon along the way, and the restraint and tolerance after suffering His Highness's revenge, are enough to prove the importance of His Highness to you, and ......"

Loren, who explained, suddenly laughed: "You are still listening to me until now, instead of letting Ernst simply hang me or behead me...... I don't think the answer could be more obvious. ”

For a moment, Conod instinctively pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Loren Turin, this black-haired wizard... With this, he was able to conclude that he didn't dare to kill him, and he guessed his plan.

Even if it's just a part, it's scary enough!

And more importantly, what else does he know?!

A cunning, clever and efficient, perceptive, perfect and qualified night watchman - this is what Rut Infinit says about Loren Turin.

At first, Conod didn't care about this conclusion, thinking that the black-haired wizard was the same kind as his mentor, Dalton Khand, but now it seems that this is probably not the case.

This black-haired wizard is really very dangerous!

"You didn't kill me, proves that His Highness Brandon has made a deal with you, right?" As if not noticing Conod's change, Loren continued to smile and asked:

"As far as I know, this is the only possibility that I'm still alive at the moment. ”

"You really underestimate yourself, and you underestimate the meaning of the surname Turin in the Broken Mountain Fortress. ”

Conod's expression was indifferent and compelling, and there was a piercing coldness between his words: "If a Turin who has passed the duel trial is allowed to die in the dungeon for unknown reasons, half of the legionnaires of the fortress will start a rebellion!"

"I don't think that's a problem for you, or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Empire. The black-haired wizard who was chained to the wall spoke in a flat tone:

"And... You're probably looking forward to that, right?"

Conod's left hand, clenching the hilt of his sword, trembled violently.

Completely wipe out Roland Turin's influence in the Broken Mountain Fortress? Of course he thought so!

"Loren Turin, are you going to tell me that you risk being killed to force most of the fortress to rebel against me?"

"Of course not, I'm risking being stabbed to death by Ernst to let you know that we have a better option to unite the entire Empire under the Iron Crown banner of the Empire, or... Unite under your banner. ”

"What choice?!"

Without paying attention to the eyes that were about to kill him, Loren looked back at Lusen, who was already stunned, and slowly spoke:

"Nidhogg!"10