The walls of the ancient castle flickered as countless figures ran back and forth, interspersed with the light reflected by many weapons and armor, and the cold metallic light also reflected the air in this hall even colder, and the sound of breathing around it became more pronounced. Perhaps because of some kind of trial that was being carried out here, these solemn atmospheres with a hint of murderous intent quickly penetrated into the flesh and bones of Duan Qing and the others who had just been brought here, and they looked back and forth at the appearance of the imperial soldiers standing on the high platform in the center, and only after a while did they smile dryly: "That...... What did you just say? ”

"We have received complaints from the people of the Empire, who accuse the Empire's nobleman, His Excellency Volavos, of taking money everywhere."

Retracting his arm-covered arm, General Steele, who sat on the central throne, put on his own face in the shape of a national character: "In response to his behavior of bullying and dominating the market everywhere and stirring up public resentment, I will exercise the authority of the highest local governor to review it." ”

"An imperial nobleman who is already so arrogant and domineering before he officially takes office is indeed worthy of our attention."

A man who looked like an officer standing in the corner of the right front corner of this hall then said these words aloud, attracting the attention of Duan Qing and the others, and several people looked in the direction where the young officer who was also carrying a large number of soldiers was, and then found the figure of the fat man named Volavos whose face was constantly shaking like paper: "If the crime is convicted, we will conduct a fair trial and continue to uphold the justice that the empire deserves." ”

"Wait, wait! I didn't do anything against the laws of the Empire at all! Wiping the cold sweat on his head, the white and fat Volavos immediately grabbed it with a loud voice: "Your accusations are groundless!" You have no reason or position to judge me! ”

"We are soldiers of the empire, and we have the obligation to uphold the honor and dignity of the empire."

Tilting his head slightly, the self-proclaimed Steele general turned his gaze in the direction where Vravos was: "If we can't try you for your crimes, you nobles of the empire will be even more lawless on the borders of the empire. ”

"Of course, we can also hand you over to His Majesty the Emperor to dispose of." The officer who was holding the fat nobleman also said lightly: "When the time comes, your fate may not be better than now." ”

"If his charges can be established." A bearded officer standing on the other side with his hands behind his back said in a low voice: "The accusations of corruption against him are still uncertain......

"We found a number of items of unknown origin in his residence." The young officer in charge of escorting Volavos said aloud: "Gold leaf lamps, treasure necklaces, classical books, weapons and equipment—there are many more things like that, enough to fill two large pages." ”

"Isn't that enough to prove his felony?"

He tilted his head, and his outstretched fingers also pointed at the face of the fat nobleman, and Vlavos, who was facing heavy accusations, hurriedly shook off his white handkerchief that wiped cold sweat, and stalked his neck vigorously: "Honest and yellow! Those things are luxuries that I, I bring from home! ”

"Oh? I've never heard of the Date family having so much of their wealth. The young officer squinted his eyes: "And our castle in Tbilisi has strict records of entering and leaving the city and statistics of personnel and materials, do you want to take it out now and compare it with everyone?" ”

"Hah, why don't you take it out and take a look?" His eyes rolled back and forth twice, and Volavos straightened his waist suddenly: "I don't believe you can get any records, I've never heard of such a thing-"

"I know that His Excellency the General has previously given great convenience to some of the Imperial nobles who have entered and exited this area, using the name of 'supporting the Imperial nobles to come to the Citadel of Tibilisi for consultations'." Interrupting the other party's words, the young officer's face gradually showed an elusive smile: "But actually, we decided to do this because we received a tip from other sources in advance. ”

"This information comes from the Imperial Ministry of Water Resources." He uttered a shocking name: "Do you want to bet your innocence and verify the authenticity of our news?" ”

The fat man's face began to look ugly.

"What's more, we don't just have records of entry and exit, as many of the Imperial people who live here can also attest to this." Looking at the embarrassed appearance of the other party who no longer spoke, the young officer continued to raise his voice into the fortress hall farther away: "This also includes some imperial nobles who have lived here for a long time, and they all claim that you have threatened them in various ways to force them to pay you their property. ”

"Presumably, our Excellency Volavos must have been very busy during this past time." He turned his head to look at the location of Duan Qing and the others: "Is that right, guardians?" ”

“…… We are only responsible for your escort, after all, we are mercenaries. Duan Qing, who was staring at the young officer, replied in a low voice, "As for His Excellency Volavos's own itinerary and what he is doing, we naturally don't know. ”

"It's okay, we just need you to prove this testimony of Volavos's trip." Putting his hands behind his back, the young officer turned his head to look at the bearded officer who had spoken earlier: "What do you think, Lord Dalyan?" ”

“…… Did you really do something so infuriating? Volavos? The middle-aged officer known as Dalyan tilted his head with a serious face and looked at Volavas: "You asked for all those treasures?" ”

"No, it's not like that!" The fat man with a face like gold paper hurriedly shook his head: "They had to give it to me, so I was careless and accepted it......"

"That means you're lying in an attempt to hide the origin of the treasure." Patting the other party's shoulder hard, the young officer interrupted the fat man's words with a sharp question: "You were still insisting that it was all your own thing in front of His Excellency the General before, and you still refuse to let go, right?" ”

The fat man's face suddenly turned pale.

"It seems that the accusations of the people of the empire before are not groundless, my lord."

Ignoring the fat man's expression, the young officer with his fists on his chest gave an imperial military salute to General Steele on the central throne: "For the sake of the interests of millions of people in the empire, this kind of aristocrat who dares to do but dare not admit it is simply a disgrace to the empire, whether it is morality or strength, a person like him is not qualified to be one of the cabinet ministers of the empire at all." ”

"Especially when a group of adventurers from the Empire risked their lives to assassinate and die in his sword." His voice grew higher, and his accusatory gaze began to shift: "Even for the sake of the dozens of adventurers who died for this, we should do justice to them, General." ”

How could the adventurers really die, wouldn't they all be resurrected if they turned back...... No, no, presumably those guys who were deliberately caught were also deliberately acting before.

These words involuntarily flashed through his mind, and Duan Qing, who turned around, faced the fierce light that the young imperial officer shot at him: "Even if our employer really committed any crimes, it is not advisable to attack in the street, right?" Stopping crime by committing a crime should not be something worth advocating in the laws of any country. ”

"That makes sense, so we would have wanted to hold those who have died accountable." The young officer grinned and replied, "It's a pity that they have all died of their wounds, so now I can only take care of the living for them." ”

"Although I don't know what exactly my employer did behind our backs, isn't it too hasty to determine this charge based on just one side of your investigation?"

After glancing at each other with several teammates around him, Duan Qing then stepped forward with his head held high: "The death of those so-called righteous men has only aggravated the weight in your hearts emotionally, and their words before they died are likely to be framed, the result of their deliberate misleading us in order to retaliate." ”

"This is a possibility, of course, but we have also established other evidence based on the results of this riot and the information we have recently received." There was a little more tiger in the young officer's eyes: "And...... What I am best at is to read words, and the emotions on the face of His Excellency Volavos do not seem to be deceiving when I stated those conclusions and evidences just now. ”

"I don't know who you are, but the reaction to using bluffing language is innumerable." Duan Qing's tone of argument was almost unwavering: "As for the weakness of His Excellency Volavaos's heart...... Maybe for some other reason? ”

"Other reasons?" Ignoring Duan Qing's previous disrespectful words, the young officer's eyes slowly widened: "Is there anything else on his body that we haven't found out about?" ”

"It's a waste of talent for you not to be a torturer."

Muttering this sentence in a low voice, Duan Qing, who turned around, slowly clenched his fists: "There is a saying in our adventurer's world that a crime cannot be determined as a real crime without ruling out other possibilities, and all the accusations made by this officer before are full of doubts, and they cannot fundamentally establish the corruption charge of Lord Volavaos. ”

"Please make a clear decision, General."

He raised his head and faced His Excellency General Steele, who was sitting on the central throne, and the latter's gaze, which had been slightly closed, slowly opened, and the resolute and qualitative face of the national character gradually shone with a certain radiance of determination: "Luo Asong." ”

“…… Yes? ”

"As the head of the Empire, I will conclude my conclusions to the second son of the Date family in the most just way possible." The resolute light in his eyes finally converged on Duan Qing's body, and the voice of the imperial general was deep and clear: "But before that, I can provide another clue for your argument. ”

"That's what Vravos was looking for all this time." His gaze shifted slightly, and his chest-wrenching voice kept echoing in the hall: "His name is Luo Asong, isn't it?" ”

"That, that ......" seemed to be a little unable to withstand the heavy pressure exerted on him by the general, and the fat nobleman replied tremblingly: "It was a friend who asked me to find its whereabouts, I, I ......"

"And so you said yes." The deep voice asked slowly, "Did you find it?" ”

"I, I ......"

The voice became more fragmented, and the fat man with a paper-like face made a heavy breathing sound as if he couldn't breathe: "Yet, it's not ...... yet"

"Looks like you already know what that thing is." Without waiting for the Imperial nobleman to say his answer, General Steele turned his gaze away: "The name Luo Asong, I also inquired about it in this castle for a while, and later I learned that it is not its real name. ”

"That's just the ancient magic words left in this place by the Ancient Magic Empire, and I don't know who passed it on." The eyes on Guozi's face became sharp again, and suddenly fell on Duan Qing's body: "If translated into the lingua franca, its name should be Okonos." ”

"You're looking for the Orkonos Disk." He uttered the final answer in a low voice: "The ancient relics that the Restorationists are looking for, aren't they?" ”

The fat man's face suddenly turned to ashes.

"Oh, I seem to see something more interesting."

The heavy feeling suddenly fell on everyone's left and right with a moment of silence in the air, but this heavy feeling was different from the feeling brought by the previous general's speech, but the young officer who noticed this clue fell his gaze in the same direction, and then said in a voice of excitement like discovering a new continent: "Your Excellency's reaction seems to be something special. ”

“……”

"It's worthy of the general, you have found a new breakthrough so quickly."

In the atmosphere of the strings gradually tensing around, the young officer who took two steps forward crossed the position of Volavos, and then looked at the face of the gray-robed magician in front of him with a condescending gaze: "I have been debating with you for so long, and I have not asked your Excellency for your honorable name. ”

"What's your name?"

“…… It's okay. ”

Secretly waved his hand towards the snow spirit phantom ice beside him, and Duan Qing, who sighed in his heart, also came to the officer, he took a deep breath, and then looked up with a flat gaze and looked at each other's eyes: "I am the abyss and the water." ”

"Please advise."