Chapter 13: The Prisoners
Until dawn, the dukes still did not discuss any results.
The Dukes of Bavaria, Carinthia, and Saxony euphemistically stated that it was inappropriate to conduct a military-wide political trial now, and it would definitely disturb the morale of the military. You can send your Blade Warriors into the army to secretly interrogate and investigate, and don't make a big fuss.
If you do find out who is in trouble, it is safest to notify the knights and dukes of the corresponding leaders so that they can secretly deal with the suspects for you.
The two principalities of Bohemia and Thuringia sent the eldest son of the duke. The two young people generously said, we don't have any opinions, you can check it as much as you want.
Anyway, there aren't many people we brought this time, even if the knights ask them one-on-one, they can do it in a day, and they don't have to worry about rumors and military morale.
Duke Rudolph of the Wolf family, in order to prove his innocence, was also shameless, and directly said, "If there is any suspect in the Wolf family, he will definitely arrest him and hand it over to His Majesty as soon as possible." Your Majesty the Emperor is not to cast any doubt on the loyalty of the Wolf family because of the conspiracy of a few individuals."
I can't wait to write a line on my face: "I am a great loyal servant of His Majesty".
Duke Griffin is yin and yang throughout the whole process, and he has to taunt a few words after each duke speaks, especially when His Majesty the Black Emperor comes to call a bottomless, almost performing a serial split on His Majesty's face.
The dukes didn't care about it, and His Majesty had nothing to do with him, so he simply thought he was farting the whole time, and no one answered him.
After arguing for a long time, the only consensus that everyone could reach was that the army should be set off as soon as possible.
There is no benefit in staying in this town any longer.
His Majesty the Emperor could only approve of this, so the dukes had dark circles under their eyes and ordered the knights to organize a procession and set off as soon as possible.
Then, after sleeping outside the town, the refreshed soldiers woke up to their horror to find that some of the knights had been wounded or even killed the previous night, while others seemed to have not slept all night, and commanded the soldiers who had lost their leadership to reorganize.
Last night...... What's going on?
The people of the Azure Sword also packed up and prepared to leave the hut where they had borrowed it for half the night last night. At the door, a few eggs were forcibly stuffed by the hostess who was very grateful.
Although she forcibly borrowed it, Qiu did not commit any crimes, and also protected her and the children from the mutant attack last night, and the hostess who hid in the room all night also knew.
They set out again from Pomarolo, and before they had gone far, they encountered a group of strangers on the mountain road ahead.
"We're prisoners from San Marino." The knight at the head was dressed in metal armor, and the cuirass was painted with the coat of arms of a sheep smashing the skull with a mace, "I wish to see the leader of your army." ”
"You're jailers?" The Blade Samurai, who was patrolling the road ahead, asked suspiciously.
The prison guards, along with the night watchmen and the watchmen, are known as the world's three major order-keeping organizations, and they are not only openly appointed by the Holy See, but also welcomed by the monarchs of many countries on the mainland.
Because they have devoted their life's energy and time to the glorious cause of fighting against the Xenomorphic race and protecting all mankind, they are worthy of this international prestige.
However, the dogmatic tenets of the three organizations are also different. The Night Watch advocates isolationism, advocating that "more is better than less, and it is better to have no", and is very resistant to dealing with outsiders; The watchmen practice mysticism, come and go in a hurry, and rarely show up in the outside world.
The Prison Guards are the most high-profile of large organizations, and most of their members resemble the personality of "jealous and hateful holy warriors", whose highest goal in life is to kill the devil. They are also the only organization to have established a permanent presence in the Alien Plane, with a magnificent castle in Purgatory called the "Last Fortress".
Because of his upright and indignant personality, the prisoner's reputation among the people was not very good, and the bladed warrior showed a suspicious look at the moment, and asked tentatively:
"Prison watcher? Is that the prison watchman organization determined to destroy all demons? Aren't you supposed to wear power armor? ”
The knight captain who was watching the prisoner made a cold face and slowly raised his eyebrows, as if to say:
Are you kidding me? Where did the power armor come from?
The Blade Warrior quickly realized how stupid his question was, so he reined in his horse and said:
"Stop here for a while, and I'll go and ask Your Majesty."
The bladed warrior turned his horse's head and left, while the guards silently looked for a place to sit or stand, and began to check the weapons and equipment around them.
After listening to the report of his samurai, Emperor Otto's suspicion came up again:
Why is there so much going on this trip? Can't we let my army get out of the mountains? Who knows if these prisoners are real or not, what if they suddenly assassinate me when they meet?
"It's better for me to negotiate with them." Bruno, the demigod beside the emperor, the dragon of fantasy, saw His Majesty's hesitation and proposed.
"It's fine." The Emperor nodded. This demigod has a sequence of minds and dreams, and is indeed the best person to negotiate with the other party.
Coming to the team of prisoners, Bruno said directly:
"You're here to find the devil?"
"Exactly." The captain of the Prison Watchman Knight said, "My name is Antonio. Bachaiotti. We watched the inmates monitor the process of Raphael's loan, and detected a purgatory mutation in the small town of Pomarolo ahead. ”
"We happened to be stationed in the town last night, and we were indeed attacked by the devil." Bruno confirmed that what the other party said was indeed true through his mind-reading ability, "But we have cleared all the devils, and there is not a single one left." ”
"It's not that we're arrogant." Antonio said with an arrogant expression, "As professionals in this field, we have an obligation to remind you that the Devil is a cunning and transcendent monster that will disguise Chéng Rén as a kind of Chéng Rén to blend into your party - especially illusions, shadow demons, and succubi. And we have the means to detect the devil professionally. ”
When the dragon heard this, he groaned.
He didn't doubt the other party's statement, first, the mind reading showed that the other party was not lying, and second, the devil's attack last night was indeed quite strange.
If the enemy behind the scenes is to create chaos, it is also possible to take advantage of the situation and let the devil who is good at disguise infiltrate the army.
So the demigod opened telepathic communication and consulted with the Emperor and Hedwig from afar.
"I can't trust these prisoners." Emperor Otto said bluntly, "Who knows what they have with the Holy See." Perhaps the Holy See deliberately attracted the devil first, and then created an excuse for these prisoners to come in and intervene, and take the opportunity to act against my army. ”
"The other party is not lying." Bruno, the dragon of fantasy, said lightly.
As a demigod, his judgment was undoubtedly more convincing than the emperor's suspicions. Therefore, Emperor Otto's words later were also stuck, and he said after a while:
"Okay, then let them check. But the whole process must be under your watch, and if they dare to find fault with my knights, then I must let them know that the dignity of the Empire cannot be taken lightly! ”