Chapter 81: Shaken
"My apprentice?" Bruno, the dragon of utopia, wondered.
"Yes." Jon Fano, the commander of the Blade Warriors, nodded and looked at Henry next to him. The latter immediately stepped forward and repeated Asker's words in detail.
"Oh, that's right." Bruno looked at Henry, immediately knew what was going on, and smiled, "That's right, Nola. Valennis. Miss Licinius is indeed my new apprentice. You can ask her to interrogate the prisoner for you. β
"I see." Commander Jon Fano's brow immediately relaxed.
If it were a different demigod, the Blade Samurai would have to be suspicious. But the Fantasy Dragon is a demigod of His Majesty's family, and he can be completely trusted by the Blade Warrior, and this trust can undoubtedly be entrusted to his new apprentice, Miss Nola, along the master-apprentice relationship.
It wasn't unclear that the Blade Warrior had not considered asking His Excellency the Fantasy Dragon, who was proficient in the realm of "Mind", to help interrogate the prisoner, but after all, His Excellency was a demigod and could not deign to do such a trivial thing. Now that his apprentices have joined, it couldn't be better.
"I'm going to approve your apprentice to join the makeshift interrogation team." Commander Jon Fano stood up, "Thank you very much for your generosity, Your Excellency. β
"Hmm." Bruno smiled and nodded, "By the way, bring this scroll to her, thank you." β
This news was quickly brought back to the prison by Henry, and the two girls behaved very calmly, after all, they were already surprised by the captain's miraculous means.
So the knights in the prison were brought out one by one, and Nora was interrogated by a mind-reading. Unsurprisingly, more than 98% of the knights were innocent and had no knowledge of the rebellion, and only a few actually participated in or planned the rebellion.
Eleanor watched the results of the mind reading from the side, her fists clenched involuntarily. She couldn't imagine that there would be so many knights, who had done nothing wrong, but still suffered the selective sacrifice of their superiors and the cruel torture of the blade warriors.
Could it be that as a superior, he naturally has the power to control the life and death of his subordinates? Is this something that is reasonable and should be commonplace?
The more she thought about it, the more she felt cold, and her face turned faintly blue.
Although she has been following the team for nearly a year, and the experience of traveling south and north has been accumulated, and her original naΓ―ve thoughts have been washed away a lot, but at this time, she really witnessed the family knights...... Even the entire knightly class was unfairly treated, and Eleanor still found it unacceptable.
Completely unacceptable.
Probably seeing her angry expression, a certain Weissbach knight, who had been cleared of suspicion and released on the spot, dragged his scarred body to her, and said weakly:
"Miss Eleanor, please don't blame Viscount Regens. In the final analysis, it is reasonable and justified to eliminate the factors of instability in war. Besides, no matter what means are used to sacrifice for the lord, it is the fate of our knights. β
"I'm sorry." Henry sighed silently and said to him, "Makes you suffer." β
"Viscount Regens." The Weissbach knight saluted him miserably, "I have no resentment against you. From the day we took the pledge of allegiance to the Weissbach family, we were all ready to give our lives. β
The knight bowed his head and walked away, while Eleanor looked up, trying not to let some emotion leak out of his chest.
She stared at the ceiling for a long time before she said in a trembling voice:
"They are ready to give their lives for us, and we? Isn't it a sacred contract made by the ancestors from the early days of the establishment of this country? β
"When did the Weissbach family fall to the point of sacrificing their knights to maintain their ridiculous reputation and dignity?"
"Eleanor!" Henry scolded unhappily.
"I used to be proud of the Weissbach family." Eleanor looked down, her eyes filled with sadness, wavering, and confusion as if her faith had been shattered, "And now, I feel nothing but shame. β
She rushed out of the prison without looking back.
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After receiving information from Henry from the Fantasy Dragon, Asker summoned Malkina and gave it to her.
"Well, that's interesting." After reading the information, Malkina laughed, "It seems that the mastermind behind this is still a lover of dominoes." β
"Dominoes?" Asker was a little puzzled, "What do you mean?" β
"For example, like dominoes, you just push the first card down to trigger a series of set-up changes." "And if someone else wants to investigate, they can only start with the last fallen card and keep looking for opportunities for change." β
"You mean." Aske groaned, "The mastermind behind this has implanted contagious thoughts on someone, and then let that person unconsciously transmit the thoughts to the next person...... And so on, through the communication network built by multiple people, to achieve the real purpose of the mastermind behind the scenes. β
"That's right." Malkina snapped her fingers, "It's a good way to cover up the source." β
"Who was the last person infected with the Acid Dragon, Hedwig?" Asker asked.
"Bruno." Malkina replied.
"Bruno, the dragon of fantasy? Is it himself? Asker was shocked.
"Ask him for the specifics." Malkina said this, pulling out a small bottle from the gap in her chest, "Well, the final reward is the potion of Yuwang IV." β
"So you've found the end goal?" Asker asked.
"Nope." "Since it's dominoes, it's extremely cumbersome and time-consuming to go back in turn. However, since His Excellency the Dragon of Fantasy is following up, it will be a matter of time before the mastermind behind the scenes is discovered. β
"For your sake, I'll give you the reward in advance." The succubus sister leaned into Asker's ear and exhaled like Landau, "How can you thank me?" β
"I'll take care of Medea." Asker quietly stepped back.
"Hey, I owe my sister a favor, but I'm still on my sister, do you think my charm is not as good as hers?" Malkina pressed her lips and gave her a resentful look.
Before Asker could reply, she flicked her fiery red hair and said:
"Since you've said so, remember that promise."
"Protect Camelica and don't let her get hurt...... Both physically and mentally. β
Malkina's figure vanished into the candlelight, and the candle went out, and the remaining length looked like it could burn three more times. Aske thought for a moment, and put away the candles and potion.
He then teleported back to Hearthfire Island.