The wind blankarded the chill of the winter night, making the howling of the wind even more permeable.

In order to ensure that the engagement ceremony can go smoothly, the chief of the inquisition sent a large number of people, either in the light or in the dark, determined to dig three feet into the ground, but also to find out the stronghold of the Twilight believers, at the same time, the security department that got the news was not idle, and the staff under his command went to the streets, asking from door to door if they had seen suspicious targets, in contrast, the explorers who swore to avenge Niracek changed their friendly appearance, and invariably regarded the Silver Fortress as a ruin, and the heads of the Twilight believers, It's the treasure they've always dreamed of.

"Hurry, hurry, it's time to assemble, my awesome boys! Take out your energy to find the gold coins, and when you get the heads of those damned Twilight cultists back, you'll get paid a lot the next day, don't ask me why it's the next day, because the badge of honor issued by the General Association takes a lot of time to carve your name into the badge! Look at this shiny thing, I can guarantee that when you wear it, even the cold beauty of the vice president will smile at you. ”

Renault snapped his cigar and waved abruptly to the excited explorers standing in front of him: "Think it's a race!" Niracek's revenge must not be avenged by outsiders, guys, show your housekeeping skills, you must rush ahead of the two gangs of the Inquisition and the Security Department, and teach these Twilight cultists who dream big all day a hard lesson, so that they can know that the knife in the hands of the explorer is not to cut the vines that block the way! ”

"Roar!"

The roar of unity made the entire explorer hall begin to shake slightly, and in the excitement of the crowd, Vice President Jones divided the area of responsibility for everyone, and after a while, only the basic personnel who maintained the operation were left in the hall.

Jones, who was full of anger, pressed down the expedition hat that was blown by the cold wind outside the door, turned to Renault and asked, "Boss, let's go together?" ”

Renaud raised his foot and crushed the cigar with Mars, and his big chin raised slightly: "You go first, I'll wait for something, and then I'll come!" ”

Jones did not doubt him, and stepped into the cold wind of the night, while Renault returned to his office, resting his legs on his desk, his arms around his neck, and waiting while he feigned sleep, until the window behind him was pecked by a carrier pigeon.

"It's finally here......"

Renault twisted his stiff neck and made a popping sound, and casually removed the documents brought by the carrier pigeon, and began to check them by the moonlight.

"I'm sorry, President Renault, there have been a lot of trivial matters in Gakison recently, I just spent a lot of effort to barely quell the battle between the Dark Gold Sect and the Tainted Hand, so I took the time to consult Mrs. Guo Ya about the list you provided, and got an answer that surprised me a little, I think you must be in a hurry, then let's make a long story short, aside from the surface and look at the essence, some of the items on the list have similar effects to activate the green jade, and then contact the various rumors of the living crystal, I want to meet the well-informed President Renault, You should have your own answer - from your best partner, Mayor Gakison, Nogferg. ”

Sting!

The letter in Renault's hand was torn to shreds, and the cold eyes in an instant startled the well-behaved carrier pigeon flying away in a hurry, he slowly got up, put the expedition hat hanging on the coat hook, pressed it on his head, and unhurriedly lit a new cigar, took a deep breath, and exhaled a long smoke, which turned into an air arrow, piercing a group photo hanging on the wall, and piercing someone's face.

……

After negotiation, Nirasek, who was an important wounded, was temporarily placed in the fortress church, and the closer he got to the statue of the Holy Light, the more it would stimulate the Holy Light Origin in his body, which would help heal the wounds.

Turning his head, the skinny Nirasek looked out of the dark window, this night, there were no stars and no moon, like the silver fortress that was covered with black clouds that could not be seen at this time, and it was also like his nervous mood.

Alas......

A long sigh touched the injury, and the part of the severed left arm felt a faint pain, which made the gloom on Nilasek's face a little more, and the flickering firelight flashed in his eyes, but it failed to dispel the darkness in his pupils.

"Do you regret it?"

A question, suddenly appearing from the silence, Nilasek's body tensed instantly, but slowly relaxed, for he knew the owner of the voice.

"There's nothing to regret."

Niracek's answer was full of helplessness: "I knew that sooner or later I would have this day. ”

"May I ask, why?"

Nilasek struggled to his feet, looked at Anduin who was standing in the corner, and smiled miserably: "Count Anduin, you shouldn't have been involved, or rather, you shouldn't have agreed to Arthas's invitation to come to the Silver Fortress. ”

"But I'm here and standing before you." Anduin crossed his arms and said indifferently, "And for some reason, I was forcibly pulled by others to participate in your plan. ”

Nilasek sighed weakly, "I warned them a long time ago that they couldn't provoke you, but they kept turning their noses up at your title of Holy Light Incarnation, and they still made a move. ”

"So part of the reason you went to church that day?"

"Yes, when the service was over, I went to the door to find them to theorize, who would have thought, but instead became a victim."

Anduin raised his eyebrows: "Then I'll ask you again, do you regret it?" Forget it, this question is a bit redundant, and looking at the way you looked yesterday, it seems that you were very willing. ”

Niracek looked at Anduin, his eyes full of puzzlement: "Count Anduin, I think I have no flaws in acting, why did you see through it?" ”

[Because of me, of course!] 】

"Because I got the list of stolen goods from department stores, and I saw through the double trick, your statement does not match the real situation I have learned. Of course, it cannot be ignored that no one can lie in front of me. Anduin repeated solemnly, "No! ”

As the words fell, Neerasec fell silent, he blinked weakly, and sighed: "I really like the delicious food at the Hearthstone Inn, but unfortunately, there is no going back. ”

"Nope."

Anduin shook his finger: "If you can answer my question, I will hide it for you, after all, ......" He quietly took out the scepter of the ancient god, shook slightly, and the light flashed, and Niracek's body was not abnormal, "You have not completely betrayed your faith, just like Benedictas before he showed his fangs." ”

"There's no chance." Nilasek's voice was weak, "When I make my choice, I am doomed to be no return, but I will be happy to answer your questions, Count Anduin, and thank you for bringing me a lot of new food, I am tired now, and before I go to bed, I want to talk to a friend." ”

"Thank you for still treating me as a friend!"

Anduin smiled slightly: "First question, is your action a little hasty?" Could it be that some of the items on the list are really scarce enough that you have to get your hands on them right away? If I had been asked to plan this operation, the Living Crystals and related items should have been purchased long ago, and they would not appear on the list at all, giving others a chance to see the intent of the action. ”

Hearing this, Neracek smiled silently, and said helplessly: "In fact, many things, there will always be a situation where the plan cannot catch up with the change, for example, you came back from the New World unharmed, completely disrupting our plans, but what caught us even more off guard was that Benedictas suddenly lost all his patience, he should have been lurking for a longer time, until he had the entire Stormwind Town in his hands, at that time, whether it was destroying Stormwind Town, or uncovering the secrets hidden under Stormwind Town, it would be a breeze, But he didn't care about his mission, or rather, at such a critical time, he chose to break free from his shackles. ”

"Count Anduin, you don't know what Benedictas means to someone......"

Niracek's gaze was a little dazed: "In the eyes of that one, he is the Prince of Alsace in front of Prince Terenus, the hope that has been cultivated with countless efforts, think about it, if one day suddenly, Arthas abandons everything and flies away, I dare to guarantee that Prince Terenas will definitely be more than ten years old overnight, and that one is already in his last years, so when he heard the news of Benedictas, he went directly to the end of his life." ”

"Count Anduin, I think you should have noticed the price change of living crystals, right? It was from then on that person began to frantically buy live crystals and other related materials, so that the entire market was turned upside down, and the savings he had saved over the years were actually squandered for this, and what is even more ridiculous is that even to this point, he was not satisfied, so there was a loophole in the list, of course, the purpose of looting the trading house was more to divert your attention. ”

Anduin nodded slightly: "Your goal has been achieved, and now that the entire Silver Fortress has been mobilized by you, let me guess how your plan will go, right?" You have lied to deceive the Holy See, the Garrison and the Explorers' Association, and you have almost set out to find those evil spirits that do not exist to sacrifice, and when they are exhausted, the show will really play out. ”

"Tomorrow, when Princess Kalia's float arrives at the church, distinguished guests from far and wide will watch her and Presto, and with the blessing of Archbishop Alex, exchange engagement rings in front of the statue of the Holy Light. At that point, the living crystals that sprout wild will come like a tidal wave, and you well-hidden Twilight believers will be able to take advantage of the chaos and forcibly kill some important targets. ”

"For this plan, you are really willing to spend blood, and you want to use living crystals to create an army out of thin air to make up for the lack of people. Lord Uther's Knightly Legion is destined to be unable to support in time, which gives you the opportunity to cause a major accident that could upend the Silver Fortress. Not to mention anything else, Prince Terenus's family must be on your must-kill list, according to what you just said, the existence that lost Benedictas should also want to see Prince Terenus and lose his Alsace, and at this time, he seems to be hiding somewhere in a dark room under the church, right? ”

"How do you know?" Nilasek couldn't hide his surprise in his eyes, because he didn't reveal much key information at all, and there were very few omissions in the whole operation.

Anduin shrugged: "On the day of the service, I found Archbishop Kidd in this church, I threw the body of one of your undisciplined companions, and he explained to me that he personally presided over the screening ceremony, and every priest not only drank the holy water, but even walked in front of the statue of the Holy Light, but even so, he could not identify the wavering of faith, the only explanation is that someone did something, and this person's identity must be higher than that of the chief of the judge!" ”

"But here's the problem, according to my inference, it is more noble than being the second person, and it is none other than the Pope's solemn scepter, but the day before the theft of the merchant, that is, the day when the mountain giant woke up, he was summoned by the Pope to go to the capital, and has not returned, so Nilasek, can you tell me the true identity of the person who lurks in the shadows?"

Call......

Nilasek let out a cloudy breath, his eyes were full of complicated brilliance, and he did not hide the truth from Anduin: "Count Anduin, have you heard of the legend of the Majestic Scepter?" Many years ago, when the Silver Fortress was in turmoil, the Pope, who had been unnoticed, took the scepter of fate and became a great hero like Prince Terenus. In that magnificent war, many old people died in disgrace, including Prince Terenus's father, and the Pope's teacher, who was the Pope at the time. ”

"In fact, the two of them are the real leaders against the orcs, but they unanimously chose to pave the way for the younger generations, but the subsequent outcome is not the same, the old prince did not regret his decision until his death, but when he stepped down as the Pope, he could not bear the sense of loss of the sudden decline in status, for a long time, he relied on his former majesty, and the solemn scepter, and in the end, he had to retreat into the background and choose to lead the Shadow Priest."

"And then, he accepted Twilight's temptation?" Anduin's brows furrowed, "This kind of thing happened right under the nose of the solemn scepter, there is no way he didn't notice it, and there is no reason not to deal with it!" ”

"But that's exactly the case, all along, the Pope has always felt guilty about his teacher, and he really reached the level of forbearance everywhere, during the confrontation between the old and new Pope, he never really showed his strength, until the old Pope was too old and weakened, and was far from being the opponent of the Manor Scepter, so he automatically gave up all rights and tried to die in gloom, but he still couldn't withstand Twilight's temptation in the end."

Speaking of this, Nilasek closed his eyes: "Count Anduin, don't look at me as a third-order bishop, but in fact I have always been regarded as the successor of Benedictas, so I know some other secrets, but I'm sorry, I can't go on, because I've said enough." ”

"I'll ask you one last time, don't you really regret it?"

Anduin asks with a blank face, and Nirasekh responds with action, silently choosing to kill himself, just like the Twilight cultists who were discovered by Kidd yesterday.

Alas......

Anduin didn't stop it, nor did he use his psychic vision to read the fragments of Niracek's soul, because he had been staring into Niracek's eyes from the beginning, but he couldn't find the slightest hope of continuing to live.

Anduin knew that some unspoken secrets of Niracek were the root cause of his death, and when the engagement turmoil was over, whether it was success or failure, Niracek, who had long been a thorn in someone's side, had to run to death.

Shaking his head, Anduin walked out the door, wanting to know from another the secret of Nilasek's death.

And President Renault, who was already standing in the corridor, gently put away his cigar and showed a bright smile: "Let's go together, I'm the boss, I can't just watch!" ”