Chapter 31: Spies
The group then searched the chamber again, but there were no surprises other than Polly discovering another secret passage.
And this secret passage, after the exploration of the half-elf and Polly, found that it was another exit passage, and this exit was not in the castle, but led to the halfway of a mountain behind the castle, the exit is quite secret, inaccessible, it seems that this passage is specially built for escape.
"Maybe that's where the Undead Monarch escaped!" The half-elf said.
After making sure that there was no danger in just moving the box, Jian Chen asked Polly and the half-elf to lift the box, and the group of four left Terrence Rockwin's secret room with excitement and a little regret, and returned to the castle.
Excited to discover a legendary treasure, and incidentally discovered a well-preserved, well-equipped high-level magic laboratory.
The happiest of all is the sorceress Ash Temple, whom the Lord has promised her to use the magic laboratory.
But to everyone's regret, the box can't be opened at the moment, and it is impossible to know what kind of treasure it contains for the time being.
However, Polly patted his small chest and assured the lord that as long as he was given ten days and half a month to study and study, he would definitely be much more sure of opening the box.
After returning to the castle, the lord immediately issued an order for the guards to seal off the entrance to the tunnel and the wine cellar at the entrance, and no idlers and others were allowed to approach.
At the same time, the castle's defenses were strengthened again, and personnel entering and leaving the castle had to be closely checked to prevent anyone from entering the castle again.
The lord with a huge treasure is very worried that someone like the lich will interfere with his idea.
At the strong suggestion of the lord, the elated sorceress agreed to move to the castle.
The lord, who was a little tired, handed the box to Polly and the sorceress to study together, and prepared to go back to bed to rest.
He wasn't worried at all that the two of them would abscond with the treasure, he was very relieved about these two people, and the lord was still a little confident in his own vision of people.
Besides, there is no suspicion in employing people, and there is no need for suspicious people.
At this time, the captain of the half-elf guard, who had already left, hurriedly ran back.
"Your Excellency, Robert, a new recruit in the Guard, said that he has something important to ask to see your lord!"
"Robert?" The lord was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that this guy was a big fat liar who was thrown into the lord's guard by himself, did he really let him find out that something was wrong? "Let him in!"
After a while, Robert the Liar came to the Lord under the guidance of the half-elf.
I haven't seen him for a while, which makes the lord a little unbelievable in his eyes, is this muscular guy in front of him really the fat man with a lot of meat? If it weren't for the fact that his seemingly generous face hadn't changed much, the lord really wouldn't have recognized him as a liar Robert.
I didn't expect that the big liar trained really hard and seriously during this time.
"Lord Lord, Robert has lived up to your trust and found a suspicious figure in the recruits!"
Seeing the lord, the former liar stood with his legs side together in a standard upright position, his right hand on his forehead - this was the military salute that the lord taught the soldiers, and then reported respectfully and loudly.
"Tell me more about it!" Jian Chen waved his hand to signal him to take a breath.
With Robert's account, the lord understood what had happened. It turned out that since Robert entered the Lord's Guard according to his requirements, he began to play his strengths, and soon had a hot relationship with a group of guard soldiers, and this guy used to be a celebrity in Hammondal, everyone knew that he was a liar, but later he was recruited by the Lord, the process can be described as bizarre, the plot can be described as twists and turns, and under the curiosity, he is also happy to associate with him.
As time passed, Robert, who had been secretly paying attention to everyone's performance, finally discovered that there was a guy in the recruits who was very wrong.
This recruit didn't look special on the surface, but Robert found that he always got close to those veterans, intentionally or unintentionally, asking some about the past deeds of the lord, and the events of the night of the siege of the big-eared monster, and constantly asking what was special about the spear in the veteran's hand, how it felt to use it, and so on.
Although these things are usually asked by the recruits, there is no one who is as organized as this guy, at least Robert himself will not think to ask the veterans these questions, the recruits are more concerned with how majestic the veterans are that night, how many enemies they have killed, etc., than they are interested in the spear itself or how to use it.
So Robert quietly set his eyes on this guy.
As a result, the more Robert observed this guy, the more he felt that he had a problem, and this guy asked the veterans at every opportunity why the training plan made by the lord was so strange, what was the special use, and he didn't get together with other people when he was fine, he always hid alone and disappeared, and the number of time he asked for leave was also the most among the recruits.
After listening to Robert's report, Jian Chen's brows furrowed.
"Lord Lord, I'll take someone to control this guy right away, right?" The half-elf was eager to try, with an excited face, this guy is completely a master who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic.
Jian Chen shook his head and said, "Now it seems that he should not be alone, even if he often asks for leave, then he must have other accomplices in Hammondale, and rash action will only startle the snake!" I just don't know what their purpose is, and the people on that side? ”
Robert said: "Lord Lord, no matter which side they are, anyway, they must have a plan, and if they don't have a good heart, it's better to deal with it as soon as possible!" ”
Jian Chen pondered for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Did he ask for leave after the Lich's incident that night?" ”
Robert replied, "Please, but the captain of the guard doesn't seem to approve it!" ”
The half-elf also said: "He was invited, but at that time, I was worried that something would happen, so I rejected all the soldiers' leave applications, and none of them were approved, until now!" ”
"Pete, if he asks for leave again, approve it, let Polly be on call whenever he wants, and follow him then! Look at all the people he is in contact with, and control those people too! Also, Robert, keep an eye on it during this time, and if anything is wrong, feel free to report it! ”
"As you wish, my lord!"
Johnny, who didn't know that he had been secretly watched, was trying his best to inquire about the secrets in the wine cellar that was sealed off by the lord's order these days, but unfortunately, he tried all the methods and failed to hear a little rumor.
Thinking about the fact that he hadn't been in contact with anyone outside for a while, Johnny went to ask the half-elf guard captain Pete for leave again, Johnny, who didn't have much hope, originally thought that he still couldn't be invited, but he didn't expect that this time the half-elf actually agreed.
"Johnny, when you come back, help me go to old Kobe Bryant and bring back a bottle of ale, my father asked for it, and I don't have time to buy it, so I have to trouble you!"
Before leaving, the captain of the half-elf guard gave Johnny an extra task, and Johnny, who was in a hurry to go out on leave, quickly agreed.
Johnny, who left in a hurry, didn't notice the weird smile of the half-elf behind him, nor did he notice that a small thief was carefully hiding his figure and quietly following him shortly after leaving the castle.
"My lord, the fish has taken the bait!" The Half-Elven Guard Captain reported to the Lord Lords as soon as Johnny left.
Chen Jian was overjoyed: "Act according to the plan!" I want to see who is plotting against me! ”
Forty-three veterans of the Guard, except for the necessary manpower to guard the cellar, the rest immediately assembled urgently, ready to act at any time under the leadership of the half-elves.
The sorceress also gladly joined the operation, closely guarding the safety of the lord, and now the sorceress has a great change of opinion of the lord, especially after the lord stopped Polly's adventures and assigned the magic laboratory to her use.
Although she still often has a face that no one is close to, she no longer speaks coldly to the lord every day, and always explains the lord's questions very diligently, and occasionally smiles at the lord when she is in a good mood.
As a result, the smiling lord has a beast's blood boiling every day, and he keeps dreaming every night, if it weren't for his weak body and lack of strength and thief's heart and guts, I'm afraid that the lord has done something that hurts the heavens and reason, and the beast is not as good as the beast.
The lord who has been teased is secretly even thinking about whether to let Chief Fu hold a concubine selection activity in Hammondale when he is well, get a few lord's wives for himself to enrich the harem, relieve his worries at night, and end his virginity through two worlds by the way.
As night fell, Johnny returned to the castle triumphantly humming a bottle of ale.
When he arrived at the captain's room, he was surprised to find that the captain of the half-elf guard was not in the room, but the lord of Hammondale and his arrogant and beautiful personal magic advisor.
The lord was sitting on a chair, looking at him with a smile on his face. This made Johnny's heart go to Gdon, and the secret was broken.
He was at a loss, but Jian Chen smiled first: "Johnny, are you back?" ”
"Collar ...... My lord, what are you ...... How did it get here? What about the captain of the guard? He...... He asked me to bring him a bottle...... A bottle of ale. Johnny stammered in reply, but began to slowly retreat on his feet.
Knowing that things were not good, he was already thinking about escaping.
The female magician suddenly smiled coldly, raised her right hand, and a magic fireball appeared quickly.
Two guards suddenly appeared outside the door, blocking Johnny's retreat, and the army in his hand was murderous.
Chen Jian looked at the other party's actions, and said with a smile: "The captain of the guard has something to take people out, and recently I heard that there are spies planted by the enemy in Hammondal, so he went to arrest him!" As for the wine he wanted, I'll help him take it first! ”
Seeing that the other party had already prepared, Johnny was disheartened, and couldn't help but fall to the ground with a thud.
Under Polley's leadership, a humble cottage in the town of Hammondale was surrounded by more than twenty soldiers under the command of the half-elf Pete.
"Don't let one go! Take it all away! Your Lord's Order! Catch it alive! Amid the shouts of the half-elves, the soldiers broke down the door.
After a while, the soldiers in the hut shouted in surprise, and then a figure flew out of the window with a scimitar in hand.
Everyone looked at it, but saw that this guy had a plain and inconspicuous face, but his martial skills were strong, his footwork was light, and a scimitar in his hand made it light and elegant, and in a blink of an eye, he forced back a few guards soldiers, and he was about to flee.
As soon as he saw the opponent's martial arts and the style of the scimitar used in his hand, Pete was stunned.
The martial arts with a strong elven style and the elven scimitar have already indicated the identity of the opponent, this guy is not a human, he is an elf!
He must have worn an elven mask on his face!
When Pete was still stunned, he realized that the elf whose identity had been exposed had successfully escaped from the entanglement of the soldiers and escaped some distance.
Seeing that the opponent was getting farther and farther away, Polly and the others couldn't catch up, and the half-elf hesitated, but still pulled out the elf longbow on his back.
Riding on a long arrow that also clearly had an elven style, the half-elf aimed at the opponent's back, and after a moment's hesitation, he moved the aiming position from the opponent's vest to the leg.
The lord told him to catch him alive, he said to himself in his heart.
As the bowstring was released, the fleeing elf clutched his thighs and fell to the ground with a scream of pain.
The surrounding guards burst into cheers.
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