Section C, Chapter 20: The Double Conspiracy (Edus)
"Clones?" Eddes was shocked, "but this ......"
"No, it does make sense. Deleno suddenly popped up: "I feel the same way...... This conjecture is so plausible that it can even be completely certain. ”
Even Derno thinks so?Eders felt a fluster: "I don't understand. How did you know for sure he was a clone?"
"First of all, I've seen his face. Lucina stared at the man's face and said helplessly, "And when he came to assassinate me, I was completely sure of it." Obviously, he didn't want to reveal any secrets - and it could only be that I had seen the frozen corpse in the passageway. ”
"What are they talking about?" Lord Mace asked Eddes eagerly, "Don't bother Derno to think, you can help me translate into Brna." ”
"No problem. Eders nodded, and looked at Elton, who was standing behind the lord and was surprisingly silent—this guy was nothing like his father, and he never took the initiative to ask questions. But as a guard, this talent can be described as extremely rare.
"If you think about it, I can determine why the mage did what he did. Deerno's tone was surprisingly confident: "By freezing the victim in black ice, he can create a replica that is exactly like the person and can communicate with people normally." Then you can give them orders and transmit power to them if necessary - such as the scene you just encountered. ”
"In other words, the Bachelor was killed to get the clones, but using Nadia's poison-making technology to poison the soldiers caused ......attrition," Eddes felt a cold sweat break out on his back: he had managed to wipe out most of the forces of Neverwinter in just a few hours.
"His plan was terrifying. Lucina shook her head, "It just happened - we were dragged into the tunnel and found his body hidden inside. Otherwise, I wouldn't have figured out the clones at all...... The consequences are unimaginable. ”
"Wait a minute, wait a minute. Don't be too busy with emotion, okay?" Celeria, who had been squinting her eyes to this side, interjected, "Don't tell me, I feel something is wrong alone - the man dragged you into the passage with his severed hand, and deliberately threw down the guiding disc. The purpose of his doing this, we had thought about it was to get Lucina to rescue Nadia. And then? Remember what you guys thought?"
"And then?" Lucina was puzzled, "Derenor, come and tell him." ”
"What did he just say?" Mace asked impatiently.
"Ah, I'm sorry. I'll translate it right away. Forgetting to translate Mad Dog's words, Eders hurriedly organized the language and told Mays the general meaning.
"Our previous analysis was that his purpose was to let Lucina save the bachelor by 'coincidence'. Deenor bites the tail note of "coincidence" very hard: "I didn't know what the specific reason would be before, but now it's clear." ”
"Then I ask you, what do you know?" Mad Dog snorted disdainfully, "Mr. Nerd, say?"
The tone in which this guy speaks is really unpleasant...... Eders glared at him in disgust. However, Cereya was keenly aware of this action and grinned at the captain.
"The purpose is simple, it's to freeze the Bachelor in the room, and then copy the Bachelor's abilities......" Derno said as if he were choking, and he stopped talking.
"Say, why don't you continue, Mr. Nerd?" Mad Dog snorted through his nose, "Finally it feels wrong, right? ”
"What's wrong?" asked Lord Mace, who had not spoken, with a complicated expression.
"My lord, the wound in your chest has also made your brain bad?It's all about this, a fool should understand, right?" Mad Dog glanced at this side with disdain, and Eddes finally couldn't help it: "Can you pay attention to what you say? You're talking to the Lord of Eternal Winter!"
"No, you can't. Ceresa shook her head with a feigned regret, "I'm sorry if I messed with you—but I'm glad you don't feel comfortable listening to it." ”
Just as he wanted to rush forward to teach him a lesson, Mace reached out and stopped Edus: "Don't be impulsive, calm down." ”
"Your Excellency, didn't you hear what the mad dog just said!" said the enraged Eddes to the lord in the native Brna language of Neverwinter, "He has been provoking you!"
"I don't care. Mace shook his head and said to Edus, "Tell him this: go on, Seresa—everyone has their own habit of talking, and I don't care." ”
Reluctantly complied, Eders translated the lord's words into Eurasian and spoke.
"Hmm...... He said that, although his brain is not good, but in terms of bearing, he is quite a lord!" Seresa nodded approvingly: "But since someone doesn't like to listen to mad dogs so much, I'd better shut up." ”
"What are you talking about, barking like a mad dog!" Edus yelled at him in exasperation.
"It's just barking, what's the matter, you're going to hit me!" Celeya laughed wildly, holding out her finger in defiance.
"Shut up, mad dog!" Anusen pulled the mad dog aside in disgust.
"If you're a mad dog, you'll bite people!" said Edus, glaring at him viciously.
"It's not me who hurts, I'm willing!" Shaking off the knight's hand, Seresa untied the flask at her waist and gulped down the wine: "Damn, I didn't drink a sip of those dark beers, it's a pity - oh yes, who gave you the right to call me Mad Dog? Tell you, only people who approve of Lao Tzu can call me Mad Dog." What about you? You only deserve to call me Uncle Lisen!
"You-"
"That's enough, Edus!" Mace raised his voice, "Didn't you hear me tell you to calm down?"
Opening his mouth, Eddes swallowed the words in a huff, and glanced to the side not to look at the victorious smile of the mad dog.
"Two people ......" As if he hadn't heard the quarrel just now, Derno's classic daze expression receded: "There are two people in total." ”
"What two people?" the knight asked, puzzled, "to be more detailed, don't be unclear." ”
"Looks like Deenor has figured it out. That's where the problem lies. The mad dog, who had just said that he was going to shut up, interjected with satisfaction: "If all this is done by one person, it can't be justified at all." Derno, tell me what you think?"
"Ah, good. Derno hesitated for a moment, then continued, "These two people, let's call them Mage A and Mage B for the time being. Mage A did this: dragged Raboun into the tunnels and froze him with black ice, then created a clone to blend him into the party. In this way, once the Cold Snow Castle is not completely captured by the corrupters, it can be used as an internal response. ”
"Yes, go on. Mad Dog nodded in satisfaction.
"As for why the body is hidden in the tunnels, it is so that we do not find out that Raboon is dead. The disappearance of Adjutant Prague and others should also have something to do with him - after all, the black ice debris was found on the staircase jog. As for what he wants to do with Prague and the others, we don't know yet. Most of the time it had to be something like getting information from their minds. Derno said in one breath, extremely excited. Eddes hurriedly translated all of this to Mace, and his brow tightened as a result.
After a slight pause, Deerno continued, "What about Mage B...... It's the guy who emerged from the exploding dragon hunting arrow and killed Quell. He manipulated the altar in order to lure the Bachelor into casting spells, thus killing the mages of the city and draining their mana from himself. However, he didn't seem to have any intention of killing the Bachelor - because he was the one who caused Lucina and the others to be dragged into the tunnels. This ruined Mage A's plan and allowed the body to be found. Mage A took advantage of this, killing the Bachelor and using his poison-making skills to poison many soldiers. The corruptor that Anusen and the two of them saw in Jiuquan Town was probably also done by A - we don't have any news about Jiuquan Town yet, and we don't know if the residents there have all been corrupted. ”
"Slowly, while it sounds doable, it sounds far-fetched in some places. The knight asked, puzzled, "Also, what is the explanation of the dragon hunter?" He seems to have disappeared into the Snowy Castle out of thin air. ”
"That's exactly what I'm trying to say. Deerno hesitated for a moment and came up with a bold idea: "I think that the dragon hunter and mage B are one person. ”