The actions of Yu Qian and Priest Olinger and others were a complete victory tactically, but from a strategic point of view, they were outright failures.

Although the bandit leaders who were receiving shocking education were wiped out, they ran behind the scenes, resulting in the convoy still facing further threats from the enemy. Either way, it's a failure.

After cleaning up the mud and debris in the beast cage, as well as tree stumps and other debris, Yu Qian carried the five-meter-high cage in one hand and shook it up and down, left and right for a while. After confirming that the feeling of objects colliding came from the cage, Yu Qian dragged the cage and gathered towards the abandoned post station with Orilinger Shaman and the others.

When I set off, I had to adjust the direction from time to time according to the tracks on the ground, and although I moved quickly, I actually took a lot of detours. When he actually returned, Yu Qian found that the empty space was only two hours away from the post station. If you organize a large group of people to travel between the two places, it may take a little longer, but it will only take five hours. While following the tracks, Olinger confirmed that the tracks on the ground belonged to a team of at least two thousand horses. But in that clearing, Yu Qian and the others only found these nineteen bandit leaders—if you count the mess of meat. And their men don't know where they are hiding.

The bandit leader is the brain, while the centaur is the main weapon and muscle that inflicts damage. In a peacetime head-to-head confrontation, the elimination or capture of the enemy's leader can of course deal a great blow to the organization and morale of the enemy's army. But in this case, the bandits, who have lost their organizers, may soon elect a new leader. While the bandits who gain the leader first may prioritize attacking and annexing other teams that are still in disarray, it is also possible to send troops directly to attack the horse team in an attempt to get revenge.

"I can't spend the night at the inn tonight. Yu Qian quickly made a decision, and at the same time began to ask the Assassins to stop their advance and conduct supplementary interrogations on the other bandit leaders in their place. "Ask where their people are hiding. If necessary, you can kill them directly. ”

The other seventeen people were left on the way for interrogation, but Andre, who was locked in the animal cage, was still taken by Yu Qian's side.

"You're certainly not a noble kid - no nobleman can afford to use someone like you. Even if it's a king, no, not even an emperor. Andre, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "Which sect are you a priest, right? Hey, at least a mid-level priest." I didn't expect that with the little thing I did, I could actually attract a priest to take action in person. Shouldn't I be proud of what I've accomplished?"

Yu Qian ignored him. In fact, the captives will have some strange behavior, although there are also people who start to give up on themselves when they are locked in a cage and give up honestly. But Yu Qian really didn't think that this guy who could create a thief group of hundreds of people with just his ability to be an invisible person after his personality changed drastically would collapse because of this. It is even possible that what he is saying now is deliberately made up to guide the interrogator's thinking.

"The country is really going to be finished. Andre didn't care that Yu Qian didn't react, but continued to say to himself, "There is a very large underground chamber of commerce in Fort Grant, called the Shadow Dancer. Underground chambers of commerce, you know? It's the kind of chamber of commerce that casinos, brothels, loan sharks, and debt collectors have. That's what it means to really eat people without spitting out bones. Andre spat at somewhere, and continued, "The Great Elder who formed that organization is the real monster. It took less than two years to create a real underground monster from scratch. Monopolized all smuggling routes to Fort Grant, and even extended its hand into the territory of the Empire. Speaking of this, Andre suddenly laughed, "Of course, you puppeteers don't care about this kind of thing, right? No matter how big the underground chamber of commerce is, it's just a swarm of ants and dogs." You only care about the glory of those puppets. ”

Yu Qian still didn't pay attention to Andre, but the hand holding the corner of the beast cage gradually tightened.

"Ah, don't talk about those useless ones. As if he had been holding back words for a long time, Andre continued, "But it's not for nothing that you are more interested in, that Great Elder, in fact, there is an amazing conspiracy going on. If this is done, he is afraid that he will become a thorn in the side of you people. After a pause, Andre seemed to swallow his saliva and said in a hoarse voice, "He is plotting to become a god." ”

Yu Qian's pace stopped.

"It's not just a plot, he's probably halfway there. Andre didn't seem to notice the change in Yu Qian's state at all, and said to himself, "That Great Elder didn't know where to get the two stone tablets. Engraved in the rune script is a story about how a man became a god. ”

"The story is simple, it is said that thousands of years ago, before those puppets were invented, the whole land was full of powerful creatures and monsters. They don't have many brains, but they have extremely strong physiques and the ability to control the elements. And human beings, they don't even have the concept of metal. Those people had to hide in a limited number of burrows and take advantage of the night to get to the ground. In an extremely short period of time, gather everything you can put in your mouth and eat. Live the same life as the most common burrowing hare. ”

"Until one day, a man got lost in the routine search for food every night. Instead of finding anything to eat, he found a dragon that was weakened and dying from old age. Andrei laughed, "The next part is my favorite part, the man wasn't eaten by the dragon. Probably because the dragon didn't even have the strength to open his mouth. So he mustered up the courage to climb onto the dragon's head, perhaps out of fear or for some other reason. He kept hitting the dragon's head with the stick in his hand. ”

Then, the dragon died. Andrei burst into a loud laugh. It's as if what he just told was the funniest story in the world. "How the hell that poor reptile died, no one knows. Maybe it's just old and dead. But unbeknownst to the other humans, they only saw a guy who looked like themselves and climbed on top of the terrifying monster. Then it was killed with a stick. The first people to find out about this began to kneel, learn the posture of those monsters, and bow down to that person. Then the news spread more and more, and as more and more people prostrated and worshipped, that person became stronger and wiser. He imparted knowledge to others, from making tools to weaving and hunting, from herbs to smelting with fire. The guy who was lucky enough to knock out the dead dragon really became a god. ”

The story comes to an abrupt end. Andre was silent in the cage for a long time, and suddenly said, "It's a pity that I didn't know until I killed him that the Great Elder turned out to be Grand Duke Samuel." If I don't do it, maybe there will be a god who is as powerful and omnipotent as the legend says. His voice raised sharply, "But the Shadow Dancer is still active, and although he doesn't know who the current Great Elder is, it's very likely that he has also obtained those two stone tablets." They're blasphemers, aren't they? You're a priest, you should know how bad this behavior is. I can cooperate with you! As long as you let me go, I will tell you the location of the stele!"

"Can you read the Lun script?" Yu Qian narrowed his eyes and looked at the empty beast cage and asked, "How can I believe that what you said is true?"

"I ...... I don't understand. Andrei admitted it very shamefully. "But Master Goodman can read it. ”

"Goodman?" Yu Qian suddenly thought of something, frowned and asked, "Is that the black shadow?"

"Yes. André replied, and then suddenly handed out two rubbed sheets of white cotton paper from the cage, "This is the content of rubbing." It was when Lord Goodman saw the contents of this rubbing that he didn't kill me, and instead let the invisible water work for him. ”

Andre's idea is very simple, and it can almost be said that it is not an exaggeration. Yu Qian was obviously very interested in that Goodman. These two rubbings piqued Goodman's interest. Then Yu Qian naturally can't ignore the importance of this thing. This further proves Andrei's worth - in addition to stealth, he is also a man who has important secrets, at least Archduke Samuel died at his hands. Under this premise, it is true that information can be obtained by rashly using torture against him, but the value of other aspects cannot be used. Therefore, in this environment, it is more reasonable to switch from simple interrogation and torture to cooperative use - you can even use Andre to set a trap for Goodman, and use rubbings and even stone tablets to lure Goodman into the game. Then kill each other in one fell swoop. At the same time, it can also destroy a blasphemous underground chamber of commerce, which is the way to maximize profits.

It's a pity that the person standing in front of Andre is not the middle-level priest Yu Qian, but the high-level priest Yu Qian, who has inherited the godhead of Grand Duke Samuel.

"Perhaps, you can work with Master Goodman. As if observing that Yu Qian was not very interested in his proposal, Andre hurriedly said, "Lord Goodman said that he serves a great true god, and he ...... If you can cooperate with Lord Goodman, you can go one step further to become a high-ranking priest, or even a pope!"

"True God?" Yu Qian grabbed the cage and slammed it on the ground. His face was distorted to an almost hideous level, and he roared angrily into the cage, "Which true god? hmm? Did he say his name?" Yu Qian roared and asked at the air in the cage, "He, called, what, what, name, word?!"

"Prometheus, his name is Prometheus!!"