Chapter 557 Full of Loopholes
The corpse of the Alien Swiftbird was still twitching and wriggling in the hut, and its creator was pale and shivering on the ground.
The gurgling of Imerson's teeth made the pleas for "Adult, spare your life" fragmented and difficult to read. Victor couldn't help but shake his head secretly, wizards with great power lack willpower and are easily manipulated by others, so they can't talk about loyalty.
Emerson can alienate and control fifteen swift birds at a time, which shows that his soul fire strength is far beyond that of mortals, at least at the level of the silver peak. He didn't even have the courage to beg for mercy and defend himself in front of Victor, which shows that his will is not as good as the elite soldiers trained by his family.
Victor's legendary level of spiritual strength is mainly used to control his own bloodline talent, and in terms of spiritual oppression, he is not even comparable to the high-level Silver Knight. The spiritual power of the transcendent knight can target an elite soldier, making him instantly frightened, stiff, and hesitant, but it is impossible for him to betray the lord and surrender on his knees. Even Sylvia could only kill the Marquis of Bastern with a spirit thorn, but she couldn't charm him to change his mind. It's hard to say about Imerson, I'm afraid Sophia's eyes can make him reveal all his secrets. He can kneel at Victor's feet and raise his hand in surrender to any of the Golden Knights.
Imerson had been educated as a vassal since he was a child, and it stands to reason that his will would not be so unbearable.
The problem may lie in his own experience...... He fled the family with Bertina, in fact, betraying the original lord and betraying his belief in the Lord of Radiance, and at the same time denying the loyal qualities he had pursued for more than a decade, and there was a hole in his will that was difficult to bridge. He longed to regain the approval of the monarch, and he continued to deny himself, and the guilt of betraying his family weighed him down, and I exposed the lie, and the first thing that came to mind was the punishment that the betrayer should receive...... This kind of psychological damage cannot be solved by improving his strength or status, and if I teach him the secret method of the Soul and Blood Bloodline, it will only backfire and help him on the path of self-reliance...... It seems that we have to start with his family relationship, arrange a strong wife for him, and have a bunch of children...... The two maids in the house were of little use, and Imerson's wife had to be strong-willed and loyal to the family...... Only a senior female probationary knight can be trained among the noble attendants of Silvermoon Manor to be Emerson's wife.
Victor automatically ruled out the plan of using Bertina to tie up Imoson, on the one hand, he was reluctant to return the little chubby dun to Imoson; on the other hand, Bertina's lucky aura involves the power of fate, and the old man Miller also likes her very much, he vaguely feels that Bertina's appearance is not accidental, whether it is good or not, it is the best choice to put the variables under control.
"Don't lie on the ground, go to your dwelling and talk. Victor grimly left a sentence and turned to walk out of the hut.
Imerson didn't know that Victor was going to find him a strong female knight as a wife, so he lowered his head and followed behind Victor with trepidation.
Entering the small wooden building of the beast's den, Victor sat down on the main seat in the living room, looked at the dejected wizard, and said with a flat expression:
"Give you a chance to re-account. ”
Imerson raised his head in surprise, and quickly resumed his posture of bowing his head and waiting for the fall, took two deep breaths in a row, and tentatively used a closer and more humble title: "Master......" Seeing Victor's indispensable expression, he strengthened his courage and continued:
"Master, most of the things I have explained before are true...... My name was Marcorin, the second son of the chief of the hunting of the Baron Thornton's house, and my wife was the daughter of the Baron's housekeeper, named Tina...... That year, I took little Bell to accompany Tina home to visit relatives, when Bell fell asleep in the room, I went in alone to take care of her and awakened wisdom to guide witchcraft, my hand on Bell's face, witchcraft runes appeared, happened to be seen by a maid, she mistook Bell for a wizard, yelled, and called the eldest son of the baron's butler, that is, Tina's brother, Bell's uncle...... He wrung the maid's neck on the spot. ”
"Actually, no maid bumped into the wizard's rune, and the person who had the misunderstanding was Tina...... Bell's biological mother. At this point, the stone that had pressed on Imosen's heart seemed to disappear, and his tone was light-hearted, and he said, "Tina didn't shout, she asked me softly what to do? I knew what to do? I was so frightened that I couldn't say a word...... Tina went to her brother, and then the baron's butler found out, and that evening my father came quietly to the butler's manor, and it was unanimously decided to dispose of Bell...... I mean, leave Bell out into the wild and leave her to fend for herself. Actually, I wanted to control the alienated war dog and secretly rescue her. ”
The wizard suddenly became excited, and said loudly: "However, Tina insists on poisoning Bell first, and then burying her! Master, can you imagine? Bell's biological mother wants to poison her own child, that is our first child, I am only 19 years old, Tina has just turned 18, and she actually wants to kill Bell!"
There are many kinds of cold-blooded people, and since it has been decided to dispose of Bell, it is much more merciful to use painless poison than to leave her in the wild and let the insects and ants gnaw her and the wild beasts bite her. In fact, Tina's chosen approach was more risky than Imerson's, as Bale's loss in the wild and his death in the belly of the beast were common accidents that were almost impossible to trace. And burying the body after poisoning may expose the horse's feet. It's more like a funeral that my mother insisted on.
Imerson should have understood Tina's intentions, otherwise he would not have added his wife's name to Bale's name. It's just that he can't face the cruel truth and use his wife's cold-blooded reasons to alleviate his guilt.
Victor will not uncover Emerson's scars, which will completely crush the wizard.
"Tell the truth. ”
"We took Bell to the field, Tina hugged Bell, her brother started digging a pit, I ......" Imerson was silent for a long time, his face became gloomy, and his voice was as cold as the winter wind, "Tina kissed Bell over and over again, but her brother was impatient to wait, took out the honey with poison, and wanted to feed it to Bell...... Oh, how could I allow them to kill my daughter? I ordered the hounds to attack Tina's brother and kill him...... Tina then knew that I was a wizard, and I asked her to go with us, and she pretended to agree, and when I was not looking, she hugged Bell and tried to run away, and shouted for help, cursing that I was the heir of the devil...... Sir, I'm not a son of the devil......"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Emerson lowered his head in a huff and continued, "I forced Tina to drink the poison, dug a grave for her alone, and then fled with Bell until I was rescued by my lord. ”
Reasonable people do not listen to biased beliefs, and Imerson's statement is only a one-sided statement from his own position, and he does everything possible to cover up another truth. Victor was not in a hurry to point out his loopholes, and calmly asked, "Why did you lie to me and claim that Bell's mother was killed by her own brother in order to protect her?"
After a puff, Emerson knelt down again, and begged in fear, "Master, I have been telling Bell that her mother loves her very much, so she made up that story...... Bell was there when you first summoned me, and I ...... I really couldn't tell Bell in front of her mom that she was going to kill her. ”
Victor nodded and sighed with emotion: "Imerson, you are indeed a good father......"
Hearing Randall call his pseudonym Imerson instead of his real name Macorin, the wizard breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down, and said humbly: "Master, please forgive me for my honest mistakes. ”
If a vassal commits an insincere mistake, he shall ask the sovereign to punish him. Emerson begged for forgiveness, indicating that he had a ghost in his heart and was still hiding something from Victor.
Emerson was short of breath, but Victor was satisfied. If a person pretends to ask for punishment while trying to hide a greater secret, he is not a good person, and he is either malicious or clever enough to think that he can play tricks on the lord and get away with it.
Of course, if Emerson really wants this, Victor will not abandon him. His Highness Randall is confident that he can handle this kind of feel-good second-class patients, as long as they are as valuable as Emerson.
Victor perceives all the subtle changes in Emerson without omission, including the loopholes in his words and the subtle state of mind, which are also clearly deduced.
"Imerson, it's been three years since the two maids of Silvermoon Manor married you, and you have never had a child...... Do you dislike them for not being beautiful enough, or do you have something wrong with yourself?" asked Victor in a mocking tone, and said, "If you don't like both of them, don't delay them and let them marry someone else." ”
The wizard suddenly became anxious, and defended hesitantly: "My lord, our relationship is very good...... It's just, it's just ......"
“...... It's just that. Victor took over the conversation, leaned forward slightly, and said with a calm look in his eyes: "You are worried that the child they gave birth to you is like Bertina, who is also a wizard!"
Emerson was struck by lightning and froze on the floor.
Victor continued, "You have repeatedly stressed that Bell was mistaken for an awakening talent for witchcraft, and the butler and the hunting master decided to dispose of her. You're telling me that Bell is not a wizard...... In that case, when Bell's uncle and mother want to kill her, you just have to take the initiative to stand up and identify the wizard, clear up the misunderstanding, and run away to solve all the problems. Tina will take care of Bell's ...... But why did you kill Tina and her brother and flee with Bell?"
"You had to kill your wife and brother-in-law...... Because, Bell is not misunderstood, she is a little wizard. ”