In a sturdy, dimly lit room in the middle of the city. 【Reading.com】

The Roland Holy Knight who was captured by Roddy had already been stripped of his armor and tied to a stake, with thick black iron ropes wrapped around his body. As Roddy approached, the captured Holy Knight just glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and then closed his eyes with an angry look on his face.

One of his right arms had been severed by Roditzigan on the battlefield, and his shoulder was now wrapped in gauze, and the warlocks of the city had treated his wounds. With a strong personality, although his face was pale and sweating profusely, he didn't snort.

Roddy stood in front of the knight and looked coldly at the blood stains on his body. The knight still had his eyes closed, but after a while he didn't hear any movement, and he couldn't help but open his eyes again, only to see the young man in front of him looking at him coldly.

Of course, he knew that the man in front of him was Duke Tulip - at this moment he still had the killing momentum of the battlefield, and the gaze in his eyes was like that of a bloodthirsty beast.

"Your name?" Roddy finally spoke, his voice cold, his chin slightly raised, and he looked at the knight in front of him with a condescending gaze.

The captured knight gritted his teeth and glared at Roddy fiercely, but did not speak.

"I've seen your sword, and your armor, and I've noticed that your hilt is silver. So, you are a silver sword knight in Roland 6, so it should be what you call a 'big knight', right?" Roddy smiled coldly, and then shouted in a low voice: "Let me ask you again, your name?"

The knight's eyes were full of anger, but he didn't say a word.

Roddy took a step forward slowly, and said in an indifferent tone, "What's wrong? Are you angry? So what are you going to do? Continue to maintain your ridiculous dignity?And then swear to the death, or spit bloody spit on me?" Roddy's eyes were full of cold mockery, and the smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to be a little evil.

Ziggy behind him was a little surprised in his heart - when did the Duke become so ruthless?

Roddy continued: "I have some knowledge of the so-called chivalry of your Rolands...... You lost to me and became my captive. Now you are my slave, unless your clan redeems you with money or something, or you defeat me...... Honorable Grand Knight, am I right? What about your chivalry? Do you think that you are not convinced by my defeat, or that I have defeated you by some insidious means?"

The Holy Knight finally spoke, his voice a little hoarse: "My name is Geta, and I am the head of the Third Knight Order of the Holy Knight Legion! There is no dissatisfaction, your strength is far stronger than mine. ”

"Good. Roddy nodded, winked at Zigger, and motioned for everyone to go out first.

Although they didn't understand what the Duke meant, everyone in the cell immediately complied.

"Alright, Knight Geta. There were only two people left in Roddy's cell, he looked at Geta coldly, and said slowly, "I have something to ask you, and I hope to get an answer from you." ”

The Geta's eyebrows furrowed. "I won't tell you anything!" I am a proud knight and will not give in to you!"

Luo Di smiled coldly: "Don't worry. I don't care about anything about your coalition forces, and in fact, I'm not interested in your so-called military intelligence. It's just that you are from the Holy Knights, and unlike the armies of those kingdoms, you are a high-ranking knight attached to the temple. Should know what I want to know. ”

Geta laughed twice, and then said fiercely, "If you want to inquire about the secrets of our temple, it is impossible!"

Luo Di shook his head and smiled coldly: "Look, Knight Geta, I don't mean to embarrass you, in fact, on the battlefield, as long as I wave my sword lightly, you are dead now...... I know your chivalry, I defeated you on fair terms, and captured you, then you must now obey me...... Of course, it is only a matter of righteousness that cannot force a captive to betray his family or his faith, and if I ask you any information about your army, you can refuse me. But if it's just something else, you can't say no to me...... Unless you've given up your knightly faith, or you've given up chivalry?"

Geta's face was as dead as ashes, he shook his head and whispered, "What do you want to know?"

Luo Di nodded, and then said slowly, "Excuse me, is there a Black Veil Sage Muse in your temple?"

When Roddy said the words "Black Veil Sage", a strange look flashed in Geta's eyes - there was some surprise in that gaze, but there was a bit of admiration or admiration...... It was a complicated gaze, like the kind of gaze that the guards had looked at Miss Nicole when Roddy had just entered Duke Tulip's palace.

"Why are you asking this?" Geta was in a trance for a moment, and then immediately became vigilant.

Roddy shook his head: "Now it's me who asks you questions, and I despise you for asking me." You're not qualified to ask me any questions, which doesn't seem to betray your faith, do you?"

Geta hesitated, gritted his teeth, and said, "Yes." Lord Muse is a person that we Holy Knights all respect very much!"

Roddy nodded, and then asked, "Then let me ask you, where is Lord Muse now, in the Kingdom of Sauron, or in the Temple?"

Geta shook her head: "I don't know. ”

Roddy stared at him for a moment, and from his gaze he could tell that the man was not lying.

Roddy took a deep breath, her voice trembling a little, but still asked, "She, how is she now?" I heard that she was punished by the Temple for opposing the war......

Geta heard Roddy mention the muse, referring to "she" instead of "him", with a surprised look on his face: "You...... You know that the Muse is a female ......."

Roddy shook his head: "You forgot again, now it's me asking you questions." You're not qualified to ask!"

Geta had a wary look in his eyes: "I can't answer you...... Why do you ......" he said this, suddenly remembering that he couldn't ask questions, and immediately changed his words when the words came to his lips: "This is a matter of our temple, and I can't divulge it." ”

Roddy smiled lightly: "I just know your muse, I met her when I was in the northwest, and it was a fair duel. I have a lot of respect for her. So when I heard that something happened to her, I wanted to ask her how she was doing. ”

Geta hesitated for a moment, and finally said slowly, "I don't know...... However, we met the Muse when we set out on our expedition, and we were with the Grand Elder of the Temple. Nothing seemed wrong with her. ”

Roddy breathed a sigh of relief, the muse was fine, and his mind was a little more settled-the devil knew that those cult guys were crazy! as if he always liked to tie people to the stake and burn them to death.

"Okay, thank you for being honest. Roddy nodded. Then he looked at Geta coldly and asked, "So, the next question: you Roland people have always been passive and defensive, why did you suddenly form a coalition to invade us this time?"

Before Geta could speak, Roddy added, "I heard that your temple was instructed by the gods. What the hell is going on? Why do you think you can defeat us?"

Geta immediately said, "I can't answer this question for you! It involves my faith, and I can't betray my faith...... I refuse to answer!"

A sneer appeared on Roddy's face again: "Refuse to answer? Won't I find a way to ask?"

Gerta's face immediately showed anger: "You can't force me to do something that betrays my faith, even if I'm your captive......!" That's not chivalry!"

Luo Di glanced at him lightly: "Stupid, what chivalry...... I'm not a knight!"

Geta's face turned red. But he couldn't say a word, but the anger in his eyes became stronger and stronger. Luo Di glanced at him coldly: "You want to call me despicable, say I am shameless? Hit our land, as an aggressor, are you qualified to speak of me?"

Roddy didn't look at him anymore and turned and walked out of the cell. Ziegy stood outside the cell, watched Roddy walk out, and immediately said, "Lord Duke......"

Luo Di shook his head, looked at the soldier next to him first, and said coldly: "Find a way, let him speak!" But don't kill him. ”

Ziggy frowned: "My lord, he seems to be a high-ranking knight, this kind of person is very tough and stubborn, I'm afraid ......"

Luo Di's heart moved, and he nodded: "Well, it makes sense...... This kind of person, I'm afraid it's useless to torture his body......" He groaned for a while, and suddenly a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said lightly: "You don't have to torture him much...... You have people by his side every day and night, giving him food and drink, and not torturing his body...... But there's one thing! Don't let him sleep by any means you do! Don't let him sleep for a moment! If he wants to sleep, keep him awake by any means!"

"Huh?" Ziggy smirked, he had never heard of this method of torturing the appendix - only heard of not being given food and water, or of various punishments, but he had never heard of not being given sleep.

Luo Di smiled slightly: "This method is before the expedition, An ...... An old friend taught me. I don't know if it will work or not, so let's try it first. ”

Seeing that Ziggy was a little embarrassed, Roddy frowned: "Is this difficult? Splash it with water, or knock it on the side of his ear, no matter what method you use, you won't allow him to sleep for a quarter of an hour! I'll see how long he can support it!"

His men were immediately ordered to go down. Roddy and Ziggy walked out of the cell, and Ziegy followed Roddy all the way, seeming to hesitate, and finally couldn't help but speak: "Lord Duke." ”

"What?"

Zieg gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Duke, I think it's strange that you're doing this...... With all due respect, you never bothered to do such a thing of torturing captives. ”

Roddy stopped and turned to look at Qi. Zieg thought the Duke was angry, but he still held his head high and met Roddy's gaze.

Roddy nodded and said, "Master Ziggy, I know that you are also a little disdainful of this kind of thing. Torture a captive, it may seem to you that something is not very open, even a little despicable. is an honorable practice...... Right?"

Although there was already sweat on Zigger's forehead under Roddy's sharp gaze, the stubborn man still said, "Yes." ”

Roddy looked at Ziggy silently for a few seconds, then sighed slowly. His gaze finally left Ziggy's face and turned to look at the sky.

At this moment, it was already night, and after a day of fighting, the soldiers in the middle of Thundering City were all hurrying to rest. Only the soldiers above the city walls were still patrolling nervously. A tense tranquility hung over the castle.

"Ziggy, let me ask you, what is our mission?" Roddy looked at the starry sky and said in a deep tone, "What is the purpose of our battle?"

Ziggy thought for a moment and said loudly, "Naturally, we will destroy those enemies. Kick them out of our big 6. ”

Roddy nodded and sighed, "That's what you see and what you can think of." But I'm different. Ziggy, I think of the land more than you!"

Roddy slowly patted Ziggy on the shoulder—he was much younger than Ziggy, and it was a strange gesture to do so. But at this moment, Ziggy was tapped on the shoulder by the duke. But there was no strange feeling in his heart, as if it were natural—unconsciously, he had forgotten that the duke in front of him was much younger than himself. Unconsciously, he seemed to have returned to the days when he followed the old Duke Tulip, and the old duke used to pat himself on the shoulder and teach himself.

Roddy's voice rang in his ears: "I am the commander-in-chief. Master Ziggy, my mission is not only to drive out the enemy, but also to take care of the lives of these soldiers! While defeating the enemy, I also have to find ways to reduce the loss of our soldiers' lives! If I take the wrong step or give the wrong order, then it is likely that thousands of people will die!"

Ziggy didn't speak, quietly listening to Roddy's voice.

"Perhaps, you think that torturing a captive who has no ability to resist is always a dishonorable practice! But Ziggy, you are wrong!! If you torture this captive, you can get important news, and if this important news can prevent my soldiers from a major loss...... Then I think it's the right thing to do!"

Luo Di's voice gradually became serious: "Maybe your words have a point, out of the dignity of a samurai, it is not a dishonorable practice to torture a person who has no ability to resist...... But now you are not just a samurai! You are the commander of an army! So many soldiers have put their lives in your hands! The most important task you have undertaken is not how to maintain the dignity of a samurai, but those lives!"

"Do you think that my actions are not worthy of the noble honor of a samurai? Then let me tell you, as long as my soldiers can reduce their losses, as long as they can keep my soldiers alive, and even more 'dishonorable' things, I can do them in the future!"

When Roddy said this, his gaze was cold and unforgiving. Ziggy looked at the duke in front of him in a daze, remembering the green smile on his face when he first entered the barracks, and remembering the weakness of the villagers he had when he executed those villagers in the northwest village, and he couldn't help but have a strange feeling in his mind.

"Lord Duke...... Ziegy was a little excited, he looked at Roddy with respectful eyes, and said in a low voice, "You have really changed. ”

Luo Di smiled faintly and said slowly: "I have seen so many people around me die, and people will always change." ”

With a wave of his hand, Roddy seemed to want to shake away the silence, he glanced at Ziggy and changed the subject: "The magic that those magicians of the Roland people made today is a little strange, what do you think?"

Ziggy nodded: "Yes, it stands to reason that our warlocks are no worse than their magicians, but the magic made by our hundreds of warlocks is definitely not that big...... I've never heard of so many dense bolts of lightning. ”

Luo Di nodded: "Yes, although a magician can sometimes use a magic at the same time to attack or defend on a large scale, but after all, ...... After all, something is different. Those magicians are all ordinary middle and low ranks, and even if they can use lightning magic, at most hundreds of people will shine at the same time...... However, the power is definitely not as great as the one today! the power of a hundred and ten small lightning bolts is impossible to break through our warlock's air shield...... However, the power of the magic used by those magicians today easily broke through the defenses of our warlocks......"

Ziggy suddenly said, "I think so, too...... That lightning magic was as if it had been used by a top-level magician...... Or even more powerful! Even the legendary forbidden spell ......"

Luo Di shook his head: "Forbidden spells, I've seen and experienced them myself...... When I was in the Northwest, I had a fight with their Black Veil Sage, and the muse used a forbidden spell at that time, and it wasn't as powerful as it is today......"

Zigger's face was a little solemn: "So, do you mean, did the Roland people find a way to increase the power of magic exponentially when many magicians cast magic at the same time?"

Luo Di thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Master Zige, let me ask you, if it is a strong man who knocks down a young man, how much strength does an ordinary person have to punch?"

Ziggy was stunned for a moment and said, "Well, I haven't paid attention to this, but if I want to knock down a strong man, I must have a hundred and ten pounds of strength in one punch, right?"

Roddy nodded: "Yes." For example, if a strong man faces a group of children, each child has very little strength, and a punch to the strong man will not hurt anything...... Even if dozens of children take turns punching each person, the strong man will not be beaten...... But if the strengths of these children converge and condense these forces into a single fist and shoot out...... Then the strong man will be knocked down......"