This strange fellow's name was Barriga, and I saw him again after this time, but when I saw him again, he was dead, and he died with no dignity, and ended up in a cage like an animal. Now his head is probably thrown in the grave dug by the Crusaders.

It's a pity that he has such a clear brain.

After leaving Northshire, I set off for the west, where I had the impression that only the moors and mountains of the west should be the best place for them to hide. And there's also the Alexton family, who has always wanted to target the Masonry Brotherhood.

Traveling west is not an easy task, especially without horses. I've never had a mount that will last a long time, but for someone who lives on horses, choosing a good mount is definitely not a sloppy thing. Hopefully, this one will give me the value of my gold coins.

I didn't rush west, but searched for the Brotherhood along the way, and of course I encountered a few raids, but it was nothing to me.

Clueless, I set foot on the western land again. The gradually barren fields and increasingly sparse woods show its desolation to the best of its ability. The sky was clear, so clear that it felt like maybe it would never rain here.

There were farmland villages on both sides of the road that had been stepped on, and I felt pretty good about the sight. After leaving the Elwyn Forest, the biggest feeling was that I had left behind the burden in my heart, and a sense of freedom and ease made me feel good.

I started to reach out to the farmers around me, staying in their homes, and of course I would give them some money as a token of appreciation.

I have the impression that the people of the West pay taxes differently than the people of Alvenna, perhaps the Emperor of the Sky is far away, and it is more likely that the Brotherhood has never hurt them at all. The people here were not affected by the Brotherhood incident, and they had no problem with the Brotherhood, but most people believed that although the riots had some bad effects, the Brotherhood's actions were just, and that it was their best response to injustice, and they should be paid.

What's more, they think that the people of the Brotherhood must continue to show an attitude, must not give up, and must not just leave it at that.

But when I asked them if they had seen any members of the Brotherhood, they all said they hadn't.

I didn't choose to go to the big manor to meet the farmer there, not only because I was no longer the king's side, but also because the elves would not tell me the truth, and even caused me unnecessary trouble.

By the time I arrived at Alexton Manor again, the changes here were obvious. The town is bigger, the population is larger, and even the Alexton family villa is not the same as before.

Pretending to be a merchant who had come to collect furs, I stayed in town. The people here were clearly happy with their current situation, and they were satisfied with the changes that Barons Alexton's current position had brought to their town and the glory that had little to do with them.

They brag a lot about Ballons, after all, being a minister at the king's side is a long face for this place. But a vigorous praise of their family as the best lord of the Storm Kingdom makes me a little incomprehensible, what is they happy about feeding such a family.

But when it comes to the fraternity, their attitudes are very different. Even sympathetic to the Brotherhood were less supportive of the riot.

After finding out that there was a lady named Lisy and a man named Morgan, I decided to check it out at the manor. Now I can't remember what Ellie's uncle looked like, and I don't know what his name is. I've never been very good at remembering people's names.

I walked around Alexton's house, expecting to see him and recognize him, which would save a lot of trouble, but seeing the patrolling men around his house seemed to notice me, I didn't stay too long, until I climbed over the wall and into his yard at night.

Although I didn't see a few people during the day, I found that the dog in the manor was a big gain, and in order to prevent the dog from barking, I also prepared a small gift for the dog in advance.

It takes a little time for the drug to take effect, so there is no choice but to wait. After pouring the medicine over the three dogs, I also went to the place where the people lived.

Although they are all places where the subordinates live, it can be seen that the status is high and low, some are built of stone, some are covered of wood, and some are built of thatch. I think if Ellie's uncle is still working here, then ...... The status will be more or less higher than that of some miscellaneous subordinates, and it has been more than ten years since I met him, even if he is a fool, the status of this kind of family cannot be too low.

I ignored the wooden and thatched houses and came to the outside of a large brick and stone house where people were sleeping.

I gently pushed open the window and climbed in.

Window flipping is a basic skill that all thieves must master, but it's really not that easy. The most important thing is not to touch the bottles and cans of flowers and plants placed on the windowsill, as well as the tables and things on the tables in the windows.

Of course, the reason for not going through the door is that someone bolted the door inside.

Stepping on the table and falling gently to the floor, I looked at the surroundings of the room, and I prayed that I would find the right person in just one time. Turning around, I closed the window, closed the curtains gently, and lit the oil lamp on the table.

There was a woman on the bed, fat lying sideways on the bed, looking to be in her fifties, and next to her was an old, thin man.

I stood softly on the edge of the bed, and then put the potion in front of the sleeping woman's nose. When the woman's breathing changed, no longer snoring, but suddenly calmed down, I knew that the medicine was working.

With one hand guarding the oil lamp and the other holding the lampstand, I came back to the old man. Gently lowering the lampstand, I took away the shielded hand. The light of the oil lamp was not very bright, but I could see his face clearly in this environment. He's not the guy I'm looking for.

The old man must have felt the light, and his eyelids rubbed twice, but when he saw my face, his face distorted in surprise.

I put the dagger to his throat. "Don't move, don't shout, don't struggle, if you're honest, you won't die." I stared into his frightened eyes and said slowly.

He leaned sideways against the woman next to him, and I saw his fingers digging into the woman's thigh.

"Don't bother picking at her flesh, she won't wake up even if you pick her skin off." I snorted coldly and said, and the old man's face became even more frightened after saying this.

"She's not dead, and I can keep her from dying, but if you make a small movement of your hand this thing will penetrate your throat and make you die first, I promise you that you will never be able to scream." The threat worked, and he nodded.

"Where's Liz?" I asked directly.

The old man looked at me in surprise and confusion.

"Answer the question." My dagger stabbed forward.

"I don't know...... Liz. ”

"Again, where has Liz gone!" I gritted my teeth.

"I don't know...... I...... I...... I don't know who you're talking about! ”

"Your niece, you old thing!" I say.

"You are?"

"You and the hell...... Oh yes! Answer the question. I gritted my teeth and said.

"I don't have a niece." His voice trembled.

"Fart you!" I grabbed him by the neck, and the dagger went deeper.

"I ...... True...... There really is no niece! The voice squeezed out of his squeezed throat.

"Who has a niece here?"

The old man's eyes were fixed on me, but I could tell he was thinking. "I know someone who has ...... He...... There's a niece, he has, and Mike has a niece. ”

"How do you know he has a niece?"

"Everyone here has seen him...... His niece! ”

"Who's Mike?"

"The long-term workers here are not anymore."

"What do you mean?"

"He's ...... now. I've become a steward......"

"Tell me about his niece!"

"According to him, his niece is doing things for Lord Barlons."

"And then?"

"So he's been rewarded, he's no longer a long-term worker, he's now a steward."

"What the hell are you telling me what his niece is doing for Barons?"

"I don't know, he didn't say, I guess it is...... Lord Ballons' handmaiden...... Or something else, his niece is pretty good. ”

"Are you sure?"

"It's a miracle that his kind can be promoted to stewardship! He boasted that he had been promoted to steward because he had done a great favor for our family, and that his niece had done us a great favor. The old man said.

"What else did he say?"

He said...... He said...... He didn't say anything more. ”

"What's his niece's name?"

"Ellie." The old man said.

I felt my scalp froze a little when I heard the name, "Ellie? If you talk nonsense, I'll stab you to death. Her name isn't Elle at all. ”

"I'm not talking nonsense...... I didn't! The old man begged for mercy.

"Where's the others?"

"In that wooden house next to the stable."

"There are two cabins!" I said fiercely.

"One! There is only one! The old man said hurriedly. That's his house. ”

"Are you sure what you're telling me is true?"

"Really! I don't lie to you! ”

"If you lie to me, I'll definitely come back to settle accounts with you, now do you have anything to add." My hand pinched his neck again.

"It's gone...... I've said it all! "The old man is going to be choked by me and faint.

I knocked him unconscious with a punch, tied them up and tied them up, and I sucked the medicine in to prevent the old man from waking up.

He really didn't lie to me, there was only one wooden house next to the stable.

The impression of the old man on me was actually not very good, so-so. I've been here for more than ten or twenty years, and I've only been a steward, so it seems that this guy is probably not a smart guy. If that's what the guy just said, maybe there's something wrong with that. But why did he say the name Ellie? Is her name Elle or Lise?

The wooden house is better than the stone house, the only downside is that it rings everywhere. Seeing the creak of pushing the door, and the creaking of stepping on the ground, I pushed the door and rushed in without doing anything. He was the only one on the bed, and it seemed that he hadn't had time to find a wife to press the bed.

Hearing the movement, he stretched out his arms and looked up at me, and I rushed up with a lunge and punched him in the face, and he instantly lay back. After tidying up the scene, I tied him up and woke him up with water.

"Do you know why I came to you?" I say. He was so frightened that his voice trembled and he couldn't speak, but shook his head vigorously.

"And you got this after the whistleblower?"

He collapsed to the ground in fright, trembling all over.

"You know you're scared now?" As I spoke, I put my foot on his left shoulder, grabbed his neck with one hand, and pressed the dagger against his neck with the other. "Where's your niece?"

"Who?"

"Don't pretend to be stupid, if I don't know you, I won't come to you, you can live if you cooperate, and if you don't cooperate, I'll end up with you now." I said, "Where's Ellie?" ”

"Who's Ellie?"

I pulled a pillow over his face and pressed it against him. He tried to struggle, but I held him down, and seeing that he was struggling a little boring, I let him go.

"...... with her She...... She has nothing to do with it! "The old man wanted to take things on his shoulders.

"That's about you." I said and pinched his neck. "Say it quickly."

"I asked her to go, it was me who ......"

"Tell me completely, you let her go, why did you go! What are you going to do? ”

"I ...... I told her to go...... Go and approach the people of the Brotherhood. "He was tied with his hands behind his back, and now he is at my mercy." I let her find out...... Discover something about the Brotherhood. ”

Seeing that he didn't say anything again, my foot stepped hard, "Why?" ”

"The group of stonemasons was together...... There is a ...... of corruption Yes...... Wrongdoing. ”

"Fart!" My thumb gripped at his esophagus, "Who the hell are you?" You've been here for more than 20 years before you've become a manager, who do you think you are? What does it matter to you whether you are greedy or not? You're trying to die for someone else, right? Hah, you can! I can fulfill you. With that, I pressed the pillow against his face again.

After tossing for a while, he was obviously a little unable to hold on, "You've only been in charge for a few days?" You've done so many things, you've waited so many years, and you've just been a steward, and now you're ready to die for your master, right? I said as I pressed the pillow against his face for the third time.

I said...... I said......"

Hearing his words, I didn't take the pillow away, but showed his eyes. "Tell me why, why do you do it!"

He gasped hard, and this time his eyes rolled back. "Yes...... Barons asked me to do it. ”

"Are you stupid or are you stupid for me? How old is Barons now? You sent your niece to be a spy more than ten years ago? ”

"No...... No. He gasped, "In the past, Ballons' grandfather, Master Aalto, wanted to investigate the Brotherhood, and I ...... and obeyed. ”

"So what did the investigation come about?"

"Nothing ......"

I pressed the pillow against his face and stabbed him in the thigh. His body stiffened suddenly, but the shouting from under the pillow was forced back by me. When he had calmed down a bit, I took the pillow off. "You lied." I said, "Huh...... It's nothing? Didn't you let your precious niece be Van Cleef's brother's lover? Why don't you say it? ”

He was like a half-dead dog lying on the ground, gasping for air. "Yes...... It was him, and it was like that then. ”

"What did you find?"

"Mason is dead." He said.

I pressed my knee hard against his chest, and his muffled screams came from under the thick pillow. Hearing that the movement was about to run out of air, I quickly removed the pillow. "What else?"

"What the hell are you...... Wonder...... What? He didn't have the strength to shout now.

"What news did you get while you're around Mason?"

"Mason embezzled public funds."

"What did you do with all that embezzlement?"

"It was spent on her...... ...... on Ellie"

"You'd better tell me the whole thing, I probably know more than you do." I said, "It's definitely good for you to be honest." ”

"That's all I know."

"Ellie gives you the news of what you know and then you give it to your master, how could you not know. Besides, how much money did he spend on Ellie? Do you want to take the king for a fool or do you want to frame someone else? ”

"No...... No, that's what I know. ”

"Well, recently Barons has said something to the king, and this is also the information you provided."

He didn't answer, he acquiesced.

"What did you say?"

Mason ...... Not dead. ”

"What do you mean he's not dead?"

"During the construction of the Eastern Fortress, Mason died in a fire, but ...... That's fake, we thought he was ...... Dead, but he's alive. ”

"How do you know? And how did she know? ”

"The investigation was interrupted after Mason's death, but it wasn't until a man named Bill showed up and Elle had seen him, and he was pretty sure it was Mason."

"Why are you so sure?"

"Mason went to look for ...... She. ”

"And then she told you about it, didn't she?"

"Yes...... Be...... That Bill was very similar to Mason, and we adults knew about it, so we asked me to continue to look into it. I only got the exact information when I asked her. ”

"And then?"

"She didn't have access to ...... That Bill...... Belch...... Mason, I don't know why that Mason actually went to find her. Ellie was sure it was him, but soon Stormwind fell...... It wasn't until Stormwind was rebuilt that we Lord Barlons met the Bill in Stormwind. ”

"Ballons has seen Bill?"

"Yes...... Lord Ballons summoned me alone after seeing Bill at the King's side at the palace, and Bill was not dead before the fall of the Stormwind Kingdom. ”

"Did Bill, who is now the King's side, go to Elle again?"

"I don't know...... I never got any more information about Ellie. ”

"Why?"

"It's supposed to be Ellie's direct contact with Lord Ballons right now." The old man said weakly.

"You haven't told me why Barons is investigating the Brotherhood."

"I don't know...... It's not for people like me to know, I'm just a handyman. ”

"Then why did you let your niece do such a thing?" I asked coldly.

He didn't answer my question when he heard me, but I didn't push him again.

"Her name is Ellie? Or Liz? "That's my last question.

The old man's eyes turned to me, and he looked at me, "I've seen you......"

Actually, I really struggled with whether to kill him or not, although I knew a lot, but she still had a place in my heart, and although I was disappointed, I still didn't want to classify her as the heinous one who had to be killed.

Killing him made me feel a little uneasy, but I felt that keeping him alive was a disadvantage and no good for this man. So I cut his arteries. There is no need for the first person to stay, for they are all scourges. Before leaving, I set fire to everything I could in the manor, including their cottage.

Watching the fire spread and the entire manor ran out to put out the fire, I left the place without looking back. Actually, I guessed that it was her from Danya, but at first I didn't want to admit it, and my true thoughts in my heart were...... When I really need to go to her one day, I don't know how to deal with her.

On horseback, I wondered if I should arrest the current head of the Alexton family and torture him, but in the end, I didn't think it mattered.

The reason why the family wants to investigate the Brotherhood is either for power interests or revenge. Whatever the reason, what does it have to do with me? Even if I find out why, what's the use? The Masonry Brotherhood is now branded as a mob rebel, and the charge of killing the queen in an attempt to overthrow the king leaves little room for them to turn around.

Even if the Brotherhood is finally aggrieved, the Masonry Brotherhood will never be allowed to exist anymore, and if there are really people behind the Brotherhood, if it is revealed, they may be more ruthless than Varian in order to protect themselves.

Now the best thing I should do is find Edwin first.

I chose to go to the town near the southern mountains first, and that place was the real Tiangao Emperor Yuan. Some of the past experiences came back to me, and those dry memories made me a little uncomfortable.

Along the way, I passed through several villages, and while asking what other villages and towns were to the south, and asking if there were any bandits, the answer was that such places were quiet and peaceful, and no bandits were found.

But I looked at these guys who were in tattered clothes, not to mention unkempt, but really dressed very rudely, and the quiet and peaceful in their mouths was probably, and I thought they could be bandits.

After all, there aren't many decent crops in the farmland around their villages.

I finally arrived at the southernmost and largest town in the western wilderness, and it was also a new town that had only been established for a few years, Yuexi Town.

The reason for the rapid establishment of a town of this magnitude is entirely due to the explosive abundance of mineral deposits here, and some of the most rare deposits. The dwarves quickly reported the discovery of these mines in the bazaar to the king, who quickly sent people to investigate and organize exploration, and soon large numbers of gold prospectors went there to pan for gold.

The king did not stop them, and a new town grew in just a few years.

That's all I heard from the inn in Mooncreek Town. Of course, there is one more news...... In fact, there were originally a large number of fraternity members here.

Originally!