Marissa was so startled that she almost fell to the ground, and hurriedly reached for the smoke rune in her coat pocket that was used to save the scene in an emergency. But before throwing it, it immediately senses that something is wrong; The man remained motionless, completely unrelieving of expressions and reactions.

Marissa plucked up her courage and twisted the illuminated crystal in her sleeve to shine forward, revealing that it was actually a realistic puppet. Like the dummy on the bed just now, it was inflicted with a high-level illusion magic, and from the outside world, it looked like a real person. It wasn't activated, and there were countless wires stuck in its body, connecting to the charging circle on the shelf next to it.

Marisa breathed a sigh of relief, but was immediately alert, for when she looked deeper into the chamber, she saw that there were countless of the same puppets on display. They were disguised as people of all ages, genders, and races, including town hall dignitaries and high-ranking military officers.

After opening some safes and locked drawers (no locks could bother her), Marissa found a large collection of papers and letters. There are all kinds of certificates and official letters from the state and county governments, regular legions, and magic federations, and even royal decrees and papal edicts;

There are mountains of variety, and the only thing they have in common is that, like the dummies, they are all counterfeit copies. On the side, there is a mechanism for making these documents, as well as engraving the corresponding seals and magic codes.

If it weren't for the fact that this was under the church, the officials and documents in this huge secret room could have almost supported the operation of the entire Montenegro County City Hall. Regardless of the type or size of the facility, it is by no means something that Sister Vime Fatale can accomplish alone, she must have a large number of helpers and enough behind-the-scenes forces to support them.

So who exactly? Marisa's nine-year-old mind couldn't figure it out, but she vaguely realized in her heart that this might be the most critical piece of information that Skar had ever said; The shadow that exists behind Montenegro.

Although she couldn't read all the words, Marissa struggled to read some of the letters on the table, and based on the staccato contents, she felt more and more that this room was not simple.

"Dear Father: The Brotherhood's top experts are here, and while not all of them are willing to cooperate, I have a way to deal with these former colleagues."

“…… Unfortunately, no trace of Van Cleve's daughter was found. She is closely guarded by some of the most loyal remnants, and the whereabouts of her fragments are unknown. ”

"Recently, near Montenegro, a group of bandits wearing red masks appeared. Their pretending to rob the rich and help the poor is just like the Brotherhood back then, which is disgusting. ”

"Whatever the origin of that mysterious mage, he has shown us a clear path. The county, the corps, and you, will surely make Stallman pay. ”

"The last fragment, in the tomb of the traitor in the North, the way to lift the curse, I have found it for you."

“…… God bless father! In this way, we have all the cards in our hand. ”

"Oh my God, I now understand why all people are willing to be born and die for these relics and fragments. With just a few glances, our technology and power have grown by leaps and bounds. What if you get another slice? ”

"By the way, none of the whistleblowers you named have been disposed of. As for the vacancy, the puppet technology that relies on the power of fragments to upgrade has reached the point where it is real. If I knew it was so convenient, I wouldn't have wasted time and money on buying it in the first place. ”

“…… When this is done, the position of Great Lord will be yours. That's what was meant to be yours. ”

A series of evidence points to the same person: the Lord of the Northern Knights, the Southern Pope, the Templars, and the Marquis of the Kingdom, Garis Visak.

By all indications, this man is the main culprit responsible for the deterioration of the situation in Montenegro. Together with Mayor Hourites and Captain Huntington, he gathered a group of exiled mages and former Brotherhood traitors, used Defia's magic technology to forge official documents, created dummies to replace assassinated military and political officials, and plotted a rebellion against the Grand Lord Grian Stallman, the supreme administrator of the Western Continent. Because Visak firmly believes that it should be himself who is qualified and powerful to be the great lord.

Ignoring the lack of livelihood of the people in the year of the catastrophe, they took advantage of the famine escapees and the local people, imposed exorbitant taxes and heavy taxes that did not exist, seized a large amount of land and mines, trafficked people into slaves and strong men, and forged a holy decree to close the passage of the Xiquan Bridge and exploit boiler merchants. Through the expropriation and expropriation, he accumulated a large amount of money, food and ammunition, greatly expanded the size of the guard and corps, and smuggled a large amount of military-grade magic powder as contraband, which was hidden in the church vaults of various places in the northern knights' territory.

And the half-human, half-puppet femme fatale nun is named Serena Hokia, who is the righteous daughter of Visak. Originally a senior engineer at the Defia Engineering Institute, he was adopted by Edwin Van Cleeff, the leader of the Brotherhood, after his parents died when he was a child. However, she did not remember the grace of nurturing and reinvention, and immediately after the defeat of the Brotherhood, she took refuge with her new adoptive father, and betrayed the senior craftsmen of Defia who had gone into hiding, forcing them to work for the Visak by all means.

The letter also states that at the prompting of a mysterious mage, Visak has recovered and brought back fragments of the Ancient Relic from Northrend, in the north. Called the Cursed Code, this relic is a three-piece artifact that combines the magic of the Lord of the Legion with the knowledge of a gifted orc scientist. With the knowledge and power contained in this fragment, the Holy Armor under the command of Vyshak is invulnerable, and has mastered the manufacturing technology of a large number of Legion machines. As a result, he no longer feared the Stallman Grand Lord, who also held a fragment, and began to carry out a rebellion plan.

And just as they were about to act, a group of bandits wearing red masks appeared around the plundered Black Mountain County, that is, Skar's team. They robbed the rich and helped the poor, rescued the people, and in just a few months, they grew rapidly and grew rapidly, and the state guards were defeated and retreated. The Red Mask is the symbol of Defia, and the Rune Gun and Engineering Bomb they use also bear clear traces of the Brotherhood. And according to rumors, the third fragment of the relic, in the hands of the heirs of the Brotherhood.

In order to avoid this only possible eventuality, Visak once again forged the Holy Decree and the Pope's Edict, ordering the Kingdom Legion and the Paladins to be dispatched at the same time to suppress the Montenegrin rebels. Not only to regain control of Montenegrin County, but also to seize the third fragment in the hands of the remnants of Difia, at least not to fall into the hands of Sentinel Ridge.

What I didn't expect was that these red-masked rebels were extremely tenacious, and they defeated the corps and the county guards one after another. This incident has alarmed Stormwind, and the royal family has made a special trip to Sentinel Ridge to urge Stallman to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Seeing that the matter was about to be revealed, Visak decided to make a desperate bet, abandon the Black Mountain County Government and the Crossroads Corps, which could not support the wall in the mud, and personally led the army to intensify the extermination of the rebels and capture the third fragment. The Holy Knights and elite cathars, who have been transferred back from the northern front without authorization, have secretly assembled a large number of people on the border of the knights, and can raid Montenegro and Sentinel Ridge at any time.

Witnessing such astonishing information, Marisa quickly took out the crystal ball and took pictures one by one, and took away some forged documents, seals and other key evidence. At this moment, only to hear a "meow", a lazy black cat walked along the bookshelf, jumped on the corner of the desk, sat down and began to lick its paws and wash its face.

Marissa has always liked cats, and when she saw the cuteness of the black cat, she waved her hand to greet it and wanted to pet its head. What she didn't see was that the pupils of the black cat's narrowed eyes were spinning, making a faint mechanical bearing sound.