"Say it again, where did Caesar and Caesar go?!

In the hall of Caesarea Castle, Herodotus' trembling fingers were still pointing straight at the knight of the guard in front of him, and his face kept twitching: "Harlingos?"

"Only...... Captain Valence and the two oldest knights followed. The knight of the Imperial Guard lowered his head, not daring to look at the senior councilor in front of him: "Go alone." ”

"Are you still a knight of the Imperial Guard?!!" Herodotus cried out in disregard of etiquette, "Don't you even know what your duties are?!Don't you know what Caesar means to Rome?!"

The knights of the Imperial Guard, who did not dare to say a word, just lowered their heads, endured the blows of Herodotus' "storm" and the spittle stars flying all over the sky, and did not even raise their heads to take a look.

"Wait. Herodotus cursed for a while, and suddenly noticed something not quite right: "You said that there were only three knights next to Caesar, but what about the other members of the imperial guard?

"They...... They all set off, but they didn't set off with Caesar, and they took different paths. The knight replied cautiously, "To be exact, there are three divisions. ”

"Three lines?" Herodotus' eyebrows raised, "You mean, they were responsible for covering Caesar and serving as bait?"

"It should be the former. The knight nodded hurriedly: "There are two teams that will advance from the already built Haode Avenue to Talboya and Haringos, and Captain Caesar and Valence have already left before them, rushing to Harlingos as fast as possible to avoid the eyes and ears of the other party." ”

"Eyes and ears, does that mean they have spies in Caesarea?" Herodotus muttered to himself, but quickly shook his head, "Damn, who doesn't have spies for anyone else in their territory?"

That's right, the taverns and inns of this era were themselves information distribution centers, good places to collect information, and they were restricted by means of transportation, and most of the spies in this era were similar to the role of eyes and ears, helping their employers collect local information. But that's it, the tightness of the hierarchical society, it is not easy to blend into the other party's management system.

"If the other party has installed people in Caesarea, then it will be the matter of these months, the servants of the castle, the old peasants who deliver vegetables and fruits, the clerks of the council......" Herodotus muttered to himself: "Damn, so many suspicious places!"

"At least in this castle and in the government, I can guarantee that there will be no spies of others, Lord Herodotus!" A brisk step came: "In this regard, please believe in my ability!"

"Virgil?" Herodotus turned his head and looked at the young man with a frown: "I dare to say that you must have been involved in Caesar's incident, and what kind of conspiracy are you doing?"

"I'm just like you, Your Excellency. We are all doing things for Caesar, not making decisions for Caesar. So a lot of things can't be stopped. Virgil shook his head: "Caesar wants to do what he wants, and when he can't get him back, he can only try to make it perfect." ”

"So, you have made Caesar's Jihua more perfect? ”

"I looked through all the Roman swords sold in Caesarea's blacksmith and found that only one person had ever bought two Roman swords in two separate installments, and the specifications were the same, and one of them should have been a little shorter. Virgil's voice was as nimble as a night owl: "When I consulted the god of war to worship Kaisso, he told me that the two swords used in two-handed swordsmanship should also be one long and one short - one to attack and the other to defend. Of course, if you are proficient, you don't need to be too demanding, unless there is a long sword that must be used with both hands. ”

"What exactly do you want to say?"

"Obviously, the perpetrator must have seen the God of War Sacrifice use two-handed swordsmanship, and it wasn't that long ago. So, he's only seen it in Severcrowe!" Virgil curled the corners of his mouth: "He must be a knight under one of the lords, and now he is employed by another lord, or he was originally a subordinate of the mastermind." ”

"So, the suspicion of orcs has been ruled out?" Herodotus nodded, "It was a human who did it, and this man must have seen Caesar before, and probably had a little knowledge of Roman theology - if he wanted to pretend to be a god of war sacrifice." ”

"Of course, we can't be so sure, after all, sometimes the truth is always unexpected. Virgil shrugged: "But at least, we know who to guard against." ”

"In another matter, a kind 'passerby' sent me a message that Caesar had been assassinated on the way to Talboa and that his life was in danger!" Virgil smiled: "What a kind man, not only is he an unpredictable prophet, but even the timing is so consistent!"

"So, what are we going to do?" asked Herodotus.

"If you want to catch the enemy, you must first make him proud for a while. Virgil said leisurely: "We, if we want to capture the old man, let him tell the truth himself!"

"So, now Caesar should be 'assassinated'?" Herodotus asked with a smile, "Is that so?"

"No, no, no, don't be in such a hurry. Virgil said: "That's too fake, keeping it secret is actually the best way, we don't want to make any attitudes and remarks, just spread a little bit of rumors, and we must also grasp the scale, and we must not have an accident!"

"Now, let's go and see this 'kind passerby'. Virgil smiled and said, "He must be impatient!"

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After receiving the shocking news about the assassination of Theodore, who claimed to be "Caesar's envoy", the Knight of Dawn hesitated for a moment, and decided to take the envoy into the castle and report the matter to Helena, after all, he could not make the decision at all.

Unlike the last time the black knight came, the whole castle was full of guards who were the first to patrol, and they could be called five steps and one sentry in ten steps, like iron rings wrapped around the castle.

"You said that His Excellency Theodore Julian was assassinated?!"

In the hall of Haringos Castle, Helena, who was sitting directly in front of her and at the top of the stairs, looked at the "envoy" who was kneeling on one knee in the middle of the hall in shock: "How is this possible?!"

"Exactly, Your Royal Highness, Honorable Princess. The envoy lowered his head, his gray hood and cloak covered his whole body, and only his voice could be heard: "Caesar was seriously wounded in the attack of shameless men on the roads between Caesarea and Haringos!"

At this time, the hall was completely different from the last time, and the Knights of the Dawn on both sides stood in a cluster, guarding Helena at the top. Ain and Will, who had been guarding her flanks, were fully armed around the clock, without the slightest slackness, and all eyes were firmly fixed on the envoy in the center of the hall.

"Do you think he's also an assassin?" Ain whispered to Adjutant Will beside him, "I think this guy is very suspicious, and it's likely that he was in league with that guy." ”

"You see everyone is very suspicious. Will rolled his eyes: "No matter what way you are, in your eyes, they have all become the scoundrels and hooligans of the slums of Dirty Water Street, which is the most heinous." ”

"Or else he's going to wear a hood and won't show his true face?" Aine retorted, "Don't you feel suspicious? ”

"Even if you're right. Wilnunu took a step forward and shouted to the messenger at the bottom of the stairs: "Your Excellency, why don't you take off your hood, why don't you show your true face?"

"If you don't show your true colors, it's because there's a reason for it. The messenger calmly replied, "I have to do this for some special reasons." ”

"That would be...... What kind of special reason?" Hearing this, Will gently clenched the hilt of his sword: "In front of you is Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Empire, shouldn't you show respect?"

"I'm afraid I'll have to stick to my own ways, Your Excellency. The messenger replied: "There is only one situation in which I can do that." ”

"What's going on? Let's talk about it. ”

"If I can talk to Her Royal Highness the Princess alone, I am willing to show my true colors. The messenger replied: "If not, then I am very sorry!"

"Poof, hehehahahaha......" A refreshing laugh interrupted Will's thoughts, and he turned back sharply, and Helena was actually sitting there, smiling like a child.

"This ...... Do you know, Mr. Emissary?" asked Helena with a smile, as if she had seen candy, "You have made three mistakes. ”

"First of all, the tone of your voice is not what a messenger should have. Helena smiled and snapped her index finger: "They'll be more tactful." ”

"Secondly............ I can hear your voice, no matter how rough it is. Helena blinked: "Zuihou, can you tell me, what kind of person can go out of his way to inform others of his death?"

"He does it when that person has to disguise his identity and sneak in the shadows. The messenger suddenly stood up from the ground, and the swift reaction Will and the Dawn Knights immediately drew their swords, and the sharp blades were all aimed at the "messenger" standing in the center of the hall!

He gently removed his hood, as if he had no idea of the blades, and strode forward, his black eyes filled with helplessness, and bowed slightly in front of Helena.

"Theodore Julian, Caesar of the Romans. I'm here to explain to you a little misunderstanding!"