There seemed to be no doubt about his identity as a cultist.
Bart Wendell, the former Wolf General of the Typhon Empire, the son of a duke who had a glorious position and an immeasurable future.
But he appeared here, defeated by Gwen as a Level Five Fallen Druil, and even had one of his arms blown off by a grenade.
What on earth happened in the middle?
It was certainly a gain to discover a huge stain on the high-ranking officials of a neighboring country (and now an enemy country), but Gwen was more curious about what kind of incredible life Bart Wendell had gone through to get to where he was today. This amazing change could not be explained by the ups and downs of life. He could not help but ask the agent in front of him, "I don't know much about the nobles of today's countries. How much do you know about Bart Wendell and his family? How much can you tell me? "
"The Mithril Vault is not a specialized intelligence organization, and what we know is limited to the things that can be leaked and are not confidential," Melita nodded slightly. "Bart Wendell, the only son of Duke Ferdinand Wendell, was talented and diligent, and at the same time, a devout believer of the God of War Kehr. He received the elite education of the nobles and the teachings of the God of War Kehr when he was ten years old, and he showed the spiritual talent of Kehr. After he converted, he quickly grew into a powerful Divine Knight, and his strength was close to the Senior level. He was the most outstanding Extraordinary among the young people of Typhon's previous generation."
"Stop," Gwen interrupted Melita. "That is to say, his Extraordinary class is a Divine Knight?"
"Yes, at least that's what the outside world says, and I don't think there's a problem with this information."
"When we fought, he only had very strong sword skills, and there was not a trace of Kehr's divine power in him," Gwen said seriously. "All his Extraordinary power belonged to Druil's spells, I'm sure of that."
"Maybe for some reason, he lost the protection of the God of War Kehr," Melita guessed. "That may be the reason why he joined the cult."
"Anyway, continue. You just mentioned that Bart went missing more than ten years ago. What's that about?"
Melita nodded. "After passing the test and trial of the God of War Kehr, Bart Wendell officially took over the title of 'Wolf General' from his father, and was promoted to a Knight Lord by the Emperor of Typhon. He became one of the senior commanders of the Knight Regiment of the Empire of Typhon, but he only stayed in this position for a year. During a routine confrontation at the Ansu -Typhon border, he and an elite Knight Regiment were sent out to investigate outside the city. They walked into a thick fog in front of everyone and disappeared with the fog. It was not until three days later that several crazy Knights were found wandering in the wilderness, and Bart Wendell and the rest of the elite Knights are still missing."
At this point, Melita added, "In recent years, the relationship between the Typhon and the Ansu has been deteriorating, and Bart Wendell's disappearance has also greatly aggravated this trend. The people of Typhon believe that the Ansu murdered their commander with witchcraft, while the people of Ansu believe that it was a farce directed and acted by the Typhon in order to find an excuse to send more troops. In fact, this almost led to a direct war between the two sides, but when the situation was at its worst, Bart Wendell's father, Duke Ferdinand, took the initiative to announce that the disappearance of his only son had nothing to do with the Ansu, so the war did not break out. "
Gwen gently rubbed his chin. "Ferdinand Wendell? Is he part of the anti-war faction? "
"No, on the contrary. Before that, he had always been an important military official of the Typhon, and was also a steady pro-war faction. He had helped His Majesty complete several military reforms in the Typhon, so when the old duke suddenly stood up to stop the war, it really shocked everyone. After that, the old duke also changed from his original pro-war faction to a neutral one. He was still pushing for the military reforms in the Typhon, but he had repeatedly delayed the military operations at the Empire's borders with the excuse that the time was not right. Although many facts later proved that his judgment was correct, his change of heart still caused a lot of discussion in the outside world …"
Gwen slowly exhaled and frowned as he pondered.
The originally brilliant star of tomorrow, the devout and powerful "Wolf General", disappeared in a simple military operation, and suddenly appeared in the southern part of the Ansu after his whereabouts were unknown for more than ten years. Not only did the divine-favored Knight lose all his power, but he also became a level five depraved Druil. After losing his son, the old duke, who was part of the pro-war faction, not only did he not find trouble with the "suspect", but he had also repeatedly stopped the war. What was the connection between these two events? Did the old duke know something that led to his subsequent change of heart?
Something that could make a devout divine-favored Knight betray his faith, and even betray to a cult formed by another religion, the reason behind this could not be simple. A thought suddenly popped into Gwen's mind. Could it be that Bart Wendell had learned the truth that "the gods are dead"?!
Based on the information he had so far, this was the only thing that could explain the shocking change that had happened to Bart!
Gwen could not help but think further. If the exposure to the truth caused Bart Wendell to betray his faith, did that mean that his original divine power was also lost at the same time for the same reason?
As long as he could not maintain his faith in the gods, he would lose the corresponding divine power?
Then what was the divine power? Was it a "cheap" supernatural power that could be obtained as long as one believed that there was a god who was deceiving and protecting them?
But such a powerful power had to have a source, right?
So, after going around in circles, Gwen suddenly found himself back to the question that had troubled him not long ago.
At the moment when "the gods are dead," those priests and believers who remained devout and obtained the power of the gods through prayers and rituals, what exactly were they praying to?!
"Your Grace?" Seeing that Gwen did not respond for a long time, Melita finally could not help but ask, "Your Grace, are you listening?"
Gwen quickly came to his senses. He rubbed his eyebrows and asked casually, "Does Bart Wendell have any children?"
"Before he disappeared, he left behind a young daughter, Andesha Wendell. Now, more than a decade has passed, and the blood of the Wendell Family has also shown its influence on her. Her swordsmanship is as good as her father's," Melita said slowly. "Andesha has now been appointed by Emperor Typhon as the Lord of the Knight and the commander of a division of the Imperial Knight Regiment. This is probably some kind of compensation, but the little girl has done well in this position. The outside world thinks that with one or two military exploits, Andesha Wendell will be able to take over the title of 'Wolf General' like her father and become the next head of the Wendell Family."
"The title that the hothead gave himself back then has really become the glory of the family," Gwen commented as he shook his head. Then, he asked, "So, Andesha Wendell, like her father, believes in the God of War, Kehr, and belongs to the Knight of God?"
"No, this is interesting. She became an extraordinary Knight through the most orthodox Knight training and magic training. It is said that Duke Ferdinand forbade Andesha to convert to any religion, so the young female commander is still a non-believer."
"Indeed, this is interesting …" Gwen repeated thoughtfully. "Interesting …"
Melita smiled. "My lord, this is all the information I can provide. Do you have anything in mind?"
"Some things, but they are all very messy. God knows how a Knight of God with a bright future became a fallen Druil with no bright future." Gwen exhaled. Facing Melita, who was not very familiar with him, he did not tell her the shocking secrets he knew. "Thank you for the information. If you didn't come, I'm afraid I would never have guessed that the identity of the cultist would be so … bizarre."
"So, are you going to spread this news?" Melita's eyes, which were not covered by the veil, curved slightly. "The cultist of the Apocalypse who is active in Ansu is actually a former noble of Typhon. The value of this information is not something that can be measured with a few gold coins …"
"No." Gwen shook his head. "There's no point in spreading this now. The negative news is too bizarre, and no one will believe it. Moreover, the two countries are about to go to war, and all kinds of nasty things can be said at this time. Do you think anyone will believe the dark history of the nobles of Typhon from an Ansu?"
As Gwen's voice trailed off, an Amber jumped out from the shadows. "Even if the people of Ansu and Typhon don't believe it, we can still make the cultist nervous. Such an important secret has been exposed …"
Gwen looked at the half-elf and chuckled. "You're thinking too much. The cultist has already gone all out to be a cultist, why would she care about the loss of reputation? Do you mind if people call you a thief? "
Amber glared. "Of course I mind! I'm clean now okay? I'm the chief bodyguard of the duke! "
Gwen was speechless. "… Can't you play your cards normally once in a while?!"
Melita looked curiously at Gwen and Amber's daily bickering, but she politely did not join in. She only took a break to ask, "So, do you have any more questions, my lord?"
"Yes," Gwen immediately said. "The Mithril Vault should have a lot of treasures, right?"
"Of course. There's a saying: Under any circumstances, the Mithril Vault holds half of the world's treasures. It's because it can keep such a huge amount of wealth that those big shots chose to let us keep their treasures —"
Gwen interrupted Melita's boasting. "Is there anything in the vault that can be sold?"
"Well …" Melita hesitated for a moment, but then smiled. "Of course there is. There are always treasures that have left their original owners, and there are always rare treasures that no one cares about. We're happy to find a more suitable owner for them if the price is right. "
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