After passing through a series of intersecting tunnels filled with grain and water, Jill soon found the place where the three mysterious men had buried their 'treasure'. In the narrow tunnel, a large bag lay quietly on the ground.
Jill and Boo's eyes lit up. "Jill, shall we open it?"
"Of course!"
The two of them untied the ropes in a flurry, but the first thing that was revealed from the cloth bag was not the dazzling treasure, but a young girl with a face as white as a sheet of paper and eyes tightly shut. The two of them screamed in unison and retreated as if they had seen a ghost.
"Ahhhh! Jill, this is not a treasure! "
"Of course I know. Oh my God, this must be a murder! Martha above, this happened right under her nose. God is my witness, I didn't do anything! "
"Bu, quickly pull me up. I'm so scared that my legs are weak."
"Jill, I'm the same. Not only are my legs weak, even my back is weak. "Boo said with a long face. This was the first time he had seen a dead person.
"Don't talk nonsense, Boo. How can your back be weak?"
"It's true, Jill. It's so soft. I can even feel that the wall behind me has become soft …"
"Nonsense, how can the wall become soft?"
"It's true. Besides, I said it was just an illusion!" Boo replied angrily when he saw that his companions did not want to believe him.
But before he could finish his sentence, a gentle voice spoke from behind him. "I think it's not an illusion. It's because you're leaning on my leg."
"Ah!" Boo screamed in fright. He turned around and saw a young man wearing a black noble's attire and a long sword at his waist. He looked gentle and kind standing behind him.
"Ahhhhh!" Both Boo and Jill jumped up at the same time. Meeting a noble in this godforsaken place was like a mouse meeting a cat. Both of them were stunned. "Ahhhh! This, this, this has nothing to do with us, we just … just met by chance, please don't take us to the port … "
"I'm just saying … I'm just saying, please don't accuse a good person …" Jill trembled as she looked at the stranger who had appeared without a sound. Although he was daring, the punishment for murder in Ampere Seale had always been severe. The punishment for murder was stripping Ampere Seale of citizenship, confiscation of all family assets, and hanging.
Of course, the most severe of all was the confiscation of all property, at least as far as Jill and Boo were concerned.
This was simply a punishment straight to hell.
The young man who appeared out of nowhere was naturally Brando. Since half of his soul came from the future, he naturally knew about the underground tunnel under the Holy Sanctum. The tunnel was designed and built together with the Anderla Sanctum by Rogannin. The tunnel was originally designed as a fortification under the Sanctum, but the Sanctum later used it to do many shady things.
The entrance and key to the underground tunnel should be in the hands of the Archbishop. Naturally, ordinary people would not be able to enter. Unfortunately, there was a quest in The Amber Sword that was related to this tunnel, so there was an 'extra entrance' to this tunnel.
This unknown entrance was connected to a sewer, and was one of the 'back doors' left behind by Rogannin. During the attack and defense of Ampere Seale, the players on Erouine's side used this secret entrance many times to repeatedly attack the Anderla Sanctum, which was under the control of Madara. Therefore, this secret tunnel was once known as the 'lifeline of the Sanctum'.
However, in this era, the descendant of the Rogannin family who provided the quest should still be living in Grey Harbor, waiting for the call of fate. Brando had reason to believe that no one other than himself would know about this secret tunnel.
Therefore, when he saw Jill and Boo, he was still surprised.
He originally thought that Princess Magadal might also have the key to this tunnel. With her status, this princess had the opportunity to make a copy of the key. Although this was not in line with her identity, Brando could more or less guess this point from the confident attitude of this princess in front of him.
However, he did not expect to meet a pair of Greater Fairies. He was very familiar with the Greater Fairies. It could be said that they were the hotbed of Rogues. Many of the famous' Nightingales' among the players were also from this race.
When they appeared here, Brando immediately knew what they were here for.
He was truly audacious.
At this time, Freya walked out from behind Brando. The first thing she saw was of course, the two noisy little guys. She could not help but be stunned. "Brando, why are there two Goblins?"
"No, we are not Goblins! We are Fairies! " Jill was furious. He could endure being hanged, but he absolutely could not tolerate being slandered as a Goblin.
Although in Wohnde, Goblins and Fairies were indeed big families of Goblins, but Fairies absolutely disdained to be associated with dirty Goblins. In their view, Goblins were all cavemen, or rather, cavemen were the ancestors of Goblins.
"Fairies? Aren't fairies small? " The future Valkyrie even gestured with her hand. She meant to say, "Aren't fairies only one or two inches tall? They even have beautiful wings."
"Those are Forest Fairies, we are Greater Fairies!" Jill replied indignantly, but his tone could not help but be a little depressed. Just like how Fairies looked at Goblins, Greater Fairies were indeed a few levels lower in terms of bloodline compared to the Forest Fairies.
"I see, ah —" Freya nodded, but suddenly saw the bag on the back of the two Greater Fairies. Her face paled. "Princess Magadal!"
Brando's expression also changed. Without waiting for Jill to speak, he separated the two and pressed his hand on Princess Antoburo's neck. Her body was cold, but still soft, but he could no longer feel her pulse. Brando had learned first aid from Freya, so of course he knew what this meant. But he did not give up, and called up a virtual screen to take a look. Suddenly, his heart turned cold.
A line of cold words appeared on the screen:
Name: Magadal Armand Lodur de Antoburo
Race:???
Gender: Female
Status: Dead
The sword wound was in the heart, almost piercing through the chest. If a human received such an injury, even if they had one foot in the Elemental Realm, they would definitely die, not to mention Princess Magadal who was just an ordinary person …
Brando's hand trembled slightly, and his face darkened. He had not interacted much with Princess Magadal, whether it was in this world or in the game. But this Nun Princess had left a very good impression on him. She was gentle, courteous, and did not have the usual bad habits of a noble lady. She was not old-fashioned and cold, and even a little hospitable. The most commendable thing was that she did not pick up any bad habits in the circle of scheming nobles. Even in the darkest days of Erouine and the Holy Cathedral, she still maintained the purest of heart.
People who were firm in their beliefs for the sake of friendship were few and far between, even in the more advanced modern society. Princess Antoburo may be a believer, but she believed in the true truth, the most glorious side of the human heart.
Freya silently squatted down beside Brando. This was not the first person to be sacrificed in this political battle, but it was the person she was most familiar with. And the princess's best friend, who was usually kind and gentle, was now lying there coldly as a corpse.
This kind of shock made her bite her lips tightly.
Brando sighed, and reached out to smooth the princess's messy hair, trying to make her look as peaceful as possible.
"Brando …" The future Goddess of War's voice trembled. It was not that she had never seen death, but she could not understand why people would kill each other to this extent.
To the Holy Cathedral, wasn't the Nun Princess the most devout believer?
Brando shook his head, and his heart was filled with doubts. This result was also beyond his expectations. In his mind, even if Magadal was exposed, she would at most be put under house arrest. How could the other party do such a thing? How could they dare to do such a thing? The intensity of the other party's reaction was beyond his expectations.
But he could not make sense of it at the moment, and his heart was in a mess.
In the eyes of others, he was never a rational person who was cold to the point of indifference. This was the complete opposite of the nobles in this land. The nobles appreciated this kind of cold rationality, and even thought that it was an outstanding trait that a good lord should have. But he did not fit in with this trait.
After a long time, he finally came back to his senses. He turned around and stared coldly at Buh and Jill. "Look at what you two have done. You have murdered a princess of another country on Erouine's land. Do you know how big of a mistake you have made? You may even start a war — "
"I have to arrest and deport all of you. Only then will I be able to quell the anger of the neighboring countries … …" Brendel tried his best to make his tone sound cold and businesslike, even though his heart felt like it was suffocating.
Jill and Buh, who were being stared coldly by Brando, were so scared that their faces turned green. Although they did not know what this young noble meant, it sounded very scary. War, quelling anger, the two of them could not help but tremble in fear.
Especially when Freya, who was wearing Erouine's military uniform, was standing beside him. This made the threat even more convincing. Although Freya was wearing the uniform of the Imperial Guards, the two fairies could not tell the difference between the Imperial Guards and the soldiers of the Port Authority.
In their eyes, Brendel was the terrifying God of Death who wanted to capture them and bring them to justice.
Of course, Freya knew that Magadal could not have been killed by the two of them. However, they might know something since they were here. She knew that Brando was using a trick to get information from them. Although she could not bear to see Jill and Buh trembling in fear, she could not help but harden her heart when she thought of Princess Magadal's tragic death.
Buh and Jill were so scared that they could not speak, until Brando added, "Of course, these punitive measures include confiscation of all your assets, including those that you buried in the forest outside the city."
"No, how do you know?!" Jill was scared silly. Every time the Port Authority confiscated all their loot, it was only a small part of it. This was because the fairies had a habit of burying their belongings. Their clan would usually choose an unknown and fixed place to bury their belongings. Usually, each clan would choose a place, and only the fairies themselves would know where the treasures of their 'clan' were buried.
However, Brando was an exception.
"No, no, I mean, this has nothing to do with us, you can't do this …" Jill and Buh panicked. If they were just scared silly before, this time they were really restless.
Especially when they thought about the fact that their assets were still in jeopardy.
"Nothing to do with you?" Brando raised his voice and asked coldly, "Then what are you doing here? Don't tell me you're here to steal? "
"No, we're here to steal." Buh immediately confessed to his crime, and Jill was so anxious that he wanted to shut his mouth.
"Very well." Brando said coldly, "According to the laws of Ampere Seale, stealing will also result in the confiscation of half of all your assets, and you will also have to spend a year in prison. You should know this, right?"
"Oh no …" Buh regretted it immediately. Although it was not all of their assets, half of it was enough for them to suffer. Especially since it was half of their 'real' assets this time.
"But there's still a chance to make up for it." Brando changed the topic, "Now that you're involved in a murder case, if you can provide some useful clues, maybe I'll consider reducing your sentence."
When Brando said this, it was as if he was a judge, but the two great fairies did not think about the legal procedures to become a judge, or whether it was legal to hear their theft case here. In short, in their opinion, a noble definitely had the right to beat and kill them.
The two of them hurriedly nodded their heads.
"Very well, tell me, how did you find her?" Brando asked.
"Her? No, no, sir, we only found a pocket, we didn't know this … this princess was inside. "Jill quickly replied.
"A pocket?"
"Yes." Jill hurriedly revealed everything that he had seen earlier, afraid that he would miss something and cause this' Lord Judge 'to change his original intention in anger. It was conceivable that since the other party could reduce their sentence, he could naturally increase it as well, right?
For a moment, Jill was impressed by his own cleverness. His green eyes spun quickly, and for a moment, he even recalled some details that he didn't notice before.
"Three people? Can you imitate their tone? "
"Brando?" Freya was slightly startled. She looked at Brando strangely, and felt that this request was a little excessive. To be honest, the tone and way of speaking between nobles were actually similar, and it was impossible to distinguish who was talking to each other from the other party, especially when one did not know who the other party was.
But Brando shook his head slightly, indicating that there was no need for her to worry. He frowned slightly, and his thoughts were clearer than ever. Magadal's encounter had really angered him, and this time, the people behind the scenes were destined to face his wrath.
Ventriloquism was one of the basic skills of a burglar, and Jill was naturally proficient in it. He first imitated the tone and tone of the first person, and Brando immediately understood. "Moros." He muttered in his heart.
"Next."
"Yoakam."
"Next."
"I don't seem to know this guy, but he sounds like a soldier. The Coast Guards should not be on the same side as the Holy Cathedral, and Moros and Yoakam would not believe them, so he should be from one of the major legions. Count Vitokin's confidant? " Brando frowned. The question that Freya was worried about was actually not a problem for him. Ordinary people might not be able to tell, but that did not mean that he could not.
Those who dared to attack Magadal were definitely not nobodies, but people with a strong background. There were only a few of these people in the whole of Erouine, and they were all people that Brando was very familiar with. Their tone, to him, was very clear.
Furthermore, the murder of Princess Magadal was something that even the Holy Cathedral would not be able to cover up. Therefore, the fewer people who knew, the better. The person who did it would definitely clean up the mess himself, and would not let others do it.
And when he heard Jill's description, it confirmed his guess — it was indeed so.
Brando's face revealed a cold smile, and his eyes were also filled with disdain. Freya looked at him, and could not help but be slightly stunned. "Brando, you know?"
She was a little surprised. Although Brando's ability had made her believe that there was nothing that he could not do, but this was a little too unbelievable. Was there really someone in this world who was born omniscient and omnipotent?
This thought only existed in the future Goddess of War's mind for a moment, but then she saw Princess Magadal's pale face, and her heart was filled with sorrow. She vaguely understood the reason for Brando's anger.
"Brando …" She faintly called out sadly.
But Brando patted her hand, and whispered: "Don't worry, Princess Magadal's matter can still be salvaged. But no matter what, this time I will definitely teach those people who are scheming in the dark an unforgettable lesson. "
The last few words were squeezed out through gritted teeth.
"Ah!" Freya was stunned, and could not help but look at her companion in disbelief: "The princess, she … she …"
Brando nodded seriously. This was not to comfort her, but because he suddenly remembered something.
… …
(PS: I went back to my hometown yesterday, and today I will make up a 5000 word chapter. I will try my best to stabilize it. Although I have been off for a long time, I still hope that everyone will continue to support me. I will naturally repay everyone with better quality, thank you.) (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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