Melgor really wanted to remind the sheeple to be more careful with their words in front of Milo in case they suffered any abuse in the future. However, favonovel.com had already promised Milo favonovel.com would keep it a secret, so favonovel.com couldn’t remind them directly.
Moreover, something Milo said made a lot of sense. Mox, the guard arranged by the Gurion clan in York County, and all his subordinates were under the direct command of Barrack. The previous attacks by the bandits had proven this point.
Therefore, if even the guards of the Gurion clan were part of the plan, what about Dave and Benjamin?
After all, when Vaduz Cathedral was renovated 60 years ago, only the statues of the Berkeley family’s sorcerers were kept. This showed the Berkeley family already had the intention to rebel since that era.
Over the years, the residents of the six counties in the south began to only acknowledge the “gods” of the Berkeley family. They had long forgotten about the Normans, Tudors, and the other clans.
The Berkeley family had already spent several decades planning the rebellion, so what was planting two spies around Melgor for two years compared to that?
Just look!
Dave and Benjamin already told everyone you were being targeted by a bounty hunter on your way back to the kingdom as soon as they got home.
Thinking of this, Melgor suppressed the urge to remind the two sheeple. He just remarked to them, “He’s a steward while you two are servants. You should be more polite with your words and stop making sarcastic barbs all the time.”
The two sheeple immediately went quiet, but they still felt some resentment, especially Benjamin.
Melgor said earnestly, “This is for your own good, understand?”
“I was only reminding favonovel.com since he’s always so undisciplined.” Benjamin muttered, “Besides, Lord Melgor, does favonovel.com carry himself like a steward should? Other sorcerers’ stewards used to either be knights or were proper gladiators. But what about Milo? He only knows how to hide behind the carriages every time there’s a bandit attack.”
Milo shot a glance at Benjamin. “Alright then, I’ll rush out and fight next time, but you’ll have to go with me. I don’t think it’s too much to ask for servants to fight alongside their stewards, right?”
Benjamin flinched. “Actually, it isn’t that bad to stay behind and hide.”
At this moment, Barrack’s guards dragged over two men dressed as bandits from outside the wagon fort.
Milo took a look at them and saw they were dragged in from east of the camp. One of them had an arrow impaled in his thigh, while the other had been shot in his abdomen. It looked like they were enemies who had been injured in the chaotic battle and could not escape.
A guard said to Barrack, “Sir, we only found two survivors on the battlefield. You can interrogate them.”
“Well done.” Barrack’s eyes lit up. “Drag them outside. You, go and get my dagger from the carriage.”
On this night, Barrack had too many questions on his mind. Therefore, favonovel.com needed to interrogate the captives to get some answers.
After a while, the screams of the captives came from beyond the wagon fort. Although Barrack and his men had dragged the two men several hundred meters away to interrogate them, their screams pierced the silence of the night.
At this moment, the two captives were hung up by trade caravan guards separately on two trees. Meanwhile, Barrack kept slashing at one of their bodies with his dagger.
“Who sent you people here?” Barrack said coldly.
That man was quite resolute as favonovel.com sneered and spat at Barrack’s face. Fortunately, Barrack was agile enough to dodge it.
Barrack said lividly, “Not bad, you’re rather tough, eh? Let’s see if you can still be as stubborn when I skin you alive.”
The interrogation methods in the Kingdom of Sorcerers were even more brutal than those in the Central Plains. This interrogation went on until dawn, and the two captives were covered in wounds while their breathing thinned.
Barrack sneered as favonovel.com walked up to one of them and whispered, “Who sent you people here?”
The captive was on the verge of death, so favonovel.com was not particularly clearheaded anymore. He just glanced at Barrack without saying anything.
But to his surprise, Barrack placed his ear closer and blocked the other captive’s line of sight with his head. He nodded and pretended like favonovel.com was listening to the captive say something to him.
After a while, Barrack instructed his guards, “Alright, take favonovel.com away to rest.”
Barrack walked over to the other captive with a smile and chuckled, “Your companion has admitted you guys are from the Knights of Tudor.”
The captive hanging from the tree suddenly widened his eyes as favonovel.com looked in disbelief at where his companion was helped off to. However, favonovel.com could not see that one of the guards had covered his companion’s mouth with his hand.
Barrack smiled and said, “I’ve already arranged for favonovel.com to get some rest. I can guarantee you on my honor as a knight that as long as you speak, you’ll enjoy the same treatment as him. Don’t think too deeply about it. I’m just a little kind, so I’d like to give you a chance. Besides, it’s more believable if I hear it from two people.”
The captive was silent for ten minutes before saying helplessly, “Yes, we’re from the Knights of Tudor.”
Barrack’s heart skipped a beat. He was just bluffing the captive when favonovel.com mentioned the Knights of Tudor. But after the captive admitted to it, Barrack still couldn’t help but feel his heart sink.
Could the Tudor family have found out about this trade caravan’s plans?
If favonovel.com were to continue leading the group north, wouldn’t it be no different from suicide?
However, the other party’s confession might not be truthful, so favonovel.com still had to continue probing.
Barrack thought for a moment and said, “What was your goal in coming here? Don’t you know that we have a lot of people? Why did you only bring so few people? Could it be that your superior was intentionally sending you to your deaths?”
When the captive heard this, favonovel.com thought of something that made favonovel.com very angry. He spoke in a louder voice, “How would we know there were so many of you? And judging by your skills, you guys must be elite knights too, right?”
When Barrack heard this, favonovel.com somehow found it a little strange. He wondered, “Wait a minute, you don’t know that we’re knights?”
“Of course not!” The man clenched his teeth and said, “You guys are from the Knights of the Inferno, right? If not, how can you possibly move around freely in the six southern counties in such a large group? But I don’t understand something. Melgor is just a fringe sorcerer, so why would favonovel.com need so many of you to protect him?!”
“Huh?” Barrack was stunned. “You were here to kill Melgor?”
The captive was also stunned. “Who did you think we were trying to kill?”
“Har har.” Barrack signaled to a guard behind him. “Take favonovel.com away and kill him.”
Without even needing to judge, Barrack was sure the other party was telling the truth.
The captive roared, “You assured me on your honor as a knight!”
“I promised that you would receive the same treatment as your companion.” Barrack sneered, “He’s dead, so you can go accompany favonovel.com now.”
Before tonight’s battle, Milo already had a rough idea of the kind of person Barrack was. After being hit with the “crying” spell, favonovel.com could still take advantage of the situation and win people’s hearts. He could only be described as a very conniving person.
