The sun is high - #148 - Chapter 147 The Pious Man

“I shouldn’t have offended you very much, right?”

Feeling Princess Sophia’s gaze, Xiuge felt somewhat guilty.

Although that had happened many days ago, the blue-winged raven that suddenly broke into his bedroom in the middle of the night still left a deep impression on him.

After all, until now, there is no evidence that it is an ordinary raven.

However, no matter what doubts he had in his heart, Xiuge could not let them show on his face. He maintained his original expression and state and saluted Princess Sophia: “I’m sorry, Your Highness, I’m here this afternoon. There has been too long a delay at the College of Physicians.”

Hearing these words, Princess Sophia’s eyes softened a lot. She nodded towards Xiuge: “I see… Well, I understand.”

She stood up straight and stood up from the base of the magic instrument that she used as a chair. The interrogation record in her hand was slightly moved towards her body: “Mr. Shuge, I was busy with affairs before, so I haven’t been able to see you face to face. Thank you…the discovery you and Miss Wei Lin made under the Ernst Manor opened an important breakthrough for us, and the progress of many internal affairs in the Kingdom of Walter now depends on it.”

As she spoke, a smile appeared on her face: “The kingdom has decided to commend you two.”

“Recognition?”

“Yes, but because these matters are not yet open to the public, the royal family cannot directly hold a commendation ceremony for you, but the medal symbolizing Walter’s honor will still be delivered to you… Of course, there will be many other rewards. “

“Thank you, Your Highness.”

“You deserve this.”

Princess Sophia waved her hand. After the guy in front of him came here, his every move and wording revealed caution and care. Although these behaviors can be regarded as respect for the royal family from the courtiers and nobles, they can also be interpreted as caution. and beware.

This made Sophia a little dissatisfied.

However, the affairs that were being resolved in front of her quickly diluted this trivial emotion in her heart, so she turned her head and nodded to Butler Finn beside her.

The latter immediately raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and the majestic magic power immediately surpassed the suppression and blockade of the magic silver in the interrogation room, and quickly constructed a series of magic patterns. Under the flashing magic light, a whole set of tables The chair was constructed with magic power and placed directly in front of Shuge and Sophia.

After the two people took their seats, a magic barrier was erected directly in front of the cage, thus building a temporary “meeting room” for the two of them.

“Mr. Sugar must have heard about this situation on the way here, right?”

“Yes, Your Highness, Butler Finn has already given me a general introduction.”

After entering the formal conversation session, the magic power in Xiuge’s body immediately entered an orderly and gentle flow state. This endless power can keep his mind and thoughts clear and his emotions will be stabilized to the maximum extent.

At the same time, all the “advisors” hidden deep in the disc rat’s den were also notified. They got out of the hole one after another, gathered around the sleeping rat, began to listen to the conversation, and Always ready to provide advice and guidance for Xiuge.

“In that case, I won’t explain much.”

Princess Sophia nodded and said: “Mr. Shuge, I would like to first hear your views on this series of things, from the willingness to negotiate between Merlinle and the Legal Committee to the shelling that occurred today, what do you think? “

Xiuge pondered for two seconds, and then he said: “Your Highness, I want to confirm one thing first.”

“you say.”

“Did Merlin Lehe’s mage representative mention anything about the Black Sun Society when he visited this time?”

The first question raised by Shuge made Princess Sophia couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows. She hesitated for a moment, and then nodded seriously: “Yes, they mentioned it, and they also claimed that Merlinle and Merlin had already established A department dedicated to researching and dealing with the Black Sun Society has been established. It is said that it was directly reorganized from the Sword-wielding Hermit Organization… From this point of view, Merlin Lehe’s attitude towards the Black Sun Society will be more inclined to eliminate and hunt. .”

Hearing this sentence, Xiuge frowned: “So, what about the origin of the Black Sun Association? Don’t Merlinle and He care about why these ‘wild mages’ of the Black Sun Association gather?”

“They should be paying attention to this, but Mr. Shuge, you should know that Merlin Lehe’s mages have had very simple ideas to solve all problems from the past to the present.”

Princess Sophia raised her hand and made a cutting gesture: “They are used to solving problems at the root, so their attitude towards the Black Sun Society is to ‘eradicate’. They believe that as long as they can get the cooperation of the royal families and governments, they can Being able to quickly uproot most of the Black Sun Society’s strongholds in Van En, as long as this is achieved, the power of the Black Sun Society will directly drop back to the level of ordinary wild mage societies.”

After speaking, Sophia tilted her head: “What does Mr. Sugar think of their practices and views?”

“I’m not optimistic about it.”

Shuge’s answer was decisive and quick, which surprised Princess Sophia.

So she asked: “What is it that Mr. Shuge is not optimistic about? The Legal Committee’s strategy or ability?”

“I don’t like anything about the Black Sun Society right now.”

On this issue, Xiuge decided to speak out: “The Black Sun Society has never been a wild mage society or organization, so any means and methods used to treat the wild mage society will never be applicable to them… The Legal Committee may have realized that It got to this point, but they clearly didn’t take it seriously enough and implemented it too late.”

Finn’s lips twitched slightly as he stood aside. As a royal steward, he wanted to remind Shuge to pay attention to his words and respect for the royal family. However, Princess Sophia, who was sitting opposite Shuge, didn’t care much about this. ——She does prefer a straightforward communication method.

But at this moment, Shuge suddenly turned his head and looked over: “Butler Finn, when you revealed those things to me before, you must have concealed something, right?”

“Oh? What do you mean?”

“If I guessed correctly, Merlin Lehe’s mage representative not only brought the negotiation requirements and compromise trade agreements on the table this time, but also made some other requirements…requirements related to the Black Sun Association. “

“Accurate judgment, Mr. Sugar.”

Princess Sophia nodded: “The Legal Committee hopes to establish a new cooperation mechanism specifically to thoroughly investigate the hidden members of the Black Sun Society in various countries. They believe that this society has penetrated into political figures and even the royal family of various countries… …The Kingdom of St. Steele is the best example.”

“If this is the case, what happened today will make sense.”

Shuge sighed: “Your Highness, I have always thought that the members of the Black Sun Society are lunatics. They don’t care about profits, academics, or their own lives. The goals they strive for are simply incomprehensible to ordinary people… But what if It is wrong for any person or country to think that the Black Sun Society is a force that can be exploited.”

The impact of this sentence is obviously quite large.

In fact, Shuge also knows that the Walter royal family, and even the countries, forces and organizations of the entire Luo Wei Plateau, may have had some contact with the Black Sun Society, and even the successful break between the Mage Council and Merlin Lehe, There may also be involvement of the Black Sun Society.

In this matter, Xiuge changed his previous cautious principles and directly expressed his views and judgments on the Black Sun Society: “The Black Sun Society itself is not terrible, even if its members are really all about destruction. Crazy people who target humans are nothing to be afraid of, but the faith and power behind them are enough to quickly erode and affect an ordinary person’s mind.”

Xiuge raised his hand and pointed towards the cage behind the magic barrier: “I have always had full confidence in the will of Walter’s soldiers, and so does Your Highness, right? But the fact is that a city defense officer in an important position , but had been eroded unknowingly… But such a chess piece is not very important in the eyes of the Black Sun Society. They have no idea of ​​destroying Bolden’s city defense. They just want to further Promote the war and block all potential alliances.”

These words of Xiuge made the princess across the table fall into deep thinking.

I don’t know how long it took, but Sophia raised her head.

Her eyes were fixed on her: “Mr. Sugar, have you ever considered becoming a consultant? I mean, my personal consultant.”

This question shocked Xiuge’s heart and caused him to hesitate briefly.

But then, Princess Sophia laughed: “This time, Mr. Sugar, there is no need to be too anxious… I will not give you a time limit. At any time, you can tell me as long as you have the answer, and I We will also respond to you as soon as possible.”

With that said, she stood up: “Finn, let Mr. Sugar take a look at the prisoner. Maybe he can ask for some valuable information.”

There was another clear snap of the fingers, and the magic barrier that separated the cages disappeared immediately.

Shuge reached out and took the interrogation report pushed over by Princess Sophia, quickly read it twice, then stood up and walked towards the direction of the cage.

Speaking of which, this was the first time Shuge had a face-to-face communication with the members of the Black Sun Society who seemed to be in normal condition.

The man locked here by the magic chain and the magic silver shackles is the artillery officer Finn mentioned before. His military rank is also a major, the same as Alfred. According to the information provided in the report, This officer is not of noble origin. He was promoted step by step from civilians. He participated in several important battles against plateau ogres in the Second Artillery Regiment. He was promoted after meritorious service on the battlefield and passed the examination of the Military Academy. , finally achieved his current status.

In the eyes of ordinary Votel people, such a resume is absolutely glorious.

An ordinary person stood out from the legion through his own efforts, and successfully defeated the noble children of Leyland District in the competition, and finally had the title of city defense artillery officer… In any country, this is the success of civilians. Typical Case.

According to reports, he also has a wife and a pair of children.

His wife works in a military uniform workshop in the workshop area and is currently the foreman of a group of female workers.

His son is just eight years old, and his older daughter has good magic talent. With the support of the military, he has entered the magic academy for formal study. If nothing else, he will also be an excellent council member in the future. Member or military mage.

No matter how you look at it, this is a pretty good family.

“Mr. Bayliss, can you hear me?”

Shuge stood in front of the cage and asked.

Hearing someone calling his name, the officer in the cage slowly raised his head. His face was extremely pale, his lips were chapped and bloodless, and his eyes were filled with confusion and confusion – this was a sign that his spirit had been impacted by magic.

Apparently after being brought here, Officer Bayliss had already been subjected to an interrogation process that was similar to a spiritual interrogation. Perhaps he was waiting for the arrival of Shuge, or perhaps he was not going to completely drive him crazy. This kind of interrogation The strength was limited, so he did not become as stupid as Morel who was also in the dungeon.

With Shuge’s repeated questions, his consciousness seemed to be gradually returning to the officer’s body, but he obviously didn’t want to respond to the questions from the outside world, so he quickly lowered his head again.

Shuge sighed, then he squatted down so that his eyes were level with the other person’s head, and then he asked: “Okay, Mr. Bayliss, I won’t ask about the tasks and missions assigned to you by the association. Okay… I want to ask, among the many gods, which one do you believe in?”

Upon hearing these words, Bayliss’s body suddenly trembled.

Then Xiuge’s voice came one after another: “Is it the Earth Mother Goddess who symbolizes fertility? Is it the incarnation of the ocean? Or… do you believe in the black sun and the existence behind it?”

If the previous words only touched Bayliss, the following words made him raise his head directly.

His eyes fell on Xiuge’s face, and a strange expression immediately appeared on his face.

Horrified, shocked, or…

incredible?

After a moment of silence, Bayliss suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs: “Let them all go out, all of them, I will only talk to you, I will only talk to you… No magic monitoring is allowed!”

Hearing these words, Shuge turned around and gave Princess Sophia a questioning look.

The latter nodded slowly, and after reminding Xiuge to “be careful”, he took the initiative to lead Butler Fenn out of the interrogation room and closed the heavy door.

In the depressing interrogation room, only Shuge and officer Bayliss were left.

Shuge was about to ask a question when he saw Bayliss suddenly struggling and kneeling on the ground, like a believer worshiping something. He put his face to the ground and kissed the cold floor hard.

“You are here, you are here…our miracle! You really exist…”