There seems to be no doubt about the identity of the cultists.
Bad Wendel, the former wolf general of the Typhon Empire, was the son of a duke who originally had a glorious status and an immeasurable future.
But he appeared here and was defeated by Gawain as a fifth-level fallen druid. In the end, he even had his arm blown off by a grenade.
What happened in the meantime?
It is certainly a gain to be able to discover a huge stain on the top management of a neighboring country (and now it can be said to be an enemy country), but what Gawain is more curious about at this moment is what incredible experience this Bud Wendel has experienced. The journey of life has only reached this point. This amazing change cannot be explained by the ups and downs of life. It is simply the ups and downs of life. He couldn't help but ask the agent in front of him: "What do I think about today's life?" The nobles from all over the world don’t know much about Bud Wendell and his family. How much can you tell me?”
“The Mithril Treasure House is not a specialized intelligence organization. As far as we know, It is limited to those things that can be spread and do not involve confidentiality." Melita nodded slightly, "Bud Wendel, the only son of Duke Ferdinand Wendel, is talented and diligent, and is also a pious God of War. A follower of Kyle, he received education from noble elites and the teachings of the God of War sect since childhood, and showed Kyle's spiritual talent at the age of ten. After his conversion, he quickly grew into a powerful knight of the gods, and his strength was close to that of the High Lord. He is the most outstanding transcendent among the young people of Typhon’s previous generation.”
“Stop,” Gawain interrupted Melita, “That is to say, his extraordinary rank is God’s Favorite. Knight?"
"That's right - at least that's what the outside world says, and I don't think there's any problem with this information."
"When he fought against me, he only had. He has strong swordsmanship skills and does not have any trace of Kyle's divine power," Gawain said seriously. "All his extraordinary powers belong to Druid spells. I am sure of this."
"Perhaps. It was some reason that caused him to lose the protection of the God of War Kyle," Melita guessed. "This may be the reason why he joined the cult."
"No matter what, keep talking—— You just mentioned that Bard disappeared more than ten years ago, what happened?"
Melita nodded: "After passing the assessment and trial of the God of War Kyle, Bard Winn? Del officially took over the title of 'Wolf General' inherited from their family from his father, and was promoted to Knight Lord by Emperor Typhon, becoming one of the high-ranking commanders of the Knights of the Typhon Empire, but he was only in this position Stayed for a year - During a routine confrontation on the Anzu-Typhon border, he and an elite knightly group were sent to conduct reconnaissance outside the city, and walked into a thick fog in full view of the public, and then It disappeared together with the thick fog, and it was not until three days later that several crazy knights were found wandering in the wilderness, and the whereabouts of Bud Wendell and the remaining elite knights are still unknown."
Speaking of which, Melita ShunHe added a few words: "The relationship between Typhon and Anzu has worsened in recent years, and the disappearance of Bard Wendel has also greatly exacerbated this trend - the people of Typhon believe that Anzu They used evil magic to murder their commander, and the people in Ansu believed that this was a farce directed and staged by Typhon in order to find an excuse to increase the number of troops. In fact, this almost led to a direct war between the two sides that year, but at the peak of the situation. When things got worse, Bad Wendell's father, Duke Ferdinand, took the initiative to announce that his only son's disappearance had nothing to do with Ansu, preventing the war from breaking out."
Gawain gently pinched his chin: "Pedinan Wendell? Is he an anti-war faction?"
"No, on the contrary, he had been Typhon's military minister before that, and he was a stable war faction. Typhon's He helped his Majesty the Emperor complete several reforms of the military system, so when the old Duke suddenly stood up to stop the war, it really shocked a lot of people's attention. And after that, the old Duke also changed from his original boss. The war faction turned neutral - he was still pushing for Typhon's military reform, but he repeatedly delayed military operations on the empire's borders for reasons such as the time was not yet ripe. Although many facts later proved that his judgment was correct, he This change still caused a lot of discussion among the outside world..."
Gawain slowly exhaled and frowned in thought.
The originally brilliant star of tomorrow, the devout and powerful "General Wolf" disappeared during a simple military operation. After being missing for more than ten years, he suddenly appeared in southern Ansu. Not only did the divine knight lose all his power, but he also turned into a fifth-level fallen druid. After losing his son, the old Duke, who was originally the main war faction, not only did not find trouble with the "suspected suspects", Instead, they prevented the start of war many times - what is the connection between these two things? Did the old Duke change his mind later because he knew something?
To be able to make a devout knight of the gods betray his faith, and also betray his faith into a cult formed by another religion, the reason is not simple. An idea suddenly popped up in Gawain's mind - —Could it be that Bud Wendell learned the truth about "The Gods Are Dead"? !
Among the information he currently has, this is the only one that can explain the shocking changes that have happened to Bard!
Gawain's thoughts couldn't help but extend: If exposure to the truth caused Bud Wendell to abandon his faith, does that mean that his original magical power was also lost for the same reason at the same time? of?
As long as you cannot maintain your faith in the gods, will you lose the corresponding magic?
What is the magic? A kind of "cheap" extraordinary ability that you can get as long as you firmly believe that there is a god who is fooling you... and protecting you?
But such a powerful force must have a source...
So after going around and around, Gawain suddenly found himself back to the one who had troubled him not long ago. On the issue:
At a time when "the gods are dead", those who still remain piousCheng, the priests and believers who gain the power of gods through prayers and rituals, what is the object of their prayers and worship...what exactly is it? !
"Your Majesty the Duke?" Seeing that Gawain had been silent for a long time, Melita couldn't help but finally asked, "Your Majesty the Duke, are you listening?"
Gawain woke up quickly, He rubbed his brows and asked casually: "Does Bud Wendell have any children?"
"Before he disappeared, he left behind a young daughter, Andesa Wendell, who is now in her teens. Years have passed, and the little girl has grown up, and the blood of the Wendell family has also shown its influence on her: her swordsmanship is as good as her father," Melita said unhurriedly, "Andesa is now He has also been appointed as Lord Knight by Emperor Typhon and serves as the commander of a branch of the Imperial Knights. This is probably some kind of compensation, but the little girl does a pretty good job in this position. The outside world thinks that she only needs one or two With this military achievement, Andesa Wendell can take over the title of 'General Wolf' like her father and become the next head of the Wendel family."
"That stupid young man back then. The name he gave himself has become a family honor now," Gawain shook his head and commented, then asked, "So that Andesa Wendell, like her father, believes in the god of war Kyle, and belongs to the gods. Familiar Knight?"
"No, this is interesting - she became an extraordinary knight through the most orthodox knight training and magic training. It is said that Duke Ferdinand prohibited Andesa from converting to any religion, so that The young female commander is still a non-believer."
"Indeed, this is interesting..." Gawain repeated thoughtfully, "It is interesting..."
Melita smiled slightly: "Your Majesty the Duke, there is only so much information I can provide. Have you thought of anything?"
"I thought of some things, but they are all messy. God knows what the future of a person is. How could the boundless knight of the gods be reduced to a fallen druid with no bright future?" Gawain exhaled. Facing Melita, who he was not familiar with, he did not tell all the shocking secrets he knew. Say, "Thank you for the information. If you hadn't come, I'm afraid I would never have guessed that the cultist's identity would be so...bizarre."
"Then, you have to spread this news. Are you going out?" Melita's eyes that were exposed outside the veil turned slightly. "The true identity of the cultists of the Death Society operating in Anzu is actually a former noble of Typhon. This news is not worth a few gold coins. Measurable..."
"No," Gawain shook his head, "There is no point in spreading this now - the negative news is too bizarre, no one will believe it if it is told, let alone two countries now. A fight is about to begin, and all the ugly things can be said to each other at this time. Do you think anyone will take it seriously when an Anzu tells the dark history of the Typhon nobles? ”
As soon as Gawain finished speaking, an amber jumped out from the shadow next to him: "It's OK if Anzu and Typhon don't take it seriously.Let the cultists be nervous - such an important secret has been exposed..."
Gawain looked at the half-elf and chuckled: "Think too much, people have risked their lives to become cultists, and why? Care about this loss of reputation? Do you mind if someone calls you a thief? "
Hubo glared: "I don't mind! I'm all clean now, okay? I'm the chief guard next to the Duke! ”
Gowen: “…Can you play a card once in a while according to the normal routine?” ! "
Melita looked at Gawain and Amber's daily quarrel here with curiosity, but politely did not get involved. She just took advantage of the two of them to take a breath and said: "So, Your Majesty, do you have any more questions? "
"Yes," Gawain said immediately, "your mithril treasure house should contain a lot of treasures, right? ”
“Of course, there is such a saying: In any case, the Mithril Treasure House contains half of the treasures in the world, and it is precisely because of being able to maintain such a huge amount of wealth for a long time that those Only the big shots would choose us to keep their treasures..."
Gawain interrupted Melita's boast: "Then are there any items in your treasure house that can be sold? "
"This..." Melita hesitated for a moment, but then smiled, "Of course. There are always some treasures that are separated from their original owners, and there are always some rare treasures that no one cares about. We are happy to find them a more suitable owner if the price is right. ”
“How to sell the Eternal Slate? ”