The brief exchange in the forest came to an end when Shesta ended the fight with an elbow, knocking the last Dragon Cultist to the ground.
The four Dragon Worshipers were not of a high level, and the maid lady took care of two of them. Parker shot and killed one who tried to escape, and Fang Plover and Hong Ye worked together to subdue the remaining one.
Fang Plover pulled aside the Dragon Cultist who was beaten half to death by Hongye and briefly asked a few things, probably some information related to the obelisk in Traveler Swamp, but he didn't gain much.
These people are all fanatical believers with stubborn minds. Apart from giving them vicious curses, they can hardly ask for any useful information.
Fang Yu could only frown and watch the man die.
Only then did Sylvide walk up to him and said, "Don't be discouraged. It's not like you've found nothing." She squatted down by her skirt, turned the man's body over, and flipped through each pocket in turn with her hands and feet.
But apart from a few meaningless letters, there was nothing useful.
The body and the letter quickly turned into specks of light, leaving only some belongings on the spot.
The noble girl also looked down on these things. She picked up the few silver coins and copper plates with her slender fingers and threw them to Fang Plover. Fang Plover did not reject anyone who came, and hurriedly collected them one by one.
The latter also asked hypocritically: "Silweid, don't you take some of these trophies?"
Sylvide hid her smile and looked at this silly guy with squinted eyes.
This guy is so poor that he looks like a 'Ravenhall adventurer'. This is the scornful name the people in the royal capital give to those young people from the central region of the kingdom who come from the middle of the kingdom and only have a lot of energy to make a living. But she I find such people unexpectedly cute.
Finally, Fang Yu asked: "By the way, how do you say you didn't get nothing?"
Sylvide thought for a moment: "I have a general understanding of these people. They are stubborn and have rigid thinking, or they think they don't need to pretend, but in fact they will leak a lot of information unintentionally."
"A lot of information?"
"Lying is a very subtle art, especially when it comes to organizational language. The captain might as well recall the process of interrogating him. Did that person never hesitate at all from the beginning?"
"That's right, when I asked him about the obelisk, the guy didn't even blink his eyebrows. He just kept cursing me." Fang Plover joked to himself in amusement.
However, he quickly frowned, and after a moment he suddenly said: "Wait, you mean they don't know about it at all?"
Sylvide smiled slightly: "Analyze it further?"
Fang Yu shook his head: "Actually, this is the norm. I didn't expect them to know anything."
He thought for a moment and then said: "...Fox should know much more than these people, but his level is too high, and the false identity left by that person in the Elpaxin Artisan Association is also higher than Hongye's level. The real level is at least around level 20. If Parker hadn’t had that poisonous dagger, I wouldn’t have dared to set such a bold trap.”
Sylvide shook her head slightly and said to him: "This is only superficial information. Don't let superficial things confuse your thinking direction."
"Surface?"
"I remember that the captain is very good at analysis. The previous discussion on this task was very exciting, and the same is true for people. Why don't they know? Why don't they think about it carefully?"
Fang Yu's brows knitted together again: "Because they are just minions? Wait, let me think about it..." He took out the fanatic's sacrifice mark and studied it carefully.
Because of the existence of this mark, there is no doubt that the death of Attila's brother is related to the Dragon Worshipers. However, these people are completely unaware of the obelisk. This does not seem to be explained by a low position.
Small characters may have limited knowledge of high-level plans and purposes, but as long as they have experienced relevant things, at least they will not be ignorant.
And the other party's previous performance was not so much deliberately concealing it, but rather showing that he was completely ignorant of the plan behind the obelisk. Could it be that these people really had nothing to do with the death of Attila's brother?
"Are these people actually two different groups from the Dragon Worshipers who might have killed Kidd?" After a while, Fang Pliong came to his senses and asked in surprise.
Sylvide shook her head: "That's not necessarily the case. They are both Dragon Cultists and work for Nicol Bolas. It can't be totally unrelated, right?"
Fang Yu thought for a moment and then concluded: "So, these should be two unrelated plans. What exactly did the Dragon Worshipers arrange in the Traveler's Swamp that requires so many layouts?"
Sylvide smiled softly: "That's the answer to another question, but look, didn't we get nothing?"
Fang Yu was stunned, and then he felt that his thoughts were smooth. He had never expected that there was such a contrary way of inference. He looked at the noble girl with some amazement: "There are people in our community. There is a very famous saying: 'When an answer is inconsistent, it often means that you have found the key to the problem.' Miss Sylvide, you are really amazing."
He really felt convinced. It was Sylvide who reminded him through Parker before that he thought of telling Fox before taking action.
If it weren't for the viciousness of these people's mouths, I wouldn't be able to get any valuable information out of them.
In response to Fang Plover's compliments, Sylvide just smiled softly and winked playfully, as if she was fulfilling her responsibilities as a team member: "This is what I should do, Captain. "
Fang Yu's colleague couldn't help but feel very embarrassed, but he also had a great impression of this reasonable aristocratic lady.
Everyone hastily tidied up the battlefield before gathering together again.
Since the threat of the Dragon's Golden Eyes was still there, Fang Yu waved his hands to several people, indicating that they should leave this place first.
This place is actually located deep in the Haggerston Cemetery. There is a layer of cold mist like a veil hanging in the forest. From far and near, you can see some tombstones hidden under the mist, as well as some Grahar spiders. net--
Residents in the Aquin area regard them as a symbol of death, but they are actually docile animals, non-venomous, living by preying on rodents, and will not actively attack people.
Parker tiptoed at the front, rolling his eyes as he looked at the cold stone tablets passing by in the cemeteries on both sides, and occasionally read out the epitaphs on them.
'—The tomb of Williams-Hannocall, who now lies here for his tirade in the midst of a life-and-death battle. '
"Ah, what an unlucky fellow," said the Papalar.
"Keep your voice down, Parker."
Neither Aitila nor Tian Lan were there, so Fang Pultru had to wake up this unreliable dwarf himself.
When he thought of Miss Elf, whose life and death were unknown, he couldn't help but feel a little gloomy in his heart.
What's more, although Tianlan and Jita should find a place to hide, no one can guarantee 100% safety here. But there is no way around it. Being with him right now is the most dangerous thing.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but press the small package on his chest.
On the other side, Sylvide took something from her maid's hand behind, and then walked up to Fang Plover.
Fang Yu saw the noble girl and asked in a low voice: "Have you found that thing?"
Sylvester nodded and gave him the item. Fang Yu took the small gadget and spread it out in his hand. He saw that it was actually just a one-inch brooch.
Silver shield, silver lilies, and a cold moon.
The brooch naturally showed a label in the elector system, and the name on the label was not beyond his expectation:
The mark of martyrdom for the faithful.
Fang Plover let out a long sigh: "This thing is indeed in Fox's hands."
Because according to Hongye, Hu Di entered the illusion before them, so he should have arrived at this place directly after leaving Traveler's Rest before the Tapolis Oak Knights took over the mission.
Hongye also described that the Knights lost the initiative on the first mission due to lack of preparation and negligence when entering the illusion.
Thinking about it now, it was actually just because someone had prepared everything inside - and that person was Hu Di.
Only he could help the Dragon Worshipers obtain the Mark of Martyrdom of the Faithful.
And after he gets the Mark of Martyrdom, who will it eventually fall into? The most likely one is undoubtedly the Dragon Worshipers who had contact with him at Traveler's Rest.
That person is, of course, Fox——
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Hu Di did not give the martyrdom mark of the faithful to anyone, but this possibility is not high.
Judging from the conversation between the two selectors before the Dragon Fire Guild, Hu Di had not yet broken with these people before he obtained the Blade of False Victory.
Fortunately, at least this time he guessed it right.
"It seems that the Dragon Worshipers don't pay much attention to this thing." At this time, Hong Ye, who had been angry and didn't speak to him, said calmly.
Fang Yu was stunned and looked back at her: "Why do you say that?"
Hong Ye replied disdainfully: "After these days of fighting, the average level of the Dragon Worshipers is much higher than that of the Dragon Fire Guild. There are a few very troublesome people among them, and their strength is not inferior to that of our captain." . And Fox is only around level 20, and is not considered a high-ranking member of the Dragon Cult. Isn’t this brooch still in his possession the best proof?”
Fang Yu nodded after hearing this, looked at the brooch and said, "Indeed, what the Dragon Worshipers value is completing the mission, not the things themselves, which are just pieces of equipment."
"Then why do we have to go to such trouble to get this thing?" Parker couldn't help but feel very sad about his loss: "My dagger is so expensive. As long as I return to the city to fix a related plug-in, it will be a good weapon. Tool."
Fang Yu replied: "This thing is naturally of no use to the Dragon Worshipers, but it is different for us. Fortunately, the Dragon Worshipers don't know this. This is the benefit of information asymmetry."
"This is also our only advantage now." Sylvide added softly from the side.
Fang Plover nodded.
Then he clenched his palm and put the brooch away.
But what he was a little curious about was that judging from the reactions of Fox and Hu Di, they seemed to be very concerned about the False Victory Blade - theoretically, hadn't the mission in Gray Oak Square been triggered?
But the trouble caused by Hu Di to the Dragon Worshipers is a rare good thing for them. If this illusion is compared to a chess game, the situation on the side of the Knights of Tapolis is probably already bad. It couldn't be worse.
What made Fang Yu feel a little speechless was that he found that he had to take over the endgame and continue, and it seemed that he had to win.
Therefore, any advantage now, no matter how weak, is something he must fight for.
After putting away the brooch, Fang Yu remembered that Fox was also very unlucky. He didn't know if it was because he was killed by Parker and was infected with the curse of bad luck.
When the opponent dies, in addition to dropping quest items, some trivial items, and money, he also drops a piece of genuine equipment.
And it's not just any ordinary equipment, it's a void prism.
Fang Yu took out the thing and looked around. For a moment, he felt an incredible, even unreal feeling in his heart.
Because this thing is actually a necessary equipment for flexible construction of projection.
The space ring commonly known as the battle craftsman——
Of course, it is not actually a ring, nor even an accessory, but a plug-in for the magic furnace. Fox seems to be a small leader of the Dragon Cult. This thing is definitely not cheap, even if the Void Prism in his hand is just the most standard one.
The volume is one cubic meter, or no more than thirty kilograms.
More importantly, there is actually a brand new Walker III flexible structure inside this Void Prism, and the production label has not even been removed yet.
This means that either he just bought it, or it has been kept in it as a spare and has never been used. Anyway, it is cheaper for him now.
Fang Yu had a hard time not laughing secretly when he looked at this thing.
The Type III Walker is the most popular model in the Walker series in the past decade, and its performance is different from the old Walker Type II.
Not to mention the ancestral model of the Pacers that he first produced, if nothing else, the size of the two is not on the same level.
He still remembers that his first Walker, the Sword Plover, was no bigger than a basketball, but this fully equipped Walker III was nearly one meter tall and weighed 29 kilograms, with comprehensive offensive and defensive statistics. More than 'Fortress'.
Only the dexterity may be slightly inferior to the 'Sword Plover', but the explosive speed of the two is not on the same level.
Fox's Walker III is a relatively common 'sword-wielding' model on the market, but although it is common, it is not cheap at all. The ex-factory price at the Kingfisher Workshop is 150,000 lisels. Not counting the labor hours, at least half of the material cost is required.
This was when someone gave him a pillow when he was dozing off. Fang Yu couldn't help but shook his head secretly. This internationalist warrior named Fox had helped him a lot. What he lacked now was the combat power at hand.
He carefully inserted the thing into the magic furnace, then turned back to look at the others, suddenly stunned, and asked:
"By the way, where is Mr. Dickert?"
Hongye shook his head: "You mean that knight? I haven't seen him since before-"
"And your employer, the man with the mask is also missing." Parker added on the side.
Fang Yu looked behind and asked, "Is it okay?"
Hongye frowned and shook his head: "Our task is to solve the trouble here, not to protect his safety. It is his problem that the employer comes to this place in person."
"But speaking of it," she asked in a somewhat suspicious tone, "didn't you realize that the incarnation of the Dragon's Golden Eyes has never appeared? Was it killed by the captain's explosion?"
Parker said carelessly: "If that's really the case, then we have to upgrade to level ten."
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