"The tools to destroy the gates are not available on the market."
In order to express himself more clearly, Old Cole paused for a while to collect his words.
"... Outside of work, I like to study wood carving. When I have more free time, I will find materials to make by myself."
"Maybe you don't know that in many manual techniques, including carving, tools with uniform specifications are more frequently used only when learning and making common objects. If you plan to further research, or want to make unique works, there are many tools It all requires craftsmen to do it themselves.”
"Some works with special shapes in wood carvings, such as the hollow lanterns I recently studied." Old Cole gestured with the shape with his hands, "If you see the finished product, it is not difficult to find that the inside is almost completely hollow, and it looks like it is made of small wooden sticks. It’s pieced together, but upon closer inspection, it gives a sense of completeness.”
"Actually, in order to pursue this feeling for works like this, a whole piece of wood is used, and then the finished product is carved out bit by bit."
"Tools on the market may cause irreparable damage when hollowing out wood, so for works like this, craftsmen almost always design the tools themselves and then make them."
"Among the many tools needed to make a work like a hollow lantern, there is one that can create the effect of this gate without making too much noise."
Old Cole gestured at the appearance of the tool.
"The main body is a wooden stick with many barb-like saw blades embedded on it. The size can be adjusted according to the requirements of use. I call this thing a drill barb."
"As long as you carve out a strong point on the wood at the beginning, the subsequent task of hollowing out the wood can basically be left to the drill. What is ground out with the drill is fine wood residue, and you have to pay attention to cleaning it when making small objects. But if it were underwater and the target was such a large gate, the wood debris would probably drift to an unknown place with the current."
"Given the thickness and toughness of the gate material, if you want to dig out such a big hole, the drill would have to be this big."
Old Cole used his two hands to draw an approximate size.
"Old people like me may not be able to use such a big tool underwater, but if a few young guys swap it, there should be no problem."
Coupled with ventilation, concealment and other conditions, and considering the security range of the city guard, more than single digits of intruders were involved.
Leonhardt had a rough guess in his mind.
It is not difficult to cut the force points on the gate. As long as one is skilled in using knives, it will not be a big problem, and there will be no noticeable movement. According to Old Cole's description, with tools like drills and thorns, it is not impossible to break such a hole in the gate.
No wonder, the wooden thorns on the gap in the gate seem to have been smoothed away. It was originally thought that it was caused by too many intruders passing through, but now it seems that it was caused by drills and thorns.
"This... drill thorn, if it is to reach this specification, how easy is it to make?" Leonhardt asked.
"Hey! Don't think it's easy for me to say, but it's not easy to make thorns. To ensure its reliability and durability, it is a job that tests skills." Old Cole's tone was full of pride, "At least it has to be done. You have to be a skilled old craftsman!”
Leonhardt heard something was wrong in his tone and asked, "You seem to know a lot about drills?"
"...I just studied it carefully for a while when I was studying sculpture." Old Cole's expression became a little unnatural.
Leonhardt closed his eyes and concealed his doubts: "Then do you know any craftsmen who can make such drills?"
"This, this..." Cold sweat gradually flowed down from Old Cole's wrinkled forehead.
The atmosphere was tense.
The surrounding soldiers noticed something was wrong and began to pay attention here.
George saw the reason for Old Cole's nervousness, raised his hand to signal the soldiers not to be nervous, and then said to Old Cole: "Lord Leonhardt is acting on behalf of His Highness, no matter what secret you have, you can tell it, don't worry .”
"That His Highness?"
Old Cole's first reaction was Princess Liliana.
"The right-hand man of the princess" is the first impression the people of the Imperial City have of Leonhardt, with titles such as "Sword of the Empire" and "Supreme Military Commander of the Empire" ranking behind.
The reason why this impression ranks first is entirely because the people do not know the true identity of Leonhardt. After seeing what he has done, they highly recognize and appreciate his "loyalty" to the imperial royal family and follow his example.
Since Leonhard came to power after the disappearance of the regent Leko, when it comes to him working for a certain "His Royal Highness", people in the imperial capital will immediately think of the princess - Her Royal Highness Liliana.
However, this situation is rare. People in the imperial capital call the imperial princess either Her Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness Liliana, and generally do not use "that highness" as a pronoun in a mysterious manner.
Old Cole didn't react, but Hertel immediately figured out who George was referring to. His pupils suddenly narrowed, and then he kept hinting at Old Cole. When he didn't respond for a long time, he poked his elbow a few more times.
"What are you doing? I'm annoyed, don't pick on me!" Old Cole glared at him impatiently.
Seeing this, Hertel stepped forward helplessly and whispered in his ear: "Colonel George is talking about His Highness Lecco."
"Your Highness Leko..." Old Cole's eyes and mouth were widened by shock at the same time, "King?!"
He looked at Leonhardt in disbelief for a long time.
Hertel only felt that his blood pressure was rising.
Hearing the uncontrollable laughter around him, Old Cole reacted, and his attitude made a 180-degree turn, becoming even more enthusiastic towards Leonhardt than before.
"Sir, this tool of drilling and piercing was actually made by me for the convenience of making hollow products." Old Cole rubbed his hands and chuckled, "I didn't dare to say it just now because I was afraid of being blamed for damaging the gate. It falls on me. But since you are the king’s representative, I believe that you will not wrongly accuse me, and I am willing to bear the due responsibility.”
"However, although I designed the drill, I have never made a drill of this size because it is simply not needed."
After listening to Old Cole's story, Leonhardt's face under the mask was slightly distorted.
He hoped that he could complete the investigation without relying on his status as "the king's agent" as much as possible. But now that he has started, he has to reveal this trump card in order for Old Cole to face him calmly.
After all, Brother Wang has a higher status in the hearts of the people, and I still have many shortcomings.
Leonhart encouraged himself in his heart.
In the future, I need to have more contact with the public and become more mature.
Without letting others know the changes in his heart, Leonhardt asked Old Cole: "Put aside the issue of responsibility, please answer my question first."
Cole Sr. was the designer of the drill bit, meaning he knew more about the tool. It would be best if you knew someone who could make a drill.
"Huh? Oh...oh! Of course I know, except for those old acquaintances, I have never taught anyone else how to make this thing. Only those old guys who want to make this kind of specifications are skilled enough!" Old Cole He rubbed his hands and said enthusiastically to Leonhardt, "If it's convenient for you now, I'll take you to them right away."
His enthusiasm made Leonhart feel a little uncomfortable.
After sorting out his thoughts, he said: "In this case, Master, you tell me who they are, and I will ask the escort to visit. Gather everyone together for questioning. At that time, Master, you may be required to hide in Behind the scenes, help me analyze whether anyone is lying."
He did this for multiple reasons.
If there are really accomplices of the enemy among the people the master knows, gathering together quietly can prevent them from escaping and protect their safety - the enemy is not a kind person. Once he finds out that the craftsman who made tools for them is caught, he will definitely Kill and silence.
If it is forced, then it is also Leonhardt's responsibility to protect the victim in time.
"No problem!" Old Cole was ecstatic when he saw that he had obtained the task above.
As for the mood of those old friends...
Old Cole calmed down and said: "Sir Leonhardt, if you ask questions in the prison, those old guys will probably be scared. These people are not young..."
As long as there is suspicion, Leonhardt will not put everyone in jail.
He was about to explain when Hertel suggested first: "Why not put the location at the headquarters of our Chamber of Commerce. Several old friends of Master Cole often visit us, and the staff are very familiar with them. With us here, The senior masters should not be too nervous. Of course, during your questioning, I will order all staff to cooperate fully and never leak any secrets."
"Then there is President Lauchtel." Leonhardt readily agreed, "Without further delay, we will start right away..."
