Walking through the long corridor, Lauder's mood hit the bottom, and his previous plan was completely disrupted.
Lord Linn probably didn't want to alert the enemy, or he might have new ideas, but now it's not easy for him to deal with William alone.
Fortunately, the ring is not inoperable without him. Lauder can only hope that Lord Linn can find an opportunity to solve the trouble over there and come to rescue him.
Now all he can do is delay as much time as possible, and then take it one step at a time!
"This is it!" Cody led Lauder to the right side of the fortress, and the heavy stone door slowly opened.
Cody stayed outside the door, and Lauder stepped inside. The heavy stone door behind him was immediately closed. Inside was a gorgeously decorated hall, with priceless murals inlaid on the walls, and thick red paving on the floor. Carpets, the whole room is filled with luxury and aristocratic atmosphere.
A variety of meals had already been placed on the long table in the center of the hall, which looked extremely rich. If it weren't for the fact that there were heavily armed guards standing on both sides of the hall, he almost thought the other party was really inviting him. Come and enjoy the feast.
Lauder's eyes gradually looked towards the end of the long table and saw the owner of the manor - William!
He was a fat man weighing more than three hundred kilograms. His fat body was tightly wrapped in a wide gray robe. His hair was as shiny as fireflies in the dark night. His eyes were narrowed into slits, his nostrils were pointed upward, and he exuded an aura of disdain. The disgusting smell of alcohol.
At this time, he was holding a glass of red wine in his hand and was tasting it leisurely, while the maid beside him was working hard to serve him.
"You're finally here." William put down the goblet in his hand, stood up, clapped his hands, motioned the maids around him to move away, and then pointed to the seat next to him.
"Please take a seat, Mr. Lauder!"
Lauder seemed to have forgotten the slight discomfort at the door just now. He shook the cane in his hand and sat down gracefully like an invited guest. However, it was not the seat pointed by William, but the seat directly opposite.
William didn't care, he personally filled a glass of scarlet wine with a wooden spoon, filled another glass wine glass, then handed it to Lauder himself, and spoke slowly.
"I heard that Mr. Lauder, like me, worked for Lord Heranram and was responsible for transporting goods from the Sekas Empire to the Wizarding Land. Is that true?"
"It seems that you have obtained a lot of information in Iyetta!" Lauder did not touch the glass of wine, and was not surprised that the other party knew this.
When he fled to Iyeta with Lin En, he caused quite a stir in Iyeta. Almost everyone in the city knew that it was normal for William to collect the corresponding information and deduce his identity.
However, looking at William, who was so elegant and elegant, and almost fat as a ball, Lauder couldn't help but feel a little jealous in his heart. Although he had a large number of people under his control when he was in Harbor Town, to put it bluntly, he couldn't get on the stage at all. , we have to look at the faces of the nobility and the church at all times.
And William was obviously much better at it than him. Not only did he fawn over the eldest prince Harold, but he also became a veritable viscount. Looking at his body, you can tell that he enjoys it a lot!
"People like us will always unconsciously pry for some information, right? No matter how beautiful they appear, they are just a running dog that comes and goes when called upon." William shook his head, indicating something. said.
Lauder could naturally understand the underlying meaning of the other party, but he did not agree with it and responded with a sneer. "Who in this world is not a lackey? Even if you are King Bazel, you can't even decide on the candidate for the crown prince, and the cardinal can't disobey the orders of the church's top leaders..."
"That's right. Since you are just making a living under the help of others, why not find a bigger and higher backer?" William said calmly while sipping the red wine in the glass. "After all, this world still belongs to the nobility and the church. All secular things belong to the king, while the spirit and faith belong to God..."
"But the world will always change, probably faster than you think!" Lauder said noncommittally.
"Then I'd like to see it." William didn't mind, and then asked casually. "I don't know, what methods have you come up with to deal with me?"
Lauder's heart skipped a beat. Things were obviously getting out of his control. However, Lauder still calmed down and asked in confusion. "What do you mean? William? Didn't you invite me to discuss the trade share of ores and glass products?"
"You asked your men to take away all my self-defense equipment before entering. Are you still worried that I, a cripple who doesn't know magic, will do something to you?" Lauder gently stroked the cane with his right hand and said with a smile. .
"In that case, I might as well give you a way to survive!" William said straight to the point. "I need to know how many wizards Mr. Linn sent into the capital of [Hadra Towers], and what do they want to do?"
"Also, where is the compass that can locate the wizard's land?" William stared at Lauder and asked.
The guards on both sides had already drawn their long knives. After entering the hall, in just two or three minutes, William had already met with swords.
Lauder hesitated for a while, as if he was trying to weigh the pros and cons, and fell into deep thinking. It was not until William showed an extremely impatient look on his face that he seemed to have finally made a decision. Said out loud.
"That compass has always been in charge of Lord Orlando!"
Lauder was joking casually. In fact, the positioning device of the airship had long been replaced by something called a compass. Even if you can get it, you have to know the specific direction of the wizard's land, otherwise you have to find it slowly on the sea. Bar.
"Then how many of you have entered the kingdom of [Hadrata]? Are there any great wizards, and how many official wizards are there?" William asked again.
Lauder thought a lot again before answering slowly. "There are about dozens of people. This is not certain. Only Mr. Orlando knows the specific situation..."
Probably noticing that Lauder was deliberately stalling for time, William's expression became a little dangerous. He stretched out his fat index finger, pointed at the glass of red wine on the table, and said without doubt. "I'll only give you thirty seconds to think about it. Drink that glass of wine and let's talk."
(End of chapter)
