Chapter 91 Safety (Fourth Update)
——The fourth watch was delivered, and the monthly pass was 12,000 for two consecutive days.
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"Uncle Joel, Aunt Alyssa and Evan are all right, right? Have you rescued them?" Lucian did not suppress his emotions, and asked urgently and with concern.
And this kind of behavior is the most normal behavior for an ordinary person after hearing Natasha's words!
Although Lucian had killed Jensen and the knight's attendants guarding the prison, causing the Silver and White Horns to lose the ability to execute hostages, he did not dare to rescue people directly, so as not to expose his true purpose, so after leaving the ruins, he was always worried, afraid that Joel's family would be affected by other people's battles and die, so at this time, the emotions were sincere and appropriate, and no one would doubt it.
Natasha was a little embarrassed, she liked to charge forward, without caring about the identity and safety of the princess and countess, and directly followed Camille to find the conspirators in the Black Forest, and then rushed into the underground ruins with Camille for the first time, fighting and chasing the cultists, and the matter of saving the hostages was only handed over to another knight who followed, but fortunately, the ending was not bad:
"When I returned, I confirmed that all the hostages, including your uncle's family, had been rescued. We encountered it very suddenly, and the cult retreated in a hurry, so we didn't have time to hurt them."
"This makes me feel relieved." Lucian showed a tired but satisfied and happy smile, this rescue operation is completely tightrope walking, every link is a little wrong, that is, the result of being burned at the stake or being sacrificed, and finally succeeded, in addition to the advantages brought by information asymmetry, there is also a lot of luck, I just hope that I will not encounter such a difficult and high-risk thing again in the future, "What about Uncle Joel and the others?"
Camille replied for Natasha: "They are severely traumatized physically and mentally and are being treated by the church and questioned."
"Don't worry, Lucian, they are victims, the church just wants to ask something about the 'Silver and White Horn' caretaker, hehe, Aunt Camille, your sword that raided the 'Silver and White Horn' high priest actually caused such a big reverberation underground, shocking these weak and poor people almost knocked them out, I don't know when I will become a heavenly knight." Natasha added.
Due to Lucian's grasp of timing, the sound of Camille transforming into a tide slapping on the ground was only two or three seconds apart from "Homanz's choking cough", and it was exactly the same sound echoing in the ears of the hostages in the sealed cell.
Lucian asked strangely: "What is the silver and white horn?"
"It's the group of bad guys who kidnapped your uncle's family and threatened you, they are believers in the devil and call themselves Silver and White Horns, you have to be careful of them in the future." Natasha explained: "Their minds have been completely blinded by the devil, and in the previous pursuit, as long as they were discovered, they would immediately shout 'return to eternal silence' and blow themselves up, not giving us a chance to capture them alive at all."
Speaking of this, Natasha still had a little palpitations, although she benefited from the mixture of the two best bloodlines and her own genius, she was only one step away from the Sky Knight in her twenties, and she also had a lot of combat experience, but she was a noble princess after all, and she had never encountered much danger and such a cruel and shocking thing.
It was precisely because of this emotional influence that she would say so many words to Lucian to relieve her depression.
"Didn't you catch those bastards?" Lucian asked with concern and hatred, feeling that his acting skills were very good.
Natasha raised her head slightly, her pent-up emotions dissipated, and she became proud: "I caught a priest with silver and white horns, and then through some means, I learned part of their purpose.
Among the people who chased them, Camille, Amorton and Gosette let the two high priests "escape", some others didn't even see the back of the cultist, and some watched the priests and priests blow themselves up.
Lucian lifted his heart: "Don't you know any other purpose? Why do they want to inquire about your information, Your Highness?"
"The priest did not know that they were all acting according to orders, and it seemed that only the high priest knew. It seems to be really a big conspiracy." Natasha touched her chin.
Camille added coldly: "After the pursuit is over, the church has notified the bishops, pastors, and night watchmen who stayed behind to arrest all the problematic personnel in the intelligence service.
"What about the kidnappers who followed me?" Lucian asked knowingly.
Natasha pointed outside: "Maybe he got a warning from the 'Silver and White Horn' and escaped early. Okay, Lucian, I just wanted to say thank you to you by the way, the strength of the 'Silver and White Horn' exceeded expectations, and if they were not sabotaged in time, I am afraid it would cause irreparable losses. Hehe, when you reported to me, I actually only believed half of it, but after investigation, I completely believed it."
"This is my glory." Lucian replied politely.
At this time, Camille's expression suddenly froze, and after nearly a minute, he said to Natasha with a serious face: "All the intelligence officers who had the problem pointed the clues to Viscount Stuart, and Viscount Stuart had committed suicide before the bishop and several earls rushed over."
Things changed a lot, Camille didn't care about Lucian next to him, and reported directly to Natasha.
Viscount Stuart is the highest head of the Principality's intelligence department, a quasi-heavenly knight.
Natasha subconsciously waved her right hand to the side, her armor arm made a crisp and pleasant metal collision sound, and then she squinted her eyes, with a languid smile and a dangerous momentum, "Maybe there is a real mastermind behind Viscount Stuart, who could be it? What is his purpose, and why did he risk being 'cleaned' by the church to collude with the devil?"
After saying that, she remembered that this was the guest room where Lucian lived, so she put on the armor gloves that flashed with a cold light of milky white metal, and waved to Lucian: "Things are more troublesome than I imagined, I have to go back to the Rata Summer Palace to deal with it. I will tell the church about your bloodline power as previously agreed."
After a pause, Natasha said slightly apologetically: "But you are just the power of a quasi-knight, according to the code, it is difficult for me to canonize you as an official knight and grant you a title, and if the matter is spread, others may just be jealous, but the remnants of the 'Silver and White Horn' will definitely guess that you are the informant and retaliate frantically by it."
"This will put you in great danger, and the personnel of the Principality's intelligence services and the church night watchmen have suffered serious losses this time, and I am afraid they will not be able to provide you with reliable protection in a short time."
"After a few months, after the impact of this incident fades, I will give you a manor under the pretext of other things."
"Your Highness, this is too precious......" Lucian subconsciously refused, because in his heart, Alto was not a place to settle down and build a home, and it was better to give money or material rewards in comparison.
Natasha waved her hand and said seriously: "As the head of the Violet family, as an earl, I have never been a stingy person, as long as my 'knights' have made contributions and merits, I will definitely give them equal rewards and encouragement. Fair rewards and punishments are the cornerstone of the Vaorit family's continuation for more than a thousand years, Lucian, you can't let me lose this good virtue."
"And if you hadn't gotten the information in advance this time, I'm afraid it would have been difficult for the Silver and White Horn to suffer such a serious setback, hehe, although your intelligence is far away, but it's good to catch up. Lucian, how did you judge the location?"
Lucian knew that sooner or later he would ask about this, so he quickly said the reason he had thought about it for a long time, that is, from the "Ball of Sight", he saw a bird called "Silver-throated Turtle Dove" flying past the outside of the ranger's hut, and this bird, most people who have gone to the Black Forest of Melze to pick up mushrooms know that its most common location is the forest near the remnants of the "Kapeko" peak.
Natasha nodded, put on her helmet but didn't pull off her mask, and her whole body looked even more heroic: "That's it, wait a few months, I'll find an excuse to give you a manor, as for the excuse, Lucian, hurry up and compose a song I like."
"Thank you very much for your generous reward, Your Highness the Princess." Lucian had no choice but to thank him.
Natasha took a step forward, stepped out of the windowsill, and was suspended in mid-air, although she was not a sky knight, but the "Blood Dragon Armor" had the ability to fly.
Before flying away with Camille, Natasha suddenly turned around: "As a quasi-knight, Lucian, how can you not have a knight's longsword? Well, I'll give you one."
"Hey, it's actually hard for you to move forward on the road of knighthood, music is the direction you need to work on, Lucian, don't be confused, a young and handsome musician is very popular with girls, even if you don't pursue it, there are people who take the initiative."
"Ha, the silver moon is dreamy and beautiful tonight, I wonder if Lucian, are you interested in walking and admiring the moon together?"
"......" Lucian watched her figure fly into the darkness with Camille, and felt that this guy really had the posture of harming his friends.
After making sure that Joel's family was safe and that he might be suspected very little, Lucian finally relaxed completely, and the thick exhaustion from the depths of his soul could no longer be suppressed.
"The most important thing is to know the location of the Magic Council headquarters from Mr. Rhine as soon as possible, and when I have the ability to leave Aalto, I will quickly find an excuse to go out, the city with strong church power is too dangerous." Lucian, with the joy of resolving things, thought about tomorrow before falling into a deep sleep.
(End of this chapter)