Chapter 866 "The Journey of the Court"
The dark yellow thick carpet, hanging high from the ceiling, chandeliers full of candlesticks, delicate stone statues, lifelike murals and reliefs, the bright and warm atmosphere, makes the black building feel like a villa of a nobleman, rather than the famous "hell".
This is the first impression that the "Tribunal" left on Fernando and Douglas, who followed the "janitor" through the tree-lined paths full of statues, and officially entered the place where every magician feared from the heart.
In the hall, except for Fernando, Douglas and the "janitor", there were no other court personnel walking around, but the two of them sensed that there were several people hiding in the dark, and they seemed to be the first safety alert of the "court".
The "janitor" had a solemn face, slightly panicked, and said angrily as he walked: "I doubt your devotion to the Lord, you should come and report this kind of thing as soon as possible.
After a pause, he softened his tone: "If things go well, you will also be richly rewarded."
"Yes, my lord." Douglas looked submissive, while Fernando lowered his head and said nothing, as if he was frightened.
The "normal performance" of the "janitor" and the information revealed made the "night watchmen" hiding in the shadows make no move, just using the knight's intuition, the cleric's premonition and the magician's mental force field to sweep Douglas and Fernando.
Of course, Douglas and Fernando did not go too far to disguise themselves as ordinary people, so it was not easy to hide the magic fluctuations in the magic circle, they played low-level magicians who were ready to betray their companions, this identity was half-true, which effectively covered up the facts, but also did not attract attention - after the fall of Antifore, there were too many similar situations, so many that it was numbing.
Therefore, the night watchmen, who are the first line of warning in the "court", are only slightly curious about what important information there is, but they are not qualified to pay attention to this kind of thing.
After passing through the hall, there is an east-west corridor, flanked by rooms that are either constricted or open.
Through the semi-open door, Fernando found that it was filled with ordinary clergy who handled texts, archives, and records, most of whom did not even have the level of formal priests.
Although the "Tribunal" still lay out layers of vigilance and defense according to the original regulations, like the strongest fortress, no matter how perfect the arrangement is, it still needs to be manipulated by people.
Halfway down the corridor, the "janitor" suddenly opened a closed door, there was no decoration inside, the gray ground was directly exposed, and a downward staircase was located in the middle.
At the end of the staircase is a stone gray gate engraved with simple but profound magical symbols, which seem to be ten crowns symbolizing different meanings, connected in unique layers and ways.
Fernando and Douglas' eyes narrowed slightly at the same time, feeling its powerful power, this gate should be an intuitive embodiment of the entire Tribunal's defensive divine magic array, after operation, it was almost equivalent to a ninth-level cardinal - the current strength of the church was so strong that only a legend could become a cardinal.
"Tree of Gifts......" Fernando whispered in his heart, recognizing the sign of the ten crowns.
The "janitor" knocked lightly at the fourth crown, the rhythm had obvious changes in speed and slowness, and a dull voice soon came from inside: "Who? What's the matter?"
"The second team, 'Touch of Twilight', today's 'gatekeeper', two low-level magicians have invited informants, the information is very important, I am worried that they are hiding or lying, so I brought in the captain to ask in person." The "janitor" replied clearly, his eyes were sharp and sober, but if you look closely, there is a faint divergence and enlargement in the depths of his pupils.
Under normal circumstances, the informant can only let the "gatekeeper" deliver the message, and then the captain of the night watch decides where to interrogate them, but the reason for the "gatekeeper" is also above board, after all, some special magic circles that identify lies are only available in the "interrogation room", and similar violations of the rules are not two at the same time.
The night watchman guarding this stone gate was silent for a moment, as if he was using the identities of the three people outside the core of the divine magic array, and after thirty seconds, he said in a flat tone: "Come in."
Lights lit up one after another, ten "Crowns of Divine Arts" were shrouded in holiness, and the gate slowly retreated.
Douglas exhaled in his heart, feeling a little happy, although he could control the other party when the captain of the night watch came out to interrogate, but there were many magicians in the underground court, and the fluctuations of spells were easy to be covered.
Behind the gate was a passage with no end in sight, and the guards hid in the darkness and did not show their faces.
The corridors were winding, and there were rows of silver candlesticks on both sides, but what was lit on them was not candlelight, but holy light from the divine magic array.
The light shines down, contrasting sharply with the gloomy and gloomy corridor, making people feel more and more oppressed and gloomy.
Passing through this corridor, there was a commotion, and in the wide hall, many people wearing black gloves came and went, including "interrogators" with red gloves, and "executioners" shrouded in gray cloaks.
There were corridors around the hall, and from time to time there were breaths of magic fluctuations and divine magic fluctuations, and it was obvious that someone was tempering their abilities or using them to interrogate prisoners.
In their opinion, there is an official night watchman leading the way, and passing the front layer of inspection, what will be the problem?
The "janitor" turned into a hallway and knocked on a door with a black skull painted on it.
"Come in." A majestic voice came from inside.
Pushing open the door, Fernando saw a middle-aged man with slender cheeks like a poisonous snake.
"Are they?" The captain of the Night's Watch asked with a slight annoyance.
The "janitor" casually closed the door and repeated what he had just said.
"Don't be so reckless next time, do a preliminary interrogation on it first." Captain Night's Watch criticized, but not too harshly, and then he raised his head and looked at Douglas and Fernando, "Do you know where the 'Dark Storm' is hiding? Do you know the headquarters of the 'Magicians United Union'?"
His eyes became hazy, and the holy light on the wall began to flow, obviously using the power of the special divine magic array to unexpectedly find answers.
Although he was only a fifth-level knight, with the help of the divine magic array, if the high-level magicians were unprepared, they would also be affected, and it was impossible for the two low-level magicians on the opposite side to resist.
Suddenly, he saw a pair of deep, dark eyes, starry and charming.
"You really know!" The captain of the night watch stood up suddenly, his voice much louder.
The faint magic fluctuations were so inconspicuous under the flowing holy light, and they were even closer to non-existent when mixed with the surrounding similar aura.
The captain of the night watch paced back and forth: "This matter is too important, I must report to the 'agents' and them! No, I have to invite the 'Hunter' to join me."
The agent is a giant of the county court and also has high-level strength.
He opened the door and ordered a night watchman who came over: "Go and ask Lord 'Hunter' to go to Master 'Agent's room, there is important information about 'Dark Storm' and the Magician's United Union!"
The night watchman passing by quickly nodded and trotted towards the room of the "Hunter", who came here to hunt down the "Dark Storm"! This kind of information must be told to him as soon as possible!
The "Hunter" was what Fernando and the others called the "vulture", which made him clench his fists gently, waiting for an outburst.
Along the way, Douglas and Fernando both looked at the magic array layout hidden on the wall out of the corner of their eyes, and came to the same conclusion.
No matter how strong the divine magic formation is, it can open a breakthrough from the "human heart", and hundreds of years of victory and tranquility have made everything so relaxed, without any vigilance and vigilance to go out to carry out missions.
As he walked, the captain of the night watch suddenly paused, and said half-to himself: "We have to take the magicians who surrendered before and let them confront them face to face."
So, he changed direction and went to another corridor first.
After all, the fact that the "Captain of the Night Watch" and the "Janitor" are controlled is difficult to hide from the "Agent", and at that time, I am afraid that the goal of "Hunter" must be abandoned - there is not enough time, as long as the action must be completed in a very short time, and then escape before the church notices.
In the room, Benson drank the spirits that usually affect his sanity, his expression was indescribably relaxed, and he was no longer frightened and anxious.
Of course, only when you are drunk can you forget the unbelievable resentful eyes of your friend before he dies.
"With my 'agent', some magicians provide information, you can help identify it." The captain of the night watch is very polite.
Benson was a ruddy young man with good features and a dignified appearance, smiling: "This is what I should do."
He glanced at Douglas behind the captain of the Night's Watch and felt very unfamiliar, but he didn't know many mages in the organization, so it was normal to feel unfamiliar.
And Fernando, who had changed his appearance and breath, also hid it from Benson, he just thought funny, there was such a short male magician.
He never thought that Fernando would dare to break into this place, this is the "Inquisition"!
Along the way, Benson didn't pay much attention to the two magicians, only the low-level ones were not dangerous to their status, so they were more talking to the captain of the Night Watch, trying to build good relationships.
The captain of the night watch grabbed the people in the hall and asked a few questions, confirming that the "Hunter" had walked towards the "Agent" room, so he quickened his pace and rushed over fearing that his superiors would blame him.
The "Agent" room quilt, the "Hunter" wearing black leather armor and a shadow helmet sat on a dark red back chair, asking the "Agent" wearing silver and white armor opposite: "There is really a 'dark storm' whereabouts."
"They haven't come here yet, and I don't know, but the 'lion' won't blindly invite you." The agent replied,
"Lion" is the code name for Captain Night's Watch.
"Hunter" nodded, didn't speak again, and waited quietly as if it had melted into the darkness.
There were footsteps, and someone knocked on the door.
"Come in." The "agent" knew that it was the "lion" who had come.
The door slowly opened, and looking at the "hunter" at the door, his heartbeat suddenly quickened, and he had a hint that death was coming.
"Not good!" He rushed to the door without thinking, and his rich experience taught him that only by interrupting the other party forward could he get a chance to survive.
However, everything in front of him became gray and bleak, and everything stood still, as if he had come to another world.
(End of this chapter)