Chapter 1092 - An Arrest Warrant (1/2)
Chapter 1092: An Arrest Warrant Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
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“So, you’re going to help him?” said Marl Tokat as he knitted his brows. “To help a remnant church member?”
After Sean sent Joe away, he immediately sent for the emissary of the City of Glow and told him the whole story. He did not believe the three noble families would try to keep the treasure for themselves, because none of them knew what it was used for. If the treasure was really something extremely powerful, they should not have had it smuggled out of the Kingdom of Dawn in the first place.
“I don’t make the call as to whether I should help him or not,” said Sean indifferently. “My instruction is to find the treasure as soon as possible. Now, I’ve finally obtained a clue that sounds reliable, so naturally I should further confirm its credibility. As for what comes next, I’ll leave it to His Majesty.” He paused for a moment, rested his eyes on Marl and asked, “So, do you have any good plans, Mr. Emissary?”
The First Army was invincible, but their unparalleled power would be of no use if there was not an enemy to compete with. Since the First Army did not have expertise in searching for cunning spies, it would be better to place the matter in the three noble families’ hands.
“To be completely honest, I wish I had never listened to this story,” Marl said, shrugging. “Lady Quinn was expelled from the Kingdom of Dawn because of the church. If there were no church, she would probably have married my brother now… Ahem, but since you’ve asked, I’ll try my best to assist you. Although there have been many visitors to the town recently, it shouldn’t be that hard to find a particular group of people.”
“A particular group of people?”
“Yes, as the passage to the Cage Mountain is blocked, the fastest way to get here from the Kingdom of Wolfheart is via sea. People have to go through Coral Bay, a port city in the northeast of Thorn Town,” Marl replied as he counted on his fingers. “We are going to look for fleets coming from the east, with around 10 to 15 crew members, probably with a little Wolfheart accent, and dressed up like Wolfheart citizens. Based on these criteria, we’ll be able to narrow our target down to only several fleets. I reckon there are less than five that meet all these criteria.”
“Is this because Coral Bay… is the only big city in the east? Once we circle out these people, are we going to detain and interrogate them all?” Sean asked thoughtfully. The situation was pretty similar to that in Neverwinter. Many people came to Neverwinter from the east but none the west, except the demons. ”
“That’s right,” Marl answered with a nod. “The spy you’re looking for is very likely among them.”
“But who should do all this work?”
“Is there anyone else who knows better than the town than the local Rats? A problem that can be solved with money isn’t really a problem,” Marl replied smilingly as he placed his hand on his chest. “To show the sincerity of the three families, the Tokats is willing to bear all the expenses incurred.”
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In a residential house in the suburb of Thorn Town, the butler of the Earl of the Archduke Island, Hagrid, was fanning impatiently, trying to keep the buzzing mosquitos away from him.
“What an awful place this is! There’s not even a mosquito net here,” thought Hagrid irritably. How was he supposed to live here two months later when summer started?
Hagrid still had no clue as to why the Magic Ceremony Cube illuminated.
He was not even sure whether the King of Graycastle was really coming for the treasure in the Temple of the Cursed.
“Maybe I should go and see what he is doing at the moment?” Hagrid thought.
Based on the information collected by his men, the Graycastle Exploration Team had arrived at Thorn Town two months ago. It appeared that they were planning something extraordinary. First, they had built a road in the mountain. Then, they had started to recruit death row prisoners. They had also turned the temple on the mountainside inside out. Every day, they shipped bricks and stones from the mountain and piled them up in an open field constantly guarded by the soldiers.
It made perfect sense if they excavated the ground to search for the hidden treasure. However, Graycastle seemed to be more enthusiastic for stones than the treasure itself. Hagrid had once watched them work from a distance. He had seen the soldiers air slabs and bricks in the sun before shipping them to Coral Bay in the east via carriage.
Hagrid did not understand what the King of Graycastle used these black stones for.
He had also managed to obtain some of the stones from the port and asked his men to send them to Earl Lorenzo. As he had expected, the stones did not help the Magic Ceremony Cube recover its legendary power.
The key to activating this ancient treasure must be something else.
“Sir, the person you’re looking for is here,” reported a man who lifted the curtain and came in.
“Send him in,” Hagrid said as he straightened up and turned up the collar of his coat.
“Yes, sir!”
A villager-looking man was pushed in. He knelt down on the floor, looked up at Hagrid gingerly and said, “Sir, my name is Knaff. Do you want to climb up the mountain? As long as you don’t intend to cross the mountain, I can take you anywhere you want…”
“You were the guide for the Graycastle men when they arrived at the Cage Mountain?” Hagrid talked over him.
“Y-yes… sir.”