Chapter 688 - The Lonely Dragon Queen (1/2)

Chapter 688: The Lonely Dragon Queen

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Razer was sitting cross-legged on the ground in a basement prison cell beneath Ferde’s Mage Tower.

The cell was specially designed by Link himself. Its Level-19 magical defenses were directly powered by the Mage Tower’s central Mana pool. Link had personally installed most of them, including the magical circuits for spatial lockdown, temporal imprisonment, and Mana scrambling.

Simply put, even at his peak condition, Razer would not be able to break out of this place.

One side of the cell was transparent. There, Link was sitting on a jade chair which he had molded for himself using earthen magic. He was now drinking a cup of tea in front of Razer. Nana was there with him as well. She stood silently behind Link, blending herself completely into the darkness. The only evidence of her presence in the room was the cold glint of her Last Nightmare sword.

At that moment, Razer had been stripped of all his magical equipment. Clad in prison garb, his wrists and ankles were fettered with custom-made shackles. The wounds on his body completed the man’s wretched look.

If anyone from the Fire Sect’s higher echelons were here right now, he or she would not have thought that this stubbly old man was the same fearsome Hellfire Knight of the Fire Sect.

Ting! Link snapped the lid shut on his cup before putting it aside. Then, he asked, “How is Saint Milda doing?”

“Hmph!” Razer turned away from Link. A few seconds later, he spat out, “She is none of your concern.”

Link smiled. “I’m usually quite averse to torturing my prisoners, especially when they happen to be big-shots like you. However, I could be persuaded to resort to such an unsavory tactic if push comes to shove.”

The Shadow Divine Fragment was still in his possession. Even though the Snow Mountain Archmage had neutralized its ability to influence people’s minds, it would still be able to draw the attention of countless other masters. Keeping it here with him was not a good idea. He needed to deliver the fragment to the Snow Mountain Archmage as soon as possible.

The problem now was that the Snow Mountain Archmage was in the Aragu realm, which was sealed off by the Inferno Archmage and barricaded by the Fire Sect. Blundering into the Aragu realm without having the lay of the land beforehand would be equivalent to suicide.

Link then continued, “I would like to ask you a few questions. If you could answer each of them honestly, you have my word that I will let you go unscathed with all your weapons and equipment. I’ll even open up a portal for you to let you go back to Aragu. What do you think?”

For a moment, Razer was stunned into silence. “How gullible do you think I am?”

“If my word isn’t good enough for you, then perhaps a soul contract would be enough to convince you of my sincerity,” said Link with a smile.

Razer remained silent for a moment, his brows furrowed deeply. Then he said, “I know you’re planning to give the Snow Mountain Archmage the divine fragment. I should warn you, it will not be easy. If you let me go, rest assured it will be the last mistake you’ll ever make.”

“We’ll see. So… do you accept my terms?”

Razer narrowed his eyes at Link. “You can only ask at most three questions. Anything about our saint or our lord is off limits.

“Heh, aren’t you awfully picky? Very well, I accept your conditions,” said Link, nodding.

“Ask away, then.” Razer’s mood had improved considerably, knowing that it would only be a matter of time until the lord of Ferde released him from his prison as promised.

“Firstly, I need a detailed map of the Aragu Realm. Try not to leave out anything important in it.”

Razer shook his head. “I’m not that familiar with the realm’s entire geography…”

Before he could even finish, Link interrupted him, “Actually, you are. I know for a fact that a detailed map of Aragu is distributed to every high-ranking member in the Fire Sect, and that you are all required to commit everything on it to memory. Don’t fret about how I came to know about this. I have my methods. Just focus on drawing me that map.”

A normal map of Aragu was not difficult to obtain. However, what Link really wanted was a military-grade map. With it, he would have a more accurate picture of Aragu’s geography.

Despite knowing that such a map would be of great value to Link, he had no choice but to comply with his demand. This was the price he had to pay for his freedom, after all.

Sighing, Razer finally nodded. “You’ll get your map. However, as the information it holds is just too valuable, I can only allow you to ask one more question. If you don’t agree to this, then we’re done here.”

“Very well.” Link did not object to this. Any attempts to coerce a man like Razer would only prove fruitless and might even end up backfiring on him.

He then continued, “I would also like to learn more about Aragu’s history for the last 100 years, especially about events that have been influential to the course of history, as well as a few other confidential matters that you’ve been entrusted to keep secret. Of course, you could choose to leave out any sensitive information pertaining to your saint or your Lord.”

“What do you hope to do with such information?” asked Razer, puzzled.