Chaos Crown

Chapter 12, From the Shadow of Suzar

Red-haired, slender, with a goatee, piercing eyes, and slightly bald forehead, Captain Queen's Blade, wearing a gorgeous military uniform, strode up to Aaron. He pulled out his chair and sat down, staring at with Aaron.

"Aaron Salian, son of Viscount Manuel Salian, your father was once the knight commander of the Purple Dragon Knights and a hero of the kingdom. His Majesty took pity on his loyalty and bravery, and issued a special order to allow the Salian family to inherit the title of Viscount for another generation, so you are the last Salian, and if there are no accidents, the history of the surname and title of Salian will end with you."

Hendry asked the waiter for a glass of gin, and the corners of his small eyes were covered with thin crow's feet: "Your family has a glorious history, and your parents are also good, but this is business. Could you please answer a few questions for us?"

The pastor's face changed slightly.

She was a little gloating at first, and wanted to see Aaron deflated, but she didn't expect that Queen's Blade came up and suspected that Aaron had colluded with Prince Dark Sun to murder his companion.

This is impossible!how can that be!

Although we didn't get along for a long time, Miss Priest could tell from her own perception that Aaron was not that kind of person, not to mention that he had accepted the miracle technique of Ms. Silver Star, and had met the Silver Virgin Su Lun himself!

"Mr. Hendry, are you mistaken..." Eleanor was about to stand up and question Captain Queen's Blade's intentions, but Aaron reached out his hand to signal Miss Priest not to speak.

He looked at the aggressive Hendry, thinking about the reason of the matter.

The Queen's Blade is a notorious spy organization in Cormyr, founded at the hands of the legendary warrior known as the "Purple Dragon", formerly King Asan IV.

The legendary warrior Arthur IV was crowned King of Cormyr in 1336 in the valley calendar. Under his rule, Cormyr reached the most glorious period in history, and the whole kingdom entered a period of continuous prosperity. In the legendary royal chief With the help of the great wizard Vangda Hester, Cormyr became stronger than ever, and defeated the invading nomadic empire Khan Yamen in the Great Tucan Invasion as the leader of the Northern Great Alliance. The legendary warrior king Asan IV He personally cut off the head of Yamen Khan on the battlefield.

However, as a powerful king, Yasan IV naturally centralized power. He established a secret organization "Queen's Blade" in the name of Queen Phil Farrell, which was specially used to monitor every move of the nobles and commoners in the country. The people are strictly controlled.

As a result, the organization Queen's Blade stinks up the whole block, and everyone's face changes when they hear it.

Nobles and citizens had fiercely opposed it more than once, but Yasan's prestige was too high and his ability was too strong, and the opposition was suppressed.

The great king and legendary warrior died together a few months ago in a battle with a great wyrm, leaving his youngest daughter, Alice Sale, to continue ruling the country as regent.

Aaron thought that he would be called in for questioning. After all, the mission failed and both companions died. If he survived alone, he would need to investigate anyway, but he didn't expect that the Queen's Blade would come so soon.

He thought that as long as he could return to Suzar smoothly, he would be safe for at least a while.

But now it seems that the enemy is not only in the king's forest, but also in the kingdom, in the knight order, and in Susa, the heart of the kingdom!
Questions soon started at the dinner table, with Hendry asking and Aaron answering throughout.

"...According to what you said, it was negligence that you were attacked by the magician. Did the other party have prepared for it?"

"Yes, the other party has obviously made very serious preparations, but I don't think we were negligent. The other party is a magician with the strength of a second-tier elite, and he also has a team consisting of hobgoblins, bear goblins, ogres, and goblin wargs. Teams of riders."

"Do you believe that you were primarily responsible for this attack?"

"I'm only following orders to go and investigate."

"Is the death of Hicks and Volker, the apprentices of the Battle Mage, related to your successful escape?"

"Hicks told me to run. He covered my escape with his life. Walker died when he was first attacked. The fighting didn't start until Walker died."

"Can you explain how you were able to escape from such a powerful enemy configuration?"

"I was guided by the Virgin of Silver, whose whispers guided me to escape successfully."

"Is there any evidence?"

"Have!"

Aaron motioned to Miss Pastor: It's your turn to perform.

Tsk, this man!Use my lord as a shield again!Veins appeared on the head of Miss Pastor, so she had to pass by herself, rescued Aaron who was in a coma, and brought him to the altar of Our Lady of Silver in Shenhai Town, where she performed miracles, and Su Lun used divine power to heal Aaron The process of soul trauma is briefly stated.

Sure enough, Hendry frowned after hearing Eleanor's words. This was not the answer he expected.

The intervention of the church and the testimony of the pastor made it impossible for him to ask many leading questions.

"You don't have the blood of a warlock, how did you have the ability of a warlock?"

"I don't know either, but I believe it must be a gift from the Silver Virgin."

"Did you deliberately run towards the altar or the direction of the priests, because they can testify to you?"

"I didn't think about it that much at the time, but I heard the whisper of the Silver Virgin, and He told me to flee there."

"Since you got help, why didn't you go after the Warlock but chose to give up the mission and return to Suzal?"

"This is the instruction of the Silver Virgin."

"Is your ability to cast spells related to the warlock you're tracking, or the suzerain behind it?"

"I believe this is the Silver Lady's preference for me, and has nothing to do with Dark Sun, the Warlock, or his suzerain."

"Your Excellency Salian, it is irresponsible to always blame the gods."

"I'm just stating the facts."

Hendry asked a few more questions, but after he couldn't find any breakthrough, he had to put away the quill: "Okay, thank you for your cooperation, Your Excellency Viscount Salian, I will hand over all our conversations to Alice Searle Your Highness will let her make the decision."

After finishing speaking, the captain of Queen's Blade took out a large golden key from his body: "I'm sorry to disturb your dinner break, according to the regulations of Her Royal Highness, we will pay the room fee for you, please enjoy the tower freely. May-Jia shopkeeper all the services here."

"All? Is it okay if I drink all of Tamar's storage tonight?" Aaron took the big key, felt the weight on it, and couldn't help laughing.

"Of course. Anyway, all the expenses will be written off by the royal family in the end. You just need to think about how to answer Her Royal Highness's questions in advance like today." Hendry hooked Aaron's neck with his hands quite easily. , Whispering in his ear: "This is a rare opportunity, Flower of Shen Hai, don't say I didn't help you!"

"Suite, double room." Captain Queen's Blade patted Aaron on the shoulder, blinked his eyes, and showed an expression that any man could understand: "Don't forget brother when things are done."

Aaron understood immediately, and he also smiled ambiguously, without saying anything.

It seems that the rumors of the world are wrong!The Queen's Blade isn't that annoying either!
Hendry Higginson, right?I remember your name.

After dinner, Aaron greeted Ferrara and the others, and the two agreed to set off at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.

He took the pastor and went upstairs together: "Come on, let's go upstairs to rest."

"Who wants to go upstairs with you to rest? You bastard, what are you doing?" Eleanor struggled angrily as Aaron pulled her sleeves: "I won't live in a room with you."

"Shh, the people from Queen's Blade probably haven't gone far. I'm doing this for our safety." Aaron whispered in his ear: "Go into the room. I have something to discuss with you. It's not safe outside."

As Aaron approached, the pleasant aroma of his body came to his face again, dispelling the cold, damp musty smell in the hotel.

The large golden key was twirling up and down in Aaron's hands, and the Viscount continued, "You can enjoy the hot water bath for free in the noble suite, as long as you want!"

As soon as this remark came out, it was true that Miss Priest's resistance weakened a lot.

In China, it is not so easy to take a hot bath. Without mature boiler technology, a lot of water needs to be boiled to take a hot bath, which consumes a lot of fuel, and it is very time-consuming and laborious.

"Besides, it's not safe for me to live alone in such a big room, Miss Eleanor, I need your protection, I need it very much!" Finally, Aaron made another petition, clasping his hands together: "Without you , I really don’t know what to do by myself!”

"Even if you say that..." Eleanor still hesitated, Miss Pastor stared at Aaron with guarded and distrustful eyes, she still resisted a little: "But we are unmarried men and women, it is not appropriate to live in the same room."

"We are not unmarried men and women, we are all humble servants serving the Virgin of Silver, we are beloved relatives and friends, brothers and sisters, and closest partners!" Aaron said one after another, seeing Eleanor still hesitated He simply said, "Besides, Miss Eleanor has no confidence in her own strength. Do you think you, a second-level elite priest, will be overwhelmed by me, a first-level apprentice warlock?"

As soon as this remark came out, Eleanor's aura really changed.

"That's how it is." Miss Priest said softly: "Alright, Queen's Blade will not let go of any chance, you are my lord's favored one, and you need to be protected."

The charm is successful!

Aaron secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart.

Kingdom charm, no.

Slaanesh's charm, okay!

Our Slaanesh's charm technique is too powerful~
Using the large key to open the door of the room on the third floor, Aaron took a look at the furnishings in the house.

This kind of large carriage hotel in the wild, the most typical place to stay at night is the Chase Shop, the kind that can sleep twenty or thirty people in a long row, for example, the Ferrara group lived in the Chase Shop, one night Only one silver coin is needed.

Upstairs is the farmer's room. There are only two beds in the room, and there is a bucket of water in the corner, which is priced at 2 silver coins.

In the businessman's room, besides the bed, there are tables and chairs, a hanger, and even windows!

The aristocratic suite is already a bit luxurious. It has an independent bathroom, a living room with a sofa, a long table and a carpet, and a separate bedroom. It costs 5 golden lion coins a night.

Hendry did save Aaron a lot of money. The Viscount originally carried 25 golden lion coins with him, and he had already spent the barbarian looking for a set of weapons for him at the open-air altar in Shenhai Town. 20, not many left.

As for Miss Pastor, her money will never exceed 10 golden lion coins, and Aaron guesses that it should not exceed 5. Judging from her frugal life style, she does not look like a pastor with extra money.

The two walked into the room and sat down on the sofa. Aaron called the waiter to arrange hot water for the bath, and said naturally, "Do you wash first or should I wash first?"

"Let me wash first." Eleanor sat on the sofa awkwardly with her legs together.

She saw Aaron take off the burqa chain mail naturally, revealing the inner lining, unbuttoned the collar, and leaned comfortably on the sofa chair, completely ignoring her presence in the room .

The pastor couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

She thought to herself that the vision of the Silver Virgin is actually not bad, this guy is really quite...

"I'm very glad that you were able to restrain your temper and didn't fall into the trap of Ferrara's gang." Aaron smiled peacefully in a gentle tone: "If you did something within the walls of the Karan Hotel , then the problem is really a bit troublesome."

The pastor was stunned, and she realized immediately: "Did you hear that?"

"Yes, I heard it." Aaron pointed his finger at his temple, his eyes were as bright and endless as the endless blue sky in the dimly lit room: "Do you think that wanderer is Unintentionally? No, he did it on purpose, he deliberately provoked you!"

"From the very beginning, I felt that those people were not good people!" Miss Pastor also took off her robe and hung it on the hanger. She was a little displeased: "Why did you invite them to travel together?"

"Yes, from the very beginning, I knew they had a problem. A group of [-] mercenaries with [-] warriors was strange. Secondly, their strength was not bad. Both Ferrara and Montero were second-tier elites. Adventurers, the remaining [-] people are also apprentice-level adventurers, and they obviously still have supplies, why would they rest in a place like the wild, a goblin bear with a few goblins, why can they be beaten like ghosts? Look, can you still steal their goods?" Aaron interlocked his fingers and put them on his lower abdomen. He said with a smile: "This matter is against common sense. With their inventory and strength, they can't get there. Karan Hotel?"

"If you say that, it's true... don't they plan to go to Suzal?" Eleanor was also deep in thought.

"No, they are planning to go to Suzal." Aaron shook his head: "Think about it again, if they don't plan to go to Suzal, then they also have no reason to stay in the wild, and they won't go with me when I propose So ecstatic after that.”

"Miss Eleanor, please recall carefully, their behavior after meeting us, their behavior before they entered the hotel, they deliberately let a wanderer come to test you, and the notice at the hotel door, can you draw a conclusion?" The rules are persuasive, and the pastor is brought into her own rhythm.

The pastor thought for a while, and immediately, a terrifying answer emerged: "You mean, they are... smugglers?"

"Correct!" Aaron snapped his fingers happily, and he continued, "The two of us accidentally entered their trap!"

"This is a group of smuggling businessmen. They came from Zambia. They happened to meet the imperial edict of His Royal Highness Alice Searle, requiring identification and employment certificates. This made them smuggle in the disguise of a mercenary group into big trouble. , Her Royal Highness’s order is very strict, and they can’t get an adventure permit for the time being.”

"So this group of people set up a trap in the wild, trying to trick people into it, and managed to get a license."

"But they didn't expect that it was a nobleman and a priest who came. The combination of these two people is really not easy to solve, and it is not easy to deal with the aftermath."

"I saw this exactly. When they were hesitant and unable to make a decision, I offered to go with them and help them. I am the Viscount and the Purple Dragon Knight. Of course, I have the right to issue adventure permits to them I'm like a driftwood that drowning men find in their despair, and they have no reason not to hold on to it to survive."

So it is!Eleanor suddenly realized, but Miss Pastor immediately had a new question: "But if this is the case, that wanderer..."

"Because you are an uncertain factor." Aaron smiled slightly: "Although the priest is not a paladin, there are quite a few dead-headed ones."

"Tsk!" Miss Pastor first clenched her hands unwillingly, and then stared at Aaron with re-examination eyes.

This guy is not easy!
"You may not quite understand why I want to help them." Aaron let his back sink into the sofa, and he closed his eyes: "If I don't help them, they will take desperate risks and create one, two In the end, they will be forced to become robbers and become bandits.”

"At this time, the group of Ferrara and Montero happened to be at the point of decline in the moral barrier. What I have to do is to give them a hand and prevent them from completely abandoning themselves and becoming robbers who kill and rob. , I also want to collect my due reward, [-]% of the goods." Aaron opened his eyes again: "This is my way of kindness."

The power of Slaanesh is not as planned, logical, and conspiratorial as Tzeentch.

But Slaanesh understands human nature.

"As for you, dear Miss Eleanor, I have always believed that you would not do anything irreparable in a fit of anger." Aaron's expression turned serious: "So I didn't intervene."

"why?"

"I know you, Miss Eleanor. We have known each other for many years. You are a devout priest who serves the Holy Mother of Silver. You will not let the reputation of the Holy Mother of Silver be affected by you." Aaron winked at Miss Priest Blink: "So, you will be angry, but you won't hurt anyone because of it. Ferrara's temptation is doomed to fail."

Miss Priest froze in place.

Does he know me so well?

Aaron didn't speak any more, he wanted to give Miss Pastor some time to digest.

"...Aaron, you really, have become different from before." After a long time, she said quietly, and said with a re-examination tone: "The you before, have never been like this... ...radiant, full of charm and wit, and I can imagine how popular you will be when you return to Suzall."

The charm is successful!

"Okay, I've finished talking, and I've explained the matter clearly to you, why are you still wearing a mask?" Aaron pretended to be dissatisfied: "It seems that you have never regarded me as a friend."

Miss Priest nodded, and she stretched her hand into her hair: "Well, it's not like you haven't seen it anyway."

Aaron immediately focused his attention on Eleanor.

Tonight's main show is coming!

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