Path of The Dragonborn

Count Hertha finished. The sun has completely fallen below the horizon, and in some cold nights, only Heliga and Count Hertha, looking at each other, were silent.

Although in such cold weather, this time is enough to arouse the alertness of the people around Count Hertha, but he seems to be unable to hold back, and all the details he can recall are shown to Heliga when he met last time. The stranger who also threatened to kill him, confided in all.

When talking about excitement, he even choked up or cried. Heliga didn't urge him, and waited for him to adjust his emotions and continue to speak-in the end, after the whole story was told, it was already a few hours, and it was already beyond what Heliga and Count Hertha had said before. However, neither of them seemed to be going to mention this.

"This is the truth of what happened at the time... After that I returned to Bariahat and everything changed. Amancia had already found an excuse to say that I had to temporarily switch the family business due to some illness. Leave it to him for safekeeping. My father and grandfather, in the process of expanding family power, also offended many ancient families with a long history. They knew what happened behind the Earl of Amancia and me, but deliberately acquiesced to this. Everything happened-after I reacted, he had already embezzled more than half of the property that originally belonged to the Herta family. Fortunately, he also kept his promise and did not take away the last part-that's it Let me still keep the title of earl."

"That's it... If you directly annex you completely, it will definitely attract the attention of the duke's family and even the emperor's majesty. If they intervene, he will probably cost more if he wants to conceal it, and there is a risk of failure It's huge."

"That's right. I'm determined on this too... In the years after that, I negotiated with him several times, trying to get more." Count Hertha gave a wry smile, "Unfortunately, I am also weak now. Up."

"...Yes. What is going on with you now?" Heliga asked suspiciously. Just now Earl Hertha mentioned that the Earl of Omansia used the drugs provided by "Paradise" to let the Earl of Hertha step into the trap he set step by step, and when the plan developed to the climax, it was actually by him. I turned Earl Hertha away from the mountain, and on the other hand, let my powerful henchmen take the opportunity to draw salaries from the bottom of the pot-he didn't want to see these people because of this, so he hid it?

"...The pain caused by that drug has basically not been relieved for so many years." Count Hertha was silent for a moment, and then said, "After that guy took advantage of the little girl in that horrible place and grabbed my handle. , I actually have absolutely nothing to do with there-their so-called treatment is just to make me coma, it is more convenient for them to start, and it has not changed the drug addiction I had before. It is just that. After that, I stopped trying to find that kind of thing, but relying on my own willpower to support it-it was really painful... Then all my money was basically used from Remi Filia I bought the latest medical drugs for adjuvant treatment. Although it is much better now than the most powerful period, I still feel that way occasionally."

"I see." Heliga sighed-what Earl Hertha said, so far there is no big flaw. At that time, "True Knowledge" should still be in the steps before Joachim completes the final processing stage. The medicine that Earl Hertha drank may be just some kind of additional product in this research process. As for the little girl whose name he didn’t even know, she should have been brought over from a place they never knew where it was like at the time. By feeding all kinds of hallucinogenic drugs, on the one hand, it was provided to the maker of Qiya. Experimental samples of personality, on the one hand, serve as young prostitutes to perverted guests in exchange for money.

This is the truth that Earl Hertha, who started a few years ago, suddenly closed the door-although there may be the possibility of not wanting to see those traitors and enemies, but the most important thing is that he has been Fighting against something that makes my heart extremely painful.

"I know... this is a sin that can't be forgiven at all." Count Hertha gave a wry smile, and he completely opened the chattering box. Originally, Heliga could not have thought that he could ask so carefully the first time." Whether it was the child at the time, my father and grandfather, and the goddess of the sky... Over the years, I have been trying to confess my sins, but I don’t know what to do. I’ve been doing it all the time. Under Amancia's surveillance, it is absolutely impossible to make any big moves behind his back; my source of funds is firmly controlled by him in the name of escrow, and my drug addiction prevents me from continuing. Showing my face before the public has made me firmly locked at home, not to mention the batch of photos in his hands that could completely ruin me at any time."

"Really... because of this, your home is not like an earl at all..."

"Yes... Almost all my money is spent on the pharmaceutical factories in Remifilia. With the only little money left, I will find someone who is trustworthy and has a relationship with the public capital. Friends who are not very convenient are used to resettle the war-torn areas, especially the children in Northumbria who lost their hometown and relatives because of the war.” When Earl Hertha said this, he was not doing good things by himself. The kind of pride, "All of these can be found in my Royal Capital Bank account-because that is my personal account. Although the money that Amancia regularly allocates to me is enough to live, it is not enough for me. What's going on, so he probably didn't bother to care about it...or maybe he had checked it before, but he was not interested at all."

Heliga did not speak. Count Hertha raised his head at this moment-Heliga could see his pale face in the moonlight, "I don't know who you are... I don't know how to call you, what is your purpose. I am. Just want to ask one question... Is it possible for someone like me to be forgiven?"

"...I... don't know. I think I don't have the qualifications to judge these." Heliga hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to tell the true thoughts deep in his heart-it seems that Count Hertha is completely I don’t know, even the Earl of Amancia was recorded on the blacklist of "Paradise", "It's just that, I think, things have not completely lost the opportunity to turn around."

"How?" Count Hertha smiled indifferently. "He is now the hottest business and social tycoon in the entire Bariahat. Except for the Duke’s family, only a few of them, such as Count Goty, can have a relationship with him. An equal capital; he is holding my fate firmly in his hand. Even now, thinking of the consequences of those things that might leak out is enough to make me feel terrified. Not to mention his current relationship with the Duke’s family. Getting closer—"

"The Duke's house?" Heliga asked strangely. As far as I know, his relationship with the Duke of El Barrea does not seem to be very good? Because at present, the Duke of El Barrea most trusted is Earl Goti.

"That's right... But the Duke of El Barrea is almost fifty years old. It won't take many years before he has to retire." Count Hertha nodded, "By then, 80% will It was Lord Rufas who succeeded the duke—I know that your relationship with Master Euses is unusual, but it is a pity..."

"Rufas El Barrea is recognized by the four famous sects, and is the best among the new generation of nobles. Even Juss himself will recognize this. You don't need to feel sorry for saying this." Heilijia points. Knowing this—Earl Hertha’s words were not known to Heliga himself, I am afraid that even Euses was kept in the dark.

"He has a good relationship with Lufas El Barrea?" Heliga continued to ask, "Do you know the specifics?"

"It seems to have met after my business. Master Rufas was very interested in his "merger" of my property, and because of the evidence, I couldn't personally defend myself, so what happened? He said that he went completely according to his will. In short, the result was that after that, people knew that he and Master Rufas had a very good relationship, and Master Rufas also relied on his help to govern the territory when he was outside. Correspondingly, although the Duke of Helmut disliked him very much, the Duke of His Excellency had an extraordinary trust and pampering in his eldest son. Therefore, for the so-called stability of his son’s future in the territory, even if he was confronted face to face several times, he did not take it. How about the Earl of Amancia. "

"That's it... he was whispering the news." Heliga thought to himself, no wonder this guy seemed to know everything about him-Rufas was one of Thorz's three permanent directors, for the entire Class VII He has a high power to interrogate and stand on matters related to special internships. It is normal that he will inform this ally of some of these things.

However, this means a bit of possible risk-since Lufas has specifically mentioned himself, then he must have also seen that he may be a certain threat to him. Therefore, it is not impossible to inform his allies in advance and ask him to be aware of the dangers that his actions may bring.

But... how much does he know? Heliga thought to himself. Even though he, as a nobleman, does not have the excellent intelligence assistance of the Imperial Intelligence Agency, there is no doubt that he must also have his own intelligence network-and Clos Bell is another one who can be said to be hidden everywhere. The place where the Republican intelligence spies and undercover agents, even if they refused all public appearances and honors specifically to weaken their sense of existence, would inevitably make some mistakes. If Rufas really uses any method to learn that he may have a lot of intelligence in his hands, especially if it is related to "paradise"——

Although it is unlikely... Heliga thought so, but it may not be zero.

Count of Amansia, how cruel and merciless are the things done to Count Hertha? He did not hesitate to completely destroy an innocent nobleman for his own benefit, so what would he do when his own power building was threatened?

He had better have seen how he treated those monsters in Notre Dame Park. Heliga thought, if not, Rufas had better tell him.

Although he actually wants to get a fortune from it that can provide support to Olibat and himself in the future, if the situation is not right, he will destroy all traces without hesitation and withdraw-after all, it is safe. Is the first.

"Speaking..." Thinking of this, Heliga decided to test the Count Hertha a little bit. He had always been in despair. In addition to the fear of the evidence in the hands of the Count of Omansia, he was completely unable to This feeling of powerlessness to deal with. If deep down in his heart, he still yearns for the hope of a peaceful life, then after listening to this, he may be willing to regain hope and help himself.

"what?"

"Speaking of which, the organization "Paradise" itself-how much do you know? "

"...Now that's the matter, why bother... Okay, well, I'll tell you anyway." Seeing Heliga's serious eyes, Count Hertha, who originally wanted to prevaricate the past, hurriedly changed his words," Sporadic reveals, as well as some of my own investigations... It seems to be part of an organization related to the same ancient religious group. They used children purchased through invisible channels to conduct human experiments and used The...service provided there attracts the powerful and powerful from all over, so as to hold their handle."

"You are right... "Paradise" was wiped out by another mysterious organization after you went there-but you shouldn't know it? Even the Earl of Amancia used the so-called "service" there—"

"You know?" Count Hertha's voice was an octave higher, and he looked at Heliga almost in horror.

"Yeah... I know." Heliga said strangely, "Why, didn't he tell you? He took drugs that could temporarily boost physical abilities in "Paradise" and released a handful of them on the children. Own desire-don't you know? "

"I know... I certainly know!" Count Hertha said quickly. Heliga could see that he seemed to be upset because he had deliberately concealed this piece of information. He was afraid of losing Heliga's trust. "He told me more than once. Show off! When he said this, it made me feel very sick and nauseous, but I can't do anything... I originally thought that he would not publicize this matter..."

"Indeed, he didn't-he just did it in front of you, who is also an insider." Heliga smiled sarcastically. "He thinks he will join hands with "Paradise" and betray you to prevent him from getting into trouble. So he indulged himself to his heart's content, but he didn't expect that "Paradise" was not an organization that abides by the spirit of the contract like he imagined. On the contrary, they are a criminal group, and they are an important source of funds in this huge criminal group-you say, how can they let go of such a big piece of fat? "

"Could it be that..." Count Hertha muttered to himself.

"Congratulations, you guessed it right." Heliga smiled, took out another document, and handed it to Count Hertha, "Take a good look at this."

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P.S: Someone pointed out the time bug before. I checked it and I remembered it wrong... The paradise was destroyed in 1197, so the time in 1199 was wrong... The previous chapters have been revised, but it does not affect the plot itself.

P.S2: These earls are all original characters. The principles of appearance and changes in the original work are also due to the actions of the protagonist. Those who are interested can sort them out by themselves. There should be enough clues in the previous description.