The warden who guards the witches

Another day passed, and Rebecca came to the Rose Iron Prison to convey the results of the Inquisition's investigation.

"We found it. The place where the two people fled was an abandoned mine pit in the Beifeng Mine...that's right here." Rebecca spread out a map on Aiden's table and marked out the target location with a pencil. .

This time, the Heresy Tribunal and the Rose Iron Prison cooperated to provide certain intelligence support and personnel assistance for the operation against the Fengyang Mother Goddess Cult.

In the Witches' Assembly, Abigail, Kikimora, and Habiness all have very powerful intelligence-gathering methods, while the Mother Goddess Cult of Fengran has almost infinite expendable manpower. In comparison, the Rose Iron Prison has shortcomings in intelligence collection that cannot be ignored. Fortunately, the support of the Inquisition Bureau makes up for this.

"Abandoned mine? Not a village?" Aiden asked.

"It used to be," Rebecca answered. "The North Wind Mine produces coal and pyrite. It was mined more than thirty years ago, and the mines were abandoned seven years ago. Construction was also built near this mine during the mining period. We passed the village, but no one lived there very early.”

"I have an impression of this place. There was a group of horse thieves who occupied this place before, and I participated in the encirclement and suppression." Veronica interjected from the side, "There was another time when two B-level wanted criminals who fled together were hiding here. I led the team to arrest them. Arrest and kill them all here.”

Aiden frowned slightly: "This place is within the scope of Black Iron City, right? Is this also under the management of Silver City?"

"Beifeng Town belongs to Black Iron City, but it is separated from Black Iron City by a mountain, and there is no railway between them. It is more convenient to travel to Silver City. The population there is relatively small, and the police force is weak. Any emergencies will be reported to Silver City first," Veronica explained, "Due to mining, there are actually many abandoned villages like this in Beifeng Town, so..."

"It's simply a paradise for criminals." Aiden nodded and commented, "But why would they go to a place like that? Don't they have a backup stronghold?"

A small town with a weak police force and an abandoned village with no one living in it, with shelter from the wind and rain and basic facilities, without the need to live in the open, is a perfect hiding place for wanted criminals. Especially the horse thieves group, they can simply enclose the land here and build a castle for the king.

But for the Fengyuan Mother Goddess Cult, this kind of place would be a bit difficult for them to use. Their best methods of expansion and wealth accumulation are more suitable for densely populated settlements.

When Habinis reported that they had fled to the village on the mountainside, Aiden thought that they would set up more missionary bases in other villages in the autonomous prefecture.

"Actually, Beifeng Town seems to have reported here a few days ago that several famous 'hunters' suddenly appeared in the town." Rebecca said, "At first, we all thought they had nothing to do with this sect. …”

"Hunter? Bounty hunter?" Veronica was stunned.

"There are both bounty hunters and monster hunters. There is no heresy trial organization in Beifeng Town. The police team in the town suspected that there were wanted criminals above level A or that some dangerous monsters had moved nearby, so they reported to us. Come here." Rebecca replied.

Aiden can understand the approach of the local police force. Bounty hunters make a living by hunting down wanted criminals and collecting bounties, while Warcraft hunters mainly accept commissions to hunt harmful wild Warcraft, or they hunt Warcraft directly and then sell it to the black market or witches and alchemists. Masters sell precious Warcraft materials, and some hunters with outstanding records can also make a name for themselves on the road.

These people are basically from wild backgrounds, wandering in gray areas, and will rely on their own intelligence network to pursue profitable things.

If many bounty hunters or Warcraft hunters suddenly appear in a place, the local police department will naturally become nervous, not to mention that Beifeng Town is particularly suitable for hiding criminals.

"Are you going to the religious order?" Veronica was a little confused.

After all, the members of the Fengran Mother Goddess Cult are wanted by the Empire and Gistas with heavy bounties on their heads.

But Rebecca shook her head: "No, there is no point in arresting the people of the Feng Rang Mother Goddess Cult in the autonomous prefecture. The Feng Rang Mother Goddess Cult has just been on the purge list of the Heresy Trial Bureau in the past two days, and there are all wanted orders. It hasn’t been announced yet. We visited and asked a few hunters who were recognized by the locals, and we made a list.”

She said taking out a piece of information and placing it on the table.

Veronica took a look and immediately frowned: "Why are there all these things?"

The names listed in the information are indeed some famous hunters on the road, but their reputations are not very good. These people are not purely hunters who live off bounties. Basically everyone is suspected of doing dirty work for money, and two of them are even on the wanted list.

To put it simply, they are a bunch of desperadoes.

"I'm working as a mercenary to make extra money. I was hired by the cult." Aiden said slowly.

These desperadoes are willing to sacrifice their lives as long as they are given enough money, and the Fengyang Mother Goddess Cult is not short of money at all, and can even provide unlimited women.

"So, this abandoned mine is the religious group's... armed stronghold? What are they going to do?" Veronica was dumbfounded.

Aiden was also a little surprised. It was just a matter of engaging in a confrontation between a cult and the Inquisition. He hired a group of mercenaries who were barely capable of fighting and settled in a town with little police force. Was this to... start a rebellion?

Although if you think about it carefully, the purpose of the Holy Mother Goddess Cult is to rebel against the Republic of China, but if they want to rebel against the Empire and the Kingdom of Gistas, they should rebel, and it has nothing to do with the autonomous prefecture as a neutral region.

But he saw the clues after looking back and forth on the map.

"No, their target for recruiting troops here should be the Demon Feast Forest." Aiden pointed to the map and said, "Cross the North Wind Mine and go in this direction along the valley, and you can leave the autonomous state and reach the border of the Demon Feast Forest. It only takes three days. If there are connected pits inside the mine as shortcuts, it will be even faster. The cult has been besieging the Demon Feast Forest. This base can guarantee their activities on both sides."

In this way, the cult's actions can be explained. After their activities in the autonomous state were unexpectedly blocked, they shifted their focus to attacking Abigail, but they were obviously unwilling to give up their activities in the autonomous state, so they pushed it to this most suitable position.

This is a good thing for Aiden. If the cult stays away from the Silver City, the activities against the Rose Iron Prison should also be reduced.

But he can't just sit and watch the cult's sword pointing at Abigail. If the Mother Goddess of Plenty really gets the "Incubation Egg", he will be the next to die.

"We haven't checked the number of hunters there, but if there are enough of them... it will be a hindrance to us." Rebecca said worriedly.

"I'll see what the Witch Gathering says tonight. If the cult shifts its focus there, Abigail will be the most anxious person." Aiden replied.