Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 89: No Insider, Start Trading

Chapter 89: No Insider, Start Trading (Please Order First!)

When Anthony walked out of the city lord's mansion, there was a slightly dazed expression on his face.

This captain, who had the gloomy temperament of a poet, became really gloomy at this moment.

When everyone left the mansion and walked onto the main street of Red Maple City.

"... Luo Xiu."

Anthony called out to the priest in front of him.

Luo Xiu turned around and looked at Anthony's face, which looked like a computer crash, and spread his hands helplessly.

"Captain..." Luo Xiu said softly, "I guess you have a lot of questions."

"Yes." Anthony nodded.

"When we return to the Glorious Church, I hope you can tell me what you are thinking."

……

Red Maple City—Glorious Church.

In the room where the Inquisitors usually held their regular meetings, Anthony, Pamier, Connor and Rosseau were sitting around a round table.

Everyone's eyes were now focused on a secret letter on the table.

"Captain... this is why."

Luo Xiu said softly, "At that time, I found this secret letter from the fireplace in Rodif's mansion. I guess Rodif must have thought that the secret letter had been burned... but you had already gone downstairs by then."

He had already completed his guidance to the Lord of Rodif, and telling Anthony about the secret letter at this time would not disrupt subsequent plans.

Anthony did not speak. His eyes were fixed on the secret letter in front of him, and he read the words line by line.

"I didn't expect that he was actually a 'half-disabled' person..."

Anthony was shocked.

"Is this a letter from the 'Ancient Priory' to Rodif? Why didn't you take it out right away?"

Anthony wondered, "With this evidence, even if Rodif had ten thousand mouths, he would still not be able to escape the charge of treason..."

That’s why I don’t want you to know too early... Luo Xiu shook his head secretly.

"Captain, what I want to express is..." Luo Xiu put his hands on both sides of the round table and said slowly:
"Rodif, he is an official chosen by the Supreme Being, a person of status. Even if we present this evidence to him, he has many ways to exonerate himself."

"For example, he could say that I forged it to help his political enemies frame him. And since we have no other evidence, it would just waste the value of this evidence."

"And if Rodif knew that we had this evidence, he could also specifically 'deny' any information recorded on it, such as the matter of 'elementalist' Alonso..."

As Anthony listened, his expression gradually became clear.

"——So, you want to..."

"Yes." Luo Xiu nodded and said, "If we pretend not to know about this secret letter, and let Rodif retain the inherent impression that the secret letter has been burned, and then reveal the contents of the secret letter to Rodif in another way..."

Anthony's eyes sparkled. "Then he will suspect that something went wrong somewhere else?"

This kid understands things very quickly... Luo Xiu nodded secretly.

Anthony is not stupid, he just lacks experience in this area.

"Yes." Luo Xiu said, "...Now, Rodif will only think that 'Alonso' may have really been captured by us."

"When he suspected that something went wrong with the 'Ancient Hermitage', he must have been unable to sleep or eat. I think he would soon be unable to resist and try to confirm this with the 'Hermitage'..."

"..."

When Luo Xiu finished this last sentence, everyone fell into a long silence.

Anthony stroked his chin in thought, while Connor and Pamier looked at each other.

"…You handled it correctly, Luo Xiu."

Anthony finally nodded and said, "Perfect. This will neither expose our intelligence advantage nor arouse unnecessary vigilance on Rodif..."

"...You're too kind." Luo Xiu said modestly.

"So," Anthony asked at the right time, "Luo Xiu, what should we do next?"

Unconsciously, Anthony had begun to believe in and gradually rely on Luo Xiu's judgment. "——Wait."

Luo Xiu pressed his right hand heavily on the table and said slowly:

"What we should do now, and the only thing we can do, is to wait patiently."

……

night.

Red Maple City, the city lord’s mansion.

The pale blue moonlight brushed past the window lattice and shone on a shiny bald head, spreading out in all directions and raising a circle of faint mist.

Lord Rodif was frowning, looking out the window, staring at the drunken homeless people on the quiet street.

His mind was still full of what the "priest" had said in the morning.

The "Inquisitor" captured Alonso, who gave him away and also confessed that he was "incomplete".

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the priest was not making false threats.

Because there is indeed a person named "Alonso" in the monastery, and I really don't have that kind of job...

Rodif threw the secret letter into the fire in the fireplace with his own hands, but the priest still knew too much "secret" information, which made Rodif doubt.

If "Alonso" was really captured by the Inquisitor, then the letter signed by him was most likely a trap!

"…Fortunately, I burned the letter a long time ago."

Rodif was glad.

He has now gone from suspicion to certainty that "Alonso" was captured by the Inquisitor!
But "Alonso" could not bear the torture and gave out his information!
"..."

Rodif, who was in a dilemma, finally stood up and walked to his study.

He sat down on the gilded golden nan chair, and with his fat body he reached out to the drawer at his feet somewhat clumsily, and took out a stack of blank stationery with an oily sheen.

[To His Excellency the 'Advent Favored One' of the Hermitage...]

Lodifu dipped the pink crystal pen into ink and wrote on the letter paper:

[The ‘sacrifices’ came to the mansion today and questioned me about the monastery. I evaded the issue, but you should know that this evasion won’t last long…]

[So, I sincerely hope that you will recover soon. I am ready to help you kill those 'sacrifices'. ]

After writing these words, Rodif began to write the main topic.

[It’s just that I’m writing this letter just to verify one thing——]

[Regarding the Elementalist of the Priory, Lord Alonso, who was the one who often contacted me, those ‘sacrifices’ actually threatened me, saying that they had captured Alonso, and Lord Alonso actually betrayed me…]

[I didn’t believe it at first, but they actually knew about my hidden illness, which made me a little scared…]

[So, I wrote this letter specifically to verify whether this is true. Please tell me the truth so that I can sleep peacefully. ]

[Humble Rodilf Walden, I seek your guidance. 】

【…】

After writing this, Rodif folded the letter in half, stuffed it into an envelope, and stamped it with thick sealing wax.

Then, Rodif took out a whistle from his arms, put the whistle mouth to his mouth and blew it gently.

A cool breeze suddenly blew outside the window.

A "Mage's Hand" appeared on the windowsill and quickly climbed into the room.

It was a translucent dark blue hand, its fingers grabbed the letter and then quickly retreated out the window.

……

Red Maple City, the real base of the "Ancient Hermitage".

“——A-choo!”