The Book of Hibernation

After the mercenaries who were interrogated first left the trial court, they would be temporarily locked up in the trial court instead of being escorted back to the dungeon.In this way, the mercenaries behind would not know what happened in the trial court.

After the first two mercenaries were taken down, the third, fourth... more mercenaries were interrogated one by one.The questions they faced were similar, but the answers gradually became different.

One of the mercenaries was sitting next to the body of his comrade and crying before being brought up.He was from the same town as the deceased, and now that something like this happened, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this job was worthless.

After entering the trial court, he readily confessed that the head of the Chamber of Commerce had hired them, and also revealed the original escape route and so on.

As he spoke, his emotions became more and more broken, even crying.He said that the brothers are just doing things with money, and never ask other people's secrets. Soldiers should die in battle, and shouldn't be poisoned to death in the dungeon so aggrieved...

Because he was so excited, the consul had no choice but to have someone take him down quickly, and then called the next one in.

Most of the mercenaries didn't know what to ask, and they pushed the responsibility to the captain; some people only said that the client was from the Chamber of Commerce, but they had never met the client, so they didn't know who the client was; The name, the confession gave the escape route.

There are also some confessions that are quite different.For example, someone dared not directly say Bellows' name, but obviously wanted to point to Bellows, so he said that Simon hired them; someone even made up a name that didn't exist, and hoped that the consul would really believe that there was such a person.

Gradually, everyone present observed a pattern:

The further back the mercenaries were brought up, the more people who confessed to the head of the chamber of commerce.

The later people were obviously emotionally different from the first few people.Their eyes flickered, there was cold sweat on their foreheads, and each of them became more nervous than the other.

As long as the people present think about it carefully, they can understand the reason:

Because the refiner had already been brought back to the cell, the mercenaries who had not been interrogated were also in the cell.The longer the mercenary stayed in the cell, the more he could hear and even see the interrogation process.

They could hear the interrogator's questions, and perhaps the refiner's answers.They will definitely think and judge the situation.

There are a lot of mercenaries involved in this matter, and it is very time-consuming to ask them one by one.Seeing the sky getting late.

Just when the consul was about to let the next mercenary come in, Bellos, who hadn't spoken for a long time, proposed: "It's almost midnight, I suggest you come here today, and continue tomorrow."

The consul said: "There are not many people behind, so it won't take too long."

Bellows said: "This turmoil has involved me and Aldin in charge. I am ashamed. We will definitely cooperate with the investigation seriously. From now on, I will not leave Harbor City for half a step like Aldin in charge. You can trust me .”

As he said that, he also looked at the elderly royal courtiers: "This inquiry has dragged on for too long, we have to take care of the health of your lords."

The king's courtiers also obviously wanted to rest, so they nodded to the consul again and again.

At this moment, a guard hurried in: "My lords, we have brought Irene Tal back."

Bellos' eyes widened slightly, and he immediately said to the royal courtiers: "This is good news! It's better to put her in the dungeon first, and interrogate with the remaining mercenaries tomorrow."

The mage on the opposite side immediately objected: "No, my lord, we need to cast a spell on her immediately."

The courtier of the royal capital looked at Belos, then at his old mage friend, hesitated, and said: "I think that the questioning of the mercenary can indeed be delayed for a while. If you can't finish today, you can wait until tomorrow." Right. But the matter of that woman cannot wait, she may be a necromancer. Bring her up immediately and let the mages check."

The soldier bowed and ran down quickly.

Bellos wanted to say something else, but the head of Mai Da muttered beside him: "My lord, don't worry, as long as she can confess that she is a necromancer, this turmoil will almost be over."

Aldin also said: "Master Maida is right. Lord Bellos, you and I have received some degree of suspicion. In order to wash away the stigma, it is better for us to let the matter end sooner. If your envoy is really Necromancer, that can explain a lot of things. It is likely that she and my subordinates are colluding with trafficking necromancer materials, but we don't even know it, right?"

Bellos turned his head slightly and lowered his voice: "Aldin, winter thistle may also be a felony."

Aldin nodded: "Well, I also think it's a pity."

"That's all?" Bellos narrowed his eyes.

"Certainly not 'that's all.' My workshop will lose a lot of money."

Bellows stared at him for a while, then looked away hesitantly.

Aldin asked: "Lord Bellos, look, I don't know my subordinates at all. What about you, do you know Irene?"

Bellos said: "I don't know much, but at least I know that she is not a necromancer."

"Have you checked it yourself?"

Bellos froze for a moment, then nodded: "Of course."

The door of the trial chamber opened, and two guards escorted the woman in black robe in the middle.

There was more than one person who saw her at the scene.She is indeed the female mage named Irene, one of Bellos' emissaries.

Eileen looked indifferent, neither resisting nor afraid of the situation in front of her.After walking in, she glanced in Bellos' direction.

The Archon asked a few questions to confirm her identity.Erin basically didn't speak, just nodded silently, or answered with a soft "um".

Then the consul asked, "You are accused of poisoning four people, one is an old man in the poorhouse, and the other three are members of the Peregrine Mercenary Corps."

This time Irene didn't answer, she didn't nod or shake her head, her face was expressionless.

Bellows is no stranger to her appearance, and she is always very unhappy, and she is indifferent to everything.But now she is in the trial court, if she is always so silent, it may not do her any good.

So Bellows said to her: "Eileen, if you did it, don't think you can get away with passive coping. But if you didn't do it, you have to actively defend yourself. You don't say anything. How can we help you?"

Erin turned to look at him.The eyes are a bit strange, not as if expecting to get support from him, but more like observing him and sizing him up.

"Irene Tarr..." At this moment, the patriarch of the temple on the side frowned slightly.

The patriarch basically remained silent throughout the trial, as if he didn't want to get too involved in the matter.When she heard the surname "Tal" before, she felt a little familiar. This is a surname from a northwestern country, and it is quite rare in Sandonia.

After clearly seeing the appearance of the female mage, the patriarch suddenly remembered why the surname was familiar to him: Taal, the surname of the Ords, and there was a young knight surnamed Taal in the local temple.A while ago, there was a corpse robbery case in the cemetery, and among the missing corpses were two people surnamed Tarr, one of whom was the knight and the other was his father.

The woman was also of Ould descent, also surnamed Tal.If she was still a necromancer, wouldn't the ins and outs of the corpse robbery case be completely in front of her eyes?

The patriarch stood up: "Everyone, even if she remains silent, we still have a way to check if she is a necromancer."

The old mage of the Arcane Federation also said: "Yes, we should all cast spells to detect. Not only to detect the breath of undead creatures, but also to check other arcane fluctuations on her to see if she has been involved in other Forbidden school. After all, purple sage juice is also made from many kinds of contraband."

The consul nodded, agreeing that they should perform a spell check immediately.Not only that, but he also brought in two teams of guards from outside to guard the mages and priests in case any accidents occurred during the casting process.

Looking at this situation, Bellos was not in a hurry.

In order to cope with the current situation, he and Irene have made countless preparations.

The patriarch left his seat, took out the silver day patrol holy emblem, and approached Irene.She grabbed one of Irene's hands, put the holy emblem on it, and then covered her own hand, silently reciting prayers.

After the prayer, the Patriarch opened his eyes and removed his palm.The holy emblem was still placed on Irene's palm, there was no scar on her palm, and Irene didn't seem to be in any pain, the holy emblem didn't hurt her at all.

Not only did the Patriarch not relax, but his expression became even uglier.

She turned her head, just in time to meet the gaze of the captain of the Temple Knights.The knight nodded slightly, obviously having the same doubts as her: after saying the prayer, their holy emblem didn't burn Irene, but it kept getting colder and colder.Not only the holy emblem of the patriarch, but also the holy emblem of the knight captain was chilling.

Once touched, the holy symbol can burn those with necromantic vibrations.Also, if an undead creature is nearby, the clergyman who holds it feels the holy symbol become cold.

That is, a holy symbol can be hot or cold, depending on who touches it.

This situation is very strange now: the holy emblem was placed in Irene's hand, and it didn't burn Irene, but in the feelings of the priest and the knight, it was gradually getting colder.

This shows that Irene may not be a necromancer, but there are undead creatures near them.

At this time, the detection circles of the mages were also ready.Unlike the temple, they can only detect the breath of the dead, and they can also check out the spell fluctuations on the opponent.

The mages put a small crystal ball on the iron chair in the center of the hall, and then cast spells together. The halo in the crystal ball was projected on the ceiling, and an analytical circle was created.

Irene didn't even look at the magic circle, as if she didn't care about the result of her detection.

Soon, a mage looked at her in surprise, pointed at her and stammered, "You...you are..."

Seeing the reaction of the mages, the consul stared at Irene nervously, and the guards also clenched their weapons.

The mage stepped forward, approached Irene, cast a spell on her, crossed his hands in front of her, then separated them, and cast a most basic dispelling spell on her.

The court was in an uproar.With the movement of the mage's hands apart, Irene's appearance changed.

She grew taller in an instant, her hair changed from a regular bun to a short one, and there was a huge burn scar on her face, as well as many small cuts.

After this strange face appeared, her expression instantly became vivid, her eyes were wide open, and there was an excited smile on the corner of her mouth.

"She was cast with a transformation spell! This person is not Irene Tal!" the mage just shouted.

The consul stood up in shock: "Who are you?"

The scar-faced woman tore off her robe and cloak, revealing the leather armor that fitted her body.She made a deliberate turn for all to see: the crescent moon and spiked brandy were carved into the leather on her chest, the holy symbol of Otarot.

Seeing the holy emblem, the Templar Knight wondered, "Why are believers of the Silent God here?"

"She's a hunter of the dead," said the Patriarch.

The hunter nodded, his expression seemed a little proud.

She pulled out the dagger hidden on the side of her thigh, ignored the presiding judge, and didn't pay much attention to the mage, but strode towards the seat of the chamber of commerce.

The guards immediately followed and stopped in front of her.She played with the dagger and said, "Don't be nervous, my target is only one person, as long as you don't get in the way, I won't hurt you."

The consul slammed the table: "What are you doing in a daze? Grab her!"

Before the guards moved, a voice came from among the mages: "Wait!"

It was the old mage who spoke.When others were distracted by the dead hunter, he was the only one who kept staring at the analytical circle.

Following the old man's gaze, several other mages also raised their heads and looked at the magic circle.The details of analyzing the magic circle are different from before, and it has calculated the latest results.

The faces of the mages showed horror.They looked away and looked at the chamber of commerce seat.

The old mage said in a trembling but determined voice, "Catch Bellos!"

The consul and courtiers of the royal capital were stunned, and even the guards did not act immediately.Only the mages quickly understood what the old man meant, and they immediately got ready to cast spells and surrounded Belos.

One of the younger mages shot very quickly and quickly threw the force field shield at Bellos.Bellos shook out a scroll from his sleeve, instantly nullifying the shield.

"What do you mean?" Bellos stood up from his seat and slowly backed away, with anger suppressed in his voice.

The old mage looked at Bellos: "Your Excellency, I don't know who you are, I only know that you cast some kind of concealment spell on yourself, and the skill is very superb, it can last for a long time, and can blind many people's eyes .”

Bellows clenched his hands in his sleeves and said through gritted teeth, "I don't know what you're talking about. What do you want to charge me with?"

The old mage said: "There is no need to reinstall it. The spell on your body has no effect. Don't you realize it yourself?"

Bellos froze for a moment, but didn't answer right away.

He quickly checked the traces of casting spells on his body, and his pupils slowly condensed into needlepoints.

The old man was right.failed.

But... how could it fail so easily?Bellos recalled all his experiences these days, no one had cast spells on him, and he had never come into contact with unknown magic items.

His concealment method is a high-level arcane technique, not an ordinary blindfold trick, which is difficult to be dispelled.Even if someone wants to forcibly release it, it will take a long time to cast the spell, and it cannot be completed in an instant.He should be able to prevent it in advance...

At this time, he suddenly remembered something:

The bookcase that Winter Thistle gave him, and the short-term enchantment tools inside.

Winter Thistle has a special status and possesses special skills.Bellos knew very well that those leather runes were valuable, and he was worried about putting them in the station casually, for fear of being prying into some secrets, so he always carried them with him.

Bellos touched his pocket, and slowly took out the short-term enchanting tools under everyone's vigilant eyes.

The arcane runes on the soft leather are gone.This shows that the magic effect has been distributed.

What Winter Thistle handed over to him was not an enchanting tool at all.

Bellos didn't realize that there was a dispelling spell hidden on it, and he didn't expect that Winter Thistle's skill was so amazing that it could hide such a brutal spell in a seemingly unrelated rune, and make it take effect unconsciously on the recipient.

He had never seen a magic item like it.Not only him, I am afraid that the other mages present have not seen it either.

At the presiding judge's seat, the courtiers of Wangdu had already seen that the atmosphere was not good.

He whispered a few words to the consul, and the consul immediately gestured to the guards, telling them to continue to surround Bellos and remain vigilant.

The patriarch of the temple muttered a prayer and raised the holy emblem to Belos.She can only detect the breath of the undead at best, and can't bring harm to anyone.So Bayrows sneered.

The patriarch's arm moved, and the angle of the holy emblem changed, just enough to allow the candlelight from the large hanging lamp to shine on the silver holy emblem, and then reflected, lightly shaking Bellos' eyes.

Bellos just narrowed his eyes slightly and tilted his head.

At this moment, both Aldin and Maida slowly backed away a little, staring at him with vigilance.

Bellows was a little puzzled at first.Since just now, these two people have been pretending to be calm, and he doesn't understand why they are so nervous all of a sudden.

Aldin looked at Bellos, but he was talking to Maida beside him: "Do you remember the color of the eyes of Bellos and his son?"

Maida replied, "Anyway, it's not red."

Everyone present saw this change:

After being hit by the reflection of the holy emblem, Bellos' eyes showed an ominous blood red.It's not the kind of exhausted hyperemia, but the iris and sclera have turned the color of blood, leaving only small black pupils.