After listening to Hawke's report, Henry motioned for the butler to start serving, and everyone began to eat dinner. At the end of the half-hour dinner, he said to the old captain: "Build and distribute the houses in the city as soon as possible, so that the city can begin to function on its own." The walls could be built slowly by hired workers after the city was completed. There was also a time when a lighthouse was built in the harbor to guide passing ships. ”

Hawke smoked his pipe and said, "Good earl, I will send someone to build a lighthouse on the mountain." And we need some livestock now, cattle, horses, sheep, chickens and ducks need to buy some. ”

Henry nodded when he heard it and said, "You didn't remind me that I forgot." Then you can calculate the type and quantity you need to buy in a moment, tell Sycody how much you need, and she will give you an allocation. When the time comes, you will personally lead all the boats to buy enough at once, and these livestock can be distributed to the people as a loan so that they can pay it off next year. Cats and dogs also need some, and although there are no monsters on the island, there are still plenty of beasts and mice. ”

The old captain put away his pipe, stood up, and said, "Then I will take my leave, and I will have the bill sent to me later." ”

Poeti watched Hawke leave and said to her husband, "Are you sure you want to buy so many livestock and poultry at once?" That's a lot of money. ”

Henry smiled and said to his wife, "These are all one-time expenses, and they will multiply on the island in the future." And you've been complaining from time to time lately that there are too many rats and that there is no carriage outside. ”

Sycody smiled mischievously and said, "Okay then! I'll go and settle the accounts. I'm afraid that there will be a lot of ships to be dispatched this time, and it is best to bring some goods with you when you go so that the ships do not run empty. ”

Henry scratched her nose and said, "I'll ask Cagan to make more armor and weapons, and there are about a thousand sets of armor in the warehouse that can be loaded into ships and sold." With that, he stood up and prepared to leave.

Robert suddenly stood up and walked over to him and whispered, "Master, I noticed that a few strangers had gotten into the sewers this afternoon. Do you need to go in and kill them tonight? ”

Henry froze slightly, then turned his head and asked softly, "Stranger?" Did they come by boat? ”

The young thief lowered his voice as low as he could, "I sent someone to search the surrounding seas, and found a small merchant ship parked eight nautical miles away, but after searching it found that it was empty. There were no signs of small boats passing by, and there was a good chance that they had flown over. ”

Upon hearing this, Henry immediately became alarmed, and he felt that this matter had nothing to do with the Arcane Brotherhood. "Don't put the boat into the harbor yet, I'll go with you to the sewers at midnight today. Look what the hell these people are up to. He turned to his men and commanded.

Robert lowered his head and said, "I'll keep an eye on them." With that, he turned and left.

Henry came to the study and began to prepare for the night battle, and he was now sure that there would be at least one or more mages on the other side. Luckily, they got into the sewers, otherwise at least one street would have been destroyed in the event of a war in the city. Time passed slowly, and at eleven o'clock he got up and left the study and walked to the balcony, where he flew to Robert's underground guild soon after a flight. The young thief, who had been waiting here for a long time, went up to Henry and said, "Master, I have ascertained their location. These people are digging holes in the sewers. ”

Henry frowned, it seemed that these guys were planning to establish a stronghold here. He looked up at Robert and said, "Leave it to mind what they're going to do, now we're going to get rid of them all." ”

Led by Robert, the two quickly crossed the sewers, and soon Henry heard someone talking in front of him. Both of them stopped and began to listen quietly.

"Vane, why don't we get in touch with the lord here? He bought so many slaves in Luskan that he wouldn't refuse to cooperate with us, right? ”

"What an idiot you are, didn't you see him freeing all his slaves as civilians? If we make hasty contact, we may expose the Brotherhood's plans, and then the Mentor will make us worse than dead. ”

"Alright, you two, if you have time to chat there, why don't you come over and help dig the soil. Damn it! This shouldn't be a mage's job. Why don't we bring a golem here? ”

"How big does this hole need to be dug in Ryan? We have now dug up a hall of several tens of square meters. ”

"Keep digging, we need to build an underground labyrinth here that can hide at least five hundred people."

"Oh my God! Kill me. Even a few people are tired and can't dig up such a big project. Maybe we should go back and apply to bring a few nezumi over, they're all very good at burrowing. ”

"It's a genius idea, but how are you going to bring them to the island? I'm afraid that as soon as these smelly guys appear, the lords here will find out. I don't want to face a powerful mage and his barbarian men. Do you see the armor worn by those barbarian patrols? I don't think even a fireball spell would hurt them too much. Don't be whimsical, dig hard for me now! ”

"You said that we completed the Brotherhood's plan this time, and we will be promoted if we go back?"

"I don't know if I want to be promoted or not, but if I fail, I will definitely be severely punished. It's not like you've never seen the way they deal with losers. ”

After listening for a while, Henry decided that the Arcane Brotherhood seemed to be going to build an underground base here. However, the purpose is not clear, and it seems that he wants to establish some kind of connection with himself. He gestured to Robert, and the two of them waited in silence. Soon several mages who were not very good at their physical strength stopped digging, and after a while they were already asleep in the cave. Robert asked Henry for permission and began to approach slowly with the silent steps of a thief.

A few minutes later the young thief returned, and he said to Henry, "The people inside are asleep, and I have just removed all the magic traps they have placed." Henry nodded and gestured for the action to begin. The two men walked over softly, and found that a small place had been dug up. All ten mages were asleep in their sleeping bags. Perhaps digging a hole consumes too much energy, and they have no alertness to the intruder.

Henry pulled out a hypnotic potion and motioned for Robert to hold his breath, then he unplugged and poured it around the mages. The magic potion made the tired creatures sleep even harder, and Robert took all the mage's belongings. After a few minutes, all the magic items were piled aside, and at Henry's motion, he began to mend the men. In the end, Henry was left with only three people, and he was going to interrogate him to see if he could dig up any information. After separating the three, he asked Robert to wake up one of them. The mage looked to be about twenty years old, and when he opened his eyes, he found that his hands had been trapped in a special way. He also had a blue glowing dagger around his neck. Then his eyes began to sweep around, looking for a way out.

Henry walked up to him and said, "Don't look. Most of your companions have been killed by my men, and I have left only three captives, including you. I hope you can answer my questions honestly, and preferably not lying. Otherwise, if I find out that the confessions of you and the two people behind me are not matched, I may do something very bad to you. Now answer me who sent you, for what purpose, and are there any other accomplices? ”

"I'm just a little minion who doesn't know anything. I'm only responsible for digging here. The mage replied with his head bowed.

A smile appeared on Henry's lips when he heard this obvious lie, and he walked over and patted the mage on the face and said, "It seems that you don't believe what I say, Robert teaches him a lesson." Robert pulled out a steel needle and some thread from the tool bag around his waist, walked up to the mage with a sneer on his face and began to undress him.

When the mage began to feel that his situation had become very bad, he shouted, "Don't! I say! We were sent by the Arcane Brotherhood to build a base here, and they heard that the lords here were buying slaves in large quantities and wanted to make this place their ally. Robert stopped and looked at Henry waiting for instructions, and Henry shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I'm a man who keeps his promises. You're too late. ”

When Robert was given the order, he threaded the thread through the steel needle and began sewing on the mage's chest. The thick needle and thread passed through the skin, muscles, and ribs, and the mage screamed loudly, his voice waking the other two captives. The eyes of one of the female mages showed fear and panic. Soon Robert had finished sewing the entire chest, and the mage was already sweating profusely and bleeding. The young thief fixed the mage to the ground, and then he tied a knot with a rope through the sewn thread. Then he walked away and suddenly pulled the rope violently, and the torturer's chest turned to minced flesh, and he let out a loud scream and passed out.

Henry walked over and looked at the minced flesh and ribs and the beating heart and said, "Actually, you should pull the thread a little later, waiting is sometimes more frightening than blood." ”

Robert replied with a blank face, "I understand my master, and I am a little anxious to practice this punishment for the first time. ”

Henry patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, we still have two experiments." But if you look at the frightened looks in their eyes now, I'm sure the interrogation will go smoothly in the future.

Then he turned to a man and a woman lying on the side and said, "Are you saying that I am right?" The two of them, whose mouths were gagged, nodded desperately, and in their hearts they were afraid that Henry could already be equated with the devil of hell and the demon of the abyss. ———————————————————————————————

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