Chapter 689: Possibility (I)
The clergy treated the nobles for the plague in the antechamber, so all the apprentices were locked up in the backyard, and the priests would not let them out, even if one or more of them already had mastered one or several basic arts.
Guarding the doors of the courtyard are several paladins, whether it is the door to the front hall or the back door of the church, all the doors are strictly guarded, and no one will be allowed to enter or let anyone out.
Since this morning, after learning of the plague in the city, the apprentices have been locked up in the backyard, glancing out the window at the lifeless or indignant apprentices, Cervantes shook his head and smiled, noncommittal.
It's good for a young man to have courage, but if he is forced to do something that he can't do on his own without the corresponding strength, then he is just going to die.
The apprentices were arguing with each other, their noise reaching Cervantes' ears through the glass windows.
The black dragon plucked out his ears in boredom, and then, the door he had been staring at was finally pushed open, and a priest who whispered a prayer to the god-king with the divine name of Radiance entered the room.
The first thing the 'priest' saw when he entered the room was the young man sitting in the room, who stood by the door and whispered, "Lord of Light, I hope you will keep me safe." ”
"Friends of the merchants, I hope you can protect my property. Cervantes followed with a seemingly incoherent code.
At this time, the 'priest' standing in the doorway breathed a sigh of relief, and gently closed the door, shutting out the noise, although the noise of the children and half-grown children could still be heard in the room, it was enough to keep the others from hearing their conversation.
"Your Excellency the Howling Winds!" the spy from the Ogordon Empire, disguised as a priest, bowed to the young man in front of him.
Where he needed to meet him, and what code he needed to use when meeting, were all predetermined, and he could tell who the person in front of him was by the code alone.
The agent was not a priest of the Radiant Church before, and in fact he was not a priest, but in this matter, the Radiant Church and the Ogordon Empire united the front, and the Radiant Church was willing to shelter the Ogordon Empire's spies, but the time limit was only until the end of this incident.
Rao is like this, and it is enough to make the spy feel happy, because the secret agent whose identity is exposed is useless, and after this mission, he can return to the empire.
Although the road is difficult, he still hopes that he can return to the empire as soon as possible.
Cervantes nodded and said directly, "I hope to get some information and intelligence about Count Cliffe and Marquis de Tour. ”
The agent breathed for a moment, then pursed his lips and nodded, walked over to his bed, crouched down, dragged a wooden box from under the bed, and when he lifted the lid, he took out a few pieces of paper.
These sheets of paper seem to be thin, but the words on them are not known how many lives and time have been piled up.
The agent solemnly handed the paper in his hand, and Cervantes took it casually.
The silent agent stood aside, Cervantes ignored it, his eyes swept over the information in front of him, and his brow furrowed slightly.
Count Cliffe seemed normal and had nothing to doubt, but 'not suspicious' was the most suspicious.
Contrary to Count Clede, the Marquis of Durr's behavior is very suspicious, frequently changing the guards around him, and not directly replacing the whole team, but changing them one by one - but this is not a strange thing, the guards replaced by this marquis are all some strong people, at least after the change of guards, the secret agents dare not approach, because he has seen a secret agent from another country being found out in public and executed on the street.
However, some of the people in his house have recently left, and I don't know what happened, and there will be five people who have left the Dürr family one after another and returned to their hometown.
The reason for these people's departure is unknown, but the agent has also investigated the whereabouts of these people and the current situation, and it turns out that there is no major problem.
Maybe Cervantes was a little suspicious, but in his eyes, the two nobles were similarly suspicious.
But now he only has one chance, one chance to try!
With mixed thoughts, Cervantes turned another page, and the moment he saw the beginning of the page, he held his breath.
It reads: "The Marquis de Touré lost his wife at an early age, and then never married. ”
Marquis de Tour...... But a nobleman!
A nobleman who pays attention to blood inheritance is unmarried because he lost his wife at an early age? Is this a joke?
“...... Marquis of Tour, does he have an illegitimate child?" asked Cervantes in a low voice.
Hearing this, the agent was slightly stunned, thought for a while, and then shook his head and said, "As far as I know, there is none." ”
Cervantes never doubted whether the Marquis of Touré was fertile or not, and he met the Marquis of Touré at the 'Grotto of Pins' two nights in a row, the first night when the Count of Cliffe walked into the carriage with his waist on his back, and the second night, despite what happened, the Marquis of Touré was an 'old man'!
The Count of Clipe also boasted of the old and strong Marquis of Doerr......
In this magical world, the nobles never need to worry about bloodline inheritance, and if necessary, they can use magic to have an heir for themselves.
They are more accustomed to 'doing it themselves' than they are to use magic.
"Is there any information about the Dur family?" asked Cervantes again.
The agent pondered for two seconds and nodded, "Yes!"
Looking at the two pieces of paper that the agent rummaged through the wooden box, Cervantes's eyes narrowed, this should have been just a copy.
Filled with dense words, Cervantes looked it up and found that there had been several similar cases of the Touré family before, but in the end, they all ended up without exception - when the relatives were about to fight for the property and the title, an illegitimate child would pop up, and without exception became the Marquis of Tourr.
Over time, people have become accustomed to it, and consider it a habit of the Dürr family.
Only when you have endured hardships when you are a child can you have better qualities, as long as you get a good education in the process, it is enough.
As people speculated, every marquis of Tourr, who was succeeded by an illegitimate son, was able to work hard and create one peak after another of the Durr family.
The Marquis of Tours also had no heirs, so others also thought that the Marquis of Tours should have had at least one illegitimate son.
So just now, the spy just said 'as far as he knows', and he is not very sure.
But is it really because of this?
The last servant to leave the Marquis of Dër's house was four days ago, so was that servant infected with the plague?
Cervantes told the agent next to him about his suspicion, and then he got up and prepared to leave.
His gaze had shifted from Count Clede to the Marquis of Door, and perhaps the plague cultists lurking in the upper echelons of the More-Mercantile Federation were someone else, a great nobleman he had not come into contact with...... However, this is really unlikely.
Last night, with the exception of the Earl of Cliffe and the Marquis of Doerr, no other great nobleman had ever been to the 'Golden Cave'.
He was going to test it, as long as he wasn't discovered, and even if he did, he was sure enough to escape.
Although it may be a surprise, the legend in Gordon City will soon react, and it won't be long before his reinforcements will arrive, and as long as you follow the trail of escape, you can find the plague cultists who have fled.
He went to test it first, and if it wasn't exposed, he waited for news from Bishop Savallis.
Let's see if the Dürr family will be dispatched to deal with the servant who left four days ago!