Chapter 228: The Faceless Man
The old woman withdrew her dagger, put the eye of the needle to the ground, took the vial, wiped it on her body, and handed it back to the priest. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
"Good job," Fei Li nodded, "drag him out and dispose of him." β
"Yes," she replied in a hoarse voice, dragging the body with no effort, not at all like an old man on the verge of death.
"Your Excellency, do you believe what he says?" asked the priest of Shattrath after the administrator had left, "or was the caravan mixed with the witches at the behest of the lord of Frontier - if I remember correctly, wasn't that lord the fourth prince, Roland Wimbleton?"
"I don't really have to send someone to check it out," Fei Li said with a serious face, "but I don't think it's very likely that he is lying, and you can notice the movements of the fugitives just by looking at the city walls." If he wanted to make up a lie in exchange for the holy medicine, he would have to make up at least one that was more difficult to verify. β
"I'll send someone to review it right away," the priest bowed.
"Go ahead, report to me as soon as you find any news. β
Fei Li slowly walked to the table and sat down, playing with the holy medicine in his hand. In order to control the movement of these refugees and prevent them from fleeing on their own, after the plague spread, he instructed Dream Water to send rats to infiltrate the refugees and spread the news that the Church was coming to save them. As long as they endure for a few more days, they will not only be redeemed by the gods, but they may also be accepted by the church and become part of the Grey Keep royal capital. As for the latent rats, most of them are infected with the evil plague, and in exchange for the Holy Spirit Elixir, they will definitely spare no effort to do things for themselves.
If the information of the rats is correct, this group has been transporting fugitives since at least yesterday, and according to this posture, it seems that they will not stop until they are all carried away, which is equivalent to seriously hampering their plans. To make matters worse, they were also in cahoots with witches, who Feli believed were the ones who could cure the plague.
"My lord, the body has been disposed of. The old woman walked lightly into the secret room, "Is there another degenerate?"
"Nine times out of ten," Fei Li said in a deep voice, "and there may be more than one." He paused, "There are no outsiders here, so you don't have to look like this ugly anymore, it's annoying to look at." β
"Yes. β
She bent down, and then her whole body crackled and exploded, as if her whole body bones were rubbing, and her body grew rapidly, her gray hair turned black in the blink of an eye, and her wrinkled and loose skin gradually tightened, becoming tight and elastic againβtime seemed to turn back on her, and when she stretched her body again, she was a beautiful woman.
"It's so much better now," Fei Li smiled with satisfaction, "I remember this man is...... The one who was hanged at the gates?"
"Yes, sir," she nodded, "of the four, you spent the most time with her. β
"You're really ...... "You know how to please me," the priest smacked his lips, "but Shattrath is expected to be back soon, and time is not long. He suppressed the fire in his heart, "And those who fall will need you to deal with - just like you have in the past." β
"Leave it to me, my lord," he said, bowing, "I will not let go of any fallen witch." β
After about a quarter of an hour, Shattrath returned to the secret room. He first glanced at the witch, and then reported to Fei Li: "My lord, there are indeed many figures missing in the fugitive camp outside the West City Gate, I am afraid that it will be dark and I will not be able to see clearly, so I asked my subordinates to go around below with torches, and many tents are already empty. However, there was not a single fire in the docks, and it was not clear if the caravan was still stationed, as for the witches......"
"There's no need to check," Fei Li interrupted, "since the other party dares to transport away the sick fugitives, the information of the rats should not be wrong." In this way, the gang has at least two witches, one to monitor the situation from the air, and the other to eliminate the plague. The latter, in particular, are a great threat to my plans, and they must be stopped. "Now the other party is still pulling people outside the city, in case they bring witches into the city and openly treat those infected city citizens, the Holy Spirit potion they advertise will become a joke!
"And what are we going to do?" asked the priest, "send the Inquisitors to capture witches?"
He shook his head, "This is the royal capital, not the holy city of Hermes, there are only more than twenty inquisitors in the church, send them out, who will maintain order when the medicine is distributed tomorrow? And if the number is too small, it will not play a role except to startle the snakes, even if they can defeat those mercenaries, the witch may escape." "It is precisely because it is in the royal capital that the inquisition army responsible for guarding the church is only maintained on the scale of a few dozen people, otherwise a permanent army of several hundred people, I am afraid that the king will not be able to sleep.
"That'...... Write a letter to the Holy City and ask the bishop to send reinforcements again?"
"By the time the Inquisitors come, I'm afraid all the fugitives will be gone. Priest Fei Li sneered, "And you don't need the elite of the church to deal with a group of mercenaries, so leave this matter to Dream Water." β
"Give it to the rat?" Shattrath was stunned.
"At least they are large enough to surround the dock beforehand and then rush up. How many rats do you think a mercenary with a wooden spear without armor can deal with?" he asked rhetorically.
"About two or three people. β
"So they can only deal with about two hundred people at most, and there are more than a thousand thugs that can be gathered under the Dream Sailors. Of course, these aggressive scum may not be enough to match a formation of Inquisition squads, but it will be more than enough to crush the unarmored mercenaries. Ferry stood up, "Bring my word to Vicious Tooth Tanis, and give him a day to gather men, the more the better, and do it tomorrow night." Don't reveal that there are other ways to cure the plague, and don't say that it's to deal with the witch, just tell him not to let anyone escape. The reward is a whole box of Holy Spirit Elixir, and if he wants to shirk or prevaricate, tell him that he will not want to get any more poppies and sleeping ferns from me in the future. β
"But the witch...... What to do? Especially the one that can fly in the air. β
"She won't fly forever, and the rats won't be able to end the fight anytime soon, or rather...... Their role is more to attract each other's attention," Ferry walked over to the witch and reached out to stroke her face, "as long as the Faceless One catches the gap and sneaks into the camp, there will be no suspense." β
By touching, you can completely disguise yourself or others as another person, and not only your appearance, but also your body shape and voice can be perfectly replaced, and the Divine Punishment Stone cannot be removed after it takes effect, this ability is simply impeccable for an assassin. Because of this, she became one of the few witches that the church has left and cultivated.
"When the other party realizes that they cannot win, chaos is bound to arise in the camp, and at this time, the Faceless can guarantee that no witch will survive. The priest laughed. (To be continued.) )