Chapter 314: Helping Whoever Wins Although it sounds bad, it is very practical
Warden Walkley is at the seventh level of strength, his mind-light body attribute is [Imprisonment], and his advanced ability is [Torture Chamber].
Specifically, the opponent's spirit is forcibly dragged into an interrogation room full of torture instruments and subjected to various tortures. The person who is dragged in will continue to experience various tortures from ancient times to the present within 72 hours of perceived time, while normal time will only pass in less than a few seconds.
Furthermore, the torture endured in the spiritual world will be reflected in the physical body. Although not the full amount of damage endured in the spiritual world, experiencing more torture can also cause great harm to the body.
If someone dies under torture, and if there are too many deaths, it is even possible that the spirit will feed back into the body, causing direct death of the body.
Walkley's ability is very strong. Without prior protection, people of the same level or one level higher than him may be instantly pulled into the [torture chamber] by him, forcing them to be vulnerable for a few seconds.
However, this ability is not invincible. If Walkley tries to drag someone with much stronger mental power than him into the [torture chamber], then he must consider whether it is him or someone else who will be tortured.
Moreover, the activation distance of this ability is very short, only between ten and twenty meters, which is almost nothing for any seventh-level person . In a one-on-one situation, as long as someone can withstand the torture of seventy-two physical perception times, then the next second will be Walkley's death.
"That's all the intelligence we have. Warden Walkley should have hidden some of his abilities. According to his calculations, the hidden part should be the strength of his abilities. There won't be any additional powerful abilities."
Prince Charles seemed to trust Mo Cheng very much and directly told him all the information about Warden Walkley. He was not worried at all that Mo Cheng would back down after knowing the warden's abilities.
This once again made Mo Cheng feel that his character seemed to have been figured out by others. He would not back down just because he heard about other people's strengths, unless there was absolutely no possibility of winning.
But it was obvious that Warden Walkley's strength was not enough to make Mo Cheng retreat.
So, Mo Cheng just repeated his question: "Do you want to die or live?"
"It's best to bring him back alive, but that way you'll be facing several Hero-level opponents." Prince Charles tapped the table with his fingers and said solemnly, "So the minimum requirement is to bring back his head intact. We need to learn some information from his brain, and we have to do it as soon as possible. The longer he's been dead, the less information his brain will store."
"No problem, but I need to go to the [Black Prison] afterwards, as well as information about other [different dimensions] in other places."
"Can."
Prince Charlie directly agreed to Mo Cheng's request. The Andel royal family had investigated Mo Cheng. Although it was unclear what information he had before he appeared in Andel, one piece of information was particularly conspicuous.
Mo Cheng expressed his pursuit of [different space] and even [past history] without any reservation, so much so that Prince Charlie, considering the other party's identity as [Dragonborn], guessed that he might be trying to find something from it.
Is it clues to the missing dragons, or the dragons' treasure?
This is a puzzle, but now is not the time to investigate. Charlie is very clear about one thing, that is, when the other party tries to pay a token of loyalty to you, you can make a request, or observe for a while, or even investigate privately.
However, it is best not to let the other party find out about these things. This is an important matter in maintaining a good relationship between the two parties.
“When do I act?”
"We have to wait for a while. Warden Walkley is still hiding in Fairhaven. He needs to contact someone he knows and leave the city through the blockade loophole. If he is caught in the city, it will trigger a war between a varying number of [Heroes] here."
In other words, the arrest operation would have to wait until Warden Walkley escaped from Fairhaven and his crimes were confirmed before he could be brought back.
This kind of thing made Mo Cheng feel very boring and helpless. "I just don't understand. Walkley is still in Fairhaven. This is the place where the power of the Aundair royal family is most concentrated. It shouldn't be difficult to catch him and interrogate him to get the result, so as to uproot the people behind it, right?"
"Because they will be afraid." Prince Charles explained with a wry smile, "The Winterhold Magic Academy maintains a neutral attitude and will not get involved in political events. Only a part of the nobles oppose the queen, and a large part is still watching. They don't want to start a real war, nor do they want the queen to harm their interests."
There will always be fence-sitters, and this is not surprising to Mo Cheng. Although it may not sound nice to help whoever wins, it is also a way to protect oneself.
" They are almost the same as the nobles who oppose them. They have done everything that the nobles have done. There are even some people of high integrity and noble character in the opposition. The difference is that the opposition knows what will happen next. Those people think that the queen will not do such an ugly thing and will leave them with dignity."
"If we carry out the arrest directly in the city, many powerful people who are unaware of the situation will come out to hinder us. Then we will arrest all the nobles involved, and those nobles who are still waiting will turn to the other side out of fear. We can't expect them to help us voluntarily, but at least we can't let them turn to others."
"Capturing him in Fairhaven is likely to cause civil unrest in Aundair, and the struggle that has been in the dark will be exposed. At that time, our neighboring countries will probably be happy to come and [help]."
Prince Charles' words left Mo Cheng expressionless. The content of the discussion at this point had already gone beyond what a newcomer who was planning to surrender should know. In fact, it would be more logical for the other party to say that there were bad people among the nobles who were trying to split the country in order to fool Mo Cheng.
Moreover, Prince Charles said these things with the mentality that Mo Cheng could understand and accurately comprehend the meaning. But Mo Cheng was very sure that he had never shown his political knowledge to the outside world. In the continent of Kovale, the systematic study of politics was only circulated among aristocratic families.
Even a strong person at the [Hero] level may know nothing .
Prince Charles was testing him, but he didn't know what exactly he was testing.
Looking at Mo Cheng's expression, Prince Charles smiled and said, "It seems that you understand what I mean. This is even better. Earl Mo Cheng, I look forward to hearing good news from you."
After saying that, he stood up and turned to leave, but before leaving, he placed a card on the table and said to Mo Cheng with a smile: "This is a membership card for the royal reception club. As a guardian knight, you should know how to take care of your appearance. Of course, it would be better if you can reach my level."
