The black spirit ball that will glow when you get close to the undead is probably of no use to me except when doing tasks. As a player, the people I kill when I go out to level up are basically the undead. As for the people inside the guild, I don’t think so. We don't mind if players from the undead race become one of us, as long as they are not spies sent by other guilds.
But since the NPC regards this thing as a treasure, after the mission is completed, I will naturally return it to Zhao intact. There should be no problem with this.
After accepting the mission, I started walking around the Black Cavalry camp with the black spirit ball in my arms. I would glance at the black spirit ball in the package from time to time to see when it would glow.
The Black Cavalry are already very familiar with me and know that I have a good relationship with their boss, so when they see me wandering around the camp, no one will come up to take care of me as long as I don't enter their restricted area.
As a result, after walking around for two or three times, the black spirit ball remained dim and unresponsive.
I found a secluded corner and took out the black spirit ball and looked at it again and again. I thought it might be broken. Otherwise, why would there be no response after walking around for two or three times?
Thinking about it, it’s impossible. The people who can serve as court mages of Lingyun Kingdom are all old guys who have reached the level of magisters hundreds of years ago. I believe that they are still very reliable in their work, and they will definitely not use something that malfunctions. Come to deceive people, not to mention that this thing now involves the important matter of whether Lingyun City can successfully capture the Black Blood Castle.
Since the thing will definitely not malfunction, unless the target I am looking for is not in the camp at this time.
Thinking of this, I walked to the gate of the Black Cavalry Army camp again, walked up to a soldier who was guarding the gate, and asked: "Big Pot, have any of our Black Cavalry Army brothers been ordered to go out on missions recently?"
The NPC soldier did not answer my question, but asked instead: "I see you have been wandering around here for several times. Are you looking for someone?"
"No, I'm just asking," I hurriedly denied.
"Sir Gund has ordered everyone to be on standby today, and no one is allowed to go out. If you are looking for someone, you can ask me directly. I am also a veteran of the Black Cavalry. There are few people here that I don't know," said the gatekeeper. The soldier said enthusiastically.
"Okay, then you go about your business. If I need to find someone next time, I will definitely ask you," I said, turning around and leaving.
Following the instructions of the gatekeeper, in order to find out the spy hiding in the dark, Gund had already made corresponding preparations before my arrival, and ordered all personnel to be on standby and strictly prohibited from going out. This ensured that the target was definitely still in the camp at this time. among.
Since I haven't gone out but can't find him, where is that guy hiding? The answer is obvious. He must be hiding in places where I can't go, in the forbidden areas of the camp.
This is more troublesome. There are several forbidden areas in the camp. Not to mention me as an ordinary adventurer, even ordinary officers of the Black Cavalry cannot enter and exit at will unless they get special permission. In other words, at least those who can enter and exit those places at will are A senior official of the Black Cavalry.
If I ran to Gund now and told him that the spy was among his senior officers, and that he should be hiding in the forbidden area of the camp, would Gund believe me?
If it were me, Gond, I would definitely not believe it. Instead, I might suspect that the high-density adventurer with me has bad intentions and wants to take the opportunity to pry into the secrets of the forbidden area. I may even wonder whether this adventurer might be one of those sent by the undead. of spies.
Of course, I can't expect NPCs to believe things that I don't even want to believe myself. It seems that there is only one way, and that is to sneak into the restricted area to see what's going on.
This is actually more risky. If I can find the spy, it's okay. If the spy can't be found but is discovered by others, the result is very likely that I will be killed as a spy. But in order to complete the task, I have no other way, and for a player Speaking of which, having the opportunity to take risks is definitely more enjoyable than just grinding monsters and leveling in the leveling area outside.
The plan was decided, and I immediately left the Black Cavalry camp in a big way. First, I gave the Black Cavalry NPCs the illusion that I had left, and then I looked for an opportunity to sneak into the restricted area of the camp at night to conduct an inspection.
However, the implementation of the matter was not as simple as I imagined. When I took advantage of the moonlight to sneak into the camp again, I found that the defense of the Black Cavalry camp was much tighter than I imagined. Of course it's not to prevent me, but to prevent those undead from suddenly coming to rob the camp in the middle of the night.
I couldn't get in, so I had to give up the idea, but I was reluctant to give up the task, so I immediately thought of Pitang Zhang.
After hearing my request, Pi Tangzhang patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, it will be fine if you leave it to me. Just wait outside for my good news."
"After you find it, don't act rashly to alert the snake," I warned.
"Don't worry, I'm measured,"
As expected, Pitang Zhang lived up to my expectations. An hour later he brought me the news I wanted. What surprised me was that the undead lurking in the Black Cavalry camp were actually the two current Black Cavalry soldiers. One of the deputy commanders was specifically responsible for guarding the forbidden area, Maurice, and this Maurice was actually Gund's biological brother.
Because Maurice is Gund's biological brother, this matter is not simple.
I frowned for a while and couldn't think of a better way. It might not be easy to convince Gund that Morris was a spy. And at the same time, I was also worried about another thing. Morris was a spy for the undead. Then Gund's identity doesn't seem so reliable.
what to do.
"I think we should first learn about Morris' past from the side, see if we can find any flaws in it, and then decide what to do next," Pitang Zhang suggested.
"Good idea, I'll go find Gunder right now," I said, immediately grabbing the black spirit ball from Pi Tangzhang's hand, and setting off to chat with Gunder.
"You'd better not go to him directly. You should first find out about the situation from other veterans," Pitang Zhang stopped me in time.
After thinking about it carefully, I still think what Pitang Zhang said makes sense.
I remember that the soldier guarding the gate told me just now that he was a veteran of the Black Cavalry. There were few people here that he didn't know, and that guy seemed to be very gossipy.
So I wandered to the door again, deliberately pretending to be idle, and chatting with the soldier just now. I started talking about this for a while, and finally brought the topic to Morris intentionally or unintentionally.
The NPC soldier smiled and said: "Are you trying to say that Mr. Gund is nepotistic?"
"No, I definitely don't mean that. I know that the reason why Maurice can be the deputy commander must be because his ability is enough to convince the public, so Lord Gund dares to promote him to the deputy commander without avoiding relatives,"
"Haha, you are right. Speaking of Sir Morris, there are indeed few dissatisfied people in our Black Cavalry. I think back then, Sir Morris was just a small scout captain, and another mission resulted in an accident. , we all thought he would definitely not come back this time, but we didn’t expect that not only did Lord Morris come back intact, but he actually captured a Frost Bone Dragon,"
The NPC soldier looked around, and then whispered to me: "The Frost Bone Dragon is now locked in the forbidden area of our Black Cavalry. It is said that Lord Morris is researching ways to deal with those evil creatures, and I heard that the research has reached its peak. At this critical stage, as long as Lord Morris’s research can succeed, there will be nothing in Black Blood Castle that can stop the imperial army from advancing,”
I immediately realized that there was a big loophole in this statement. What kind of existence is the Frost Bone Dragon? Maybe the current Gond may not be able to defeat it. Is Morris's strength still higher than the Gond? Even so, then The Frost Bone Dragon is in the sky, how can he capture it?
"Is the scout who went on the mission with Lord Morris still alive now?" I asked in a low voice.
The NPC shook his head, "No more, they all died heroically while fighting the Frost Bone Dragon,"
Listening to what he said, I became more and more suspicious that the current Maurice was no longer the original Maurice. Like Nymeria's father, he was probably a puppet who was resurrected by the Necromancer after his death. He might even be an undead. The boss was directly disguised. The reason Gunder didn't see any flaws in it was probably because Maurice was his biological brother. The joy of his biological brother's safe return made him suddenly lose the ability to think calmly.
I chatted with the NPC soldiers for a while, and then I left with an excuse.
Although he already knows the details of Morris, how to reveal his true identity is not an easy task. Morris has been with the Frost Bone Dragon for a long time, and the Frost Bone Dragon itself is also an undead. If Gund is directly dragged there It is obviously not appropriate to identify it in the forbidden area. When the time comes, he will definitely blame the imprisoned Frost Bone Dragon for the reason why the black spirit ball shines.
Morris must be lured out.
There is definitely no way for a knight like me to successfully enter the tightly sealed forbidden area to lure Maurice out. This matter must be entrusted to Pitang Zhang.
But a new problem has arisen. Morris will definitely point the finger at Pi Tang Zhang, so before that we must find a way to get Gund to confirm that Pi Tang Zhang is not an undead.
How can we prove Pitang Zhang’s innocence in advance?
I thought hard for a while, and the plan came to my mind, so I immediately found Pitang Zhang again and handed the black spirit ball back to his hand.
"What does this mean?" Pitang was confused.
I told Pi Tang about my plan, and he immediately slapped his thigh after hearing this: "This is a good idea, I'll go now."
With that said, Pitang Zhang immediately took the black spirit ball to Gond, lying that he had picked it up inadvertently in the camp and knew it was an item belonging to the Black Cavalry, so he specially returned it to him.
About ten minutes later, I received a message from Pitang Zhang. Morris had been lured out by him, but except for some minor circumstances, he accidentally alerted the guards in the forbidden area.
