The journey that followed was quite smooth. There was no attack from the demi-humans, no warning from Princess Yili, and the envoy just followed the route they came from.
You must know how dangerous it was to come along this route. Neia even had the experience of lying in the muddy water for a whole night to avoid the demihuman patrol.
However... this time, there was no movement at all, which made Neia, and even Captain Remedios feel curious.
Two days passed smoothly like this, and finally... we arrived at our destination, which was a naturally formed cave that was pointed out by Princess Yili and used as a stronghold by the remaining Holy Kingdom Liberation Army.
This cave was discovered by the Holy Knights when they were fighting against monsters. Originally, this cave was also the monster's lair, but underground water gushes out of the lair, so you don't have to worry about the water source. There are even fluorescent mushrooms, so the lights are saved.
, the interior space is also very spacious, so it is very suitable as a hiding place.
Since the People's Liberation Army of the Holy Kingdom moved in, a lot of renovations have been carried out. The cave is now divided into several areas, and simple wooden houses have even been built for people to rest.
But... no matter how it is repaired, the cave is still a cave after all, and the conditions are still very bad, not to mention that the total number of people stationed in this stronghold is more than 300, including many civilians without combat effectiveness.
Therefore, it was inappropriate to use such a cave to welcome the king of a country. In addition, Remedios did not want too many people to know about the existence of the Sorcerer King.
Although I had considered asking the Sorcerer King to use teleportation to return to the Sorcerous Kingdom and stay there until something happened, Princess Iri would call him, but this proposal from Captain Remedios was immediately rejected by Gusta
Deputy Captain Wo vetoed it fiercely. Indeed, it was a bit too much.
When they arrived at the cave, although the carriage had stopped, the Sorcerer King, Princess Iri, and Neia were still on the carriage. They saw the Holy Knights of the mission, under the instructions of Deputy Leader Gustavo,
Busy moving various supplies.
Then many civilians in the cave were also busy, apparently clearing the place to welcome the Sorcerer King?
"Well..." At this moment, the Sorcerer King seemed to be thinking about something, and his attention was not on the holy knights who were busy outside.
"What's wrong with you? Your Majesty the Sorcerer King." Neia asked very curiously. After getting along with each other for this period of time, Neia had the courage to take the initiative to talk to him.
"I don't mean to humiliate you, but I have a question to ask you. If you can answer me, you didn't seem to hide your tracks all the way here? Doesn't it matter? Did you arrange for others to do it?"
The Sorcerer King asked.
"Huh??" Neia was stunned for a moment. This kind of thing... Neia had never thought of it. Now that the Sorcerer King had brought it up, Neia, a scout, noticed the seriousness of the problem.
The cave in this mountain was originally the nest of monsters, so there are no traces of human activities around it. Ever since they settled here, there has indeed been a lot of movement.
For example, if you go down the mountain to cut down trees to obtain wood to build a house in a cave, and besides... the horses and carriages used to transport supplies will also leave horse hoof prints and wheel marks. Such obvious marks can be seen even by people without investigative skills at a glance.
It can be seen that they have been hiding in this stronghold for so long without being discovered... Is this...
"Uh-huh! He's been kept in captivity!" Princess Yili said something that made Neia's heart tremble.
Captivity... Princess Yili is right. Such obvious traces cannot be detected by demi-humans who have abilities beyond ordinary human senses.
"Your Majesty...we...we have never covered our tracks, and we have never seen any enemies nearby to investigate. Could it be that..." Although Neia has already confirmed the fact that Princess Yili said that she was kept in captivity, she still hopes
Get some peace of mind advice from the Sorcerer King.
"Not necessarily, but the most likely thing is..." the Sorcerer King said. Neia couldn't help but swallow nervously when she heard this. This kind of thing should have been handled by Captain Remedios and Deputy Gustavo.
The group leader was discussing on the side, but he was out of curiosity.
"In order to track the whereabouts of all of you." He continued.
"Where are we?" Neia's heart immediately became confused. What an oversight! As the only person with investigative skills in this camp, this was a very serious oversight.
"Sigh... Just like what Ellie said, since you know that there is a group of rats in your backyard, why not wait until the rats are gathered together and catch them all? This may be a bit offensive to you." The Sorcerer King sighed and said.
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"Captive..." Neia thought of what Princess Yili had just said. As expected of His Majesty the Sorcerer King and Princess Yili, they had already fully figured out the situation here in just a few minutes, and they had also directly deduced the situation.
I understood the other commander’s thoughts, it’s really amazing.
"But since you are in captivity, you are still very safe now. As long as you have not gathered together, the other party will not be so quick to close the net. Of course... this is only temporary." Princess Yili seemed to have noticed that Neia was there.
Nervous, he said these words as if to comfort Neia, but it didn't feel like comfort at all.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Highness... I will inform the leader right away!!" Neia didn't know how to describe her admiration and gratitude to the Sorcerer King and Princess Iri, so she could only use actions to repay their kindness.
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"Then let's go together." The Sorcerer King stood up and said. Princess Yili on the side also pretended to pat the non-existent dust on her body and stood up.
"Huh? But Your Majesty, you must be tired after traveling for a long time, right? We have also arranged a room, or would it be better for you to go and rest first?" Neia said quickly.
"I am an immortal, I don't need to rest." The Sorcerer King said this, and then got off the carriage first, and Neia had no choice but to follow him.
To be honest... Neia had forgotten that the Sorcerer King was an immortal. After all... spending so many days with the Sorcerer King, Neia even suspected that the Sorcerer King was just a human wearing a skull mask.
"Then please come with me, your Majesty. Once again... thank you very much for your assistance." Neia got out of the car and bowed her head in salute to the Sorcerer King.
"There's no need to thank you for that. After all, we are now in a mutually beneficial relationship." The Sorcerer King said this, which also made Neia feel at ease.
"Then I will lead the way for you, Your Majesty, Your Highness." Neia raised her head and walked in front.