The revolutionary army marched south, something Sean never understood.

If they just wanted to assassinate a noble like me, then they could do it in the north. Why did they come here? Or maybe Oro City was just built and they thought the defense was weak and they could take advantage of it.

Both seem possible.

So the revolutionary army wanted to kill a count to increase their prestige.

This statement is a bit funny. They are rebels in the first place, so where does the prestige come from? Many people who join the rebels are either forced to do so or have a blood feud with the nobles that cannot be resolved. Otherwise, ordinary people would think twice even if they were asked to join the imperial capital, let alone the revolutionary army that lives in the dark.

After returning to the Earl's Mansion, Sean was still worried about the rebels, so he went to the underground prison again.

A day had passed and the three captured rebels were still tied to the stake.

Only a whole day had passed, and his originally clean underground prison had become dirty, messy and smelly.

The prisoners in reality are not as comfortable as they imagine. They are tied up and hardly move, and their bodies have become stiff. More importantly, their personal problems cannot be solved.

Almost everyone goes to the toilet on the ground, making the whole cell stink.

Before coming here, Ascalante had told me that it was best for me to avoid places like the prison. If I hadn't insisted, they would definitely not have let me come.

That's the reason

And according to Ascalante, this is also one of the ways to prevent prisoners from escaping. First, giving them very little food will make them lack the strength to escape; second, the foul-smelling environment will continue to destroy the will of these people and make them unable to bear it.

Because according to the teachings of the imperial generals, many revolutionary soldiers are not afraid of death, but they may not be able to withstand mental torture.

This is an interesting general. If Sean has the chance, he really wants to visit him.

Sitting outside the cell.

Sean looked at a man inside who had 6000 HP before, but now had 2000 HP less. He was always fainting and having hallucinations. He guessed that in a cell like this, this was the only way to reduce the mental pressure.

"A once beautiful girl has ended up like this. Isn't it a pity?" Sean said.

Only then did the woman, whose limbs were stretched out and tied to the wooden stakes, slowly raise her head.

He glanced at Sean and closed his eyes again with disdain.

I stopped talking, or maybe I didn't have the energy to talk at all.

Because several of them were locked up after being defeated in battle, they already had injuries and had not eaten, so they probably didn't have much strength at the moment.

"Still don't want to talk to me?" Sean continued to ask.

The other party also did not answer.

In order to prevent the three from meeting each other, Sean specifically had them moved to different rooms, so that without the encouragement of their companions, the will of one person could be easily destroyed.

"It's okay. You don't want to talk about it, but I can. I've been troubled by your rebel affairs these past few days, but I'm also confused, so I wanted to ask you about it, but unfortunately, none of you are willing to speak."

"If you won't talk, then I can only keep sending people to investigate. I've issued a mission to the Mercenary Guild to find the rebels, and the reward is very high. I've always believed that there's a saying that goes, 'Where there's a big reward, there's a brave man,' and sure enough, I got the news today."

As soon as these words were spoken, the woman who had been silent before moved a little.

The body didn't move, but the mental state changed.

The state of mind changed to listening and even trying to stay calm.

Oh

Sean sneered in his heart.

These people are really tough guys, and they will never change their minds unless they get to the point.

"I received information from a mercenary group saying that they had seen several rebels on the street of the mercenary guild's inn, and they also knew where they were." Sean didn't dare to set up a random FG, otherwise if those people couldn't be caught, he wouldn't know how to communicate with them next time he came to the dungeon.

However, when he said this, the other party's attitude didn't seem to fluctuate much, so he continued.

"Oro City has just been established, and I have been busy expanding the city in the past period of time. But recently I suddenly received some news from the old city of Tacoma, which seems to be a continuation of that incident. I originally wanted to use all the power in my hands to investigate this matter, but unexpectedly, you guys came." Since it was a chat, Sean of course just chatted casually.

The other party is unwilling to speak, so you need to find a breakthrough through a little simple chat.

In fact, it is the direction of the other person's emotional changes

"If I remember correctly, I have no grudge against you. Why did you suddenly come to assassinate me and disturb my original plan?" he asked again.

But the woman in front of him with her head lowered still did not answer, but Sean knew that she was listening, and as long as she was listening, it meant that she still understood.

"Oh"

Finally, the woman who had been keeping her head down raised her head slightly, but her first words were a sneer.

"Are you a fool, noble? Why do you come here to complain to me?" The voice was very low, but the two were not far away so Sean could hear it clearly.

"If you haven't done anything wrong, why would we come after you? Aren't the things you've done disgusting enough? I advise you to kill me now, otherwise I will repay you a thousandfold once I get out." Although he had no strength, the last sound was particularly loud.

"Actually, I feel sorry for you revolutionaries." Sean said suddenly.

Perhaps this sentence finally touched the other person's heart, and this time he finally faced himself.

"You keep shouting about killing the nobles, but looking across the entire empire, the people who actually support the nobles the most are the commoners you claim to be protecting. You are the outliers."

"They are simply oppressed by you and unable to resist. Once the spark of resistance is ignited, countless people will join in. That will be the day when you nobles will be destroyed." The woman still insisted.

It seems that the two sides will never be able to reach an agreement.

"It seems to me that you have no so-called plan at all. Rebellion is just an excuse for you to escape reality. I don't think even you know what the ultimate goal of the Revolutionary Army is. So let's change the subject. I heard from the mercenaries about the person you left behind in the city, and I even know his name. He's called Ulysses, right?"

Although the other party tried to remain calm when the name was spoken, he could not hide the surprise on his face.

"You won't be apart for long, and you'll meet up soon. I'll send someone to capture them so I can deal with all of you who showed up to cause trouble, and then I can catch you all in one fell swoop."

The woman in front of him became obviously anxious after hearing Sean's words.

"Even if you kill us, other revolutionaries will come. You can never destroy hope."

"So you guys are determined to take over Oro City?"

"Why do you think the defense of Oro City is weak just because it was just built? Or is it better to kill an imperial earl to justify your dependence on him?"