Rocks looked up at Sean. He didn't say anything, but the "Complex!" sign on his head suggested he'd heard it.
"It's okay if you don't say anything, just listen." Sean tried to get closer to the other person.
"Your Highness, be careful!"
The naval general behind him suddenly called out, but was stopped by Sean.
At this point, Rocks's health was almost half gone, and the foul odor emanating from him indicated that his wounds had indeed festered. He was bleeding almost every few minutes and was in a state of weakness. If he ate better, he might be able to recover a little, but the soldiers of Yalan Castle would not allow him to recover so easily.
"I ask you, why do you want to steal the tribute given to us?" Sean asked.
If he had eliminated Naya, the cancer, in the past timeline, the influence he brought should have disappeared, but the robbery of tribute and the pirates' behind-the-scenes hiring still existed, which meant they would still do it.
Sean wants to find out who is the real mastermind behind this time!
Seeing that the other party didn't say anything, he actually guessed that the other party would not say it easily, but pirates are pirates after all. The so-called backbone is just to save face. For them, there is no belief worth sacrificing their lives.
"Of course you can keep silent, but the consequences won't be pleasant... I'll bring you before Emperor Serge to claim credit. You'll become a tool for me to enhance my prestige. As for your so-called wealth, it will be immediately taken away by others, perhaps your former subordinates or another group of pirates. And you will only become a laughingstock, your head displayed on the city walls for days."
Sean described step by step the situation Rocks would face in the future.
"As for what happened next..."
After a pause, I saw that the other person's reaction was indeed filled with worry and anger.
"Perhaps a wild dog gets hungry, or a wild cat will tear off your head and eat it. Eventually, people will just laugh and say that the famous pirate got his head eaten by a dog."
"shut up!"
At this moment, Rocks suddenly jumped up and wanted to rush towards Sean, but was suppressed by the soldiers behind him who rushed forward.
Marlowe, who was standing next to Sean, pulled out a long knife and hit the other person with the handle, causing him to fall to the ground!
Squat down and take a closer look at the other person's miserable appearance.
"Why, are you angry?"
"But being angry won't change anything for you. The consequences will be even worse than this. You'd better tell me what I'm asking you. Maybe I can give you a more decent death."
For a pirate who has been robbing on the sea for years, death is not scary, otherwise they would not have revelry every night. Isn't it just because they are afraid that they will die while at sea one day and will never have the chance to enjoy themselves again!
But what they fear is becoming a laughing stock after death and the extremely cruel process... Based on Rocks' emotional changes, Sean inferred that he either still had relatives alive, or he was really afraid of death, otherwise someone who didn't care would not act so excitedly.
"Even if I told you, you wouldn't be able to find them. You are indeed the Prince of the Desert, but the desert doesn't extend this far."
"Why don't you tell me..."
"Free man."
ah?
Sean didn't quite understand what the other party meant, but the several Yalan Castle managers behind him became anxious.
"Your Highness!"
Looking at the three people's eyes, Sean seemed to understand that this "free man" seemed to be something they knew, so he put Rocks down and let the soldiers lock him up, while he asked about the origin of this title.
"It's hard to say here. Your Highness, please follow me in."
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In the conference room of Lucas Mansion...
Or perhaps it was where he usually worked. The room was filled with bookcases, and the walls were covered with maps Sean had never seen before. He guessed they were of a country in the southern continent, or a topographic map of a city in Kselk.
"Is this free man referring to a certain person or an organization?"
"It's an organization. I occasionally heard people talk about them when I was traveling in the southern continent." Lucille said suddenly.
Lucas, Barton, and the others looked at each other, their expressions not looking very good...
"Where did you hear that, Your Excellency the Witch?"
"It seems to be a port on the western front." Lucille recalled.
Western Front.
That is to say, near the Zambutal line, the country there is no longer Keselke, but several other countries.
I remember that Lucille had said before that she had been tracking the news of the stone tablet and the wizarding council south since she met me, and then took a boat south through coastal countries such as Mersin to get here. It was understandable that she had passed through several countries on such a long journey.
"That's probably not the case in Kselke. In our country, the term 'free man' is forbidden to be mentioned in public. That's why we asked His Royal Highness to come here to explain."
"So it's an organization?"
The only people present were Sean, Frelia, Lucille and other close people around him. The surrounding soldiers and servants had all been sent away.
It feels like a secret that cannot be told.
"Indeed, they are a force that has emerged in the southern region over the past decade. They are actually a legacy of war. Over a decade ago, we, Kselke, helped a southern country attack another. In the following years of war, that country was almost destroyed, but some remnants survived and eventually formed an organization called the Free Men."
At this point, Sean probably understood that this was the so-called rebels.
Subverters of the national regime!
It feels similar to the Basaran Empire. After all, it was formed by the refugees left behind after the regime change and the people who were oppressed later.
"Yes, but their fire of revenge is very strong. Not only Kserk, but also the countries that participated in the war have been listed as their targets. Most of the large-scale mass incidents that have occurred over the years have involved them. Therefore, they have been listed as important criminals by Emperor Ser and are being hunted down."
Maybe that's why it can't be discussed in public.
Because they didn't know if there were any of their people in the crowd, and Sean, a foreign prince, didn't have enough reputation in the local area, and there were actually few people who had a favorability level of [Friendly] among the people who passed by, so it was not easy to find them based on favorability.
If you look at this information one by one!
That’s too difficult…
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