Lord Lin En probably doesn't want to alert the enemy, or he has a new idea, but it is not an easy task for him to deal with William alone now.

Fortunately, the ring did not stop working without him. Lord could only hope that Lord Lin could find an opportunity to solve the trouble over there and come to rescue him.

Now all he can do is delay as much time as possible and take things one step at a time!

"This is it!" Cody led Lord to the right side of the fortress, and the heavy stone door slowly opened.

Cody stayed outside the door, and Lord walked in. The heavy stone door behind him closed immediately. Inside was a magnificently decorated hall with priceless murals inlaid on the walls and thick red carpets on the floor. The whole room was filled with luxury and aristocracy.

A variety of meals had already been placed on the long table in the middle of the hall, which looked extremely sumptuous. If it weren't for the fully armed guards standing on both sides of the hall, he would have almost thought that the other party was really inviting him to enjoy the feast.

Lord's gaze gradually moved to the end of the long table and saw the owner of the manor - William!

He was a fat man weighing more than 300 pounds, with a loose gray robe that tightly wrapped his fat. His hair was as shiny as fireflies in the dark night, his eyes were narrowed into slits, his nostrils turned upwards, and he exuded a disgusting smell of alcohol.

At this moment, he was holding a glass of red wine, tasting it leisurely, while the maid beside him was serving him diligently.

"You're finally here." William put down the goblet in his hand, stood up and clapped his hands, signaling the maids around him to step aside, and then pointed to the seat next to him.

"Please take a seat, Mr. Loud!"

Lord seemed to have forgotten the slight unpleasantness at the door just now. He clenched the cane in his hand and sat down generously like an invited guest. However, he did not sit in the seat William pointed to, but in the seat directly opposite him.

William didn't care. He used a wooden spoon to scoop up a glass of scarlet wine, filled another glass, and then handed it to Lord himself, speaking slowly.

"I heard that Mr. Loud also worked for Lord Herram like me, responsible for transporting goods from the Sekas Empire to the Land of Wizards. Is that right?"

"It seems that you have learned a lot of information in Yieta!" Lord did not touch the glass of wine, and was not surprised that the other party knew this.

When he fled to Yieta with Lin En, he caused quite a stir in Yieta. Almost everyone in the city knew about it. It was normal for William to collect relevant information and guess his identity.

However, looking at William, who was so elegant and almost fat like a ball, Lord couldn't help feeling a little jealous. Although he was in charge of a large number of people when he was in Harbor Town, to put it bluntly, he was not presentable at all and had to look at the faces of the nobles and the church all the time.

William was obviously doing much better than him. Not only did he curry favor with the eldest prince Harold, he also became a veritable viscount. Just looking at his physique, you could tell that he enjoyed himself a lot in his daily life!

Lord could understand the other party's underlying meaning, but he did not agree with it and responded with a sneer. "Who in this world is not a running dog? Even King Bazel cannot decide on the candidate for the crown prince, and the cardinal cannot disobey the orders of the church's top leaders..."

"That's right. Since we are just trying to make a living under someone else, why not find a bigger and higher backer?" William sipped the red wine in his glass and said calmly. "This world ultimately belongs to the nobility and the church. All worldly things belong to the king, and spirituality and faith belong to God..."

"But the world is always changing, and the speed may be faster than you think!" Lord said without comment.

"Then I'd like to see it for myself." William didn't mind, and then asked casually, "I wonder what methods you guys have come up with to deal with me?"

Loud's heart skipped a beat. Things were clearly getting out of his control. However, he still managed to calm down and asked in confusion. "What do you mean, William? Didn't you invite me to discuss the trade share of ore and glass products?"

"Before you came in, you asked your men to take away all my self-defense equipment. Are you worried that a cripple like me who can't do magic might do something to you?" Lord said with a sneer, gently stroking his crutch with his right hand.

"In that case, I might as well give you a way out!" William got straight to the point. "I need to know how many wizards Lord Lin has sent into the capital of Hadratha, and what do they want to do?"

"Also, where is the compass that can locate the wizard's land?" William stared at Lord and questioned.

The guards on both sides had already drawn their swords, and within just two or three minutes of entering the hall, William was already facing off with swords.

Lord hesitated for a long time, as if he was trying to weigh the pros and cons and fell into deep thought. Until William showed an extremely impatient look on his face, he spoke suddenly as if he had finally made a decision.

"That compass has always been in the hands of Lord Orlando!"

Lord was making up stories. In fact, the airship's positioning device had long been replaced with something called a compass. Even if they got it, they had to know the exact location of the wizard's land, or they would have to slowly search for it on the sea.

"Then how many of you have entered the Kingdom of Hadrata? Are there any great wizards? How many official wizards are there?" William asked again.

Lord thought about it for a long time before answering slowly. "About a few dozen people, but I'm not sure. Only Lord Orlando knows the details..."

Perhaps noticing that Lord was stalling for time, William's expression became somewhat dangerous. He extended his fat index finger, pointed at the glass of red wine on the table, and said without question, "I'll only give you 30 seconds to think about it. Drink that glass of wine and we'll talk."

(End of this chapter)