Chapter 485 Interrogation
Hunter felt as if he was dreaming.
In the morning, he was still in the military camp besieging Sleddingburg, listening to Viscount Frey talking about the opponent he longed for. In the evening, he came to Blood Harbor and met the prince.
Everything in between seemed like a nightmare, or maybe he never woke up.
Damn it, this is the easternmost blood port in Tis? A blood port half a month away from the North? In the morning, he was still complaining about the cold in the North, but now he was being blown by the warm sea breeze in the port.
Because these prisoners brought extremely valuable intelligence, they were immediately evacuated and drove directly to Blood Harbor in a spare vehicle. It was not yet dark when Hunter got off the vehicle.
Hunter claimed to be a well-read scholar, but everything that happened today shattered all his knowledge over the past years.
The terrible weapons of death that fell from the sky, the armored trains as big as houses, the terrifying carrying capacity that could reach Blood Harbor from the North in just one afternoon. He had never heard of all this, and had never imagined it even in his wildest dreams.
But at this moment, they appeared before my eyes so abruptly.
Before stepping off the train, Hunter thought he would no longer be surprised as he had seen too many strange creations.
But after walking out of the car, he still stood there in a daze.
The place where he got off was the station at Blood Harbor Pier, the most industrialized urban area of Blood Harbor.
The forest of steel and concrete suddenly caught Hunter's eyes.
The roaring hum of the steam engine seemed to be arguing with the boilerman if one listened carefully. The shrill whistle, if one remembered carefully, seemed to follow some kind of rhythmic pattern. Boxes of containers that could fit his entire carriage and still have room for more were pushed into the cement factory next to it, and mountains of steel were shipped out by train.
This. Is he still in this world?
As the sky grew darker, a huge searchlight lit up on the lighthouse at sea. The light flashed across Hunter for a moment, and at that moment he seemed to be facing the sun directly.
Hunter's legs were shaking, fear made his body feel like it was filled with lead. He felt like a little animal pulled out of a cave, seeing this vast and terrifying world for the first time.
Of course he couldn't walk, and the other prisoners were not much better than him. He even felt that the shackles on his body were redundant. After seeing such a magnificent creation, who could still think of escaping?
Soon, Hunter saw a somewhat familiar face.
"Your Highness William!"
Hunter had met the only son of Grand Duke Tis at a banquet in the North. Well, now he is the Grand Duke Tis.
At that time, the two of them were still talking happily and regarded each other as good friends.
But the shout at this moment was only met with a cold look from the other party.
After a moment, as if searching through his memories, the prince slowly responded, "Mr. Hunter, long time no see."
After saying that, he didn't look at him again, but turned to talk to another person.
He was a young man, perhaps even younger than him, with dark hair. The eyes that occasionally glanced at him were very deep, as if he could see through all his secrets.
"Are you Hunter?" the man asked.
"Hunter Godfrey Watts, the son of a powerful earl under Grand Duke Alvarez, has some family heritage. He is now a famous scholar." The prince whispered beside him.
Hunter nodded quickly. It seemed that the person opposite him was also a noble, but he didn't know his identity. Although he was captured by the other party, he had to follow the rules and etiquette.
But he did not know the other person's identity, and Grand Duke Tis had no intention of introducing him. When Hunter was hesitating about what etiquette to perform, the other party spoke again.
"Tell us everything you know about the Resistance."
Hunter nodded quickly. This was what he, a captive, should do. Wars between nobles often did not endanger lives. Even if he was captured by chance, he could be redeemed as long as his family could afford the ransom.
And he should also cooperate with the other party's reasonable requests in exchange for equal treatment as a noble.
This is the rule among the imperial nobles, and it has been like this since ancient times.
But Hunter's heart trembled inexplicably, and he felt a little flustered for some reason. The person opposite him was also a noble, so he should follow the rules of the nobles, right?
It seems that the only one who did not follow this set of rules was the late Queen. She treated everyone equally and did not care about anyone, no matter if they were nobles or commoners, she would kill anyone she wanted.
The rest of the nobles, regardless of their social status, all obeyed.
Looking at the two people standing in front of him, Hunter tried hard to get rid of the messy thoughts from his mind.
It would be fine if it was just the Queen, but he wouldn't meet another one. Besides, there were two people in front of him. Even if one of them wanted to kill him, the other would persuade him.
After leaving that hellish battlefield, Hunter's sanity gradually returned to his body. He had always been a timid man, so naturally he began to fear death again.
"The resistance army captured Sleddingburg more than half a year ago and has been holding on there ever since."
After saying the first sentence, Hunter was somewhat dazed to find that the expressions of the two people opposite him were a little strange.
What's wrong, is this weird?
"Did they succeed in their attack on Sleddingburg?"
"Yes, they captured the castle with almost no effort. I don't know much about the details, but in the end, it was Count Basil's personal guards who helped him escape."
On the other side, Zeus and the prince looked at each other, and then they both looked at Isaac.
They have always thought that the Resistance was finished or was beginning to go into exile, and used that as a basis for gathering information. But now they are told that the Resistance has simply flattened the other side?
Isaac, who was usually calm, was stunned, and then his face gradually turned red.
"Bazel took the initiative to inform Octavia of this matter. He seemed to want to make some secret deal, but he was ambushed in the woods of the Canary Mountains. He lost all his elite troops and had no energy left to deal with the resistance. So the three archdukes formed a coalition to assist Count Bazel in suppressing the rebels."
"Wait, Bazel is still alive now, right?"
"Yes, we are actually going to look for him this time."
Zeus rubbed his brows with a headache. The North was too chaotic and there were too many false news. Although he had heard some specific information about Basel, it was not credible.
"Then why did you attack us first?"
"What attack?" Hunter was a little surprised. "We didn't attack?"
"My men reported that you were coming to attack the expeditionary force, so they set up an ambush and fought a battle with you."
Hunter was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly lit up when he thought of the train he had just taken. "You are talking about the steam locomotive, right? Viscount Frey had no idea that it was your subordinate. He thought the armored locomotive was some kind of monster and was about to destroy it."
(End of this chapter)
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