A dark prayer house.

Soon, Mrs. Saxon heard the young man's voice again.

"Mother, it is I, Rosen, who am speaking to you in your heart."

The voice was very clear, the tone was gentle, the pronunciation was precise, and there was none of the vague earthy tone of the island natives. It was very similar to the tone of speech of the Shire County nobles.

Mrs. Saxe felt a light flash in her heart, like a ray of light suddenly appearing in the night.

She tried to respond in her mind: "Child, my child, is it really you?"

The voice did not respond to her, but continued to talk to itself.

"Mother, take your sister back to the inner room of the sacrificial house now and tell her that you have a headache and want to rest. Then you can see me."

Mrs. Saxon did so without hesitation.

She raised her hand to cover her forehead and said to the old housekeeper who was watching over her: "Afu, my head hurts a bit. I need to go and rest."

"Go and guard the door. Don't let anyone in. If anyone wants to come in, just cough a few times."

The loyal old butler did as he was told.

Mrs. Saxon said to her daughter again, "Evelyn, help me down."

"Okay, Mom."

Evelyn did the same.

The two men slowly left the table, lifted the thick curtain covering the door, and walked into the small room inside the sacrificial house that was as dark as a tomb.

The only light in the small room came from the small door, and when the curtain was drawn aside, Mrs. Saxon quickly looked around the room, trying to see her son.

She was disappointed.

There was nothing to see except a small wooden bed in the corner and a statue of Mother Nature embedded in the wall.

"Where are you, kid?"

Mrs. Saxon asked cautiously in her heart.

She was a very cautious woman, she thought that even if her son learned magic, his achievements would not be very high. This trip would definitely be a huge risk.

So, she is trying to reduce the risk of exposure as much as possible.

"Puff~"

The curtain suddenly fell down by itself, and the small room became darker and darker. At this moment, Mrs. Saxon saw a tall figure standing against the wall.

As tall as her husband. No, she should be taller than her husband.

'ah!'

Evelyn was startled by the figure and screamed subconsciously, but Mrs. Saxon covered her mouth halfway through the scream.

"Don't shout, that's your brother!"

Mrs. Saxon whispered in her daughter's ear.

Evelin's tense body suddenly relaxed, and she looked at the tall figure in front of her curiously with a pair of dark eyes.

When her brother left the island, she was only two years old and had no memory of anything. So she only knew that she had a brother but had never seen him. So she was very curious and looked at him very carefully.

At this moment, the tall figure stepped back, and a small dark door appeared out of thin air on the wall behind him.

Mrs. Saxon heard her son's voice again in her mind: "Mother, come in. I'll take you away from here."

Mrs. Saxon did so immediately.

She held her daughter's hand and walked into the small door with a slightly staggering step.

The moment they walked into the small door, they heard a "clicking" sound behind them. Looking back, they saw their son standing by the small door with one hand on the wall, and the wall closed quickly.

After a while, the surroundings fell into absolute darkness, but this darkness lasted less than half a second before being dispelled by a soft ball of white light.

Mrs. Saxon found herself standing in a narrow passage less than one meter wide. Behind her was a tall young man wearing black leather armor, and in front of her was a black hole leading deep underground.

She didn't rush forward, but looked at the young man carefully.

With just one look, she was sure that this was her son. Although he had grown much taller and stronger than he was ten years ago, and his facial features had changed a lot, his childhood outline was still there.

But there were also many changes that were unfamiliar to her.

When he was ten years old, his son was taciturn, his eyes were dull, and his body was weak. He gave people the feeling that he was like a light feather that could fly away at any time.

But the young man in front of him exuded a sense of majestic solemnity, like a towering mountain.

The last person who gave her a similar feeling was the late old duke whom she had only seen briefly in Dawn City.

In comparison, her husband Ted is like a stubborn and foolish old farmer.

Having witnessed the wisdom of wizards in big cities, he wanted to train his son to be a wizard as well.

He identified his goal and didn't care whether it was realistic or not. He just worked hard like a bull, trying his best to achieve it, day after day for ten years.

Mrs. Saxon had always thought her husband was stubborn and almost stupid, but the moment she saw her son, she felt that all her efforts over the past ten years were worth it.

Her son really became a wise wizard, even better than her husband expected.

Much better! Her dead husband should be able to rest in peace now.

She couldn't help but reach out and touch her son's face, her voice trembling: "Oh~ Rosen~ It's a pity that your father couldn't see you."

Rosen had great respect for the old baron. Although this man from another world was not the father of his soul, his support did help him get through the most difficult time at the beginning of his journey.

But it must be said that the old baron was very stubborn, like a cow, and extremely difficult to get along with. Even in their letters, the two of them would often quarrel.

This is also one of the main reasons why Rosen has been reluctant to return to White Sturgeon Island. He really doesn't want to quarrel with the old baron every day.

But after all, he took over the body of the other party's son. Now that the old baron is gone, he will take good care of the old baron's widow and daughter.

He grabbed the woman's hand and said seriously, "Mother, Father is in the Kingdom of God and will surely see all of this."

He urged again: "But it's not safe here yet, keep going forward."

"good."

Mrs. Saxon responded obediently.

With such a powerful son by her side, she felt very calm and no longer had any fear.

On the other side, Rosen felt the other party's obvious emotional changes after seeing him, and felt secretly pleased with himself.

"The leadership skills I developed through training with a large number of samples are really effective."

The so-called "Leadership Art" is not a spell strictly speaking, because it basically does not involve the use of magic power.

It uses a series of external details that ordinary people can directly feel, such as body language, appearance, posture, language style, etc., to construct the mental suggestion of "powerful, wise, and superior", and has achieved the effect of "defeating the enemy without fighting".

To put it another way, it's also called 'the spirit of kingship'.

If ordinary people want to have this kind of aura, they have to undergo rigorous training since childhood, but Rosen doesn't need that. He only needs to activate the corresponding ability to achieve near perfection.

Commonly known as "If you pretend to be too cool, you will be struck by lightning."

Back to the topic.

The three of them walked down the narrow passage, and as they walked, Rosen used transfiguration to close the passage behind them.

After walking for more than twenty meters, the three came to a narrow underground secret room.

"Mother, this is the secret room I dug out with magic. It is about fifteen meters below the sacrificial house. No one will find it."

"Mother, now you can tell me what happened in the castle over the past month."

Mrs. Saxon was startled: "Shouldn't we leave right away?"

She thought Rosen would quietly take them away from the White Sturgeon Island and live on the Weiland Island.

Rosen smiled slightly: "Of course not, I plan to take back Crescent Castle."

"recapture?"

Mrs. Saxon shook her head.

"No, you can't do it alone. There are hundreds of knights in Crescent Castle, and your uncle Sir Alais is also here. You..."

Before she could finish her words, Rosen waved his hand to stop her: "Mother, I know all this, and I am not alone. My warriors will support me at any time."

"I want to know, why would the Crescent Knights pledge allegiance to Uncle Alais instead of patiently waiting for my return?"

He has written back and said he will be back within a month.

Crescent City has more than seventy Crescent Knights, plus their knight squires and ordinary soldiers, a total of more than 1,400 regular troops.

This group of people could have defended Crescent City and waited for him to return to take over the baronship, but they did not do so. Instead, they pledged allegiance to Sir Alais very early on.

Although his reputation on the island was definitely not very good, and the islanders also worshipped the strong, but old Baron Ted was also a qualified lord. It was not that he did not have even one loyalist, right? Therefore, the speed at which the Crescent Knights defected was a bit strange.

These insider information that happened in the past are difficult to find out through "Detection Guard" in a short period of time.

The best way is to ask someone who knows the inside story.

Mrs. Saxon felt that she could not resist the unintentional sense of authority that Rosen exuded, even though the other party was her son.

So she immediately told him what had happened in the castle.

"That night, the news that your father was assassinated by the forest elves came back. The whole New Moon City was in a panic. We were all terrified."

"There was also internal strife among the Crescent Knights."

"You know, there are three major guard knights in Crescent City, and their attitudes are very divided."

"Caudrin insisted on burning the forest to avenge your father."

"But Hanske said that if the wildfire spreads, it will destroy the White Sturgeon Island. The most important thing to do now is to stabilize the situation and prevent the forest elves from taking advantage of the chaos to attack Crescent City."

"Goodman also thinks that to be safe, we should shrink our defenses, choose a new lord first, and then find a way to retaliate against the forest elves."

"Just when they were arguing, your uncle Sir Alais came with his mountain knights to support them."

"That night, they discussed it all night in the castle hall."

"I don't know what happened that night. They didn't let me hear it."

"The next morning, Codlin was captured and thrown into the castle dungeon, while Hanske and Goodman both began to support Alais."

"Hansker came to me and told me that he had no choice but to do this. Because only in this way would Sir Alais let your sister and I go."

"Goodman also came to see me. He said that you are a waste and not worthy of your support. He also said that Sir Alais is a powerful leader who will lead the warriors to avenge your father and protect the safety of Crescent City."

"The other knights also had no confidence in you. Seeing that the two knight commanders supported Alais, they also swore allegiance to Alais."

Mrs. Saxon talked on and on, her speech was a little verbose, but still clear.

After listening to what was said, Rosen had a general idea of ​​the situation. He tapped the wall a little harder and came to a preliminary conclusion.

"My father's death was very strange. I'm afraid it has something to do with Alais!"

On the other side, Mrs. Saxon was surprised: "How could it be? Alais can't be so outrageous, right?"

Rosen did not argue, he asked back: "Mother, if I killed Alais, would you object?"

He has now learned a lot about the current situation of Crescent Castle through Levin and the Detection Guard, and there are countless ways to kill Alais.

Of course, he would choose a method with the least consequences and the greatest benefits.

On the other hand, Mrs. Saxon shook her head without hesitation: "No, he is a complete devil, I would rather he die sooner!"

In this case, Rosen had no worries at all.

He asked again: "Is Knight Codlin still alive?"

Mrs. Saxon nodded repeatedly: "He is still alive. Knight Codlin has been practicing the Seven Virtues of Knighthood for many years and has a very high reputation among the Crescent Knights. They dare not kill him easily."

"But I'm afraid they've been torturing him, and he may be seriously injured by now."

This news is enough.

Rosen was very happy, because from both his mother's description and his father's letters, it could be seen that Knight Codlin was a truly loyal and righteous man.

Now that this man is still alive, not only will the difficulty of retaking Crescent Castle by normal means be greatly reduced, but he will also have a powerful right-hand man in the future.

As for being tortured, that is not a problem at all. As long as the person is not dead, he can be saved.

"What does Caudrin look like?"

"He's probably in his early thirties, very tall, almost as tall as your father, which is rare on the island."

Rosen nodded to show that he understood, and reached out to gently touch his sister's face.

The little girl had been hiding behind her mother like a kitten, watching her brother carefully.

At this time, he wanted to hide timidly, but Rosen

Suddenly, he turned his hand over and found a beautiful little paper box in his palm.

It was the buttermilk candy popular among the aristocratic circles of Shire County.

The little girl was immediately stunned by Rosen's little trick, her eyes full of disbelief, but her attention was soon drawn to the aroma of the candy.

She couldn't help but eat one, and an intoxicated sweet smile suddenly appeared on her little face, and the sense of strangeness towards this older brother quickly faded away.

"Mother, sister, just wait here and I will take action now."

Without waiting for the two women to answer, he thought about it and performed the transformation technique again.

From underground, little by little, they "squeeze" into the castle dungeon.

(End of this chapter)