"No, soon you will. The Alkmarr family's tea business will be under your control." Donning reminded the drunk Verona.
Verona raised his head and his eyes brightened. "If you can help me take back the tea business, I am willing to share the benefits with you and even give you more."
"It's a deal." Donning turned and walked into the darkness. "Come with me. You have to have a good sleep and gather enough energy for the upcoming plan."
Recalling everything at the dance, Verona fell to the ground, and then that never - before - seen Luke appeared immediately and quickly drove Verona away. If this was just a coincidence, then when he proposed to leave, Luke came out in time to prevent Metz from following him. Clearly, this was all arranged.
So finding Verona and taking back the tea business from his brother was all part of Alkmarr's plan. Alkmarr had created convenience for himself. This was still a part of the game. Donning continued to play according to the game steps designed by the other party.
What an interesting game. It was so unbelievable that someone wanted to give their business to Donning. And Verona and his brother were just the sacrifices of the game. The unfeeling and selfish Alkmarr had paid a huge price for planning this game.
According to Vont, Alkmarr wanted to subdue Donning. If Alkmarr knew that Donning's uncle was Anubarak, he would definitely regret it.
According to the news obtained from Mozart, Turan's three residences were all near Brot City. Vont and Cybertron found the first residence, but the result disappointed them. The door of the small house in the wilderness was locked tightly.
"Well, I hope there will be some gains at the second location." Cybertron comforted his companion.
When they arrived at the second residence, located in the sewer of Brot City, the door was still closed tightly and the door was covered with spider webs. It seemed that no one had disturbed it for some time.
Cybertron was a bit discouraged. He didn't expect there to be any gains at the third residence. The old book probably recorded things from a long time ago and had no reference value at all.
Vont also had this thought, but he couldn't return empty - handed. He had to use some extraordinary means. He looked at the door of the sewer storage room covered with spider webs and touched the dusty iron lock with his finger. A faint green flame appeared on the iron lock and gradually melted into molten iron and dripped onto the ground.
"What are you doing?" Cybertron's integrity made him despise this behavior.
"Paladin, you can stay outside. This doesn't affect your integrity. As for me, I have never been an upright person." Vont pushed open the door and walked in.
Everything in the room had been removed. There was nothing left. It was as if no one had ever stayed here. There was nowhere to hide anything in the storage room that was only ten square meters in size.
When he was disappointed and about to walk out of the storage room, he saw a note on the ground. He picked up the note and looked at the handwriting on it. He smiled knowingly.
Looking at his accomplice who walked out of the storage room, Cybertron was eager to know what important clues were inside, clues about where Turan had gone.
Vont handed the note to the paladin. "You should take a look at this, but you have to be mentally prepared."
The content on the note made Cybertron unbelievable. His body felt cold. It was someone who asked this wizard named Turan to go to Shining Gold Town and kill a paladin. And that paladin was Cybertron himself. He thought of the fierce battle on that rainy night outside Shining Gold Town. He was almost killed.
It turned out that Turan was that powerful wizard with the Silver Crow badge. The murderer who he had been investigating all along who intended to kill a paladin. And the final signature on this note was actually Alto, the cardinal of the Brot City church. The cardinal whom he had trusted extremely had actually wanted to kill him.
Vont, like a bystander, watched with interest as the paladin's face changed. "Wow, what have I discovered? A cardinal is colluding with a wizard and attempting to kill a paladin. It seems that someone thinks you have lost control and become a stumbling block on his way to making money."
If it was just suspicion and speculation before, then now it could be confirmed that Alto, the cardinal of the Brot City church, had indeed betrayed the will of God, abandoned the holy light, and sworn allegiance to the devil. Cybertron carefully put the note away and put it in his pocket. "We have to find the two wizards quickly. Compared to Alkmarr, if a bishop of the church is controlled by a devil, that is the worst thing."
"I'm not interested in the affairs of the church. Remember what you promised me. I helped you find Turan and Elon Musk. You help me take away Alkmarr's title." Vont adjusted his hat brim with his hand and turned to leave.
The third residence was far away from Brot City, located in the wilderness. It was a small wooden house located in the wilderness. It was so dilapidated that it didn't seem to be inhabited. The roof was covered with snow that hadn't melted yet. But the footprints at the door betrayed the occupant of the small wooden house. Cybertron drew out his holy sword. The texture of the holy sword emitted a dazzling light, as cold as the snow.
Vont made a gesture of not being in a hurry and walked up to the small wooden house and knocked on the door.
Turan was so engrossed in his witchcraft experiment that he didn't notice the slight footsteps outside. The abandoned small wooden house in the wilderness wouldn't attract anyone's attention. No one would move around in the wilderness covered with snow. This provided security for his safety here.
When he heard the knocking sound, Elon Musk, who was sleeping on the bed in the small wooden house, woke up. His expression was a bit nervous. "Are there guests coming to visit you?"
Turan had no defenses at all. He motioned for Elon Musk not to worry. "My good friend, don't worry. Some hunters or adventurers may want to come and visit. I will send them away as soon as possible. Rest assured."
He opened the door and saw the young man with a top hat at the door. The young man's legs were stained with snow, just like an adventurer who had ventured here. Turan was a bit impatient and wanted to drive the other party away. "Adventurous young man, I don't welcome strangers here. Please leave."
Vont took off his hat and let out a meaningful chuckle. "No, Mr. Turan. I may be a stranger, but he isn't." He stepped aside from the door and let Cybertron, who was standing behind him, face this wizard with the Silver Crow badge directly.
Turan's face turned pale. Looking at the paladin with the copper sword badge on his chest, he would never forget that face. In the forest of Shining Gold Town, he had attacked the other party. But later he received a letter from Alto. Damn it. The paladin was rescued and returned to the church in Brot City. So he hid here to avoid the limelight.
But now the other party appeared in front of him. His whereabouts had been exposed. Turan was almost stunned. The never - giving - up paladin came to take revenge. Unbelievable.
Cybertron looked at his enemy. His eyes were like a sharp sword, faintly emitting a cold light. "Mr. Turan, you once wanted to kill me, but God's protection made you fail. Now I'm back. I will represent the holy light and judge your sins."
A paladin with a copper sword badge. Turan came to his senses. In the wilderness, except for the paladin and his companion, there was no one else. This was a good opportunity. A good opportunity to make up for the failure in the forest of Shining Gold Town. He grinned, revealing yellow teeth. "The same mistake can't be made twice. Obviously, you have made a mistake again. You have misjudged the strength of both sides."
Cybertron's holy sword tip stabbed heavily on the ground. The holy light spread. The snow was blown away. The whole cabin was trembling. With a loud bang, the cabin began to collapse quickly.
Turan's body turned into a black airflow and left the collapsing small wooden house quickly. He turned into a crow and darted out. Landing outside the range affected by the holy light, he resumed his human form and had a smile on his lips.
The small wooden house collapsed in front of Cybertron and Vont and turned into ruins. There were screams from inside the ruins. "Damn Turan, what happened?"
A little mouse emerged from the collapsed ruins and resumed its human form. Elon Musk still wanted to complain a few words, but his mouse eyes saw an acquaintance. That young man Vont who had been looking for him. They had found this place. Unbelievable.
Resuming his human form, Elon Musk exclaimed. "Damn it. Old friend, you wouldn't have thought that the person who was inquiring about me was that young man with a top hat. And he was even accompanied by a paladin."
A faint green flame appeared on Turan's bony finger, burning but without any temperature. "Old friend, your opponent and my opponent appear at the same time. What a great opportunity. Kill them and you and I can leave here."
Elon Musk didn't hesitate. He agreed with Turan's proposal. The skin on his body began to fester. The smell of blood filled the air. The white snow turned blood red. The dry vegetation under the snow began to rot, emitting a strong pungent smell that made people dizzy. "A plague is enough to turn the paladin and this young man into corpses. Let the plague spread and send them to hell."
Elon Musk was focused on researching plagues. The plague virus spread rapidly, taking away all life around. He murmured. The plague hymn was disturbing.
Turan's palm slowly moved in front of him. The ground turned scorched red and began to spread. He chanted in a low voice, which matched Elon Musk. Plague and hellfire were the best combination, without any sense of disharmony.
The scorched red ground and the turbid plague aura spread rapidly and reached the range of the holy light emitted by Cybertron's holy sword. The holy light gradually retreated. The scorched red land was burning with illusory flames. It quickly devoured the turbid plague aura. The combination of two wizards with Silver Crow badges. Even though the holy light had a natural restraint ability against plagues and hellfire, it still seemed a bit difficult.
Facing the raging plague wave and scorched earth, Vont didn't want to act so early. Let this stubborn paladin suffer a bit. In the future, he would rely on him more.
The stubborn Cybertron didn't want to ask for help. He believed that God's protection was enough to let him resist any evil. In the cold wind, sweat oozed from his forehead. The holy sword trembled. He bent down and knelt on one knee on the ground. His right hand held the hilt of the holy sword to keep it from falling. His left hand touched the ground. The holy light on his finger seeped into the ground.
The holy light became stronger. Golden flames burned on his body. The holy light flames wouldn't harm servants loyal to God. They would only burn evil.
"Eternal holy light protects the light and judges evil. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Let evil fall into hell forever. Let the light return to the world. Merciful God."
He uttered the prayer to the only God he believed in. The copper sword badge on his chest emitted a light brighter than daylight. Golden flames emerged from the ground and ignited the plague wave. The spread of hellfire was restrained.
Both sides were in a stalemate. Turan and Elon Musk exclaimed. "Damn copper sword badge paladin has deceived us. He has the strength of a silver sword badge paladin."