Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 73
Huafang Town, "Paradise" bar.

Amidst the staggering and noisy voices, in the corner of the bar, there is a secret conversation going on.

"So, your real name is Karim Rocky, and you're a spy under Grand Duke Rosario?" Xiahou Yan looked at Rocky cautiously and confirmed in a low voice.

Rocky chicken nodded as if pecking at rice.

Looking at his excited face, he looked like an old Red Army who successfully joined forces on Jinggang Mountain, an underground party who welcomed the liberation of the city, and a migrant worker who finally paid off his mortgage and achieved financial freedom.

"But..." Xia Houyan tapped the table lightly with his fingers, looked at Rocky and said, "Have you lost contact with your upline?"

"Yes!" Even in the dim light of the tavern, Xia Houyan could clearly see that Luo Qi's eyes were red, "Three months ago, the Grand Duke wrote to me and assigned me a secret mission, saying that this mission is of great importance. , ask me to act in absolute concealment..."

"Then how did you lose contact?" Xia Houyan asked curiously.

"I don't know either!" Rocky took a sip of wine and said in frustration, "Not long after that, when I went to the upline to make a monthly report, I found that the upline had changed the contact location, but I didn't receive any Notice! In the next three months, although I continued to lurk among the mercenaries, I had completely lost contact with them, and I didn’t even get my monthly salary!”

Alice and Xia Houyan looked at each other.

They remembered that Archduke Rosario had always been a professional soldier devoted to the war in the east.

Although there have long been rumors in the market, the intelligence agency "Whitehall" under the Grand Duke is not only spying on the military intelligence of the Glorious Federation day and night, but even the interior of the Empire is within their surveillance range...

But Xia Houyan really didn't expect that there is actually a Whitehall field worker, just sitting across from him like this!

However, there are experienced and senior spies in Whitehall. Why did the bloody incident of "disconnection from the field" happen?

It's so weird...

The Lord Lord and the female swordsman thought a lot here, but the elf Wilf, who was beside him, was staring at the shiny roast chicken on the table next to him with all his attention.

Her stomach made a very loud growl.

"Look, my entourage is hungry." Xia Houyan pointed at the hopeless elf.

"Boss, here's a roast chicken..." Rocky, who was very clear to the Lord, was slaughtered reluctantly.

Wilf's eyes suddenly lit up.

When the boss brought the roast chicken, the elf cheered, grabbed the roast chicken with both hands without grace, and savagely bit it, making people wonder if she had some kind of kinship with the hyenas in the wasteland.

"This is... your lover?" Rocky pointed at Wilf and asked Xia Houyan curiously.

The word used by spies is clever: "lover" can mean either "wife" or "lover," and given the chaotic private life of the imperial aristocracy, it's almost impossible to go wrong with that term for their female companions.

"No." Xia Houyan glanced at Wilf, who was engrossed in chewing and couldn't hear anyone talking, "She is my slave."

The word "slave" made Rocky stunned for a moment.

He looked at Wilf, who was wearing a hood, but still couldn't hide her natural beauty, and turned to look at Alice, who had a frosty face.

"You're playing quite a lot..." Rocky finally looked at the lord and admired it sincerely.

Xia Houyan thought that Rocky seemed to have had some serious misunderstanding.

"So, can you tell me what the 'secret mission' assigned to you by Grand Duke Rosario?" Xia Houyan decisively changed the subject and asked.

He knew in his heart that since it was a "secret mission", Rocky would not tell him the truth as an outsider;
But since he said this, he always had to try to ask—Xiahou Yan, who had interrogated countless people, knew that truth and lies were equally informative!
However, what Xia Houyan didn't expect was that Rocky answered honestly and honestly with a sincere expression on his face:
"Of course! Grand Duke Rosario's instruction to me is to wait for the new lord of the Igor family to arrive in the wasteland and assist your family's territory construction as much as possible!"

Xia Houyan and Alice were stunned for a moment:
Archduke Rosario sent him to... help?

"To be honest, I've been waiting for you in Huafang Town for three months!" Rocky said with a sad face, "If you don't come again, my remaining [-] gold coins will be spent on the mission funds... "

"Didn't you just say that there are only thirty gold coins?" Xia Houyan narrowed his eyes.

"It's not important." Rocky's eyes wandered.

Xia Houyan leaned on the back of the chair and looked at Rocky meaningfully.

The first question he considers is, is this self-proclaimed "spy" Rocky trustworthy?

According to Xia Houyan's observation, the other party's expression did not seem to be fake, and there was no problem with the identity he said - just now, Rocky also showed Xia Houyan his Whitehall field certificate, which didn't look fake either. of.

But the biggest doubt is, why did Archduke Rosario send someone to help the Igor family, a political underdog?

Although they are both imperial nobles, there has never been much contact between the two families. In terms of distance, it is not even the close relationship between the Igor family and the Archduke Houston;
Taking the risk of being a slut and going to provide assistance to the Igor family who committed the crime of treason, it doesn't seem like something the shrewd Rosario Grand Guild would do.

Xia Houyan looked at Alice and found the same doubts in the female swordsman's eyes.

He kind of regretted not bringing Master Laurie - with the experience of the chief rogue mage, it must be better to explain all this...

At least it will be much more useful than Wilf, who is focused on dealing with roast chicken.

Rocky also clearly saw the hesitation of the Lord. He leaned forward and asked in a low voice:
"You're doubting Archduke Rosario's motives, aren't you? You're wondering why Archduke Rosario sent me to help your family?"

"Yes." Xia Houyan shrugged and replied - there is no need to hide this issue.

"Although I can't read minds, I have an unformed theory about the purpose of Archduke Rosario." Rocky said, considering his words, "I have been working for Whitehall before, so I can get some things you don't know. Court intelligence - as far as I know, when your father was convicted of treason and was about to be executed, His Royal Highness, Grand Duke Rosario, was the only nobleman who stood by your father and tried to absolve him. ."

Xia Houyan was speechless.

"So I guess that Archduke Rosario, who failed to save Duke Vincent Igor, may have a little pity and guilt for his heir." Rocky took a sip of wine. " And, from what I know about Archduke Rosario, he must be well aware of a classic political rule."

"What rules?" Xia Houyan asked.

"Giving charcoal in the snow is always better than icing on the cake." Luo Qi stared at Xia Houyan, "After all, you are about to become the first lord in the land of split souls for hundreds of years."

Xia Houyan was silent for a moment, then raised his glass to Rocky:
"Then you, Mr. Lodge, what 'charcoal' can you bring me in the snow in the southern wasteland?"

"As you said just now, information." Rocky blinked, raised his glass and touched the rim of Lord Lord's glass lightly, "Lord Elliot, I know that your sister Katerina is now Where."

(End of this chapter)