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Chapter 44: The Holy White Stone of Questionable Quality

After taking a short rest in Green Water City, the team responsible for transporting the holy white stone delivered the goods to its destination, Winterburg Fortress.

Escort captain Mike is one of Duke Raymond's confidants. He is very young, and Duke Raymond is his mentor, and he himself respects Duke Raymond very much.

Michael was supposed to be one of the guards around Duke Raymond, and he would have the opportunity to become an officer of Winterhold in the future. He had a bright future.

But now he has been assigned to carry out this secret mission which must be kept confidential, and he doesn't know when it will end.

For nobles, this kind of task is naturally good, as it can win the favor of great nobles. But for commoners, it is meaningless if it cannot be quickly converted into cash. Moreover, nobles and commoners are not equal. If the nobles get rid of the donkey after the task is completed, they will not suffer any loss, and can even save costs.

Mike doesn't mind any of this; he's the exception, driven by his convictions.

The situation in Winterhold urgently requires the Holy White Stone. Although Duke Raymond did not tell him why he needed it so much, he would do it without hesitation if he could work for Duke Raymond and defend the Winterhold fortress.

This truckload of holy white stone was the last one to be transported. At this point, Winterburg had almost completed the storage of all the holy white stones that would be used throughout the winter.

Mike and others delivered the ore to the gate of Winterburg. He found that there was a military tent at the door, which looked like the type that Duke Raymond would use.

What puzzled him was not why this tent appeared at the gate of Winterhold, but why there was a man standing outside the tent.

Mike felt that he looked familiar, but because he was wearing a plush hat and a scarf, with only a pair of eyes exposed on his face, Mike thought he was overthinking.

No matter who the other party is, Mike remembers that he has only one mission: disguise himself as a civilian and transport ore to Winterburg.

The true identity of the ore cannot be revealed to anyone other than those in the know, so just pretend to be a civilian.

"Who are you? This is Winterhold Fortress!"

"I am transporting ore on the orders of the Duke!"

Soon, the soldier on guard came to the door and began to check the documents of Mike and others.

Of course, this is just a pretense. According to the time, the soldier who is checking Mike and others is one of the people who knows about the transportation of the holy white stone.

Wyatt watched this self-directed and self-acted drama, and the corners of his mouth hidden under the scarf began to rise unconsciously.

This batch of holy white stones is really wanted by a big shot.

After Wyatt came to this conclusion, he listed many suspects in his mind, including Duke Raymond of Winterburg.

As the ruler of the entire Northern Wilderness, if he wants to hide something in his territory, the cost he has to pay must be minimal.

Moreover, because of the actions of the previous two Dukes of the Wasteland, His Majesty the King banned the Conrad family from entering the city of Mayos. This unilaterally caused the Conrad family to lose everything in the royal city, and would also cause the royal family to lose a certain degree of control over the Wasteland Territory.

Wyatt had no idea what the king was thinking. Although all the apostles of "Order" followed the rules, they all had their own set of rules.

All in all, it is no wonder that the batch of holy white stones disappeared after leaving the four institutes. It turned out that they were hidden by a grand duke.

The next thing to explore is why Duke Raymond needs these holy white stones.

The false document check was over, and the Winterhold soldiers were about to receive the holy white stones, and at this moment Wyatt appeared beside them silently.

The two well-trained Winterhold soldiers were both startled, and Mike almost took up arms. Fortunately, he reacted in time, otherwise he would have exposed himself.

Mike glanced at the guards, remembering that he was just a civilian and that such matters should be left to the guards. But he did not expect that the guards would respect him very much, and what was even more surprising was that this man was the director of the fourth institute who was mistakenly arrested in Green Water City.

"Director Wyatt, the weather is cold, please stay in the tent and have a good rest."

"Thank you for your concern, but I'm a little confused. When you check the goods in Winterhold, do you only look at the documents and don't actually confirm them?"

"This is Winterhold's internal affairs, and it has its own rules and regulations. Please understand."

It is obvious that Winterhold does not want outsiders to know that this batch of ore is actually holy white stone. Wyatt also expected this situation. It seems that some radical measures must be used.

Wyatt looked at the carriage in a daze for a while, which made the soldier guarding the city feel a little strange. When he was about to remind Wyatt, Wyatt suddenly moved.

"The quality of this batch of holy white stones has seriously declined. You did not use professional preservation methods during transportation. The pollution concentration in the Wasteland Territory is much higher than other places. Now the performance of this batch of holy white stones is not even half of the original one, which is below the minimum standard."

The two of them secretly thought that something was wrong. They had no idea why Wyatt could tell that this batch of ore was the holy white stone. Even Mike began to suspect that his disguise was too poor.

The soldiers defending the city wanted to make a final struggle to refute Wyatt's words, but Wyatt did not give him the opportunity.

"I want to go into the city, whether it's to go to the warehouse to confirm the performance of the Holy White Stone, or to meet Duke Raymond directly. Whatever it is, open the door."

"What are you talking about, Director Wyatt? What holy white stone? Are you still..."

"I'm ordering you, soldier, and if you don't open it, then I'll go in myself."

"Director Wyatt!"

Wyatt's speed was beyond everyone's imagination, and in the blink of an eye he had arrived at the city gate.

The heavy city gate seemed no different from an ordinary door panel in front of Wyatt. The kick he launched was blessed by divine power, and the force at this moment could be said to be Wyatt's limit.

To say that it was a blow like hitting a doorpost might be an understatement.

Wyatt kicked the gate of Winterhold wide open, and the two door panels slammed heavily on the stone wall, shaking the entire wall to varying degrees.

It took almost the blink of an eye. The city gate was closed the previous moment, but it was wide open in the next moment. The cold wind rushed into Winterburg through the city gate like a greedy pagan.

In an instant, the soldiers guarding the city and patrolling noticed the abnormality and moved closer to the place one after another.

Alarms sounded inside Winter Fort, and for a moment the entire Winter Fort entered a state of combat readiness, but what they didn't know was that the one who raised the alarm was the big shot from the city of Mayos.

A director, a clerk, and a priest.

If word gets out, Winterhold Fortress's reputation as a "military stronghold" will turn into a joke.

Wyatt had entered Winterhold and was looking around for the warehouse where the holy white stone was kept.

No matter what Duke Raymond's purpose was in collecting holy white stones, if this batch of holy white stones of questionable quality were put into use, it would cause serious harm regardless of whether Winterburg used it itself or not.

This is like replacing the gunpowder in a cannonball with sand. You can imagine the consequences.

(End of this chapter)