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Chapter 220 Torture at the Prisoner's Banquet

Frankie, the commander of the Twin Harbor Garrison, the poor wretch whom the Duke held in the palm of his hand.

Kane's gaze turned cold as he looked at the Lantern Knight, whose face was half burned, and he felt nothing but absurdity.

He had previously instructed Logan Susas and his men to bombard the legion's base with the Thundercloud Reconstruction spell.

The original intention was to destroy the enemy's military equipment so that the Duke could not use it for free.

But this group of lantern bearers from Nord actually captured the highest-ranking officer of the garrison?

That's incredibly audacious.

Aren't they afraid of causing a diplomatic incident and completely ruining their organization's entire expansion plan?

Fenton seemed to see through his thoughts, coughed lightly, and said, "Dean Kane, we are handing the man over to you because we share a common enemy."

Besides, this man only claimed to be a corps commander. When our squad caught him, he was wearing the clothes of an ordinary soldier.

That day happened to be the time when Twin Harbor was hit by a thunderstorm, and he was on his way to the Chamber of Commerce, not knowing what he was planning to do.

Regardless of whether it's true or false, please handle it properly.

Kane immediately understood the implication: he was to deal with the man.

It seems that although the lantern bearer is lawful and good, he is by no means pedantic.

He looked at Fenton and smiled faintly: "You're planning to dump this trouble on me."

Fenton's embarrassment crossed his face after his thoughts were exposed, and he forced a smile.

Kane said, "No problem. Take them to the old Finafenne family site; my men are waiting there. Remember, don't let anyone know."

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"certainly."

The leaders of the two organizations exchanged a glance, each understanding the other without saying a word.

Kane turned and left.

Watching Kane's figure disappear, Fenton walked to a secluded corner.

He took a lantern from his bosom.

In the dim lamplight, a thin, almost invisible light appeared.

Fenton whispered, "Lord Lantern, what do you think of the Dean of the Prophecy Division at the Susas Mage Academy? He seems to be hiding quite a few secrets."

"Fenton, this is not your concern—remember the teachings of the lantern: light is meant to drive away evil, not to illuminate the darkness in people's hearts."

From deep within the lantern, came an old voice that didn't sound human.

"Yes."

Fenton lowered his head.

"But it is indeed as you said,"

The aged voice continued, "His aura is very mixed—it contains elements of the abyss, the star realm, and some that I can't discern."

But this is not surprising, the next etheric tide is coming, and the gods will return to the astral plane within a hundred years.

Even a weak material plane like yours will become a resource that those beings fight over.

Faith and soul are the most precious things.

Many external entities are making moves and seeking their own agents.

Just as you lantern bearers cooperate with our celestial realm, he may have also made a pact with some being and become their agent.

But as long as he doesn't side with evil, we don't need to pry into his secrets.

The lantern paused for a moment, then said, "Don't forget our purpose. Hidden within Twin Harbors is a secret abyss."

Find it, destroy the ritual, and prevent true evil from descending.

"Yes."

Fenton bowed deeply to the lantern. The light went out instantly.

He tucked the lantern into his robes and turned to leave.

On the other side, Kane entered the banquet hall led by a waiter, when a notification suddenly popped up on the panel, making him frown.

[Verification: You are being probed by an unknown entity; no information about the target can be obtained.]

He immediately recalled what had just happened, and his mind raced.

He quickly identified the object the panel indicated.

It was that lantern.

Kane recalled the original setting of this world.

The Demon Cult summons demons using knowledge from the abyss, growing stronger step by step.

Some sorcerer contractors sell their souls directly to the Abyss.

In addition, other organizations have followed similar approaches.

The most typical example is the church in the age of gods, which relied on divine power.

The Lamp Bearers resemble the church, yet are different.

They relied on lanterns, burning their life force to exchange power with the lawful and righteous beings from the heavens.

"It was that lantern that was probing me just now."

However, it's not a big problem. Although He is a powerful external being, He can only descend upon a portion of His consciousness.

"The current material plane is far too sparse."

Even if the demon lord were to descend, his power would be firmly locked, and if he were to be hit by several magic-powered cannon shots, he would still be severely injured.

Kane suppressed the thought and didn't take it too seriously.

"I just don't know what these lantern bearers want to do in Twin Harbor."

He racked his brains, but couldn't come up with a solution.

In the original storyline, although the Lantern Bearers were righteous, the organization was destroyed too early.

Before the turbulent times arrived, Queen Nord secretly formed a demon army to avoid them getting in the way.

Then, faced with an endless army of demons, these belatedly aware lantern bearers were slaughtered.

The rest either went into hiding or joined other organizations to fight the demons, with only a few leaving behind some traces of their deeds.

"Once we find Zeno, we'll have someone investigate their movements."

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Kane thought to himself as he stepped through the main entrance of the banquet hall.

Guests came and went in the hall, their clothes swaying and their voices mingling.

One by one, the richly dressed half-elf nobles held wine glasses and chatted merrily.

The speaker stood on the stage, making perfunctory and meaningless remarks.

The whole scene was very luxurious, but who would have thought that just yesterday, Twin Harbor, where they were located, had just experienced a devastating attack by demons.

In the center of the arena, Logan Susas and his entourage, dressed in red robes, became the center of attention.

Logan had a cold face and didn't smile, but she was still surrounded by men and women who flattered her.

With the exception of a few misfits, most of the other mages were quite comfortable in social situations.

Kane was unsurprised by this scene.

The Mage Academy is a top-tier power in Sussas and an important organization for the country's nobles to raise their children.

Even the other five countries would send people to learn from them, but they would have to pay a large tuition fee.

But this means that many mages are themselves nobles, so they naturally find themselves in such situations with ease.

Although Logan has no right to the throne, she is surnamed Susas and is of royal blood.

Compared to her, the nobles of Twin Harbor are no different from nouveau riche in the countryside.

So even if she keeps a cold face and doesn't say a word, the people around her still fawn over her.

"Bang""

The sound of the waiter closing the door startled everyone.

When they saw Kane, dressed in a grey and white robe, their eyes froze, and they showed surprise.

Everyone knows that this is the real star of today's banquet.

That is, the Dean of the Prophecy Division of the Susas Mage Academy.

Despite having heard rumors, many people were still deeply surprised when they saw his human appearance with black hair and black eyes.

Logan's eyes immediately relaxed when she saw Kane; she was clearly fed up with this social engagement.

Upon seeing this, the speaker quickly pushed through the crowd and stepped forward, about to introduce, "Distinguished guests, please allow me to introduce you to this gentleman—"

No introduction needed.

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Kane interrupted immediately.

"I am Kane, the acting head of the House of Prophecy."

In the name of the Susas Mage Academy, I request your help in finding a mage named Zeno.

The academy will offer a generous reward to anyone who provides clues.

Finding his family will earn you the friendship of the Susas Mage Academy.

As soon as he finished speaking, a commotion erupted in the banquet hall.

The nobles and councilors whispered among themselves, and many immediately got up and left to secretly arrange for their men to investigate.

Kane was fully aware of this.

Compared to the nationwide network of law academies, Twin Ports is too small.

It was common practice for these local nobles to curry favor and follow the trend in order to seek promotion and profit.

He didn't do this before because both the local military and the Duke's Chamber of Commerce were powerful forces at play.

Now that the army's fighting strength has been severely damaged and the evil of the Chamber of Commerce has been eliminated, all concerns have been dispelled.

The Speaker, looking embarrassed at the completely out-of-control banquet, forced a smile and tried to console himself: "Dean Kane, the banquet is not over yet. There are still many noble gentlemen who wish to get to know you in person—"

Kane declined calmly, "I'm sorry, I'm busy with other matters. We can discuss this another time. Logan, gather everyone and leave immediately."

"Yes, Dean."

Logan nodded slightly, then immediately beckoned to the group of mages, walked straight through the crowd, and calmly left.

The nobles in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment, the scene extremely awkward.

The speaker's face turned pale and then red, extremely embarrassed.

"Dean, we had contacted the local nobles in advance, and they all said they would order their subordinates to keep an eye on Zeno's whereabouts."

Once intelligence is obtained, it will be reported immediately.

Kane frowned slightly.

According to intelligence from the Dark Brotherhood, this third-tier mage, in order to evade pursuit, deliberately detonated his spells to create chaos and flee in panic.

The military corps and the Duke's Chamber of Commerce, in order to apprehend the target, even coerced the noble council to forcibly order the sheriff to conduct a city-wide manhunt.

As it turned out, these nobles knew nothing about it?

Logan saw through Kane's displeasure and gently advised, "The long years of peace and prosperous commerce have long since corrupted the vast majority of the native nobles."

Only a few can perceive the lurking crisis, but these people always act based on the circumstances and follow the lead of the victors.

Kane slowly shook his head and instructed in a deep voice, "The Lantern Bearer will bring an important prisoner later. You will come with me to interrogate him."

"it is good."

The group returned to the abandoned Finafen family estate.

The once dilapidated mansion has become much cleaner and more tidy under Sofia's overall management.

All the habitable rooms have been cleaned up and beds have been made, specially for the monks' team to stay and rest.

The mercenaries were stationed in the woods in the backyard, either setting up tents or using the sorcerer's "fossil to mud" magic to dig temporary caves for shelter.

Inside and outside the manor, the distinction between mages and mercenaries was clear and hierarchical, something Kane had long been accustomed to.

The Mage Academy was his core, directly controlled organization, while the Dark Brotherhood was merely a temporarily recruited force, hence the vastly different treatment.

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Forcing high-level mages to eat and live with low-level mercenaries could easily trigger internal strife.

Upon seeing Kane return, the mercenaries all lowered their heads, and Sophia stepped forward.

"Dean, people have been delivering supplies one after another just now."

"Just accept them all," Kane said casually.

Seeing that Sophia was still standing there, Kane turned to the side and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Dean, the recent turmoil at Twin Ports, the severe damage to the garrison and the annihilation of the Duke's Merchant Guild—was all the academy's doing?"

"That's right."

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Sophia's eyes suddenly widened in shock.

She had originally thought that the Dark Brotherhood would be defeated and surrender, at most receiving protection and successfully evacuating Twin Harbor.

She never expected Kane to be so powerful, sweeping away two major local forces with swift and decisive measures. What impressed her even more was Kane's style of doing things.

For the sake of profit, the Dark Brotherhood headquarters abandoned this outpost without hesitation.

In contrast, Kane was willing to take the initiative to clear obstacles for his subordinates.

Kane looked at her expression and calmly said, "Many of these measures are not entirely for your benefit, but as long as they are my subordinates, I will not easily abandon or allow them to be sacrificed."

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"Yes." Sophia bowed her head, a touch of emotion welling up inside her.

boom.

Hurried footsteps approached, and a burly mercenary ran over: "Big sister, two Lantern Bearers have arrived outside, escorting a prisoner of the Legion who is wearing a helmet and has his hands and feet bound."

The individuals have now been handed over to us, and the two men have departed by boat.

Kane's mind raced. He looked at Logan and Sophia and said in a deep voice, "Let's go pick up our corps commander."

Sofia was in turmoil.

Corps Commander?

Logan remained calm, nodded slightly, and followed Kane to the manor's independent dock.

The two lantern bearers had already handed the prisoner over to the Brotherhood mercenaries and sailed away, with the mercenaries guarding the prisoner.

Even just peeking out from the gap in his helmet, one could tell his face was ashen.

Kane gestured to Logan and Sophia: "Bring the man inside the manor and prepare for interrogation."

In the distance, on the small boat that has already sailed away from the dock.

"Pippen, that guy just now—was that Kane? A former Night's Watch Dead Apostle?"

Orion, who had clashed with Kane over the Carrion Crawler, murmured in shock.

The halfling next to him also looked incredulous: "It's definitely him. I even sold him a weapon."

How come he's gone from being a Night's Watch undead to—being treated as a leader by all the mages and mercenaries?

"What exactly happened?"

Having just escaped the pursuit of the demonic giant elephant, the two looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

They were originally following the Knight with the Lantern's orders to hand over the prisoners to the head of the Prophecy Division stationed here.

Those were truly important figures, from a completely different world than professionals like them who risked their lives on the front lines.

"Go back and tell Shar," the two rowed faster.

Kane and his men escorted Frankie into the Finafenne family's underground passage.

As a long-established aristocratic manor, it originally had a private dungeon used for interrogating servants and traitors.

In the dungeon, torches flickered, and old, worn instruments of torture hung on the walls.

Frankie's face was deathly pale, his eyes filled with terror.

"Take off your mask," Kane said.

A mercenary stepped forward and ripped off his helmet.

A handsome half-elf face was revealed, his eyes filled with terror, his eyes darkened, and he looked utterly disheveled.

The corps commander who once led the massacre of the Dark Brotherhood's stronghold is now a prisoner, his former arrogance long gone.

When Sofia saw her enemy, a surge of intense hatred welled up in her eyes.

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Frankie noticed her gaze, and his fear intensified, causing him to tremble slightly.

Kane sat upright in the wooden chair, the candlelight casting a serene glow on his profile.

He looked at the trembling Frankie and said calmly, "I hope we can have a proper conversation. Lord Frankie, please tell me truthfully all the clues you know about the mage Zeno."