Chapter 824: Chapter 533: Asher Porter’s Loyalty_1
“Your Highness Princess, Mr. Christopher, the secret dungeon of Viennas City is right ahead, please come this way.”
Bowing slightly to Ariel, Asher led the way again. Follow current novels on novel·fire·net
Thus, they followed the steep stone staircase downward.
In no time, a dungeon guarded by fully armored knights appeared before Leo Ray and his companions.
At a glance, both the stout guards exuding an extraordinary aura and the shiny black metal cages testified to the unusual nature of the place under the illumination of the dim magic sphere.
Thanks to the night vision effect of the Star Pupil, Leo Ray could even see the Iron Maidens and crucifixes inside the empty cells at the front.
“The damp environment, the flickering weak light, the shadows in the dark, the sturdy cages, the complete set of torture devices, and the fully armed guards… all the elements of a dungeon seem to be present here.”
As his gaze moved, Leo Ray sniffed at the surrounding air permeated with a hint of dampness and nodded thoughtfully.
Next, Leo Ray noticed the absence of a bloody smell in the air here.
The row of small torture devices hanging on the granite wall beside him was polished to shine, and even a thin layer of dust rested on the surface.
As for most of the cells, they were completely empty and very clean.
It could be seen that Lord Asher didn’t have many enemies, nor did he have many wanted criminals to secretly imprison.
“Good, the overall situation of Viennas City is indeed as prosperous as it appears on the surface.”
Noticing these details, Leo Ray nodded with satisfaction.
On the other hand, the main reason Leo Ray had Ariel let Asher bring him to the dungeon was twofold.
First, through the envoys sent by the three princes, he wanted to confirm the truth of Asher’s words just now.
This was a breeze for Gideon Black, who was adept at spiritual attacks.
Second, he wanted to find out the distribution of power of the three princes in the Coldflame Eastern Region.
After all, besides Cyan Town, Milan Town, Magnet Town, Redarrow City, Mystara City, Firsdale City, and the current Viennas City under his command, there were still many other towns, not to mention villages affiliated to each city.
Thus, if he could figure out the distribution of power of the three princes, he could strategize more effectively, whether it was for small-scale assassination missions or large-scale armed confrontations.
After all, the dreadful, unpredictable catastrophe could happen at any time, and he had little time left.
“Warden, take your men back to their posts above. No one is allowed in here without my command.”
When Leo Ray thought about this, he saw Asher walking to the most robustly armored guard and giving orders.
With a crisp sound of armor collision, the chief warden bowed slightly and directed all the dungeon guards to line up in two columns before marching toward the staircase.
“Your Highness Princess, Mr. Christopher, the envoys of the three princes are locked in the deepest cells of the dungeon. Please follow me.”
Upon the departure of all the armored guards, Asher’s fingertip moved slightly, and with a faint “crack” sound, the iron bars in front of them opened.
Then, accompanied by his subordinates, Leo Ray followed Asher’s steps, going deeper into the sparsely-occupied dungeon.
Finally, they stopped in front of three fully sealed metal doors radiating magic flow light.
“Your Highness, the envoys of the three princes are imprisoned in these three separate cells.”
Bowing again, Asher said with one hand on his chest, “When I secretly intercepted these envoys with my personal force, I left no trace. Besides, the incident didn’t happen within my jurisdiction, so even if the three princes were suspicious, they couldn’t be sure it was me.”
Grinning smugly, Asher continued, “Moreover, the three princes’ envoys arrived within half a month of each other. That makes my suspicion even smaller.”
“You are quite cunning,” Ariel said, raising an eyebrow. “In this way, my three royal brothers will naturally focus on each other, believing that one of the others has intercepted their envoy.”
“It’s not surprising that Your Highness saw through my thoughts immediately.”
Chuckling, Asher gave a timely flattery.
Hearing this, Leo Ray couldn’t help but smile wryly.
Judging from Asher’s words, where he addressed Ariel as Your Highness but merely used the titles of the three princes, his bootlicking intent was quite evident.
“Alright, let’s open the first cell.”
Then, Ariel nodded and winked at Leo Ray as Asher turned to open the door.
At the same time, obeying Ariel’s command, Asher pulled out a fist-sized crystal stone from his bosom and gently touched it to the metal door.