Resisting Will Be Punished Severely!

Chapter 25 Resisting Will Be Punished Severely!

Rorschach walked down the street, occasionally his attention drawn to the shops.

"Boss, how much is this pewter wine glass?"

"Big sister, are these fresh small fish?"

Most of the shops were closed, and the few that were still open changed their expressions when they heard that Luo Xia didn't have a local accent, and immediately stopped selling to him.

In the end, Rorschach only managed to buy three jugs of ale and a few small fish, the latter of which went to Gasd Yaz.

"Gah! Gah gah!"

As they passed the entrance to a dead-end alley, Luo Xia suddenly turned around, reached out and grasped the man who had been behind him tightly.

He felt like the dark side of Force magic, as if he held the other person's life in his hands. If Rorschach wanted, he could command the "Mage's Arm" to either snap his arm and take him away or dislocate his spine, giving him a permanent spinal anesthesia.

Surprisingly, neither the man nor his companion made a sound. Despite being held in an invisible hand, they showed no sign of panic, seemingly just standing still naturally. Luo Xia tilted his head towards the dead end, and the two men understood, the three of them entering the alley together.

"Alright, confess honestly, or you'll be punished severely!"

"Master Luo Xia, Your Majesty the Emperor, we are colleagues!"

Luo Xia felt the burden from the [Qilin Arm] was becoming too great, so he simply released it and began absorbing a small amount of magic from the environment. "You're right, let's go get a cup of tea!"

The only restaurant still open nearby was a small eatery belonging to a half-elf family. The waitress was pretty, with pearly white teeth, and her voice was like a singing bird: "Your tea, served with honey and sugar as ordered, please enjoy."

"Thank you! Thank you!"

Luo Xia looked at the two people opposite him speechlessly. In this era, sugar was not so cheap that it could be placed directly on the restaurant table. They specially ordered honey and sugar, picked up the small copper spoon and scooped a spoonful into the cup, then scooped another spoonful into the cup. Half of the eight-tenths full teacup was filled with sugar, and finally they even licked the small spoon covered with honey clean.

Although sugar isn't cheap these days, is it really worth it? Luo Xia couldn't help but feel a little disdain for the clerks in the organization. As a man who drank Oriental Leaf tea extensively in college and had also consumed plenty of herbal teas on the road, Luo Xia sipped his tea elegantly without adding any sugar.

The freshness of the herbs, the subtle bitterness, and even the earthy fragrance—this tea tastes like water boiled with twigs! Six silver coins! That half-elf swindler dares to sell a boiled stick for six silver coins!

Luo Xia's face darkened: "Yes, we can indeed be considered colleagues. But, seniors, I'll say it again: resistance will be met with severe consequences!"

The senior colleague remained unmoved and even gave him a thumbs up: "Kid, we love your arrogance! You've got potential! As long as you're tough enough!"

Another senior colleague ignored him: "Two weeks! After enduring wind and rain for these two weeks, I've finally tasted such sweet tea! What wonderful tea!"

"So you guys have been following me since the capital city?"

"What do you mean by 'following'? We are young talents tasked by our bald-headed boss to protect our organization. Please watch your words, Master!"

"Brother Rorschach, you really messed us up by not going on that airship trip! What was supposed to be a relaxing field mission, a dream come true, turned into a wilderness survival exercise!"

"Get to the point! Don't just have two people calling me Luo Xia, please state your name first, senior."

"That's a code name. I can only tell you the code name 'Kid.' My name is 'Forest Falcon.'"

"Night Owl"

"So what's our boss's codename? Vulture?"

…Falcon almost couldn't help but applaud: "Brother Luo Xia, you are truly brave and fearless!"

"Night Owl" took another sip of tea: "Kid, can you tell me how you found us? Was it that chivalrous girl in your team?"

Rorschach had no intention of betraying the captain. The intelligence system was still underdeveloped at that time, and most important figures, such as kings and archbishops, had their own informants.

Currently, the organization is under the Imperial Army and exists as a hybrid of military force and intelligence organization. The captain is a pure Imperial soldier, and considering that all three of them come from the Imperial Capital Headquarters, it's unlikely that the existence of "Forest Falcon" and "Night Owl" would be exposed if they were in charge of an intelligence node.

"It has nothing to do with the caravan. Under [Magic Detection], one of you has magical auras around your waist and armpits, and the other has them on your right leg. I cast it several times, and both of you remained within my detection range, even though I stopped several times. This is enough to prove that you were following me."

These correspond to the magic gun, the alchemical bullet, and the enchanted dagger.

"Isn't [Magic Detection] only effective in a fan-shaped area in front of you? We're always positioned to your side or behind you."

"Nothing is impossible in this world, especially magic." Rorschach didn't want to tell them that his modified detection system was flawless.

[Magic Detection] requires entering a focused state during its casting. For example, once [Fireball] is cast, you don't need to worry about it anymore and can move on to the next casting action. However, [Mage Hand] and [Magic Detection] require you to maintain the spell's operation while in a casting state. Simultaneous casting is a difficult technique that only high-level mages can master.

Rorschach's act of selecting and carefully examining the goods by the roadside was a disguise for using [Magic Detection], while simultaneously confirming the two tails following behind him during his stop-and-go journey.

"Now that I've caught you red-handed, aren't you going to show your appreciation?"

"We're on official business! What does that mean?"

"It seems I must remind the head of the organization in my report how easily its members can be exposed, and analyze whether it's due to objective factors or personal subjective reasons..."

"A bet's a bet! Brother Luo Xia, just say the word. It's only right for us seniors to help out the juniors!"

"Alright, do me a favor. Do you know anything about the Lowe Trading Company?"

"I know, I know. His Majesty of the Holy Kingdom was involved in the scheme, and at the same time helped that fat man collect luxury goods, rare treasures, and intelligence about the Empire from the northern part of the continent."

How could I have run into this? Perhaps it's the fate of time travelers… Rorschach couldn't help but drink a sip of water boiled with twigs to calm his nerves.

"The matter of helping is simple: I need to find out exactly what this shipment from Ale is and why it's being targeted by the cult. The caravan has already passed the border crossings between the capital and here, so it shouldn't be too difficult to discern anything. Listen to my instructions..."

……

After Rorschach left, the captain stopped interrogating the caravan, but this caused even greater trouble for Ale. He was taken to a small cell alone, where a young man questioned him from the sidelines.

Ale noticed that the slogan in the large cubicles was "Confess and you will be treated leniently," while the slogan in the small cubicles had now become "Resist and you will be punished severely."

"Sir merchant, we found two pieces of identification on you, one from the Empire and one from the Kingdom of Valuva."

"In the Empire, I am an Imperial citizen; in the Kingdom, I am a citizen of the Kingdom. Ultimately, I am a businessman."

Mr. Aller calmly explained, "If you present a certificate from one country in another, you will be subject to heavy taxes as a foreign merchant."

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