Arcane Lord

"Your Excellency Jelinis, I don't know——"

"Who are you?"

Jelinis glanced at Gru, his brows furrowed, as if he was recalling the identity of the dwarf in front of him, and seemed to be expressing his dissatisfaction.

"I am Gru, the elder of the Gray Rock Clan, entrusted by King Pasteur to perform a secret mission here."

Gru could see that the other party had recognized him. After all, a Holy Hammer warrior who was active in public was not a secret to all parties. Even the always arrogant Cormanthor elves would not ignore it.

But he still didn't say that he came to watch the scene, even if it was just for a temporary demonic challenge. If he said that, the other party might immediately put the responsibility for the prince's disappearance on him.

Although Gru believed that he also had certain responsibilities, his human instinct still made him choose the statement that was most beneficial to him.

"It turns out to be Elder Gru. Then I would like to ask your Excellency, why did you appear at the scene where Prince Serge disappeared?"

Jelinis naturally didn't take it seriously when the two guards bit him at will, but this could also be an excuse for him to question the dwarf in front of him.

In this regard, Gru felt even worse, but he could only say: "When it happened just now, I was in another stand. There were at least two spellcasters who shot at the same time. One of them restrained me and waited for me to break through. When I came here, I only saw these two people who were imprisoned. As soon as I restored them, you appeared."

"Yeah?"

Jelinis actually agrees with this statement in his heart, but someone must be responsible for this matter. Apart from the one who actually does it, isn't the dwarf holy hammer warrior in front of him the best candidate?

"What is the relationship between Elder Gru and the Arena of Courage? Why didn't the people in the Arena show up, but you did?"

"this--"

Gru cursed in his heart, knowing that he could not hide it, so he could only say: "The Arena of Courage is the property of King Pasteur. I was entrusted by the king to perform a mission here, so I naturally have the responsibility to take care of it."

"oh--"

Jelinis spoke in a long tone, then his face suddenly changed, and he asked in a very stern tone: "Did you know that Prince Ser is the favorite grandson of Crown Prince Ilyse! You must give Cormanso an explanation for this matter! "

"Sir Jelinis, I am very sorry that this happened, but the most important thing at the moment is not to hold anyone responsible, but to find clues about the attacker and bring Prince Serge back as soon as possible. The other party did not kill him directly. Prince Serge, there is still hope for everything!”

"snort!"

Jelinis knew that he couldn't be too exaggerated, so he snorted coldly, "Please ask Elder Gru to seal off the arena and confirm the identities of everyone who appeared in the arena today. As for this, I won't bother Elder Gru. "

Due to factors such as tradition and habits, dwarf mages are not as good at research and analysis as elf mages. In contrast, Jelinis is more willing to believe in the results of his own investigation.

Gru also knew this very well, and then turned around and left.

…

After Gru left, Jelinis hesitated for a while, but finally chose to contact the country, but he did not go directly to the crown prince, but to the high mage Elikant, the uncle of Prince Ser.

He briefly explained what happened, especially the fact that Prince Ser did not listen to his own advice and left privately while he was busy investigating the ancient fortress.

Of course, there are also accusations of poor protection of the Arena of Courage.

In fact, Jelinis knew very well that although he was ostensibly entrusted by the crowned king to look after Prince Ser, in fact his real mission was to investigate the newly discovered ancient fortress of Sruvend.

Taking care of the prince's training was just something he did along the way. Even the Mian Wang could not ask a high-level mage to protect a little prince at all times.

He was able to arrive at the scene within a few minutes after the prince's accident. He had fulfilled his duties. The only thing he could worry about was the personal feelings of the prince's relatives.

…

However, although Jelinis joined the Crown King's camp, he was far from reaching the core of the Crown King's camp. He didn't know that not long after he sent the news back, Cormansol almost went into chaos.

After receiving the news from Jelinis, Elikant immediately met with King Ilisel. After that, the two families launched the advanced detection circle one after another without any hesitation, and at the same time invited the priest of the main god to participate in the prophecy.

Such a big movement caused panic among the people of Cormansol, especially those opponents of King Mian, who almost thought that King Mian was going to attack them.

It's just that the movement came and went quickly. Ilisel received the report soon after. No direct clues about the attacker could be found, but it was certain that some indirect clues could be found in the Arena of Courage.

So, almost half an hour after Prince Ser was attacked and disappeared, High Mage Elikant personally rushed to Ascor with a capable investigation team.

…

Arena of Courage.

In the stand where Prince Serge last stayed before his disappearance, two golden elf mages sent by Corman cast spells to amplify the perception to the extreme and maintain a high degree of conformity with the magic network. In this way, they tried to restore the scene when the prince was attacked.

In another corner of the small stand, there were two golden elf mages trying to find clues using other means.

In addition, Cormanzo elves participated in the investigation and even interrogation of other stands, as well as the temporarily detained arena spectators and gladiators.

At the same time, in the internal lounge of the arena, Gru met the envoy sent by King Pasteur. However, outside the lounge, almost all of them were occupied by elves and were acting unscrupulously, making both of them look gloomy.

After a period of silence, the envoy spoke first, "Elder Gru, the king attaches great importance to this matter. Please cooperate with the investigation by Cormanso. In addition, the king asked me to tell the elder that he feels sorry for the elder being involved in such a disaster. I am so sorry."

Although Danzo is called a kingdom and has a king who rules everything, the country is actually divided into different clans. The clans are related but not completely interconnected.

King Pasteur's name is "King", which is actually more like a foreign minister jointly elected by each clan. Of course, the copper clan where King Pasteur belongs is Danzo's strongest.

In addition, the original people of Danzo all fled from Sanata in the south, and quite a few of them even originated from the same clan. After the establishment of Danzo, they split into multiple different clans.

In a sense, Gru and King Pasteur can be regarded as relatives. At this time, Gru was not surprised when he heard King Pasteur's apology conveyed by the messenger.

It's just that he was very dissatisfied with King Pasteur's request for him to fully cooperate with Cormanceau's investigation. He even raised questions in front of the envoy:

"Prince Ser was attacked and disappeared in the gladiatorial arena. If Cormanso is allowed to investigate unilaterally, the result may not be good for us!"