The lord's prediction was correct. Not long after, Igor left and returned.
There was a dim and gloomy light in the dark secret room.
Grand Scholar Igor was holding a lamp. It seemed that it was already night outside.
This time, the bachelor did not come alone. In addition to a few guards, he also brought another person with him.
Madam Philina is the mother of Amy.
"Where are Igor, Ulrich? Is he crazy! Don't you know what it means to imprison nobles without trial?"
When he saw Li Ang on the other side of the bars, Philina became angry almost immediately.
"Your Highness, just think of this as my personal behavior... But no matter what, you'd better not get too angry. I know you are not in good health..."
Igor smiled humbly at Philina, then turned to look at Li Ang again.
But Li Ang didn't wait for him to speak, and spoke first, "Personal behavior? Igor, if that's the case... my friends and I can kill you for this, and sell your whole family to the West Coast as slaves, without taking any responsibility!"
Igor frowned, and the smile on his face disappeared, "Lord Li Ang, wait until you go out before you say such things..."
Then he sat at the table again and turned to look at Philina: "Your Highness, you have seen me. He is full of energy and unscathed. I think you should be satisfied..."
From the looks of it, Philina knew that Li Ang was being held, and took the initiative to come and have a look.
"Li Ang, you weren't abused, were you?"
Philina ignored Igor, but looked at Li Ang carefully.
The Lord Lord shook his head. "Madam Philina, I'm fine, you don't have to worry."
"Igor, take me to see Ulrich!"
Philina confirmed that Li Ang was indeed not injured, nodded, and turned to glare at Igor.
"Your Highness, let me be blunt, His Majesty the King will not see you. And I don't think it is a good thing for you to come to visit your 'friend' overnight. This may bring trouble to yourself and Lord Godric!"
Igor had a little helplessness on his face. He was just the king's scapegoat. There was nothing he could do about Philina like Princess. He could only explain it nicely.
Philina stared at Igor for a long time, then shook his head and pointed at the door. "In that case, I ask you to get out first. I want to talk to Baron Li Ang alone."
Igor sighed, shook his head, lit the candlestick in the room, turned around and went out, closing the heavy door.
"Madam Philina, you..."
As soon as Li Ang opened his mouth, Philina put his index finger in front of his mouth and made a shut-up gesture.
Then, she picked up the candlestick from the table, turned around and walked to a corner, pulled out the candle alone, and knocked the copper candlestick hard on the corner.
"Clang!"
"Ah..."
There was a crisp chime of brass, followed by a shrill scream.
It seems that there is a copper pipe in that corner leading to other places. On the other side of the copper pipe, there must have been someone eavesdropping with their ears pressed against the copper pipe.
But by directly hitting the copper pipe with metal, the eavesdropper's eardrums may have been shattered, and the screams were transmitted along the copper pipe...
"There is no other mechanism here...Li Ang, you can speak now, no one can hear you."
Philina blocked the opening of the copper pipe with a ball of wax from the candlestick, put the candlestick back on the table, and walked to the iron window.
"Madam Philina, why are you here?"
"This is Ulrich's habit. As long as he is detained privately, he will lock people here... I received a letter from Amy this morning. She asked me to tell you that your transportation team has gathered everywhere in Lion City, and your subordinates are waiting for you at Adventurer Tavern."
Philina handed the candle to Li Ang to hold, and took out a small bottle from the lining of his clothes.
"This bottle was also brought to you by Amy. It was said to be something you put at Miss Lesley's place."
Madam Philina explained quickly. After speaking, he turned to look at the door. Seeing that there was no movement, he turned to Li Ang and told him, "Don't admit treason, first find a way to escape. As long as you don't admit it, no one can do anything to you."
"Thank you, Madam Philina. Of course I won't admit it. I didn't commit treason in the first place... But I don't understand why the king would seize my property so directly..."
Li Ang asked softly.
If a noble is treated unfairly by the king, he can actually unilaterally terminate his allegiance without being blamed.
But the problem is that King Ulrich did not come forward in person, and the blackmail was done by Igor...
This means that the king wants to leave room for things - if things change, let Igor take the blame when necessary, and punish this 'scum who used the name of the king to extort money' and that will be it.
Of course, the king would not kill the nobles easily, nor would he personally seek to seize the nobles' property...
In this way, even if Li Ang knew that it was entirely the king's instruction, there was nothing he could do to Ulrich.
But Li Ang really doesn't understand. The king is so anxious to make money. What is he trying to do? Is it necessary for a king to be like this?
"Ulrich is probably bewitched by those witches... His health is getting worse day by day, and sometimes he becomes a little crazy, and his temper gradually becomes irritable..."
One month ago, Noble Council Garden.
Philina is still lying on the deck chair in the garden.
Ulrich is still standing by the pavilion, holding a glass of blood-like red wine in his hand.
"Sister Philina, can you write a letter to Godric and ask him to help me capture some Noldo Elves..."
Ulrich has always respected his cousin, but this request does not sound like something a king should do.
"Ulrich, what happened to you? Why did your complexion become so bad? What did you do to arrest Noldo Elves?"
Philina sat up and took a closer look at Ulrich. The king now looked ashen, and there seemed to be some bruises on his arms, like scars on a corpse.
"Sister, as you can see, there is something wrong with my body..."
Ulrich did not hide it from his sister. "I can feel that life is passing out of my body. At night, all the bones in my body are in unbearable pain, and sometimes I lose control and go crazy. I haven't had a good night's sleep for a long time... Only alcohol and psychedelic drugs can stop my pain!"
Philina stood up, with a look of horror on his face, and murmured, "Ecchymosis, pain, madness... alcohol and drugs...Ulrich, your father was..."
Mad King was like this back then!
I have ecchymoses all over my body, I complain of pain all over my body every day, I often go crazy and lose control, I drink alcohol all the time, I take psychedelic drugs every day...
In the end, he became a real madman.
"Yes, dear sister, you were the person who knew me best. I don't want to become a madman like my father... I have to cure this disease!"
Facing the sister whom he respected most when he was young, Ulrich showed real sadness.
"Is this a disease inherited from the bloodline?"
Philina asked.
"Maybe, I don't know where my bloodline went wrong. We have a common grandfather, but there is no problem with him, and there is no problem with you and my uncle... Only my father and I will be like this... Is this a curse that we have to bear as a king?"
Ulrich drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then immediately poured another glass.
"What do the doctors say? How to treat it?"
Philina, of course, sincerely hopes that her cousin can be cured, but she also knows that the hope of treatment for this genetic disease is really slim.
"Those palace doctors are all incompetent... they know nothing! I tried to find Three Prophets before, and they gave me a magic potion. This medicine is indeed effective. At least it can suppress my pain after drinking it..."
Ulrich took out a small bottle from his body, which contained some strange red liquid.
"You dare to drink those witches' medicine?"
Philina frowned.
"Three Prophets just wants glory and wealth. She is not a witch. In the final analysis, she is just a few women who are good at changing faces. They can live forever because of this medicine... It is said that this medicine is made of Elf Blood with magic power, which can give people as long a life as Noldo Elves..."
Ulrich shook the delicate little bottle, but shook his head with a wry smile.
"Get the life force of the Noldor? Ulrich, I'm afraid this is a lie! You shouldn't believe them!"
Philina feels that Ulrich must have been deceived.
"I actually don't care about immortality. I'm not afraid of death. But this medicine can really relieve my pain and make me more awake. Even if it is poison, I can only accept it! I also want to restore the kingdom to its former glory. I must at least keep a clear mind while I am alive!"
Ulrich looked at the bottle of blood-red medicine with a complicated look in his eyes.
"But your health seems to be getting worse and worse during this time. Your face now looks like a corpse, Ulrich... Alcohol and drugs won't make you like this so quickly. Is it because of the drug?"
Philina shook his head sadly.
"Yeah... I have to drink one bottle every month. Every time I drink it, I can feel my strength fading... This medicine will eat up my strength and make me weak, like drinking poison to quench my thirst. But there is no doubt that it can really relieve my pain. According to Three Prophets, The potion in my hand is made from the blood of ordinary Noldo Elves. The remaining magic power in their bloodline is limited. If it is made from a more noble and pure Noldor noble girl, then I only need to drink another bottle of this potion, and I will never be troubled by illness, and I will not continue to become weak..."
Ulrich murmured.
"So you want to capture Noldo Elves and give it to the three witches to make medicine? Or a Noldor noble girl... But, as far as I know, there are not many Noldor nobles... If you want to capture a Noldor noble girl, you have to send out an army to start a full-scale war with Noldo Elves!"
Philina understands Ulrich's intention.
"Yes, sister, that's why I ask for your help..."
Ulrich let out a long sigh.
"Sorry, Ulrich, you should know what kind of person Godric is. He would not do such a thing... If the kingdom goes to full-scale war with the Noldor, the consequences will be unpredictable. Ulrich, you can't do this."
Philina shook her head and refused. She knew history. Hundreds of years ago, the nobles of the entire continent also sent out large armies to capture Noldor, but the final result was just to create countless widows.
"I understand... I understand, I will not let the soldiers of the kingdom die, I will hire those adventurers to do this..."
Ulrich didn't force anything, he was not unreasonable, and he also knew the cost of this matter.
Within a few days, Philina got the news that Ulrich was raising funds and hiring adventure groups everywhere.
And Ebony Gauntlet Knights also went out in large numbers to Long River Forest.
In the secret room, Li Ang quietly listened to Philina's story.
This king seemed to be in urgent need of treatment, but Three Prophets did give him the only solution.
"So, he needs a lot of funds to recruit mercenaries to round up Noldor..."
Li Ang understands why Ulrich took the opportunity to blackmail himself.
"Probably so. Although I don't know how big your business is, Godric has indeed become a lot richer after partnering with you... It's not surprising that you would be targeted by Ulrich."
Philina nodded, and then sighed, "But if a king does this, sooner or later the people will betray their relatives..."
Li Ang also sighed.
In fact, Li Ang can understand Ulrich.
Lionheart Kingdom is surrounded by enemies on all sides. The troops must be used to protect the country. They cannot go to Long River Forest and die.
So Ulrich could only make money, hire slave-catching teams and adventure groups from across the continent, and organize a huge mercenary army to capture the Noldor noble girl he wanted.
Anyway, this is a one-time task, and there will be no continuous investment. At least it will not be a thorn in the side of the country.
But Ulrich obviously also knows that it is very difficult to get Noldo maidens... An ordinary elf girl is worth one hundred thousand dinars and has no market price, let alone a girl from the Noldor nobles?
So he needs a lot of funds.
It is understandable that a king does not have any spare money. After all, this is a huge additional expenditure, and there was no such budget before.
Just like what Ryman said, after Ulrich released Three Prophets, he targeted himself - probably the king not only targeted himself, but also probably targeted many wealthy little nobles.
The rich are just like fat sheep in front of the power machine, and it is the same in ancient and modern times.
And Emperor Marius happened to trap him at this time. I don't know if the empire got any information. It is estimated that the empire still has many spies in Lion Territory.
It's just that King Ulrich's method of making money is really a bit too simple and crude - it's no different from the underworld!
Of course, speaking of it, Ulrich had no choice. Regardless of whether Three Prophets was deceiving him or not, he was ultimately trying to save his life.
"Can Noldo Elves's blood really cure diseases?"
Li Ang became a little curious. If Noldo blood had such a function, how could they survive until now... Three Prophets must be cheating!
"Before this, I have never heard that Noldo Elves's blood can cure diseases... However, Li Ang, Noldo Elves's blood is indeed not infected with diseases, not even Red Death!"
Madam Philina said seriously.
"You won't be infected with Red Death? Are you sure?"
"You... well, you may not know yet. Your mother Helen has never contracted the disease... You know, one hundred and fifty years ago, almost all Pendor Royal Family members died of Red Death, Of course Pendor Royal Family's blood cannot resist Red Death. But Helen once rescued a village, and most of the people in that village were infected with Red Death, but Helen remained safe and sound inside."
Philina looked at Li Ang: "Helen's maternal grandfather, your great ancestor, is Noldo Elves. Li Ang, you are one-eighth of Noldor blood."
"Is this... really?"
The lord was really shocked now.
"Li Ang, your father was a famous knight in the world at that time, and your mother was also the kindest girl..."
Thirty years ago, she once rescued a village where Red Death broke out.
You should know that Red Death cannot be governed by law and can only be controlled through isolation. However, the manpower around her was limited at the time, and there were nearly 3,000 villagers in the entire village.
At that time, the lord there had already run away, and the surrounding nobles did not dare to approach, let alone provide help...
In order to allow the villagers to stay in the village for isolation with peace of mind, she still entered the village even though most of the villagers were infected, and told the villagers that she would also stay in the village.
Since then, she has been providing help to the villagers in the village.
It was not until several weeks later that Leonardo came with Lion Knight Order to help, and she brought out more than a thousand survivors who were confirmed to be free of the disease.
That's when I met her. I saw with my own eyes her disheveled and exhausted look. I couldn't even believe that this was the courage that a noble girl could have.
But she did not contract the disease. She even took the surviving villagers to find another place to rebuild a village and continued to be isolated for a month.
Since the more than a thousand surviving villagers lacked food and clothing after leaving their homes, I was young at the time and did not understand the dangers of the world, so I informed Mad King about this, hoping to raise funds to help them.
As a result...Mad King led some nobles to massacre all the villagers, and planned to take Helen away without even mentioning a reason...
I don't know why Mad King wanted to arrest Helen, but he failed at that time and Helen was rescued by Leonardo.
You know what happened next, Leonardo killed many nobles and became a rebel in the kingdom...
A few years later, Mad King finally caught Helen, but when Helen was just imprisoned in the Imperial Palace, Mad King died suddenly."
Madam Philina finished talking about the past and shook his head. "Later, I took in refugees in the village built by Helen and built it into the current Crow's Perch Village. I was forgiven by Leonardo and became friends with Helen. But I found that she never got sick. When I asked about it, I found out that she has Noldor blood."
Li Ang suddenly raised his head and looked at Philina: "Mad King also had a deal with Three Prophets... Could it be that he wanted to take my mother away because of a genetic disease? He They may not want to use Nodo to make medicine... maybe they want their descendants to have Noldo blood veins! The son of King Ulrich, the Alanric Prince, is probably already an adult, right?"
Philina was stunned.
"Philina, Your Highness, you should leave here!"
The door was suddenly opened, and Grand Scholar Igor stood at the door and shouted.