Island Night

The young silver-haired Imperial Merchant saw Moses standing in the rooftop flower beds, where he could see the deck through the gaps between the pots. Smiling, he asked:

"What is it, Moses? Are you testing us?"

Cold sweat covered his forehead as he smiled.

Moses bared his teeth at him. At a time like this, no matter how calm he was, it was hard to smile.

They had already become prisoners. At a time like this, they had no choice but to let others handle them as they pleased.

The elves were fairly civilized and rarely tortured prisoners of war.

At least so far, aside from chiseling stones in the stone quarry during the day, none of these Imperial people had suffered any other mistreatment.

Whether it was merchant Moses or the silver-haired merchant, both felt as though something heavy was pressing down on their hearts, making it hard to breathe...

Because neither of them knew how many Imperial Merchants could withstand this kind of interrogation.

The Half-Elf officer called over another Imperial Merchant.

Boss Roy still sat in his chair on the deck, asking the same questions he had asked Moses and the silver-haired Imperial Merchant.

Afterward, Roy did not even bother with that Imperial Merchant again, as though it no longer mattered whether he spoke or not.

The answer he gave... was merely meant to verify the answers provided by the earlier merchants.

"I know that Murayaki Port, Castleton Harbour, and then Minascu Port farther south form a single coastline."

"If the Gray Dwarf Bandits want to capture Silver Moon Elf slaves, they need to draw away the Silver Pegasus Knight Order along this coastline, then send out Three-Masted Sailboats to seize slaves when the opportunity arises. After that, they circle around the Empress Ivini Islands and return