Locke looked at Grand Duke Westminster. Ignoring his emotions, he said bluntly, "You're lying."
"Grand Duke, at this moment, I am the Emperor. If you do not answer truthfully, you are a traitorous minister and rebel."
"I will have your head!"
Grand Duke Westminster's brow twitched. He had not expected Locke to be so sharp, his insight so astonishing. His account was impossible to verify now that the dead could not testify; it all depended on his words alone, and ordinarily, it would have been difficult for anyone to question it.
Yet Locke had still keenly noticed that he was lying.
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Grand Duke Westminster himself did not know where he had gone wrong.
Locke said directly, "According to your story, you betrayed the Emperor and killed him. At the time, you were Grand Duke Westminster and possessed Second-Ring Light of Mind within this Mind Network. But with your strength, you could not have killed a Second-Ring Wizard who had successfully become Star-Forged."
"Even a sudden sneak attack would have been impossible."
"So, you are lying." Locke clasped his hands behind his back and looked at him. "Of course, all I want is an answer without logical flaws. If you can make one up and tell me now, I might still believe you."
Locke looked at Grand Duke Westminster, who felt as though he had been completely seen through. A chill crawled up his spine.
A wizard from the Other Shore Great World, combined with the position of master of this Mind Network, was actually this powerful. It filled him with fear.
This was not oppression through sheer strength, nor was it oppression through an information gap. Though either could make someone submit,
they would only inspire fear.
But Locke possessed insight and wisdom that utterly