Princess Calia's bedroom was brightly lit, as always.
The maid stood in the outer corridor, claiming that Her Highness the Princess was discussing the next chapter of " The Tides of Darkness " with Nicholas, Jaina, Fenna, and others, and that no one was allowed to approach.
Jaina set up a special magical barrier, and with her Archmage- level spellcasting abilities, she was able to prevent anyone below the Legendary level from hearing a single word in the room.
Now, five people—four women and one man—are secretly plotting.
"Right now, in all of Lordaeron, the only people I can trust are you few," Princess Calia said helplessly, looking at everyone. "Besides you, I don't know if anyone in Lordaeron is connected to the Cult of the Damned. What do you suggest we do now?"
"My teacher, Uther the Lightbringer, is currently in a small town in northern Tirisfal, clearing away the Undead and purifying the plague. Although His Majesty the King has ordered his recall, along with other Silver Hand commanders such as Commander Dathrohan and Vice-Commander Gavinrad, it will take time."
Fenna thought for a moment and said, "Currently, besides my squad and I, there are three subordinate units of the Order of the Silver Hand Paladin in Lordaeron: the Righteous Guard led by ' The Defender ' Magroth, the Circle of the Holy Light led by ' The Lifebringer ' Harak, and the Maximum Power led by ' Orcs Slayer ' Dagran. But they are all High-Ranking Paladin of my level, and I can't mobilize them. However, if I have solid evidence, I can persuade them to help! After all, in times of emergency, one must act expediently, and they understand that very well!"
The Order of the Silver Hand have grown over the past 15 years. From just five people, they have spurred a small fire to now number over ten thousand, making them Lordaeron's premier elite force. However, the majority of them are elite Warrior, along with rogues, mages, Priest, and a large number of apprentice knights. The number of true Paladin is relatively small, at most around a thousand.
That's already terrifying!
After all, the Royal Assassins only has a few hundred thieves, a large portion of whom are still apprentice thieves. The Royal Mages only has a few dozen mages, most of whom are still novice mages!
Training a true Paladin is very difficult. Not only must they understand the combat skills of Warrior, but they must also have a pure heart and be blessed by the Holy Light. It is truly not easy!
In fact, not many official members join the Order of the Silver Hand each year. The induction of each Paladin requires a ceremony held in a cathedral or monastery, and must be presided over by High-Ranking Paladin or Grand Knight. It's really not that simple!
If Fenna can truly persuade the three High-Ranking Paladin to mobilize their three Silver Hand squads, then they will form a formidable force, no less powerful than the security forces of Lordaeron!
Jaina glanced at Fenna, and for some reason, she felt that the female Paladin was very cold towards her, but she didn't know why.
She turned to Calia and said, "I have informed my teacher, Speaker Antonidas of the Kirin Tor Council, but he is currently contacting other council members and holding a meeting to discuss the matter. I don't know when a decision will be made. The only contribution I can make is myself."
The power of an Archmage is comparable to that of a Paladin force of several dozen men, so Jaina's strength is not weak. It's just that at this time, she hasn't experienced too many hardships and isn't as powerful as she will be a few years later.
Calia then looked at Jiang Jie, Jiang Jie helplessly shrugged. "I don't need to say anything. Besides myself, there's only Lilian. We're just two mid-level thieves, but compared to you two, we're practically negligible."
no way.
Fenna is High-Ranking Paladin, and she's almost qualified to be promoted to Grand Knight. She also has an entire squad of Paladin High-Ranking Paladin her command. Jaina is an even more outstanding young and talented Archmage.
Compared to them, Jiang Jie was indeed nothing. "Although I know many people, right now, I dare not trust anyone," Princess Calia said. "The first thing we need to do is capture Baron Soroson, then use his son as leverage to extract information about the Cult of the Damned! Then we must control those members of the Cult of the Damned, and absolutely prevent the Scourge Plague from spreading in Lordaeron!"
Jiang Jie nodded and said, "I know a little about that. Only those who eat food containing the Scourge Plague will become Undead. As long as we control the food source, it shouldn't be a big problem. As for infiltrating the residence and capturing Baron Soroson, that's our job as thieves. Leave that to Lilian and me! But just to be on the safe side, we'll need Miss Fenna and Miss Jaina's help."
Princess Calia clenched her little fist. "Then it's decided! To avoid making too much of a commotion, you'll go at midnight!"
Jiang Jie shook his head and said, " Princess Calia, we can't wait too long. Nobody knows when the news of Dudley's capture will reach Baron Soroson's ears and cause him to act rashly. Let's go as soon as it gets dark. Lilian and I Stealth, and Miss Jaina will use Invisibility to take Miss Fenna in. No problem!"
After that, they began to discuss some details.
After dinner, they waited another hour until it was completely dark before arriving at Baron Soroson's residence.
"You all follow me. I have a very special ability to detect what's going on around me. Any invisibility spells or traps are useless to me." Jiang Jie instructed Xiao Feng to activate the scanning function of the game pod.
"Follow me, don't wander off." Jiang Jie entered Stealth mode, then threw a pebble to attract the guards, and then quietly Stealth through the gate.
Lilian followed.
Jaina silently chanted a spell, waved her hand, and cast Invisibility on herself and Fenna, then followed closely behind Jiang Jie.
Before this, they had already driven Dudley to the brink of a mental breakdown and learned everything about the house from him, but they still dared not let their guard down.
A baron with real power, even within the Cult of the Damned, would not hold a low position. His residence would certainly be heavily guarded by members of the Cult of the Damned, and there would definitely be secret rooms or something similar.
The scanned images from the game pod were transmitted to his mind in real time, overlapping and superimposing with everything he saw. In this way, those hidden people, as well as the traps and mechanisms, were crystal clear to Jiang Jie, no different from a woman who had taken off her clothes.
Soon, they bypassed most of the people, and Jiang Jie and Lilian made their move, silently taking down two thieves from the Cult of the Damned, before arriving outside a secret room.