I want to report this!
As Gorn recovered from the excruciating pain, he spoke immediately.
Duma's heart skipped a beat again, but considering Gorn's intelligence, if he really had enough evidence to report him, then the position of Soul Returner Legion Commander should be given to him.
He was too ashamed to accept such a high salary under the Son of God's command, so he might as well pack up and go back to his old home in the Demon Realm to amuse himself with the Blood Corpse.
Duma then slowly stopped circulating the Psionic Energy Formula within his body, temporarily suppressing the murderous intent that had just arisen within him.
Gorn, seeing that the Good Times Don't Last, said:
"I want to report you! You missed capturing a Grand Knight Commander. That man is currently living a leisurely life in Fir City, but he was partly responsible for ruining your previous plans!"
"Oh?"
Several players were quite interested in this, and [ Gu Gugu ] stepped forward and said:
"Come, tell me in detail."
Gorn ignored the other party's contemptuous tone and attitude, and earnestly explained the cause and effect of the Rat King's release into the chapel, and very considerately gave the current address of the former Grand Knight Commander Howard.
Finally, Gorn didn't forget to deliver the final blow:
" Howard is a staunch follower of Antiya Lisi and has done many dirty jobs for him. If he hadn't messed up that time, he might have been the one left there to stop you."
"Alright, alright, stop labeling me."
[ The Good Times Don't Last ] waved goodbye:
"Don't worry, none of them will escape."
As he spoke, he sent the information he had just obtained to [ Howling Pothos ], who was currently in Fir City and had just received a reward from Ed, through the player panel.
Howard's name [ Good Times Don't Last ] was seen on the previous interrogation list, but he didn't expect that this person was neither in the Fir City prison nor in the Valhalla High-Quality Charcoal Processing Plant. The [ Shit Appraisal Master ] who stayed behind there didn't pay attention to this minor character either. The mistakes of both sides resulted in such a fish slipping through the net.
Since players cannot directly communicate with NPCs, [ Howling Pothos ] quickly copied the information onto a piece of paper and went to the cathedral to find Ed.
Ed was currently discussing countermeasures with some important NPCs in a small prayer room, which had been converted into a temporary meeting room.
Upon learning that it was [ Howling Pothos ], a high-level player with significant contributions, who wanted to see him, he asked the Pure Ones NPCs to wait a moment and went to the small prayer hall alone.
Looking at the latest news, even Ed was finding it hard to remain calm in the face of such a fugitive.
Judging from his style of doing things, if Gorn doesn't report him, Howard will definitely be investigated later as his control over Fir City deepens.
But if he's a master liar, he might actually have a chance to live out his life in peace.
No, absolutely not! Every prisoner, especially a Middle Tier prisoner like a Grand Knight Commander, must be put to good use!
Want to be lazy?
No way!
Just as Ed was about to give the players some temporary quests to cheer them up, another person appeared at the entrance of the small prayer hall.
[ Clear Soup Master ] greeted Ed and [ Howling Pothos ] who were talking in front of him:
"Boss, guys, you're all here."
Looking at [ Clear Soup Master ] who had turned back into a human, [ Howling Pothos ] felt that he was more pleasing to the eye when he was Treant Hunter.
"Is there something you need from me?"
Ed looked at the new player and asked.
"Yes, boss, I triggered a hidden side quest... uh, cough cough, I found some clues and spent the last two days organizing documents in the archives area beneath the cathedral. I just caught a guy trying to sneak into the archives and set it on fire."
"Native?"
"That's right, they're citizens of Fir City."
Ed frowned. An NPC who wanted to commit arson? Something was wrong!
"Were they interrogated?"
"We interrogated him; he's a tough nut to crack. We had to Disorder him several times before he finally told the truth. He said he was acting on his master's orders to burn all the files during the chaos in the city these past two days."
Ed had a guess in his mind, but still asked the player in front of him for confirmation:
Who is his master?
"Grand Knight Commander of the Second Order of Knights of the Fir City Holy Crusaders..."
" Howard?"
[ Howling Pothos ] answered immediately.
"Damn, how did you know?"
[ Clear Soup Master ] looked at [ Howling Pothos ] with surprise, then noticed a slight change in Ed's expression.
Burning files? Is this a prelude to fleeing?
Ed quickly deleted lines of the random quest he was editing—this quest didn't need to be done by the player.
Instead of staying put, that old bastard Howard is trying to run away?
If you're going to run away, why burn your own files?
He was also looking to these things to learn more about the internal workings of the Tree Worship Church and the progress of the Stained Ones' experiments!
This is no ordinary Stained Ones; we must take strong measures!
"You've done a good job. I'll have someone handle this."
After handing over the reward to the two men, Ed turned and went back into the small prayer hall.
" Nuolun."
The Grand Knight Commander, who had led the Pure Ones Holy Crusaders Knight Order to take over the defense of Fir City, trembled violently, thinking that the Son of God had discovered that he was secretly dozing off.
She immediately wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, stood up straight, and pretended to be full of energy while waiting for Ed's orders.
Ed sighed inwardly upon seeing this; it seemed that some of Nuolun's own habits had been affected by the symbiotic plants.
Her symbiotic plant, Blood-Seeking Pampas Grass, like real reeds, dries up and withers in winter, which makes Nuolun more prone to drowsiness in winter, but fortunately, her combat ability does not seem to be affected.
Ed handed over the information submitted by [ Howling Pothos ] to Nuolun:
"This address is home to a Grand Knight Commander who was ordered to return home to reflect on his actions; we almost missed him."
"Understood."
Nuolun took the letter and asked again:
" Son of God Highness, what should we do with this person after we capture him? Should we lock him up in the cathedral's underground prison or send him to the High-Quality Charcoal Processing Plant?"
Ed hadn't considered this problem beforehand; after pondering for a while, he finally came up with an extremely ingenious idea:
"I remember this cathedral; it seemed to have had two bell towers before it collapsed, right?"
Faced with the sudden change of topic, Nuolun paused for a moment before nodding:
"Yes, that's what the locals all say."
Ed smiled with satisfaction:
"That's right, how can there only be one boss in two towers?"
"I was originally planning to make him a line leader on the assembly line, but now... let's lock him up in the cathedral's basement after we catch him. I have other uses for him later."
Watching Nuolun's departing figure, Ed couldn't help but mutter to himself:
"If Howard knew that Gorn was the one who reported him, would the two bosses start fighting in the Dungeon?"