[ Clear Soup Master ] sat in the makeshift interrogation room, feeling that interrogation and being interrogated were about to become one of the skills that the new generation of Soul Returner must master.
The story of the three " Shit Appraisal Master " who were subjected to severe torture after venturing into the Graycast Corridor is well-known and their exploits are still widely circulated on the forum.
Many players see them as role models and look forward to doing their own tricks after being captured.
Even [ Clear Soup Master ] himself was arrested and personally interrogated by Antiya Lisi when he first infiltrated Fir City.
As for proactive interrogation, [ Clear Soup Master ] had lost count of how many times he had done this.
Just two days ago, he interrogated a group of somewhat dishonest priests and extracted the location of the cathedral's underground archives from them.
Now he has to do this work again.
The highly repetitive gameplay has made [ Clear Soup Master ] a bit impatient, and it seems to be shifting towards becoming "Red Oil Master".
He stared at the gatekeeper in front of him:
"I'm only asking once, are you sure you don't want to tell me?"
The gatekeeper seemed oblivious to the situation, still inexplicably holding his head high.
Looks like a tough guy.
The player sighed inwardly and gestured for the two Holy Crusaders behind him to leave.
"Senior Soul Returner, are you sure you want to face this alone...?"
"Go out, I can handle this. You can come back in when I call you."
"Yes, sir."
A Holy Crusaders on guard duty and another on record Holy Crusaders a glance and left the interrogation room.
Seeing that no one was around, [ Clear Soup Master ] rummaged around at his waist for a while and pulled out a rod-shaped object about the length of a forearm:
"As far as I know, most people in this game lack the necessary understanding and respect for 'electricity'."
He stood up, carrying a stick-like object, and approached the prisoner:
"Believe me, this is actually a form of 'literacy education,' at least it will make you aware of a new natural phenomenon."
As he spoke, he pressed the stick-like object in his hand under the prisoner's ribs...
Five minutes later, the two Holy Crusaders outside the door heard the call of the Soul Returner. They pushed the door open and entered, but before they could even see what was inside, their noses were assaulted by the smell of burning and strange excrement.
[ Clear Soup Master ] uttered three names, which were the details revealed by the Holy Crusaders.
According to him, these three men were the ones responsible for driving and escorting the Hoofed Beast wagon each time, and they seemed to belong to a Holy Crusaders Knight Order.
[ Clear Soup Master ] shared the information with [ Zhong Lele ] and [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ], who were far away at the cathedral.
The two discussed it and decided that [ Clear Soup Master ] could continue to follow this clue. Judging from the current situation, capturing these three Holy Crusaders should not be too difficult.
Since these three men were able to carry out this escort mission a year ago, they must be local Holy Crusaders from Fir City.
The local Holy Crusaders of Fir City keep a roster at the cathedral. By finding the affiliation of these three men, it can be determined whether they are currently in the Fir City prisoner-of-war camp or in the charcoal processing plant in Valhalla.
Upon receiving the news, the two immediately began checking the roster and quickly found the names of three people. However, their investigation then stalled because the three were neither in Fir City nor Valhalla.
[ Clear Soup Master ]'s interrogation skills were indeed superb, but even he couldn't get one type of person to speak: the dead.
Yes, the three names given by the soldier guarding the city gate have been verified, and it has been confirmed that the people who died in the previous battle are the same ones.
It was even witnessed by several half-tree people themselves; this cannot be faked.
Here, the trail went cold once again.
"Come back first, let's discuss a plan."
[ Zhong Lele ] said in the group chat.
[ Clear Soup Master ] agreed and began walking from the abandoned military camp toward the cathedral.
As he approached, he was astonished to find that the cathedral, which had been in ruins just two days prior, had now been almost completely restored.
Such a massive project, though it sounded outrageous, didn't seem strange to him at all, given that Ed had been in Fir City for the past few days and the lush green plant tissues wriggling in the cracks of the walls.
The three dejected players reunited in the archives below the cathedral and fell into silence.
War is bound to end in death, but the problem is that these three men died in the Battle of Fir City by sheer coincidence.
After a moment of silence, [ Clear Soup Master ] grumbled resentfully:
"Why are these guys such cowards? Shouldn't real men go out and fight? They might not even die if they do this."
That statement makes no sense.
"Are you really not going to die?" [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] and [ Zhong Lele ] remained silent...
When Commander Marba left Fir City, he took 80% of his troops with him. These Holy Crusaders were killed in the Swarm attack, crippled by Gungnir's harassment, and killed by the players' veteran barbecue and trampling. Finally, they were all captured.
To say that leaving Fir City would guarantee survival sounds a bit far-fetched, but since their friend was in a bad mood, neither of them chose to call him out on it.
After a moment of dejection, [ Zhong Lele ] suddenly said:
"Hey, I think I have another idea!"
The two quickly went over, and [ Zhong Lele ] said:
"It's simple. Their missions must have been assigned by their superiors. They can't all be dead, can they?"
What she said made a lot of sense, and the three of them immediately began searching for the affiliations of these three Holy Crusaders. They soon found a familiar name—
" Howard? I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before?"
[ The Great Wei Boxing Champion ] muttered to himself thoughtfully.
"You saw it on the forum, right? This guy was just arrested a couple of days ago. He sent people to set fire to the archives. I caught him myself. Later I heard that Howard was captured by Grand Knight Nuolun."
"I see, so there are indeed differences even among those of the same level..."
[ Zhong Lele ] sighed, then suddenly asked:
So where is Howard now?
The three exchanged a glance, then simultaneously began to think.
Six eyeballs rolled around in their sockets, finally looking simultaneously at the ceiling above them. The three of them said in unison:
"No way?"
[ Clear Soup Master ] arrived at the Great Prayer Hall and, as he had hoped, met Ed.
Hundreds of vines and tentacles were constantly moving the wood, restoring the broken tables and chairs, and straightening the shattered statue. Under Ed's control, they precisely completed the repairs in every part.
Hearing footsteps behind him, Ed turned around to look at the player who had initiated the hidden side quest:
"The new cathedral isn't open yet. What brings you here?"