Wizard: I use my omniscience to interpret the truth.

The castle's original owner, Villa, died at the hands of Abultan, and the castle has now just fallen into Abultan's control.

But Verra was, after all, the true owner of this castle. Although she was dead, she had managed it for so long that she should have some loyal followers.

If he were to spread the news that Verra had been killed by Abuldan, the castle would surely descend into chaos.

This way, some of Abuldan's energy can be diverted, reducing the pressure on him to deal with Abuldan later.

Even if it's not much, or even just a few, it's better than nothing.

As for what Master Isolde said, if you encounter a god, call upon her and let her deal with it.

Byron believed this, after all, he could see that his mentor, Isolde, also coveted this god and did not want to lose Him.

Byron even suspected that if Isolde hadn't been unable to arrive in time, she would have resolved everything herself without his intervention.

And now, although she can't come over, she's certainly waiting for his call at any time.

However, the difficulties encountered before meeting the gods still need to be resolved by oneself.

When they actually meet Abuldan, he might need to hold out for a few seconds to give Isolde time to react.

This period is Byron's most dangerous time, so his most important goal right now is to survive these few seconds without dying, or even to avoid serious injury, which would be considered a victory.

With this in mind, Byron also considered this idea as one of the auxiliary plans. As for whether to use it, that would depend on whether the actual situation allowed it.

After all, he wasn't sure whether there would still be any die-hard loyalists left after the Abultan purge and because Villa was a medieval nobleman.

With that in mind, Byron ignored the three men's emotions and continued to ask.

"What abilities does that Abulan possess?"

Upon hearing Byron's voice, the three, who had been somewhat listless, trembled. Their negative emotions vanished instantly, and they returned to their previous eagerness to answer Byron's questions.

"That Abulan can bestow divine power upon people, and those who receive this power can use various magical abilities like a wizard!"

"Vierla agreed to cooperate with Abuldan because he saw Abuldan's capabilities."

"I have personally witnessed Abultantar draining the lives of those who sing praises; those people aged considerably instantly after being drained by Abultan!"

"I've heard people say that he saw Abultan with his own eyes..."

As Byron listened to the three men's chatter, he extracted and recorded Abuldan's abilities from their words in his mind.

He had witnessed the bestowal of divine power upon Aze and the other person.

Drawing life—that's pending. He'd never heard of any god drawing life; what they needed was faith.

As for why those who are drained age the moment they are drained, we need to ask what this faith actually contains, and whether a part of it is the believer's life.

He was, after all, called the God of War. If he couldn't even train his army, what kind of war could he fight? He might as well just surrender.

Manufacturing weapons, treating injuries...

Although Abultan possesses many abilities, they all revolve around the concept of war, and none of them transcend the conventional understanding.

As expected of a god, they are incredibly rigid.

As the three continued to recount their experiences, Byron developed a more accurate understanding of Abuldan's abilities, unlike his previous vague perception.

As the three stopped talking, Byron paused his note-taking and continued, "So, do you know how many people in the castle worship this Abuldan?"

"I know that too. Most of Verra's soldiers have been bewitched by him and become his followers."

"Besides, there are also refugees gathered by Verla. A large portion of them sing praises of Abultan all day long, but a small portion have received Abultan's blessing and become warriors with magical abilities..."

"......"

"So, do you know where Abultan usually stays?"

"He generally stays in the church that Vera built for Him and doesn't go out. Even if He does go out, it's only for a short while, not for a long time..."

"So what abilities do the warriors under Abultan's command have...?"

"......."

Byron's questions became increasingly rapid, and the three of them had to take turns answering to barely keep up with his pace.

"How many die-hard loyalists are left now?"

"Besides the retainers in the castle, there should be several hundred soldiers stationed in the various villages on the fiefdom."

"So, do you know any way to bypass the soldiers' guards and enter the castle, or even the church where Abultan is located?"

Upon hearing this, Byron narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the three men, and awaited their reply.

The three of them paused for a moment upon hearing this, but then, as if they had thought of something, they immediately spoke up without any hesitation.

"My lord wizard, I know a secret passage. It's a bit dirty, but it's safe and leads directly from the mountains to an area near the castle!"

"My lord, I know a secret passage that leads from the hill next to the castle to my family's residence inside the castle. That place is not far from Baron Verra's residence."

"......."

Hearing the three men's words, Byron's eyelids twitched slightly. These guys really lived up to their noble status; they were truly thinking of the future without considering the consequences!

After hearing what each of them said, the three looked at each other in shock.

They never expected that the other party, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also secretly dig a tunnel, and what's worse, they didn't even know it.

What is he trying to do?!

If Byron hadn't been there and the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, they probably would have already started hurling insults at each other.

You should know that the easiest place to breach a sturdy castle is its interior.

If someone were to attack, the scene would be quite a sight.

However, Byron was in the same boat at this time.

Just as Byron was pondering which secret passage to choose to enter the castle, the nobleman who had previously revealed Verra's death gritted his teeth and spoke again.

"My lord, I know of another secret passage!"

Upon hearing this, Byron looked at the man and asked with interest, "Oh, what other secret passages do you know?"

Now that there are so many secret passages, why hasn't Byron silenced the man and instead shown such interest?

It was precisely because each of the three men mentioned a secret passage, and then someone else claimed to know another secret passage, that Byron became interested.

Because the secret passage this person is about to mention is definitely more important than the secret passages he mentioned before, or even those mentioned by the other two.

Byron speculated that the secret passage that was about to be revealed might even have been dug by the family of Baron Verra.

After all, the person speaking at this moment has a special relationship with Baron Verra.