How can you become stronger if you don't build up bonds?

The key points Lin Wei summarized regarding how to conduct today's interrogation were not complicated.

First, always keep an eye on the assassin woman's physical condition, and make sure she is not thirsty, hungry, or sick.

Second, let Zoreni gain her trust by using the banner of the Holy Church.

Lin Wei was very worried that her personality was too strong and decisive, that she would commit suicide immediately after waking up, or that she would bang her head against the wall even after all her fighting power was sealed.

Therefore, Paizoleni kept a close eye on the situation and reported its movements immediately.

However, judging from the fact that the first thing she did upon waking up was to "check if she had lost her virginity," Lin Wei's worries were still excessive.

The following part is a very straightforward presentation, showcasing Zoreni's strength and status, giving her a sense of security, and guiding her to believe in the church.

Before she could even do two things, she came to greet him on her own initiative.

Overall, she seemed even more naive than I had imagined.

To put it even more bluntly, he's a bit slow; his theoretical abilities don't match his mental fortitude.

How did she manage to level up to level 30 or so?

It's worth noting that even with their daily rigorous training and extensive combat experience, Ale and Zoreni have yet to break through level 40.

Zoreni didn't answer the assassin's question, but instead cast a spell to create two air stools, the subtext being: sit down and talk slowly.

Unwittingly, Zoreni showed off another skill, and the assassin once again expressed the profound respect that only fellow spellcasters could understand.

As expected, she was a pure spellcaster, not a dual magic and martial arts practitioner as I had initially guessed.

This is clearly part of His Highness's plan; subtle probing is always better than direct interrogation.

I learned something new...

Zoreni now fully understands the profound truth hidden in Lin Wei's seemingly illogical arrangements.

"I don't understand it at all; I can't comprehend what makes these operations so difficult."

Lin Wei looked at it for a while, then pulled at his hair in confusion.

The difficulty perceived by the spellcasters is completely different from the difficulty perceived by outsiders.

In their eyes, making an air stool that one can sit on for a long time is much more difficult than hand-crafting a powerful fireball.

This was quite counterintuitive to Lin Wei, who had absolutely no qualifications for spellcasting.

Each of the three magical applications that Zoreni previously demonstrated could stump a large number of mediocre spellcasters.

Not to mention that she can cast three or even more spells at the same time, and the creation of this one-way wall in front of her is no less than a mountain in the eyes of other spellcasters.

These magical skills, which are often used in everyday life, are Cardinal Grimm's closely guarded secrets that he never reveals to anyone.

When Lin Wei first heard this from him, he thought the old charlatan was just spouting nonsense again, until he accepted his invitation to attend several graduation exams at the Spellcaster Academy.

Their final exam questions were indeed all seemingly simple, everyday applications.

Moreover, every time, some people break down in tears in the exam room because they cannot finish the test.

And he also received the same assessment of Archbishop Green of the Holy Church from different people at different times—

Unfathomable.

The most powerful bishop in the history of the Holy Church's Wallis headquarters, bar none.

Even so, Lin Wei still didn't feel anything real over the years. He only felt that the old man was very close to the gods, but even further away from the people.

Lin Wei tilted his head slightly and glanced at Luya's profile beside him.

She seemed very interested in the conversation on the other side of the one-way wall, and kept trying to read lips.

How powerful would Luya be if she could cast spells normally?

Lin Wei had thought about this question more than once.

Lucia could easily understand the difficulties of casting various spells, and Grimm repeatedly wanted to take her as his last disciple and pass on his life's magical knowledge to her.

Whenever Lin Wei asked him, "How can Luya restore her hearing and speech functions and regain her spellcasting ability?" the old man would start dodging the question, neither saying that there was no way nor what the solution would be.

It all boils down to this: "Studying magic doesn't necessarily mean you can cast spells; the essence of practicing magic is cultivating the mind."

After many times, these words became Lin Wei's magic cure for low blood pressure. He didn't tolerate the old man anymore and earnestly encouraged him to take all his life's experiences to the grave. He even told him not to leave behind a single notebook!

Lost in thought, Lin Wei felt Luya's fingertips touch his temple.

Lin Wei gently touched her warm, damp hand to his face while watching her use sign language to fill in the crucial information he had missed during his reverie.

The assassin's real name is Tina Highperry, but her alias is Frostfire. She is 18 years old, not from Wallis, and lives in the neighboring country of Hothman, but she is not considered a Hothman either.

This is the information that Luya, as Lin Wei's thoughtful assistant, filled in.

After saying all that, Tina's remaining energy was exhausted, and she began to wolf down her food.

Zoreni didn't rush her, but closed her eyes and meditated while waiting. Her holy and sacred demeanor was reassuring to anyone who saw her.

Tina Highbury has not received any aristocratic etiquette training, and her daily life is not wealthy, as His Highness should have noticed.

Zoreni's analysis did not stop.

What kind of innate mukbang (eating broadcast) physique is this...?

Lin Wei felt a strange sense of satisfaction watching Tina eat, and the smacking and gurgling sounds made him feel completely immersed in the experience.

If possible, he could watch for another half hour.

"Lady Zoreni, I'm finished eating..."

Tina wiped her mouth, still savoring the moment. Now that she had removed her mask, she was nothing like an "assassin."

Zoreni slowly opened her eyes: "Is it delicious?"

"Mmm...it's especially delicious."

"Thank you, Your Highness Lin Wei."

"Gurgle..." Upon hearing this, Tina's digestion stopped abruptly.

Current aggro level: 650

Good for stirring things up, Zorreni!

"Your Highness Zoreni, do you really understand Linwei Kredy's true nature?!" Tina shouted anxiously.

Zoreni paused for a few seconds:

"Whether we understand or not, does it matter? At present, nothing he has done is wrong in our eyes."

On the contrary, you, Miss Tina, have appeared where you shouldn't be.

Let's continue talking about your experience. Whether it was a nightmare or not, I'll decide.

Zoreni's voice carries an irresistible sense of dominance.

Tina Highpelie bit her lip hard, and her body began to tremble again.

Current aggro level: 700

That's a record-breaking achievement! Well done, Zoreni! You'll get a reward after get off work!

Lin Wei was somewhat excited.

Tina had no choice, so she began her story:

"I received a mission from the underground guild in Hossman to assassinate Linwei Kreddy, the son of Duke Wallis..."

Tina's account of the events wasn't particularly captivating: an underground assassination mission issued in a hostile neighboring country, with an unknown client and standard rewards of magical materials and currency, albeit in large quantities.

But Lin Wei felt that compared to his status, the compensation was still too meager.

Putting aside other matters, let's take the enemy nation of Hossman as an example. If Hossman and Wallis were to officially go to war, the bounty for Lin Wei's head could at least elevate the most lowly common soldier to the esteemed viscount. If the killer was already a nobleman, the value of the reward could be multiplied even more.

Linwei Kreddy's fame was not limited to Wallis; all the neighboring countries and even more distant nations knew that the Wallis royal family, located at the easternmost tip of the continent, had produced an unparalleled genius.

However, they did not think in the direction of being a chosen one of the gods, but only guessed that Lin Wei had extraordinary talent or strange abilities.

Thinking about it this way, Lin Wei felt that this Miss Tina was even more foolish, completely unaware of market conditions.

Zoreni, who was standing in front of her, remained silent for a long time after hearing this, perhaps speechless.

"And what's with that lich? Do you have the ability to control liches?"

Zoreni's expression hardened, and Tina immediately felt the air around her become thick and sticky, the immense pressure making it hard for her to breathe.

"The lich has nothing to do with me! I just found the lich in the wild based on the information given by the client, hid near it, waited for the Justice Guard to come and capture it alive, and finally hid in its shadow under the cover of night, followed it to the royal city, and finally ambushed it in the prison to wait for Linwei Kreddy to come and walk into the trap."

Tina laid out all her plans in one go. She had a lie detector spell cast on her by Green, and Zoreni didn't sense anything unusual, which meant that what she was saying was the truth as she believed it.

"Hide in the shadows..." Zoreni repeated the words.

"I am not a heretic... I am just using normal shadow magic, the source of which I cannot disclose... Please believe me, Lady Zoreni..."

Tina was extremely afraid that Zoreni would use shadow magic against her, which was actually what Zoreni was most curious about.

Spellcasters with the aptitude for shadow magic are extremely rare on the continent, and related spellbooks are even harder to find. Even if they do appear on the market, they will most likely be taken back by the Holy Church.

Historically, shadow magic has been largely considered an exclusive tradition of monsters and demons.

However, a thousand years ago, the powerful demons and demon races on the continent had already been wiped out by the previous generation of gods. The remaining ones were mostly weaker survivors who had escaped the net and had not become a threat even after a thousand years.

This makes the origin of Tina's shadow magic quite intriguing.

Not to mention that she used the most difficult escape magic, making it hard for members of the Holy Church not to suspect her of being a heretic.

"How can you confess like that? You're just sticking to your sensitive spots, aren't you?"

Lin Wei watched this while shaking his head and laughing.

However, the possibility that Tina Highbury was a heretic had long been ruled out. When Green cast the lie detector spell on her, he casually sensed her and found that she had no unusual aura. The shadow magic must have been obtained by chance.

Given Zoreni's personality, she would definitely ask what the adventure was during the interrogation.

However, Lin Wei was not interested in the shadow magic on her, so Zoreni had no choice but to stop there.

After a long silence, Zoreni spoke coldly:

"You shouldn't use liches to harm humans; liches are the common enemy of mankind."

This statement signifies that the Holy Church has characterized Tina's actions.

The Holy Church rarely intervenes in conflicts between two countries, but if either side dares to introduce foreign methods or forces, they will not stand idly by.

"That's not true... I didn't side with the aliens..."

That lich was strange from the start; I'll definitely kill it after I complete the quest...

I've killed five liches already..."

The lie detector still failed to detect anything, which means that Tina had indeed killed more than five liches.

The smile on Lin Wei's face vanished completely at that moment.

not enough.

She still harbored deep-seated reasons for hating herself.

So the play must continue.

Zoreni's eyes remained cold, as if she didn't trust what she said at all.

Despair crossed Tina Highpel's face.

But the next second, as if she had remembered something, the despair in her eyes instantly turned into madness, her teeth biting her lips until they bled, and the sounds coming from her throat became hysterical:

"The one who truly manipulates the lich is none other than Linwei Kreddy, Duke Eugene Kreddy! The savior you Wallis people admire is the true demon lurking in the deepest recesses of your being—!!!"

Current aggro level: 800

At that moment, she forgot her situation, abandoned her survival instincts, and vented all the resentment and anger in her heart.

Lin Wei got up from his seat in the cubicle, and Luya gripped his fingers tightly.

Although these words sounded utterly absurd to him, he could sense the injustice and sorrow emanating from Tina Highbury.

The lie-detection spell still had no effect.

Tina Highperry's statement did not contradict her own understanding.

Where exactly is the problem?

"Who cares... that my hometown was the starting point of the lich scourge..."

Lyca Town... it's disappeared from the map, and I'm the only one who survived...

I... will never forget that day...

A squad of Wallis soldiers knelt like dogs before a lich, behind them lay the unburied corpses of Lyca's townspeople.

The lich never made a move...

It gleefully infused the corpses with magic, transforming them into undead…

Tina Highpelie sobbed, tears streaming down her delicate face.

After a while, she took a deep breath, suppressing the trembling in her body, and gave Zoreni a smile that was both poignant and ironic:

"The lich ultimately did not choose to kill the soldiers, and they returned safely to the capital of Wallis."

Because they risked their lives to bring back a harbinger of the Lich Bane, the kingdom's high command bestowed upon them the honorary title of "Hero Squad."

This squad of soldiers originally belonged to the Third Wallis Legion under Duke Eugene. After their meritorious service, Duke Eugene increasingly valued their captain, and now, ten years later, he has risen to a high position in the Third Legion.

Zoreni's expression was more solemn than ever before, because the lie detector spell still hadn't been triggered.

"What does this have to do with Linwei Kredy? Even if what you said is true, he was only six years old when the incident happened in Lyca Town." Zoreni remained calm and clear-headed.

"Heh, heh heh..."

Tina Highpelie suddenly let out a chilling, cold laugh:

"Lady Zoreni, don't you think that six years old is a rather delicate age...?"

Why is it that only you Wallis are able to exterminate liches and control casualties so efficiently...?

Why is it that in Wallis, a duke's son is more famous than a king...?

Why is Linwei Kreddy so obsessed with capturing the lich alive...?

And the bloody struggle for the throne between the two Wallis princes, Nado and Eugene, twenty years ago has become a taboo subject that no one dares to mention today!

All of this points to the fact I mentioned earlier—

The Duke and his son conspired to deceive everyone. Linwei Kredy awakened the talent to become a demon at the age of six!