"So, if you still are searching the Lorogia region for the labs, it ans you didn't find the docunts?" He asked, leaning forward to study the prisoner's face. His tone was calm but firm, making it clear he expected an answer.
The blackguard did his best to suppress his surprise, but he couldn't. Only a few knew what exactly the blackguards were searching for, and he wasn't among them. Yet Erik talked as if he was sure about that.
The first division's task was to scour the Mur continent in search of an unknown object. The blackguards on Mannard didn't know what the First Division was searching for, but they knew it was in the Lorogia region since they knew that the First Division was focusing their research there.
Yet the man in front of him spoke with such certainty that it made the prisoner think this outsider knew even more than he, a blackguard, did.
Yet he started thinking about the situation. It made sense; Erik Romano was the son of Lucius Romano, and while not everyone knew what he did in the Lorogia Region, whatever he did or learned was bound to be known by his son, the man standing in front of him.
A lab made a lot of sense now that the prisoner thought about it, especially considering the many research projects their colleagues did, and that gave all of them the ability to wield multiple brain crystals.
The order to capture Lucius Romano and the words his son just said confird that Lucius succeeded where his colleagues had failed. He found whatever they were searching for, and Erik Romano was here to stop them.
"I'm not going to talk," he said. Though he kept a poker face, Erik knew what was going on in the prisoner's mind. He knew nothing, but he wasn't the only one.
In truth, none of the prisoners he had interrogated revealed anything substantial. Most of them didn't know what was happening on the Mur continent, even less where the blackguards were. They knew, more or less, what happened in the past, but after Erik's appearance,
information regarding Mur was kept a secret, even from them.
What they knew was quite related to the past: the locations and layouts of their previous military bases across the continent, the patrol routes their units followed, and detailed reports about the creatures inhabiting different regions-information shared by their fellow soldiers stationed there.
They were also well aware that Lucius Romano had found sothing of great importance during his stay on the Mur continent, which was now in Erik's possession. They knew that was likely the cause of Erik's great power, but didn't know what it was in detail. Only the other division commanders, so select few mbers, and the Vindicators had more information. Still, the question alone had caused thoughts to surface in the man's mind.
Erik almost laughed when he read the man's mind, because he had information the others didn't, sothing that no official channels talked about.
One of his friends on Mur told him that after Lucius stole whatever he stole, the blackguards found so information that rekindled their hope.
The man's friend told him that there was an underground base in which they found so leads but couldn't say anything more, and he now understood the reason.
A lot of ti passed, and given what the prisoner knew about the Lorogia Region and what his friend told him about the base, knowing the protocol, the prisoner was sure they were currently using the facility as their base.
There was nothing certain about it, but he was confident about his reasoning.
"I won't tell you anything," the man said. "You're wasting your ti."
Erik leaned forward.
His eyes lit up as he thought about the information. The man's unguarded thoughts had revealed far more than his words ever would.
Erik remained motionless for several seconds, battling the urge to laugh and organizing each new piece of information in his mind.
"The underground facility. Tell about it."
The man's eyes widened in shock, his face draining of color as he realized he had confird sothing he was supposed to keep secret. His fingers gripped the edge of his chair, betraying his anxiety.
"How did you-" He caught himself, but it was too late.
"So there really is a hidden facility," Erik said, his voice dropping to a whisper. His eyes locked onto the prisoner's, a cold smile playing across his face. "I need you to tell exactly where this underground base is."
"I don't know," the man said, and this ti he was telling the truth. However, sothing far scarier than Erik knowing about the facility took most of his mind. The conversation was too weird, and Erik acted as if he was reading his mind.
Erik said.
[True, but consider the resources required to establish and maintain mountain supply lines. The cost and effort must have outweighed the tactical advantages of a coastal route. They chose the harder path for a reason. Besides, while flying, thaids stay away from there; assuming there are wyverns, the situation wouldn't be better.]
They both paused, considering the possibilities. Erik let out a heavy sigh, rubbing his temples out of frustration. The biological supercomputer's own sigh just echoed in Erik's mind. [Look, I know everything is possible, but think about it,] the system said. [The underground facility's location is the key. Natural caverns would have reduced construction costs and ti while providing ready-made defensive positions to every single Silver Line Corporation lab. They were not trying to make a new phone; they were creating sothing that affected life on the planet at all levels. They knew that if such creatures fled; they were bound to create problems. Cave systems would help defend from the monsters, hide their labs, and trap the creatures if they escaped. This ans the structures must be around the mountain range. Given what the blackguards are doing, it is clear they went to the mountain range because they were searching the caves. ]
Erik said.
After the last interrogation, Erik ordered the prisoners' executions. These blackguards had served their purpose, revealing what little they knew about Mur. It wasn't much, but it gave him a starting point-the Lorogia region, and most importantly, a target, the underground base. He wasn't going to let them live, but he gave them a rciful death.
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