Work Prophet
Chapter 711 - 37 You’re a believer of the Double Rest Sect, right?

Chapter 711: Chapter 37 You’re a believer of the Double Rest Sect, right?

The butler’s explanation was actually a prearranged agreement between Redio and Kieren to facilitate mutual visits.

Kieren had always been a minstrel, and he remained unknown in the Royal Capital for a long time before coming into prominence, so it wasn’t surprising that he had received help from someone during that period.

Moreover, to make the whole affair more credible, Kieren would occasionally send some wealth to Redio, and Redio would often "borrow" money from Kieren.

This was also why the butler looked at Redio with disdain.

However, Redio did not care, as intelligence personnel were unconcerned about such matters.

He walked straight into the banquet hall and, indeed, saw Kieren and Silver Hand lively conversing with a group of new nobles.

The term "new nobles" was used to distinguish them from the old imperial nobility, who had already lost their influence in Lion Heart Castle.

Those earls and viscounts, if they surrendered late and didn’t have enough troops, Solomon would at most spare their lives, but would not retain their titles or noble status.

These individuals were now no different from commoners.

In contrast, new nobles like Kieren had already replaced the old nobility and become the masters of this city.

In the future, they would continue to follow the Wing Tribe, ruling the continent together and establishing a new empire, even potentially elevating their families to the top echelons of wealth and power.

Such glorious prospects thrilled many, reducing resentment even in the nobles who had been forced to participate in the bloody combat events.

One somewhat portly noble raised his wine glass towards Kieren and Silver Hand.

"Tonight, I must toast you no matter what. If it weren’t for your warning to wear armor and bring my preferred weapon when I went to watch the combat, I might now be a corpse," he said earnestly, patting his chest, "From now on, you are forever friends of the mason Wald."

Some who had previously bought intelligence from Kieren and Silver Hand similarly felt a pang of empathy and immediately chimed in, "Right, we’ll never forget this favor."

Upon hearing this, Silver Hand discreetly gave Kieren a thumbs up under the table.

That’s what you call a masterful swindler: making a fortune, and afterwards, having people be indebted to you.

Kieren wasn’t prideful; he had already noticed Redio walking in.

He signaled Silver Hand with a wink to keep entertaining the guests, while he himself stood up and went up the stairs to a study on the second floor.

After a while, Redio also came in, ensuring there were no third persons in the room before speaking, "Is it always this lively here?"

"Pretty much," Kieren burped, "To get intelligence, you have to interact with many people, right?"

"So you are all so enthusiastic just to gather intelligence? I thought you were enjoying yourselves," Redio said expressionlessly.

Kieren felt a bit awkward, "Well..."

"Never mind, I don’t care about that," Redio cut him off, "Whether you want to make money or climb higher, it’s all up to you, just don’t forget your true beliefs."

"Of course, I have personally witnessed the miracles performed through the Prophet Merlin by our Lord on Saturdays, and I could never betray the Church," Kieren said solemnly.

Redio didn’t know how much truth and how much falsehood lay in the minstrel’s words, nor was he concerned with such matters.

Because a clever person like Kieren, having seen Li Yu’s methods, wouldn’t easily jump ship as long as the Double Rest Sect hadn’t fallen.

Redio got straight to the point without any idle talk, "Prophet Merlin wants to know Solomon’s explicit stance towards the West, and when his attitude might change."

"Solomon’s attitude towards the West? He has never really thought highly of it," Kieren said, somewhat surprised.

"Previously, when Shajia said he wanted to seek revenge on Sir Ireya, he was rejected, but speaking of Shajia... That group hasn’t returned to Lion Heart Castle for a long time, and no news has come from them. Solomon has already realized something is wrong."

Kieren continued, "Recently, he sent a team to the West to secretly investigate the fate of Shajia and the others."

Redio frowned slightly, "Solomon has sent people to the West again? How many this time, and how long ago did they leave?"

Kieren shook his head, "I don’t know, it’s confidential. Solomon only mentioned it in passing when he tasked me with other matters earlier, and I couldn’t inquire further, but I guess they must have left some days ago."

"If they flew swiftly, perhaps they’re already in the West by now."

The minstrel paused, then continued, "However, to be safe, I will try to confirm Solomon’s attitude towards the West again to see if there have been any changes. You can await my message."

...

Although Kieren agreed to Redio’s request, he hadn’t yet figured out how to broach the subject.

Solomon greatly disliked having his true thoughts discerned by others, and most of the information Kieren and the Silver Hand collected usually came from inferring his attitude from his actions.

However, what Solomon truly thought, no one knew.

The next morning, Kieren arrived early at Solomon’s mansion where he, along with five other nobles including the former head of intelligence, Ivan, waited.

They were Solomon’s newly appointed Imperial Ministers, but unlike previous Imperial Ministers of the Red Lion Empire, they no longer needed to attend the Imperial Conference and discuss or vote on matters.

Because now, everything depended on Solomon’s decisions. They only needed to answer truthfully when Solomon asked questions, making them more like his private advisors than Imperial Ministers.

They didn’t wait outside for long because Solomon always got up on time and would soon summon them to assist with government affairs.

Today, Solomon seemed no different from usual, but after dealing with official matters, he stopped Kieren.

Kieren thought Solomon had another task for him, but the Wing Clan Commander instead opened with, "You’re a follower of the Double Rest Sect, right?"

Kieren was startled upon hearing this, his first reaction was whether Solomon had caught onto his secret information transmission, yet he still reflexively defended himself.

"That was all before you and your army arrived. Now, I wholeheartedly believe in Gaia," he claimed.

Solomon patted Kieren’s shoulder, comforting him, "Don’t worry, I of course know that was from before. I’m just a bit curious about the Double Rest Sect. Since you were a follower, you must know quite a bit about it."

Kieren breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, but also felt a bit surprised. Why was everyone coming to him for information?

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