Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 349 The last question

"I have received your letter."

Ron coughed twice and stopped a few meters away from the four people. He did not move forward. The others stood behind him, but Victoria took two extra steps forward. After all, she was the protagonist and focus of today's meeting.

"This is Miss Victoria. The territory is newly established and the facilities are still very incomplete. I'm sorry I can't show you around."

"That's the best." As Ron and the others expected, Raymond Aaron spoke highly of this seemingly impolite reception. "We are here on business and will leave as soon as possible after reaching a conclusion. We will not interfere too much in your affairs here."

"Priest Perglen, let's start now."

With a "bang", the heavy lead-filled staff hit the ground, raising a thin layer of dust. When she started working, Perglan's expression became three times more serious than her colleagues. As she chanted, the realm of honesty unfolded, covering the four members of the cult and Victoria.

"Miss Victoria, please swear by the honor of the Watcher (Heim) that every word you say next is true and comes from the heart, without any falsehood or deception!" Chief Judge Aaron put one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist and said word by word.

"...Of course, I swear."

Victoria was silent for a moment and then began her vows.

She had never imagined that these people would be so direct and merciless. In this case, two-thirds of the little tricks that Evander taught her would be useless.

But it doesn't matter, at least she still remembers that sentence - there are some things she just hasn't decided whether to tell.

"I thought you could read my mind directly." When the armored priest unfolded his domain, the weaving foreword in Ron's hand also floated up to identify the opponent's spell. Unexpectedly, the priest really just unfolded the domain of honesty, without any trace of other spells.

"We must strictly follow the rules to ensure the fairness and justice of the results," the presiding judge turned to Ron and saluted him. "Without the consent of the lord, the investigation shall not use the results of mind reading as evidence - do you want to clear Miss Victoria's suspicion more thoroughly?"

"No, no," Ron waved his hands quickly, "I'm sure this is enough."

Because Victoria had received sufficient "training" from Evander in the past week, and the pastor himself did not feel that he had deviated from the doctrine, even under the cover of the realm of honesty, Aaron's targeted and repeated questioning did not produce any suspicious answers.

"Well, then, there is only one question left," Raymond Aron turned to the priest, "Priest Perglen, what are the results so far?"

"Reporting to your Honor, everything Miss Victoria said is true. There is absolutely no falsehood." When Perglen said this, not only did everyone on Ron's side breathe a sigh of relief, but even the Honorable Judge's stiff facial expression relaxed a little. "I think we can be sure that this church member has maintained the purity of his faith despite being in such a dangerous environment."

"Indeed," Aaron turned to Victoria again, "Miss Victoria, we all admire your determination from the bottom of our hearts. The Grand Inquisitor and the Archbishop once told me before I left: If you have not done anything to deviate from the doctrine, we should sincerely invite you to join our order. Warriors and believers like you will surely shine in our war against disorder."

"You mean...?" Victoria's breathing suddenly became rapid. She raised her hand in a panic, pointing at Aaron and then at herself, "You don't mean...!" "That's right," the presiding judge forced a stiff smile on his face, "If you agree, we may have many opportunities to fight side by side in the future."

"I am very happy to work with you!" The pastor regretted her words immediately. She looked at Ron behind her with some guilt, "I am very happy to work with you, but..."

Aaron and the other three did not show much expression on their faces, neither "as expected" nor "how dare you refuse". They just listened quietly to what the young pastor had to say.

"But as I just said, I was ordered by Mayor Victor to assist Lord Ron in establishing a new territory," Victoria sighed, "I cannot betray my mission and promise."

"As it should be."

After hearing the priest's reasons, Ron noticed that the priest Pelgrand was obviously relieved - was she worried about something?

"That's what Helm's Creed teaches," the bearded dwarf wearing a horned helmet stroked his beard with satisfaction. "Your Excellency, this young lady is indeed of admirable and noble character."

The Molten Iron Citadel is not a small sect. To join them, one must abide by more rules and enjoy considerable rights and obligations. Many people want to join but cannot. Victoria actually gave up this opportunity because of her duties.

"I agree with you, Brother Wulfgar," Aaron nodded slightly, and turned his gaze to Ron. "My Lord, I just mentioned that there is another problem. Although this is not something we need to be concerned about, the Archbishop attaches great importance to it, so I must ask for your opinion."

"If you think it's okay, we will raise this issue with you. If you object, we will leave immediately and report the result to the higher-ups."

Ron raised his eyebrows slightly: "Can I know what the problem is first?"

Seeing the other party's half-smile, Ron felt a little unsure: "Can you tell me what it is? What will be the impact if I refuse?"

"In my opinion, it has no impact." Aaron thought for a moment. "This question is about the situation of Delusion Land. As you know, many forces have tried to get involved in this place in the past, but they all ended in failure. Therefore, the Archbishop was very interested after hearing about you and wanted to know how you did it."

"Originally, our plan was to stay in your place for a while, but your reason for refusing was reasonable, and we didn't want to waste time on non-official matters, so I came up with another plan."

The chief judge and his colleagues looked past Victoria and Ron and looked at the others behind them: "Are these your companions who have been exploring the territory with you? We want to test your background and judge the situation here based on that."

"Please rest assured, this is just an ordinary friendly sparring, and we will stop when the time is right." Raymond Aaron took off his sword but did not unsheathe it. "Besides, you have the advantage in numbers, don't you?"

(End of this chapter)