Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

Xiao Ce said to the Xie Zhi, "Xie Zhi, I understand what you mean! However, if someone learns this skill, it will be fatal for ordinary people!"

"If someone with the will learn this technique, most ordinary people would find it unbearable. Take our Prime Minister Yin, for example."

As they spoke, they had already reached the depths of this 'Hall of the King of Hell'.

There weren't many changes inside.

It was still a series of small rooms, each only big enough for one person to stand in; you couldn't even sit down or move your joints.

The Xie Zhi led Xiao Ce to an interrogation room filled with the smell of blood.

He then sent one of his men with a Slavic person.

A Slav was brought over; he was emaciated and his eyes were filled with fear.

Yes, it's fear.

What Xiao Ce admired most about Xie Zhi was this: his methods were extremely ruthless, but he didn't drive people insane during interrogation.

They always find a way to keep them awake.

This must be the method the Xie Zhi was talking about!

After seeing the person approach, the Xie Zhi said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, you may begin..."

Xiao Ce looked at the emaciated, skin-and-bones Slav in front of him.

Then, speaking in a Slavic language, he asked, "What's your name?"

As soon as Xiao Ce said this...

Both the Xie Zhi and the Slavic man being interrogated were surprised.

The Slavic woman, in particular, stared at Xiao Ce in surprise for a moment before remaining speechless.

The Xie Zhi simply coughed softly.

The Slavs were struck dumb.

"Sir, my name is Baldakhin Yevlu."

Xiao Ce continued, "Where are you from?"

"I come from the Slavic country of Ulank."

The Xie Zhi is right; these people are very cooperative.

In fact, Xiao Ce had witnessed their methods firsthand; Xiao Yang was the best example of their rudimentary tactics...

So Xiao Ce continued, "What is the purpose of your trip? Who is the commander?"

"Our purpose in coming here is to disrupt the Northern Desert King's Palace, and then assassinate the various political figures within it. Our final mission is to assassinate the leader of the Northern Desert King's Palace, Yin Pan'er."

"Our commander is named Ivan Andrei. He is our overall commander."

Listening to the Slav's words, Xiao Ce was certain that the person who had ambushed him earlier was indeed him!

"Then who ordered you to do these things?"

"It's Ivan Andrei."

Xiao Ce did not obtain much useful information regarding the next few questions.

He learned that the biggest fish belonged to a man named Ivan Andrei...

They knew nothing else.

Xiao Ce asked several other people, and they all came to the same conclusion.

The orders for these suicide squad members were distributed down in rank.

The only superior they could contact was Ivan Andrei.

Because of the environment here, staying here for a long time can indeed be depressing.

You won't get any useful information from these people.

Let's wait until the Xie Zhi has tamed the group of people on the road before making a decision.

Knowing that Xiao Ce hadn't obtained much useful information, Xie Zhi said with slight disappointment, "Your Highness, were none of these people useful?"

Xiao Ce looked at the Xie Zhi's expression, then shook his head: "Of course not... Although they are not very useful in intelligence gathering, I have their face, and I am of great use! You continue to train hard."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, the Xie Zhi looked at Xiao Ce with a sly expression.

His facial expression softened considerably.

Xiao Ce said, "After that, hundreds more people will come. Can you tame them all?"

The Xie Zhi was visibly surprised upon hearing this, exclaiming, "Over a hundred people?"

Xiao Ce nodded, and before he could speak, Xie Zhi nodded and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, it's absolutely possible to do it. You can rest assured."

Xiao Ce said to Xie Zhi, "Alright, then when Han Da brings the people over, you will begin interrogating them all, especially that one named Andrei!"

The Xie Zhi nodded, watching Xiao Ce walk out in a hurry.

He quickly asked Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, are you leaving?"

Xiao Ce nodded to the Xie Zhi: "That's right, I'm going to find the Princess... What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

The Xie Zhi shook its head and said, "No problem! Your Highness, rest assured, I will definitely train you well. It's just... could you write a manual for us...?"

Xiao Ce was taken aback at first, and asked the Xie Zhi, "Manual? What manual?"

The Xie Zhi smiled at Xiao Ce and said, "When you asked us to learn foreign languages, is there any way to write a book on the Slavic language? Even just the most basic one! After all, given the current situation, we'll definitely be dealing with these Slavs a lot in the future."

"Therefore, if we can learn their language, it will save us a lot of trouble in our work. The biggest problem now is that there is not a single person in our entire northern desert who knows these Slavic languages."

Upon hearing Xie Zhi's words, Xiao Ce's eyes lit up; he had indeed not considered this aspect.

"Now that you mention it, it really reminds me! Looks like I won't be able to leave today."

With that, Xiao Ce went back to his room, leaving Xiao Jiu with him.

After all, he had traveled a long way, and asking him to write overnight would be quite a strain on his mind.

So, on the one hand, he asked Xiao Jiu to arrange some girls to serve him.

After all, most of the seasonal girls are still here, so he said, "Xiao Jiu, write it down."

In this environment, Xiao Ce and Xiao Jiu spent the entire night together.

He wrote a simplified version of a Slavic language book, which roughly covers some everyday language.

Specifically, let them go to those Slavs to refine it.

Once you can communicate with them, it's easy to improve it.

Xiao Ce entrusted this matter to Xiao Jiu. He didn't tell Yin Weiyong, but instead asked Hu Yidao and Da Lei to find a carriage.

Then we hurried off to Longhu Village.

After all, he was more worried about Yin Pan'er now.

Having not slept all night, he slept particularly soundly in the carriage.

This carriage was also modified based on the blueprints he provided, and shock absorption was added.

Therefore, there was no particularly bumpy ride; those minor bumps were a pleasure for Xiao Ce.

"Your Highness...Your Highness..."

Just as Xiao Ce was sleeping soundly, a voice called out beside him.

Xiao Ce woke up groggily and saw Hu Yidao grinning broadly next to him, looking at him with a bright smile.

Xiao Ce was still startled by Hu Yidao's smile.

"What are you doing?"

Hu Yidao said with a smile, "Your Highness, we've arrived!"

"We're here, so why are you looking at me like that..."

As Xiao Ce spoke, he stretched and went down to take a look. It was a transit city built below Dragon Tiger Stronghold.

It was still very lively here, after all, not only were the weapons to be transported to the Western Regions, but the entire Northern Desert Royal Palace also needed to stockpile firearms in preparation for war.

Previously, because Xiao Ce wanted to sell them to the Western Regions, he had used up almost all of the firearms here...

Now, following the Slavic unrest, the Northern Desert Royal Palace has begun stockpiling firearms.

The walls of these cities were now more than twice as high as the border walls, making the entire city wall resemble a fortress.

Da Lei then spoke up from the side, "Your Highness, should we go and inform them?"

Xiao Ce waved his hand and said, "No need!"

As he spoke, he pulled out a waist tag from his waist, which Lin Zhong had given him earlier.

After Xiao Ce reached the entrance, before he could even take out his waist token...

The guards recognized him and immediately knelt down.

After the guards knelt down, everyone who came here, whom they trusted completely, knelt down as well.

Xiao Ce didn't even have time to stop him!

"Everyone get up!"

These people then slowly stood up, and Xiao Ce asked the leading guard, "Is Lin Zhong here?"

The guard nodded: "Lord Zhong is here! Your Highness, should we go and inform him?"

Xiao Ce waved his hand: "No need, just take me to the village. It's too much trouble for them to go up and down."

The guard, looking puzzled, replied to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, it's been a long time since you've been here. Going up and down the mountain now is no trouble at all; it only takes the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and half an hour is enough if you include the time to inform others."

This surprised Xiao Ce, who said to the guard, "Oh? Take me to see it!"

The guard nodded, then said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, we are guards and cannot leave our posts. I will arrange for someone else to take care of you."

"Should you go and inform Lord Zhong?"

Xiao Ce asked the guard, "Can I go up by myself?"

The guard nodded: "Your Highness, you can certainly go with your token. However, we still need to inform Lord Zhong. Only with Lord Zhong's permission can you proceed..."

After listening to the guard's words, Xiao Ce nodded.

"Then you should go and inform them."

The guard nodded.

On one hand, they contacted Lin Zhong, and they also used ravens to communicate.

Ravens can indeed deliver messages over short distances in a short time.

This speed is probably only slower than making a phone call.

Just then, another guard came over.

The guards then led Xiao Ce on a tour of the area.

Once inside, I discovered that the area had indeed changed a lot.

The fortress, which resembled a city, was divided into three areas, with different people able to enter different areas depending on their status.

Moreover, there is a very tight security system here.

Furthermore, they will check the identity of anyone entering this area at any time.

After entering the core area, he had already been led by three different people.

Upon reaching the core area, I saw this scene before me.

Xiao Ce was completely dumbfounded.

Because the mountains here have been blasted flat, turning into a huge platform, which is filled with many weapon crates.

The path up the mountain has also been completely blocked.

The way up the mountain has become a system similar to an elevator.

There are probably dozens of elevators in this row.

And all the controls are located at the top!

In other words, if the elevator above is shut down, it will be almost impossible for people below to go up the mountain.

Because of the existence of this elevator, it goes straight up and down.

So, as those guards just said, the efficiency here has improved!

It's more accurate to describe it as a human-powered elevator than an elevator.

The guards told me that they used this manual elevator not only for people to go up and down, but also for goods.

This also greatly reduces manpower.

After all, once the people above put those firearms in this manual elevator and lowered them down, the people below would take them away.

It has indeed improved efficiency.

Xiao Ce was somewhat impressed, wondering who came up with this idea, since he hadn't mentioned it before he left!

Just as the guard was following his instructions, he saw a manual elevator slowly descending.

After a short while, it came to a smooth stop.

Xiao Ce had already walked over when he saw Lin Zhong emerge from the escalator.

Lin Zhong was visibly excited when he saw Xiao Ce.

She jogged all the way to Xiao Ce.

"Your Highness! I thought I misheard! I didn't expect you to really come! You've come, that's wonderful! I hope everything is alright."

Seeing Lin Zhong's tearful eyes, Xiao Ce smiled and nodded: "Uncle Zhong, everything is fine!"

As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced into the manual elevator.

Lin Zhong asked Xiao Ce with some confusion, "Your Highness, what are you looking for?"

Xiao Ce said to Lin Zhong, "What, is Yin Pan'er still trying to avoid me? I thought she could come down with you."

Lin Zhong asked with a puzzled look, "Your Highness? Why did Your Highness come down with me?"