Revive Rome: Wait! Why not make the empress fall in love with me first?-Chapter 401 - 16 Imaginary Dragon Bruno

Imaginary Dragon Bruno, in the original game world, was a rarely seen scholar-type demigod who was rather friendly to players.

Often, he issued a variety of quests to players, most of which were difficult to complete; however, the rewards for completing them were quite substantial. Hence, as a quest-giving NPC, he was quite well-known among players.

Involving matters related to Emperor Otto, Aske had no concrete evidence, but he still tended to believe that the Dragon of Imagination was not the real mastermind behind it all.

The reason was simple; it was too easy to guess.

If the quest involving Emperor Otto was made public, out of ten thousand players planning to undertake the quest, nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine would suspect Bruno at first thought.

In such a case, if the real mastermind behind it all were indeed Bruno, everyone would feel that the quest was too simple and begin to complain that the planners had not put enough thought into it.

Even without considering it from the perspective of the game company, Bruno was unlikely to be the real mastermind, partly because if this were brought to light, he would become a target among the Empire Camp NPCs. Therefore, to avoid suspicion, he should not have participated in this southern campaign.

On the other hand, Bruno genuinely lacked the motive. He was a demigod of the Saxon Family, an ancestor of the Emperor, and the southern campaign’s failure had severely impacted the prestige of the Royal Family. Why would Bruno want to destroy his own family’s reputation?

Compared to this Imaginary Dragon, Aske was more suspicious of the group of "timely arrived" Purgatory’s Jailers.

The mutant Devil appeared from late night to early morning, yet these characters arrived in the morning, claiming they had observed the location of the mutant Devil through the Church Court’s surveillance satellites.

However, with the second round of Magic Tide just passed, if Aske remembered correctly, there seemed to be some attack incident during the civilization recovery period after this Magic Tide, when nearly eight thousand players in the city received a quest to investigate the attack.

This attack incident caused the Church Court’s external program interface to be down for a week. This meant that at that point, the Purgatory’s Jailer organization could not use the Church Court’s surveillance satellites.

Thus, at least in terms of how they discovered the mutant, this squad of Purgatory’s Jailers was definitely lying.

Of course, considering that in the original game world, the Enchanting Demon Queen sent people to investigate this matter only to be counter-accused by the Purgatory’s Jailers, who claimed she was the mastermind influencing the Emperor’s mind, the scent of conspiracy was indeed heavy here.

The two rode forward and gradually caught up with the Dragon of Imagination, Bruno, just as two giant dragons soared overhead, stirring a great wind.

"These two giant dragons have come to aid us in our southern campaign," Bruno reined in his horse, gazing forward, "Our Saxon Family has an ancient agreement with the Sarakli Giant Dragon lineage of the Alps. We can make three requests of them, and the Sarakli dragons will assist us according to the agreement."

"This time, His Majesty made the second request. Regardless of the final outcome, it counts as using a very precious request opportunity. Therefore, I hope you can understand. The Saxon Family has gambled too much on this southern campaign. That’s why we cannot openly confront the Purgatory’s Jailers, lest they become a counterweight on the war’s scales."

"I understand," Aske nodded.

The young man did not react with shock as Bruno had anticipated, which slightly surprised the Imaginary Dragon. He did not mind, however, and simply continued speaking:

"If you were just any ordinary Mercenary Group, I might have had to intervene; however, since you are protected by the Weisbach Family, there should be no problem. The path of the Extraordinary Bloodline is complex and multifaceted, and the Enchanting Demon Bloodline is just one of its routes."

"Even if Purgatory’s Jailers deliberately target you, as long as you stay within the Empire’s army, they won’t have a chance to make their move."

"Thank you very much, sir," Aske said, holding the reins.

He wasn’t sure if Bruno was reading his mind at the moment, but based on his impression from the original world of the game, this demigod was a being of principles, nothing like the unscrupulous Enchanting Demon Queen.

Therefore, despite Medea’s worries and concerns, he calmly engaged in conversation with the Dragon of Imagination:

"I’m not worried about that part, given that just the Purgatory’s Jailer’s squad alone is no match for our team in combat."

Upon hearing this, Bruno recalled Aske’s peculiar swordsmanship that could "kill" the opponent’s attacking thoughts. However, considering it was impolite to delve too deep into conversation with someone he barely knew, the demigod did not rashly inquire but simply smiled and said,

"Purgatory’s Jailers have an Extraordinary Bloodline called ’Crusader of Exorcism’, which isn’t really suited for single combat but is quite effective against devils and in team cooperation. Moreover, their good relationship with the Church Court allows them to receive substantial technical support, acquiring a great advantage in information and equipment. So, you still need to be cautious and vigilant." freeweɓnøvel~com

"I see," Aske nodded in sudden realization, "No wonder we encountered a devil mutant incident early this morning, and they arrived promptly before noon. It must have been the Church Court that supplied the corresponding information."

As soon as Aske said this, Bruno immediately became alert. Of course, he was also aware of Emperor Otto’s plans, which meant the Church Court should have been impacted by that attack, resulting in delays in reloading Raphael and reviving the industrial production to some extent.

So where did Purgatory’s Jailers get their information? From the Church Court? The Church Court is still in chaos now.

The two casually chatted for a few more moments, Bruno felt that there was more depth to the situation. Whether it was the mastermind behind the devil mutant outbreak or the origins of the mysterious Purgatory’s Jailers’ squad, there were significant issues to unearth.

After the Dragon of Imagination departed, Medea glanced sideways at Aske and asked in the Mind Channel:

"How did it go, my great detective? Did you uncover any clues?"

"The Dragon of Imagination is very likely unaware of the matter," Aske replied, "Of course, I’m referring to the matter of someone influencing Emperor Otto’s mind."

"As expected," Medea scoffed coldly, "With him stepping into the spotlight, how could he possibly still be the mastermind behind the scenes?"

"Not necessarily, perhaps he just wanted to use our reversed reasoning." Despite Aske thinking he was likely innocent, he couldn’t completely rule out the suspicion, "Also, I subtly reminded him about the issues with that squad of Purgatory’s Jailers."

"Oh," Medea nodded, "Yes, not many people know my mother’s real name, yet that Priest could name it outright, heh. Do you want to inform Marquina about this? By the way, there’s also my Desire III Potion, she agreed to pay us as soon as we started dealing with the Emperor Camp."

"I almost forgot about that," Aske slapped his forehead, "Let’s find some time today."

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