Listening to Lynn's words, Lame Loude's expression ged abruptly. He silently cursed Kora in his heart for revealing such vital information to a ferentices, implig him in the process.

  He didn't believe Lynn was deceiving him, given that the as of the Chur ret days were a clear signal.

  It recisely due to this that he had chosen to observe the situation from the shadows, ready to flee at any moment, but he hadn't expected to be exposed.

  "The Dockside Gang has beeing in the Harbor Town for many years, and their informatiowork should be quite extensive. Do you know who the Church has captured?" Lynn inquired, his voice tinged with anticipation.

  Lame Loude hesitated, then shook his head, replying with some frustration, "The Dockside Gang is under intense scrutiny right now, and my knowledge is limited. I'm afraid the Archbishop has blocked the information. Only the town's priests have the authority to access such cssified information."

  Corrupting and trolling a priest was no easy task; they possessed powerful divine magiwavering faith, and no she of wealth, making them formidable adversaries.

  So, even though the Dockside Gang had beeing for decades in the Harbor Town, Lame Loude always kept a safe distance from these individuals, avoiding any es with the Church's clergy.

  Lynn's brow furrowed, taken aback by the revetion that Lame Loude was as clueless as he was. This was pletely ued.

  "Wizard, are you pnning to rescue the captured wizard apprentices?" Lame Loude tentatively asked.

  "Ihat's important for you as well, isn't it?" Lynn replied nontly.

  "It's going to be challenging. The town is swarming with guards, and they might not even be impriso the harbor. Even if we miraculously mao rescue them, we won't be able to escape the town," Lame Loude argued. "It would be easier to elimihem. The difficulty would be much lower!"

  Sihe other persohe Dockside Gang's secrets, making them disappear seemed like the simplest solution. In this dark, otherworldly realm, a single life didn't hold much value, especially when it involved the secrets of the wizard's territory.

  Lynn wasn't surprised by Lame Loude's ruthlessness. In this grim world, a single life was expendable, and this was closely tied to the secrets of the wizards' territory. However, Lynn didn't share the same perspective, and he sneered as he replied, "Mr. Loude, are you still uhe illusion that ohis matter is over, the Dockside Gang tio prosper in Harbor Town without any repercussions?"

  Since Archbishop Anluke had chosen Harbor Town as their base, it undoubtedly meant they had discovered some clues. Even if Dove and Jono die now, sooner or ter, they would trace it bae Loude.

  After all, most of the town's cargo transport was ected to the Dockside Gang!

  Lame Loude's face became increasingly grim. He naturally uood this, but he had been unwilling to admit it. In all, he had spent a full two decades in Harbor Town, and it could be said that all of his efforts and iments had been poured into this pce.

  "You're a clever person, Mr. Loude. Our only way out now is to cross the Sea of Mist on a ship ao the wizards' territory. Otherwise, with what you've done, no matter where you hide, the Church will find you," Lynn stated bluntly. "Taking a ship now allows you to salvage a portion of your accumuted wealth. But if you wait for Archbishop Ao act, you might not even survive!"

  Lame Loude cast a deep, searg look at Lynn, as if he wao say something but ultimately sighed in resignation. "It's too te to set sail now. The Harbor Town has already tightened trol over ining and outgoing cargo ships. Today, twe vessels were supposed to transpoods to the Imperial capital, but they were both seized."

  "So soon?" Lynn paused for a moment, realizing that the situation was worse than he had imagined. However, he quickly regained his posure and inquired, "But you must have a solutiht?"

  During his time in the Harbor Town, searg for this sly old fox, he had been bewildered by various pieces of information, some true and others false.

  If it weren't for the formidable illusion magic that allowed him to disguise himself as the leader of the Dockside Gang, he wouldn't have been able to flush Lame Loude out.

  This cautious individual couldn't possibly be unprepared for the day when the harbor would be sealed.

  Lynn swiftly sidered the various pieces of information he had gathered in the past few days...

  Sihe harbor was in a semi-blockaded state, during this period, the only ships allowed to leave freely were the warships responsible for patrolling the waters!

  "Sanctus, Celestial, Watcher... whie of these ships has your people?" Lynn curiously asked.

  Lame Loude's expression twitched for a moment, as he didn't expect Lynn to figure this out. He even suspected that one of his trusted fidants had betrayed him. He could only relutly admit, "It's... the Celestial."

  Impressive!

  Lynn was astonished by Lame Loude's abilities. To actually have the fideo take trol of a warship. He had only inteo test the waters earlier.

  Lame Loude retorted with frustration, "It's not as simple as you think. Even though the captain of the Celestial is under my and, the ship has to report and undergo iioime it departs or returns. If it deviates from its course, it'll likely be spotted by the lookout posts."

  On the Sea of Mist, their warships could only rely on archery or close-quarter bat with b, while the enemy's ship had priests on board. With a few divine spells, eveurdiest warship could be torn to shreds.

  Moree-scale personnel and cargo transfers weren't easy tasks.

  "You don't o worry about that. They won't have time to bother with us when we cross the sea." Lynn said fidently.

  "I have a pn, and if it goes smoothly, no matter how many military units there are, they won't pose a threat. However, I he Dockside Gang's assistance..."

  Lynn looked at Lame Loude, waiting for his respohe Dockside Gang sisted of over a thousand shipworkers, even though they were a ragtag group. If they could be put to good use, it would be a formidable force.

  "You better not rely oo fight against the Church's guards..." Lame Loude sighed. While the Dockside Gang had many members, most of them were just trying to make a living under his and.

  Dealing with gang fights on a regur basis was ohing, but if they were thrown into battle against a regur army, it was likely that half of them would turn against him before the fight even started.

  "Don't worry; I only need you to do some small tasks." Lynn took out a piece of part from his sleeve and slid it in front of Lame Loude. " you gather these items? The more, the better!"

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