allonlinenovel Chapter 508 - 273: How Exactly Was I Exposed? (2)
Chapter 508 - 273: How Exactly Was I Exposed? (2)
Moreover, as a blacksmith and one of the leaders of the forging workshop, someone impersonating him couldn’t possibly be for the purpose of stealing the family treasury, right?
It’s highly likely they’re trying to sabotage the forging workshop!
"Mobilize all nearby guards and surround the forging workshop immediately. But don’t rush in for now, Zaryan and I will go in and take a look first."
"Also, bring in a bloodline spider mother!" Guard Captain Narrell frowned, and after a moment, said in a deep voice.
He basically thought along the same lines as Zaryan.
It’s clear that someone is impersonating Zaryan.
The impersonator, posing as a blacksmith and frequently going to the forging workshop, clearly intends, in Narrell’s view, to sabotage at a crucial moment when the workshop is in full production mode!
"Yes, my lord!"
Upon hearing this news, the guards were astonished but reacted immediately, standing to attention before quickly leaving to pass on the message.
If one were to look down from the air right now,
they would see noticeable guard movements in the central area of the Hernet Family’s residence, shifting from their previously evenly distributed positioning to a small portion quickly gathering towards the western side of the residence where the forging workshop is located.
Half a minute later.
Inside the forging workshop.
Zaryan and the guard captain looked around with serious expressions.
"Everyone, stop your work for a moment."
As a transcendent high-tier guard captain, although he didn’t raise his voice much, his clear words drowned out the clanking sounds within the sprawling forge workshop.
Whether it was blacksmiths, advanced armor forgers, or weapon smiths, they all gradually slowed their hammer-wielding pace.
The clinking forging noises suddenly became sporadic.
The few drow elves still forging, though still handsome, showed fine wrinkles at the corners of their eyes, clearly indicating their advanced age.
These were all blacksmiths of the Hernet Family.
In terms of seniority, they even surpassed Zaryan, which is why the command to halt was not issued by Zaryan but by Guard Captain Narrell.
For some of the old veteran blacksmiths, no one can subdue them besides the family matriarch and high-tier priests.
"Everyone, line up now for the bloodline spider mother’s detection!"
Upon hearing the words "bloodline spider mother," even the three or four eldest blacksmiths showed expressions of surprise and gradually put down their hammers.
Though the bloodline spider mother is also a spider, she has been specially modified by the matriarch to distinguish between drow elf bloodlines and exotic races.
’Has a spy infiltrated?’
This thought naturally surfaced in the minds of all the blacksmiths.
In fact, as soon as Guard Captain Narrell’s words fell, a young male drow at the scene had a fleeting, subtle flicker of panic in his eyes.
Benjamin had been lurking at the Hernet Family’s residence for several months now.
As a high-tier spy of the Urein Empire, he possessed an epic magic equipment called ’Transformation Earrings.’
’Transformation Earrings,’ as epic magic equipment, has only one function—that is, to maintain a specific transformation for a long time.
It’s conceivable that an epic equipment with only one effect must have a very strong magical potency, and it indeed exceeds ordinary disguise spells.
To some extent, the effect of the Transformation Earrings is akin to the talent ability of a shapeshifter.
Yet even so, Benjamin knew full well that the effects of the ’Transformation Earrings’ could never escape the direct detection of the bloodline spider mother.
But what Benjamin couldn’t understand was, why was there suddenly such a detection?
Since this type of detection would consume the special essence left by the drow matriarch within the spider mother, it is generally not used for widespread checks.
Except in family treasuries, nurseries, and other level 1 key-protected areas where a bloodline spider mother may be permanently placed, such special arrangements aren’t typically made elsewhere.
’Damn it, why the sudden bloodline detection?’
’Shit! I’m not trying to assassinate the matriarch, nor plan to steal the treasury!’
At this moment, Benjamin was both anxious and worried, his mind racing to figure out a way to escape from this situation.
It’s important to know that infiltrating the Hernet Family residence under the guise of a blacksmith was a highly successful and exceptionally safe infiltration plan that Benjamin had devised after spending a whole year in Erest.
Logically, the forging workshop should be relatively lax in management.
’Now, if I trigger the explosive device installed in the changing room, is there a chance of escaping successfully?’
’But if I do that, it would mean the complete failure of this mission! The empire...’
As he thought about this, Benjamin’s gaze involuntarily turned towards the windows on either side. He saw the figures of many guards running outside, causing noticeable changes in light, which made his heart sink further.
’Damn it, they’ve already surrounded the place. Have they found me out?’
’How did I get exposed?’
"Thump thump thump!" Benjamin’s heart was pounding ever more wildly!
As Benjamin pondered, time ticked by, and seeing the craftspeople in the workshop begin to queue for the detection, sweat formed in fine beads on Benjamin’s forehead.
’A decision must be made!’