Village Head's Debauchery
chapter-1019

"Who are you?" Greroth asked, his voice filled with caution. Having already witnessed Paradise's power, he was reluctant to jump to conclusions.

"I am the Supreme Leader of Paradise," Orion responded.

Bang!

Greroth felt a wave of memories crash over him, his expression shifting to fear and trepidation. Even without the terrifying echoes of lightning and thunder, he recognized the voice with startling clarity. This was the figure behind the complete subjugation of all three Runaway Cities.

The Supreme Leader of Paradise!

"Since you're awake and ready to talk, it means you're capable of keeping your end of the bargain by answering each of my questions," Orion stated.

Greroth grimaced at Orion's words. He had made such a bold declaration because he was confident of emerging victorious. However, after his defeat, he hesitated to share some of his most vital information.

Witnessing Greroth's reluctance, Seth narrowed his eyes. "If you intend to return on your word, we have other ways of extracting the information. We can start by ripping your lies out from your tongue one by one or dismantling your mind piece by piece," he said, his tone cold and threatening.

Although Seth had initially hesitated to use those with gifts to peer into minds when the Four-eared Elf refugees first arrived-due to the inherent dangers and disastrous consequences of delving into powerful mental states-things had changed. With a better understanding of what they were dealing with and the emergence of the Vylkr Fusion Armlet, they needed more time to grow their gifts. Soon, they wouldn't have to rely on such stressful interrogations.

Greroth bit his lips, refusing to speak. He knew he was going to die regardless, so he would instead take his secrets to the grave.

Seth was about to speak, but Orion stretched out his hand, gesturing for him to remain silent. Orion then focused on Greroth.

"It's okay if you don't want to speak. I've made plans in case you lied or refused to keep your end of the bargain. This way, I can rest easy by ordering the extermination of every being within the Trekking Flamingo Runaway City. We will eliminate its roots and replace its inhabitants with people from Paradise, who will be more than capable of uncovering the information we need," Orion said calmly.

Hearing these words, Greroth's expression paled. It didn't matter whether they were bluffing or trying to threaten him; he had witnessed Paradise's extraordinary strength and understood that such a task was not impossible for them.

Greroth's shoulders slumped in defeat, a long sigh escaping his lips. "You don't need to go through all those obstacles. I'll give you all the information you need," he said, staring at the two individuals before him.

Orion nodded, gesturing for him to continue.

Greroth took a deep breath and began, "We were sent here to retrieve the Divine Artefact by the Wandering Wolf Borough Runaway City, from the Sleeping Fox Runaway City and the Wanderlust Travelling Tortoise Runaway City, who were acting on orders from the Journeying Jaguar Runaway City. As for the identity of the god chosen from the Wandering Wolf Runaway City who was killed, I don't know. He was sent in a way that wouldn't draw too much attention to the Divine Artefact, making it look like a god chosen had defected to fulfil his selfish desires."

"Do you have any knowledge about the genocide of the Four-eared Elves?" Orion asked. "According to the information I possess, Patriarch Rylan's search to uncover the secret of the Divine Artefact in his possession attracted the attention of the Wandering Wolf Borough Runaway City. However, they couldn't act directly without reason or risk attracting the attention of other Grade Two Runaway Cities that might also be eager to acquire the Divine Artefact."

"As such, they decided to indirectly use one of their closest allies, the Sleeping Fox Runaway City, by brewing conflict. Unfortunately, their fears were confirmed when the Journeying Jaguar Runaway City discovered this intel."

"Due to the Wandering Wolf Borough Runaway City's plot, it was impossible for the Journeying Jaguar Runaway City to act without doing so directly. They approached the Sleeping Fox Runaway City, proposing an even greater deal than the Wandering Wolf Borough Runaway City offered."

"I don't know what happened after that. Still, the only information I possess is that they pulled out from their deal with the Sleeping Fox Runaway City and decided to approach us for a deal to secure the Divine Artefact and Patriarch Rylan. The fate of the Four-eared Lone Rabbit Runaway City was sealed when the information about the Divine Artefact became known," Greroth explained.

Orion nodded, filling in the gaps with the information he had received earlier. Everything Greroth explained matched perfectly with what he already knew.

It was clear that Greroth was truthful and provided all his information about the situation.

"Is there anything else?" Orion asked.

Greroth hesitated before continuing, "The Wandering Wolf Borough Runaway City is so determined to retrieve the Divine artefact because they're in a dire situation. The Wandering Wolf Borough is one of the few Runaway Cities with access to a Vylkr alloy mine, which has enabled them to forge numerous trade relations and solidify their position as a Grade Two Runaway City."

"However, this has also attracted a lot of enemies and schemers who want to seize the Vylkr alloy mine for themselves. Initially, this wasn't a major issue for a Grade Two City like theirs. But they've struggled to meet their quotas over time, indicating that the mine is depleting. They managed to keep this secret for years, but as their failures accumulated, their trade agreements and relationships began to crumble."

"This prompted their enemies to realize the truth and execute their schemes against them," he explained. "Fortunately, the Wandering Wolf Borough Runaway City still has connections with the Wandering Coalition."

"Wandering Coalition?" Orion asked curiously.

"The Wandering Coalition is an alliance formed by the highest-ranking Grade Two Runaway Cities," Greroth explained. "This alliance guarantees stronger and more favourable trade contracts and protection against rival Runaway Cities. Each member city supports the others in times of need. While Grade One Runaway Cities can also form alliances, their benefits aren't as deep or extensive as those of a Grade Two alliance.