Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor-Chapter 505 - 263: The Count’s Doubts (Part 2)

"Ah?"

Baron Edmund was clearly taken aback for a moment, not understanding the meaning of Rod’s words, and could only nod in response,

"No problem, I’ll have the kitchen prepare it for you!"

"Okay."

Rod replied softly, continuing to eat the dessert, completely ignoring the man on the floor.

The man on the floor grew increasingly anxious. While he was still hesitating, Vivian pushed the door open and walked in.

"Sir, she confessed."

"Alright, then this man is of no use."

Rod waved his hand and looked at Baron Edmund, "Could you have your guards kill him and throw him outside to feed the wolves?"

"Alright."

Baron Edmund waved his hand, and Caluze personally stepped forward to seize the man.

"Spare me, sir!"

The man shouted loudly, full of fear, "I’ll talk! I’ll say everything!"

"Don’t kill me!"

"I said earlier, whoever speaks first will survive."

Rod shook his head helplessly, "As nobility, we must keep our word. You have no chance now."

"The woman doesn’t know as much as I do, sir!"

The man hastily shouted, his voice tinged with sobs,

"Please give me a chance, sir. I know a lot of important information. Please let me speak!"

"Hmm?"

Rod reached out to stop Caluze’s movement, frowned, and asked, "Do you really have important information?"

"Really, really!"

The man broke free from Caluze’s grasp and crawled to Rod, "Believe me, I truly have important information!"

"Then shall we listen?"

Rod looked at Baron Edmund.

Even if Baron Edmund were foolish, he could already see Rod’s intent at this moment and quickly nodded in cooperation,

"I think we can listen. If there’s no important information, we can still kill him later."

"Alright."

Rod turned back to the man, "Then speak, be careful, you only have this one chance."

"We come from the border town, known as Gray Mice, mainly responsible for gathering information, following the orders of the Skinny Rat King."

"Skinny Rat King sent us to infiltrate various territories in the Northern Wasteland, keeping an eye on all lords, and any intel must be sent back to the border town."

"Other territories went smoothly, only Baron Rod’s territory was the most secure, and no information was gathered, so any intel is extremely valuable!"

"Moreover, the Skinny Rat King is a spy under Lady Rose; all Gray Mice serve her!"

"Lady Rose belongs to Marquis Cold Blade; all these are actually the Marquis’s orders!"

...

The man poured out all the information he knew in one breath.

Rod was deep in thought; things were pretty much as he had anticipated.

"Were these words also said by that female spy?"

Rod turned to look at Vivian.

Vivian nodded without hesitation, saying, "Yes."

Rod gave Vivian an approving glance and turned to the man,

"And your so-called important information?"

"Sir, if I tell you, will you truly spare my life?"

"If you don’t speak, you’re sure to die," Rod said indifferently. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"I’ll talk!"

The man gritted his teeth and reported:

"Merchants under Lady Rose have seen the towering walls of your town and, along with the number of slaves you’ve purchased, deduced that the population of your territory might exceed fifteen hundred people, possibly reaching two thousand."

"Marquis Cold Blade has always wanted to step into the Northern Wasteland; now your influence grows too rapidly, Lady Rose feels it threatens Marquis Cold Blade, you must be curbed."

"Soon Marquis Cold Blade will raise the prices of all your procurement supplies, establishing checkpoints around the border town to restrict caravans heading to Black Pine Ridge."

"These are all things Lady Rose personally conveyed to Skinny Rat King!"

The man looked sincerely, "Please believe me!"

Rod finished listening, his brows furrowed inadvertently.

The man said things whose truth was uncertain, but logically they seemed very plausible.

Yet Rod still felt skeptical.

"Then how do you know this?"

Rod raised his head and asked, "You as a spy collecting information on the frontline, are unlikely to know such vital information."

In all assassination and investigation organizations, intel is generally transmitted from the bottom up unless those below are tied to future plans, otherwise, they wouldn’t know the arrangements from those above.

"It... It’s Skinny Rat King’s woman who told me..."

The man bowed his head, "Skinny Rat King also speculates that Lady Rose might next target your caravans or even try to assassinate you."

"Good, this is genuinely important information."

Rod nodded in recognition, "I will keep my promise not to kill you, but you have to reveal all the other spies."

"Alright, alright!"

The man breathed a sigh of relief, quickly kowtowed in thanks to Rod.

Rod waved his hand, signaling Caluze to take the man away for interrogation.

Once the man was gone, Baron Edmund looked at Rod,

"After that spy confesses, will you really release him?"

"Baron Edmund, handle as you wish, I have no objection."

Rod shrugged, "He’s a spy in your territory; I don’t have the right to deal with him, do I?"

"But if you don’t want to kill him, you can send him to mine; it’s another laborer regardless."

"Good idea."

Baron Edmund breathed a long sigh of relief, slightly bowed to Rod, "I apologize again for startling you."

"No problem, this is not your fault."

Rod said with a smile, "Instead, I’ve gained a lot of crucial information, allowing me to prepare in advance."

"Merely, Baron Edmund, upon hearing Marquis Cold Blade’s attitude towards me, will you still ally with me?"

"Certainly!"

Baron Edmund straightened his chest and said resolutely, "Cold Blade Marquis’s hostility is not sufficient to make the men of Youlin Clan break the alliance."

"Worthy are the men of Youlin Clan."

Rod nodded to express respect, then stood up, "Then I’ll entrust the matters of the spy to you, my dear ally."

"No problem!"

Baron Edmund promised, "I’ll definitely handle it well, not letting any of your information leak."