Deities: Starting From Goblins

However, on second thought, if Logan had indeed stolen the treasure, his divulging it would be of no consequence since the other party would certainly know its uses. Conversely, if the other person is indeed ignorant, then spilling the beans results in no harm done at all; The priority should be to hunt down the culprit, instead of worrying whether others are in the know.

Now, with the frantic ongoing hunt, it wouldn’t be long before rumors were rife, and the entire city became aware of the existence of much a town-wide treasure. It would be a good test to confront Logan directly, perhaps his reaction could provide some leads.

“The treasure that safeguards the town, is also the key to this city. Anyone who gets hold of it can rally and control this city, including its array blueprint, mechanisms, and so forth. Once activated, every citizen of the town is bound to obey its command.”

As soon as Sandy Wexler spoke, Logan, who was on the side, was truly taken aback. That is to say, the loss of the symbol of lordship is indeed a sensational matter.

Of course, beyond his shock, there was some confusion. He asked, “It’s just a key. The real control over this territory lies in the fist. As a Quasi-Saint, even if someone else really gets it, can they replace your position as a lord?”

If Sandy Wexler were just an ordinary person, having the key would be useless; be it vice versa, no one would dare to defy without having the key, right? Who would dare to play tricks with just a mere key when faced with the threat of a Quasi-Saint Seat? Logan couldn’t figure it out.

“If a rival lord gets it, it would be an advantage in the event of war. Our city would crumble like mud, and I fear that it was a spy sent by the enemy who came to steal it.”

Sandy Wexler’s gaze was deep and solemn, “In any case, we must retrieve it, so I apologize, but I have to search this room in and out, including your Space Storage Bag, and others. I hope you will open them to avoid sparking a great war.”

“There must be more to it than that. The key must have secrets!” Logan smirked and stated, “If the safety of the city is at stake, in addition to sending people to retrieve the key, you will surely immediately change the city’s defenses and even be on full alert to prevent foreign attacks.”

Sandy Wexler was only concerned with retrieving the key and had not taken any defensive measures, which was obviously illogical. Therefore, Logan deduced that there must be other secrets tied to the key.

Sandy Wexler’s expression changed slightly, and he couldn’t help but say, “You’re smarter than I thought. Indeed, the key does not only serve as a symbol. The true secret of the key is only known to the lords of the past generations.”

He took a deep breath and continued, “Long ago, our ancestor deployed a great array in this city using over ten thousand array masters, which took over a century to set up. Even the Spirit Stones of the array were replaced with Holy See bodies, enveloping the city with a Saint Array.”

“Once someone possesses the key, they can trigger, even control, the array, gaining absolute power over the life and death of everyone in the city. Even myself, as a Quasi-Saint, would be rendered as insignificant as an ant under the array.”

“This matter has always been a secret, known only to the successive lords. So although it has been stolen, the thief must temporarily be clueless about how to activate the key. Otherwise, the entire array would probably have been activated already, and everyone would be in imminent danger.”

Sandy Wexler held out his hand and looked at Logan, “So hand over the key, I will let bygones be bygones, and let you go unharmed. However, if you continue to hide the key, you must bear the consequences. As the lord of this city, I will certainly take action.”

“As I said before, more than five times, I don’t have it.” Logan spread out his hands, but compared to Sandy Wexler, he pondered more. As the other party had stated, the key had always been a secret, and only a few people in the world knew about it, so who would steal it?

It must have been someone who knew about the array, prompting the other party to risk a trial. But the array was only known to the Lord, and it couldn’t be that the Lord hid the key and intentionally framed him, could it? This possibility seemed close to nil.

So Logan made a bold guess. The person who stole the key must have been someone close to Sandy Wexler. They inadvertently learned of this secret, and perhaps coveted the position of the Lord, hence the motive to steal the key and activate the array to replace the Lord.

Obviously, Logan had become the scapegoat, constantly squabbling with the lord while the real culprit researched the secret to activate the array. Once the other party succeeded, both he and Lord Spirit would probably meet the same fate: death.

Who could it possibly be around Sandy Wexler? The person most likely was similar in status to the Lord and had strength above the Dominator. After eliminating the possibilities, Logan could only think of one person, that was Jake Wexler, the Vice Lord who had always played the good guy.

Logan took a sharp intake of breath. Even he had to admit that if all of this was Jake Wexler’s doing, the man was an excellent actor. He had personally came to invite him to the Lord’s Manor for an investigation—it did not seem like the actions of someone who had stolen something.

But during the confrontation with the Nango Family, Jake Wexler was indeed at the Lord’s Manor. Since Logan and Sandy Wexler were both out to watch a play, Jake Wexler would have had the opportunity to steal, and as Vice Lord, he would surely be able to learn the secret of the key.