Arcane Lord

The middle-aged man in front of him, who was in a panic and walked over reluctantly, completely lost the complacency he had when he was connecting various caravans in the trade area the night before. Xia Duo glanced at him coldly, and then used [Phantom Sound Technique] spreads the sound throughout the audience:

"Everyone, calm down!"

With the strong wind blowing back from the sky when they arrived at the scene, Xia Duo's words were immediately responded to. Except for a few people who were still whispering something, most of the others had already shut their mouths obediently and turned their eyes to Xia Duo. And the middle-aged man who came to the front for no reason.

"Come on, tell us what you did at the caravansaries the night before yesterday? Tell the truth!"

The psychic spell [Instruction] is a spell with a coercive nature. The person who is [Instructed] will involuntarily obey the orders of the caster, including but not limited to telling the truth.

However, there are loopholes in any order. If the person being [instructed] is smart enough, he will find ways to misinterpret these orders. For example, telling the truth does not mean the whole truth. Sometimes being secretive may cause the listener to come up with the opposite. in conclusion.

Therefore, it is best to use it in conjunction with [Shock], which will make the person being [Instigated] subconsciously answer the question, which is basically his first reaction.

Unless that person is a habitual liar, otherwise, it is basically the closest to the truth.

And now, Xia Duo considered that the person who was [Shocked] was no longer alert, and what he said might not be accepted by everyone. Instead, he struggled and resisted, but could not refuse, and gave some tortuous answers. More convincing.

So the man who was [instructed] started to perform, "Sir, I just informed others to request the mayor for a ship back to the north, and I didn't do anything else!"

If besieging the town hall could be considered a request, this person was quite right. Xia Duo looked at him in surprise. He was indeed a businessman, and he had figured out the bottom line of magic so quickly.

However, if he was allowed to pass so easily, there was no need for Xia Duo to deal with this issue at all. The question just now was actually irrelevant. After all, most of the people present knew what he did the night before, so he asked again:

"What do you do if a request doesn't go your way? Tell the truth!"

This issue has reached the core. The middle-aged man's face showed a look of struggle, fear, and worry, and he was full of inner drama. However, in the end, he was still unable to withstand the coercive effect of the spell. He reluctantly told the truth. :

"If things don't go well, I will propose to the town mayor that I will step in to coordinate and appease others in exchange for the opportunity to board the ship back to the north."

As soon as these words came out, the middle-aged man immediately subconsciously covered his mouth, but immediately put it down, quickly looked at the crowd, and defended loudly:

"It's not me, it's not what I said! It's magic! I'm being controlled, I can't help myself!"

Xia Duo watched his performance quietly, but the more he defended, the weaker his words became, and the colder the eyes of others looked at him. Don't say that the person involved said this kind of thing himself, even if someone else said it a little bit. Clicking it will also make people suspicious.

And the middle-aged man kept talking, but he didn't come up with any convincing reasons. In the end, he looked at the cold eyes of others, couldn't bear it anymore, and collapsed to the ground. He was still muttering subconsciously:

"It's not me, it's not me, I just want to go home early, wuwuwu——"

Seeing this scene, Xia Duo shook his head secretly, waved to the nearby guards to take the man down, and then said in a serious tone to the others present:

"I know that the masters behind you are basically various lords from the mainland, but in Savile Territory, you still have to abide by the rules of Savile Territory. I guess your master will not be happy to see unruly subordinates!"

This actually refers to the orderliness of Netheril. In addition to being influenced by the faith of the Lord of Radiance, the mages themselves are also creatures of order. If they are allowed to do this, even if all of them return to the north, they will not be able to do it. There may not be any good fruit to eat.

In Netheril, this kind of "coercing the crowd" is very ridiculous. If it weren't for the special circumstances this time, it would be impossible for such a thing to happen.

If Xia Duo was more ruthless and killed all these people, it would be completely reasonable in terms of rules. Of course, in actual circumstances, he would definitely suffer backlash from the masters behind these people (you can settle it by paying some money).

After hearing Xia Duo's words, almost no one in the room dared to raise their heads, and they all buried their heads low. When Xia Duo saw it, he felt bored, so he continued:

"On the recent fleet returning to the north, the Saville Territory has reserved some seats for you. If you want to board the ship, you must abide by the rules, register at the town hall, and wait for the notification!"

After saying that, Xia Duo told the nearby soldiers that if they were surrounded again, they would be arrested directly. If they dared to resist, they would live or die.

Xia Duo said these words to the soldiers clearly in front of these people. In fact, if other factors are not considered, ordinary soldiers may not necessarily be the opponents of these people.

The guards of these caravans will more or less have magic items in their hands, and it is not uncommon to even have spellcasters as guards, but it is not uncommon to have vegetables!

But once you take action, the nature completely changes, and there is no room for maneuver.

After Xia Duo left, the crowd here gradually dispersed, and then some caravan leaders began to enter the town office to inquire about registration matters.

…

On the other side, in Mrs. Patty's manor villa, the leader of the Silverleaf family, Oripus, had just sent away a patriarch who came to inquire about the boarding list. Since the day before yesterday, other families have been trying to contact him.

Overtly and covertly, he inquired about the boarding list, but Oripus sent all the elves away on the grounds that he could not make the decision and needed to take care of the human side. Of course, he also made some vague demands, but he could not reach an agreement. That’s it.

And even though two days have passed, and there was a drow assassin art incident in the middle, and an elf died, yet until now, not all the nineteen elf families who came to Savile Territory have come here.

Excluding a few people who think they have outstanding strength and will definitely be able to board the ship, the main reason is the complicated and lengthy etiquette when the elves meet.

Since every family he comes into contact with may become the source of his own new heritage, Oripus sees this situation in his eyes and is anxious in his heart.

But he had to maintain the dignity of the elf in front of other elves. In this case, he once again envied humans. If he was a human, maybe he wouldn't be so troublesome!

If his thoughts were placed on Cormanthor, they would be described as deviant. Any expression of them would be tantamount to social death. But who can really know what the true thoughts of each elf are in their hearts!