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About an hour later, all fifteen khao mages were captured alive.

In the judgment hall of Maple Leaf Castle, the khao mages, led by Master Luwakado, knelt in the middle of the hall with a listless look.

Each of their souls had suffered a lot of trauma. They were stripped down to their underwear, their necks and hands were firmly fixed on the magic-breaking board shaped like a yoke, and they were fed with a confinement potion.

At this time, the khao mages were worse than ordinary people.

On both sides of the judgment hall, there was a row of fully armed senior warriors.

They kept a close eye on these khao mages, and once they found any unusual movements, they would pounce on them and kill them.

At the top of the hall, the earl sat behind a special magic-forbidden judgment table, with guard knights standing in front of him, and many mages sitting on both sides.

Among them was the vice president of the Mage Guild, Master Aldrin Nord.

He looked very silent, without saying a word, his eyes were fixed on the kneeling khao mages on the ground, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Princess Selena naturally got a seat, and Rosen, as the princess' husband and assistant, got an inconspicuous audience seat.

The earl looked at the kneeling khal liar in the hall with mixed feelings.

He was angry and disappointed.

He was angry because these guys dared to play tricks on him, and disappointed that the good way he thought could save the financial difficulties was instantly shattered.

At the same time, he was also a little scared.

Because if this group of liars succeeded, he would lose at least 300,000 Oggs, and his future life would be difficult.

In his thoughts, the earl looked at the leading Master Luwakado and said coldly: "Master, you are also a decent person, why do you do such a shameless thing without honor?"

At this time, Luwakado had no arrogance before.

His eyes were dim, and his white hair was curled in a bunch, like a drowning dog that had just climbed out of the water.

"Count, because I need money to maintain a decent life."

"Although the family left me some property, I am not good at running it. For many years, I have been in a state of not making ends meet, so I owe a lot of debts."

"The creditors are forcing me every day, I really have no choice but to swallow my pride and take the risk of cheating."

The count was puzzled: "As a master of magic, how could you be short of money?"

In Weilan Island, once a wizard breaks through the fourth ring and becomes a master of magic, lords from all over the country will rush to offer olive branches, hire him as a magic consultant, and give him generous treatment.

Kao is a great and powerful magic country in the Natural Alliance. How come the magic master is short of money?

The count thought this was incredible and even thought the other party was lying.

While wondering, Rosen's spiritual whisper rang in his mind: "Uncle, this should be true."

Without waiting for the count to ask, Rosen began to explain in detail.

"It's true that the Kingdom of Kao is a powerful country in magic, but its population is five times that of our Weilan, with more than three million official mages and more than two hundred magic masters, which is five times that of our Weilan."

"But the territory of the Kingdom of Kao is not wide, only more than three times that of our Weilan. Therefore, the competition among mages is increasingly fierce, and in recent years it has reached an incredible level."

"If a mage only touches the fourth ring of magic, but does not have the spells and knowledge to match the magic power, especially if he does not have his own original magic results, it will be difficult to earn a good income."

"Master Luwakado has never produced any pioneering results, and is a master who is not valued."

The count was shocked.

These are new situations that have only appeared in recent years. He occasionally hears some strange stories on weekdays, but they are far less detailed and specific than what Rosen knows.

At this time, he was surprised at first, but then he felt terrible.

An idea popped up in his mind: "With so many mages, if we form a mage army, wouldn't it be possible to sweep the world?"

As soon as this idea came up, the earl no longer wanted to tangle with these swindlers, and waved his hand: "According to the Shire County Law, send all these swindlers to the gallows!"

Originally, he wanted to let the families of these swindlers spend money to redeem them, but since these swindlers had no money, he was too lazy to bother.

Anyway, his Shire County was thousands of kilometers away from the Kingdom of Kao. Even if the Kao people were dissatisfied, they would only shout a few times in vain.

As soon as the order came out, the Kao mages all looked pale.

Being in a foreign country, but trying to defraud the local lord of a huge amount of money, it would be a waste of death.

Luwakado immediately turned his head and cast his eyes on Master Nord beside him.

Master Nord's eyes twitched slightly when he was looked at by him, and he finally said: "My Lord Earl, I have a different opinion."

"Tell me about it." The Earl's voice was very calm, and no emotion could be heard.

The white-haired vice president of the Mage Guild said slowly: "My Lord Earl, although these khal mages are insidious and cunning, they do have good mana and magic skills."

"There must be many spells unique to khals among them."

"It's a pity to hang them like this, it's better to let them write down the magic knowledge they have mastered to offset their crimes."

The Earl actually doesn't care about the life and death of these fraudulent mages. What he cares about most now is money, and he knows that magic knowledge can be converted into money.

For example, if the new spells of the khal mages are sold to the Mage Guild in Shire County, those guys will definitely spend a lot of money to buy them.

Maybe a new spell can bring him several thousand Oggs of income.

So, Master Nord's words immediately touched him.

"Master's suggestion is very good, then do as you say."

"Let's leave this to"

The Earl looked around the crowd, but was not satisfied with any of them.

As he looked, he saw Rosen, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Leave it to Baron Rosen. Make sure to dig out all their new knowledge for me!"

The Earl was worried about leaving it to other Shire County mages.

First, he was worried about their knowledge.

Second, he was worried about their loyalty.

Master Nord immediately objected: "Earl, the baron is just a low-level mage, he may not be able to interrogate the master of magic."

The Earl snorted coldly: "I don't know if he has the ability, but you definitely don't have the ability, otherwise you wouldn't be able to see through the tricks of these khal mages."

Seeing that Nord wanted to say more, he waved his hand vigorously: "Okay, no need to say more, I have decided on this matter."

Nord frowned, but the Earl's words were not wrong, and he couldn't find a strong reason to object for a while.

Rosen could clearly feel Master Nord's anxious state of mind, and he smiled in his heart.

"I have to make a lot of money from you now."

He was short of money now, and if he didn't make a lot of money, it would be a shame for such a good opportunity.

So he immediately stood up and responded loudly: "Uncle, thank you very much for your trust. I will definitely turn out the brains of these khal wizards and look at them carefully!"

The count was very satisfied with Rosen's clean and neat attitude: "Very good!"

He picked up the judgment hammer and knocked it gently.

"Come on, lock these swindlers in the castle dungeon, but don't beat or scold them, and don't abuse them. Except Rosen, no other wizards are allowed to contact them, let these poor swindlers live well first."

A team of elite guards composed of senior warriors came up and escorted the swindler wizards away.

The Earl stood up and left the table, waving to Rosen and his wife: "Your Highness, Baron, let's go to the study and have a good chat."

Princess Selena shook her head: "You two can chat, I'd rather read a book."

If she hadn't discussed it beforehand, she felt that she couldn't keep up with Rosen's thinking and was afraid of ruining his plan.

The Earl didn't force it: "Okay."

He walked straight to the study, Rosen followed him quickly, and whispered to Selena: "Madam, I'll tell you in detail tonight."

Soon, the two arrived at the Earl's study.

After closing the door, the Earl didn't even have time to sit down, and said directly: "Rosen, my nephew, I think Nord has a problem."

"Either he is too incompetent, or he has bad intentions. Or both."

This reaction is very normal, because Nord's previous poor performance was almost like saying that he was a traitor.

Rosen nodded in agreement, and he jumped directly to the next step: "Uncle, now that Master Kao is in our hands, we will know everything after a trial."

"The question is, how do you want to deal with Master Nord?"

The Earl was silent for a while, and then spoke.

"Not only is Nord a master of magic, but he is also from an ancient noble family in Shire County. His status and reputation in Shire County are very high, and it is not easy to deal with him."

For example, Nord has a brother who is a four-ringed knight and holds an important position in the Shire County army.

If his brother is dealt with, his brother will be useless.

And there are quite a lot of relationships like this, so the Earl has to be cautious.

Rosen smiled: "Uncle, what do you mean, let Master Nord pay for his crime decently with money?"

The Earl's eyes lit up: "Yes, pay for the crime with money, the more the better."

Rosen understood: "Uncle, leave this matter to me, and I will never let you down."

The Earl was very happy, and he admired Rosen more and more.

After a pause, he said, "Rosen, you have broadened your horizons in Dawn City over the years. I can see that you have extraordinary insights."

"Tell me about the situation in Wit Continent."

"The more detailed, the better!"

Originally, he didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that no matter how much the world could change, how much more could it change?

But this experience of being almost cheated sounded the alarm for him, making him feel that the world was becoming more and more unfamiliar, and even a little scary.

Rosen was also worried that the earl would be cheated again. After all, he was going to be cheated badly. For the sake of his mentor, he had to help him.

Seeing that he was willing to open his eyes and understand the world, he naturally told him everything he knew.

It also happened to bring out his own needs.

He slowly walked to the cross-shaped round window unique to Weilan Northland, looking at the inner courtyard garden with a hint of withering.

The first sentence he said was a king bomb.

"Uncle, I think the world today is like a pot of boiling water that is about to boil. It seems calm now, but it may boil in the next moment."

The earl was really shocked: "Boiling? How does it boil?"

Rosen turned his head and stared at the earl with horror in his eyes.

The earl was also staring at Rosen.

He suddenly found that the little baron had a pair of very bright and clear pure black eyes.

At this moment, these black eyes reflected the golden sunlight from the window, showing a breathtaking depth.

He had never seen such a look in other people's eyes.

For a moment, the earl had an illusion that the baron in front of him was not a mortal, but a god who controlled wisdom.

When he was shocked, he heard the other party say.

"The old order collapsed rapidly, there was looting and killing everywhere, blood flowed wantonly, and the fire of destruction burned everywhere."

"Surrounded by blood and fire, a brand new world that no one has ever seen is slowly emerging."

The voice was gentle and calm, like a prophecy of fate from a wise man.