About an hour later, all fifteen khal wizards were captured alive.

In the Judgment Hall of Maple Leaf Castle, the khao wizards, led by Master Luwakado, knelt in the middle of the hall with dejected expressions.

Each of their souls had suffered considerable trauma. They were stripped down to their underwear, their necks and hands were firmly fixed to magic-breaking boards shaped like shackles, and they were fed a restraining potion.

At this time, Master Cao was worse than an ordinary person.

On both sides of the Judgment Hall stood a row of fully armed senior warriors.

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

At the top of the hall, the Earl sat behind a specially made anti-magic trial table, with guard knights standing in front of him and many wizards sitting on both sides.

Among them is the vice president of the Mages Guild, Master Aldrin Nord.

He looked very silent, not saying a word, his eyes fixed on Master Kao who was kneeling on the ground, and no one knew what he was thinking.

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

The Earl felt very complicated as he looked at the impostor Kao kneeling in the palace.

There is both anger and disappointment.

Naturally, he was angry because these guys dared to play tricks on him, but he was disappointed that the good method that he thought could save the troubled finances was instantly shattered.

At the same time, I also feel a little scared.

Because if this group of scammers succeed, he will lose at least 300,000 Oggs, and his life will be difficult.

Amidst his thoughts, the Count looked at Master Luwacardo, who was leading the group, and said coldly, "Master, you are a respectable man, why do you do such shameless and dishonorable things?"

At this moment, Luwakado had lost all his previous arrogance.

His eyes were dull and his white hair was curled up in clumps, like a drowned dog that had just crawled out of the water.

"Because I need money to live decently, Count."

"Although my family left me some assets, I am not good at running them. For many years, I have been living beyond my means and have accumulated a lot of debts."

"My creditors were pressuring me every day. I had 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?"

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

Kaa is a great and powerful country in magic in the Natural Alliance, so how come the master of magic is short of money?

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

Just as he was wondering, Rosen's whisper rang in his mind: "Uncle, this should be true."

Without waiting for the Earl 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. The number of official mages exceeds three million, and there are more than two hundred magic masters, which is five times that of our Weilan."

"But the territory of the Kingdom of Kao is not vast, only three times the size of our Kingdom of Weilan. Therefore, the competition among wizards is increasingly fierce, and in recent years it has even reached an incredible level."

"If a wizard has only touched the fourth ring but does not have spells and knowledge that match his magic power, especially if he does not have his own original magic achievements, it will be difficult for him to earn a good income."

"Master Luwakado has never produced any outstanding groundbreaking achievements and is a master who is not valued very much."

The Count was astonished.

These are new situations that have only emerged in recent years. He would occasionally hear some strange stories, but they were far less detailed and specific than what Rosen knew.

As he listened to it all, he felt surprised at first, but then he felt terrified.

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

As soon as this thought came to his mind, the Earl no longer wanted to get involved with these swindlers. He raised his hand and said, "According to the Shire County Ordinance, send all these swindlers to the gallows!"

He had originally thought of asking the families of these scammers to pay to redeem the people, but since these scammers had no money, he was too lazy to bother.

Anyway, his Shire County is thousands of kilometers away from the Kingdom of Kao. Even if the Kao people are dissatisfied, they can only make a few empty calls at most.

As soon as the order came out, all the khal wizards turned pale.

Being in a foreign country, he tried to defraud the local lord of a huge amount of money. His death would be in vain.

Luwakado immediately turned his head and cast his gaze at Master Nord standing 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 Count's voice was calm, without any emotion.

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 Kao among them."

"It would be a shame to just hang them like this. It would be better to let them write down the magic knowledge they have mastered to atone for their crimes."

The Earl actually didn't care about the life or death of these fraudulent wizards. What he cared about most now was money, and he knew that magical knowledge could be converted into money.

For example, if we sell the new spells of the khal wizards to the Wizards Guild in Shire County, those guys will definitely spend a lot of money to buy them.

Maybe a new spell could bring him several thousand Oggs in income.

So, Master Nord's words immediately touched him.

"Master's advice is very good, let's do as you say."

“I’ll leave this to you.”

The count glanced at 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 you dig out all their new knowledge for me!"

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

I don't trust their knowledge.

Master Nord immediately objected: "Sir, the Baron is only a low-level wizard. I'm afraid he is not capable of interrogating a 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 unable to see through the deception of these khal wizards."

Seeing that Nord wanted to say more, he waved his hand vigorously: "Okay, no need to say more, I have already made up my mind."

Nord frowned, but the earl's words were right, and he couldn't find a strong reason to object for a moment.

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

"I'm going to make a killing out of you now."

He is short of money now, and it would be a waste of such a good opportunity if he doesn't make a big profit.

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

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

He picked up the gavel and struck it gently.

"Come here, lock these swindlers in the castle dungeon, but do not beat or abuse them. No wizards other than Rosen are allowed to have contact with them. Let these poor swindlers live well for now."

A team of elite guards consisting of high-level warriors came forward and took the fraudulent mages away.

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

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

If they hadn't discussed it beforehand, she felt she wouldn't be able to keep up with Rosen's train of thought and was afraid of ruining his plan.

The Earl did not force it: "Okay."

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

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

After closing the door, the count didn't even have time to sit down, and said directly: "Rosen, my nephew, I think there is something wrong with Nord."

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

This reaction was very normal, because Nord's previous poor performance was almost enough to make him say that he was a traitor.

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

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

The Earl was silent for a moment, then spoke.

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

For example, Nord has a younger brother who is a great knight of the fourth ring and holds an important position in the Shire army.

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

There were many relationships like this, so the count had to be cautious.

Rosen smiled: "Uncle, what you mean is that Master Nord should pay the penalty with money?"

The count's eyes lit up: "That's right, pay off your crime with money, the more the better."

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

The Count was delighted, and he admired Rosen even 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."

"Please tell me about the situation in Witt Continent."

“The thinner the better!”

Originally, he didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that no matter how much the world could change, how much 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 strange and even a little scary.

Rosen was also worried that the Count would be cheated again. After all, he was badly deceived, so for the sake of his mentor, he had to take the trouble to help.

Seeing that he is willing to open his eyes and understand the world, he will naturally tell you everything he knows.

It also happens to bring out your own needs.

He walked slowly to the cross-shaped round window unique to the northern part of Weilan, and looked at the inner courtyard garden that seemed to be withering.

The first sentence he said was a royal bomb.

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

The count was indeed shocked: "Boiling? How is it boiling?"

Rosen turned around and stared at the earl with a look of horror in his eyes.

The Count was also staring at Rosen.

He suddenly discovered 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 coming in from the window, revealing a captivating depth.

He had never seen anything like it in anyone else's eyes.

For a moment, the count 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, looting and killing were 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 slowly emerged."

The voice was gentle and calm, like a prophet or sage predicting fate.

(End of this chapter)