Crimson Castle Wizard Tower...... Compared to the wizarding academies that Loren had seen in the past, it was really inferior.

This is not surprising, however, - with the exception of Sakrand and Eberden, no principality in the Empire has a complete wizarding system, and most of the Empire has only a small number of wizards and a looser school system.

This is the case in the Byrne region, because of the division of the entire principality, each county has only a wizarding association composed of local wizards, and there are generally only a dozen formal wizards, and there are only two or three people at most who have the qualifications of the nine-pointed star wizard tower mentors, and as for the elder level, there is not one.

In addition to the fact that the vast majority of people are more willing to become knights because of Byrne's more prosperous knightly system, there are also elements of repression by the empire, intentionally or unintentionally... Among the many disciplines of wizarding, the most practical are alchemy and herbal medicine, and the vast majority of the talents in these two disciplines are concentrated in East and West Sakland.

Funding from the imperial family, the pursuit of the trade union and chamber of commerce, the importance of the army ... Blessed with fame and wealth, the vast majority of alchemists and apothecaries prefer to stay in Sackland, and of all the wizarding disciplines, only these two are the most practical and have the greatest impact on the development of a region.

However, when Charles, the butler of the Red Blood Castle, who came with him, introduced him, Loren immediately put away the contempt he had at the first sight.

This shabby-looking, very old wizarding tower was actually founded by Master Freswalk?!

While at Ebolden, Loren had a relationship with Master Freiswalker, visited his estate in the suburbs, and was in charge of the official induction ceremony at the Wizard's Tower.

Although the system of the wizarding world is very loose, the division between the various schools and departments is very strict, and each of the twelve elders of the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower represents an important branch of the school;

Like Freswalk, he was the mentor of Dean Peter of Wimpal College, and Peter was Dalton Kander's mentor.

There is no strict division between schools, but there is a very strict distinction on the cognitive level - just the Corona, Albert and Freswalker I have seen, the attitude of the three of them towards the void is used, evasive, and awe, which can basically be regarded as the main difference between schools.

And Loren is more offbeat... He's a wizard of the Freswalker School, but he really came into contact with the valve under Corona's tutelage, which is a hybrid of the two schools - but fortunately, Master Freswalker has a good relationship with Corona and doesn't care too much about this kind of thing.

Although the entire wizard tower looks very simple, it has a large collection of books and various precious documents, and there are many manuscripts of Master Freiswalker and many famous wizards of Byrne when they were young, and the background is very profound.

During his time at Ebolden, Loren visited Master Freiswalker's Library Tower, which was almost a "fortified" version of the Tower - all the walls had been converted into bookcases, and there were dedicated apprentices to manage them, and the functions and laboratories on each floor were clearly demarcated.

At the same time, there are a full ten mentor-level wizards registered in the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower, including this wizard tower, which is also one of the subordinate institutions of the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower.

These alone were enough for Loren, an "outsider", to put away his contempt.

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"This is it. ”

In the spacious president's study, Charles, the butler standing behind Loren, looked at the room tremblingly and said:

"This is the scene of the last murder of the 'Vampire' - the leader of the Wizarding Guild of the Red Blood Castle, spellcaster Macallan Freiswalker, who was a wandering knight and mercenary for a while in his youth, and the only victim who resisted before he died. ”

"I asked the wizards to vacate the scene and set it up as it was at the time of the crime. Charles frowned: "Although many traces have been destroyed by the patrols of the Governor's Palace, I hope this can make up for it somewhat." ”

"Thank you. Loren shrugged and smiled back at Charles, "I thought you'd hold a grudge against what I said that day." ”

"Everywhere, the one who should apologize is me—for whatever purpose, I'm taking advantage of your friend. ”

Charles bowed his head politely and smiled humbly: "What's more, this is also the Earl's order to help you find the real culprit of the killing-as the steward of the Red Blood Castle, how can you not even handle such a trivial matter?"

This guy's smile is really reminiscent of a certain teenager...... Shaking his head, Loren crouched down and looked at the body of the head of the Wizarding Guild that had been placed on the ground.

Because it's been dead for a long time ... Although some antiseptic potions and spices were applied, the strong smell of corpses still permeated the room, making the two frown slightly.

Loren raised an eyebrow, but not because of the smell, but because of the corpse in front of him, and what Charles had just said - the deceased had a very obvious laceration in his neck, and his hands and torso were obviously badly damaged.

All of this suggests that he had indeed resisted so violently before his death that the enraged monster smashed his sword-wielding and wand-wielding hands, and also knocked him to the ground, breaking his ribs, and destroying his feet to prevent him from escaping.

It's really... The tyrannical and inexplicable feeling made Loren vaguely think of one of his acquaintances.

Vampires are very rare monsters, so rare that even the Night's Watch would want to capture them alive rather than kill them, and ordinary people won't have much experience fighting such monsters.

This elder can still detect and even resist at the moment of being attacked...... If it's true, it's either that the president is really skilled, or that the vampire has touched some hidden mechanism that gives him time to react.

In addition, although the soldiers of the Doge's Palace have almost completely cleaned the room, the traces of the power of the Void are not so easy to erase... The strong residual reaction proved that there was indeed some very powerful monster in this room.

"Are there any other dead besides this Elder?"

"There are two other people, both apprentices of the president himself. Charles replied truthfully, his expression slightly gloomy: "But they... Even the corpse is incomplete. ”

Was it tortured and killed? It's very much in the style of "monsters".

"How's it going?" asked Charles, concerned.

"It's a bit of a surprise... But judging by the wounds and the marks left by the fight, I'm afraid it's true - if not a vampire, it should be some kind of extremely powerful monster, and it also has a certain level of intelligence. ”

Sighing, Loren, who got up, replied truthfully, "Governor Gaspar has raised a monster and somehow made it obey his orders... It sounds ridiculous, but it's the most likely answer right now. ”

"Is this really possible?!"

"Hmm... It's hard to say. Loren turned to look at the worried butler and shrugged helplessly: "I once met a wizard who knew how to drive ghouls, but controlled low-level scavenging ghouls and intelligent vampires... These are two completely different concepts!"

"But you don't have to worry too much...... Even if it is a vampire, attacking an unguarded wizard tower and a well-guarded palace are two different concepts, and no matter how powerful a monster is, it is impossible to break through the defenses of knights and fortresses in an instant, or appear in the palace hall undetected. ”

Of course, if you're as powerful as a dragon, you won't need a sneak attack... However, looking at Charles's slightly relieved expression, Loren felt that it was better not to say it.

"I have already asked people to bring some traces of investigation at the crime scene, as well as evidence. Charles, who had returned to normal, put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice, "Do you need to check it too?"

"Well, of course!"

Just as the two of them were about to turn around and leave, a panting wizard apprentice suddenly ran over:

"Lord Loren, we've found a witness - he, he said he saw that vampire!"