Chapter 278: Returning in vain
In the square west of the city, the words of the silver-armored youth were like ice water poured on the hot red iron, which calmed down the almost fanatical crowd a lot. Ice #Fire @ Chinese
Originally, the audience was deeply attracted by Lawson's three display experiments, and the enthusiasm for mastering magic in their hearts was also ignited, and they forgot the shackles of the world for a while, but the words of the silver-armored young man pulled people back to the cold reality from the beautiful fantasy of the future.
The mage is a superior person, and the power of magic is very powerful, but he is denounced as a heretic by the Cult of the Fire God, and if he is caught, he will be burned at the stake. The wisdom city established by the magicians was once extremely prosperous and gathered great wealth, but such a great city was destroyed in one fell swoop, not only lost all its glory, but even the three saints of Nilogaard also fell.
That's the Three Saints of Nilogaard, a magician with terrifying powers like gods, even they are dead, with this young magician in front of him, how can he keep the wealth that once gathered in Nilogaard?
Perhaps, after a while, this magician named Rosen will be tied to the stake, he himself is in danger, what else is there to talk about establishing an academy? What else to talk about about imparting magical knowledge?
I'm afraid that when the time comes, those of them who enter the academy to study, have not learned anything, but they will cause a commotion, and if they are a little unlucky, they may also be burned to death by the flames.
Originally, everyone wanted to enter the academy, but as people calmed down, many people retreated in their hearts, and some people who thought they were wise were already thinking about how to leave and quietly leave the square.
On the high platform, Rosen watched the performance of everyone in the audience comfortably, and waited for about half a minute before he responded: "Young man, can I know where you come from?" ”
The silver-armored young man sneered and asked rhetorically, "I'm just a small person, and my name is not worth mentioning." I just think that your words and deeds are inappropriate, and you are simply leading people to jump into the fire pit, so I can't see it, and I said this. ”
Rosen laughed and said-for-tat: "I don't even dare to say my name, but the guy who hides his head and tail is talking about the gods and divine punishment, just like an ant, when he sees the eagle flying in the sky, he shouts all day long that this eagle will definitely be killed by thunder and lightning." Therefore, an ant is an ant after all, and an eagle is always an eagle. ”
The scolding was a bit harsh, the young man in the silver armor was blue, his eyes were wide, and one hand had already grasped the hilt of the heavy sword, but he still didn't pull out the sword after all, he took a few breaths, but slowly calmed down, and in the end, he laughed instead: "Rosen, you have a sharp tooth." It's a pity that just one mouth can't resist divine punishment! ”
After saying that, he turned to the spectators in the square and shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, as far as I know, the king does not recognize Rosen's possession of Nilogaard, in other words, everything that this young magician has done is illegal, whether it is the establishment of the academy or the appropriation of Nilogaard's wealth, it is not recognized. He was a robber at all, and in order to crusade against this bandit, the king had issued an order to suppress bandits, and the lords of more than a dozen cities had already responded to this decree. Soon, there will be a combined fleet down the river! The day the Combined Fleet arrives is the time of the destruction of this bandit! ”
As soon as these words came out, the crowd was in an uproar, and most of the people's faces showed panic, and only a very small number of people kept their composure on their faces.
Rosen observed, attentively, the calm men, the peasant girl and the black-armored man beside him, the red-haired woman in the audience, and a dozen or so others who did not look frightened, but pensive.
He memorized the faces of these people with his heart, then took a step forward, stretched out his hand and pressed down, and after the square was a little silent, he said: "Everyone, this young man is of unknown origin and does not dare to identify himself. Laplace, I was in Nilogaard, I'm in Nilogaard, I'm in Nilogaard, I'm in Nilogaard, I'm always here. For most of the past six months, I have fought off the monsters that invaded Nilogaard, I have gathered the refugees in the city, and I am still rebuilding the city step by step. So, let me ask you, is it credible for a guy to hide his head and tail and say casually, or is it for me, a solid person, to be credible? ”
Rosen's demeanor was as calm as ever, and his tone was the same as before, with almost no waves, and the words of this silver-armored young man did not seem to cause him any trouble.
His demeanor added great persuasiveness to what he said, and many people got out of their panic and began to re-examine the silver-armored boy.
Many people are thinking, yes, where the hell did this guy come from, he didn't do anything, just said a few random words, how could I believe him?
The situation turned against Lawson again, and many people in the crowd began to target the silver-armored youth.
"Master Lawson is right, you say, who are you?"
"A robber in one mouth, that is, Master Rosen, if you are in Berkeley, you dare to scold the Pope like this, I don't see you tied to the stake!"
"Hey~ big brother, you can't talk nonsense, Nilogaard's musketeers are not easy to mess with, maybe I will reward you with a gun."
This time was really beyond the expectations of the silver-armored youth, he didn't expect the situation to turn out like this, in the past, when he did similar things in other cities, as long as he moved out of the name of the gods, he had always been invincible, how could this trick be ineffective in Nilogaard?
He didn't know that although people everywhere in the continent revere the gods, Nilogaard City is not the same as other places, where the gods are naturally worthy of reverence, but the magicians are also very powerful. Although the gods are powerful, they have never appeared, and the magicians may not be as good as the gods, but they are all around, and they can be seen every day to display their incredible abilities. If you really want to compare the status of the two in the hearts of ordinary people, you really can't figure out who has more weight.
Now, as a representative of the magician, Rosen has previously performed strange thunder and lightning experiments, and he is calm in the face of doubts, and everyone else sees it, so he naturally has a lot of trust in him. Moreover, the people who were able to listen to the lecture tonight were all people who yearned for magic, and these people's reverence for the gods was not very high.
When the means failed, the silver-armored young man was a little panicked in his heart, and as soon as he panicked, he showed it from his expression and eyes.
There were shrewd people in the crowd, and when someone saw him like this, they immediately laughed: "Look at that, he's scared!" ”
When people looked at it, it was indeed so.
"Liar!"
"This guy has bad intentions, arrest him and interrogate him properly."
"Ordinary people can't carry such a big sword, this guy is a monster, maybe it's the monster that invaded Nilogaard some time ago."
The last words were so devastating that people were terrified of the monster that destroyed Nilogaard, but the monster had been repulsed, and that fear had turned into hatred!
What's more, the magician who repelled the monster was by his side, and this monster was just that, and suddenly, people forced the silver-armored youth one after another.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Kill him!" Kill this monster! ”
"Monsters have to die!"
"Kill!"
The silver-armored young man panicked, he held the hilt of the sword, and pulled out the heavy sword with a 'bang', but he still kept his senses and didn't dare to make a move, just yelled: "Don't come here!" Stay back! Whoever comes over again, I'm welcome! ”
Rosen watched this scene from the high platform, and knew that if he continued like this, there would be a bloody conflict, so he said: "Everyone, stop for a moment and listen to me." ”
Naturally, his words were very effective, and the people stopped persecuting, even the silver-armored young man looked at him.
Rosen said, "The people who can come here tonight and listen to me are my guests. Although some guests are good guests and some guests have bad intentions, they are always guests. If there is bloodshed and death in such a lecture, then when I give a lecture again, many people will not dare to come because they are afraid, which is not a good thing. ”
"Master, but this guy is so hateful, he clearly wants to harm you!" Some people are not convinced.
Rosen smiled and said, "Even if he wanted to harm me, he didn't draw his sword against me, just a verbal debate." Okay, young man, if you don't think it's safe here, you can go. Otherwise, when tonight passes, if others don't make a move on you, I will also catch you and carefully interrogate your origins. ”
The last two sentences are said to the silver-armored young man, which seems to be well-intentioned, but it hides a sharp edge, if this guy really leaves, it means that he has a ghost in his heart, then what he said before is naturally a.
When the silver-armored young man heard this, he was extremely unwilling, but he had no choice, gritted his teeth, put away his heavy sword, and turned around and left without saying a word.
He had walked less than a dozen steps before he heard Rosen's voice behind him: "Okay, the spoiler is gone." If anyone is interested in my college, they can come to me and sign up. If you can pass my selection, then you will get free food, clothing, and accommodation while you study at the academy. These are available for free and will last for 3 years! ”
"Wow~~~" The crowd boiled at once.
The silver-armored young man hated it in his heart, but he had to admit that Rosen's hand was so powerful that even he was a little moved when he heard it.
Immediately after, he heard someone ask, "Master Rosen, did you say that there will really be a combined fleet to attack?" ”
The silver-armored young man's heart moved again, and he sneered in his heart: "I didn't say anything nonsense about the United Fleet. I'll see how you end up then. ”
Then he heard Rosen's laughter, and he heard him say again: "It's okay, even if there really is a combined fleet." Nilogaard's Thunder Cannon can also tear fleets to shreds! ”
'Hmph~ What a big breath...... However, this guy is not entirely wrong. The wooden battleship really couldn't withstand the bombardment of the thunder cannons. I've heard that Nilogaard's Thunder Elixir is much more powerful than Berkeley's. Could it be that the endless wealth in the city can really only be occupied by such a small number of people? ’
At this moment, he was really a little confused in his heart.