Chapter 11: Heated Debate
"Your Excellency Viscount Brady, this news is not entirely accurate." "Because I've only found a deference close to the truth through arcane and alchemy and a little bit of luck now." ”
Ain knew that Brady was a knight of quasi-high-rank strength, a pan-believer under the crown of Eracis, the law-maker. So he didn't exaggerate the role of arcane arts. If the Lord of Winterfell was a spellcaster, Ain might have bragged a little about arcane magic in exchange for favor.
Brady listened to Ain's words and kept smiling.
Without the sense of superiority and self-confidence that many spellcasters have cultivated since childhood, Ain has more of a humility that is precious compared to casters of the same age.
You know, if someone is a spellcaster, then first of all, that person has a talent that ordinary people don't have. Otherwise, spellcasters in this world should be everywhere. Perhaps the number of mage apprentices is not small, but these people cannot be recognized as mages at all.
"I'd also like Baron Ain to share your reasoning." The followers under the crown of Eracis, the law-maker, even the pan-believers, often have a certain respect for knowledge, so Brady said it politely.
"Lord Brady, alchemy represents everything in terms of basic elements and positive and negative energies. So after detecting arcane fluctuations and getting no results, I chose to collect a part of the soil sample and conduct an alchemical analysis.
"As a result, I found sulfur three and five feet below the surface of the soil, and although it was not found all over the manor, it seemed to be arranged in a regular pattern.
"Then I summoned a Celestial Dog to take advantage of the creature's excellent sense of smell. It was found that there was sulfur in many places under the land in the manor area. ”
"Brimstone ......," Brady muttered, "Baron Ain, have you brought back a sample of the sulphur?" ”
Aine nodded, took out the prepared soil sample from the small space bag, handed it to Brady, and said, "Lord Brady, according to my own reasoning, I suspect that the entire underground of the manor area has been set up with magical rituals. ”
"Magical rituals?" After Brady took the sample, he was visibly stunned when he heard Ain's words.
As a quasi-high-level knight, Brady is not a spellcaster, but he still knows a lot of words commonly used by these spellcasters.
After a brief look at the dirt sample Aine had given, Brady turned to his desk and patted it gently.
"Baron Ain, wait a moment." Brady made a gesture to sit down and commanded outside the door: "See if the green leaves are left, if there is any, make a cup of green leaf tea for Baron Al Ain, and if not, give Baron Al Aine a glass of juice." ”
Green leaf tea is a popular drink for spellcasters, which mainly has a slight brain-clearing and refreshing effect. Although this effect is not so obvious, it is better than nothing.
Soon a glass of juice was served in front of Iron, and it was clear that there were no spellcasters in the town hall.
As soon as Aine took a sip of the juice, a glimmer of light appeared in front of Brady's desk.
"Any door?" Aine squinted at the glimmer of light, and judged in his heart.
In fact, arcane analysis is also a very advanced science, but Ain has seen a lot in the games of his previous life, and what arcane can basically be recognized by looking at the precursor or spell casting action and language components.
Soon a door made of magical energy opened in front of Ain and Brady, and a middle-aged man in a white robe stepped out of any of the doors.
"Lord Vincennes." Brady stood up and owed a debt to the visitor.
When Ain saw the white robe, he stood up early and made a mage salute to the comer.
The white-robed spellcaster has a special meaning in Rysel. Only spellcasters who have a place in the royal family's mage corps are eligible to wear this white robe.
And there are not many members of the entire royal mage group, all of them are high-level spellcasters, and they have at least the attainment of the seven rings.
"City Lord Brady, is there something urgent about calling me here in such a hurry today, you must know that I still have a very important matter on my hands that I have not yet dealt with." The royal mage named Vincent looked at Brady with some dissatisfaction, then glanced at Aine and said.
Because of the scruples of Ain's presence, Vincent's wording was very cautious, but as soon as Ain heard it, he knew that what Vincent said was the outbreak of magic energy a few days ago.
"I know all of that, but it seems to be a matter of urgency again...... Brady said with a slight squeeze of his hand, "I don't see any clues to this thing, Baron Ayn's mage brought it back from the northern manor area, since they are all spellcasters, you should be able to see something." ”
Vincent was not happy on the surface, but he still took the sample of soil collected by Ain in Brady's hand very happily.
"Brimstone?" It was just a flash of arcane light, and Vincent immediately came up with the answer.
"It seems that this Vincent does have his own strength, not in the royal mage group." Aine watched Vincent's movements and couldn't help but comment in his heart.
Just now, Vincent used the simplest magic trick of the Zero Ring Trick, using magic energy to build a set of alchemy instruments, and in an instant, through his alchemy knowledge, he analyzed the unusual sulfur in the soil sample.
"Sir Vincennes, I have found traces of a small amount of sulphur beneath the soil in many parts of the manor district...... I've read that there is an introduction to magic rituals, and since there is no way to detect problems through arcane means in the northern manor area, it is likely to be a secret magic ritual. Aine looked at Vincent and frowned, so he explained.
"Indeed, the magic ritual can also achieve this effect...... Vincent nodded instead, "but if you cover the entire northern manor area, then the entire magic ritual will also be very large, and it will be very difficult to find its core." Not to mention that I'm not good at the school of prophecy......"
Aine listened to Vincent's words, but he was a little helpless. Unexpectedly, the two high-level spellcasters I met were not good at the most profound prophecy school. Otherwise, now that Ain has discovered this clue, he will prepare a person who knows the legend to know the ins and outs of this matter.
Seeing Ain looking at him, Vincent said again: "I know the arcane art of legend, I can use it, but its cost must be borne by you, that is, the owners of all the manors in the entire manor area. ”
Aine smiled wryly and shook his head, indicating that he simply couldn't afford to know the arcane of legends.
You must know that mastering the arcane art of legend will take up to twelve weeks to prepare if it is not paired with the specialty of rapid spellcasting. Even if the clues of this incident are more obvious, there is not much involvement, but there is not enough information. Ain conservatively estimated that it would take at least a week if he were to perform the legendary. If you need a week, you need to prepare a week of meditation incense, which costs at least 250 gold for one day. The cost of preparing the incense alone was enough for Aine to pay off the debt. Not to mention, mastering the legend also requires four tusks as a spellcasting material.
"Lord Brady, Lord Vincennes. You have all been sent by the Kingdom to Winterfell to exercise your rights and obligations on behalf of the Kingdom. The manor area in the north is the property of the kingdom, and I think it would be ...... to spend more than a thousand gold coins to do this for the sake of the kingdom."
"That's enough." Brady interrupted Ain's words with a direct exit, "First of all, I am the lord of Winterfell, and second, I am also the consul of Winterfell appointed by the kingdom. I think that if I were to represent the Kingdom, His Excellency Vincennes would be a direct descendant of the Kingdom. If His Excellency Vincennes were to take the lead and needed my Brady to cooperate, I would never shirk my responsibilities as lord and concurrently appointed consul of the kingdom. ”
As Ain expected, Brady directly put all the blame on Vincent.
"His Majesty the King and the royal capital have more important things waiting for me to do, which was jointly issued to me by His Majesty the King and the Council of Nobles, I think the manor area in the north has been deserted for a long time, and when I solve the assignment given to me by His Majesty the King and the Council of Nobles, I will be willing to solve this matter, and thank you Ain for finding out the possible cause of the desolation." Vincent's face darkened when he heard Brady take the blame on him, and he lifted his mission directly, then turned around and reopened an arbitrary door, ready to return.
"Your Excellency Vincent, in fact, you have no way to complete the task given to you by His Majesty the King and the Council of Nobles." As Vincent was about to step through any door, Aine said coldly.