"The second law of thermodynamics: It is impossible to transfer heat from a cold to a hot object without other effects, or to take heat from a single heat source and convert it completely into useful work without other effects, or to irreversibly increase the entropy in a thermodynamic process that is always greater than zero. 」

Roland copied this law neatly on paper - in the words of this world. At first glance, it looked a bit like earthworm script, and he really couldn't understand how the locals learned such cumbersome writing.

If there was one of the many laws of physics that was the most boring, Roland would definitely choose the second law of thermodynamics. It tells everyone that the heat of this world is always flowing from high to low, disorder is replacing order, and entropy is increasing. Eventually, everyone will return to nothingness, and the universe will become dead.

And the world is free from the problem of entropy increase, and magic can be created out of nothing, which is even greater than the invention of perpetual motion machines! The power of the devil? Roland scoffed at this, they did not realize the nature of this power, and at worst, it could even change the entire universe.

Now, of course, you can start by changing the border towns.

Roland hummed a tune, tore off the note and still entered the fireplace, and saw it turn to ashes in the fire, and there was a thrill of annihilating the cage.

The assistant minister looked at the inexplicable movements of the fourth prince and was confused, but fortunately, the other party has always been like this, and he does things without any attraction, and he can see that the prince is in a good mood.

"It's done, the witch was hanged at noon," Barov reported.

"Well, no one should see anything, right?" Roland nodded his pen, "and they're all hooded anyway." ”

In order to prevent the Holy See and the Witches' Aid Society from coming to his door, Roland ordered the warden to find a death row prisoner of similar size from the dungeon to replace Anna, and all except the chief knight and the minister's assistant, were rewarded with 20 gold dragons as hush money. That's an extremely good income for them.

Barov also suggested whether to silence the witnesses forever, but Roland vetoed it. He knew the secrets wouldn't be kept for long, but it didn't matter, he hoped someone would get the word out - as long as it wasn't now. It's only a matter of time before they turn against the church, and no one can tolerate those idiots wasting their resources like this!What will the other witches think when they know that there is a town on the border of the kingdom that allows them to live freely, and even gives them good treatment?

No matter what the era, talent is the most important.

"So be it, then," Roland commanded, "and then you will show me all the trade, taxes, and necessary expenditures of the frontier towns for the previous year, as well as the workshops in the city, such as ironware, textiles, and pottery, and count the number and size of them. ”

"It will take three days to sort out these records, but ......" Barov nodded at first, then looked like he was about to speak.

"What else?" Roland knew it was time to test the ability of the mouth cannon. Everything you did yesterday will always have doubts about the other party, and a bad personality does not mean that you have a hole in your brain. Stealing a witch is simply an enemy of the world in the eyes of the minister's assistant.

"Your Highness, I don't understand......," Barov pondered his words, "although you have been fooling around in the past, it has been harmless, but ...... Why take such a risk to save a witch? Hunting them down is a law of the Church, but your father, His Majesty Wimbledon, agrees with it. ”

Roland thought for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Do you think Frontier Town is a good place?"

"Well, this ......" Barov replied truthfully, although he didn't quite understand how this sentence related to his own question, "It's not good." ”

"It's very bad, compared to Golden Harvest City and Bishui Harbor, how likely do you think I am better than those brothers and sisters?"

"......" the assistant minister opened his mouth and did not answer.

"Almost zero. So I can only do it another way," Roland watched with a blank face as he fell into the trap he had set step by step, "a way to impress my father." ”

He did not start with the idea of whether a witch was considered an evil person or not, because that would have done little - Barov had been an assistant to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for twenty years, and was already a qualified politician. For politicians, interests are more persuasive than good and evil. In addition, taking the emotional route is also not suitable for him, Roland recalled what the four princes had done before, and found that he really could not be regarded as a kind and orderly camp.

So he chose the eternal conflict between secular kingship and religious theocracy as the starting point, and the growing power of the Holy See was a thorn in Wimbledon III's heart. The church claims that the world works according to God's will, and that the pope is God's spokesman. If the people discover that what he says is not true, it will be full of loopholes, and the dominance of religion will be greatly shaken.

It is difficult to convince the other party by saying "witches are not evil, so I want to save them", but replacing it with "witches are not evil, I can use this to attack the church" can easily lead Barov to his preset conclusion.

"No matter how prosperous my brothers and sisters govern their domains, they are only in the pockets of the church. They are already preaching the divine right of kings, and if only the one crowned by the Pope can be regarded as the rightful king, then are we the actual rulers of the land?" Roland paused, "and my father can see in me the hope of a kingdom without papal restraint and with all the exclusive rights of the royal family. Then his choice is clear. ”

It would be much easier to accept the phrase "enemies of the whole world" instead of "enemies of the church alone" - not to mention that Barov himself was on the side of the royal family.

In the same way, if he realizes that these people with strange abilities will be the basis for the Church, the hunt order is nothing more than a joke. There is no possibility on the one hand, and there is no zero possibility on the other, do you think it is worth the risk for me?" Roland said word by word, staring at the assistant minister, "Don't doubt my decision, Barov. You've been an assistant minister for twenty years, right? If I could become Wimbledon IV, you would have been removed. Or take it a step further, like ...... Hand of the King?"

......

Looking at Barov's back as he retreated, Roland breathed a sigh of relief. It was normal to see that he didn't take his promise too seriously, and even Roland himself didn't believe that this arrogant plan he had just made up could come true. But that didn't matter, the point was to convince Barov that he really thought so—a humble plan that a gentleman could think of not only fitted the fourth prince's hatred of the church, but also paved the way for more witches to be recruited in the future.

As for what they really think, they can't understand it even if they know it.

Roland summoned the maid and said, "Tell Miss Anna to come to me." ”

Next, it's time to get down to business. He thought with interest.