"Really? That's what you think? It's a surprise. The old man's eyes were fixed on Al, and the sharp gaze seemed to shoot into his heart, probing everything that was hidden.

Al reflexively took half a step back, this was a subconscious action, and the old man's gaze was too aggressive, which made his heart alarm bells. The afterglow in his eyes quietly looked around the hall, but he was surprised that there was really no one else in this hall except for the old man and him, which made the originally somewhat empty hall look very strange.

It's just that I didn't expect such a small action to be discovered by this old man. The old man raised his thin, shriveled arm and said to Al with a smile, "Don't look, little one, there is no one else here but you and me." Why don't you try kidnapping me, an old man, and maybe there's a chance to escape from here? ”

Al shook his head firmly, not even a second of hesitation, "Please stop kidding, a chief inquisition who has arrested several famous and powerful archmages will be an old fellow who is powerless? ”

The old man's face showed a childlike expression of frustration after a failed prank, and he sighed and said, "It's too negative, Mr. Al. You should try it anyway, you've already been imprisoned here anyway, and it can't get any worse. ”

"So will I be charged with assaulting the chief judge by one degree, and at the same time be convicted of blasphemy? Al straightened up and said in a serious tone.

"My father and mother were both devout believers in the Holy Religion, and under their influence I was baptized by a priest from an early age, and I never forgot the devotion and reverence of serving the gods. Therefore, the court may have misunderstood me, which led to this unnecessary arrest. ”

The referee stared at Al again for a long time, until he saw Al tingling in the scalp, and then he shook his head and said slowly: "Mr. Al, you really don't have the romantic spirit and idealism of ordinary mages, nor do you have the pride and self-esteem unique to ordinary mages. I've just listened to what you've been talking about electric lights, and I've almost categorized you into that category. ”

Al frowned, "What do you mean?"

The referee gently hammered his knee, "Old man, the whole body is useless, I thought I would move my old bones today." ”

He said as he knocked on: "When many mages are caught, they either collapse and recruit them all without torture. Either they will fight hard and move on me, an old man, and they will not be willing to sit still. But the most ......"

The referee's tone became much more solemn, "But they looked at me without saying a word, although they didn't speak, but I could see their hearts from their eyes." These people have a flame burning in their eyes, or in their hearts, that is, they want to not only set themselves on fire, but even everything around them, but they will never regret it. ”

"I can't be mistaken. ”

As he spoke, the chief referee pointed to his eyes, "But little guy, it is extremely rare for you to remain calm, look directly at others, and defend your innocence." The old man has lived so long, and there are only two kinds of people like you......", but he stopped here halfway through.

Al was silent for a moment, then bowed slightly, "Please advise, old man." ”

The referee nodded, "Either they are black-faced and cold-hearted, and they are brazen to the extreme, or they are even more extreme idealists, who have long put aside the so-called reputation and self-esteem." ”

"Either way, however, is extremely dangerous. ", the referee said solemnly.

Al smiled bitterly, "You think highly of me, Lord Referee. He spread his hands and said, "I'm just a half-ass, no matter which one you say, it's beyond my reach." ”

But ordinary children of nobility do not risk being discovered by the Church, depriving themselves of their lords, and losing their comfortable and wealthy lives, to carry out arduous and endless elemental research. The old man said softly with a childlike smile like catching pigtails.

Al narrowed his eyes slightly, "Here, wait for me here." ", he thought to himself.

"So do you have any misunderstanding about me, I do have a strong interest in magic, so after coming to Shenghui City, I have been learning magic from the mages of the Shenghui City Mage Association. But that's just ordinary learning, and there's no danger of research. ”

"I can't hide the things in the Mage Association, I don't know if I can fool the past, I just hope that I won't implicate those two. Al, thought to himself.

"You, you underestimate Sheldon and Potter, they are all registered with me, but why are so many mages arrested in the Inquisition, but these two are fine, have you thought about it, little one?"

"Don't worry, little ones, they are more cunning than you can imagine, all relevant clues should be erased, and these two have a bit of a reputation with the nobility and the royal family, and we in the Inquisition should not be too tough. ”

"However, Mr. El, you have already started to study the elements before you came to Radiant City. ", the referee said slowly.

"Sure enough, it was found out by the referee in the matter of Thorn Castle, but I don't know how it leaked out. Al thought.

"Therefore, in the name of the Presiding Judge of the Holy Inquisition, I condemn Al Edward, who has transgressed the Holy Commandment, whose sins are unforgivable, and who must repent of his sins and wash away his sins. Suddenly, the referee directly pronounced the verdict, which startled Al.

"Excuse me, I'm the heir to the Westlands and the Iron Thorn Family, can you show me concrete evidence so that I'm convinced?", Al asked with a still reluctant heart.

The chief magistrate shook his head, "The evidence is conclusive, if the Duke of Iron Thorn comes in person, I will show him the evidence." ”

As he spoke, he got up from the wooden chair and lifted a lamp from the wooden table beside him, "Let's go, little one, I will take you to the place where you will spend the rest of your life." ”

"The black jail of the Inquisition. ”