Chapter 699: Chiyan Village
Coming back to Hinterland, things are much better here than before. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Since the Inquisition has set up several strongholds with portals in this area as its crossroads headquarters, it has been effectively controlled by bandits and apostate Templars and mages here.
The first battle of the Paladins was fought here, and the small battle allowed the Paladins of the Inquisition to destroy the apostate mages entrenched in the wizarding woods, and also showed the world how powerful the paladins were.
The Templars of the Church were good at dealing with mages themselves, and now that they have received the Light, they are even more powerful. The battle was legendary among the people of Hinterland, and the reason for this was that none of the paladins of the Inquisition died, and the apostate mages of the Wizarding Grove were almost all wiped out!
This kind of battle loss ratio is not to mention the battle of the Holy Law, that is, it has never appeared in the entire history of Saidas, and of course it will cause heated discussions among the people in the Hinterland region.
The mage's stronghold, Chiyan Village, is in the northern part of the Hinterland region, and the mage there probably heard about the outcome of this battle and was a little eager to contact the judges.
When Edward, Kassandra, Solas, and the self-volunteering Sierra arrive at the Seagull and Lantern tavern in Red Rock Village, they discover that the situation is not what they had imagined. Fiona, the mage leader here, didn't even know that she had sent a letter to invite Edward to come!
"No way! don't try to quibble! That person looks exactly like you!" said Serra, who seemed to feel that her level of recognition was being questioned.
"Like that demon looks like it's long and has a long pursuit?" Fiona said, glancing at Serra.
"Archmage Fiona, your comparison seems a bit excessive. Kassandra said with a grim face.
"I'm sorry, recourser, but I didn't mean to belittle the church. Fiona apologized, "Actually, I was originally planning to contact your Inquisitor, but after the battle between your paladins and the apostate mages of the Wizarding Woods, we hesitated, and many of us feared that our cooperation would turn into your repression of us. ā
"No one is going to suppress you. Kassandra said, "Those apostate mages have seriously affected the peace of Hinterland, so we have to pursue them, but you are different. ā
"Thank you for your understanding, recourser, but it's too late for you to come over. Fiona said with a little chagrin, "Just yesterday, we signed an agreement with a group of mages from the Kingdom of Tavent. We, the Chiyan Mages, will be under their jurisdiction in order to gain their protection. ā
"The Tavent Empire, the Mage Empire?" said Edward, slightly surprised.
"Aligned with the Tavent Empire, aren't you afraid of the opposition of all the people of Saidas?" Kassandra said, "I admit that you have misunderstood our Inquisition's attack on apostate wizards, but you should understand what the Tavent Empire will do to you, a country where slavery exists. ā
"I can't help it. Fiona said guiltily, "I only want to save my people, and our lives are not going well under the oppression of your Inquisition and the apostate Templars. ā
"I signed a contract with the Magister, and now I have no right to negotiate with you. ā
"It's okay, it's not there yet. Edward smiled at this point, "What do I care about, what is the intention of the person pretending to be you? Hehe, interesting, does she want to borrow the hand of our jury to solve your problem with the Red Rock Mage? Or does she want to tell us that the arrival of Master Tavent is strange?"
"Don't you think it's strange?" said Serra, with rare seriousness, "Reliana's people are now almost all over the Hinterland region, how did these Tavents come to Chiyan Village without our eyes?
"I'm a mage from Tavent, the Mage Empire, so naturally I have our way. Just then, a middle-aged man in the armor of a mage with a red hood entered the tavern with someone, "Welcome, my friends! Allow me to introduce myself, Magister Gelion Alexios. ā
"Now, the mages of the south are following my orders. Alexios walked around Edward, "You're the one who came down from the Shadow Realm after the explosion of the Council?" ā
"When did I become an Adventist, and not a survivor?" Edward asked, crossing his hands and looking at the magiser with interest.
"From the moment you rebuild the Inquisition with the Light, Inquisitor. Alexios said, "Many people have never heard of you before, and they now believe that you are a great man who came with the Light. ā
"That's an honor. Edward smiled, "Now, let's talk." Although I'm a little bit unconvinced that we will be able to come to some kind of agreement. ā
"This is your Inquisitor?" Alexios was stunned for a moment, looking at Kassandra and the others behind Edward, "Before the negotiation, you concluded that the negotiation would not succeed?"
"I think the Inquisitor has a point. Kassandra frowned and said, "He always surprises us by doing things, and of course he does with the enemy." ā
"So, we're wasting our time?" Alexius' face turned a little unpleasant, and he found that he was a little passive in front of the inquisitor who played his cards out of common sense.
"How so?" Edward smiled as he sat down on a chair in the tavern and looked at the Magister, "Maybe time isn't wasted on the Magister?"
Alexios' face sank, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little tense.
"Ahem!" At this moment, a young man behind Alexios suddenly coughed violently, breaking the solemn atmosphere.
"This is ......" Edward's eyes lit up when he saw the man, and he asked.
"Felix, my son. Alexios became a little absent-minded and after holding his son, he said, "I'm sorry, my son has some trouble and needs treatment now." I'll take care of the matter between us and the jury in a few days, but I'm out of company. ā
With that, Alexios helped his son to the door of the tavern, and before leaving, he motioned for Fiona to come to the church to listen to orders.
"I think you should listen to what I have to say before leaving. Edward stopped him at this point and said, "Otherwise, I think you'll regret it." The matter between you mages and the jury must be resolved as soon as possible, not dragged out like this. ā
"I have said it, Your Excellency, my son's illness cannot be delayed!" Alexios said impatiently, but soon, Edward's next sentence immediately stopped him from leaving.
"There is no disease that cannot be cured for the Light. ā