Fifty years ago, the Golden Empire's God-Emperor Deuta VIII signed the "Mage Decree".

The purpose of the decree is that the mage is the inheritor of knowledge, the spokesperson of wisdom, and the most elite existence of the human race, so he enjoys a high status in the empire.

With the support of this decree, the status of the mage was unprecedentedly raised.

Among them, the official mages who have been recognized by the mage's guild, the temple, and the lord have become especially noble.

No one, including a lord, may unreasonably restrict the freedom of life of an official mage, impede the physical well-being of a full mage, let alone insult the personal dignity of a full mage, and treat him well and provide him with decent living conditions.

The location of the Silvermoon Castle Mage's Guild fully illustrates the lord's favor towards the official mage.

In Rosen's eyes, this is a magnificent palace.

The spotless granite floors, the stout and delicate marble columns, the finely crafted reliefs on the walls, and the grand main hall all show a luxury that is far beyond the ordinary.

Not to mention the people who walk in the palace.

A simple but luxurious robe, a moonstone as big as a cat's eye, or a sapphire like a pigeon's egg. Or the reserved head who raised his chin slightly and looked down at people, as if they were all saying the same thing.

Attention, mortals, in this magnificent palace, there is hidden the most beautiful and noble existence in the world!

When he arrived here, the high-ranking warrior Shabolai shrank his head like a quail, not daring to show the slightest arrogance.

As a member of the official mage, Thrandis took out his mage insignia from his coat pocket.

The Mage Emblem, crafted from pure mystical gold, has a luxurious and mysterious lilac color throughout, meaning that the caster is a mid-level official mage.

The emblem is also set with 12 sesame-sized Flawless Sapphires, which means that the official mage has 12 stars of spellcasting.

She pinned the emblem to her chest, and the ragged dress of a beggar was immediately transformed into a maverick fashion.

As a result, all the eyes cast on her immediately turned from disdain to admiration.

As for Rosen, he was also a little shocked by the wealth of the Mage Guild, but he was low-key, so no matter where he was, his external performance did not change much.

The hall on the first floor is very busy, with people coming and going, and it is not much inferior to the market in the south of the city.

Rosen found that most of them were actually informal mages, with manuscripts in hand, listening to them, and most of them were there for exams.

It can be seen that the dignity of the official mage qualification must be very fierce.

Rosen secretly said in his heart: "This is really an otherworldly version of the exam."

As soon as the three of them entered the hall, they were greeted by a young man dressed in a navy blue silk mage robe.

"The magic is heavy, and idlers are not allowed to enter. Can the three of them make a reservation in advance? ”

Shapole shrunk his neck and silently took a half-step back, revealing Thrandis in front of him.

Thrandis naturally did not have stage fright, and said softly: "Master Filama, I have something important to see the president. ”

She was a mid-level mage, and her spell-casting ability was ridiculously high, and the young man in front of her was a low-level official mage who had just been promoted, and she only had a Mithril four-star insignia pinned to her chest.

Although there is a huge gap in the quality of clothing between the two, the huge gap in the achievement of magic makes the latter have to bow his head.

"It turned out to be Ms. Thrandis."

Firama first bowed respectfully, then looked puzzled.

"If I'm not mistaken, you've recently been involved in a murderous serial murder case and are the biggest suspect, right?"

Thrandis shook his head: "There is a new development in the case, I have been revoked as the first suspect by the Sheriff's Department, and the wanted notice has been cancelled. ”

"I can testify." Shabolai said weakly.

"Oh~ I see."

Firama leaned sideways and moved out of the way: "Then, the three of you, please sit here." Mr. Ferran is very busy, and I will inform him in advance for his advice. ”

"Well, I'm sorry for you."

Thrandis, who was enthusiastic and lively like a little girl in front of Rosen, also seemed very restrained at the moment.

The three of them were ushered into a small lounge, and Firama quickly turned to leave.

After about a quarter of an hour, he hurried back again: "Madam Thrandis, Monsieur Shapole, and this ......"

"This is Rosen, my best apprentice. I was able to get rid of the suspect so quickly, he contributed a lot, and he knew the case best, so I wanted him to sit in on it. ”

"Oh, come along, Mr. Ferran is willing to spend a quarter of an hour listening to your case."

The three of them followed Master Philama along a nondescript corridor against the wall, all the way through the ornate hall, up the white and flawless marble spiral staircase, all the way up to the top of the hall, and then through the spacious and bright corridors, and finally to a spacious room with a very heavy decoration.

After entering the room, Lawson secretly looked at the arrangement.

Soft carpets, warm fireplaces, huge windows, huge carved desks in black jade wood, and an old man with gray hair sitting behind the desk.

At the sight of this man, Thrandis curtsied down and bowed, "Mr. Ferron." ”

At the same time, Charbol also performed the samurai salute, and Lawson followed his mentor and performed the lower mage salute.

As he saluted, he quietly glanced at the emblem on the other's chest.

Shining with the light of a deep purple shattered star, it appears to be an extremely precious starfall gold, and the outer ring is set with 16 sapphires, which means 15 stars of spellcasting ability.

"A high-level peak 15-star mage, awesome! However, the mentor is obviously more than 20 stars, but he only shows 12 stars, and it is estimated that this person has hidden his strength. ’

On the other side, Faeron nodded in response, and his deep gaze slowly turned around the three of them, and finally landed on Rosen, more precisely, on the crescent moon staff in Rosen's hand.

A gentle smile crossed his face.

"Aha~~ Silvermoon Castle's proudest and loneliest genius spellcaster, has he finally found his own spell inheritor?"

Listening to these words, it is like a joke between elders and juniors.

Thrandis pursed her lips and smiled, her face emotional.

"Yes, the way of magic is vast and endless. After years of searching, I finally found that I was not the chosen one, but just a little brighter among the stars. ”

"Hehehehe~~"

Feren let out a kind laugh, and when he finished laughing, his expression grimaced.

"Thrandis, I never believed the rumors about the murder, but I had to respect the evidence. Tell me how the hell you got yourself into such a scandal. ”

Thrandis froze, and began to tell the story of his recent experience.

Lawson on the side also listened intently, not letting go of any detail.

It turned out that soon after the murder, Thrandis had noticed that something was not quite right, but she had been immersed in the study of spells for most of the time, so she didn't care.

When she found out that someone was trying to pour dirty water on her, she went out late at night many times to try to find out the murderer behind the scenes.

It was precisely because of this move that he was hit by Chapole, who had been chasing the murderer, so there was a series of misunderstandings.

After listening, Fei Lun asked: "I have also done some knowledge of the case, I want to ask, how to explain the evidence found from your residence?" ”

Thrandis looked at Rosen: "I can't explain it, but I believe that my apprentice was there the whole time and he could." ”

"Oh, interesting."

Pheren looked at Rosen.

Rosen was not stage frightened, took a step forward, and said in a very certain tone: "It's a planting." My evidence is twofold. ”

"First, I saw the guru's cubicle that day, and there were no messy bottles in it. Second, it was collected from the window. It's fresh footprints that haven't been wiped clean on the windowsill. ”

He didn't say anything about fingerprints, because the world might not recognize them.

"Interesting. The first evidence is too subjective to be taken as an apprentice to Thrandis. As for the second piece of evidence....... How? ”

Rosen was prepared: "When I arrived, the sludge on the windowsill had not yet dried, so I deliberately did a comparative experiment. On cold winter nights, the sludge dries out in a similar state, about 20 to 35 minutes, and during this time, my tutor is not in the cabin. ”

A pretty good alibi, enough to prove Thrandis's innocence.

Fei Lun clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Very careful observation, and I also have complete trust in my mentor. Thrandis, I somewhat understand your choice. ”

Thrandis was also a little happy, and asked, "Mr. Pheren, can my suspicion be lifted?" ”

Faren nodded: "The moment the real murderer appeared, you had already regained your innocence. As for the sheriff's inquiry, try to cooperate as much as possible, after all, the official mage also has the obligation to maintain law and order. ”

Thrandis nodded, "As you wish, President." ”

"Then, the murder case in the south of the city has nothing to do with you, and I'm a little tired, so let's step back."

"Yes."

The three of them saluted respectfully again, and then exited President Faeron's room one by one.

It wasn't until outside the Mage's Guild that Shabolai, who had always behaved like a quail, let out a long breath.

"Hmm~ Those mages always look at others with unconcealable contempt in their eyes, and they make people panic."

Thrandis glanced at him, "To be precise, with contempt in your eyes." It doesn't include me and my apprentices. ”

Xia Bolai smiled dryly, although the smile narrowed: "That....... I'm sorry last night, but I saw you standing next to the corpse with a bloodstained knife in your hand, and you misunderstood. ”

Thrandis shook his head: "No need to apologize, it's not your fault, although I was looking at the knife at the time, but that scene is indeed easy to misunderstand, and after thinking about it, it is more like a deliberate arrangement of the real murderer." ”

Shabol nodded in understanding, but was a little puzzled: "Why do you say that Olek has to put so much effort into blaming you?" ”

Thrandis shook his head: "Who knows. Okay, let's do that for now. I'm tired, Rosen, shall we go back? ”

Rosen appeared in time: "Mentor, is it back to the Hound House or your cabin?" ”

"Of course it's our cabin, and I believe my dearest apprentice will be able to restore order to the cabin as soon as possible, right?"

"That's right, Mentor."

Thrandis turned back to Shapole and smiled, waving his hand in farewell.

"Thank you again, Shabolai, for really bringing me a very, very good apprentice."

Shapole was suddenly dizzy, and was stunned on the spot for a moment, unable to speak.

On the other side, the master and apprentice walked in silence for a while.

After some distance from Chabolai, Rosen broke the silence.

"Mentor, the real culprit is Veronica, right?"

At that time, he was in the house of the prey, but Thrandis was outside, and there was a high probability that he had already seen the real murderer.

Thrandis nodded slightly, "That's right, it's her."

Rosen asked again, "What is the mentor going to do about this?"

"To make her pay, of course. Of course, acting impulsively is not a mage's style, and you must first get to know your opponent before talking about the specific means. ”

After a pause, she turned to look at Rosen.

"In addition, my dearest apprentice is making rapid progress and has greatly exceeded the expectations of his mentor, so I need to get to know it carefully."