The College District is the smallest urban area in Dover, and correspondingly, the sheriff's sub-bureau here is not large, and the total number of street patrol mages is sixty-three, of which every ten people are a team, and there is a mage chief.

Sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys are the most strong-blooded, so there have always been many brawls in the academy area. But the Sheriff's Department did not have the energy to file cases one by one, unless serious casualties were really caused.

Zhanawa glanced at it roughly, although the victim's nose was blue and his face was swollen, it was only a skin injury.

But now, he had to be cautious, because this person had a prominent family background, his father was the chief official of the City Lord's Mansion, and his grandfather was a well-known seven-ring archmage in Dover City, with a high and powerful position, and he could be called a "mage noble".

After a moment's thought, Zhanawa first summoned a subordinate who practiced life spells and cast a healing spell on this young master of Aubrey. then persuaded him with good words, and patted his chest and promised that the murderer would be severely punished, which could be regarded as appeasing him.

"How are you going to punish him?" Aubrey leaned back in his wooden chair and looked at Allegri viciously.

"According to the Mirror Tower Decree, he should be punished with caning," said Zhanawa officially, "and he will compensate you for all your losses." ”

"So, what about Lanaya, she attacked me too," Aubrey still relented, trying to involve the girl as well, "Isn't there an arcane sentry in the sheriff's office? ”

"Due to lack of funds, the Arcane Sentinels only patrol at night, so I hope you can understand," Zhanawa said in a warm voice, "If you find evidence or witnesses, you can always report it to the Sheriff's Department, and we will deal with it carefully." ”

"Forget it, spare her for the time being. Aubrey waved his hand and said impatiently, "But this guy must be punished severely." ”

"Of course, I'll do it myself," Zhanawa asked. "Do you want to watch?"

Aubrey was obviously a little moved, but after glancing at the time, he still said regretfully, "No, I still have something." ”

"Then I'll send you the results and the conviction documents through the owl," Zhanawa said thoughtfully, "and the cost of compensation." After three days, you can pick it up yourself or send someone to pick it up. ”

"You're pretty good at getting things done," Aubrey nodded and complimented, "and I'll introduce you to my father if I have the chance." ”

"Thank you. Zhanawa got up to see him off, and at the same time smiled bitterly, if he really knew how to do things. How could it be that until now, he was only a mage chief.

If it's against someone else. Allegri may still be cheating, but after recognizing Zanawa, he immediately confessed his guilt, apologized and apologized, like a good baby.

As for whether the other party recognizes himself. He wasn't sure, he looked like a down-and-out beggar when he first entered Dover.

The wooden door to his office creaked, and after seeing Aubrey away, Zhanawa closed the door. He walked up to Alleghe and glanced up and down.

As soon as he met his gaze, Allegri knew he was recognized.

Zhanawa didn't reprimand him, but just sighed a little disappointed, and said lightly, "You have grown up, and you dare to attack a mage student in the street?"

"My lord, listen to me......" Allegri was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly defended. He told the matter before and after, as it was, and even Beverly's request was told without concealment.

The middle-aged mage's expression gradually softened, although he had just been transferred to the academy district for a short time, he had also heard of Aubrey's deeds. It has always been only this young master who bullies others, and a poor student like Ranaya is afraid to avoid it, how can he take the initiative to provoke him.

"Sit down," Zhanawa waved his hand and sat down behind his desk, casually asking, "By the way, you just said, where do you work?"

"I work as a coolie on the docks, carrying bags and unloading goods," Allegri asked, grinning, "My lord, have you been promoted?"

"Sort of. Zhanawa also smiled, but there was not much joy on his face.

"Hey, my lord, this is for you. Allegri remembered something, took out the money bag from his bosom, counted five silver coins, and placed them on the table.

"What, you want to bribe me?" said Zanava, picking up a quill pen and writing quickly on the paper.

"It's to pay back. Allegri scratched his head and explained.

"You'd better pay for it first. Zhanawa put away her pen and placed the blank paper in front of him.

Allegri stretched out his hand to pick it up, only to see that it read, "Expenses for treatment, one silver coin, official expenses, fifty-four copper coins, compensation for clothing, three silver coins...... and the total cost in the end was exactly five silver coins.

"Didn't that kid say that his mage robe, cut by some lady, costs ten gold coins?" asked Allegri, surprised.

"You can pay as much as you want," Zanawa replied indifferently, "and the value of the lost property in the case is assessed by our Sheriff's Department. ”

Allegri's heart was moved, but he didn't say anything more, obviously knowing that he couldn't get ten gold coins, Zhanawa took the initiative to withstand the pressure. But even if he has the identity of the mage chief, I am afraid that he will be criticized for this.

"You should have time to escape before I get to the scene, right?" the middle-aged mage put away the silver coins and asked intentionally or unintentionally, "Why don't you run away?"

"What if no one is guilty, what will Lanaya do? Surely the boy will not give up," Allegri confessed, "Besides, I didn't know at the time, it was you, my lord." ”

"Good thing you didn't run away. Most people don't know that although the sheriff's arcane sentinels are out of service during the day due to lack of funds, there are still additional arrangements at the entrance of the academy. If Allegri hadn't kept the blame behind and he continued to pursue it, Ranaya would have been out of luck.

He didn't say anything, Allegri didn't ask, and after another moment, the middle-aged mage who had finished sorting out the paperwork got up and beckoned at the same time, "Follow me." ”

After a series of complicated processes, I ran through the three floors of the security sub-office, and finally entered the final punishment stage.

The grim execution chamber has only a small narrow window. Zhanawa closed the iron door. Commanded, "Take off your shirt." ”

"How many hits?" Allegri grabbed the ring with both hands, baring his back, feeling a sense of shame.

The middle-aged mage smiled silently, and there were four long whips on the iron torture frame, and he took off the blue and white markings.

"Flogging? Zhanawa's voice rang out. Not talking to him, but with the demonic whip.

The glimmer flickered, and the whip swung on its own, crackling. However, Allegri did not feel much pain, but instead felt a tingling electric shock.

Thirty strokes later, several bare blood marks appeared on his back, and the leather whip rolled up automatically and retracted back into the iron frame. Zhanawa spreads out the paperwork and casts a "magic signature". The case is closed.

When Allegri walked out of the academy district sheriff's office, he didn't break his bones. He didn't know that there were four kinds of leather whips on the iron frame of the execution chamber, and Zhanawa chose the least lethal of them all, powered by electric magic energy.

To his surprise, Beverly and Lanaya were waiting not far from the door. Seeing him come out safely, there was an incredible look in his eyes.

"Are you alright?" Beverly looked him up and down. For his crimes, a whip is light.

"No," Allegri said, waving his hand and turning to Lanaya, "that kid's plot has not succeeded, and he will hold a grudge." In the future, when you are in the academy, be careful. ”

"I know, but he can't go too far, or he wouldn't have used this kind of trick," Lanaya hesitated. "And, thank you, Mr. Igo. ”

"We're just civilians, but the mage is a third-class citizen, isn't it a felony to commit a crime?"

"Aubrey is not an underage and is not punished as such. Zhanawa, who came with the horse, casually explained, and passed by. Before leaving work, he had to make one last round.

"Thank you, sir. Allegri shouted at his back, and a very shallow smile appeared on the serious face of the middle-aged mage.

As twilight fell, Allegri and Beverly took the last bus back to the docks.

Sure enough, as she said, Baicheng District was brightly lit, and it should have used electric energy to replace the magic circle, so it showed a unique blue and white luster.

As the carriage moved along, there were fewer and fewer people in the carriage, and Allegri turned his head to see the northern sky, a silver tower, emitting a scorching light.

The white light was similar to the Holy White Tower, but it was different, like a mirror cast of real silver, extremely bright, even a little dazzling.

"That's the Mirror Tower...... The tallest magic tower in Dover City, the lord himself is in charge. Beverly leaned over to help him.

Looking at this momentum, it should be an eight-story tower, Allegri thought for a moment, and said puzzledly, "I have seen this mirror tower before, but how can there be such light. ”

"Then it depends on the mood of Madame de Siris, she is a seven-ring archmage, and her actions are mysterious, and how can we measure them. An old man next to him interjected.

"Lady Desiris?" Allegri asked, "is that our Mage Lord of Dover?"

"Of course, she was a student of Master Kelzman, and she was a master of astrology. The white-haired old man seemed to be an enchanter, and when he mentioned "Keltzman", he raised his hand to his chest and said respectfully, "Great Arcane Hand." ”

Allegri chatted with him for a while, and not long after, the old man also got off the bus at a street corner, and only the two of them were left in the carriage.

When he closed his eyes to recuperate, Beverly, who was beside him, suddenly whispered, "Thank you for today's incident." ”

"It's all right," Allegri opened his eyes, "but I'm curious why your sister is so embarrassed when she is a genius girl?"

"It's not because of her crazy teacher," Beverly sighed, "when my sister was nine years old, one of the vice presidents of Evans College took a fancy to her talent and wanted to take Lanaya as an apprentice...... My father had long since died, leaving my mother struggling to support the family, and she was overjoyed to hear the news...... We're also having a good time. ”

Allegri listened quietly.

"But five years ago, the archmage went mad and publicly declared that the end was coming and that the whole world would be destroyed," Beverly continued, "not only did he publish articles in the mage journal, but he also went to Sindwar to give lectures, and later even bewitched a group of mages to go to the mainland and kill the children of doom first." ”

"Son of Doom?" Allegri didn't know that there was such a person on the mainland.

"It's the one who brought bad luck into this world," Beverly pouted, obviously unimpressed, "He didn't change his ways, and finally angered the Nine Rings Council, first he was stripped of his name as a "sage", and then he lost his position as vice president, was put under house arrest, without any source of income, and even brought Ranaya and our family, and suffered a lot of trouble...... It was during that time that my mother fell seriously ill and died. ”

"But what about you, why are you...... Embark on this path?" Allegri asked in a low voice. He wanted to ask this question for a long time.

"Because I'm willing to fall," Beverly laughed self-deprecatingly, "My sister became the Archmage's apprentice and got ten gold coins back every month, and I'm too lazy to do it, I haven't learned much of a trade, and I don't have much strength...... How am I going to support myself when something happens to him?"

"There's always some work that can be done. For some reason, Allegri thought of himself. When he first arrived in Dover, he was not the same.

"Do you think that a helpless girl who goes to work in the workshop will not be bullied?" Beverly asked rhetorically, "Besides, I have to not only support myself, but also earn as much as I can for Lanaya to learn magic...... She, but my only hope. ”

Allegri sighed, not knowing what to say.

"How much did you pay for going to the sheriff's office today?" Beverly pulled into her waist before remembering that the money bag had been given to her sister, and she leaned back on the cushion of her chair and assured, "Not today, I'll pay you back in two days." ”

"No, it didn't cost much. Allegri shook his head, Beverly had to do a few more things for the silver coins.

"Are you sympathetic to me?" Beverly glanced at him and asked sensitively, "Still feel dirty?"

"You've misunderstood," Allegri hurriedly remedied, "I mean don't need it for the time being, and I'll talk about it when you have money to spare, anyway, my pay is day-ending, and as long as I go to work, I won't go hungry." ”

The carriage came to a slow halt, and Allegri smelled the familiar smell of the sea again, and when they stepped out of the carriage, they saw the mirror tower illuminating, the sea and the sky shining, the stars dotted, and the waves sparkling like scales.

... (To be continued......)