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The words of this uninvited guest made the faces of all the apprentices present immediately turn ugly.

The atmosphere also became tense in an instant.

Penny picked up the water glass, he didn't expect this person to come directly for this, he rolled his eyes, suddenly smiled, and put the cup in his hand on the table on the side: "This lord, we may have some misunderstanding." ”

As he spoke, an invisible force burst out of his fingertips and silently wrapped around the body of Lord Bucklaw, who was apparently unaware.

"Misunderstanding? Devon Bucklaw clapped his hands, and a young apprentice came up with a cower.

Penny and the apprentices next to him narrowed their eyes.

He was Basdy Duncan.

"Yes, my lord, these apprentices are in collusion to get this alien liar to get hold of Lord Zoth's relics. ”

"Do you have any explanation for that, sir?" said Devon Bucklau, squinting at Penny, with a disrespectful expression.

"Explanation? I don't need any explanation. Penny glanced at the apprentice, who lowered his head in a cold sweat as he stared.

Penny frowned, he hardly expected this apprentice to do such a stupid thing, he smelled a trace of something not quite normal, and moved his gaze to this Lord Bucklaw: "This man is a defector here, and he also killed an apprentice, what he said without evidence is probably not credible, as for the liar's statement, it is even more false slander, although I am far from Mr. Zoss, but it is indeed related, and more importantly, his apprentices all agree with me inheriting his relics." ”

Penny said a lot of half-truths, and continued to look at Devon Bucklaw: "Besides, oh, sir, where is the magic protection on you?"

This nonsensical remark made Devon Bucklau stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed suddenly.

Because a cool breeze poured in from outside the hall, he realized that all the magic protection on his body had been eliminated at some point.

His body trembled, his stool was unstable, and he almost sat on the ground.

Don't be surprised by his gaffes.

No wizard would allow himself to appear in front of others without the slightest protective spell, and after Penny entered the Fifth Ring of the Magic Net and the methodology took shape, his magic became strong enough to keep a spell on his body for a long time, and now he was protected by several layers of spell enchantment outside of his body, which allowed him to deal with most unexpected situations.

And the six-ring mage with a spell trigger has an endless stream of tricks, and it is a very brain-consuming thing to kill a mage of this level.

Not only mid- and high-level spellcasters, but also low-level wizards, also know that they should always be protected, either with the help of items or in other ways, they can have some protection on their robes for a long time, and in many cases, these spells protect the life of a spellcaster.

So when Devon Bucklaw found that all the magic protection on his body had disappeared, and the power of those magic props had fallen into a dead silence, it was as if he had been thrown into the sea of falling stars naked, and panic was a matter of course.

And what scared him even more was that he didn't even notice when the magic protection on his body was gone.

He quickly looked around, but no matter how he sensed it, he couldn't detect any traces of spell casting or spell traps, which made his mood even lower, with the spell protection on his body, even if it was openly cracked, it would take several spells to wipe it clean, and he didn't think that he would be unaware of it in the process.

One by one, he swept his gaze across the faces of the apprentices across from him, who apparently didn't know why he had suddenly sat down on the ground with a look of surprise.

So his eyes finally rested on Pan Diesel who was sitting upright.

Penny picked up the crystal cup, took a sip of the tea in it, and tasted the bitterness until a hint of sweetness bloomed on the tip of his tongue, and his eyes were slightly dazed.

There are several places where black tea is produced in Faerun, but porcelain is rare, so he has to use this cup to drink tea, such a vassal and elegant practice, if some real high-class people see it, I am afraid that they will laugh off their big teeth.

However, he just doesn't like to drink and doesn't want to drink plain water.

For Penny, it was not difficult to crack the spell protection on this wizard's body, and he didn't even need to deliberately guide the spell, just as the protection spell of a low-level mage could not cope with the attack of a high-level mage, at such a close distance, he could easily see through the protective spell on this Devon Bucklaw's body, and then tear it apart with a hidden energy arrow. ,

While it is difficult for the average five-ring wizard to do this, Penny's abilities are sufficient.

It also gave him a deeper understanding of the man's spell level.

It doesn't seem like this person has been promoted to a full-fledged wizard for too long, and his spell power is too weak.

Devon Bucklau stood up with a gloomy face, and now he began to look seriously at the wizard who seemed to be young.

He is indeed a newly promoted spellcaster, although he has the name of a director, but in this kind of wizarding guild, few wizards are willing to waste time to hold some positions, so the power of a mage cannot be judged from the position.

Because he had not been promoted to the position for a long time, he did not have his own mage tower, so when he heard that Zos had died, he was immediately moved, and driven by greed, he rushed over without thinking too much about things.

It wasn't until now that I was hit on the head that I woke up.

How can a person who has been chosen as a successor by a group of apprentices, even if he is not related to Zoth by blood, be so simple as a liar?

He couldn't see the level of this man's spells, and he couldn't even see what spells this young man was carrying, which made his heart gradually cold.

He even forgot to stand up for a moment.

"My lord, I think as a mage, it's not appropriate to talk to each other without any protective spells, you can go out and prepare for it first, and then come and talk to me about this later. Penny looked at Devon Bucklau, whose face was uncertain, and smiled slightly.

The corners of Devine Bucklaw's mouth twitched, and he slowly stood up, without speaking, winking at a few of his attendants, and turning away without looking back.

The back can't help but feel a little gray.

"My lord, what did you just do?" Rand couldn't help but be a little curious when he saw Director Bucklaw leave without saying a word with his tail between his legs like a defeated dog.

Their spell level is shallow, of course, they don't know that this arrogant director was quietly stripped of a layer of clothes by Penny, the wizard smiled, and then explained briefly, the mouths of the apprentices gradually widened, but then Rand's face became ugly again, which also made Penny a little strange.

"My lord, the father of this director is Lord Dirot, one of the three elders of the association, his status is very high, and he himself is narrow-minded, mean and greedy, if you tease him like this, I am afraid he will not give up easily. ”

"Elder?" the wizard frowned.

It sounds imposing, but he doesn't quite understand the internal structure of the Wizards of the Coast Guild.

"They are the three most powerful adults in the association. Rand respectfully explained, "The status is higher than that of the president, this ...... Well, the councilor was promoted a year ago, and he was not qualified to serve as the guild councilor of Simon City, and he was only able to get this position because of the elders. ”

"Sounds like a nuisance. Penny narrowed his eyes and muttered in the direction Bucklaw had left.

It's not hard to know that he offended a guy with a background, and it seems to be a bit difficult......

"Apprentice, can you explain...... "On the path outside the manor, several of Devon Bucklaw's attendants pressed the apprentice Basti Duncan to the ground, and the Governor's tone was full of annoyance, and his face was still red with anger: "You came to inform me in the morning that this guy is a liar. ”

"But this crook was able to remove all the protection from me when I wasn't looking. He roared, "Even my father can't do this, and this is what you call a liar?"

Basdy Duncan shook his whole body: "My lord, I really don't know, I always thought he was a liar, and those people in Rand have been looking at me for a long time, and they don't discuss anything with me." ”

He seemed to be trembling in his reply, but no one noticed the sneer of the successful conspiracy lurking on his deeply lowered face.

This middle-aged wizard has the support of an elder, and he has always acted arrogantly and domineeringly, and this time he has made a mistake, and it is absolutely impossible to go back like this.

Wizards are no better than nobles, especially wizards who have gained great power and status through self-study, they do not need to be as often intrigued with others as nobles, and such wizards will be the object of praise and respect wherever they go, so there is little need for politeness.

Of course, in a place where there are groups of wizards like Serre, wizards will become more sober and rational under the pressure of competition, more adept at fighting people, and covering up their intrigues with hypocrisy and self-cultivation, but in other parts of Faerun, high-level wizards are very rare, and they are respected everywhere, so there is no need for that kind of thing. ,

Therefore, many high-level wizards have a bad temper, and they will not educate their children to cultivate their own character.

And when the children of a high-ranking wizard also become wizards, don't expect his upbringing to be much better.

If you offend such a person, the trouble in the future will definitely be endless.

Although Basdy Duncan was reprimanded, he was in a good mood because his provocation was very effective.

This group of guys must not be allowed to occupy Zos's legacy so satisfactorily.

If you want to kill me, you all have to die

Everyone has some psychological defects to some extent, and the common one is called narrow-mindedness.

A little hatred can make him remember it for a lifetime, if he was hurt today, he can't wait to get revenge back today, not to mention that someone wants his life?

Basdy Duncan is one such person.

Duncan tried his best to discern Devon Bucklaw, convincing the wizard that he was just an unwitting fool, and then adding fuel to the anger of the Bucklau Governors to Pan Diesel on the manor, after all, the shame of being stripped naked in front of the public was deep in the heart of the Bucklau governor, and his hateful gaze was fixed on the manor behind him, and his teeth rattled.

"How can the property of the guild be occupied by an outsider? Basdy Duncan's provocation struck a chord with the Bucklau governor.

Because as a wizard, he didn't even have a complete mage tower himself.

Building a mage tower requires a huge amount of assets, and a wizard is already stretched thin to build one in his lifetime, and he can't touch the slightest light from his elder father.

So when he first heard Duncan's whistleblowing, he almost immediately burned with greed.

Under Penny, he planted a heel lightly, and more importantly, he lost face, anger, shame, jealousy, and greed made him irrepressible hatred:

"An alien guy dares to covet the property of the association?"

In fact, he already regarded this mage tower as his own, and if Zos's inheritance was really included in the association according to the agreement with the wizarding association, it would not be difficult for him to collect these properties into his own hands with his status means.

So two days later, when Penny and his apprentices were not ready to take over the Mage's Tower, a messenger dressed as an officer respectfully came with a letter of notice: "Sir, there is news that you are disguising yourself as a distant relative of the late Lord Zos in order to defraud him of his inheritance, and the Wizards of the Coast have filed a complaint with the Simon Court, and in accordance with the will of the Governing Council, we have decided to hear the case in three days' time. ”。

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