Damn it......

Marcchi trembled and scrambled to his feet, feeling as if he had been crushed from his mind to body under the three blows of decay, mental confusion, and physical impact.

He should be glad that Penny Sean didn't want to kill him - after all, Sean didn't think he had the capital to kill his colleagues in broad daylight with impunity, otherwise the final spell would not be a battering ram but a lightning beam or a flaming arrow.

However, the red-robed mage with a scar on his head obviously did not mean to be grateful, but remembered this junior red-robed more deeply in his heart, and reluctantly cast a spell to remove the negative energy from his body, he gritted his teeth and considered whether to make a fear spell at the gate of the Waujin Temple, but considering that this might be a provocation to a god, he hesitated, and in a moment of hesitation, his knight had already come over and supported him:

"My lord, the Androcigar is inside. ”

"Androciga?" Marcchi's face twitched, and then anger was replaced by contemplation: "Androsiga of the Exchange?"

"Yes. Knight Serge said respectfully.

Palad Andesiga, Mentor of the Ring of Illusion, Master of the Sanowon Exchange, and a close confidant of the Governor of Sazaha.

Marchi thought for a while, felt that there was no face to go in to meet him, and his hatred for Penny Sean was a few more layers, and a grim look appeared on his face: "Let's go, go back and check where the kid just came from, this account will be settled slowly." ”

Knight Ser nodded, and helped the red-robed mage out of the exchange.

......

"Oh~ don't be nervous, the victor is not condemned, not to mention that nothing big has happened, has he?" Inside the temple, the old man in the red robe with white thread embroidered on it smiled and looked kind, but Penny could detect the hideousness in the tear-like mark between the corners of his eye—such marks came from some dangerous spell.

So he didn't expect this old man to be a harmless person.

But it seems that he and Hughes are very familiar: "But I was pleasantly surprised, little Hughes, that you are out of business." ”

"I'm assisting Sean, Uncle Pallad. Hughes smiled, and Penny immediately understood that these two people were very familiar, so he was relieved, but the next moment he saw the old man's gaze pointing over, which was full of doubts: "Oh, the divine grace of the Lady of Fortune, and you can still get Hughes's follow, you must know that Hughes's family has tried many methods to make him leave the Eye of Eternal Sight, junior, you are not simple." ”

"You've won a prize. Penny said in a modest tone: "I'm just an ordinary red robe. ”

"Ordinary? The place where you work is not ordinary. Parad Andesiga stroked his beard and looked Penny up and down for a while, "How is it?

"My lord, we hope to be able to make some achievements where we are in office, if you have any concerns...... Penny owes himself, and at the same time his mind is in turmoil, it seems that the mage does not want Hughes to risk with him.

In fact, it is true, due to strength, although Androsiga's status in the Mage Guild is not high, but he is a very shrewd person, although his attainments in magic are mediocre, he is a man with exquisite faces, and there are few real enemies in the Mage Guild, he saw Hughes, and he germinated the idea of transferring him to a safe place.

This will please the bigwigs of Focal once.

"I don't have any concerns. Hughes frowned, he was not sluggish, he knew what Pallad thought, and said directly to the old man: "My lord, I know what you mean. ”

"Oh, I'm nosy. Androsiga raised an eyebrow: "But Hughes, it's really very dangerous there, you have to know that a lot of people are thinking about giving up there." ”

"Hmm...... If it's a dull place to be an ordinary bureaucrat, I'd rather stay in the eye of eternal sight. Hughes said and patted Penny on the shoulder, "Not to mention that I trust my partner." ”

"Oh......" Androsiga glanced at Penny a few times, noticing the confidence in his calm expression, which had always remained the same, and then there was a little curiosity in his eyes, "I thought you didn't know anything and just went headlong into that place." ”

"Thank you, sir, for your interest in Hughes and me, but we are working on the situation there, and we really don't want to give up until we get results. Penny said so respectfully.

"Result?hmm......" Androsiga had a serious expression: "What result do you want?"

"At least let the political axe gain enough dominance there. ”

"There are not only bandits and unruly people, but also the Mullans of the south, but I don't know what you have. Androsiga said with a smile.

"No matter how difficult it is, always try it, and the red robe should not run away from the struggle. Penny groaned for a moment, his tone shifted, and his seriousness became relaxed again: "The worst outcome is to run away with a teleportation scroll." ”

The old man let out a burst of laughter, and finally patted Penny on the shoulder: "Yes, you have the courage to have such determination." Little Hughes, you're an interesting companion, and I'm starting to know a little bit why you want to get out of that institute because of him. ”

From the bottom of his bones, Searle admires the courage to dare to fight against difficulties, if there is still some deceit and wisdom in the courage, he is an exemplary red-robed mage.

Of course, there must be enough cruelty and ferocity. But the old man didn't pay attention to that.

"I also believe in my own vision. Hughes's expression also revealed a bit of smugness, as if he was very proud of Penny.

Penny was secretly a little embarrassed when he heard this.

"Oh...... It's not too early, I should go to the castle lord to restore my life, if you need anything, you can find a way to inform me. The old man glanced at Penny and Hughes a few more times, then turned and walked away.

"Well, it seems that he has a good relationship with you. Penny glanced at Hughes: "Being so affectionate to you, it seems that he and Focal are not enemies." ”

"Of course, Dalamos and Focal are not exactly allies on the same front, but they are on good terms, and this old man is a good guy - at least within the Mage Council. Hughes nodded.

"Aren't they exactly on the same front?" Penny chewed on a somewhat tongue-twisting sentence, a confused expression on his face gradually appeared, "How many fronts are there in the Mage Society?"

He was deeply curious about the political situation in Serge.

"It depends on the interest networks run by the major families......" Hughes looked at Penny, "It's okay to tell you, friend, it's good for you to know sooner." Outside of Searle, the Focal and Rem families had a large number of trading outlets, and they usually preferred to deal with internal and external political issues in a moderate manner, so as not to affect legitimate trade, and these were Searle's...... Moderates, so to speak. ”

Penny remembered Hughes's birthplace and the Ream family's fame in the Mage's Guild, and nodded knowingly

"And Odyssilon once controlled the military department of Serge, until now, their family still has a huge influence in the military department - do not be blinded by their temporary weakening, as long as they want, a war can regain their original position in the military department, and they are mainly engaged in the slave trade, so they need war more, so they always expect to wage war with the outside world, and most of Serge's foreign aggression in history was initiated by them, so they are typical hardliners. ”

Hearing this, a layer of cold sweat broke out in the pores of Penny's heart, as he quickly thought of what he had wreaked havoc in the Northlands, and the consequences it had caused, and he seemed to have formed a bond with the family.

"Actually, moderates and hardliners are just imposed, in fact, ......" Hughes did not notice Penny's face, and continued: "The Ream family also has supporters of hard-line policies, and Odyssilon also has peace-loving people, but because such people are in the minority and excluded in their respective families, they cannot interfere in the family's political position, but when the two factions in a family represent even more interests, there is a centrist. ”

"The centrists, including Dalamos, Fras, and Bouvare?" Hearing Hughes say this, Penny frowned: "Could it be that the internal contradictions of Fras are very sharp?"

"No, no, no...... In fact, there is nothing too fierce within the Flass, only because the main conflict of the Mage Society has nothing to do with them - the main force of the Flas comes from their intelligence agencies and the thieves under them. So in a way, whoever holds the power has to rely on them, but the other way around...... Any family can have ill will towards it. ”

Penny nodded, remembering the debate at the top of Mount Serre, and it was not surprising that people on both sides seemed to be trying to dispower Frass, "What about the other two?"

"The other two...... Because the Necromantic Chief has been in business for more than a hundred years, basically everyone within Dalamós obeys his will. Houston paused: "You must know that Searle was once completely controlled by Lord Sazastan, so their position is the power and status of this lord. ”

"You're saying which faction, whether moderate or hard-liner, will he support as long as it is more conducive to Lord Sazastan's consolidation of power?"

Hughes nodded approvingly: "Yes, yes, so now the moderates have his support, also because the hardliners and the Bouvare family have pitted him too badly in the past." ”

"It's a demonic incident. Boire was against him too?"

"Oh...... The position of the Bouval family is quite special, how can I say it......" Hughes frowned, as if organizing words: "You know, they are the oldest nobles in Serville, and the main power is within the Red Robe Mage Guild organization. ”

Penny nodded, this common sense every red-robed mage knew.

"They have a purpose as a family. Hughes's expression gradually became serious: "No matter what position the members of the family stand on, as long as the various forces of the Mage Guild are too seriously unbalanced, or on the verge of complete collapse and civil strife, they will do their best to prevent this from happening; ”

"I see. Penny suddenly realized, and his expression gradually became solemn: "...... It's complicated. ”

He sighed.

If it weren't for Hughes's explanation, he wouldn't have known about these things, and the different positions of these families together constituted the struggle and conflict inside and outside Serre.

Wandering between them, the slightest carelessness will shatter your bones.

Now he had a feeling of walking on thin ice.

All that had to be said was done, and Hughes fell silent when he saw Penny's heavy expression.

"Mr. Sean, your pig iron is ready. "The pastor of Wokin came over. A few big men in the back pushed a cart with neatly stacked pieces of pig iron.

"Thank you. Penny put the pieces of iron away one by one with the magic bag and thanked him, "But are you sure you don't need to collect money?"

"We've received the money. The priest was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Look at the divine grace that the goddess has given you......

Penny took out the cheque that the priest had handed him back, and his pupils dilated, because the flashing '50,000' on it had become '49,100', and he was shocked not that the priest had given him 100 gold coins, but because it actually had the same effect as a bank card.

An idea immediately entered his head.

Working entrusted him with finding a way to expand the influence of the church, isn't there a ready-made measure?

He looked down and pondered for a moment, then walked over to the statue of the goddess and began to pray.