"Actually, I'm not a complete Searle. Hughes scratched his head: "You pay attention to my last name." ”

"Not a Serge?" Penny was a little surprised, isn't it a Serb who can be a red-robed mage?

It's incredible.

The recruitment criteria of the Red Robe Mage Guild have been relaxed a lot in recent centuries, from 'pure-blooded Mullan nobles' to 'Mullan nobles' and then to 'Mullans'...... You know, more than 70 percent of the people who live in Searle are of some Mulin ancestry......

This Mullans and Mullers of Mulholland have completely different definitions.

At the time of the fall of the Imaska Empire, the inhabitants of Serre were mostly of Lythmanic origin, and when the Mulholland Empire ruled the area, the Mullands became the rulers. The Celtic Rebellion and the Battle of Orc Gate turned the situation upside down - over the next 2,000 years, this part of the primitive Mullands and Lyselmen gradually merged as required by the situation - due to the dominance of the Selmullans, this mixed race was still called the Mullans, but it was no longer the same people as the Mullands in the Mulholland Empire.

The remaining 30 percent or so of the Searles are of Neo-Lyser Men who had migrated from the Northland to Searle during the war after the founding of the Searles, and this part of the population was not of high status in Searle. Some became freemen, most were slaves, and few were able to climb to high positions, and the overall number was decreasing over time.

Therefore, most of the children of the Searles are now likely to become red-robed mages. But if it's a foreigner, it's a bit fantastical.

Penny waited for Hughes to continue, wondering where he had heard the surname Trofidi.

"Oh, the reason for this may seem a little strange to you, because my father and some of the higher-ups of the Mage Guild have decided to let me keep this surname. Hughes said, "Because the surname has a very special place in a region to the west." ”

"Uh......?"

"Hantu, have you heard of this place? Trofidi is one of several well-known big landowner families in that country, and the center is in the Raven Cliffs, well, my mother is a member of this family. Hughes explains, "When I was born, my father was in charge of the Serre Concession there. ”

"I see. Penny nodded knowingly.

In recent years, the Searle magical goods industry has developed rapidly, and in order to further develop, Searle sent politicians to negotiate with the rulers of the various regions of Faerun to reach some level of agreement to establish the Searle Concession in these areas.

As a transit point between the Desperate Eastern Regions and the Hartland region, Hantu was of great significance to the trade and circulation of Serre, so it is not surprising that the Sere Concession was established there.

In order to achieve this goal, it is essential to befriend the local nobles, and marriage is a good way.

While marrying Searle's red-robed robe may sound strange to those who live in most of Feron, it's not impossible, so Penny isn't overly surprised by it.

"Oh~ You know that Hantu is a terrible place, Raven Cliff was played hard by a mayor dressed as a pirate more than ten years ago......"

Penny nodded as he listened, it was indeed an anecdote, among the cities of the Vast Lands, Raven's Bluff was known for its open magical merchandise industry and political atmosphere that was almost apolitical as it pleased, and because of this, this place had caused a lot of trouble, and there was once a thing that was absurd enough to be recorded in a novel. A conspirator organized a powerful group of pirates to attack the frustrated city, but he himself changed his face and entered the city as an adventurer to lead the citizens to fight off the pirates, and was elected mayor, a farce that would not be revealed until a few years later......

"Uh...... Because of the many changes of regime during that time, there was serious turmoil, and many local nobles suffered disasters~ including Trofidi. Hughes recalled: "Many core members died, and then there was not so good news - the new mayor who had driven out the crooks was a political enemy of the Trofidi family...... So...... The Serre Concession of Raven Cliff was sealed, and some of the remaining members of Trofidi were expelled from the political system. ”

"So......" Penny frowned, seeming to understand why the red-robed mage would let Hughes keep the last name.

"Yes, they have plans to use my bloodline and Trofidi's prestige to re-establish authority over Raven Bluff in due course. Hughes pouted: "You see, these people have more intentions on me than you and Rekita just discussed, with this contrast, how can I be angry because of your little thoughts?"

"You seem to hate this kind of thing?" Penny was keenly aware of the boredom in Hughes's eyes, he already knew something about the red-robed surname - he rarely expressed his negative emotions in a fierce way, and this demeanor was already indicative.

"It doesn't matter if I hate it, living in this kind of place will inevitably be used a few times, not to mention that this is also the responsibility given to me by my identity. Hughes smiled, "But there are some things, even if I have to do them, don't expect me to put in a penny of extra energy for them." ”

"What a dashing idea. Penny shook his head disapprenously: "But I think with your current idea, as long as you enter this plan, it may be impossible to live according to your own wishes in the future." ”

"How many people in this world can live their lives as they wish?" Hughes raised his non-existent eyebrows, "So let's indulge more while you can." ”

"Indulgence? Can you call it indulgence by squatting here and digging into the pile of old papers?" Penny thought for a moment, and when he said this, he had already used a provocative tone.

"Sean, you don't understand, I'm a few years older than you, I lived there when I was a child, and my father was busy with the affairs of the concession and didn't have time to enlighten me in the arcane, so I studied in a sage's house. Hughes said, his eyebrows fluttering: "Oh, what a happy day, the old man's house has a dozen shelves of books, in his opinion, the prerequisite for becoming an arcane researcher is erudition, those books are his travels notes, the writing is very interesting, I can still remember some interesting fragments in it...... But when I came to Searle, I found that most of the red-robed apprentices were not up to the mark by this standard - they were all trained to be spell machines. ”

Saying that, Hughes's expression turned to a faint nostalgia: "When I was studying in the Red Robe Academy, I sometimes relied on these things to kill time, this practice always reminds me of my days in Hantu, for me, it is more like my hometown, well, a little noisy, scattered, and with the romance of the bay, it is completely different from the tense and breathless atmosphere of Serge. ”

"Hmm...... To be honest, you are waiting for the arrangement of those big people here, although you can still do some of the things you want to do, but your heart is probably still uneasy. Penny thought for a moment and said.

"Uneasy, which eye do you see that I'm uneasy?" Hughes frowned when he heard this, and there was a clear look of irritation in his eyes.

Penny's mood relaxed slightly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, knowing that he had found a breakthrough:

"Look...... You've been told that it's actually a very passive way to wait like this, and if I were you, I should use the initiative to grasp more power. ”

"Take the initiative to take power?"

Penny nodded: " Yes, because it will make you safer, you know, the political situation in Serre is very sinister, although your identity will give you strong protection in some inconsequential places in the country, but once the stakes rise to the level of the state, the power that your identity will bring to you will not be so great, as far as I know, there are not a few enemies of Focal, if the plan of the mage will be carried out in the Handi, you will be the center of the plan will be concerned and calculated by all parties, at that time, can you still guarantee your own safety?"

"Uh...... What you say seems to make a lot of sense...... But will your assistance be more reliable than my family's?" Hughes frowned and nodded, thought for a moment, and shook his head again.

"I'm not sure about that, but you...... Do you know or trust those people in your family?"

Hughes was silent for a moment, then shook his head again.

"But you know us at least to a certain extent. Penny smiled, he knew that if Hughes trusted his people, he wouldn't be here: "Although I don't know how much trust we can generate between us, and I don't know how much capital and initiative my struggle with Rekita can add to you, but as long as you take action, it will definitely have an effect, and maybe I don't know when I can help you." What's more, we're honest enough that you can deeply understand our intentions, and I won't force you to do something you don't want to do. ”

He looked at Hughes's gradually stretched eyebrows and continued, "Perhaps...... You can also experience a new kind of life, which is completely different from digging into old papers, I don't know if you will like it, but if you don't try it, wouldn't life be very monotonous?"

Penny finished speaking, and quietly looked at the red robe opposite.

Hughes had already put down the book in his hand, his eyes looked at the ceiling, a little sluggish, and only after a long time did he let out a sigh: "Hmm...... Sean, I have to say that you are very eloquent, like those church-trained preachers. ”

"You agree?"

"No, I have a question, it'......" Hughes stared into Penny's eyes, "What is your purpose in doing this?"

"I'm just trying to make some changes. Penny thought for a moment and said, "If you change yourself, maybe you can change more things, and maybe you can make everything go for the better." ”

Hughes listened to these words, his expression was confused for a while, and finally nodded slowly, stood up and turned to his room: "I'll think about giving you an answer in a few days." ”

"Well, yes, you moved him. Rekita walked over.

He said he had to think about it. ”

"Oh, this guy's last name, he said he had agreed to think about it. Rekita pouted disapprovingly: "His seemingly stubborn but weak assertiveness will make him continue to lean towards your remarks in the process of 'considering', because he has been moved by what you say." ”

"Uh......" Penny was stunned for a moment and sighed, "How do I feel like I've done something despicable." ”

"Despicable?" Rekita sneered twice, "I've long found out that your heart is full of things that don't fit Serge's style, such as this boring weakness. ”

"Perhaps. Penny shook his head helplessly.

"Oh, you know very well that this weakness is unnecessary, for you have told him all our intentions, and it is indeed in his favor to do so. Rekita said again.

"You're right, so let's think about how we can start our education. Penny shook his head and leaned back in his chair as if relaxed.

"Education?" said a sarcastic smile on Ligeta's lips.

......

Southern part of the province of Sussel.

The wind-blown wilderness, endless dust as far as the eye can see.

Although Searle's climate is not good, there are not many wildernesses in the true sense of the word due to the mages using the power of arcane to control the weather in local agricultural areas.

Such a large piece of plain wasteland is even rarer, only because this place is relatively special.

This is a research institute under the Plastic Energy Department of the Red Robe Mage Society, and its name is very simple, it is called 'Meteorite'.

The reason for this name is not only because of the unique simplicity of the plastic energy mage, but more because the main building of this research institute is a huge meteorite that has been excavated from countless caves, and this meteorite is also the largest in the whole of the region.

As the central institution of the Plastic Energy Department, it is usually noisy, which is directly related to the surname of the Plastic Energy Department of magic, Fireball, Ice Storm, Lightning Beam, and Missile Storm...... In the study of these spells, if there is a slight accident, the sound and light effects can be imagined.

As a result, mages who were scorched by their experiments were often carried to another nearby building, the temple of Korsus, where messengers from the fire elemental gods would heal the wounded.

Behind the temple of Korsus, there is another mansion inhabited by some of the characters of the Odyssylon family.

As one of the six families, Odyssillon has extraordinary influence in the Sculpting Academy and the Searle Military Department, but now he has suffered a serious blow due to the defeat of a political battle. The aftermath of the tremor was far from dissipating, and in the basement of the mansion, a wizard of about twenty years old sat by a fire, his face cold.

Perhaps his age made it unlikely that he would be a powerful mage, but in this historic family, his extraordinary lineage would obviously give him an extremely high status.

"Oh~ my dear ally, we have helped you as best we can, but you have obviously not helped us, so we cannot fulfill our promise with you. He gazed at the beating flame in the furnace and said in an arrogant tone that dragged a long note.

"Didn't help? no, no, it didn't help. A hoarse voice jumped from the beating flames: "I have done my best, in fact, you also have to bear some responsibility for your negligence." ”

"Oh?" The wizard raised an eyebrow that didn't exist, as if he had heard some fresh joke, "I've never heard that demons would talk about such a thing as responsibility." ”

"The multiverse is moving forward, and we need to keep up with the times, right?" the demon's tone seemed light-hearted, "Besides, too long a life has already caused me to lose many of my due qualities, and now I just hope to be able to regain my strength soon." ”

"Obviously, as things stand, you might as well go back to the abyss and start over, and I'm willing to give you this opportunity. The wizard's tone grew worse and worse: "Look, Odyssilon's power has been severely weakened, and your church is about to disappear, and it is no longer realistic for you to expect us to help you recover your strength." ”

"No, no, of course not, as long as there is a war, according to your influence in the military department, it is easy to get what you want in the war, can you, and I can use it to restore my strength. The demon's voice was hoarse: "Until then, I think we have a chance for mutual benefit. ”

"War? yes, we're trying to find a way to get Searle to start another war. The wizard pulled up his fingers, his back sinking deep into the soft leather backrest, "But before I do that, I want to know who is responsible for causing us to suffer such a huge loss?!"

"It was a young wizard who didn't have much power, and seemed to be your apprentice. The demon was silent for a while, and then suddenly said.

"Our apprentice?" the wizard looked surprised, "That sounds incredible to me, Lord Demon, how could an apprentice have such abilities?"

"Actually, it was, although I hadn't heard him say his name conclusively, oh, it was my negligence, but I was sure I would recognize him when I saw him again. The demon said, "In several of our actions, I have sensed that unique soul through the power I have bestowed on the faithful, and he must be a key figure even if he is not the mastermind among those who have broken our plans. Pity...... I don't have an accurate message about him in this form, otherwise the prophecy spell would have saved us a lot of trouble. ”

"Oh~ That's great, although trying to find this person in Serre is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, but I think we can try our luck and send some spies to the north to investigate. With a sinister glint in the wizard's eyes, he stood up from his chair: "Now I'm going out to work, and before I try to start a war, I have to solve the family's current troubles, and then...... Climb to a good position that is impactful enough. ”

"I think my knowledge and strength can help you. The flames in the furnace jumped a few times.

"Of course, our contract is not over yet, and I will use your power to find the guy who did the bad thing, and I wish us a happy cooperation in the future. The wizard smiled, stretched out his hand to the stove, and chanted the incantation.

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