The Original Vampire

  When Colin got off the carriage, he saw the tall and thin figure wearing a silver mage robe in front of the motorcade.

  In fact, if he hadn’t run out just to find an excuse, Colin wouldn’t have wanted to see the speaker of the Mages Council at all.

  In Colin’s opinion, this old mage’s political sensitivity was too low, and he could not see the situation clearly.

  I don’t know if it’s because I spent so much time on arcane research that I neglected other aspects.

  ”Good day, Viscount Angelet!”

  ”Good day, Mr. Ernest.” Colin greeted with a smile, but his eyes were looking around as if he were admiring the scenery in the fields.

  Ernest didn’t pay attention to Colin’s slightly rude behavior and asked: “I wonder if you can let me see the Duke?” “

  I’m sorry, the Duke is in poor health. If you have anything, just tell me directly. I will convey it to you.”

  Ernest sighed, seeming to understand Vera’s attitude.

  After the other party converts to the Lord of Glory, I am afraid that he will become increasingly alienated from the Mage Council, and it will be impossible for him to obtain preferential treatment in the North through his status as a mage.

  However, for the sake of the future of the Council of Mages, Ernest still wanted to give it a try and said:

  ”Your Excellency, Viscount, I took the liberty to come here this time in the hope that the Duke would remember the past friendship and relax restrictions on mages. Let us be able to travel in the north as we did before.”

  Colin had already heard about the restrictions on mages mentioned by Ernest. Of course, this was also the consequence of Mr. Jin’s sacrifice to Fallen Eagle City.

  Since the casting conditions of the forbidden spell “Eye of Judgment” spread, the hostility of the entire Radiant Empire towards mages has immediately risen to a higher level. Every lord of the empire has begun to worry about whether their territory will become the target of sacrifices by mages.

  As a result, all the major lords in the empire tacitly issued a ban on mages, strictly prohibiting any mages from entering the cities under their rule.

  Of course, it is not difficult for mages to disguise themselves as ordinary people and sneak into imperial cities. After all, not every city’s guards can accurately distinguish mages from the crowd.

  However, this still brought great trouble to the mages.

  This is about why the mages wanted to enter the cities of the Glorious Empire.

  It stands to reason that the Mage Council does not believe in the Lord of Radiance and is naturally an enemy of the Empire, but in fact, they cannot do without the Empire.

  To become a mage, you must have arcane talent, but this talent is extremely rare, with a probability of almost one in a thousand, or even one in a thousand. Therefore, it is difficult to find a mage apprentice, relying solely on the population of the city of Yeville. It is estimated that the mages have long since cut off their inheritance.

  Therefore, although mages hate the Glorious Empire, they always have to come to the empire to find apprentices with arcane talents.

  If you want to know a child’s arcane talent, you must cast a test spell. However, the arcane fluctuations produced by this test spell will reveal the location of the mages.

  This is why it doesn’t work for mages to pretend to be ordinary people and sneak into the city. As long as they want to find talented apprentices, they must continue to cast test spells, which will then attract the city defense army…

  Under the current tense situation, every A-lord will be particularly sensitive to arcane fluctuations in his city. Once discovered, he will immediately dispatch elite troops to search and arrest. After catching the mages who have sneaked in, he will hang them without hesitation.

  That’s why Ernest panicked.

  ”Sorry, Lord Ernest, I cannot agree to your request. As for the reason, I believe you should also know. Vera will also not put her people in danger.”

  Colin did not hesitate. He rejected the other party’s request. The mage’s life and death had nothing to do with him.

  Ernest said again in an urgent tone: “Viscount Angele, the Council of Mages has listed the ‘Blade of Judgment’ as a forbidden technique. Please believe that we have absolutely no idea of ​​sacrificing innocent people.

  If you are still not at ease, I can limit the level of mages entering the North to below level three, and they will have absolutely no ability to release forbidden spells.

  Moreover, once they do anything inappropriate, the city defense army can easily catch them.”

  Colin shrugged. He shrugged, still shaking his head, and said, “Sorry, this will still arouse the resentment of the northern lords.”

  Ernest heard that Colin’s tone was slightly relaxed, and he felt excited, and quickly threw out a bait:

  ”Your Excellency, Viscount, do you want to know which high-level mage cast a spell to blow up the cliff in Shadow Canyon and block the Black Cavalry’s retreat in the canyon?”

  Colin’s face changed, and he finally became interested.

  To be honest, if Ernest still thought that the old relationship between Vera and the mage alone could open the door to the mage in the North, that would be too naive. But fortunately, the other party finally woke up and understood that only by giving the North what it wants can there be room for negotiation.

  ”Tell me his name and relevant evidence proving that this person is involved in the conspiracy against the Black Cavalry. After I confirm it, I can agree to allow mages below level three to freely enter and leave the North.”

  Ernest’s face showed. Finally, he smiled, his frown relaxed, and he was not worried at all whether Colin would break his promise. He immediately said:

  ”Sir Viscount, this person is the Duke’s teacher, Master Kusius!”

  ”Ku Xiu Si!” Hughes?”Colin raised his eyebrows, a little surprised by this answer.

  But then he felt that it was really possible. After all, when Mr. Jin was offering sacrifices to Fallen Eagle City, he had arranged for Master Cusius to guard outside the city to prevent any disturbance. Therefore, these two people had long colluded together.

  When Mr. Jin was plotting against the Black Cavalry, it was indeed reasonable for him to arrange for Master Cusius to go to Shadow Canyon to cooperate with the Eastern Territory.

  ”Yes, it’s Cusius. Your Excellency, Viscount, if you don’t believe it, you can send someone to the East to investigate. It was the Pegasus Legion that set up an ambush in the Shadow Canyon, although most of them have died in the Black Cavalry Army. However, there is also a group of wounded soldiers who have returned to Bailu City long ago.

  These people have all seen Cusius. It is not difficult for you to verify.”

  ”Cusius… Haha!” Colin sneered. Thinking of this mage who actively approached and wanted to become the arcane consultant of the Saint Hilde family, if he knew that the Marquis of Garcia who participated in the frame-up was Vera’s biological father, I am afraid he would regret it very much.

  Colin didn’t have a good impression of this guy originally, but now that he has such a reason, of course, he won’t be merciful to him.

  ”Thank you for the information, Mr. Ernest! I will discuss with Vera allowing some mages to enter the North to find apprentices.

  Of course, in order not to arouse the fear of the Northern Lords, the way and method you choose to inherit is also important. Changes must be made. I hope you can understand this.

  I will contact you after Vera and I have discussed a feasible plan.”

  Ernest was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly thanked him.

  After the speaker of the Mage Council left, Colin stood there but fell into deep thought.

  He suddenly felt that Jewell might be someone he could cooperate with.

  First of all, mages are natural enemies of the church, and enemies of enemies can also become friends.

  In the same way, Yevil is also a major concern for the Eastern Territory. On this issue, their position is once again the same as that of the Northern Territory.

  Coupled with the fact that Colin already believed that he had the key to the Master Council—the search for the successor—it would be a matter of course to draw the Masters over.

  As for the issue of faith, which the imperial nobles are generally afraid of, it is not a problem at all for Colin. He himself does not have much respect for the Lord of Glory and even uses the other party’s name to develop blood descendants. Of course, he does not, and I’d like to cooperate with those faithless mages.

  As for whether this move would arouse opposition from the northern lords, Colin actually didn’t care too much.

  On the contrary, he really wanted to see if Vera proposed to lift the ban on the passage of some mages, how many northern lords would oppose it, and how many would defy it.

  Colin can also take this opportunity to clean up the interior of the Northern Territory.