Because Balenna Academy was close to the port, they directly took on the task of receiving Houdini and Karen's envoy. Therefore, Councilor Lotica had direct jurisdiction over specific matters. At this time, he was holding the budget written by his subordinate. After a few glances, he opened his mouth to reprimand.
"Houdini said that the envoy from the Kingdom of Karen has brought his own guards? Haha, that's good. When the time comes, let him do his own thing. What does this have to do with us? What the hell is this welcoming ceremony you wrote? Spending so much of the budget on getting people to throw petals and arrange formations, is it too much to do? What's the point of an envoy from a small place like the Kingdom of Karen? It's already giving him face to open up a path for us! "
The attitude towards the envoy obviously represented the mainstream ideology of the current rulers of the country. Back then, in order to put on a facade, Charles II could not wait to pull everyone out and display them like vases for others to see, to show off his ruling power. But the same way, Lachman pursued "strength is king" and did not want to waste his energy on the details.
Not all countries were "countries of etiquette." Lachman and the group of mages who governed the country were obviously purposive people and could not be bothered to be polite on the surface.
The subordinate who was reprimanded understood the councilor's meaning. He immediately amended the contents of the list and presented it to the councilor. "Sir, what do you think?"
Originally, he had arranged for Roddy and the others to stay in a high-end hotel near the Magic Tower of "Corun Mill." But now, with the councilor's instructions, it was naturally the most economical to stay in Tucker Alley. Although it was not a slum, it was basically a street of taverns for retail merchants and peddlers.
"As for the food, I will inform these taverns. As long as it is edible, it will be fine. If they are not satisfied, they can pay for it themselves."
At this point, Councilor Lotica nodded in satisfaction. "That's right. Good Magic crystal should be used in high-level magic circles. These small fries can be casually sent away. Anyway, when the time comes, I will let them have a good taste of despair. "
Councilor Rotica's words were not spoken in private but had been publicly expressed on many occasions. However, his words did not attract any criticism. Instead, they won the unanimous approval of the political circle. This situation naturally illustrated a remarkable fact: this was the value system of the Lachiman Kingdom.
Their prejudices and arrogance towards the Kingdom of Karen are predetermined positions. That was why they didn't think of giving any respect to these "weaklings" … Because "weaklings don't deserve respect" was the common belief of all mages.
What's the big deal about disrespecting the emissary? Ballenner Academy's heart was actually tense. They hadn't forgotten Houdini's message, so no matter what method they used, they had to make the Kingdom of Karen realize that they weren't worthy of having the trading rights to be on equal footing with Lachman.
As for the 'cobalt mine' … they naturally had another trump card prepared.
The chairman of the parliament, Jeremy, was well aware of Ballenner's blatant words and methods. But because he was well aware of it, he didn't make any comments.
Where there was interest, there would be conflict. Since Houdini was stupid enough to cause trouble, Jeremy wasn't Brenka Academy's umbrella, so naturally, he wouldn't help. He also knew that by sitting back and watching, he was actually siding with Ballenner.
But for the sake of the entire Lachman Kingdom, Ballenner directly targeted the envoy from the Kingdom of Karen, which was actually the result he wanted … Mages couldn't be bothered to waste time on pleasantries. Jeremy couldn't be happier that someone was willing to test the other party.
Faced with such a huge difference in strength, would these foreign visitors be able to withstand it? Jeremy had thought about this question before, but he wasn't worried at all. If they could withstand it, then so be it. If they couldn't, then scram. Lachman wasn't an orphanage. They would only respect the strong and not show mercy to the weak.
This was the foundation of the Lachman Kingdom. If they didn't do this, how could the surrounding dozen small countries obediently submit to them? How could they send troops to pay tribute every year?
President Jeremy flipped through the memo for today's meeting and wrote a brief outline for the next meeting. He stood up and walked to the laboratory, stunned for a few seconds. Then, he sighed and turned to leave.
He wanted to continue the experiment according to his original idea, but it was obvious that the bottleneck he encountered this time was more serious than he had imagined. After repeating the experiment for a month, he still couldn't get satisfactory data. He felt that the road ahead of him was basically a dead end.
But changing the experiment method was easier said than done. The existing conditions forced him to stop the experiment. Jeremy felt that he needed to relax for the next few days and rest his brain. Simply repeating the experiment was no longer meaningful to him.
After leaving the Mage Tower, President Jeremy carried a bag of fishing gear and casually put on a straw hat. Then, he strolled to the cliff at the edge of the city. He looked at the huge rock where the waves hit, and as expected, he saw a familiar figure. Then, he used the Levitation Spell and walked down the cliff to the side of the old man who was fishing.
He casually touched the rock with his wand, and the melted rock immediately turned into a suitable stool. Jeremy slowly put on the fishing gear and bait, cast the hook, and calmly sat down to wait.
The old man next to him had white hair and beard. He looked even older than Jeremy. Although he was wearing a linen shirt that had been washed so many times that it had turned white, he was actually a famous strong person in Lachman.
In terms of combat ability, this old man was much stronger than Jeremy. He could be said to be a strategic existence. However, he was good at fighting and not good at research, so he didn't persist in the experiment and writing papers like Jeremy.
"It seems that you guys made quite a scene. Why are you still in the mood to fish? Shouldn't you be so busy that you can't sleep? "
The old man's voice was very easygoing. With the fishing rod by his feet, he completely looked like he was wasting his time basking in the sun. This kind of rock was very noisy because of the continuous crashing of the waves, but because of the existence of the Soundproof Enchantment, President Jeremy could clearly hear the old man's words.
"These are all trivial things. There's no need to worry about it. Fishing is also to change the mood. Recently, the experiment hasn't been too successful. "
Jeremy's tone was somewhat respectful. After all, the old man in front of him was a senior. Even if he didn't participate in politics, his words still carried a lot of weight.
"Is that so? Then I guess you'll have one more thing to worry about. I was planning to look for you in a few days, but I didn't expect such a coincidence today. In that case, let me tell you about it. "
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