Since he was arrogant, he would naturally let his guard down. That was why Roddy smiled at the mages beside him from the bottom of his heart, even if it made them uncomfortable.
Roddy's cargo from Eiffta was not a lot. As it was only the first diplomatic visit and contact, the large-scale trade had not started yet. Therefore, the ten carriages were enough to carry all the "specialties" he brought. Among them, Roddy played a trick. On the "Kingdom of Karen's trade list", he did not specify "cobalt ore", "energy crystals" or other rare items to the Lachiman Parliament. Instead, he gave them all to Houdini.
That was why Rody's group could be said to be 'lightly loaded'. In less than twenty minutes, the bulk of the troops were loaded. Rody and the five sorcerers walked in front and the whole troop slowly began to 'trudge' along the road.
At the same time, Houdini did not know what happened to Roddy's group. He was now standing in the port management office, frowning as he looked at the person in charge of the port who was flipping through a stack of logbooks. He said, "What do you mean? The parliament only needs the logbooks? "
"Yes, this is the parliament's decision. After you hand in the logbooks and the minutes of the negotiation in the Kingdom of Karen, your work is done. Mage Houdini, there is nothing for you to do here. "
The port official in front of him was not a stranger. Before Houdini left with his fleet, the official had specially invited him to the expensive "Castec Fireplace" restaurant in the city for a meal. At that time, the man's words were full of flattery. Who knew that when he came back, he would be so cold as if they had never met before. This contrast caught Houdini off guard, and he stood there in a daze for a long time.
After all, after a large-scale state visit, it was necessary to give a public speech in the "parliament". Not only did he have to report on the process of the visit, but he also had to state his impression of the Kingdom of Karen. In any case, his speech would determine the importance of the Kingdom of Karen to the future of Lachiman. Therefore, Houdini had put a lot of effort into preparing this speech.
To be able to give a speech in the parliament, it could be considered a kind of political qualification. If he were to be selected for any position in the future, this would be a great achievement … But now, even this qualification was taken away from him!
"What's the matter? Wizard Houdini, if there's nothing else, you can leave now. "
The urging words jolted him back to reality. Houdini clenched his fists and slowly loosened them. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he chose to turn around and leave.
At that moment, Roddy's team had already headed in another direction. Houdini wasn't worried that Lassman would cause any trouble. He just felt that … his originally good mood had turned gloomy.
Brenka Academy did not arrange a team to welcome him, which Houdini had expected. So, like Roddy, he had to pay for a carriage out of his own pocket to take his students and the "exchange students" from the Kingdom of Karen.
Of course, he did not forget to ask the transport workers to transport the heavily guarded "cobalt ore". After all, this thing was not written on the public trade list, and no one in Lassman would think that Roddy would hand such a valuable thing over to Houdini.
Now that he had finally returned to his hometown, Houdini was thinking about his next plan. He wanted to return to the academy first, have a brief chat with the dean of the academy, and then explain the pros and cons to the few councilors in the academy. He wanted to reveal his true discovery to them. At least, in Houdini's opinion, whether it was the cobalt ore or the recharged crystal, either one of them would be enough for Brenka Academy to have a say in the council.
With them, it would not be a problem for him to return to his seat as a councilor!
This idea did not conflict with his cooperation with Roddy. After all, Brenka Academy was his alma mater, so it was normal for Houdini to have this idea.
However, when he finally returned to Brenka, he found that the people around him were deliberately avoiding him.
Of course, he did not know that during this period of time, because of the councilors of Brenka Academy, rumors of Houdini "collaborating with the enemy and committing treason" had naturally spread all over the streets. Most importantly, even though they knew that Houdini was a member of Brenka Academy, the councilors of the academy did not dare to refute him in the council. They did not even dare to come back to refute the rumors. As a result, most people actually believed this ridiculous accusation to be a fact!
Houdini, who did not know the truth, felt that he was running into a wall everywhere. He finally managed to find someone and asked if the dean and the councilors were in the academy, but the answer he got was, "The higher-ups of the academy are not here today."
This was simply impossible. No matter how stupid Houdini was, he would not take this seriously. He knew that it was just an excuse. If he went to the top of the magic tower to look for them, he would probably be rejected.
"Forget it, then I won't look for them for now."
He forced a smile and swallowed all the words that he had prepared to say. After making some simple arrangements for the few sorcerers from the Kingdom of Karen, Houdini returned to his residence, feeling a little disappointed.
Most sorcerers were single, and so was Houdini. Because of his high status in the academy, he was arranged to live in a separate courtyard. However, when he stopped the caravan of cobalt gold ore in front of the courtyard, he frowned and took an envelope from the mailbox at the door.
The content of the letter was a notice that Brenka Academy had decided to revoke Houdini's housing rights. However, Brenka Academy did not go too far. They only "downgraded" Houdini's status and ordered him to move to another street called "Tanyak" before mid-October.
That place was not unfamiliar to Houdini. He had lived there before becoming a "senior lecturer." This meant that Brenka Academy had already demoted his status to that of an "intermediate lecturer," which was the third lowest level in the academy.
The leaders thought that they were giving Houdini some face by doing this, but they did not realize that this kind of behavior was basically equivalent to "humiliation". A magus who had completed his mission was directly dealt with without even having the right to defend himself.
Who would accept such an arrangement?
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