There was no such thing as a paradise without strife in this world, and there was no lack of idiots with no lower limit to their intelligence. Reality was often more surprising than fiction, because fiction had to pay attention to logic, but in reality, you would never be able to understand why someone could be so stupid/self-centered/immoral.
The elderly mages all knew just how important the Emblem of Endless Truth was. However, there were plenty of younger members of the royalty and major nobles among the new students. These new students could be said to be unbridled in their own territories. Not only that, when they were at the peak of their youth, they were discovered to have talent as mages, so they were sent to the Cloud Tower, where many geniuses gathered, to learn magic. They were just like the main protagonists of China's legendary novels. How could they possibly be mistreated?
Of course, this cruel world would soon teach them a lesson and let them know their own weight. But in the process, there would already be victims.
If he was lucky, he would naturally mature one day. However, the prerequisite was that he did not directly offend someone he could not afford to offend.
"Emblem of Endless Truth? Academic medal? What is that, Roland? Never heard of it! He's just a scholar-type Mage who spends all his time in the lab, yet he dares not sell us our goods! My father/master/uncle is XXX! "
This was probably the thinking of those fools who came to the door. They often treated people politely at the beginning, but when they found that the other party did not give in, they began to throw money at them. When they found that the money was useless, they began to shout fiercely, and in the end, they would fly into a rage and threaten. This was undoubtedly the domineering style of the feudal tyrants.
After that, Yawen would swing her Dragonslayer Blade and teach them what it meant to be a Mage's nemesis — an underground elf with full Magic Resistance!
The Gray Elves' magic resistance was indeed not as good as the Dark Elves' era, but when faced against a bunch of rookies who had not even mastered two-circle magic, there was actually no difference.
Of course, the young masters who were beaten to a pulp wouldn't give up so easily. What followed was all sorts of revenge and small troubles. In the past few days, we had actually met with four arsonists. This was also one of the reasons why the law enforcers behind me were eyeing me covetously. Not only did we break the record for causing trouble, we also broke the record for being reported to the police. Especially the few times when we were called to the police at one or two in the morning, it made the police and mages very annoyed.
"Who is it this time!?!?"
Alright, judging from her explosive tone, it seemed like this female inspector had entered menopause in advance.
"Two more, and we'll lose our public security award!"
It seemed like there was a more realistic reason.
"Great-grandson of Archmage Andre? The Sword of Order's Vice Guild Leader? This is going to be troublesome. "
But soon, her subordinate's report caused her to furrow her eyebrows. No matter what, the current Truth Overseer would definitely be difficult to deal with. Even if he wasn't currently in the Cloud Tower, the Sword of Order and Mystical Blade had a bad relationship to begin with. Back when the Mystical Blade and Sword of Order were named, they had been competing against each other. If she didn't handle this matter properly, it would be bad if it caused a conflict between the two mage organizations.
Even though she had the moral bottom line of an enforcer, she knew that some things would be difficult to do. Her identity as a disciplinary inspector would be useful to the Mystical Blade's internal members. Even small and medium-sized mage organizations would pay for her, but the other mega-sized mage organizations wouldn't recognize her. And with just the power of the Mystical Blade's guards, it would be impossible for the mages to pay for her.
"Let me go! Do you know who I am? My granduncle is Adri! "
Even though Adri was tied up tightly, he still acted quite arrogantly despite having the appearance of a little monkey tied up. Apart from his arsonist accomplices, he was also tied up with various types of fuel and gunpowder. And most of his "accomplices" were second-generation noobs who didn't know how high the heavens were.
Truth Overseers had quite a bit of reputation. Normally speaking, in such a situation, the Truth Overseer's elders would be notified to strictly discipline the Truth Overseer. However, this Truth Overseer was a mage with two Truth Overseers. It would be difficult to say if the Truth Overseer would let this matter rest.
"Um, Archmage Roland …"
Although it was quite embarrassing, it was also part of Cher's job to suppress any potential danger. She still wanted to say something. However, the Truth Overseer who kept helplessly lowering his head and apologizing didn't even respond to her. Instead, he had a cold expression as he spoke with his head lowered.
"Yawen, Little Red 232, you're both injured?"
The dark-skinned elf shook her head, indicating that she was fine. However, there was a putrid smell coming from the knife wound on her arm. It was evident that the wound had been poisoned to such a degree just after being injured. However, judging from the healing effects of Divine Arts, it shouldn't be a big problem.
"Father, wahh! My hair's all burnt! "
The little wood spirit jumped over to complain, but Roland only gently patted her head. Even Cher was quite annoyed when she saw the dejected little girl with a missing piece of her hair.
"Are there any losses?"
"We discovered it in time, and the fire was quickly put out. The warehouse wasn't damaged at all, and Yawen was the most heavily injured of all of us. The place where the fire started was the kitchen, and the chefs we hired didn't have time to escape …"
Considering that they were going to open a restaurant, Thorn Garden had hired several local chefs. It would seem that the chefs were only ordinary people who didn't manage to escape. Perhaps these second-generation noobs had even tried to kill them in order to silence them.
"According to Arlodante's laws, what's the punishment for intentionally setting a fire that causes someone's death?"
Cher paused in surprise for a moment as she looked at Roland. Only then did she realize that she was a law enforcer. However, her usual smiling expression now had a rare hint of seriousness.
"… According to Arlodante's laws, the punishment should be hanging, but …"
Roland's bright eyes suddenly dimmed. The next instant, they seemed like black holes that could devour everything. There was no anger, no hatred, just like an emotionless machine. Cher felt a chill down her spine when she was stared at by such a pair of eyes. She was no longer able to beg for mercy.
Suddenly, she recalled that she had previously investigated Roland's background. However, her direct superior, who was viewed as a senile old artifact by all her colleagues, suddenly had a serious expression on his face as he warned her.
"There are some people and some things that are better off not knowing. If you want to survive, there are some lines that you absolutely shouldn't cross."
To be honest, Cher was quite disappointed when she heard her former superior say such a thing. Roland only had two academic emblems on his chest, and he didn't have any other emblems of merit. He was so cowardly for acting so submissively to an ordinary law enforcer mage like her. Cher felt more and more that the higher-ups of the Cloud Tower weren't as simple as she thought.
It was precisely because of Charlie's stubbornness in his colleagues' eyes that Roland's inconceivably punctual way of picking up people every day had become so successful. However, this also made Cher feel quite annoyed at this "idiot who used backdoors to obtain the highest academic award". Today, when she saw Roland's ice-cold eyes staring at her, she felt as if she was a criminal who was being escorted to the judge's seat. She felt as if she was a frog that was being stared at by a snake, unable to move at all. Only now did she realize that she had been gravely mistaken. She had always treated a man-eating tiger as a tame house cat. Roland was definitely a mega dangerous individual.
"Oh, since the law says that it's hanging, then let's not bother the police department. Let's just hang them right here."
Suddenly, Roland smiled, as if his previous mercilessness had been nothing more than an illusion. He was still the same kind man who always helplessly apologized. However, the words he said just now made Cher feel as if she was in a dream.
"Hang them? Hang them all? That's the descendants of more than ten archmages! Even the vice leader of the Sword of Order is involved! How many mage organizations will we have to offend in one go? "
"Wait a moment, my uncle … I apologize, I'll pay for the damages, you can't kill … Ahhh!"
Cher still hoped that Roland's words were nothing more than a threat. But soon, she discovered that Roland's words weren't just empty threats. His subordinates all took out lassos and tied them around the necks of the arsonists, dragging them out just like that. Meanwhile, pitiful screams kept coming from outside. After the screams reached a peak, everything returned to normal.
When Cher hurriedly rushed out and saw the scene before her, she sucked in a cold breath.
No matter if it was a tall centaur, a young Knight, or a cute wood spirit, all of them executed the arsonists in a practiced and silent manner. With a simple pull of the lassos, the arsonists were hung up on trees. There was no pity or nonsense, as if this was just a normal daily routine.
"Hang them all at the entrance. Take the head of Andre's great-grandson to the Sword of Order's headquarters. Tell them that 'I'm waiting for Andre himself to come and collect his corpse.'"
I didn't even bother to look at the grim-faced inspector as I kicked away the explosives. As expected, I found a black crystal and some dark-green vials among them.
"Black Core Crystals. As long as they're ignited, this entire street will be destroyed. How ruthless. Twin Snake Venom. Anyone who comes into contact with it will instantly die. That's the one on Yawen's arm, isn't it? "
From the very start, I had never believed that these little brats would be a threat to me. But now, not only had they broken through my magical defenses, they had even injured Yawen, who was at the peak of Gold rank. This was far beyond the capabilities of these pieces of trash. There had to be someone behind this. Their special status was obviously a test to see how I would react to their provocation, and to see if I was still the Yongye from back in the day.
"Since you want Yongye? I'll give him to you. Consequences? What's that? Can I eat it? My great uncle is Andre? What a joke. Since when does a mere Andre dare to be so arrogant in front of me? "
I knew that this was both a test and an attempt to suppress me. If I showed weakness here, there would be even more trouble in the future.
"There's no need to even investigate their background. I'll just kill every single one of them."
The next day, when Thorn Garden opened for business, it received its worst sales ever since its opening. The numerous "Haruyuki Dolls" hanging on the walls and the wooden boards under their feet caused most of the customers who were originally here to stop in their tracks.
However, it was quite the opposite. Some old fellows with medals hanging all over their chests paused in surprise for a moment, but then became quite happy that no one was fighting over their spots today. They smiled as they walked into the shop. As they walked, they even pointed at Thorn Garden as if they were looking at something interesting.
"Oh my, isn't that the little brat from the Harlin Family?"
"Ha, how unfortunate. He became cannon fodder for someone else?"
"There's also that brat from the Andre Family! Ha, there's going to be a good show to watch. "
"What kind of good show to watch? Do you think that old bastard would dare to cause trouble with Roland? Besides, is it really worth risking his entire family's lives just for a great-grandson who's so many generations older than him? At most, he'll just yell a few words of courtesy. "
When Cher returned to the police station in a daze, she discovered that she had actually watched as a lynching took place. When she finally calmed down and prepared to gather more people to prevent even more trouble from occurring, Old Charlie stopped her.
"Don't worry about it. We can't do anything with our measly strength. If he gets angry, nobody will be able to stop him."
Cher was unable to remain silent this time as she recalled Roland's icy gaze. She instinctively felt that Old Charlie was correct. As long as Roland wished for it, he would probably do anything. It was likely that nobody in the entire Cloud Tower would be able to stop him.
Cher could faintly sense that Roland, who always had a cheeky smile on his face, had a ruler in his heart. As long as someone didn't cross his bottom line, he would be able to thicken his skin and smile as he led those troublemaking bastards around. But if anyone crossed that line, he would unhesitatingly kill them even if they were the emperor of an entire country.
"Just who is he? Why are you all so afraid of him?"
Cher had asked this question many times already. By now, Cher was no longer satisfied with her previous perfunctory answers. If Old Charlie was already giving her perfunctory answers, she was even intending to go to the Mystical Blade's headquarters and ask the various guild leaders.
Many inquiring gazes landed on Old Charlie, but he still remained silent. After a while, he took out his smoking pipe, lit it, and took a deep puff.
"… He's probably the most dangerous mage in the entire Cloud Tower. No, it's not wrong to say that he's the most dangerous mage in the entire world. It's not convenient for me to tell you, but you can go home and ask anyone over a hundred years old. They should all know that you can't afford to provoke that man. "
"Archmage Andri, who just returned to the Cloud Tower, angrily ran over to Thorn Garden!"
This sudden news caused the police station to be in an uproar once again. This time, Old Charlie didn't stop Andri. When the police hurriedly arrived, they saw an inconceivable scene.
The SemiGod archmage Andri was actually being berated by a young mage in front of Thorn Garden's main entrance. Andri couldn't help but lower his head and apologize.
As for Roland himself, this was only the beginning of today's biggest trouble. Berating a junior that he was friends with in the past for casually stepping into a trap was nothing much. However, Roland himself, who was at the very bottom of the rankings and had failed countless subjects, was actually going to become a teacher? This was the most troublesome part.
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