Hence, High Priest Poer and Delano were both waiting to watch Lin Li make a fool of himself, and wanted to see what ridiculous evidence Lin Li could produce. Although Elder Zumar was not like High Priest Poer and the others, he certainly did not want Lin Li to find any evidence for the sake of the interests of the Gilded Kingdom.
In fact, not to mention High Priest Poer and the others, even Claus and the other people of the Breezy Plains behind Lin Li did not have much confidence in the evidence that Lin Li had mentioned. However, Lin Li still had a very firm expression on his face, as if he was very confident in the evidence that was about to be presented.
Some were worried, while some were gloating. Regardless of which side they were on, they were not optimistic about Lin Li being able to produce real evidence. Hence, they all had their own thoughts as they waited for the so-called evidence to appear on the dock. As for Delano, whose fleet had just been destroyed, he did not seem to be in pain at all at this moment. Instead, he kept mocking Lin Li arrogantly and smugly.
However, the crowd soon saw a few sailors of The Star carrying an item from the direction where The Star was docked under the leadership of a Legendary-mage from the Tower of Dusk. The item seemed to be rather large, and was about half the size of a human's body. It also seemed rather heavy. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been carried over by a few level-15 sailors. However, there was something covering the outside of the item, and no one could see what was inside.
Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but be curious. Clearly, the evidence that the president of the Tower of Dusk was going to produce was not some empty witness testimony. That was far beyond their expectations. After all, the fugitive was captured on The Star, and apart from the witness testimony, they really couldn't think of anything that could prove that the fugitive had nothing to do with The Star.
After the item was carried to the front of the crowd, Lin Li gestured to the Legendary-mage, who then reached out to open the cover of the item, revealing the true appearance of the so-called evidence inside.
To be honest, when the item was carried over, Delano really felt a little guilty, but after seeing what was inside, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief. He pointed at the item, and laughed. "What a joke, this is the evidence you're talking about, right? Although such a large crystal ball is relatively rare, how can this prove that you didn't hide the wanted criminal on the ship? "
It turned out that the so-called evidence that Lin Li had asked someone to carry over was a very large crystal ball. Judging from the size of the crystal ball, it could definitely be considered a treasure. However, a crystal ball was not a rare item. It was used in many places. This was especially true for the mages' magic towers. Crystal balls were an essential item, but generally, they wouldn't be this big. A crystal ball the size of a human head was already considered very precious.
However, no matter how big or precious the crystal ball was, it seemed to only have one use, and that was to rely on the Heaven's Eye mageweath that was engraved on it to monitor and observe the space within a certain range. The most important thing was timing. What you could see from the crystal ball was only what was happening within the monitoring range.
Although Delano was not even at the Legendary-level, he had a Sanctuary-level father, after all. What rare things had he not seen before? Not to mention a crystal ball, he had even played with magical weapons that were close to divine artifacts. Hence, he was naturally very clear about the use of the crystal ball. Besides, the alchemical battleships of the Gilded Kingdom were also equipped with such crystal balls to monitor the situation around the battleships.
Hence, as soon as he saw that Lin Li had actually taken out a crystal ball, Delano immediately felt relieved. What a joke, what kind of evidence can this thing be? Is he going to let everyone see what's around them now!?
However, Delano's father, High Priest Poer, and Elder Zumar, the two Sanctuary powerhouses, had a completely different reaction from Delano at this moment. The two Sanctuary powerhouses did not have a funny expression on their faces at all. Instead, they suddenly widened their eyes and expressed the shock in their hearts without hiding it.
As a true Sanctuary Master and the high priest with the highest status in the Gilded Kingdom, Poer was naturally far more knowledgeable than ordinary people. Besides, at his level, as long as it involved magic power and the World Laws, he would be able to comprehend a lot of things by analogy. Even if he hadn't studied some things before, he would still be able to reach a level close to the Master-level. In fact, he might even become a true Master in a certain field if he spent a little more effort on it.
In particular, inscription had always been closely related to the profession of mages. For example, the creation of magic scrolls required knowledge of inscription. Hence, although the two Sanctuary powerhouses, High Priest Poer and Elder Zumar, did not have high attainments in inscription, they were definitely not ignorant. In fact, they even had a deeper understanding of inscription than the Legendary-level Masters of Inscription in many aspects.
After seeing Lin Li display the crystal ball, High Priest Poer and Elder Zumar were immediately attracted by the mageweath engraved on the crystal ball. They could tell at a glance that the mageweath on the crystal ball was definitely not the common Heaven's Eye mageweath, but something more complicated and mysterious that had even exceeded their understanding of mageweaths.
If they had only seen the Heaven's Eye mageweath on the crystal ball, Poer and Zumar would probably be like Delano, and be certain that Lin Li could not produce any real evidence. However, now that they saw so many mageweaths on the crystal ball that they did not even know the use of, the two of them immediately tensed up.
"President Felic, what are you doing?" Elder Zumar asked with a forced smile. The Gilded Kingdom had already suffered a great loss, and the Fifth Fleet had been destroyed. If it was proven that the Gilded Kingdom was in charge, the Gilded Kingdom would really have to admit that they were unlucky this time.
Lin Li smiled slightly, and did not answer immediately. Instead, he waved his hand to summon the large crystal ball, and let it float in front of him before saying, "Didn't you guys want to see the evidence? This is the evidence."
"Stop pretending, it's just a crystal ball. Do you really think we're country bumpkins like you!?" At this moment, Delano had already sensed that the situation seemed to be a little bad based on the behavior of his father and Elder Zumar, but he still refused to admit defeat with a trace of hope.
Lin Li ignored Delano, and reached out his finger to tap on the floating crystal ball twice. Immediately, a very complicated mageweath was lit up and activated. Under the magical light, the entire crystal ball was shrouded in a layer of mysterious light that seemed to be able to suck one's soul into it.
Immediately afterwards, everyone saw that the light of magic intertwined above the slowly rotating crystal ball, forming a picture that gradually became clearer. What was displayed on the screen was the space that everyone was in at the moment, and everyone's expressions were displayed very clearly on it.
Seeing this scene, Delano was smug, and he felt that the crystal ball was clearly no different from the ones he had seen before. He said in a sarcastic tone, "You're just showing us this? Are you kidding me? What can this prove? Please don't waste our time anymore, okay!? "
However, as soon as Delano said that, he suddenly felt that there was something wrong with the surrounding atmosphere, especially with the two Sanctuary powerhouses, his father and Elder Zumar. Logically speaking, the two Sanctuary powerhouses shouldn't be shocked by a crystal ball, but judging from the expressions on their faces, it was as if they had seen a ghost.
Deeply puzzled, Delano turned his gaze back to the crystal ball, and carefully looked at the picture that was released by the crystal ball. After taking a look, he really saw the problem. It turned out that the picture released by the crystal ball was not a fixed display of the surrounding space, but was instead gradually retreating.
Could it be that this thing can see the past? Only then did Delano panic a little. He shut up and stopped saying anything while staring at the image projected by the crystal ball. His heart was in his throat.
At this moment, Lin Li reached out his finger again, and tapped on the crystal ball. With his action, the picture released by the crystal ball immediately changed at a faster speed, and soon, the tragic scene of the naval battle appeared in the picture again. Of course, the so-called tragic scene was only in the eyes of the Gilded Kingdom. To the people of the Breezy Plains, it was simply a massacre.
When they saw the scene of the naval battle again, they saw the battleships on their side being destroyed one by one, and the warriors of the Fifth Fleet being slaughtered helplessly. Although High Priest Poer and Elder Zumar were already Sanctuary powerhouses, they still couldn't help but feel indignant and helpless.
However, fortunately, the tragic naval battle soon disappeared from the picture due to the acceleration of the crystal ball's rewinding speed. Next, the picture entered a period of peace again. If it weren't for the figures that occasionally appeared in the picture, people might have thought that the picture had been frozen. Everyone understood that it should be the two days when The Star was detained, and that also meant that the main show was about to begin.
Indeed, just as everyone thought, when Delano appeared on the screen, he was escorting the so-called wanted criminal away from the dock with his subordinates. However, due to the fact that the picture was rewound, it showed that Delano and the others had returned to The Star with the fugitive, and then returned to the cabin of The Star.
When he saw this, Delano's face was already full of panic because he already knew what would appear in the next picture. On the other hand, High Priest Poer and Elder Zumar, as well as the people of the Breezy Plains, couldn't help but hold their breaths at this moment, waiting for the truth to surface.
Finally, Lin Li tapped on the crystal ball again, and the rapidly changing picture immediately slowed down to a normal speed. Next, everyone saw Delano and the others taking the fugitive back to a cabin on The Star, while the fugitive began to take off his sailor attire and change into another set of clothes one by one.
By the time the fugitive in the picture had changed his clothes, the people who were watching calmly immediately got into an uproar. The clothes that the fugitive had originally changed into were actually the military uniform of the Fifth Fleet.
"No, this is fake, this is a scene that you guys fabricated. How can the crystal ball show what happened in the past? This must be fake," Delano yelled in exasperation, and even wanted to rush forward to smash the crystal ball.
In fact, at this point in the picture, even a fool would know what was going on after seeing the fugitive change back into the military uniform. However, Lin Li did not let the picture stop, and instead continued to rewind so that everyone could see the fugitive, who had changed back into his military uniform, followed Delano and the others all the way out of The Star's cabin, to the deck, and finally to the dock.
"High Priest Poer, Elder Zumar, are you satisfied with my evidence?" Lin Li asked calmly while reaching out to fix the picture on the dock where Delano and the others were standing with the fugitive.
"This, this is!" High Priest Poer was already speechless. After all, there were no cameras or video editing tools in Anril. Hence, such things could not be faked at all.
However, what really shocked High Priest Poer and Elder Zumar was not the truth of the matter presented in the picture, because what they were concerned about at this time was no longer the so-called harboring of the fugitive. What shocked them was the ability of the crystal ball to go back in time.
There were no magical cameras in this world, and if one wanted to go back in time to see what had happened in the past, it would involve the most mysterious laws of time. Legend had it that only the Time Dragon, one of the five Dragon Aspects, had the ability to travel through time and monitor the past and future of Anril. Apart from the Time Dragon, even ordinary gods might not have the power to see the past and the future.
Of course, High Priest Poer and Elder Zumar also knew that the ability to see the past was still incomparable to the Time Dragon's ability to travel through time. However, even so, they were almost certain that the mageweath that gave the crystal ball the ability to go back in time should at least be at the Guru-level.
A Guru-level mageweath! It was no wonder that Sanctuary powerhouses like High Priest Poer and Elder Zumar were shocked. In the current world of Anril, Masters of Inscription were extremely rare, and Gurus of Inscription were god-like existences. Of course, they did not think that the Guru-level mageweath on the crystal ball would be inscribed by Lin Li, who was only in his early twenties. Just like many people thought, Lin Li had already stepped into the Sanctuary-realm at such a young age. How could he have the energy to take care of knowledge in other fields!?
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