There were many things in this world that didn't matter if it was right or wrong, good or evil. The only question was whether it should be done.
For example, a soldier on the battlefield didn't need to consider whether his war was righteous or evil. The first thing he had to do was to survive. Otherwise, there was nothing to talk about.
Another example was a doctor who faced an emergency patient who was about to die. He didn't need to consider whether the other party was good or bad. He didn't need to think about whether saving the person was right or wrong. He just needed to save the person.
Or, for example, a spy.
The one whose back was facing Wood now.
There was only one thing he had to do, and he could do.
"Come back with me." He was silent for a moment and said, "When I go back, I will go to the internal court to sue him for destroying the federal order and harming the federal interests. At that time, you will be a very important witness. "
Wood smiled. "I was waiting for you to say that!"
He walked to the other side and patted the other's shoulder. "Don't be so nervous. I never thought of fighting against a companion of the federal. The reason why I lured you out was nothing more than to wait for this sentence. "
"However, what are you going to do?" he asked. "It won't be easy to sue that guy. Do you have reliable evidence? "
"Aren't you the evidence!" The director asked back, "Are you not reliable?"
"I used to be reliable, but not anymore." Wood shook his head.
The director thought for a moment and frowned.
Apart from Wood as a witness, he really couldn't come up with any reliable evidence to prove that the director of the intelligence agency had done something to harm the federal interests out of his own selfishness.
"We can use magic to detect it." But he didn't admit defeat and said, "Even if there is no evidence, magic detection is enough to prove everything!"
"Don't put all your hopes on magic." Wood sighed. "Magic is not omnipotent. And you also know that the results of magic detection can't be used as evidence in court. "
"The internal court doesn't care so much. Torture and magic detection are all fine." The director said.
Wood sneered. "With our identities, even if these methods are used, who do you think they will be used on?"
The director was stunned for a moment and sighed deeply.
Just as Wood had said, with the difference in their status, even if they were to use torture or magic detection, the ones who would suffer would most likely be them and not the supervisor.
There was no such saying in this world as "Don't punish a doctor, don't punish a commoner", but it was more thorough than the feudal era on Earth. As the saying went, "Kings only have power, nobles have power and duties, and commoners only have duties." This set of rules was almost universal. Many people felt that it was as natural as the sun rising and setting, and that it was as natural as the passing of summer and winter. Only the Republic of Northwest, under the leadership of Sui Xiong, had rejected this set of rules.
Although the Commonwealth of Mifata adopted the federal system, it was still a federation of feudal territories, and the feudal system of privileges was still regarded as the standard here. Be it Wood or the manager, they could only be considered as middle to high-ranking personnel in the Federation. They had yet to truly step into the upper echelons of the Federation. Meanwhile, the director of the intelligence agency was one of the few people with the highest status in the Federation. With their status, it was easier said than done to sue the other party and bring them down!
"But … I can't just do nothing and admit defeat!" The director gritted his teeth and said, "That guy dared to do such a thing, we can't let him go!"
"Of course we can't let him go, but there's a problem with your method," Wood said with a smile. "I'll go back with you, but you don't have to go to the internal court to sue him. You just have to find a chance to bring me into the inner tower and see His Majesty the Great Teacher."
The director was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly understood what the other party meant and couldn't help but laugh.
"You're right! The status of a mortal is meaningless to the Great Teacher. As long as you can see him, or even if you can successfully reach the visitation hall and ask for an audience, that guy's status will be completely useless! "
"Not only that, as long as the God is willing, a mortal can't hide anything from him. In this way, evidence and whatnot won't be a problem, "Wood added.
The director nodded repeatedly. Now he felt that there was a lot of hope. No matter how he looked at it, it was a sure win.
With his status, to sue the director of the intelligence agency of the Federation and bring him down was, of course, as difficult as reaching the sky. But if it was just to go to the visitation hall and ask for an audience with His Majesty the Great Teacher, it was not particularly difficult.
This was equivalent to changing "becoming the richest man in the world" to "earning a hundred million." Although the difficulty of both was at the "legendary" level, the latter was at least achievable, while the former was basically at the "unbelievable" level.
On Earth, there were no more than a hundred people who were qualified to challenge for the title of "the richest man in the world", or in other words, to fight for this title. But if the goal was broadened to "a hundred million," then even if there was a "ten thousand" behind the hundred, it would probably be an underestimation.
Seeing this, Sui Xiong, who was hiding in the air and watching all this, couldn't help but nod slightly.
Although Wood was a little unlucky, his mind was still very clear. He knew what he had to do to succeed, or rather, he knew what he had to do to have a higher chance of success.
In Sui Xiong's opinion, his plan was still very promising.
In fact, Sui Xiong could help him with something. For example, he could go and talk to the God of Spellcasters, Lamperus. He believed that as long as he was willing to come forward, this small matter would not be a problem at all.
But he couldn't do that.
If he did that, where would Wood's loyalty to the Commonwealth of Mifata be?
This was different from the last time. The last time he used his Divine Power to create the All Elixir to save Wood, it was at the request of Grand Consul Felix. The person he saved was a great artist of the Republic of Northwest. No matter where he went, it was justifiable. Even Wood himself couldn't say anything. But if he made a move this time, he would be helping the spy of the Commonwealth of Mifata … In this way, even if Wood could bring down the head of intelligence, the fact that he had betrayed the Commonwealth would be considered as a fact.
What else could betray the Commonwealth more than colluding with the Void Mask? Nothing! He was the highest authority in the Republic of Northwest. Colluding with him was equivalent to defecting to the Republic of Northwest.
So it was not appropriate for him to make a move, and he could only watch.
Previously, when he saw Wood putting on a posture as if he was tired of living, Sui Xiong was still a little worried. He was afraid that Wood had really come back to his hometown to seek death, hoping to die in his hometown even if he had to die. Now it seemed that he had not really given up on himself, and was still trying hard to survive and win. Sui Xiong was relieved.
Since the matter had been discussed, Wood left with the head of intelligence. They did not return to the intelligence agency. Instead, they went directly to the core of the Highest Tower, the "Inner Tower," intending to go directly to the audience hall.
As the saying goes, speed is the most important thing in war. No matter how much power and status the head of intelligence had, he couldn't do anything in a hurry. They just had to make use of the time difference and finish the audience hall before the other party could react. Then, everything would be settled.
The group of people hurriedly walked on the streets of the Highest Tower. But they had only walked less than one-third of the way when they were stopped by someone.
"Wood, it's been a long time." The person who stopped them was a middle-aged man who was wearing a heavy and solemn robe embroidered with complicated patterns. He was holding a golden staff in his hand. The robe on his body was shining brightly, and the staff in his hand was also dazzling. There were at least seven or eight layers of magic halos around his body. It was obvious that he had used all kinds of enhancement methods before he came out to stop them.
Seeing his appearance, the faces of Wood and the head of intelligence turned gloomy.
This person was also a spy. But later on, he encountered a Lich who had been living in seclusion for many years by chance during an operation. The Lich was originally a warlock. In order to avoid death, he transformed himself into an immortal monster. But even a monster's lifespan was limited. No matter how he delayed it, he finally reached the day when his lifespan was about to be exhausted. In desperation, the Lich tried to use his own soul to engulf the soul of others in order to change his body and extend his life.
Unfortunately, the Lich failed. After a long time, the strength of his soul was not strong enough. In the battle of souls, he lost to the spy with a strong will.
Therefore, the world lost a Lich who was afraid of death, and gained a spy with powerful spells.
Not long after, this person changed his profession. He was no longer a spy, but a mage.
"Looks like you're doing well." Wood looked at him carefully and said somewhat mockingly, "You've even put on the Robe of Law."
Although he said that, his heart had already sunk.
The Robe of Law was a very special artifact. In other places, it was just an ordinary powerful robe. It could provide its owner with a defense that was no less than that of heavy armor and greatly reduce the possibility of spellcasting failure, as well as weaken the damage caused by the backfire of failed spellcasting. But in the Highest Tower, its power was comparable to that of an artifact!
This robe had a special effect. As long as it was in the Highest Tower, it could connect to the "Great Magic Pool" of the Highest Tower, and it could draw magic from it at will. It could even directly construct magic into spells, skipping the process of spellcasting.
In other words, in the city of the Highest Tower, the mage wearing this robe could use any spells at will. Moreover, there was no need for the process of spellcasting. They could directly perform the spells.
This was almost comparable to the power of the gods. Only the amazingly talented Master Lamperus could create such a wonderful artifact and create such a powerful combination.
Being stopped by the other party, no matter what Wood and the others planned to do, they could only give up.
"What do you mean by this?" the head of intelligence asked in a low voice.
"Do you still need to ask?" The former colleague said with a smile. "I just received an urgent message saying that the former ace spy, Wood, who betrayed the Federation and killed a colleague, has appeared in the city and is heading straight for the inner tower. He may be suspected of sabotage. In the end, I didn't say anything and hurried over … Tell me, what do you think I mean by this? "
He looked at Wood again. Although there was a smile on his face, his eyes were so cold that there was no smile at all. "Wood, did you really kill a colleague?"
"Why don't you ask about betraying the Federation?" Wood didn't answer but asked a question first.
The other party looked at him coldly. "Killing a colleague is betraying the Federation."
Wood was silent. After a long while, he sighed deeply.
"Can I defend myself?" he asked.
"I'm not a judge," the former spy and now the Great Sorcerer said. "I don't want to listen to your defense."
"Now I'll give you two choices. The first one is to fight me. You've killed a colleague anyway, so killing another one won't matter. Besides, I'm a former colleague who quit this line of work … As long as you kill me, I think no one can stop you anymore. Then you can do whatever you want."
Wood smiled bitterly and shook his head. "I'd better ask about the second choice."
Of course, he wouldn't choose to fight. Only a madman would choose to fight a Great Sorcerer who could freely cast any spell and even skip the casting process!
Not to mention that he was only at the senior level, even if he was a legendary powerhouse, he would lose more than he won against such an enemy. At most, he could probably escape after losing, unlike him, who didn't even have the chance to escape.
"The second choice is to turn yourself in now." There was a little more warmth in the other party's voice. "With your identity and your previous contributions, you can at least keep some dignity."
"It seems that no matter which choice, the result is the same." Wood said with a bitter smile. "It's nothing more than being arrested honestly or being beaten up."
"That's how it is. Choose yourself."
Wood was silent for a moment, then said, "Can I ask a few more questions?"
"Sure, time is on my side anyway." The former spy wearing the robe of law said confidently.
"How did you know that I entered the city?" Wood asked. "By right, no one should know about this."
"No one knows?" The other party was slightly stunned, then laughed loudly. "What gave you such a ridiculous illusion? If you don't want people to know, don't do it! Do you really think that your actions can escape the Federation's detection? "
"We're all in this line of work, don't say such superficial things," Wood said disdainfully.
The former spy laughed. "Alright, then I'll tell you the truth — it was the head of intelligence who contacted me. For this, he even used the emergency communication channel. Fortunately, this information is worth it, otherwise he would definitely be in big trouble."
Wood frowned. He wasn't surprised by this result, but he didn't understand. How did the head of intelligence know that he had entered the city?
Logically speaking, from the time he entered the city to here, it had only been a very short time. Even if there was a spy monitoring him, he shouldn't have been able to report back in time.
He thought hard, but he couldn't understand why.
At this moment, a voice came over.
"Don't you understand? Actually, you've always been under our surveillance. "
Wood suddenly turned around and saw the head of intelligence walking over quickly.
"What do you mean by this?" he asked in a low voice.
The head of intelligence smiled and pointed at the few bodyguards in charge. "These people have a special artifact on them that can report information to me at any time. Not long ago, when you were laughing and discussing, I already received the information. "
Only then did Wood understand, and he sighed deeply.
"I finally understand! It seems that I have no other choice. "
"It's not that you have no other choice. You've walked this path, and it's your own choice." The head of intelligence shook his head. "I admit that I used to be jealous of you, but after your results got worse and worse, I stopped being jealous of you."
"I want to execute you, and it's completely for the Federation's benefit."
Wood nodded. "Perhaps."
Before he finished speaking, his figure suddenly disappeared, turning into a stream of light and rushing toward the head of intelligence.
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