Apart from the two of them, there were a few mage apprentices in the manor. They were "chargers" that Christina had caught to continuously charge the magic barrier. After all, it was impossible for her to maintain such a huge magic barrier on her own.
Now that Roland was back, they were naturally reassured.
After Christina removed the barrier, Roland led Anna into the manor.
The few magic apprentices immediately came over, greeted Roland, and bade farewell to him.
They could tell that Stephanie, who was obviously an honorable person, seemed to have something to say to Roland.
After all the magic apprentices left, Stephanie came close and said, "Your magic apprentices have all been well educated."
Roland smiled. That was only natural.
Those children had been taught according to the standard of nine-year compulsory education.
Apart from magic, reading, comprehension, arithmetic, and geography were all taught, especially moral lessons, which were only second to magic theory and practice.
Of course … the theories that were too advanced weren't taught. After all, this was a world where gods existed, and if the theories were taught to the children, they would be out of place in this world in the future.
So, Roland asked Vincent and Douglas to devote a lot of energy in that regard, teaching the children the basic principles of life, basic logic, and so on!
It was safe to say that those who had the right values looked more spirited than others.
That was why Stephanie felt that the magic apprentices here had a different temperament.
"They haven't really taken shape yet," Roland said with a smile. "Let's see if they can become useful people in the future."
He himself was also looking forward to what kind of chemical reaction would occur when the thoughts of these residents of this world, coupled with their teachings, combined with the thoughts of both sides.
Stephanie pointed to the side and walked to the lawn nearby.
Roland followed her.
"What's the situation in the capital?" asked Stephanie worriedly.
From her political perspective, her being attacked would definitely cause chaos in the capital, and even the entire Fareins Kingdom.
It was obvious that the theocracy was trying to interfere with the royal power.
No matter what role the pope and the Holy Lady played, it was almost impossible for the church, which was a war machine that attacked and declared, to stop once it was activated.
Roland nodded and said, "It has subsided!"
"I knew it!" Stephanie said subconsciously, then immediately raised her head in surprise. "What did you say? How was this possible? Who has the prestige and strength to stop the war between the three most powerful forces in the world? "
"The leader of the troublemakers." Roland intentionally teased the widow princess, so his words were a little ambiguous.
"Roland, don't joke around." Stephanie frowned and said, "Even if the Pope and the Holy Lady apologize to the royal family at the same time, this won't stop. You must know that once the royal family is in chaos, the construction of your floating city will be greatly affected. "
Roland looked at the anxious First Princess and said solemnly, "It has indeed been settled, because the Goddess of Light has come to the world and apologized directly to the royal family and the Association of Mages. Do you think this can be settled?"
Stephanie's mouth slowly dropped open.
"God's descent?"
Roland nodded.
"Goddess of Light?"
Roland nodded again.
"Oh my god!" Stephanie rubbed her forehead and sat down on the chair next to her for afternoon tea. "Am I hallucinating?"
In this world, a god's descent was a very serious matter, a miracle.
It was generally used to expand faith, to launch a holy war, or … to announce prophecies.
But now the Goddess of Light had come to the world to apologize.
That was a god, not something that could be described with words like sacred and honorable.
Or rather, human words couldn't describe their greatness.
But this was the first time such a being had come to the world in person to apologize. Who dared to not give face and who dared to start a war between forces?
"I seem to have missed a good show." Stephanie breathed a sigh of relief. "But in any case, it's a good thing that no fighting broke out. I have to thank the Goddess of Light for condescending."
Roland smiled, sat down across from her, and said, "Many people think like you, so her apology can settle the dispute."
Stephanie keenly noticed something special in Roland's words. "You think so? Do you think differently from us? Don't you think the gods are noble and great? "
"Kind of." Because of their different ideas, the players and the residents of this world had different views on the gods. Roland didn't want to talk about this anymore. He said, "Next, I'll take you back to the royal family. Although the dispute has been settled, you'll probably have to be present for the subsequent negotiations and compensation."
"Yes." Stephanie nodded.
"I'll ask Andonara to continue protecting you for a while," Roland added after a moment's thought.
"Okay." Stephanie seemed quite happy.
Roland was a straightforward man. After the negotiation, he immediately teleported Stephanie and Andonara to the capital. Then he teleported back to Delpon and found the chairman of the local Guild of Bards.
Bards were also a profession that focused on "charm." The chairman of the guild was blond and blue-eyed. Although he was already middle-aged, he was still very handsome and had a mature air about him, which was very attractive to the girls and young women who were budding in love.
Generally speaking, mature men like this were more frivolous. To put it in a nicer way, they were unruly and dissolute.
But he looked very serious and proper in front of Roland.
His body was sitting up straight.
"I've seen your hard work over the past year." Roland put two bags of gold coins on the table. "Also, it seems to be working well. I'm very happy. So, this is my personal bonus for your work. You can continue with your previous plan."
"Exposing the evilness of the Druids, right? We're good at that," the chairman of the Guild of Bards continued. "But boss, is it really meaningful? The human Druids aren't strong, and the elven Druids rarely show up in the human world. We don't need to pay so much attention to them. I, on the other hand, think that the Hollevin Association of Mages is our top enemy. "
The Guild of Bards in Hollevin was already an affiliate of the Magic Tower in Delpon, so their guild had moved to Delpon.
As a member of the Magic Tower, it was normal for the Guild of Bards to give Roland ideas and solve problems.
"But as a matter of fact, the Guild of Druids is more troublesome right now." Roland stood up. "Just carry on with your plan. Also, the Magic Tower's financial situation is relatively healthy right now. You can try to apply for more activities. I've seen it. The number of times you've applied for each activity is also the least among all the departments. "
The chairman of the Guild of Bards looked at the two bags of gold coins on the table and swallowed after hearing what Roland said. He asked, "Can we really do that? We're not capable of fighting or doing business. We're just Bards who are good at talking and playing lutes. Can we really earn that much money? "
No wonder the chairman of the Guild of Bards was so humble.
Ever since the Guild of Bards was founded, it had never been valued.
Few nobles or big bosses were willing to sponsor the Guild of Bards, and nobody was willing to hire them.
Most of the time, the Bards could only sing in taverns and earn money.
They would be overjoyed if they were rewarded with a couple of silver coins when they ran into Golden Light.
The Bards couldn't make any money if they were poor, so their guild was naturally poor.
They had been poor for hundreds of years and barely had any meat to eat.
Now, a force was finally willing to raise them as an affiliated organization and gave them a lot of money.
Their job wasn't troublesome either. Nagging about certain people or forces had always been their specialty.
The job was easy, and they were given a lot of money.
Now that the Wandering Poets' lives were much better, many poor families were willing to send their children to the Guild of Bards to train and learn, and then make a living.
In any case, the number of people was always the most important factor for a guild to thrive.
Now, Roland complained that the Guild of Bards didn't have enough money and even gave him two bags of gold coins. It was already a blessing from the Goddess of Luck to meet such a boss.
So, the chairman of the Guild of Bards had a feeling that it was unreal.
Having told him everything, Roland stood up and said slowly, "You don't need to worry about the battles. You're only responsible for exposing the hypocrisy of the Druids and collecting intelligence that you find interesting."
"Any intelligence from any faction?"
Roland nodded. "Yes, as long as you find it interesting."
Roland was quite satisfied after he left the Guild of Bards.
It seemed that whether an external force was kind or evil depended on the stance of the force itself.
So, he couldn't explain why the Druids were glowing red.
It meant that the rules of good and evil in this world could be manipulated to some extent.
That was very interesting!
Roland narrowed his eyes and smiled delightedly.
Then, Roland received a message from the magic spiders. The three spiders that had been following the Druids had finally found the human Druids' camp.
In the woods outside of the city …
Because of the long distance, the pictures and voices that the magic spiders sent back weren't very clear, so Roland approached them.
About twenty minutes later, Roland was only one kilometer away from the Druids' camp.
At such a distance, the pictures and voices that the magic spiders sent back were quite clear.
In Roland's head, he saw Aslan, the Druid, sitting in a simple treehouse made of branches. A dozen male Druids were crammed in the tiny space.
"Roland has returned. He refuses to hand over the Immortal Phoenix Blood Grass." Aslan said coldly, "He rejected our friendship and refused to become a part of nature's love. So, what do you think of this corrupted one?"
"Of course we're going to use nature to judge him."
"Let's try peaceful means before resorting to force. After all, he's a Mage. If we all attack him at the same time, it won't be too late for us to kill him if he refuses to hand it over."
"If he has a wife and children, it's best to kill them as well, lest they seek revenge from us. It'll be troublesome."
"No matter what, the Immortal Phoenix's Blood Grass is a divine item that we must obtain."
Looking at his companions who were discussing, Aslan nodded in satisfaction. "It's good that you have such an idea, but Roland has a strong female Warrior. According to our intelligence, she seems to be Queen Andonara. She's a Great Swordsman, a Legend, and very tricky. So, in order to deal with Roland and get the Immortal Phoenix's Blood Grass, we have to bypass her. Or subdue her. "
"A Legendary Great Swordsman?" A Druid seemed timid. "What if she fights us to the death?"
"What's there to be scared of? We can always hide in the Elf Forest. Who dares to break in? What's there to be scared of? Even a Demigod Great Swordsman wouldn't dare to be arrogant before the World Tree. "
"That makes sense."
"Let's continue calling for reinforcements. If a dozen people can't conquer that manor, I don't believe that a hundred people can."
"I've already sent out a rescue signal. They'll be here soon. After we get the Immortal Phoenix's Blood Grass, as long as we purify it, all of us will be able to evolve into a flying form. We can also choose the Immortal Phoenix form. Who in this world can be our match? " Aslan snorted. "If we can't defeat a Legendary Great Swordsman on our own, can't we attack together?"
All of them laughed aloud.
One of them even said with a creepy smile, "I don't think it's a good idea to attack together."
His provocative words made everyone laugh even more happily.
Hearing that, Roland began to walk into the woods.
He didn't approach the Druids' camp. Instead, he followed them for about five hundred meters, hiding himself with Secondary Stealth and the complicated forest environment.
At the same time, he dried magic materials along the way around the camp and drew random patterns.
Because it was just a simple drawing of magic materials, there were no magic waves.
Naturally, the outsiders couldn't sense it either.
It took Roland almost half an hour to circle the Druids' camp.
The Druids were still discussing what they should do after learning the Immortal Phoenix's flying form, how they could show off to their elven teachers, and so on!
They were very excited.
Standing before the magic array, Roland sneered.
He could smash the enemy with a big fireball, and they would all be blown up if they didn't flee.
But the problem was that it took time to condense the blue fireball, and the magic waves were so obvious that they could be sensed from a kilometer away as long as they weren't idiots.
It would be strange if the Druids didn't run.
But this magic array couldn't.
They wouldn't know its existence if they didn't see it.
It was soundless and devoid of any magic waves.
Until Roland took out a fiery red gem from his system Backpack and threw it at the key node of the array.
Then, he snapped his fingers.
The magic array glowed, and an enormous pillar of fire rose from the ground of the camp.
It looked like a volcanic eruption.
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