The president of the Society of Sorcerers was generally elected by the public, and the standard was the strongest. But the details of the rules would still vary according to the different branches of the district.
Of course, the so-called strongest person wasn't just setting up an arena for the mages to play around like monkeys and decide the winner in front of everyone. Instead, it was based on the past reputation and achievements to determine the winner. In other words, most of the time, the strength evaluation of the president candidates was about the same.
After the death of the former president, the selection of the next president became the first priority of the Sijia branch. Generally speaking, the strong candidate to succeed the president would be selected from the four tower masters. But the president of the Sijia district was decided by the mages registered in the branch through a general election. So in history, there were also young people who were selected to succeed the president, and not all of them were highly respected and powerful.
The current situation in the Sijia district was that the age of the four tower masters was almost the same as the deceased president, which was also over eighty years old. For the human beings in the Lost Land, it was not surprising that they would die at any time. Unless they crossed the line of life and became extraordinary, but there were few such people among the mages. And such a person would not be satisfied with the position of president of a district branch.
So the day after the death of the president, the four tower masters publicly announced their intention to not take over the position of president. So the president candidates were replaced by the second echelon of candidates, which was the highest level of the Sijia district of fourteen people meeting. After excluding the president and the four tower masters, there were nine people left.
In terms of strength, the Master Wizard Grimwin, who was the current supervisor, was the most powerful candidate. Unfortunately, he was not keen on establishing his own forces. In the past, he was attached to the wings of Orange Eaton and loyally became a sharp knife of the district branch. If he could smoothly take over the forces left by the former president, he would definitely take over the position of president. But that was not the case.
In the last period of the former president's life, the one who was in charge of the entire force on his behalf was his noble disciple, Shure Edison.
He, who was born in a noble family, had different means from ordinary people. During the time he took over, he really roped in a lot of the leaders of the former president's forces, or he thought he had roped in these people. In fact, many people had been in contact with other forces and even handed over the oath of allegiance, but it was not made public.
It was this illusion, as well as some young ambitious people like Shure Edison, who thought that as long as they firmly controlled the forces left by the former president, they might be able to take over the highest throne of the Sijia district branch. But many people were just watching the show in the dark, watching a noble young man who thought that the rules of the secular aristocrats would work among the mages.
But those who had been suppressed by the former president for a long time were all cunning and patient. At this time, they chose to watch coldly from the sidelines, not jumping up and down on the stage, but contacting and roping in all the people under the stage that they could rope in.
However, such an act would make life difficult for those targeted by the vengeful young man. Number one on the list was the purser of Orange Orchard Eaton Academy, Guebrach Tripwood.
After the president's death, of the Soran, Msigh, all kinds of ''s, he. Naji, the steward of the Chamber of Commerce, who had been in contact with him for a long time, was transferred to some corner and replaced by someone he didn't know, who was also cold and indifferent.
This time, Lin took a good look at the face of someone who was unwilling to earn money even if they had it. If his tone was more serious and there were some hints in his words, the other party would simply say that he could buy it if he wanted, and the price would be two or three times higher.
After using his personal email address, he found out that the unlucky Naji had been sent out to wander around various Magic Towers and the territories of small nobles. In the name of developing new clients, it was more like he was being pranked.
Otherwise, with Naji's performance in the Chamber of Commerce, he could be considered a popular person. Just the commission of one client, Lin, made the other stewards envious and jealous. Basically, as long as they clung to this golden thigh, they wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives. Who knew that things would change, and when the old president fell, the whole environment would be different.
He couldn't not listen to the orders from above. Otherwise, those high and mighty mages would play him to death with a wave of their hand. Therefore, he could only obediently hand over his original business and visit new clients like a newcomer.
The last email that ended the conversation was a warning from Naji: Please be careful, sir, they have further plans.
Looking at the contents of the email, Lin sighed. How could he not know that this could not be the end, but the situation was stronger than the person, he could only hope that there would be someone who could contend against them in the upcoming president's competition. He might have to rely on them.
Sitting in the carriage pulled by a mule, Lin thought about the recent events. Two girls sat in the driver's seat, whipping the mule intermittently as they slowly moved forward.
This car wasn't a horse-drawn carriage used by nobles, but an ordinary truck without a hood. It was the car that Lin had bought previously to transport materials from his home in the neighborhood to the coffee shop in the academy, but there were more opportunities to use it as a means of transportation. Letting the two apprentices drive, Lin happened to have extra time to think.
However, as they gradually approached his home in the neighborhood, he saw a red glow on the horizon, which was quite strange. The two carefree girls exclaimed, "Wow, so beautiful. Teacher, look over there. "
Lin looked up, and he seemed to have seen that flirtatious color before. And it looked like something bad was going to happen. He jumped out of the car, cast a light body spell on himself, and said to the two apprentices, "You guys drive, I'll go take a look first."
Without waiting for the two girls to respond, Lin jumped into the night. The closer he got to the red glow, the more he felt that it was a fire, and there were faint sounds of people in the distance.
At this time, Lin also understood where the bad feeling in his heart came from. The direction of the fire was in his home in the neighborhood.
He ran to the fire to take a look, and sure enough, it was his place that was burning. However, the good thing was that it wasn't his residence that was burning, but the independent warehouse in the courtyard.
A group of onlookers stood outside the wall, pointing and chattering. There was no complete public fire system in Wulian City, but this was a city where mages gathered, and it was very common for a magic experiment to explode every few days.
This was usually solved by a mage with a Water Gathering Spell. Therefore, in Wulian City, it was very common to see other people's houses on fire. As long as the fire didn't burn their own place, no one would take the initiative to help.
This kind of attitude wasn't that there was no custom of neighbors helping each other. If the fire was caused by a magic experiment, unless the caster died inside, he himself would be the one who knew best how to solve the fire.
Or maybe the fire was just a trivial matter, but there was a secret in the place where the fire happened that didn't want outsiders to know. Rashly breaking in and claiming to help put out the fire was the same as robbing a burning house.
Wulian City was so special that the fire waited for the owner of the house. Seeing this, Lin wasn't nervous. The warehouse was some distance away from the main house, and it would be difficult to spread the fire. He was thinking more about the cause of the fire. And where were the two dogs that were supposed to be guarding the courtyard?
It was unrealistic to expect the two animals to put out the fire. But when something like this happened, they shouldn't have run away without a trace.
In front of the warehouse, Lin kept thinking, other than coffee and beans, was there anything else of value stored inside? What kind of item could cause the fire? Was it caused by the two dogs playing with fire? They weren't fire-type magic beasts and didn't have the talent to set fire.
But … he was afraid that the two girls had done something to the two dogs, just like when he gave them the magic tattoo of Walking on Flat Ground. There were two or three magic tattoos on Gray Hoof and White Nose's bodies.
In front of the warehouse, Lin prepared to cast a First Circle Apprentice spell – Water Gathering Spell. But before the gathered water elements could condense into a physical body in the real world, Lin stopped casting and coldly looked at the two giant figures lying in the fire in the warehouse …
Were the two animals sleeping to death? Or were they really dead …
He watched the fire burn the wooden building and the things inside, making crackling sounds. Bursts of meat fragrance came, but it didn't arouse his appetite. Instead, it made his heart sink.
Accident?
No! It was obvious that this was done deliberately.
A warning? Or was it because of his coffee and beans? The huge profits of coffee made Lin's stock more than once that people wanted to buy it. But he never agreed, even if it was just a part of it.
"Ah! Why are they in there? We have to save them quickly. "
He drove the mule cart back home with great difficulty. The fire in the warehouse also stunned the two girls. After they parked the cart and came to their teacher's side, they kept looking around. When they saw the two dogs lying in the fire, they wanted to rush in.
Fortunately, Lin's hands were fast. He grabbed the two girls and prevented them from rushing into the fire without any support spells.
Kaya was still quiet. After she was caught, she didn't show any unusual behavior. But from the twitching of her shoulders, her emotions were not as calm as they appeared.
Hallumi struggled with all her might, wanting to rush into the fire and drag the two dogs out. However, this only made Lin tighten his grip on her hand. In the end, he pulled back and hugged the two girls. He said, "It's too late to save them, so give up. Let the fire burn more thoroughly. It's better for them. "
Hallumi's legs went weak. If not for her teacher supporting her, she would have fallen to the ground. She burst into tears, and Kaya buried her face in Lin's clothes, sobbing softly.
"Teacher, Gray Hoofs and the dogs are gone," the blonde girl wailed.
Lin didn't know how to comfort the girls. Speaking of which, it was the first time they experienced the death of their own small animals. So Lin could only pat the two girls and try to comfort them.
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