Colin got off the carriage and saw a tall figure in a silver mage robe in front of the convoy.
In fact, Colin did not want to see the chairman of the Mage Parliament if he did not have an excuse to come out.
In Colin's opinion, this old mage's political sensitivity was too low and he could not see the situation clearly.
He did not know if it was because he had spent too much time on arcane research that he had neglected other aspects.
"Good day, Viscount Angley!"
"Good day, Mr. Ernest." Colin greeted him with a smile, but his eyes were looking around, as if he was admiring the scenery in the fields.
Ernest didn't mind Colin's rudeness and asked, "Would it be possible for me to meet the Duke?"
"I'm sorry, the Duke is not in good health. If you have anything to say, you can tell me directly. I will help you pass on the message."
Ernest sighed, as if he understood Vera's attitude.
After the Duke converted to the God of Light, he was afraid that he would gradually alienate the Mage Parliament, and he would not be able to use his identity as a mage to get preferential treatment in the Northern Frontier.
However, for the future of the Mage Parliament, Ernest still wanted to give it a try.
"Sir Viscounts, I took the liberty to come here this time because I hope that the Duke can relax the restrictions on mages in the past so that we can travel freely in the Northern Frontier like before."
Colin had already heard about the restrictions on mages that Ernest mentioned. Of course, this was also the consequence of Mr. Feng's sacrifice of Fallen Eagle City.
Ever since the conditions to cast the forbidden spell "Trial's Eye" were known, the entire Empire of Light's hostility towards mages immediately rose to another level. Every Lord of the Empire began to worry about whether their territory would become the target of the mages' sacrifice.
Therefore, all the Lords of the Empire tacitly issued a ban on mages, prohibiting any mages from entering the cities under their rule.
Of course, it was not difficult for mages to disguise themselves as ordinary people and sneak into the cities of the Empire of Light. After all, not every city's guards could accurately distinguish a mage from a crowd.
However, this still brought a lot of trouble to the mages.
This was the reason why the mages wanted to enter the cities of the Empire of Light.
Logically speaking, the Congress of Mages did not believe in the God of Light, so they were naturally enemies of the empire. But in reality, they could not leave the empire.
In order to become a Mage, one had to have Arcane Talent. However, Arcane Talent was extremely rare. It was almost one in a thousand, or even one in ten thousand. Therefore, it was very difficult to find a Mage Apprentice. Based on the population of Yevel City alone, the Mage Apprentices would have been extinct long ago.
Thus, even though the mages loathed the Empire of Light, they had no choice but to come to the Empire in search of apprentices with arcane talent.
In order to find out a child's arcane talent, they had to cast a test spell. However, the arcane undulations produced by this test spell would expose the location of the mages.
That was why it was impossible for mages to disguise themselves as ordinary people and sneak into the city. As long as they wanted to find talented apprentices, they would have to constantly cast testing spells, which would then attract the attention of the city guards.
In the current tense situation, every lord would be especially sensitive to the arcane ripples in their city. Once they discovered them, they would immediately send out their elite troops to search and capture them. Once they caught the mages that had snuck in, they would not hesitate to hang them to death.
That was why Ernest panicked.
"I'm sorry, Lord Ernest. I can't agree to your request. As for the reason, I'm sure you know. Vera will not put her own people in danger. "
Colin rejected the other party's request without hesitation. The life and death of the mages had nothing to do with him.
Ernest's tone was urgent as he said again, "Viscount Angley, the Mage Parliament has already listed the 'Blade of Judgement' as a forbidden spell. Please believe me, we definitely have no intention of sacrificing innocent people.
If you are still worried, I can restrict the mages that enter the Northern Frontier to be Grade 3 and below. They definitely won't have the ability to cast a forbidden spell.
Moreover, the moment they do anything inappropriate, the city guards will be able to capture them easily. "
Colin shrugged and shook his head again. "I'm sorry, but this will still arouse the disgust of the lords of the Northern Frontier."
Ernest could hear that Colin's tone was slightly relaxed. He was excited and quickly threw out a bait.
"Your Excellency Viscounts, do you want to know which high-level mage cast the spell to blow up the cliff in the Shadow Canyon and blocked the escape route of Black Cavalry?"
Colin's expression changed. Finally, his interest was piqued.
To be honest, if Ernest thought that he could make the Northern Frontier open the door to the mages just because of Vera's old friendship with the mages, then he would be too naive. Fortunately, the other party finally came to his senses and understood that only by giving the Northern Frontier what they wanted, there would be room for negotiation.
"Tell me his name and the relevant evidence to prove that this person is involved in the conspiracy against Black Cavalry. After I confirm it, I will agree to allow mages that are Grade 3 and below to enter the Northern Frontier freely."
A smile finally appeared on Ernest's face. His furrowed brows also relaxed. He wasn't the slightest bit worried that Colin would go back on his word.
"Your Excellency Viscounts, this person is the Duke's teacher – Mage Kusius!"
"Kusius?" Colin raised his eyebrows. He was a little surprised by this answer.
But then he felt that it was really possible. After all, when Mr. Chu Feng sacrificed Fallen Eagle City, he had arranged for Kusius to guard outside the city to prevent any possible disturbances. So, these two people had colluded for a long time.
When Mr. Chu Feng was scheming against Black Cavalry, it was reasonable for him to arrange for Kusius to go to the Shadow Canyon to cooperate with the Eastern Frontier.
"Yes, it is Kusius. Your Excellency Viscounts, if you don't believe me, you can send someone to the Eastern Frontier to investigate. It was the Pegasus Legion who set up the ambush in the Shadow Canyon. Although most of them have died in the hands of Black Cavalry, there are still a group of injured soldiers who have returned to White Dew City.
These people have seen Kusius, so it is not difficult for you to verify it. "
"Kusius … Haha!" Colin sneered. He thought of this mage who had taken the initiative to come to him and wanted to become the Arcane Consultant of the House of Saint Hilde. If he knew that Marquis García was Vera's biological father, he would regret it very much.
Colin did not have a good impression of this guy. Now that he had such a reason, of course, he would not be soft-hearted.
"Thank you for the information you have provided, Mr. Ernest! I will discuss with Vera about allowing some mages to enter the Northern Frontier to look for apprentices.
Of course, in order to not arouse the fear of the lords of the Northern Frontier, the way you choose your inheritance will have to be changed. I hope you can understand this.
After I discuss with Vera about a feasible plan, I will contact you again. "
Ernest was happy when he heard this and quickly thanked him.
After the president of the Mage Council left, Colin stood in the same place and fell into deep thought.
He suddenly felt that Yavier might be a partner that he could cooperate with.
First of all, mages were natural enemies of the Church, and the enemy of the enemy could also become friends.
For the same reason, Yavier was also a big problem for the Eastern Region. On this issue, their position was once again the same as the Northern Frontier.
In addition, Colin had already grasped the weakness of the Mage Council — the search for the inheritors. Therefore, it would be a matter of time before he could draw the mages to his side.
As for the issue of faith that the nobles of the empire were generally afraid of, Colin did not have much respect for the God of Light at all. He even used the God of Light's name to develop his blood descendants. Of course, he did not mind cooperating with the mages who did not believe in the God of Light.
As for whether this move would arouse the opposition of the lords of the Northern Frontier, Colin did not care too much.
On the contrary, he was very interested to see how many lords of the Northern Frontier would oppose if Vera proposed to remove the ban on some mages. How many of them would oppose?
Colin could also take this opportunity to clean up the Northern Frontier.
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