1106 The Mercenary Tower Master
The deputy tower master Miao Aolan, who suffered severe physical and mental trauma, and the four spirit array masters who were mentally injured, were carried away by the tower guards who rushed over quickly.
However, the tense situation that Warren University scholar had expected, or even the situation of renewed disputes, did not occur, because Ms. Morrill, the tower master of the Scholar Tower, who came to deal with the matter, ran out of the secret room at the bottom of the tower in anger because she noticed that the symbol array of the entire Scholar Tower was abnormally activated.
Ms. Morrill, the tower master who was conducting an important research, had long silver-white hair. Although she looked old, she was not stupid. At the beginning of the negotiation, she made Raymond very alert because this old woman was too shrewd and mercenary.
The old woman sitting in front of Raymond had a warm smile on her face, as if the smashed floor under her feet and the bloody smell in the air would not affect her mood at all. "Lord Raymond, the fault committed by Miao Aolan can be covered up because of his serious injury, but I think the compensation you promised before should not be revoked because of Miao Aolan..."
He had no intention of defaulting on his debt or repenting, so he naturally agreed very readily, but soon he regretted it and felt a headache.
He was so fussy that he was like an extremely cunning and mercenary small vendor. As the tower owner Ms. Morrill reported the compensation items one by one, Raymond felt dizzy and speechless.
The tower owner Ms. Morrill, who was just soft-spoken and lukewarm, looked as if it was a matter of course. In the end, when the compensation list of more than 300 items, but only a few hundred low-level magic stones in total, was handed to Raymond, even the Warren University scholar sitting next to him blushed and looked very ashamed, and lowered his head as if he couldn't bear to see it.
After taking out the crystal from the storage ring and discounting it for full compensation, the tower owner, Ms. Morrill, solemnly repeated all the rules of the Scholar Tower, and finally issued a very serious warning. "Lord Raymond. Although your strength is quite high, the Scholar Tower is the most famous gathering place for scholars in the entire underground plane. The previous regrets can be exposed, but if you want to bully others, the Scholar Tower will not be afraid or retreat at all!"
Raymond had no intention of violating or breaking all the reasonable rules, but when the tower owner, Ms. Morrill, was about to leave, the great scholar Warren tried in vain to keep him. "Ms. Morrill, Raymond came here because the Newman family was wiped out eight years ago. You were the coordinator back then..."
Raymond, who was about to stand up, was stunned. The tower owner, Ms. Morrill, who had a suspicious expression on her face, was also a little surprised. She looked at Raymond for a moment before turning her eyes to the recliner covered with a white cloth placed in the corner of the room and asked. "Could it be that someone finally wants to uncover the truth about what happened back then?"
Mr. Warren, who seemed to be hesitant, had a strange expression on his face. He glanced at Raymond before answering. "The child that little Louisa gave birth to back then was his. And that child has now become a special existence..."
The tower owner, Ms. Morrill, who sat down again, stared at Warren, her eyes lit up. "Special existence? Could it be a ghost? Or a vengeful spirit?"
"I don't know. I told you about this last year. But at that time it was just a shadow, and it disappeared so quickly that I thought I was dazzled..." Warren, who seemed to be afraid of looking at her, turned his gaze to Raymond, and seeing his unfriendly expression, quickly added. "But I guess there is no possibility that you want to study it!"
Raymond, who had a gloomy face when he heard this, immediately glared at old man Warren, but Ms. Morrill, who had a clear look on her face, quickly said. "Lord Raymond! The research that Warren is talking about is absolutely completely different from what you think now, please don't misunderstand!"
Repressing the anger in his chest. Raymond's tone seemed to be calm. "No matter what kind of special existence that is, she is my daughter. If this matter is publicized, I don't mind killing a few more people!"
The tower owner, Ms. Morrill, was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly. Old man Warren, who wanted to explain, noticed that Raymond's pupils turned red, and apologized in a guilty conscience.
The dull atmosphere lasted for a long time before gradually easing. After thinking for a long time, the tower owner Ms. Morrill said carefully. "Lord Raymond, there were very few people who knew about the incident back then, and I was invited by the city lord to participate in the division of the Newman family's property as a witness after the Newman family was destroyed. I only heard about the cause of the incident from hearsay..."
She stopped talking here, and Raymond, who waited for a while but didn't see her continue, frowned.
But old man Warren, who was sitting on the side, said with a bitter smile. "Raymond, the tower owner Moriel is the person I know who is most likely to know what happened back then, but it is impossible to ask her to tell what she knows for no reason without paying a price..."
"Well, that's right! As the manager of the Scholars' Tower and the researcher himself, any information must be valued. I just don't know how much you are willing to pay, Lord Raymond?"
The expression was calm and the attitude was sincere, but the expectation in the eyes of the tower owner Ms. Moriel made Raymond a little difficult to accept.
Seeing this, the tower owner Ms. Moriel sighed, but she was very straightforward. "The Scholars' Tower does not have any industry. In order to support so many people who are devoted to research in the tower, how can it be supported without being mercenary!"
He had never seen such a philistine and frank high-level wizard, so Raymond simply spoke frankly. "Then what price are you prepared to charge to tell everything?"
"The expense of the Scholar's Tower for half a year! I will tell you everything I know, and I can also tell you the guesses I made back then!"
Before Raymond could speak, the stunned old man Warren jumped up. "Half a year? Half a year's expenses for the Scholar's Tower?"
Ms. Moriel, the tower owner of Warren, gave a sharp look, but said it lightly. "It's not a lot, just tens of thousands of medium-sized magic stones!"
Raymond was very surprised and couldn't help but his eyes turned cold, but Ms. Moriel, the tower owner sitting opposite, continued to speak slowly. "In eight years, the city lord back then has been transferred to the Karst Defense Line, and I don't know if the participants in the war zone council are still alive. And I don't think anyone in this Dark Wing City knows what happened back then better than me. Already..."
The anger in his heart was growing uncontrollably, and with a thought, Raymond released the pressure and sensory detection.
The majestic and irresistible aura made the sitting tower owner, Ms. Moriel, look a little pale, but she looked a little disdainful and contemptuous, and said slightly. "Lord Raymond, for a high-level wizard who has traveled to many planes, he can get this much information for tens of thousands of magic stones. Do you think this price is still high?"
The tower master Ms. Moriel, who only had the peak strength of Dawn level, made Raymond feel puzzled. He couldn't figure out how this old woman could have the confidence now, especially after he had already seriously injured the deputy tower master Miao Aolan. And even though she was able to crack the talisman array easily, she was neither humble nor arrogant. Instead, she looked confident and not afraid that she would not accept such conditions!
Therefore, before he sensed that the probing and coercion had not hurt her, Raymond calmed down his breath and spoke slowly. "The price is not high, but I am not willing to accept persecution!"
The tower owner, Ms. Moriel, who also put away her slightly mocking expression, quickly brushed it off with a serious look on her face. "This is not coercion! This is a fair transaction, not to mention that seeking justice for little Louisa should be far more important to you than these magic stones!"
After hearing this, Raymond no longer hesitated. As soon as he thought about it, the reserve bag containing the crystal stones appeared in front of the tower owner, Ms. Moriel, and said in a deep voice. "Okay, as long as the information you provide can help me uncover the truth about the tragedy that year, I can still afford the price!" (To be continued...)