Chapter 234: Meeting Trial, Self-Proven Talent
In the royal city, the magic pearl on the top of the Mage Tower has gone out, leaving only the magic crystal lamps on the streets still lit.
In the center of the royal city, the mysterious purple magic is like a veil hanging down the towering stone pillar hall. This is the Mage Conference Hall, which is the administrative center of the lower city of the royal city and the gathering center of the magic energy array.
During the period when the ten seats of the meeting are not present, the Mage Conference Hall votes by the masters of the major Mage Towers to decide on the affairs of the royal city and even the entire Violet Principality.
After the news that Thorn Flower County fell to the dark beast tide was passed back to the Mage Conference Hall, the masters of the Mage Towers had a fierce discussion on sending out magic corps and personnel allocation. Among them, Chu Ming's teacher, Aiman, had the loudest voice. He was also the most determined to expel the dark faction at the meeting, so he was resented by some Mage Tower masters.
The Tuari Mage Tower itself is weak and cannot allocate any combatants. Although he is a member of the Dark Expelling Faction, Aiman will also be discriminated against within the faction.
In this situation where he was not popular at home and abroad, and driven by a mysterious force, everyone's resentment towards Aiman exploded. Tonight, a sudden trial was launched against Aiman.
In the Mage Conference Hall, on the high platform, the masters of the Mage Tower stared coldly at Aiman in the center, and invisible smoke filled the air. One of the old epic mages named Musa, wearing a gorgeous mage robe, spoke.
"Aiman Tuali, I remember that your strength is only at the deep blue level. According to the regulations of the Mage Conference, the Mage Tower in the Royal City must be at least epic. Aiman, you violated the rules."
In the middle of the conference room, the silver-haired Aiman was like a prisoner being interrogated. He raised his head, and the wrinkles on his face did not change at all.
The old man suddenly laughed and said, "Musa Kazim, what a big hat, I can't bear it."
"I don't know if you remember that there is another rule in the Mage Conference, that is, the decrees of the ten seats in the conference are higher than the rules. I am the acting Mage Tower Master personally appointed by Lord Holly, one of the ten seats. How can I say that I violated the rules?"
After speaking, the old man looked at the epic mage with deep eyes.
Musa is the same age as his father. After his father died, the epic mage planned to let his disciples occupy the Mage Tower passed down by his father.
He has been arguing with Musa for more than 20 years. The two have been resentful for a long time. In these days' meetings, he was indeed too radical and offended many people, so he gave this old fox a chance to seize.
But... his student Ryan is still in Thorn Flower County. The longer the magic army is delayed, the smaller the chance of Ryan's survival will be. He can't wait any longer. Even if he risks being judged by the masters of the Mage Tower, he must let the magic army set off smoothly.
But fortunately, his efforts are not ineffective. The magic army launched to Thorn Flower County more than ten days in advance.
As a result, he himself fell into the vortex of judgment and could not escape.
Musa snorted coldly: "Aiman, Lord Holly is not someone you can see. It is because of your apprentice that the Lord made an exception and let you become the acting Mage Tower Master."
The surrounding Mage Tower Masters frowned when they heard Musa's naked words. Among them, a Mage Tower Master who had a good relationship with Musa reminded: "Musa, be careful and don't criticize the Lord's seat."
How did Aiman get the status of the acting Mage Tower Master? The mages present knew it clearly, but they didn't dare to say anything because it involved the ten seats in the meeting.
But Musa actually made the matter clear today, and he looked like he was going to give it a go, which scared everyone.
If they were also implicated in the matter involving the ten seats, at least they would be stripped of their status as tower masters. In serious cases, even their lives would not be guaranteed.
In the center of the meeting room, Aiman lowered his head slightly, half closing his eyes.
Musa was actually right. He had no way to deal with Musa's disciples' blatant attempt to occupy the Mage Tower.
When he thought he was about to be driven out of the Violet King City, Holly Greenger, one of the ten seats in the meeting, spoke up and retained his status as the acting Mage Tower Master and allowed him to resume his status as the Tower Master after he was promoted to the epic level.
At first, Aiman was ecstatic when he got the news, thinking that his efforts had worked.
But gradually, he found something wrong. The ten seats in the meeting, who had been indifferent to his lobbying and had never paid attention to him, suddenly spoke up to retain his status as the Tower Master. This was impossible no matter how he thought about it.
Later, he found out that his previous apprentice, Trina Migliorini, was actually the princess of Migliorini Country, where alchemy and puppet alchemy were prevalent.
It was also because of Trina's request that he was noticed by the seat master and retained his status.
Now Musa brought up the old matter again, obviously wanting to completely tear his face off with him.
But the man was not as irrational as he seemed, he seemed to have something to rely on...
Thinking of this, Aiman's eyes became more solemn, and he had an ominous premonition in his heart.
On the high platform, Musa declined the advice of the tower masters, his mouth slightly raised, and he sneered and took out a document.
"Aiman, you have gone too far these days. Lord Victor suspected that what Tu'eri Mage Tower did was not in compliance with the regulations, so he specially sent me to thoroughly investigate Tu'eri Mage Tower."
"Lord Victor?!"
"Another Lord!"
The tower masters exclaimed from the high platform, and everyone looked at Musa with changing eyes.
It is not something that everyone can do to contact the seat master. Aiman relies on his student Trina, so what does Musa rely on?
Aiman paused inwardly, but his expression remained unchanged. "Musa, you should know that when the Mage Conference was first established, in order to prevent the seats and tower masters from turning against each other and causing internal strife, the master from the Fengyang Empire once set an iron rule that the ten seats could not veto each other's resolutions alone."
The mages heard this and started to discuss.
"Yes, even if Musa has the document from the seat master, he cannot directly reject Aiman's status as the acting tower master."
"It's a pity that it's still difficult to overthrow Aiman."
Musa ignored the voices of the tower masters. His eyes were cold and his tone was grim: "Aiman, you still want to struggle!"
"Of course, the iron order set by that master cannot be violated, but what if there is a problem with your magic tower itself?"
Aiman stared at Musa, "The Tu'eli Magic Tower is operating normally, and the annual salary has not been reduced. What's the problem?"
Musa sneered, threw the document on the table and threw it in front of Aiman.
"Tower Master Aiman, I remember there was a rule in the Mage Conference that the Mage Tower recruited apprentices, and the minimum qualification limit should be low."
"Your good student Ryan Brick, this knight waste from the Clinton Kingdom, was able to enter the Mage Tower to study with his inferior thunder mage talent. Aiman, is this your pity for the waste?"
"No mage talent means no mage talent. It's like some people are born farmers and some are born nobles. This is determined by the order! Aiman, do you want to violate the order?!"
Aiman's face finally changed. He was silent for a long time and said, "Farmers and nobles, waste and genius are not order. The Rich Land Empire has completely swept away the old aristocratic system, established a better order, and led human civilization to a more distant future. And waste will not always be waste..."
The old man paused and thought of the young man who was always struggling to improve his strength regardless of the cold or heat.
"I believe Ryan can go further than anyone else on the path of the law-abiding."
Musa looked at him indifferently, his face did not change, "So, Aiman, you admit that you violated the regulations, right?"
Aiman lowered his head and whispered: "Regulations are dead, people are alive."
"Musa, come on, judge me."
After that, Aiman looked up at Musa, without fear in his eyes.
Musa shouted: "Please enforce the law and judge Aiman's crime!"
The tower masters also shouted: "Please enforce the law and judge Aiman's crime!"
As soon as the voice fell, in the center of the conference room, the magic circles lit up one by one, and a purple shadow composed entirely of magic gradually condensed.
"What's the matter?"
The voice of the magic figure was transmitted to the ears of the tower masters through mental vibration. Musa hurriedly saluted and said: "Greetings to the Lord Law Enforcer. The acting Mage Tower Lord Aiman violated the regulations of the Mage Conference and accepted inferior talented students who did not meet the conditions. He should be judged."
After saying that, the man smiled and looked at the magic figure in front of him expectantly.
This magic figure called the Law Enforcer is the elemental spirit that condenses the wisdom of the first generation of the seat master and guards the center of the magic hub of the royal city. He can also make the final judgment at the key meeting.
The Law Enforcer looked indifferent. He waved his hand and the documents scattered on the ground flew up and were arranged in front of him one by one.
A few minutes later, the Law Enforcer waved his hand and the documents automatically flew to the table and were neatly stacked.
He fixed his eyes on Aiman, who looked calm, and said in a dignified voice: "As the acting tower master, you did not work diligently to maintain the operation of the Mage Tower, but did something that violated the regulations. You broke the law knowingly. Aiman, I will deprive you of your status as the acting tower master. From tomorrow, you will be expelled from the Royal City by the Knights."
"Aiman, do you have any objections?"
The old man sighed, and his back could not help but bend a little. He was silent for a while, and then said: "Lord Law Enforcer, I have no objection."
The law enforcer's eyes withdrew from Aiman and looked at the tower masters of the Mage Tower present, "Do you have any objections?"
The figure swept his eyes over, and everyone hurriedly shook their heads.
Seeing Aiman's appearance of a loser, Musa couldn't help but feel relieved, and a smile filled his face. He seemed to have seen Aiman being driven out of the Royal City and sleeping on the streets.
The other tower masters couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that the matter was about to be settled.
This whole thing involved two seat masters. If one of them was not handled well, they would all suffer.
Fortunately, Musa was more skilled and caught Aiman's handle, and won an overwhelming victory in this trial.
Some tower masters of the Mage Tower who had long disliked Aiman showed a sincere smile.
In their opinion, Aiman was just a despised and inferior deep blue mage, but he could be on an equal footing with them, the epic mages, by virtue of his status as acting tower master. This was something that they could not accept.
Especially in the dispatch decision of the magic army, Aiman, an acting tower master, actually wanted to lead everyone by the nose, which really angered all the tower masters present.
Aiman was driven out of the royal city, which was also what they expected.
The law enforcer swept his eyes around the conference room, and finally he looked at Aiman and said in a cold tone: "I declare that Aiman will be stripped of his status as acting tower master from now on, and will be supervised by the Knights, and expelled from the royal city tomorrow."
After the figure finished speaking, several magic knights guarding the side took heavy steps down to the center of the conference room, fastened the shackles on Aiman's hands and feet, and held him captive as he walked forward.
Boom...boom...boom...
Aiman walked up step by step, and Musa came to him at this moment. He sneered and said: "Aiman, I said, what belongs to me is still mine after all, even in the past twenty years. ”
"Also, I advise you to run away as far away as possible. Don't let me see you in the old city, otherwise..."
The man's expression was indifferent, and a trace of bloodthirsty murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Aiman stared at him and slowly said: "Musa, it is really unfortunate to have a mage like you in the royal city."
Musa sneered and said: "I will send these words back to you intact, they are just waste at the deep blue level."
Aiman's chest rose and fell. He took a deep breath, ignored the man, and continued to walk upward while being held by the knight.
In the center of the conference room, the law enforcer looked at Aiman's retreating figure. His body gradually faded and turned into magic power and was about to dissipate in the conference room.
At this time, a young voice suddenly came from the conference room, "Lord Law Enforcer, I have an objection!"
"Um?"
The law enforcer's dissipating body solidified again, and he looked towards the door of the conference room. The people coming were none other than Chu Ming and Trina.
"Ren?!" After hearing Chu Ming's voice, Aiman suddenly raised his head, "Are you back?"
The old man smiled and said, "As long as it's okay..."
Trina walked to Aiman and supported him. Chu Ming looked at the law enforcer and was about to speak when Musa's sarcastic voice suddenly came from the seat.
"Ren, right? I have to thank you for your useless talent, otherwise Aiman wouldn't have fallen like this."
The man stared at Chu Ming and Trina for a few times, then smiled and said to the purple figure: "Law enforcers, these two people broke into the Master's Conference Hall without permission and should be punished as they should."
"Musa, shut up!" Aiman shouted angrily, then looked at Chu Ming and the two, "What are you doing here? Why don't you leave quickly."
Chu Ming shook his head, "Teacher, please believe me, I can solve it."
"Ren, you...come back to me."
Amid Aiman's anxious shouts, Chu Ming gradually walked into the center of the conference room and faced the gazes of all the tower owners.
Chu Ming glanced at Musa, saluted the purple figure on the side and said, "Law enforcer, I have objections to this verdict."
The law enforcer stared at him and uttered two words, "Reason."
Chu Ming nodded and picked up the neatly stacked documents on the table. He sneered and tore all the documents into pieces.
"What do you want to do by destroying the evidence?"
"That's unreasonable!"
Seeing Chu Ming make this move, Musa immediately got into a verbal fight with the tower masters, scolding him with harsh words.
Chu Ming was unmoved and laughed loudly, "Evidence?"
Then his laughter suddenly stopped and his eyes turned cold as he looked at Musa.
"Lord Law Enforcer, what crime should Mr. Musa face for fabricating evidence and slandering the current acting tower owner?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole house was in a roar, and even Aiman and Trina were stunned for a moment.
Musa stood up directly from his seat. He sneered: "Trash is trash, inferior mage talent. Is there anything wrong with me?"
"Also, Apprentice Ren, please pay attention to your identity. How dare you talk to the tower master like this?!"
Chu Ming smiled and said: "Why don't you dare? Do I have to get used to you, an old guy who relies on his old age and sells his old age?"
"You even dare to forge evidence, so what else can you not dare to do?"
"You!" Moussa was furious, pointed at Chu Ming, and said in a serious tone: "I want to see how to forge."
Chu Ming smiled slightly and looked at the purple figure on the side, "Please ask the law enforcer to retest my mage talent to see if it is really an inferior mage talent as Mr. Musa said."
"this……"
Aiman looked at Trina with doubt on his face. He was the one who tested Chu Ming's talent. It was indeed an inferior thunder element talent. Could there be any omissions?
Trina shook her head helplessly, indicating that she didn't know.
It was also the first time that she saw her junior brother face the master of the entire mage tower in the royal city for the old man Aiman. Her eyes towards Chu Ming softened a bit.
No matter what the final result is, she will protect Chu Ming and Aiman, even if it means she has to return to the country of Migliorini...
In the center of the conference room, the law enforcer looked at Chu Ming quietly and uttered one last word.
"allow."
When the tower owners saw that the law enforcers had allowed the test, they immediately called the knights and ordered the magic props to be brought in to test the mage's talent.
"yes!"
Several knights hurriedly left the conference room. After a few minutes, they carried a prismatic transparent crystal engraved with a golden pattern and shining with strange light and placed it in front of Chu Ming.
There are four magic circles on the golden pattern array for testing the magic crystal, which represent the four levels of talent. If the tester's elemental power fills one magic circle, it means the talent is inferior, and so on, until four magic circles are filled. It means the talent is high.
Chu Ming saluted and thanked the law enforcer. Just as he was about to start the test, Musa suddenly rang, and the man said coldly: "Please also ask the law enforcer to check his body to rule out the possibility of cheating."
The purple figure nodded slightly and waved the purple mist in his hand, filling the surroundings of Chu Ming's body.
"Relax and don't resist."
Chu Ming frowned slightly, glanced at Musa, and relaxed his body.
After a while, the law enforcer withdrew the purple mist and said calmly: "There is no abnormality in the tester's body."
"The test can begin."
"Thank you, Lord Enforcer."
Chu Ming nodded slightly and placed his palm in the center of the golden pattern array under the gaze of everyone.
Buzz!
The entire huge transparent crystal shook, and the light gradually extended from Chu Ming's palm to the surroundings of the golden pattern array, and soon covered the entire test magic crystal.
Under the flash of golden patterns, the originally transparent and bright crystal suddenly became turbid.
Seeing this scene, the tower masters couldn't help but slowly stood up from their seats, staring at the crystal, refusing to let go of any changes.
Immediately afterwards, a purple electric light emerged from the crystal chaos. There were four golden circles on the golden array. One of the golden circles was gradually replaced by the purple represented by the thunder element, but the purple had not yet been replaced. The replacement of the entire magic circle stopped, and there was no change in the other three magic circles.
Seeing this, Musa, who was feeling uneasy in his heart, burst into laughter. He said sarcastically: "The inferior thunder element talent is really high, you waste."
The tower owners discussed one after another, shook their heads, and looked at Chu Ming as if they were looking at a clown.
"Junior brother..."
Trina looked at Chu Ming being laughed at, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart.
Aiman couldn't help but sigh.
The law enforcer shook his head and said: "Your self-certification failed. Your lightning talent is inferior and there has been no change."
Chu Ming also laughed in the face of everyone's mocking eyes.
"What makes you think I only have one attribute of talent?"
"Musa, open your eyes and watch carefully."
After Chu Ming finished speaking, a touch of green suddenly appeared in the chaos of the test magic crystal, and quickly spread to the magic circle.
"What?!"
The whole audience was shocked, and the tower owners stood up from their seats one after another.