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"Is this what you call supplies?"
"Yes my lord. With these, we can find the important energy needed to maintain the Nox Wall. I really didn't lie to you. My mission as an executor is to use these relics to find the energy and then deliver it to the Crown Prince's administrative official!"
"Relics? You mean the Hero's Relics?"
Trite was shocked. He didn't expect these bandits to know about the Hero's Relics. He no longer dared to deceive and quickly said honestly, "Yes, these are all imitations of a certain Hero's Relic made by the Crown Prince. They can find the energy suitable for the 'Nox Wall'. But my lord, I really didn't lie to you before. These are useless to you because that energy can only be used by the 'Wall'.
It's of no help to you at all. If you want treasures, the goods in front are more valuable!"
Trite felt a bit tearful. He really wasn't lying. He thought Reji and the other villains were just robbing for wealth and goods. The items in this storage ring were indeed useless.
Because...
"People! The energy the Wall needs is actually people, children! The only purpose of these relic tokens is to find those children with magical talent!"
Trite's final explanation matched Reji's own judgment.
It seemed that although the traitor that uses the Bonding System couldn't active it to it's full power, they still tried to imitate and transform something similar. These tokens were equivalent to Reji's own "card drawing" ability.
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However, upon closer inspection, Reji found that the "bonding" aura inside was actually very weak and a clumsy, incomplete imitation. In terms of effect, it could only draw white and blue quality cards(2 and 3 start).
Of course, this was just the terminology Reji was used to in games.
In reality, when Reji picked up one of the tokens, it immediately turned into a stream of light, circling in front of him, and opened a virtual map, marking a blue light spot on it.
This light spot was the location of the "child" with magical talent that Trite mentioned earlier.
A human with a potential of about three stars.
I should have thought of it earlier.
If the psionic wall ran on "humans" as batteries, then the corresponding "energy" should also be humans.
But what was the specific operation method?
And why was it specially transformed to only search for children?
Reji placed the modified new "appointment" certificate in front of Trite.
Trite was also very clever, especially in such a life-and-death situation. He demonstrated extraordinary understanding.
"Understood! My Lord! I fully understand. From now on, you, you are the executor of Stoneheim City! I, I am your assistant! Apprentice!"
Not bad.
Reji nodded with satisfaction and then had someone untie Trite's restraints.
After the trembling Trite stood up, Reji patted his shoulder and said, "What are you waiting for? Let's continue on the road and enter the city. Many of the upcoming procedures will still require Assistant Trite's help."
"Under... understood, Lord Executor. Let's go, we'll set off now!"
...
The caravan was very close to Stoneheim City.
In less than fifteen minutes, they could see the city gates from afar.
Unlike a small country like Ilinor, although Stoneheim City was only a second-tier city in the Mage Nation, rows of soldiers were neatly lined up at the city gate. The magical beasts, a characteristic of the Mage Nation, were also lowering their heads under the control of the cavalry, as if welcoming their new executor who was about to arrive.
When they saw Reji's caravan approaching, a middle-aged man was the first to step out from the welcoming lineup at the city gate. It was the lord of Stoneheim City.
Even as the city lord, he had no authority in front of the executor. Instead, he seemed to be flattering and complimenting, addressing him as Lord Executor every other sentence.
This was thanks to the division of the system in the Mage Nation. The previously mentioned "Upper Senate" was the highest authority in the Mage Nation, and all its members were composed of high ranking mages.
However, most mages were engrossed in research and had no interest in trivial matters like governing the country. Therefore, the Lower Senate naturally emerged. The members of the Lower Senate were basically nobles and the like. Although their magical power were not high, they were good at management and could run the country.
Now, the lord of Stoneheim City was bowing and scraping not only to Reji but even to Trite, who was Reji's assistant.
It could be seen that unlike the nobility supremacy in Ilinor, in the Mage Nation, the status of mages was above all else. Naturally, the new executor from the Upper Senate, although not officially higher in status than the city lord, had the actual power. No matter what Reji did, the city lord had to cooperate unconditionally.
For example...
"Lord Executor, I have already gathered a group of the most outstanding children in our city. Everyone has been eagerly awaiting your arrival for a long time. Do you want to go and see them now?" the city lord asked cautiously.
Trite had also explained this to Reji on the way. Although they were here to capture children to use as energy for the psionic wall, they used the pretext of "divine selection". The children selected by them would be sent to the Upper Senate for training, taken as apprentices or even successors by those powerful mages, taught magic, and learn magical knowledge, becoming the upper class in one leap.
Therefore, what the city lord said now was not false. From the nobles to the commoners in Stoneheim City, everyone was looking forward to the executor's arrival. Everyone regarded this as a great opportunity, and everyone hoped that their children would be selected by the Executor.