Chapter 141： question and answer

Ladi asked: "So, what do you decide to do with me now?"

Paul stroked his chin while looking at the female consultant, "Dispose? Why do you use such cold words?"

The female advisor smiled wryly: "Isn't it the church's usual practice to tie up witches and burn them to death?"

Paul stood up suddenly, "You saved the lives of a lot of us. I'm not an ungrateful person. I won't burn you to death."

Ladi's hanging heart was slightly relieved, and she was glad that her original choice was not wrong.

"Thank you, Earl Greyman."

"This is what I should do. Remember the conversation we had under the moon when you first came to Lake Town? What I said at the time - an animal, as long as it looks like a donkey, walks like a donkey, and calls Sounds like a donkey, so it's a donkey—ah, sorry, I was just making an analogy."

It suddenly occurred to him that the big měinǚ sitting in front of him was a witch, and it seemed inappropriate to use a donkey as a metaphor.

"Pfft!" The female consultant burst out laughing, "This analogy is really refreshing."

Paul and Austin glanced at each other, and there seemed to be no sense of distance between them and the female consultant.

"In short, I hope that we live in an enlightened era. We will keep your identity a secret for the time being. I also hope that you can continue to live and work here as a consultant of the Government Affairs Council as before."

"Aren't you afraid of the consequences you might bear if you are discovered by the church?"

"According to my investigation, so far there is no express law stipulating that witches must be handed over to the church or burned to death. The previous cases almost all rely on the 'consciousness' of the people and those in power, although this 'consciousness' is caused by their own It was born out of ignorance and the bewitching and coercion of the church."

Paul remembered that when he first made the musket, Dean Leonard and Father Anderson came to investigate his suspicion of witchcraft. At that time, he was still frightened by what they called the Inquisition.

Ladi was very surprised, Earl Greiman's tone contained faint disdain for the church.

Paul continued: "However, in view of what happened this time, I must have a comprehensive understanding of mysterious groups such as wizards or mages. I hope you can answer some of my questions truthfully."

"Of course, Lord Greiman, I must know everything, but I don't want to reveal information about other mages."

"I won't let you betray your companion, so I'll start asking."

Paul gave her a reassuring look, and then asked questions.

"Most people call you wizards, but you said that you prefer to call yourself a mage. The pronunciation of the two is very similar. Is there any difference?"

"There is no difference. These two titles refer to the same type of people. It's just that the church likes to use the word 'wizard' when demonizing us. Over time, this word has a derogatory meaning, and it is inevitable when it is widely spread among the people. After all, most mages come from the folk, so we prefer to call ourselves "mages" to cut off the xiéè degenerate image in the hearts of the public."

"How did you acquire or inherit these strange abilities, uh... [magic]?"

"After a person becomes a real mage, he has the qualifications to accept apprentices. If he has this intention, he will look for qualified children from the people and teach him the knowledge of magic. People who are new to magic only He can be called an apprentice, and he cannot be qualified to be called a mage until his ability is recognized by the mentor."

"How did you become a mage?"

"I met my mentor when I was 6 years old, and she taught me the knowledge of arcana. Sorry, I can only say this about my mentor."

"Okay, then when you are looking for apprentices, won't they or their parents mind your identities? After all, the image of mages in the folk..."

"In view of the poor image of mages in folklore, we will first have a long-term contact with the target and get to know each other, and then reveal our identities when the time is right. If the other party is interested, we will accept them as apprentices. Some mages will Spend your life looking for successors. However, there are also a small number of xiéè mages who use some disgraceful methods to coerce and confuse them into becoming apprentices. There are also ordinary people who actively seek, contact and learn magic for some special purposes."

"Special purpose?"

"Wealth, power, hatred, etc."

"What kind of magic do you have?"

"There are spells that attack directly, such as the 'fireball' that mages know in people's minds, and spells that confuse people's minds, which can make people hallucinate or subconsciously obey the mage's orders, but the conditions for casting such spells are extremely harsh. And Spells that can enhance the ability of the human body, such as the mage in this incident, make himself infinitely powerful and invulnerable."

"Enhance the ability of the human body? Infinite strength?"

Austin on the side suddenly thought of something, and he asked, "Can you make medicine with magical effects?"

Ladi nodded to confirm: "Some mages who are also proficient in alchemy can make potions. How strong the effect can be added depends on the level of the mage."

Paul and Austin said that the wizard who blocked the way this time said that Garden was his subordinate, so it became clear that the batch of mysterious drugs that the pirates took was provided by this wizard, and the Garden pirate group was able to rise so quickly. The support of this wizard is inseparable.

"How strong can you be? How many ordinary people can a mage deal with?"

"My lord, this cannot be explained in detail. Magic is not only used for fighting. There are many mages who can even be said to have no fighting power. If you are talking about the kind of mage who specializes in combat, a new mage who has just debuted, if he If you don't know some targeted magic or don't have a good command of magic, you may be killed by an ordinary person. However, with the improvement of spellcasting and combat experience, he can gradually achieve the following One enemy is many. However, knights who have been trained since childhood and experienced veterans can easily deal with a large number of ordinary people. After all, except for being able to cast mysterious magic, we are no different from ordinary people.”

"The guy we met didn't seem to think so, and his words were full of superiority."

Ladi was silent for a while, and then said: "There are indeed some mages who think that they are above ordinary people. But my lord, there are such people in any group. Please forgive me, almost all nobles also think that their blood Is it more noble than commoners?"

"Hmm!" Austin cleared his throat, reminding her that this sentence was too much.

Paul wasn't angry, but just said awkwardly: "Uh... not all the nobles think so. What level is this guy we met among mages who specialize in combat?"

Ladi frowned slightly and said, "Very strong, he should be the most capable in melee combat among mages I know. However, if it wasn't for my inconvenient these days...he wouldn't be in such a mess!"

Paul didn't hear her words clearly, "Huh? What's the inconvenience?"

The female advisor blushed slightly, "It's nothing, my lord, do you have anything else to ask?"

"Ah, not for the time being, I'll talk about it later when I think about it."

Paul came in front of her and said with a smile: "Ladi Xiaojie, it seems that you have an additional identity—my occult consultant, what do you think?"

Ladi looked up and stared into his eyes, as if searching his heart.

After a long time, Nu Gu responded softly: "Very happy, my lord."