Celestial Mage

Chapter 214 Who Awakened The Evil God? (14)

The people in the large conference hall were basically cleared, and the door was closed tightly.

The large conference hall filled with spell lamps was as bright as day, but the long conference table made of solemn ebony wood was dark and heavy, just like Faerun's mood at the moment.

The sequelae of the eldest brother's death came too violently, and he was a little bit overwhelmed after making publicity for many years.

'Om~~'

Sophia used a home protection technique to completely isolate the conference hall into an independent space.

Fei Lun also took a deep breath, waiting for the trial from the 19-star archmage.

Personally speaking, his spells are far inferior to the opponent.

In terms of status, the other party is his own lord, although he has to be wary of the traditions of the highlands, but if he is really in a hurry, he can easily mess up his family.

In other words, he is at an absolute disadvantage at the moment.

In the oppressive atmosphere, Sophia finally spoke.

: "Ferren, in fact, I know roughly what you have done these years."

"Forget about the rest. Your Sano family has indeed prospered these years, but my family has withered a bit. I can understand if you have some ideas."

"But there's one thing I can't stand."

Speaking of this, the mana in Sophia's body surged faster, with condensed silver moonlight in her eyes, and she stared closely at Faerun.

"I didn't expect that in order to fight for power and profit, you completely lost your bottom line and chose to awaken the ancient evil gods in Yuehui Town!"

"This has violated the third golden rule. If I sue the temple, even if your elder brother is still alive, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you!"

Upon hearing this, Fei Lun's body shook violently, his eyes widened.

"what?!"

He stood up suddenly and protested loudly: "Ma'am, I have never done this before!"

"You still don't admit it?!"

Sophia stared at Faerun, and the latter also showed the bright light of a high-level mage in his eyes, and looked at him without flickering.

"You killed Veronica, Baron Ferring's daughter, in the name of asylum."

"I asked you to go to Yuehui Town to persuade Baron Ferlin, but you perfunctory many times, and finally went once. Not only did it not work, but the situation in the mine became more and more serious."

"How do you explain these?"

Phelan defended loudly.

"Yes, I did some bad things with the help of evil gods, but it's just an opportunity, not awakening!"

"I've never done anything about awakening! I don't know how to awaken evil gods either!"

"I clearly know that this incident seriously violates the third golden rule. Please think about it carefully. My elder brother serves the Duke of Winter City. The Duke is the son of God. If we want to use the Duke's power to become the Highland Lord, how can I Take the risk of completely offending the Son of God?!"

When he spoke, there was no flicker in his eyes, no hesitation in his voice, and what he said was not unreasonable.

Sophia was a little confused immediately: "You really didn't wake it up?"

Fei Lun immediately shook his head and firmly denied: "Absolutely not!"

He was just playing around the edges at most, how could he really do such a stupid thing that could lead to the complete destruction of the family?
Fearing that Sophia would not believe it, he raised his hand to the sky and began to swear.

"I swear in the name of the God of Gold, if I lie about this matter, I will suffer God's punishment and die! Let my family be cut off from blood, completely drowned by time, and let no one in the world know the glory of Sano !"

This oath is quite heavy, and Fei Lun made it without hesitation.

Sophia believed it immediately, and she frowned: "It's not you, who could it be?"

Fei Lun sat down again and smiled coldly: "Whoever benefits the most, that's who."

Sophia knew the meaning of the words as soon as she heard it, and sneered: "Old man, I know you hate Rosen, but there is no need to pour such dirty water on him."

"And the dirty water you splashed won't dirty him at all, it will only make you look more despicable and shameless!"

"Because if he did such a thing, it would be impossible for him to receive God's favor!"

As soon as Rosen was mentioned, Fei Lun's heart inevitably became angry.

He sarcastically sneered: "Madam protects a robber's son so closely, it makes people feel that he is your illegitimate son."

As soon as the words fell, Sophia's eyes lit up, and her voice sank to the lowest freezing point.

"Say that sentence again."

While speaking, the mage's hand with the condensed mana of the master had already grasped Faerun's body.

Fei Lun's mana subconsciously resisted, but with only a light touch of the two mana powers, Fei Lun felt a strong sense of suffocation.

The high-level peak mana that has always been proud of has no room for resistance in front of the opponent's master's peak mana.

Because he participated in the lord's meeting, he did not carry a powerful magic weapon, and his spellcasting ability was far inferior to the opponent's.

Therefore, the other party can directly crush him to death with only the hand of a mage.

Fei Lun's heart jumped violently, he smelled a strong breath of death, and felt the master's fear.

The eldest brother is gone, he is nothing in front of Sofia.

He fully recognized the situation, raised his hand and slapped himself hard.

"Ma'am, it's me, Meng Lang. I apologize to you."

Seeing that he slapped the corner of her mouth open, Sophia also withdrew her magic hand and didn't pursue it anymore.

She frowned in thought.

"If it's not you, it means that there is a very powerful and very evil mage hiding in the highlands. This mage wants to plunge the highlands into tragic chaos."

Fei Lun is very single: "Madam, you are serious."

"God is not weak, he just retired, and even if he retired, he left behind countless sons of God to manage the mortal world."

"A small ancient evil god can't make any big waves."

This is not wrong, but with such a powerful mage hiding in the dark and peeping, Sophia always feels very uneasy.

However, this mage hid really secretly, without leaving any traces, and it was very difficult to find him out.

After careful consideration, Sophia decided to put the matter aside for now. If the other party didn't give up, they would naturally attack again in the future, so it's just a matter of looking into it at that time.

Thinking of this, she raised her hand and patted the table lightly: "Then next, let's discuss about compensation."

Hearing this, Fei Lun breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that after passing the most difficult level, it will only be a matter of money.

But he also knew that the other party would definitely kill him severely, so he felt a little uneasy.

Sophia didn't make a fuss, and started counting directly.

"In order to rebuild Crescent Town, I invested a total of 22 crowns worth of materials into the town. Now, because of your instigation, the half-built town has been completely destroyed."

"As I said, you bear half of the responsibility, so you have to pay 11 crowns for this matter."

Fei Lun was already mentally prepared, so he nodded slowly at this moment: "I agree with this compensation."

11 is a lot, which is roughly equivalent to the annual income of Linhu Town.However, not only his income from Linhu Town, but his status as the president of the guild also brought him huge benefits.

So I can bear it.

But it's not over.

"Second, many people died because of the rebellion, and the reputation of the Omexia family was also greatly damaged. Although Xia Bolai made up for it later, it is not your credit."

"Prestige is priceless, it's not easy to calculate, but references can be found."

"The food to appease the refugees, the delayed farming time, the civilians who died due to the rebellion, etc. add up to at least 20 crowns. You still pay half of it."

This is a bit unclear. Phelan admitted the compensation, but he didn't think it should be so much.

"I think it's worth at most 15 crowns."

"No, at least 19."

"18."

"Okay, 18, then you will pay 9."

Phelan sighed, nodded and accepted the punishment.

It adds up to 20. The past year has been for nothing, and the family can't afford so much money at once, so they have to sell their assets to pay off their debts.

Sophia said the third thing: "Finally, it is your punishment for challenging the authority of the Omexia family."

"As your lord, I don't ask for your absolute loyalty, and I don't ask you to solve all the troubles for me, but you shouldn't make trouble for me when troubles happen!"

"In these years, because of your elder brother's help, Linhu Town has underpaid a large amount of taxes. You have also gained huge profits from the mage guild."

"I did a rough calculation. Over the years, Linhu Township probably underpaid about 16 kroner in taxes, plus fines, that's 25 kroner!"

"You have to make up the full amount of this money one by one!"

Fei Lun was a little mad when he heard it: "Madam, is it too much?"

Sophia smiled coldly: "No, I'm already very merciful. If you were replaced by a brutal lord, you might have stayed directly on the guillotine."

"I pity your magical achievements, and I don't want Gaodi to waste a high-level peak mage in vain because of the power struggle, so I gave you a way to exchange money for your life."

"If you don't want to pay, that's fine too. Presumably your nephew will be very happy to inherit his father's title and become the new lord of Linhu Town."

What else could Phelan say?

He nodded in agreement: "Although Linhu Town's income is rich, the expenses are also high. The money is too much, and the family can't afford it at once."

It has been more than two years of net income, and the big family has a lot of expenses. If you want to take out this money in one go, life will be very sad, and you will lose your dignity.

And noble lords must never lose their dignity, even if their face is empty, they must maintain their face.

Therefore, it can only be paid in installments.

Sophia naturally knows the noble rules.

She did some calculations and said with a light smile, "It adds up to 45 crowns. I don't need the money urgently. You can install it in installments. Of course, interest will be added."

Interest is definitely required, but the amount of interest has to be carefully discussed.

Fei Lun immediately asked: "How much interest?"

"According to the rules of Yuanyue Bank, if you owe me 45, it is equivalent to a bank loan of 45."

"I promise you a 20-year repayment period, eight-cent simple interest, and a monthly repayment."

Fei Lun's heart ached when he heard this, and he begged softly, "Madam, please lower the interest rate, it's really...too much."

If you want to pay it back like this, in the next 20 years, everyone in the Sano family will have to tighten their belts to live, and don't even think about doing any big things.

The short-term repayment pressure is indeed much smaller, but the total repayment will be far greater than 45.

Sophia had already calculated it, and naturally knew that the compensation would cause huge financial pressure on the Sano family, but this was the result she wanted.

She must let the major lords of the highlands know the huge price to be paid if they fail to challenge the great lords.

Therefore, she shook her head without any room for negotiation.

"Not one point less!"

Fei Lun almost knelt down and begged: "Madam, I was wrong~ I was really wrong~ I beg your kindness~ If this goes on, I won't be able to explain to the family when I go back!"

"You can sell your personal property in Silvermoon Castle, you can also sell the precious spell materials you have saved over the years, and you can also sell various collectibles. As long as you are willing to sell, you can even pay it back in one go."

"Of course, I will save the last bit of face for you and will not announce the compensation, but you have to cooperate and don't provoke me anymore."

"lady."

"If you talk nonsense, change it to compound interest!"

Fei Lun froze, and clearly felt Sophia's firm will, knowing that there was no room for bargaining.

He sighed dejectedly: "Understood, madam."

"Rosen will be the mayor of Crescent Town. I know you hate him, but I hope you just hate him and don't take action, otherwise"

Fei Lun smiled wryly: "Madam, after paying such a large amount of compensation, how can I have the energy to take revenge? It's good that I can live well."

Bearing such a large debt, returning to the family will be poked at the back and scolded by the clansmen. The position of the lord is no longer an honor, but a shackle of the devil.

"Heh~~ That's it."

Sophia removed the home protection spell and left the large conference hall, leaving Fei Lun sitting on a chair in a daze.

The earl's knife was so ruthless that it almost killed him.

After sitting for a while, Fei Lun regained the strength to stand up, and left Mochizuki Garden with some staggering steps.

When he returned to his residence in Silvermoon Castle in the carriage, he slumped on the seat, feeling weak and cold, as if he was about to die the next moment.

Confused, he returned to the manor in Silvermoon Castle.

Glancing at the majestic and luxurious manor, he sighed again in his heart, knowing that this place would soon no longer belong to him.

The external decency of the family cannot be lost, so he can only sell his personal property and pay most of the compensation.

In short, all the assets he accumulated as president over the years will be paid back.

Get out of the car and walk towards the gate of the manor weakly.

The servants who had been supporting him were also pushed away by him with a wave of his hand.

"Leave me alone."

He stumbled back to the bedroom on the second floor, opened the door and fell on the bed in the bedroom, wanting to sleep to death.

But he suddenly felt wrong.

There seemed to be something on the windowsill.

With a movement of the mage's hand, he took the thing in, and it turned out to be an exquisite and expensive Sekin bottle with a narrow neck and wide belly, and a small scroll was tied to the mouth of the bottle.

After opening the scroll, I saw a few words written on it.

'Mr. Phelan, this is an experimental archmage potion. "

"If a high-level peak mage drinks it, he may break through the master barrier within five days, or he may die directly, and he may be in a wonderful intermediate state between success and failure."

'But I especially hope that you can drink it, because in this way I can get precious first-hand experimental data, and my alchemy skills can go a step further. '

"Archmage Potion? Never heard of it."

But breaking through the master's barrier and becoming an archmage made him very excited.

"Looking at the content, it should be that some crazy alchemist wants to ask me to experiment with new medicine."

If in the past, he had to find out the pharmacist who used him as an experimental product, and then pour the broken medicine into his own mouth, so that he could experience the wonderful intermediate state between death and success.

But now, he suffered a huge mental blow and was full of depression. It was the time when his willpower was weakest.

So, he hesitated and threw the medicine away.

While hesitating, for some reason, I smelled a faint fragrance in my nose, my head was dizzy, I felt asleep, and then I felt awake again.

I vaguely felt someone talking in my ear.

"Why do you think so much, drink it all."

"Success is the Archmage."

"Failure is a relief."

Fei Lun's heart moved: "It seems to be the truth."

Inexplicably, he drank the mysterious potion in the bottle in one gulp.

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