After I became a real young master, I became famous for my bad behavior

The reason why Scott was stunned was of course because - there were traitors in the South?

Ah... that's right. The south is Haines' territory, and the north is Impes' territory.

Leaders have different ideas and concepts.

Haines' main point is "strategy". Under their cultural propaganda, people in the South cannot become "barbarians who kill people at will" like those in the North, so the punishment they give to betrayers is at most imprisonment or confiscation of property.

But the North's main force was "force". Under the influence of their culture, people in the North could not become "cowards who only obey verbal instructions" like those in the South, so they punished those who betrayed them by execution or slavery.

But now... Ivan stood on the southern land and said "execute the traitors"?

The two boarded the carriage.

Seeing Ivan's resolute attitude, Scott shrugged:

"I won't say anything, but if you really kill the traitor, you will drown in the ocean of condemnation from the southern nobles..."

While closing the window, Ivan (Jiaming) smiled meaningfully at Scott with his back to him: "I am clearing away obstacles in the future!"

Readers are of course aware that the proposal to "abolish the death penalty for traitors in the South" was promoted and established after Attoll came to power - Attoll's purpose was to suppress the arrogance of those who accused him of rebellion.

If he is eventually found out to have seized power, such a bill would not punish him by death.

In other words, if the Southern Act of "light punishment for traitors" was not repealed, even if Atole was ousted, he would still be a huge cancer for Arthur as Duke.

"In order to help Arthur become the Duke, Atole must die!"

After Arthur completed the procedures for acting as the head of the household, Sheen wrote a letter to Arthur.

He analyzed the pros and cons of "light punishment for traitors" and confessed to Arthur that "this is a way for Atole to leave himself a way out. If we want to put an end to his delusion, we have to repeal the bill."

Arthur replied happily:

"I will be your strong support. So do as you say."

"I don't do useless things,"

Ivan smiled and put his hands in his pockets.

"Uncle Arthur, in the name of Haines, proposed to 'restore the death penalty for traitors.' Of course, this proposal was strongly condemned by the nobles who followed Atole.

"You are the heir of Impes, you should know about this, right?"

Scott nodded:

"I heard that the South is indeed a 'traitor misdemeanor' - so you decided to respond to Arthur's proposal and push for its passage?"

"Yes. I can improve my own prestige and also pave the way for Sheen."

Ivan laughed a few times and continued,

"I heard from Sheen that he had long seen that Atol was incompetent, so he chose Arthur as his backer. If Atol didn't die, Arthur wouldn't be able to rest in peace."

This is indeed the hidden helplessness of "Game of Mediation" - only one of Atole and Arthur can survive.

"So this is how Sheen came to the Magic Tower..." Scott thought of this and admired Sheen's wit.

Scott raised another question:

"But if it's just a simple traitor... I mean, if the person you killed violated the interests of the empire, then if you kill him, the people in the south won't be able to say anything. But if it's just a simple traitor..."

Ivan's next words stunned Scott:

"Who told you that this criminal was just a simple leak? She is a spy sent by Orendon and has smuggled many powerful and lethal black magic books!

"She hid better than St. John, and was only recently discovered to be a spy...

"Oh! Didn't you say that Orendon used dark magic weapons? It is estimated that he smuggled the information of the magic tower, which led to his rapid increase in strength."

Dark magic weapons!

Scott's mind was filled with images of him fighting on the battlefield, where many knights were devoured by black magic and died without a complete body due to their magic disadvantage.

"what..."

Scott clenched his right fist and muttered,

"It turns out that the Demon Tower is also a victim..."

"Yes, we have tried very hard to recover them,"

Ivan closed his eyes and sighed.

"What's frustrating is that these spies are popping up like mushrooms after rain, one pops up every once in a while. Moreover, the information they leak is all photocopied.

"The magic book itself was not taken away, but all the magic spells were processed into illegal scrolls..."

Ivan's face was solemn when he said this. He looked at Scott:

"Many of your men must have died from illegal scrolls, right?"

Scott was silent, then he nodded - he certainly could not forget the large number of knights who died when the Duke of Pete was killed.

They were all killed by black magic!

In the silence, Ivan suddenly said lightly:

"Of course, a crudely made magic scroll is extremely harmful to the human body. Regardless of whether it is black or white magic~"

"Uh..."

Scott was powerless to refute.

"I heard a little bit about this guy smuggling a lot of scrolls—

"She can also be considered a criminal for killing my men, right? Then I have to watch her die!"

Scott's interest suddenly brightened when he said this.

...

Ivan recalled the scene of "catching a spy" that his subordinate had described when notifying him:

This spy has powerful magical powers and has worked in the magic tower for many years.

If it weren't for Ivan's "advance request", she might have been the next chief magician.

If someone hadn't discovered that her pass was from the Orenden Empire, and hadn't traced the evidence of her affair with Orenden, people would never have discovered that she was a spy!

After discovering she was a spy, she quickly escaped.

During her escape, the illegal scroll she used caused an explosion, alarming the surrounding villagers.

The villagers were already feeling lucky about the new chief's ability, and after realizing that she was a wanted criminal of the magic tower, they used "physical attacks" to capture her.

then...

Ivan was grateful to those villagers because they were once used as nourishment for black magic by St. John. Logically, they would hate the magic tower.

He really didn't expect that the villagers would actually do something to help the magic tower:

"Fortunately, after I took office, I implemented a policy of favoritism towards the people of that area."

The Magic Tower, located at the junction of the north and the south, has a southern climate. When the two got off the car, a humid wind blew.

This woke up Scott, who was originally drowsy.

"Hiss... Is it my illusion? Why do I feel that this place is more humid than other places in the magic tower?"

Ivan continued to walk ahead:

"That's why I asked you to wear more clothes. This is the most remote building in the magic tower, usually used for interrogation and prisoners.

"Plus, it's surrounded by mountains on three sides and there are few people coming here, so it's naturally humid."

"Tsk. The atmosphere here is similar to that of the northern border." Scott said lightly.

"Really? Then you have a great mental strength."

Ivan rubbed his arms helplessly and groaned.

They entered through the front door of the building and walked around to the backyard.

Scott looked out the door: In the spacious open space, a woman disguised as a civilian was curled up on the ground, with fresh scars on her body from being beaten with a stick...