The Witcher: Elemental Lords

When everyone had arrived, they suddenly realized that something seemed off. Seated high on the central questioning platform were none other than the City Lord, the Deputy City Lord, the President of the Glorious Wizard Alliance, and the President of the Alchemist Guild. Almost all the big shots they never usually saw were present.

The surrounding people were dumbfounded. Today's matter was somewhat exaggerated.

At this moment, the people from the Marcia and Lant families sat in the questioning area, looking at each other, exchanging frantic glances.

What was happening? Why were all these high-ranking figures here?

The massive Glorious Tribunal Hall was divided into four zones.

The tribunal area, located at the innermost part, had two rows of seats, totaling twenty seats. The City Lord, Deputy City Lord, high-ranking officials of Vassenburg, the President of the Glorious Wizard Alliance, and some other dignitaries were seated there, looking down upon the area below.

Next was the questioning area, with over thirty seats. It was now fully occupied, with some people even standing at the sides. They came from various families, the Alchemist Guild, the Natural Power Organization, the legions, the Glorious Wizard Alliance, etc.

The third area was the questioned area, with only ten seats, currently empty, without a single person.

The fourth area was the observation area, occupying the vast majority of the hall's space, capable of accommodating two to three thousand people. At this moment, these places were packed, filled with people everywhere.

Heads of the Glorious Wizard Alliance, nobles, leaders of the mercenary world, and experts among the adventurers – almost everyone of importance was seated here.

This questioning session could be said to be the most luxurious in Vassenburg in decades, without a doubt.

Inside, it was chaotic, with people talking everywhere, but no one was organizing things. The questioning session hadn't officially started yet; it was scheduled to begin at ten in the morning, and there were still over ten minutes to go.

The atmosphere in the hall was very oppressive. On and off the stage, there were big figures everywhere. There were several Rank 7 experts present. Even without releasing their auras, the suppression from their life force created a great psychological burden.

Under such circumstances, unless one had a very strong mental fortitude, one couldn't help but feel some pressure.

At the entrance of the observation area, a group of people was entering in a continuous stream. Everyone turned their heads to take a look and discovered that all the alchemists from Chris Wizard Tower had arrived.

Leading the group were naturally Chris and Sano, along with several Rank 5 alchemists like Bernard. They were all uniformly dressed in standard alchemist wizard robes, their expressions solemn, looking very grave.

The crowd quieted down, looking at these wizards, their hearts filled with emotion. If they encountered them normally, those professionals would probably have rushed forward, trying to build a good relationship. But today, seeing them, everyone could only sigh in their hearts.

After today, it was uncertain whether Chris Wizard Tower could still maintain its current achievements.

Some were gloating, some were showing pity, and some were fearful.

The entire hall was filled with various uncertain emotional factors.

Gleite was naturally among them. Sensing the surrounding atmosphere, he silently activated his meditation technique, absorbing the various emotions around him – positive and negative. The Heart of Light and Darkness meditation technique was a true mental energy meditation technique, feeding on various extreme emotions, with the elements instead becoming auxiliary. He felt that if he stayed in this environment every day, his improvement would definitely be very fast.

But there was usually no such opportunity. It was already remarkable to be able to go to some chaotic places, after all, his identity was here, and he couldn't run around randomly.

He looked at Eugene next to him and said, "How are you feeling?"

Eugene turned his head, looked at him, and said, "How am I feeling? Nervous, of course."

Gleite shrugged and said, "I'm also a bit nervous. It's almost time. Why hasn't Dorlay arrived yet?"

Eugene became puzzled, "He should have arrived already, probably backstage."

Their positions were relatively forward, right behind the questioning platform.

Just then, two people entered from the side of the hall, and the surrounding crowd instantly quieted down.

Dorlay and Ashlee.

At this moment, everyone was surprised. How could the most outstanding goddess of the Rein Family, Ashlee, be standing together with Dorlay? This was a rare sight.

The people from the various families, seeing this, began to look displeased, especially the Lant Family. This was originally their intended daughter-in-law, but now it seemed that she had truly flown away.

In the observation area, Offitum's expression was distorted.

In the questioning area, Westling raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected Ashlee to come out with Dorlay. Was she preparing to make an official announcement?

And in several other positions in the questioning area, some people cast inquiring glances at Westling.

Westling looked at them, shrugged, and suddenly said, "This is a matter for the young people. We parents should just let things take their course."

The hall was immediately filled with an uproar.

From the Lant Family, a slightly chubby middle-aged man snorted coldly, "Westling, you are indeed broad-minded. A wizard with no identity or status, and you can accept him?"

Were the people from the two great families already starting to argue?

The surrounding people immediately entered a state of spectating.

In the quiet hall, Westling's hearty voice echoed in all directions. He chuckled and said, "Identity and status? Do you think Vassenburg would have such a grand event after all these years?"

Everyone was silent.

Indeed, it seemed that in places they couldn't see, Dorlay's figure and status had become taller and more prominent.

Dorlay and Ashlee also heard the conversation between the two at this time. He glanced expressionlessly at the chubby middle-aged man, his heart trembling.

The Lant Family's patriarch, a powerful figure with great authority.

He turned his head, glanced at Westling, and then nodded to him.

Ashlee's face was slightly flushed at this time. She had also decided to be with Dorlay on a whim. Anyway, they would be together in the future, so she wasn't afraid of what people would say.

Dorlay slowly walked over. In the quiet hall, even his footsteps could be heard.

Under the gaze of thousands of people, Dorlay slowly sat in the middle of the questioning platform, while Ashlee sat next to him.

It was very quiet around them, and some people even deliberately slowed their breathing.

Time slowly passed. Before long, on the tribunal platform, Deruled looked around, then looked at the time, exchanged glances with Horsebin, and then cleared his throat, attracting everyone's attention, and said in a heavy voice.

"Today is the questioning session for Wizard Dorlay. It officially begins now. Please do not make noise and remain silent. According to the basic laws of the Glorious Empire, the Citizen Law, and the Noble Law, I hope that all questioners will question cautiously, without disregarding facts, fabricating backgrounds, or using random speculation to question the person being questioned. The person being questioned must answer any questions with honesty and seriousness, and must not answer questions with lies or evasive answers."

"The Glorious Empire is a just and democratic country, and everything is based on the laws of the Empire. Alright, let's begin now."

"According to the order of questioning, the Alchemist Guild will begin the questioning first."

These were just a few official remarks, but coming from Deruled's mouth, they seemed to have great power, putting the entire hall into a heavy state, as if they were carrying something important on their backs.