Chapter 142 Q&A
Ladi asked: "So, what do you decide to do with me now?"
Paul touched his chin and looked at the female consultant, "Disposal? Why use Such cold words?”
The female consultant smiled bitterly: “Isn’t it the church’s long-standing practice to tie up witches and burn them to death?”
Paul stood up immediately, “Save me. I'm not an ungrateful person and I won't burn you to death at all."
La Di's hanging heart relaxed a little, and she was glad that she had made the right choice.
“Thank you, Count Grayman.”
“This is what I should do. Do you still remember the conversation we had under the moon when you first came to Lake Town? ? What did I say at that time - as long as an animal looks like a donkey, walks like a donkey, and sounds like a donkey, then it is a donkey - ah, sorry, I was just making an analogy. "
< br>It suddenly occurred to him that the beautiful woman sitting in front of him was a witch. It seemed inappropriate to use a donkey as a metaphor.
“Pfft!” The female consultant laughed suddenly, “This analogy is really refreshing.”
Paul and Austin looked 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 secret for the time being. I also hope that you can continue to live and work here as a consultant to the Government Affairs Council as before."
“Aren’t you afraid of the possible consequences if the church discovers it?”
“According to my investigation, so far there is no explicit law that stipulates that witches must be handed over to the church or burned to death after being discovered. The cases almost all rely on the "consciousness" of the people and those in power, although this "consciousness" is prompted by their own ignorance and the bewitchment and coercion of the church."
Paul remembered that he had just made a musket. At that time, Dean Leonard and Father Anderson came to investigate his suspicion of witchcraft. At that time, I was still frightened by what they said about the Inquisition.
Ladi was surprised that Count Grayman's tone contained a hint of 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."< br>
“Of course, Lord Grayman, I will tell you everything I know, but I don’t want to reveal the information about other mages.”
“I will not let you betray your companions, then I will Then he started asking."
Paul gave her a reassuring look and then asked.
"Most people call you wizards, but you said that you prefer to call yourself mage. The pronunciation of the two is very similar, is there any difference?"
"There is no difference, both titles are the same. It refers to the same type of people, but the church likes to use the word 'wizard' when demonizing us. Over time, this word has a derogatory connotation. When it is widely spread among the people, it inevitably affects us. After all, most mages They all come from the folk, so we prefer to call ourselves 'mages' to separate ourselves from the evil and depraved image in the public mind."
"These strange abilities of yours, uh...that is, [magic]. , how was it obtained or inherited?”
“After a person becomes a real mage, he is qualified to accept disciples. If he has this intention, he will look for qualified people among the people. Child, teach him the knowledge of magic. People who are new to magic can only be called apprentices. Only after their abilities are recognized by their mentors can they be qualified to be called mage."
"How did you become a mage. What about?”
"I met my mentor when I was 6 years old, and she taught me the knowledge of arcane magic. Sorry, I can only say this much about my mentor."
"Okay. , then when you are looking for apprentices, won’t they or their parents care about your identity? 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 discussion with the target? We will make contact and get to know each other, and then reveal our identity at the right time. If the other party is interested, we will accept him as an apprentice. Some mages will spend their entire lives looking for successors, but there are also a few evil mages who will use some shameful means to coerce them. , Convince each other to become apprentices. There are also ordinary people who take the initiative to find, contact and learn magic for some special purposes. "
"Special purposes? Wealth, power, hatred, etc. ”
"What kind of magic do you have?"
"There are direct attack spells, such as the 'fireball' that people think wizards know, and there are spells that confuse people's minds, which can make people hallucinate or subconsciously obey the wizard. orders, but the conditions for casting such spells are extremely harsh. There are also spells that can enhance the human body's abilities, such as the mage in this incident, which makes oneself extremely powerful and invulnerable."
"Enhance the human body's abilities. ? Infinite power?"
Austin on the side suddenly thought of something, and he asked: "Can you make medicine with magical effects?"
La Di nodded and confirmed: "Some A mage who is also proficient in alchemy can make potions. How strong the effect can be depends on the level of the mage. ”
Paul and Austin said that the wizard who blocked the road this time said that Garden was his subordinate. This made it clear that the batch of mysterious medicines taken by the pirates was provided by this wizard. The Garden pirate group could rise so quickly in the world. The wizard's support is inseparable.
"How strong can you be? How many ordinary people can one mage deal with?"
"Sir, this cannot be explained in detail. Magic is not only used for fighting. There are many mages even It can be said that if you are talking about a mage who specializes in combat, a novice mage who has just debuted may also be defeated by an ordinary person if he does not know certain targeted magic or is not proficient in magic. Kill him head-on. However, as his spellcasting skills improve and his combat experience increases, he can gradually defeat many with one. However, knights who have been trained since childhood and experienced veterans can easily deal with large numbers of ordinary people. In the final analysis, 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 said: "There are indeed some mages who think that they are above ordinary people. But sir, such people can be found in every group. Please forgive me for being adventurous, don't almost all nobles also think that their bloodline is superior to ordinary people?" More noble than common people? ”
"Uh-huh!" Austin cleared her throat, reminding her that this was too much.
Paul was not angry, and just said: "Well... not all nobles think so. What level is this guy we met among mages who specialize in combat?"< br>
La Di frowned slightly and said: "He is very strong. He should be the strongest in close combat among the mages I know. However, if I hadn't been inconvenient these days... I wouldn't be like this. Embarrassed!"
Paul didn't hear what she said clearly, "Huh? What's the inconvenience?"
The female consultant's face turned red slightly, "It's nothing, sir, you have other requests. Did you ask?”
"Ah, not for now. Let's talk about it later."
Paul came to her and said with a smile: "Miss Ladi, it seems that you have another identity - my occult science." Consultant, what do you think? "
La Di raised her head and stared into his eyes, as if searching his heart.
After a long time, the female Gu responded softly: "I am very happy, my lord."
(End of this chapter)