area51novel Chapter 117 Sleep Interrogation
Chapter 117 Sleep Interrogation
In his "extremely trapped" state, the wizard Ralph had almost completely given up the ability to think, becoming a machine that "retrieves memories" and then "answers questions."
No matter what questions Luo Ang and the others asked, he was extremely cooperative and honest.
His answer was also straightforward and to the point, without any beating around the bush.
When Luo Ang asked about last night's "attack," he honestly admitted that he had provoked the wizard Sunil with his words, which led to Sunil's hostile "surpation."
The pitiful and foolish wizard Sunil was a tool to be used from beginning to end.
After clarifying the whole story, including the sleep dust, life dust, the rhombus octahedron, and the silver metal sphere, Loen and the Crimson Wizard finally let Ralph go and allowed him to sleep peacefully.
At the same time, Ralph Wizard's real name, Larsey, was also "revealed" by him.
"How so?" Loen's gaze fell on the Crimson Wizard.
The information obtained from Ralph the Wizard was a mix of good and bad.
On the positive side, Ralph and Sunil did indeed represent a school of wizardry to investigate the situation and seek an opportunity for dialogue.
—At first, they didn't have much hostility; they just wanted to stop Loen and the Crimson Wizard from destroying the 'ecology,' that was all.
As for the bad news... that's the reason Ralph provoked Sunil—that is, Ralph's guess about the situation.
There are certain rules between wizards and nobles. Compared to wizards, nobles have an almost absolute advantage in numbers.
In addition, their noble bloodline makes it very "low" for them to become wizards.
Once those nobles, feeling insecure, decide to seek power... even if they become 'wizards' through their bloodline, their weaknesses will be very obvious...
But he was still a wizard.
It is a wizard whose power touches the soul and can pose a threat to other "orthodox wizards".
At that time, the existence of nobles will definitely pose a great threat to the current wizarding community!
As for blocking the path for nobles to seek power—what a joke…
The wizards in the community are all living, breathing wizards, beings with their own will, not puppets...
Even if you block the nobles' path to power, there are still so many wizards, and someone will always secretly teach those nobles meditation techniques, instructing them on how to draw power from their bloodline...
That time will be the end of countless schools of wizards in this plane, and also the end of this plane itself—after all, how can this barren plane support so many wizards?
Therefore, in order to prevent those nobles from rashly seeking the power of wizards and pursuing the power of bloodlines, the wizards adopted a strategy of 'raising pigs' towards the nobles of this plane.
To ensure the "noble status" of those nobles, making them indispensable "tentacles" within the current wizarding system.
At the same time, it also kept other wizards in check, preventing them from easily murdering nobles...
In the meantime, subtly hint at the situation to make the nobles believe that they are using the wizards with their own "wisdom," rather than worshipping them...
With the cooperation of other nobles, news of the existence of wizards was suppressed...
The wizards' rule over the world remained unscathed.
This system of wizards, nobles, and commoners is naturally unbreakable.
And what is the most important point in this system?
It's the sense of security that those nobles feel!
Only when nobles, especially the great nobles, have a sufficient sense of security will they refrain from pursuing 'dangerous' powers.
Thus, the wizards went into hiding, keeping their power a secret from the world—in nations dominated by nobles, knights were the only path to power.
In addition, the control over the "number" of commoners makes it difficult for anyone to pose a threat to the nobles to emerge from among them. Once such a person does emerge, for example, if a commoner becomes a wizard, nearby wizards will immediately go to find him and "teach" him the "rules" of wizarding.
It is precisely under this system that the current situation exists—a world where great power belongs to itself, yet ordinary nobles are the ones who dominate it.
"Cultivation wizards" like Mohand can only choose to live in seclusion overseas, waiting for nobles to come to them on their own initiative, rather than actively abducting them.
But what's the situation now?
Without hesitation, Loon killed three nobles—not the kind of court nobles who had gained their positions by currying favor with the king or by purchasing them with gold coins, but honorary nobles.
They were not merely ordinary nobles, but true landowners with their own territories!
In addition, Loon was also brazenly and unabashedly displaying the presence of wizards, letting the common people know about their existence.
It's one thing for him to kill nobles himself—but he actually killed them in front of the commoners.
Every single one of these incidents, without exception, was designed to provoke the nerves of the nobility and erode their sense of security.
All of these actions were undermining the sense of security of those wizarding schools.
So, how can we repair the sense of security that has been damaged among those nobles?
Of course, it's about killing Loen and the Crimson Wizard, and showing their corpses to the common people—telling them that the wizard is just a joke!
This also let those nobles know that they were truly "very safe".
Upon hearing Ralph's speculation, Loen's immediate thought was to run!
Forget about the 'foundation' of this mountain range; let's escape to the stormy sea area first.
But before he could even confirm his idea of escaping, Luo Ang thought of something else.
If I were to escape, how would the wizards of this Central Plains and the nobles here resolve the problems of Forked Ridge, Bloodfang Territory, and Iron Sword Territory?
How will they ensure that the wizard's information is not leaked?
It's simple—kill!
Kill all those in the know, or through massacres, make the common people tremble with fear at the mere mention of anything related to witchcraft, afraid to make any contact, and even to the point of "actively reporting"...
In this way, the commotion caused by Luo Ang and his group at Chashan Ridge was completely quelled!
"Therefore, we can't leave!"
"Once I leave, the civilians here will most likely be wiped out."
Moreover, he was the one who deliberately exposed himself, and he was also the one who killed those nobles—he could not leave no matter what.
But the Scarlet Wizard is able to leave.
So, Loon turned his gaze to the Crimson Wizard.
"What's there to say?" The Crimson Wizard turned to look at Loon.
"Sleep powder is so useful!"
"Thunder Wizard, we need to prepare more of this."
"Given enough sleep dust, no wizard will have any secrets from us!"