After the real meeting, Xia Duo realized that he was completely over-worrying. Osker didn't mention this matter at all. That's right. Everything about "Eddie" from his birth to the present can be checked, and his resume is clean. Why should he be suspected? Is it just that?
Because he's too smart?
The Academy of Magic has never taught psychic spells, and even psychic spells are not available to everyone. Let’s not talk about it for ordinary people. We need to become an official mage first.
And every mage is an officially assigned "civil servant", and only those with specific positions can apply for psychic spells.
"Eddie" is new to psychic magic, and it's not surprising that he can learn anything.
The real purpose of Osk calling "Eddie" was actually due to convention, to meet the newcomer and then give a task to Sha Duo. In Sha Duo's view, perhaps the latter was the main purpose.
After all, he has been employed for more than 20 days and has not even been interviewed by Osker.
"The Second Court is investigating a case of demonic belief and is short of manpower. You have just learned the trial spell and it is time to practice it. I intend to transfer you to the Second Court. What do you think?"
He was more polite than Xiaduo imagined. After all, he was a spellcaster with power, and both of them served the empire. Even if they knew that they could just use orders, they still had to maintain a certain amount of respect.
In contrast, Xia Duo also knew very well that this was an order and would not change just because he expressed it more politely, so he immediately responded according to the standard answer in "Eddie's" memory:
"Resolutely obey the instructions, everything is for the empire, and arcana is supreme."
This passionate reply made Osk's expression soften even more, "Okay, this is what an Imperial Mage should do, go ahead, I'm optimistic about you!"
Xia Duo bowed again, then turned and left.
…
As soon as he walked out of the first courtroom, Xia Duo received news from the Promotion Department that he had been promoted to a level 2 judge.
On the third day after joining the company, he was promoted to a regular employee under Charlie's guidance and became a level 1 judge. Although this was not a violation, it was considered ahead of schedule.
Generally speaking, only those who have mastered the Judgment Spell can become a full-time employee. If you want to be promoted to level 2, you not only need to gain seniority, but also need to make no mistakes in your job. It takes five years to be promoted to the first level.
Charlie is a level 3 judge, who survived the fourth court.
And now, Xia Duo suddenly saved five years compared to Charlie. If it were "Eddie" himself, he might be very grateful to Osker.
…
Arriving at the Second Court, Shado was immediately assigned a task. Compared to Osk's general description, it was much more specific here.
——"Investigate the demonic beliefs in Blackstone Town, a subsidiary of Jilan City, find the demonic priests, mark the demonic believers, and carry out judgment."
Along with the official mission document, there is also a "Demon Exorcist Manual", which records some information about demons and demon beliefs.
After leading a pair of ordinary soldiers, Xia Duo set off. On the way, he opened the demon-killing manual, which contained clear images of demons, and secretly said, "Sure enough!"
The so-called "demons" in the Arcane Empire are indeed elves. The belief in demons is actually a belief called "Creation Mother Goddess" spread by elves.
The so-called "demon priests" are naturally priests who have sensed the power of the Mother God of Creation.
However, Shado still doesn't understand why the empire doesn't clearly display the image of the devil for convenience? Even judges like "Eddie" were only sent relevant information after being exposed to relevant tasks.
Anyway, there is printing technology and it can be printed in batches. As long as the image of the elf is spread to everyone, it should be easy to reach an agreement. If it is supplemented by reports, wouldn't it be easy to discover?
With such questions, Xia Duo came to Blackstone Town.
…
As soon as he entered Blackstone Town, Xia Duo discovered that someone was peeping at him, and they were peeking through magic. Xia Duo remained calm on the surface, but he was already very vigilant in his heart.
Similar to [Detection Magic], [Detection and Detection] is also a skill, not a specific spell. Xia Duo can detect spells himself, so why not learn [Detection and Detection]?
He could even tell that the spy he encountered after entering Blackstone Town should have originated from a level 3 spell. In other words, the person who was spying on him was at least a mid-level mage.
Is it the trial court? Or the so-called demon priest?
If this is the standard mission of the Inquisition Tribunal judge, then there is nothing to worry about, but if this is the so-called demon priest peeking out, there may be a battle later.
However, what Xia Duo showed off was the junior mage "Eddie", who was obviously unlikely to defeat an intermediate mage, especially a well-prepared mid-level mage.
"what can we do about it?"
Sha Duo calmly analyzed the source of this detection spell based on the changes in the magic network environment to see if it was in Jilan City or Blackstone Town.
There are no spells that are born without origin. Even spells that seem to appear out of thin air, there are always changes in the strings of the magic network hidden behind them, and they change regularly.
Xia Duo has performed detection spells many times, but this is his first time analyzing and detecting the source. Fortunately, these are purely theoretical calculations and do not involve actual spell casting.
So he wasn't afraid of making a miscalculation. The worst he could do was come a few more times, since the other party had been spying on him anyway.
The only thing the other party expected wrongly was that the person who came was Sha Duo in the skin of "Eddie". He was essentially a high-level mage. If Eddie came over, even if he was poked by the other party's eyes, he might not be able to do anything.
Discover clues.
…
Soon, Xia Duo and his party walked through the fields and arrived near the town. Called a town, it was probably the dormitory area of a collective farm. It was not even comparable in size to Savile Town.
There are no villages in the empire, only small towns like this are at the lowest level.
When Xia Duo and others approached, the townspeople were waiting at the door. Xia Duo glanced around the crowd. Most of them were women with big bellies, and a few men were elderly and had no children.
Xia Duo sighed secretly. He had never encountered such a situation before. It was not because the man was missing, but because this scene of pregnant women in groups made him feel a little uncomfortable.
In addition, it is not the busy farming season, where are the men in the town? And there are so many pregnant women. Didn’t the Jilan City Nursery Department send someone here? Or is it because of the so-called devil belief?
The prying had not gone away. With doubts, Xia Duo looked businesslike and asked: "Who is the mayor?"
A pregnant woman who seemed to be about to give birth was helped out by two people with slightly smaller bellies. "Sir, I am the mayor."
"Where are the others in Blackstone?"
"They are building a road in the east and should be back soon."
Xia Duo nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He planned to take a look around the town by himself first, "Let's break up and go home!"
However, after hearing Xia Duo's instructions, these townspeople did not react immediately. Instead, they looked at the mayor. It was not until the mayor nodded that everyone dispersed.
Xia Duo still didn't know whether this was the normal state of the imperial town or if something was really going on here, but the prying eyes never disappeared, and it was hard not to make him think of the latter.