Volume 1, The World of Wizards Chapter 62: The Trial is in Progress
The way the Hydrian Monastery handles internal affairs adheres to the tradition of democracy. Every wizard in Todus Cemetery can participate. Whether they are newly promoted awakeners or powerful senior mentors, they all express their opinions when expressing their opinions.
It's one person, one vote, no one loses.
Of course, if there is a dispute on certain matters, then it should be reported to the dean and let him make the decision, rather than the mentor directly overpowering the awakened person.
Therefore, this time the trial of Ian was still conducted collectively by the formal members of the monastery.
But what puzzled him was that Jasmine and Alfo had not been captured yet, and the matter was not over yet. Why would the monastic order judge him alone first?
What is Master Consul doing now? Will he sit back and watch himself being punished? If Consul doesn't stop him, Ian is still very afraid of the angry Abel. If he knew that he would face such a situation if he was captured, then
He refused to come back with Prescott no matter what.
But what he didn't understand the most was why Abel Fox was so angry that he even tortured him in private. Although Abel had a bad temper and didn't value the lives of apprentices, he was an awakened person, a wizard, and a member of the monastic order.
Official member. Now that the deal has fallen through and the deal is done, how dare Abel act like this!
It seems that the Son of Apocalypse has other secrets that can make Abel Fox so angry that he doesn't care about his identity. It's no wonder that the Hunter's Obelisk also offers a sky-high reward.
"pity!"
Ian sighed, turned over and fell asleep.
Time flies by and Ian's judgment day comes soon.
Although Abel Fox was very ruthless, fortunately there was no shortage of medicine at the Sentinel's Sorrow Station. After many days of treatment, he had removed most of the bandages. Except for the serious fracture of his arm, which still needed to be fixed with a splint for a period of time, the rest of his body was
The trauma is almost completely healed.
11 wizards arrived at the prayer hall early to wait for Dean Hercules and a group of mentors. Although Ian and the knights escorting him were the first to arrive, no one paid attention to them.
As if the three of them didn't exist, they were discussing the topic with people they knew well.
"Tell me, how could he dare to do something like that?" Someone glanced at him.
"Yes, Mr. Fox is notoriously difficult to mess with...Look at Ian, he must have been educated!"
"Hey, he and Jasmine are really bold, but fortunately, the monastery has no practice of executing wizards. The most he can do is receive some punishment."
"It would be great if it were like this..."
"How to say?"
"Ahem...I heard that Mr. Hattings has imprisoned himself in the laboratory, and the dean has promised to get to the bottom of it. Plus the angry Mr. Fox. I guess the two of them will not escape..."
"But now that the monastery has suffered such a heavy loss, it shouldn't be a loss of strength!"
There was no instructor present in the hall, so the wizards had no scruples and discussed what Consul and Ian had done. They didn't reveal much in their words, they just analyzed the form and talked about it later.
They exchanged opinions on the children's vote. In their opinion, after the monastery lost all its apprentices and two wizards who were awakened last year, it would be difficult to bear the loss of two more wizards. After all, Camelot is not just their monastery.
Moreover, it is not only for the interests of the group wizards, but also the secular identities of Ian Hyde and Jasmine Phoenix are also one of the factors they consider. Although the Hyde family's absence in the province has little impact on them, the Silver Light family cannot.
Neglected, when they judge Ian, they must consider their position when facing Jasmine later.
Therefore, even if Ian and the two ruined their good deeds, these wizards were subconsciously unwilling to deal with them seriously.
But, "Let's take a look at the attitude of the instructors first!" Xu was disgusted with this topic. A wizard interrupted the chattering companions and stood up at the same time. The dean and instructors came in front, and everyone quickly fell silent.
"The main purpose of convening everyone this time is to discuss how to deal with the case of the wizard Ian Hyde secretly assisting Alfred Trevor in escaping." The person presiding over the trial was Caspar Berkeley, one of the Twelve Mentors, and a member of the monastic order.
The leader of the Sword Sentinels of Sorrow.
Today she took off her armor and wore a dark purple wizard robe. The female wizard glanced at the expressionless Dean Hercules, guessed the other person's attitude and continued, "Of course, what Ian Hyde and Jasmine Phoenix did is
The nature of what they did is extremely bad, and I advocate severe punishment. They must be given the harshest punishment, even expulsion from the monastery is not an exaggeration."
"ah?"
Being expelled from the monastery means losing the protection of Hyderian and losing the way to obtain advanced knowledge. For the young wizard, this is tantamount to being sentenced to death. Capas's words caused a commotion in the audience. Who
I didn't expect that this high-ranking instructor would have such an attitude. Then the other instructors...
"This is too much. Who doesn't know that they are working for Lord Hatings. If they are expelled for this, who will dare to work for the mentors in the future." The wizards did not dare to say this out loud, but what they thought in their hearts was
But they are consistent.
But this feeling of sadness is not enough for them to stand up against their mentor. Even if Karpas proposes to expel Ian and no other mentor objects, they will also agree.
However, there are still people who sincerely agree with what Capas said. Abel Fox looked at Ian with a sneer, showing a satisfied look.
"Of course!" Capas emphasized again, "Punishment of companions is a difficult and painful decision. It takes time, so I give you 30 minutes to think about it. Before that, let's move on to the next more important item.
issues."
"Huh?" Abel Fox saw Capas raised high but fell gently, and he didn't understand the other party's intention.
But as the host, Capas had the right to decide the proceedings of the meeting. Although she could not decide the meeting items, the order of the topics was controlled by her, and Abel could not say anything about it.
(No matter what the issue is, this guy’s fate is doomed anyway. Let’s show those people the consequences of going against my will.)
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"It is now March 1559. According to the usual practice, some of us will shoulder the important mission of selecting talents for the monastery, especially since such a tragedy happened last year... Everyone, Hydrian is now facing a serious crisis, and we need you to
Now is the time for you to show your loyalty to the Order."
What Capas was talking about was exactly the matter of finding apprentices. The importance of this matter is self-evident, but everyone knows that no one is willing to take on it.
Nothing else, because although this matter has high rewards, it is extremely time-consuming. If the mentors do it, it will not be a problem. Talented members can also do it, but this level of rewards is most useful to the awakened ones. And for the awakened ones,
Said that the contribution points of around 100 were not worth their time traveling around for almost a year.
Although the nobles of Devonshire are flocking to Hydrian, and hundreds of their children are sent to Todes Cemetery every year, 99% of them do not meet the requirements, and only a few lucky ones can.
Stay. And those who stay may not necessarily become wizards.
Apart from this method, another way to find apprentices is to conduct a carpet search, searching towns one by one in Devon County. This kind of search that relies entirely on luck is a huge project and requires a lot of time and energy.
Therefore, the task of selecting qualified apprentices has naturally become a heavy burden for the awakened ones.
In previous years, under the deliberate concealment of the senior awakened ones, the new rookies would gladly take over the task for the "huge" contribution value of around 100. However, in 1558, the five major awakened ones lost two people in succession, and the remaining
One person was arrested, one was on the run, and only Marcus Wood was left. Naturally, their wishful thinking came to nothing. Naturally, the talented people did not have to worry about being arranged, but those senior awakened people were not so lucky.
"Before the meeting, Sheen told me that the monastery needs at least 70 apprentices, so the wizards responsible for selecting this year may have a harder time." Capas glanced at Sheen, who was sitting upright and expressionless, and nodded slightly with satisfaction.
"Wow, what?" The five Awakeneds, including Marcus, were in an uproar. This number really shocked them, and they couldn't help but glare at Sheen, who was in charge of statistics.
In fact, Sheen was also very annoyed in his heart. He said at the time that only 40 to 50 apprentices would be enough, but Capas and Joe directly raised the number on the grounds that they had lost all the fresh blood and needed to be replenished.
By 70, it was a full 3.5 times the amount of tasks in previous years.
Sheen was very clear about their purpose, which was simply to take advantage of the opportunity to recruit new recruits for the Sentinel War. In previous years, they had not had the opportunity, and now that it was Capas and Joe's turn to take charge, they naturally refused to let go of such a great opportunity. But the result was
When the report was finally reported to the dean, it was in his name, and now it is he who holds the grudge against the wizard.
In other words, he was taking the blame for Capas and the two. At this moment, he also deeply understood the unspeakable suffering of Ian and Jasmine.
(How pitiful!) Sheen cast a concealed look of sympathy at Ian.
"My lords and I know that this year's situation is special, so we have raised the task reward to 500 contribution points, and there is no limit on the number of people. Is there anyone willing to take on this important task?" Capas said this, but his eyes were directed at Marcus.
When the six awakened ones glanced there, the meaning was self-evident.
(Oh, no!) Everyone wailed in their hearts, sincerely praying that bad luck would not befall them.
There was silence in the hall for a while, and then Marcus Wood stood up and said respectfully to Capas: "Sir, I am willing to serve the monastery!"
"Very good!" Capas showed a satisfied look on his face, and then looked at the others, "Is there anyone else?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Sheen stood up reluctantly and said, "And I, sir."
As soon as he said this, he aroused surprised looks from around him. He didn't understand why this guy was joining in the fun. He was not busy enough with the affairs of the monastery. He had to find the fault himself. But people with flexible minds quickly figured out the reason.
, Marcus may have wanted to show off in front of his senior mentors, but Sheen had no choice.
The apprenticeship task was set by him. If he didn't take the initiative to take part, he would definitely offend a lot of people, and these people would not care about his hidden agenda. Now, Sheen has taken the initiative to take over the task and use his actions to
By showing an attitude of atonement, others will certainly feel unhappy, but they will not be in trouble with him in the future.
"Is there anything else?" Capas looked around again, thinking that two people were not enough.