Imperial Crown.

Chapter 313 True Genius

"The Earl is in good spirits."

A man was walking towards me, smiling.

He had extremely short hair, which was unusual, and every strand of hair stood up towards the sky, like an upside-down broom.

She wears a sparkling crystal earring on her left ear, which shows her rebellious personality.

He was wearing a wizard's robe, covered with nebula-like spots of light that kept spinning and flying on the dark blue robe.

If you look closely, you can find that in the slightly turbid air, not even dust can get close to the robe.

Even Earl Tudor showed enough respect to this man. He cleared his throat and took off his hat to salute:

"Master Quilly, did you find any problems when you went to the gold mine this time?"

"Minetti!" Quilly returned the greeting lightly and said, "I have to say that the three wizards at the gold mine are as stupid as pigs. They are an insult to the name of magicians.

I bet the pigs in my lab are smarter than them.”

"They only have a vague understanding of the effects of magic circles, and their magic sensitivity is also shockingly poor."

"It's just a warning magic circle, but it can't even fully utilize the magic power of a second-level magic well. It consumes three times the materials and consumes an additional four second-level magic crystals every day!"

"Those three magicians, and the person who invited them here, should be drowned together in the magic well!"

The smile on Du Duo's face was slightly awkward.

Because the magicians responsible for maintaining the Bolan Gold Mine magic circle were invited by him.

Du Duo covered up the embarrassment calmly and continued to roll the dice: "Then... can the problem be solved?"

A hint of pride flashed in Quilly's eyes. "Of course. For a genius like me in the Mage Guild, this is just the most insignificant little inconvenience."

Du Duo breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Bolan County gold mine belonged to the principality and the losses were borne by the principality, at this critical moment, he did not want any problems with the gold mine to implicate himself.

"By the way, what has Raven been doing lately?" Quarley asked with obvious hostility in his tone.

Originally, he was responsible for maintaining the magic circle in the Sighing Wall.

However, due to some urgent matters, I left and within a few days, I received the news that the Sighing Wall had fallen.

After that, he emphasized to others more than once that if he had been there at the time, Raven would not have been able to take down the Wall of Sighs.

Tu Duo has never quite agreed with this point.

Because the magic circle within the Wall of Sighs is used to defend against long-range attacks such as flying rocks and crossbow arrows. Even if it is activated, it will not have much impact on Raven's tactics.

Of course, Du Duo would not say these words to his face, but said:
"There is no definite intelligence yet, but if Raven attacks, he will have no way of avoiding Bolan County."

Quilly licked his lips and said, "Ha, that's perfect. I'll wait for him here and give him a head-on blow!"

"This..." Du Duo hesitated slightly and said, "Master Quilly, according to the reports from the captives, Raven killed Count Wanda one-on-one. He was a fourth-level knight who had awakened his martial spirit. You..."

There was a hint of doubt in his words, and it was this doubt that made Quilly furious:

"Minetti, this is why I don't like you douki users!"

"Your understanding of magic and magicians is no different from that of an ordinary village woman!"

Although it was intentional provocation, Quilly's reaction was beyond Du Duo's expectations, and he opened his mouth to explain.

Quilly didn't give Dudu a chance to speak. He straightened his collar to make himself look less angry:
"I am level three, and he is also level three. Do you think he can compete with me?"

"But Earl Duduo, you have to understand that I am a genius who grew up in the Mage Guild and was personally trained by a fifth-level magician!"

"I am proficient in fire, ice, and lightning magic, and I have also dabbled in the most profound arcane magic."

"And he, Raven, claims to have reached the third level in three years, but he is just a street thug after all! He probably doesn't even have a vague understanding of why magic works!"

Du Duo could hear the confidence in Quilly's words, but he still pretended not to understand:
"So, Master, what you mean is..."

"Minetti, if it weren't for research funding, I would never waste my words with you here." Quilly said firmly:
"Then I'll be frank."

"As long as Raven dares to come, I will let him see what real magic is!"

“Who is the real genius?”

……

At the same time, Nord Province, Feldoro County, Fox Castle.

The sky was covered with dark clouds and the rain was drizzling, and the drops of rain were hitting the windows, making dense but light noises.

Rainy weather has always been the natural enemy of the elderly.

This is especially true for Anthony, a nobleman who traveled extensively in his youth.

Every time this happened, his knees would ache slightly, and the old wound on his chest would feel numb and itchy as if there were ants biting him.

But today, Anthony, contrary to his usual practice, did not take his medicine. He just covered himself with a blanket, lay in a rocking chair, and rocked leisurely in front of the fireplace.

He was in a really good mood, and even the seventh letter from Viscount John asking him to support Raven didn't seem so hateful anymore.

Throwing Viscount John's letter into the fire, Anthony picked up another piece of letter and read it from the beginning with great patience.

He had read this letter three times, but each time it brought him great pleasure and enjoyment.

Raven, actually managed to bring down the Wall of Sighs!

During this period of time, he has been playing cowardly and basically doing nothing.

Even the letter was only one, telling His Majesty the King that Raven had gone to attack the Wall of Sighs.

He did not take the responsibility on himself, but he did not shirk it either.

After all, no one would believe that what happened in the Nord Province had nothing to do with him.

He had even written three different versions of "confession letters" and was prepared to submit different versions depending on the degree of Raven's defeat.

Raven suffered minor losses and withdrew his troops.

Raven suffered a great loss and died on the battlefield.

Raven's entire army was defeated, and Eivor's counterattack was another one.

Anthony wrote and revised, revised and wrote again, waiting anxiously for the outcome.

Even after hearing the news that the Sigh Wall had fallen, they did not dare to confirm it.

Now that I have received Acore's handwritten letter, I finally feel relieved.

"Raven, you are really capable!"

Anthony picked up the letter and kissed it, his old face beaming with joy.

Raven's capture of the Wall of Sighs meant that the Empire had gained the qualifications to bargain with the city-states of Fitun, greatly easing the tense environment faced by the Empire.

At this moment, the previous letter that did not shirk responsibility became a wonderful foreshadowing.

Anthony sat up from the recliner, swept the three letters he had written into the trash can, picked up a pen and paper, and drafted a new letter.

A letter of good news to His Majesty the King!
In the letter, he emphasized the fact that Raven led his troops to capture the Wall of Sighs, but was vague about the specific process. He also briefly and prominently mentioned that Akori was in Raven's army.

At the same time, he used extremely humble words to "push" most of the credit to Raven, acting as if he was the one who was in charge of everything, enduring humiliation, but was also "very generous".

After writing this, he ordered it to be sent quickly to His Majesty the King. Anthony rested for a while and started writing another letter that night.

This letter is for Raven.

He spoke sincerely, not only promising not to hold Lei Wen responsible for sending troops without authorization, but even promising Lei Wen a series of benefits.

Including but not limited to the confirmed viscount title, larger fiefdoms, gold coins, tax-free rights, etc.

Of course, there is a condition, that is, Raven must stay at the Wall of Sighs and not disrupt the situation too much, causing additional trouble for Anthony.

Give it to your knight and send it to Raven immediately through the mercenary guild's channels.

As a result, within two hours, the knight returned with the letter intact.

"What did you say? The Mercenary Guild refused to deliver? Why!?" Anthony frowned.

The knight looked at Anthony's face and said, "The Mercenary Guild said that they cannot complete this mission..."

"Because Baron Raven has left the Wall of Sighs and gone deep into the Principality of Eivor."

……

(End of this chapter)