Above the mage

Chapter 205 Imprisonment

"What does the Vice Chairman mean by this?" After being held down, Gao De looked up at the Vice Chairman.

"This afternoon, the magic circle in the rune workshop exploded," the vice chairman said, staring into Gao De's eyes and emphasizing each word.

"That's truly unfortunate," Gao De analyzed seriously. "However, the magic array in the rune workshop was hand-drawn by our mentor, and it's been running stably for so many years without any accidents. How could it suddenly explode now?"

"Did you interfere with the magic circle, causing it to malfunction and triggering the explosion?"

"Gao De, the crime of damaging academy assets is very serious. The academy can easily use this to send you to prison," the vice chairman said.

Gao De shifted his body, which was being held down, with some difficulty, and said softly, "You don't mean to say that the explosion of the magic circle is related to me, do you?"

"Isn't it irrelevant?"

"I just bought the spell recipe for [Language Proficiency] from the library yesterday. The spell potion requires Maiden Clams, but the potion shop is temporarily out of stock. So I applied to the potion department today to go into the water and collect Maiden Clams myself," Gao De earnestly explained to the vice chairman.

"I happened to be collecting maid clams at the foot of Kuli Cliff when the magic circle exploded, and I didn't leave until almost five o'clock. The staff there can vouch for me."

"How could I, who was in the water harvesting clams, be related to the explosion of the magic circle in the rune workshop?" he said.

The waters below Creeper Cliff are quite far from Gavin Tower, where the Rune Workshop is located.

He was just a newly promoted 1st-ring mage. How could he possibly have the ability to cause a magic circle to explode from such a distance?

Gaode's counter-question is reasonable and well-founded.

Upon hearing this, the Vice Chairman merely glanced at Gao De indifferently and then coldly said, "Whether this matter concerns you or not is actually not important."

"The academy doesn't need evidence to convict you," he paused, then added, "or rather, they can conjure up evidence even if it doesn't exist."

"You've advanced to the first-ring mage level at such a young age and are highly regarded by Hoshi, which shows that you also have a certain talent in the field of runic literature."

"Your future is bright, so I advise you, for the sake of your future, if you don't want to be sent to prison, I advise you to 'cooperate' with our investigation." The vice chairman emphasized the word "investigation."

Then, he waved his hand and said, "Take the person back and detain him for further investigation."

The explosion of the magic circle was indeed done by Gaode.

More accurately, it was commissioned by Gaode to Flora.

If it's not yours, you shouldn't take it.

If you insist on taking them and I can't protect them, then I'll destroy them.

Nobody wants it anymore.

Better to be a broken piece of jade than a whole piece of tile.

This is an ancient virtue, which Gao De possesses.

The Rune Workshop is the legacy that He west left to Gao De.

The suicide note, written in black and white, clearly defined ownership, word by word.

One should have the right to dispose of one's own belongings as one pleases.

Therefore, Gaode Maps activated the "backdoor" left by He west.

Confident and self-assured.

But I don't feel at ease about it.

Of all the assets in the Rune Workshop, the most valuable are not the fixed assets, but the documents and notes.

Thinking of this, Gao De was filled with deep sorrow.

Through more than two hundred years of trials and tribulations, He Xi steadfastly remained in the realm of literature, ignoring the affairs of the outside world, ultimately transforming his life into a few words before his departure and these wise notes.

But now, all of that is gone.

No, it will not disappear.

Gao De heard those few words.

Gao De memorized that knowledge.

The six fundamental rules of runes, when fully understood, will eventually shine with their inherent brilliance.

The name Hosie O'Kenley will eventually gain its rightful place.

In fact, Gaode himself is not someone who particularly values ​​empty fame.

However, Hossey needed this empty title.

For over three hundred years, He west devoted everything to the study of runes, and in the end, when he was dying, he was the only person who truly cared about him.

Now, apart from the empty title bestowed upon him, Hosie can enjoy nothing anymore.

We should at least preserve something for this respectable old man, shouldn't we?

With Flora's help and under the guise of collecting maid clams, Gaode successfully created an alibi.

Logically speaking, this matter should have nothing to do with him.

However, that's just the current situation.

Gao De silently looked at the indifferent vice chairman and suddenly realized that there was no such thing as reason in this world.

Or rather, reason only applies when the strengths are equal.

Seres Mage Tower.

Gao De had been at the college for over a year and this was the first time he had entered the core building of the Seres College.

Unfortunately, he was not invited, but was escorted into the mage tower.

Gaode remained completely silent throughout the journey.

He was thinking about a problem.

If one has already determined that the explosion of the magic circle is related to oneself, then as the vice chairman said, the academy does not need evidence to convict him.

Then what's the point of asking him to "cooperate with the investigation"?

Unless, of course, the investigation is focused on something else entirely, rather than the explosion of the rune workshop's magic circle.

Does this mean that the Rune Workshop and the data within it are actually not important to the will of the Academy's higher-ups?

What they truly value is something else entirely?

The previous speculations about rune constructs resurfaced in my mind.

This time, Gaode is almost certain, rather than just speculating.

The Mage Tower is a multi-functional building that integrates various functions, including residences, research laboratories, libraries, treasure vaults, and defensive fortresses.

Even dungeons exist that imprison prisoners or special creatures.

As for Gao De, he was sent to a dark dungeon in the Seraphim Tower.

I sat quietly in the dungeon for about half an hour.

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps approaching from afar, followed by the clanging sound of a lock being opened.

A middle-aged monk, led by the "old acquaintance" vice chairman, entered the dungeon where Gao De was located.

"So you're He Xi's student?" The man asked bluntly as soon as he entered. "Let me introduce myself. I'm Quincy Erther, a second-tier rune constructor."

"I'm here to ask you one question: Where did Hoshi put his runic construct?"

"Answer the question and I'll let you go."

"If you can't answer, you can just wait to rot in jail."

As expected, Gao De showed a surprised expression, "What runic construct?"

Quincy Ursus did not answer God's question.

He stared intently at Gao De's face, as if trying to find some flaw in his expression.

After observing for a long time, he finally spoke again, "He west purchased a large amount of raw materials for rune constructs this year, which must be for the purpose of making rune constructs."

"But I didn't find any runic constructs in his rune workshop."

"He Xi left everything to you before he died, and that runic construct should be no exception."

"You must know where he put the runic constructs."

Quincy Ursus was quite certain.

"Tell me, you are still the academy's genius mage."

"If you don't tell me, you'll be a criminal for deliberately damaging the academy's facilities, and you'll face at least three years in prison."

"Think about what's more important and what's less important."

Compared to torture, Quincy Uther believed that psychological manipulation was always the most sophisticated form of interrogation.

"That rune workshop is mine. Putting aside the fact that this matter has nothing to do with me, even if I did it, it doesn't count as damaging the academy's facilities," Gao De said silently with his head down.

"Given the current situation and the circumstances, don't be so naive." Quincy Ursher paused for a moment, then smiled sarcastically.

Gao De let Quincy mock him for a while before slowly saying, "I really don't know anything about rune constructions. My teacher didn't tell me anything about them before he left."

This is the truth.

(End of this chapter)