Wizard: I brought the wrong system...

Chapter 346 finalized

Listening to Red Lanelli's words, Yaro gradually understood why the wizard family's headquarters were located in the Dark Plains, rather than within the territory of the mortal kingdom.

The difficulty of governing a mortal kingdom far exceeds that of other resource-producing regions.

Extraordinary materials are produced slowly, are also somewhat toxic, and it is difficult to find higher-grade materials.

The toxicity here refers not only to the eerie spaces that may descend at any moment, not only to the various demons lurking among mortals, and not only to those wandering, unpredictable wizards.

A more important reason—the possibility of betrayal!

Monsters, cultists, and hostile wizards hiding in dark corners will always come up with ways to turn those close to the garrisoned wizards against their will.

This reminded Yaro of what happened at his grandfather's castle—the descendants of the retainers and knights were dragged into the laboratory by his grandfather and subjected to cruel dissections, yet the retainers and knights showed no resentment whatsoever.

What did my grandfather do?

They took the person away without a sound!

If Yarrow hadn't seen the strange flesh and blood in his grandfather's laboratory, and if his grandfather hadn't subtly reminded him later, "You are allowed to dissect them if you wish," Yarrow wouldn't have connected these things together.

When Yaro realized this, he was quite frightened, fearing that his grandfather would notice his abnormality and dissect him as well.

There is great fear between life and death, and this may be part of the reason why I was able to overcome the mental depression brought about by facing the evil god's painting.

Memories from his past life, the perseverance instilled by immense pressure, effective training methods, various precious ingredients given by his grandfather, and the ideal age for the growth of spiritual power... It was all these coincidences that allowed Yaro to reach the limits of mortals at a young age, achieving the spiritual power that only intermediate apprentices possess.

Recalling the situation at the time, Yaro couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

"My grandfather did indeed despise life, but as he said, 'Wizards are never cruel worshippers.' He didn't kill his subordinates or younger generations without reason. But at the time, I was filled with fear and dread, so I didn't dare to ask any more questions about it."

Putting his wandering thoughts aside, Yaro began to seriously inquire about the "San Fernando Empire".

……

"The 'San Fernando Empire' has one senior apprentice, one intermediate apprentice, and more than ten junior apprentices."

"Normally, the 'San Fernando Empire' only stations intermediate apprentices. Advanced apprentices come mainly to activate the undead territory."

"Yes... they released a lot of ghouls behind the Earl's territory because ghouls are a very special kind of undead, with both biological and undead attributes. They can use life to nourish undead magic, making them the best seeds for building undead territories."

"We dare not violate the treaty, nor are we prepared to disrupt the birth of the undead territory. We simply want to make up for the losses as much as possible and gather the refugees who fled from the earldom."

"With so many people escaping, can't the undead territory be built? No, the 'Saint Fernando Empire' has sent a large army, along with laborers several times the number of soldiers. If the number of people in the count's territory is not enough, the 'Fernando family' will naturally find a way to make up the difference."

"It's different. My family only has two resource territories left, and it's impossible for us to abandon the people of the count's territory. For the 'Fernando family,' the Saint Fernando Empire is more like a place to relax when we're bored."

"Yes, once the undead territory is established, they shouldn't bother us, but we don't dare to take the risk, so our family members won't set foot in the Earl's territory."

"You can leave anytime, but we'll still have to stay here."

……

"Did Red Lanelli find himself just to be a scapegoat?"

If you can't solve the problem, you borrow help; after borrowing help, you want to make up for the loss; but if you want to make up for the loss, you're afraid of being blamed, so you make yourself a scapegoat.

When the enemy advances, I retreat; the enemy may advance further, so I anticipate the sequence of events.

—What a beautiful pull!

With a bunch of bears, it's no wonder that Red Lanelli is so cowardly.

All Yaro wanted to do was shout, "Wow!"

But... perhaps this is a good thing?

"It's good that there's demand. As long as I haven't left, they have to cooperate. Otherwise, if I'm caught by the Fernando family, the Ranelli family will definitely suffer the consequences."

Given the Lanelli family's weak and submissive style of doing things, Yaro naturally had no intention of relying on them to help him fight; he only wanted the Lanelli family to help him with some cleanup matters.

such as……

"Lord Moon wants Baron Claire to become the lord of the viscountry?" Red Lanelli hesitated. "This..."

"What? Baron Claire rescued so many people, isn't that enough credit?" Yaro wiped the few black marks on the crystal greatsword that had been corroded, his tone indifferent, as if he were just chatting casually.

In order to conceal the purpose of protecting Heri and Bevan, Yaro had to let the Lanelli family arrange such matters.

Red Lanelli's eyes lit up, and he asked with delight, "Lord Moon, you're willing to lend a hand?"

"Give it a try," Yarrow abandoned the futile wiping, raised his head, his bright eyes looking at Red Lanelli, a slight smile playing on his lips, "Like I said, if you cross my moral line, I will start killing."

"I really don't like this."

Disliking it is only one aspect; another aspect is actually to make it more reasonable to stay.

After reviewing Yaro's "Death Test" records, Jungle House added the information that Yaro was a "good-natured person" to the wanted poster.

But who could have known that the examiner of the death test was Yaro's mother?

The academy's Yaro is very low-key. If it weren't for his older brother Desi and the chubby boy Keita, who would know that Yaro's friend was among them?

If the reasoning is wrong from the beginning, how can the conclusion be correct?

Is it reasonable for a "good Samaritan" to intervene in disgusting acts without considering the consequences, especially since he is young and doesn't think about the potential problems?

It makes sense, it makes sense.

This is infinitely more reasonable than having the servants at Perrin Castle refine gunpowder and collect it every few days.

"But... Lord Moon, isn't it a bit inappropriate to transfer your credit to a mortal nobleman?" Red Lanelli seemed to sense something was amiss, his words carrying a probing tone.

“I’m comfortable living in his castle, what’s wrong with giving him a reward?” Yarrow glanced at Red Lanelli with a half-smile. “Reputation is of no use to me. Let’s talk about business.”

"Undead materials, ghoul hearts, and even wizards from the 'Fernando family'—how many magic stones do you offer? I'll see how I can make more money."

(End of this chapter)