What happened at the entrance of the Magic Academy spread to everyone who paid attention to Meng Han almost instantly. The first reaction of everyone who heard the news was shock.
"Killing people in front of the magic academy? Is he out of his mind?"
"Isn't that right? Isn't he very courageous?"
"You're such an arrogant boy, I like him very much."
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"Sure enough, he is a nouveau riche who doesn't know how high the sky is. Let's see how he ends up."
Countless nobles' homes are full of rumors about this news. Some are gloating about the misfortune, others are standing by and waiting to see the excitement, but no one intends to stand up for Meng Han. Just kidding, he is just a country bumpkin.
, you dare to be arrogant in the Stone Castle? This time, the Magic Academy will teach you a lesson without us taking action.
In the Academy of Magic, it was a different scene. The dean, Magister Green, who had always been indifferent and devoted himself to the study of magic, also appeared in the meeting hall of the Academy of Magic. Accompanying him was a court magician,
and a military general.
"Who is that magician? Where does he live now? Have you found his whereabouts?" Magister Green didn't care whether the person Meng Han killed was a slap in the face of their magic academy. Now is not the time to pursue that matter. He cares.
Yes, it’s Matthew, the winner of the scroll’s base. Does Matthew know the secret of the scroll’s base? How much does he know?
In fact, it was too late to hope that Matthew didn't know the secret of the base of the scroll at this time. Everyone present knew how difficult it would be for a formal magician to be entrusted as a guard by a viscount with no foundation. If it weren't for someone
If he were to hit something that particularly attracted him with gold coins, not many magicians would be defeated by the gold coin attack.
Therefore, the only expectation is that Matthew is a magician in his country and has not left the Stone Castle. In fact, there are only a dozen people in the magic academy who know about the base of the scroll, including the level in front of him.
The lowest Wright magician. If Matthew is the magician of this principality, then there is still room for recovery. Otherwise, it seems that there will be big trouble.
This is the secret weapon of the principality. It is not only related to the honor of the magic academy, but also the safety of the principality. If the magicians outside are informed, God knows that one can increase the success rate of scroll creation to nearly 100% and increase the magic level by three levels on average.
What kind of madness will the scroll base cause?
"A bunch of trash!" There were a lot of magicians who were watching Meng Han killing people at the gate of the academy. In front of Magister Green, they were like good grandchildren, lowering their heads and being reprimanded: "Who asked you to do that kind of thing?
When Antonio came to the Stone Castle, the first thing he came to was the Magic Academy. As long as he treated each other with courtesy, there was nothing he couldn't talk about. Did you guys accept bribes from other countries, or did you have water in your head? You would do this?
Stupid thing? Who suggested it?"
"Dean, it's not that we are too much, but that boy is too arrogant." A magician in black seemed to want to make a distinction: "He actually killed the gatekeeper of the college indiscriminately. This kind of thing, even in the Principality
Even His Majesty the King dare not do it, we can capture him..." As soon as he said this, a thick book flew towards his face, slamming what he was going to say back into his stomach.
Not only that, the book hit the talking magician squarely in the face, and blood immediately spurted out from the weak magician's nostrils.
However, even so, he didn't even dare to wipe it with his hands, and stared blankly at the dean who picked up the book and threw it at him. In everyone's impression, the dean had never been so angry before.
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Magister Green was also so angry with this stupid guy that he lost his mind. Of course, he did not lose it completely. He still maintained a considerable degree of sobriety. At least, when the stupid guy said that even His Majesty the King did not dare, the army next to him
The general has already grabbed the hilt of the sword. If he is allowed to continue speaking, he doesn't know what unpleasant words he will say. Magicians are indeed very noble, but this kind of dignity is still based on the support of secular nobles.
On the basis of this, if this foundation is lost, then magicians will be reduced to the same situation as mercenaries.
"Who gave them the power? Two commoners dared to draw a sword at a viscount on the street of the Stone Castle?" The dean's roar was like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning, which brought back the aloof pride in everyone's hearts. Think about it.
The situation at that time was indeed the case. Meng Han did not even have to take any responsibility for killing those two people. On the contrary, if he pursued the case, the Magic Academy would have to explain it properly in front of His Majesty the King this time.
"We just want to suppress his arrogance, Mr. Dean." Another middle-aged magician next to him had to come forward to explain: "How dare he not provide us with the basic surface of the scroll for several months..."
"So, it was your idea this time?" Magister Greene was not an old fool. He immediately realized the crux of the matter and asked.
"Yes, Mr. Dean!" The middle-aged magician nodded and admitted. Everyone knew it was his idea. Anyway, if the Mr. Dean wanted to ask, he would also know. It would be better to admit it on his own initiative.
"Can you make the base of a magic scroll?" Magister Green seemed to have restrained his anger and asked very calmly.
"No!" The magician was startled. Is there any need to ask this? If he could do it, why would he need to show Meng Han's face? He had already been kicked to nowhere.
"Then can you get the base of the magic scroll from somewhere else?" Magister Green asked again.
"No!" The magician then answered the question in the negative, but when he answered, he already realized that something was wrong.
"Then why do you want to suppress his arrogance?" The dean's roar, which had just calmed down, came out louder than before. Accompanying the dean's roar, there was also a beautiful
tea cup.
Even with the magician's thin body, the teacup thrown by the dean was still very lethal. The middle-aged magician subconsciously ducked, and the teacup flew behind his ears and exploded on the wall, splashing everywhere.
All.
"I don't care what you bastards do, but if you can't get that little bastard's promise to continue to provide the base of the magic scroll before he leaves, all of you guys will go to the Forest of Sighs and stay for three months!"
Magister Green abandoned the task with lingering anger, and then left the meeting hall with the court magician and the military generals. The remaining group of people looked at each other, and no one could speak.
At the moment, Meng Han couldn't think about the matters at the Magic Academy. Not long after he settled in the hotel, a big shot came to his room. The person who came was Earl Lawrence, the finance minister of the principality.
Meng Han was quite surprised by Earl Lawrence's visit. However, after understanding the identity of the Earl's finance minister, Meng Han also understood very well. Huangsha City's current sky-high wealth, but not a single copper coin of tax revenue flowed into the national treasury. Instead, he
, maybe he’ll come to visit too.
"I am here this time to talk to you, Viscount Antonio, about the taxation of your territory." After the greeting introduction, Earl Lawrence explained his purpose of coming straight to the point: "As far as I know, from the time you took office, Viscount, until now.
, did not pay even one copper coin in taxes to the principality.”
Meng Han didn't bother to explain this question. He directly showed Earl Lawrence the tax payment certificate issued by Earl Mars to Meng Han, and then quietly waited for Earl Lawrence's reaction.
"How could such a thing happen?" Earl Lawrence was furious after seeing the document. Of course, this was not directed at Meng Han. The document was not forged. Even if he wanted to get angry at Meng Han, there was no reason.
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As the Minister of Finance, when Meng Han left the Stone Castle, His Majesty the King of the Principality rewarded him with two hundred gold coins. This matter was handled by Earl Lawrence, so naturally he was very clear about it. And the tax collected from Meng Han
, it happened to be this number, or it happened to be a month after he left the Stone Castle, and it happened to be the time on the road. Lawrence didn't need to ask what happened, he could just imagine it.
"Even so, Viscount, you should appeal to His Majesty the King instead of adopting this method of not paying taxes." Earl Lawrence's purpose is to get money, and he doesn't care about other things.
"As long as the Earl persuades His Majesty the King to amend the relevant tax laws and pay after paying, I have no objection." Meng Han is now in trouble. No one paid attention to him when he lost power. Now he has a little money.
, some people started to get jealous and wanted this or that. After experiencing the last incident, Meng Han already understood this truth. If you are blindly weak, others will only think you are easy to bully.
"You..." Earl Lawrence was annoyed for a while and joked, changing the law and paying taxes after paying them? It's not like His Majesty the King doesn't want to do it anymore. Who would pass such a law?
"Your Majesty, Earl, I have already paid my taxes." Meng Han looked at Earl Lawrence, who was about to get angry, and said very calmly. This is an irrefutable fact. Meng Han still has evidence in his hand, and no one can
deny.
"Count Mars has never reported this matter. We have every reason to doubt the legitimacy of your certificate." Count Lawrence stared into Meng Han's eyes and slowly threatened: "Even if it is a face-to-face confrontation, I believe
Count Mars will not admit the existence of such a certificate."
"In that case, Joey, see you off." Meng Han was not threatened at all and saw him off lazily: "By the way, I originally planned to give the principality a design of a powerful crossbow, but let's forget it.