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Chapter 365 Foolish Quard
"Give the recording to me" Rezen demanded and the assassins didn't dare neglect his order.
One of them retrieved a circular object which was their student token in the academy. In reality, this token was a 'cellphone' with the function of sending messages to other people while also storing information and receiving announcements that the academy does from time to time.
With a simple control over mana, the token floated in the air and landed on top of Rezen's palm. He activated the token and a screen was projected from it.
After some tinkering, he found the recording which was indeed more than enough to convict Quard. With such a piece of irrefutable evidence, he wouldn't be able to defend himself.
If Quard did this kind of vile thing before the war erupted, he might be let off by just paying. Unfortunately, he was too late. He ordered the assassination of a mage, and a talented one at that when humanity is in danger.
What was a crime that he previously could be let off lightly has become a grave one wherein he wouldn't be killed but would instead be sent to the most dangerous battlefield. That is almost no different than death as the casualty rate on those battlefields is the highest.
"Good job. Dismantle the isolation barrier and give it to me" Rezen ordered after securing the evidence.
The isolation barrier might come into handy and even if it doesn't, he could sell it for some money.
Even a Senior Mage would fail to detect the isolation barrier. Of course, the premise is that they are not actively searching.
There are isolation barriers that can even hide from a Senior Mage's senses but they are terribly expensive. Even affluent families wouldn't be able to take out such things casually.
As such, Rezen doesn't believe that these bastards have such an expensive and precious treasure.
With pained expressions, the three assassins temporarily ignored their injuries after taking some healing potion and went to dismantle the isolation barrier.
Perhaps, it was because of the trauma that Rezen inflicted on them but even though they can refuse to hand the isolation barrier after they dismantled it, they didn't do it and instead did an honest work.
"You can go now and if I were you, I would use the limited time you have to increase your cultivation" Rezen said with a sneer, and the three assassins can't help but shudder.
Rezen's words... how can they understand it?
He will surely use the recording to send Quard into the most dangerous battlefields. As accomplices, could they escape the same fate? Obviously not!
After the three went out of his tent, Rezen inspected the isolation barrier. In fact, the barrier was erected using three red flags. It might be the reason why those three joined hands. Each of them might possess one flag and only when all red flags are activated can the isolation barrier be erected.
As for deactivating it, they must also manually deactivate all three of the flags.
"Wait!" Rezen's eyes lit up after inspecting the red flags. Although they look tattered now, probably previously damaged, their function hasn't diminished much.
"This is an isolation barrier that can even fool a Senior Mage's senses!" Rezen can't help but exclaim. He didn't expect that those three would have this kind of treasure with them. Who would have thought that they would stumble into this kind of treasure?
Not to mention, when the two of them were still at the same rank, Rezen could already defeat him. What more now that there was a huge difference in their cultivation realm?
He might be defeated before even successfully making one move!
"What I want is simple... give me everything that you have" Rezen said with an evil grin. Explore hidden tales at empire
He is here to rob!
A mage can't have too many resources and if there's a chance, Rezen would take as many as he can.
Despite the obvious advantages he has with his farm, what he has are just spirit plants most of which he cannot even utilize. There are many more forms of resources that Rezen was severely lacking.
Now that there is a chance to extort resources, why should Rezen not do it?
"You... are you insane?! I'll give you a hundred thousand low-grade mana stones if you will destroy that token" Quard offered but Rezen merely shrugged his shoulders.
That might be a huge sum but... so what? Rezen is greedier than that, he wants everything that Quard has!
In the end, with Rezen's threat, he left the tent after stripping Quard of all the resources he owned in return, he promised not to give the evidence to the authorities.
"Next time, if you are planning something like this, be more careful and smarter" Rezen said while tapping Quard on his shoulder.
The next morning, Quard along with the three mages he commissioned were arrested and are to be sent to the frontlines.
Quard is still too naïve. He actually believed Rezen? How stupid!
Compared to other mages in the academy who only have to fight in the war from time to time before being granted freedom, Quard and the other three's fate would be different.
As long as the war with the magic beasts hasn't stopped, they would have no choice but to continue fighting.
If the war ended, Quard might be released but the premise of that is that he must survive!
In those dangerous battlefields, even Senior Rank Mages die and fall. Surely, the casualty rate of Junior Mages even those that are in the peak is not low, much less Quard which is only at the mid-cycle.
"Finally, one troublesome guy is dealt with" Rezen thought with a grin.
Even if Quard does miraculously survive the war, Rezen already did something that would make sure that wouldn't happen.
The pat on the shoulder he gave that bastard was not just him being playful, it was the pat of death!