The Ominous Lord of the Skaven

Chapter 211 Armed Interview
Benson chatted a lot with Lani about the future of astrology and being wary of new theories.

For those mages who want to be strong, this is actually irrelevant.

But for those seekers who want to further understand the world, that is, truly support the school of magic, once they lose their confidence in the road, the foundation of magic may be abandoned.

The gradually weakening sage Viroson is a good example.

After deliberation, Benson finally decided to represent the Astrology School and pay a good visit to the owner of the territory.

But just as they were preparing for the visit, an arrest warrant had been handed over to Ickert's desk by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Application for the Arrest of Immigrant Masters Rani and Benson"

These rat people really dare to do anything!

From the detailed report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ickert also understood the ins and outs of the matter.

This mage Benson is most likely a senior scholar from the imperial capital. For magicians, senior scholars usually have good combat effectiveness.

In the report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the two scholars discussed all night, and rebellious words such as "lord", "defection" and "discussion of Taoism" appeared frequently, and the whole process was recorded by the internal affairs rats in the next room.

So these morons from the Ministry of Internal Affairs decided to arrest them.
Eckert said,
If they really came to the territory to cause sabotage, then they should not be arrested, they should apply for assassination with the advantage of firearms!

It seems that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the territory is still a little conservative.

However, in view of the possible origin of the other party, Ickert did not dare to do anything to them. The best way is to maintain surveillance, strengthen defenses, and prevent them from causing trouble.

The arrest warrant was thrown directly into the trash by Ickert, and Ramsey was quickly called in and ordered to draft a more stringent surveillance order.

And with a wave of his hand, Ickert directly allocated the newly cast sixth cannon to the direct subordinate of the Imperial Guard for castle defense.

It's just a mage, it's hard to resist such an attack at close range.

After arranging the death of the two, Ickert ended his day's work.

He finally exhorted Ramsey:

"The most difficult thing to defend in the territory is the group of extraordinary people attacking from the inside. You internal affairs rats must strengthen prevention and control. Next time you encounter such a situation, no matter whether it is good or bad, you must first arrange the guns in place!"

"Yes, Clan Chief."

Ramsi comprehended Ickert's fierce foreign policy and responded firmly.

I really can't blame Ickert for being too suspicious. It can only be said that the territory is too fragile to withstand wind and rain, so we can only take care of it carefully.

Fortunately, Benson and Lani did not continue to touch the sensitive nerves of the Windsor collar. The next day, a checked letter was delivered by a courier.

At that time, Ickert was explaining to his subordinates about the improvement direction of the second-generation heavy lifting gun.

"The difference between launching magic and attacking magic is that the two may have the same energy, but launching magic is often more relaxed, and you need to continue releasing energy to push the projectile for a longer period of time"

Suddenly, an internal affairs mouse hurried in and handed the urgent letter to Eckert.

"Gentlemen, allow me to pause for a moment."

Ickert apologized to the mages, and then opened the letter to read it.

"They want to visit me?"

He couldn't remember anything he'd done that would warrant a formal visit from a high-ranking mage.

In the letter, Benson indicated the identities of the two astrologers, and sent a request to Ickert a week in advance, which was a fairly formal and well-intentioned signal.

At least the other party is willing to do this, and it is obviously unlikely that they are rushing to attack.

However, with the famous "debate tragedy" in the history of the empire as a lesson, it is impossible for Ickert to give up his vigilance when he meets a high-level mage.

For their kind visit, Ickert still decided to receive it in the normal process.

"Go back and tell Ramsey, and write back immediately to tell them they can come tomorrow."

In addition, Ickert ordered the person in charge of the castle to prepare for the reception, and also asked the internal affairs troops under the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare before continuing to discuss with the mages the improvement of propellant and weapon systems.

the next day.

The castle's carriage arrived at the tavern where Benson was staying early in the morning, accompanied by eight chasseurs.

"I bet he has already arranged for the enchanted crossbow to be aimed at us."

Benson said helplessly to Lani that the magical world with violent means is far from being as harmonious as it seems on the surface. Discussion tragedies happen from time to time, and they are visiting in the name of the Astrology School.

The other party will definitely "take" them quite seriously.

"Mentor, in case something goes wrong, I can take care of myself."

Lani resolutely said, the implication is that mentor, you just shoot, don't worry about accidentally hurting me.

Lani's response left Benson a little speechless. After traveling for nearly a year, did the doll mage come into contact with too many violent elements.

"Hey, remember, we came here with the mentality of studying."

"My mentor, learning is a very heavy thing."

"It's good that you understand, but do you really understand?"

"I understand."

The carriage moved forward, and it didn't take long to bring them to Fort Windsor. Because of their arrival, the entire castle was filled with the aura of the Ratmen's extraordinary.

Even the dark fighters are ready to go into battle at any time. Next to the banquet hall prepared by Ickert, there is already a cannon loaded with warpstone armor-piercing projectiles.

After everything was ready, Ickert said warmly to the two of them facing the table full of food:

"sit."

Benson and Lani sat down in a regular manner, and the latter let the maid take away the staff with a face of reluctance, and began to enjoy the food vigilantly.

Ickert stared at this silly female mage, and suddenly realized that she seemed to be really coming to "discuss the Tao".

A dazzling reflection shot into Ickert's pupils.

The chain mail under the robe is exposed!Reflecting light!
"guard!"

"Wait a minute, sir, this is a misunderstanding!"

Benson had a hard time explaining all of this. If he had known this, he shouldn't have brought Lani here.

"Lani, why on earth did you wear the enchanted chain mail! Apologize to the lord!"

"I'm sorry, respectable frontline lord, I'm really reflecting on myself."

Rani apologizes to Ickert, but doesn't seem to be remorseful.

"How should I put it, she is such a strong girl."

While Ickert breathed a sigh of relief, he also felt each other, anyway, he also put a cannon next door.

Rather, the other party would be wary of him, which made him more sure of the goodwill of the visitor.

"Since you are here to discuss magic theory with me, why not let's start now."

Ickert also didn't want to waste time, as his status as a nobleman also allowed him to have a relatively equal dialogue with Professor Benson, and the professor himself was also very "down-to-earth".

Otherwise, the two schools of thought may only understand each other if they fight with real swords and guns.

At the same time, Ickert is also very clear that Benson's current humble attitude still comes from curiosity about theories. If Ickert can't completely convince him, this respect will naturally disappear.

But if this matter is handled well, it might not be able to make the territory go further.

(End of this chapter)