Natalie's magical growth record

Chapter 619 The role of the cornerstone of ‘hypocrisy’
  While the two sage assistants in the Southern District of Earth exchanged opinions and barely reached a consensus on Alina and Lydia, Alina and Inzat, who were at the headquarters of the 'Thieves' family, also Each made a decision and talked about their reasons for staying at the 'Thieves' family headquarters.

"So, the reason why you came to the family headquarters tonight at the expense of your precious off-duty time is because the organizational faction you represent is worried that radical elements in the family will violate the agreement with the 'witnesses' and cause harm to me?"

After patiently listening to what this 'hypocritical' cornerstone learned from the family elders, Alina slightly changed her sitting posture and asked with a smile.

"Can't it be my personal behavior?"

Listening to these unabashed words that pointed directly at the essence of the problem, Inzat, who had already thought of his follow-up words, couldn't help but froze. Then he smiled helplessly and responded in a normal manner.

"Your oath will not lie," she responded in a deliberately lowered voice. Alina then quickly gathered her hair that fell casually and continued, "Of course, I respect your choice, but this is the only way. Come on, isn't your position very contradictory? If you come in front of me so openly and tell me the information, won't other members of the family have any objections?"

"It's not contradictory, or I should say, this is what the vast majority of Presbyterians expect." Seeing that the first half of his words had aroused the interest of the leader of the Sage Auxiliary, Inzat restrained himself slightly. In a nonchalant manner, he clasped his hands and further added, "First of all, as I said before, when the specific location of the hermit cannot be confirmed, most members tend to leave enough room for negotiation between the two parties. of.

And here, my identity is very suitable for handling this kind of thing. I not only have a good basis for cooperation with you, but also have the constraints of the ‘Sky Oath’. Of course, the most important thing is that they think I have enough negotiation value in your heart, and they think I can help them gain more intelligence. "

"and then?"

Unexpectedly, Alina slightly raised the corners of her mouth, and continued to ask questions calmly.

"The second thing is about the agreement between the family and the Sky." He paused deliberately and used magic elements to test the strength of the barrier next week. After confirming that the barrier had not wavered, Inzat was relieved. He continued. "Although the hermit was once listed by Sky as one of the top ten dangerous people to be targeted for elimination, all this must be done on the premise that what we do will not destroy the current social order. Obviously, this is what exists now A contradictory situation."

"For this kind of conflict, the decision-making is usually left to the 'witness', who decides which thing to deal with first. But unfortunately, so far, the 'witness' has not made a clear position. So this has caused all the Plans stalled.

Of course, the stagnation of the plan does not mean that we will do nothing during this period. Preventing accidents and maintaining order are still our purposes. Therefore, when everything comes to a standstill, we usually send out a mediator to coordinate the conflicting parties until the 'witness' officially makes a decision. "

"It sounds like there is no affiliation between the family of each special person and the 'Sky Scholars'?"

Directly skipping the part of the other party's words that deliberately emphasized her own role, Alina immediately asked tentatively based on her own interpretation.

"The members are subordinate, but the family is not. This is something I can only reveal to you. But I believe that with your wisdom, you can fully understand its specific meaning."

Inzat answered calmly.

"So how did you 'cornerstones' come to be?" Alina nodded gently, without denying it. She was about to continue asking questions, but then she realized that the words she just used seemed to have loopholes that could allow the other party to get through. Then he changed his words with a normal smile, "Sorry, the statement just now was not very accurate. What I really want to ask is, what are the criteria for selecting each 'Cornerstone' of 'Sky Scholars'?"

"It depends on what family you come from." He glanced at the leader of the Sage Assistants who had suppressed his surprise. Inzat quickly stopped his scrutinizing gaze and continued, "Just like where Beliti is. The Steen family, their family has always enjoyed a fixed 'cornerstone' seat among the 'Sky Scholars'. As long as you can obtain the recognition of the 'Key of Carson', you can do it even if you have not reached the magic level of a quasi-mage. Be our ‘cornerstone’.”

"What about your family?"

After carefully feeling the emotion of the 'hypocrisy' cornerstone at this moment, and confirming that she did not feel anything abnormal, Alina immediately followed her guess and asked the question that the other party deliberately did not mention.

"Screening, from within the family to the personal review of the 'witnesses'." Inzat's expression became calm at first, and then he said in an understatement again.

"This screening does not include those members who already hold positions in the family?"

Seeing that the other party had already adjusted his mood, Alina simply did not ask further about the reason for the temporary abnormality of the other party, and continued her questions in tacit agreement with the other party's subsequent emotions.

"It can be said that, but it is more accurate to say that he is a 'witness'. He will not choose his students from elders and members who have served in the family."

【avoid arousing suspicion. 】

This was the first thought that came to Alina's mind.

Of course, she knew very well that she was not in a position to discuss this issue in depth, so after initially confirming from the other party's expression that her judgment was correct, she immediately chuckled, then nodded with understanding, and once again Changing the subject: "So, this is why you, the 'Cornerstones', collectively call the current 'witnesses' teachers?"

"Yes, except for the one from the Steen family, every other 'Cornerstone' needs to study with the 'Witness' of this term and the 'Cornerstone' of the previous generation with the corresponding title for at least five years before officially taking office. Five years Afterwards, they will be personally assessed by the 'witnesses'. During this period, major families can still recommend new candidates to the 'witnesses', which is both a spur and a comfort."

After looking at Alina who regained her composure after she chuckled, this time, without waiting for the other party to ask further questions, Inzat quite consciously provided supplementary answers to the questions that the other party might raise.

"But frankly speaking, if you hadn't told me this in person, based on the few experiences we have had together, it would be hard for me to imagine that you still have such a past."

Unexpectedly, Alina mentally recorded the information mentioned by the other party one by one. With a clear understanding, Alina continued to obtain as much information as possible within the limit of the other party's tolerance.

"It seems that some of my previous actions have caused you to misunderstand me. Maybe I should be more unscrupulous? For example, replace some of your thoughts so that you can truly trust me from the bottom of your heart. ?" Noticing the sharp look that the leader of the sage's assistants quickly cast, Yingzat hurriedly smiled and changed his words, "Okay, I said, you are in danger. I don't have the courage to bear the consequences of changing everything. Consequences. So, please rest assured, I would not do that, either for my own future or the future of Sky."

"Good, you can continue."

Without wasting time to express her joy at having her inner guess confirmed, Alina restrained the curve of her mouth that she was about to outline, and instead breathed an undisguised sigh of relief. After nodding lightly, she signaled for the other party to continue talking.

"Hey, I'm suddenly curious about your past... Well, respected leader, if you have any other questions you need me to answer, I will try my best to answer them."

Unprepared to feel the sharp gaze falling on him again, Inzat wisely restrained the thoughts that had just occurred briefly, bowed in a standard and elegant manner, and at the same time brought the topic back on track.

"What about the third reason?" She had just finished asking the question. Seeing that the other party was still a little confused, Alina did not consider whether the other party was pretending, and directly added in detail, "Can you stay here as the third intermediary? What’s the reason?”

"Surveillance and positioning, if it really develops into a bad trend, as a descendant of the surname Edward, I can detect the abnormality immediately."

After studying the leader of the Sage Assistant for a few seconds, who seemed to be confirming but also seemed to have other intentions, Yingzat finally gave up his guess and gave the answer directly.

(End of this chapter)