Arcane Linguist

Chapter 248 The Art of the Middle

"You are still too young. If you are given a chance, you will not be able to seize it!"

Where no one knows, Roland muttered to himself.

"This is the first monthly exam, and someone is cheating?
There must be a lecturer from the college who leaked the question, and he was in the question group! "

When Lei learned about this from Roland, he showed surprise.

He immediately said: "This matter is related to the atmosphere and reputation of the college, and I think it should never be tolerated.

Both the apprentices and the people in our tower should be treated equally and punished. "

"I agree, but in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, I don't plan to deal with both parties involved in the fraud at the same time." Roland showed a meaningful smile, which made Lei's scalp tingle.

"Don't you plan to deal with it at the same time?"

"Yes, in this matter, the two parties involved in the fraud are a community of interests. If they attack at the same time, they will inevitably form an alliance and fight stubbornly.

I plan to catch the big and let go of the small, and deal with the leaking party seriously, but I let the cheating students go.

At least, I don't openly punish them for this matter. When they fall into my hands, how can I decide what to do if it's not just a matter of words?
In this way, if something similar happens again, the bribe recipient will have to consider the consequences. "

Lei immediately understood the beauty of doing so.

Because compared to those apprentices, the lecturer who set the questions was undoubtedly the stronger party.

They have the initiative and should take the main responsibility for this matter.

Roland mainly dealt with those people.

If this matter becomes clear and apprentices try to pay bribes in the future, those people will have to consider whether they are deliberately fishing to trap them.

Or, report back after finishing the work and directly expel them from Reiner's world.

The trust relationship between the fraudsters' allies is destroyed.

This is what Roland said and what he did.

He immediately recruited the apprentices for questioning based on the list he obtained from his investigation, and soon used some language skills to target Bona and others involved in the fraud.

He personally promised Bona and others that as long as they were honest and honest, not only would they not be held accountable, but their monthly exam results would also be valid and they would be recommended to the list of elite apprentices.

On the one hand, they have vested interests, and on the other hand, they are likely to suffer severe punishment. Boehner and others betrayed shamefully in an instant.

"We are willing to report!"

"The person who leaked the question to us was Teacher Uleren!"

"Ulern?"

An ordinary middle-aged lecturer appeared in Roland's mind.

This person does not have a deep background, and he only has an arcane level of about fifth level and a mage combat power.

It's a person who comes to your door to establish your authority.

But at this moment, something suddenly moved in his heart.

Although this person made a mistake, it didn't seem to be a heinous one.

As for Atrein's system, its treatment of mages was basically the same as that of the literati of the Northern Song Dynasty, which was very tolerant and generous.

Basically, unless it is colluding with foreign enemies to harm the homeland, or engaging in important fraud in arcane results, the death penalty cannot be imposed.

The most he could do was fire him and drive him back to his homeland.

This does not even affect his own arcanist level, lecturer title, spell quota, and other permissions.

Because Art Lain believes that everything a mid-level mage or above possesses is achieved through his own hard work.

In particular, things like spell quotas have always been regarded as supporting rights closely related to the magic network system, which are sacred and inviolable.

If the magic network is to be implemented, it must gain the trust of all mages. If it can be easily taken away, it will soon be abandoned.

Therefore, the Magic Network's spell quota, in Atrein's mage system, is basically equivalent to political rights.

Being deprived of spell quotas can only be obtained by committing the serious crime of "deprivation of political rights."

The nature of the fraud case is an internal conflict within the Mage Tower, which is not easily accessible.

If I rush him back to Atrein's hometown and clean up the team here, I will gain a potential enemy who is far away from home and harbors resentment.

This is not a wise thing to do.

……

East Lena Mage Tower, Seris Academy, in the large conference room.

Everyone came in a hurry because of the urgent notice, with a little doubt on their faces.

"It's so late at night, why do you have to have a meeting suddenly?"

"There is a countess outside who invited me to have dinner."

Some people's complaints prompted friendly ridicule: "You go there every day, be careful to die in someone else's bed!"

As the mages of Atrein, they are very popular in the world of Reiner.

No matter how mediocre his appearance may be, he doesn't have many arcane achievements. In a low-demon world like Reiner, he can still be regarded as a top figure.

Even some second- and third-level adventurers are regarded as elite and upper-class figures. They can enter and exit the estates of nobles and be hired by nobles to become expert consultants in various fields, not to mention people like them.

Ullen was also among the mages summoned.

He did not participate in other people's complaints, but he was somewhat dissatisfied.

According to his previous itinerary, he should have left the tower and enjoyed his vacation by now.

He did not marry a wife and have children in Atrein, because Atrein was relatively developed and women had a high status, so the choice of spouse had its own set of high-demon civilization logic.

Many times, mage marriage is regarded as a difficult problem. If you want to conclude a legally binding relationship between husband and wife, you must sign a series of complex and troublesome magical contracts.

The mages who came here simply found local wives in Lena who did not sign a contract.

As long as they pay some gold coins, which are very cheap for them, they can rent villas and manors locally, and enjoy the beautiful women from all parties who actively throw themselves into their arms.

Some people even have three wives and four concubines, and start a happy life in another world.

Every weekend, he goes home to spend the holidays with his wives.

As far as he knew, the upper echelons of the Mage Tower, such as Mr. Roland, were also accompanied by Princess Rosa, known as "Liner's most beautiful woman" and "Liner Rose".

Your Excellency Lei is also ambiguous with several noble ladies, and often holds various dances and parties.

This is called up and down effect.

“It seems that we won’t be able to enjoy a fresh abalone dinner today…

It's rare that fresh catches are delivered from the eastern port, and I plan to taste the ladies' cooking skills. "

Uileen compiled the information with such regret, but for a moment he did not think of any fraud issues.

Because at this moment, they have a more or less condescending attitude toward everything in Reiner's world.

Don't talk about cheating, even if you kill and set fire in the Reiner world, you will not be judged by the authorities.

In principle, these members of the Mage Corps are human masters with extra-legal power and are the true emperors of the land.As people arrived one after another, several senior officials from Siris Academy also arrived.

Lei, Blaise, and several high-level mages who were members of the council but were not members of the school arrived one by one.

The last person to arrive was Roland. As he took his seat, the meeting officially began.

"I'm sorry to call everyone together so late at night, but the monthly exam results have just come out recently and the list of elite apprentices has been established. It is necessary to summarize and explain this matter.

Now, it is up to His Excellency Lei to brief you on the general situation. "

Although Roland is only in his early 20s, there is a soul that has lived in two lifetimes. He has participated in many meetings, large and small, so he is familiar with the road.

Everyone has gotten used to the fact that Alteraine is a place where students are truly good at learning.

Lei knew the real purpose of this meeting, but because he still had some serious business to do, he made the briefing without haste and arranged the next work.

“...In general, our work has achieved excellent results, and the elite apprentices of Reiner World have been selected...

but!

There are also individual mages who, to use Siris's idiom, are black sheep who have tarnished our honor and harmed our interests.

How dare you accept bribes and leak the questions in this monthly exam!

This is an unforgivable crime! "

Everyone was shocked when they heard this and looked at each other.

Uileen was completely panicked.

He has been living in an ivory tower all along, and was just corroded by gold coins. Where has he experienced such a scene?
Only then did he suddenly realize that the fraud did not damage the interests of the Leiners, but the interests of the Mage Tower itself.

"Ulan, the students involved in the fraud have accused you, and they have also confirmed that they have entered and exited your room through the monitoring of Taling. What else can I say?"

Uileen was in his wild thoughts when he suddenly heard Lei let out a deep drink and asked sharply.

"Your Excellency..." Uileen's face turned pale, and he couldn't stop sweating from his forehead. "They just have questions that they don't understand, and they just come to me for advice."

"Do you still dare to quibble? Many of us here have mastered the spell of lie detection. Mr. Roland has even obtained the 7th level rare spell, "Limited Wishes". When the time comes, you will know when you ask, are you sure you really want it? Confront the organization and lie to the organization?" Lei looked at him sternly and asked a question that shocked everyone present.

Not only Ulean, but also other mages who had made no mistakes were shocked and couldn't help but turn their heads to Roland.

Lei suggested: "If you are sure that you really want to do this, let Mr. Roland cast a spell to find out the truth.

At that time, we will deprive you of all rights here, fire you from public office, and deport you! "

The Art Lain mages knew very well that Roland really mastered the rare spell "Limited Wishes".

That is the privilege of the Morning Star Award winner, a rare honor in the arcane world!

Roland sat there with his chin resting on his face, without speaking.

But in Arterine, where knowledge is power, his image has already been extremely tall. Now that he has been exposed, he has the power to expose the lies of middle and low-level mages anytime and anywhere, and to decide whether he will stay or not with one word. There was some genuine awe.

Atrein is tolerant of mages, but because of this it rarely punishes them, and everyone's tolerance threshold has become lower.

Being kicked out like this, there is no mage tower, and no local guilds and research institutes are willing to reuse it.

Because the reputation has been lost, even commercial companies dare not use it, and they may have to retire in place.

As for becoming a wild mage among adventurers, in the eyes of everyone in the Mage Tower, it is simply an unimaginable shame.

They have not fallen to that level, unless it is really difficult to survive.

"It's better not to be so harsh. Even if Ulean made a mistake, it was just a moment of confusion.

Now that the academy is employing people, it is better to confiscate the illegal gains and give him a warning. "

When everyone was frightened and Ullen was terrified, Blaise suddenly asked for mercy.

He is also a high-level mage and speaks with great weight.

"Ulan? What do you say?"

Roland ignored them and looked at Ulean himself.

Uleren was so excited that he suddenly felt blessed and understood.

Don't look at Lei and Blaise, one is a bad guy and the other is a good guy. The one who really means what he says must be Mr. Roland!

The one who can truly decide whether he will stay or leave, and even his arcane career, is Mr. Roland!

"I confess that I took all kinds of benefits from those apprentices, under the pretext of hiring private teachers to make up lessons, but actually leaked something to them.

But what I can guarantee is that there is absolutely no restricted spells or forbidden knowledge that is prohibited from being exported..."

Ullen began to confuse concepts and think about things in different ways.

Everyone present is a mage. According to the evaluation standards of the ancient magic empire, the character attribute of intelligence is at least 16 points. How can we not see it?

But it doesn't matter whether you can see it or not, Roland is the one who decides.

"This matter must not be tolerated. Fines, dismissals, and punishments must not be missed."

Roland hit three big shots, which made everyone shocked again.

But Uleen, the person involved, felt like he was alive again after a catastrophe.

this punishment...

how to say?

To say it's not painful or itchy, it's really a bit uncomfortable.

But it may be said that it is a strain on one's muscles and bones, but it is not serious.

And that’s without being kicked out and deported yet!

Much more lenient than what Mr. Lei proposed.

Ulean didn't even dare to bargain, and said quickly: "I accept the punishment and am willing to accept the arrangement of the council!"

“Okay, we’ll discuss Ullen’s punishment later. Let’s summarize this incident first.

Examination fraud is not uncommon in Atrein. It mainly occurs in the stages of apprentices and trainee mages, because the only criterion for judging mages at this time is the score.

The advantage of examination-oriented education is that it is objective, but the disadvantage is that the results are easily influenced by others.

It is not like arcane exploration, it is free and there is no standard answer.

So next, we need to plug this loophole, increase the proportion of additional questions, and the authority of the instructor's subjective judgment..."

Roland commented a few words and followed the trend to promote his own ideas.

"Of course, over-emphasis on subjective initiative also has shortcomings. We must strike a reasonable balance in the middle and comprehensively consider the advantages and disadvantages of various mechanisms."

After all, aren't you the one who has the final say?
Everyone secretly complained.

But the situation has come to this, and they can only accept this reality.

Who told people that arcane arts have a high status?

(End of this chapter)