The barbecue party continued into the night. After eating and drinking their fill, the ogres carried their spoils of war and hundreds of human corpses and left the camp, disappearing into the northern forest.
After confirming that there was no one in the camp, Feng Chou flew back towards the camp.
He had to move quickly, or else the humans would follow up and investigate.
Not only did these ogres kill thousands of regular human soldiers, they also killed the first successor of the Counts Of Antalya. They even openly ate humans!
This was not only a provocation to the Counts Of Antalya, but also a provocation to the entire human race. The Alvindale Empire and the churches of the human gods would never let them off.
After using three Flight scrolls, Feng Chou flew back to the Ogre Encampment and retrieved Qiankun Pagoda from the bloody mud outside the camp gates.
After that, Feng Chou flew back to the city of Antalya and returned to the courtyard he rented as Gavin.
During this period of time, after sneaking out of the wizard academy, he would return to this courtyard whenever he had time. He was already very familiar with the people here.
Last night, the guard of the Bruce Chamber of Commerce called Potter, who lived next to Feng Chou, seemed to be on the night shift. This morning, he came back yawning.
After returning to the house, Potter fell asleep immediately.
Through the scanned image shared by Qiankun Pagoda, Feng Chou looked at Potter who started snoring the moment he fell onto the bed. A meaningful smile appeared on his face …
In the evening, Potter climbed out of bed and carried a basin to wash his face. He was still on the night shift tonight.
Potter opened the door and walked down the corridor. He went down the stairs and came to the well in the middle of the courtyard. He used the wheel to stir up a bucket of water …
Of course, this was only what Potter thought. If there was a third observer, he would have noticed that after Potter opened the door and walked out, he disappeared just like that!
Unfortunately, no one saw this strange scene.
With a smile on his face, Feng Chou went out of the room and helped Potter close his door.
He went downstairs and went to the well in the middle of the yard to fetch a bucket of water. He used the cold well water to wash his face and hair with the soap produced by the alchemy factory. He then carried the basin back to his room.
When Feng Chou's door opened again, the person who came out was Potter.
Wearing the mask of Potter, Feng Chou ate dinner with his colleagues in the tavern. After drinking a small cup of ale, they entered the backyard of the Bruce Chamber of Commerce through the side door.
Tens of carriages were parked in the courtyard of the Chamber of Commerce, and a group of workers were busy loading goods into the carriages.
These carriages would be leaving Antalya early in the morning with the goods. This was the information that Qiankun Pagoda gathered from the workers' conversations.
At this time, there was still some time before Potter went to work. He and a few of his colleagues went to the guard's dormitory in the corner of the courtyard and played cards.
Feng Chou's luck was "not bad," and he quickly won more than one crown. Of course, Feng Chou was actually using Qiankun Pagoda to cheat.
Just as the atmosphere was heated up, Qiankun Pagoda suddenly reminded Feng Chou that the door of the laboratory he rented in the Mage Academy had been opened!
This news surprised Feng Chou, because the laboratory he rented was not due until tomorrow afternoon.
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When Mr. Pei Di returned to the Mage Academy, his expression was very gloomy.
After returning from the battlefield, Mr. Pei Di went straight to the Counts Of Antalya's castle to bring the bad news of their defeat. When he heard that Sir John Aston did not return, he confirmed the news of his death.
After losing his beloved eldest son and half of his knight order, the Counts Of Antalya naturally would not be nice to Pei Di. In his intense emotions, he questioned Mr. Pei Di for abandoning his son, angrily accused Mr. Pei Di of being a deserter and a coward, and threatened to take back Mr. Pei Di's right to use the Mage Tower.
Unlike the knights, the relationship between mages and nobles was more of a cooperative relationship rather than loyalty. Noble mages would never be willing to die for their lord.
As an advanced mage, Pei Di's social status was not lower than the count's. If the Antalya family did not own a Mage Tower, it would be impossible for a remote count to hire an advanced mage with his wealth and attractiveness.
The Counts Of Antalya's angry rebuke was an unacceptable insult to Mr. Pei Di. Moreover, Mr. Pei Di knew that he had already done everything he could without threatening his own life. Mr. Pei Di could not accept such an insult.
Therefore, Mr. Pei Di immediately resigned from his position as the principal of the Antalya Academy, and the angry Counts Of Antalya agreed to his resignation without hesitation.
Therefore, after returning to the Mage Academy, Mr. Pei Di began to pack his belongings.
In his anger, Mr. Pei Di completely ignored Mage Tatarin's request for a report.
It was not until the next morning that things took a turn for the better.
After a night of calming down, the Counts Of Antalya received a revelation from the God through the priest of the God of Nobles and Knights. Everything that Mr. Pei Di said was true, and he finally realized his mistake.
In his own territory, there was such a powerful group of ogres that could easily devour almost half of the forces in his territory. The Counts Of Antalya could not imagine what would happen if this group of ogres attacked his city.
At this time, the Mage Tower became very important to Antalya.
Although the Mage Tower had a Tower Spirit, in order to prevent the Tower Spirit from going out of control, the Mage would impose many restrictions on the Tower Spirit. A Mage Tower without a master would only passively defend according to the Mage's predetermined defense rules. It would not have the right to initiate an attack.
It was said that the Arcane Tatarin of the Arcane Empire had super high intelligence. Even if there was no one living in it, it could still unleash 100% of the power of the Arcane Tower. However, after the fall of the Arcane Empire, the Legendary-level "Tower Spirit Awakening Spell" of the Arcane Era was banned from spreading. Today, the spell that was used to replace this spell, "Rune Awakening Spell," was only a level nine spell. The Tower Spirit's intelligence was far inferior to the Tower Spirit of the Arcane Era, and there was a risk that it would go out of control.
Therefore, once the Mage Tower of the Mage Academy lost the control of a Mage, it would become a decoration in the city.
And to control a Mage Tower of the Archmage level, the minimum requirement was to be an advanced Mage.
Advanced Mages were not common. Even in the Duchy of Vita, there were not many advanced Mages.
Once Mr. Pei Di left, it would be difficult for the Counts Of Antalya to recruit a suitable advanced Mage in a short period of time. Even if he was lucky enough to recruit an advanced Mage, it would not be easy for an advanced Mage to master a Mage Tower.
Therefore, based on the current situation of Antalya, Mr. Pei Di could not leave.
After figuring out these things, the Counts Of Antalya lived up to his reputation as a politician. The next morning, he personally visited Mr. Pei Di and sincerely apologized. He was also willing to give out a fief as compensation for Mr. Pei Di's nephew who died in the battle.
Mr. Pei Di was not satisfied with this failure. He also wanted to avenge his nephew and his Mage Guards. Therefore, he took advantage of the situation and accepted the Counts Of Antalya's apology and request to stay.