r18novel Chapter 111 Ralph's Ambition
Chapter 111 Ralph's Ambition
"I think it would be better to meet with this Thunder Wizard first," said Wizard Sunil, his voice somewhat ethereal.
"How so?" Wizard Ralph asked with interest.
"Of course, it's because this Thunder Wizard is more ruthless." Wizard Sunil frowned. "Ralph, I have a feeling—although the Crimson Wizard has mastered offensive magic, the one in control between the two of them is this more ruthless Thunder Wizard."
"At least, the Crimson Wizard cannot suppress this Thunder Wizard."
"Therefore, if we reach an agreement with this Thunder Wizard first, it will be easier to reach an agreement with the Crimson Wizard later."
"Conversely, if we go to Forked Ridge and reach an agreement with the Crimson Wizard first, then the agreement we reach may very well be overturned by this Thunder Wizard."
"An agreement has been reached..." Wizard Ralph turned his head to look in the direction of Forked Ridge, as if he could see the two towering wizard towers under construction.
"Sunil, what exactly do you want to agree to with them?"
Wizard Ralph raised his hand and touched his heart, feeling its beating—he found it hard to describe his thoughts after arriving in Iron Sword Territory and learning about the Thunder Wizard's actions.
At first, he came with hostility and scrutiny, but now he felt a little envious of the Thunder Wizard and the Crimson Wizard.
The reason for my envy is very simple.
Although he was also a second-class wizard apprentice, worshipped by the Wind Shadow family, and seemingly possessed boundless power, he could easily orchestrate a power shift in this Kingdom of the Shield.
But all they can control is the shift in power.
Their influence on the kingdom was all achieved through the nobles—ordinary people were unaware of the existence of wizards, and in the eyes of others, all the changes they brought about were caused by the nobles and had nothing to do with them.
If they want to make any changes in this kingdom, they must use the presence of nobles as a means to reach out.
They accepted the patronage of the nobles, treating them as pawns—while simultaneously protecting the existence of those nobles.
The amount of resources they could obtain in a country was closely related to the strength of the nobles they protected.
In the past, Wizard Ralph didn't find anything strange about this—after all, that was the rule in these central kingdoms.
However, after arriving in Iron Sword Territory, Wizard Ralph saw a completely different 'ecosystem'.
It revealed another kind of relationship between wizards and nobles.
Wizards openly build their wizard towers, making no attempt to conceal their presence, and altering the ecology of their territory according to their own whims.
They took whatever they wanted from the nobles.
If you want something, just go and get it from those nobles.
If you need to do something, just let the nobles handle it.
The nobles who have offended the wizard... those nobles who outwardly comply with the wizard's wishes but inwardly defy him... there is no need to use any political means to attack him or force him to submit.
Instead, they used the wizard's power to kill them and tell them that if they did not obey the wizard's will, they would die!
In such an ecosystem, the existence of wizards is the absolute center of the world—not the kind of center that is hidden and invisible to ordinary people.
Instead, it is like the sun, a center that everyone can see clearly!
This kind of ecosystem is just too much in line with the wizards' imagination and their 'aesthetics'.
In short, after confirming the situation between the three regions of Forked Ridge, Iron Sword Territory, and Bloodfang Territory, Wizard Ralph suddenly felt that this was the status a wizard should have!
Beyond the boundaries of Forked Ridge, Iron Sword Territory, and Bloodfang Territory, wizards use nobles as their tentacles to control the world and collect resources—and those nobles, when making offerings to the wizards, also have a tiny bit of opportunity to negotiate with them.
For example, the fluctuation of offerings each year, etc...
After all, resources are extracted and cultivated by humans. If the climate is bad, the environment is unsuitable, or the situation becomes unstable, the harvested resources will inevitably fluctuate...
That is why it is never an easy task for wizards to collect offerings from nobles.
All the wizards were used to this.
At first, Ralph couldn't figure out why the notoriously selfish nobles would pay some extra price for three other unrelated nobles and be willing to increase their offerings.
But after arriving here and witnessing the situation in Forked Ridge, Iron Sword Territory, and Bloodfang Territory, Ralph suddenly understood.
Those nobles were afraid!
They feared they might end up like the Thunder Wizard and the Crimson Wizard, obtaining what they wanted not through 'rules,' but directly through their own power…
They were afraid, and they were killed by the wizard.
pity……
"Sunil, do you think we can persuade this Thunder Wizard?" Ralph suddenly asked.
"Ralph the Wizard, what do you mean by that?" Sunil the Wizard, still pondering how to make contact, didn't understand Ralph's meaning. "Do you really think they dare to be enemies with all the wizards of the Central Kingdoms?"
"So what if they have offensive spells?"
"Within this Kingdom of the Shield alone, there are five wizards—how dare two mere rogue wizards disobey?"
"Sunil, what did Marquis Sullen say to you before you set off?" Wizard Ralph interrupted Wizard Sunil.
Upon hearing this, Wizard Sunil fell silent for a moment.
Wizard Ralph received a hint from Marquis Windshadow, and Wizard Sunil naturally received the same hint from Marquis Sullen.
No, to be precise, what the wizard Sunil received was not a hint—it was just that the Marquis of Sullen complained a few words in front of the wizard Sunil.
He said that due to the changes in the area of Forked Ridge-Iron Sword Territory-Blood Fang Territory, the operation of caravans throughout the entire kingdom has been affected, and the subsequent profits of the Xulun family will also be affected... Consequently, the Xulun family's offerings to the wizard Sunil this year will also be somewhat affected...
Therefore, Marquis Xulun apologized to the wizard Sunil in a very humble manner—these nobles simply did not dare to provoke a wizard who displayed his power on the earth.
That's why the wizard Sunil came here with hostility from the very beginning.
Looking at the appearance of Wizard Sunil, Wizard Ralph already knew the answer in his heart.
Then he spoke again.
"Wizard Sunil, what do you say about us going to Iron Sword Castle now?"
"Now?" Wizard Sunil was taken aback.
"That's right, now!" Wizard Ralph nodded and checked the time.
"Wizard Sunil, tell me, at what time of day is a wizard at his weakest?"