274 Turning Poin (1/2)

Born as an elite from the royal family, Antis was truly a great speaker.

He had spoken as if the king was only ruthless for the sake of his country.

Normal people might've been fooled, but Roland wasn't, and nor would most players be.

Antis's defense, which was purely focused on the difficulties of the king but ignored the losses of others, could've only tricked young, unsophisticated people.

As long as they kept an open mind, they would only be amused when they heard his reasons.

It was already dawn. Roland left the city through the main road and activated the Long-Distance Teleportation spell.

Back in the royal palace, the king looked at Antis and asked, ”Have you said everything you should?”

”Yes.” Antis nodded and said, ”But I don't think he'll buy it.”

”Why?”

Antis replied, ”Because he is a Mage. Although most Mages are only smart in terms of magic, Roland is an exception. After my encounters with him, it has occurred to me that he is well-educated and has his own opinions on what's right and what's wrong.”

”Are you saying that we might fail to draw Roland to our side?” asked the king.

Antis nodded.

The king closed his eyes and thought for a moment. Then he said, ”Then just change our target. Find the Golden Sons who are mediocre, easy to control, and have obvious likes and dislikes, preferably the unsocial ones. Give them whatever they want, just so that they can stop the other Golden Sons from attacking us when it's necessary.”

Antis said, ”After three months of investigation, and based on the data from the Guild of Mercenaries, we have found about four thousand Golden Sons that meet our needs.”

”Let them be sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, or lieutenants in the military. Their salary will be twice that of the officers of the same level.” The king thought for a moment and said, ”Only the undying can deal with the undying.”

”But they're mediocre and can't defeat the stronger Golden Sons.”

”The gap between them can't be that huge.” The king smiled. ”They can stall the stronger Golden Sons because they're undying too. Besides, if our plan works, the Golden Sons will be divided.”

”But there are five hundred thousand Golden Sons in total, according to them,” Antis said worriedly. ”Four thousand people are just a tiny portion.”

”Ours is not the only country in this world. It's already good enough to include several thousand Golden Sons in our bureaucratic system.” The king smiled unconcernedly. ”Our country is too small for so many Golden Sons. They'll travel to vaster countries beyond Hollevin after they grow stronger. Like lions and eagles, they will leave Hollevin for Fareins, Urganda, the country of orcs, the country of dwarves, or even Rhodes Island.”

Antis took a breath in relief. He felt that the king had a point.

On the other hand, Roland gagged as usual after he teleported back to Delpon. Then, he returned to the Magic Tower and began to study new spells.

Thanks to his new level and his experience in analyzing and reconstructing spells, Roland knew magic models very well now.

He could learn most of the level-one spells within three hours and use them freely in six.

The level-two spells were trickier, but it would take him no more than two days to learn them.