The three of them were connected by a "telepathic connection", and Lyudmila's questions reached the ears of Roland and Master Merlin at the same time.
"His name is Anthony Fogel, and he is a tax commissioner from the holy city of Assan, from the Fugger family, who contracted the business of selling taxes and indulgences in the Empire, and the rebellion against taxes at Fort Atonement was born because of him, and if you want to choose the most unpopular person in the city, this Anthony Fogel is qualified to compete with Klautz for the top spot."
"It turns out that he is the tax commissioner who has aroused the anger of the people" Roland opens the "Pupil of Fate" and confirms that Anthony Fugger is a bard with 10 professional ranks.
Today, the term "bard" has long gone beyond its original definition and is the most transcendent profession in real life, which can be subdivided into many genres, not all of which are street lute-playing performances, but lawyers, actors, journalists, writers, painters, brokers, diplomats, negotiators, and other professions that rely on lip service and pen can all benefit, or rather, only those who have been trained as bards can stand out in these industries.
Anthony Fogel lived up to his professional training and convinced Philip with a penetrating analysis of the stakes.
Although the Archbishop still had a grudge against Krautz, he eventually told Anthony that he could take care of the overall situation and meet with Krautz, and if Krautz accepted his offer, he would come forward to appease the people and reprimand Rudolph for his rebellion.
"That's wonderful," said Anthony, overjoyed, "and you will come with me now to the chief knight and tell him the good news." ” "I'm going to see him" Philip sneered, lowered his eyes and looked tired, "I've had a bad time these days, my body is too weak to walk, you asked Krautz to come to see me." ” Anthony smiled knowingly, "No problem, I'll go and ask the Knight Chief, I'm sure he'll be happy to come and ask you for advice himself." ” Philip raised his eyelids to look at him and sneered.
Anthony sneered, he knew that this was too hypocritical, and it was strange that Krautz was willing to come here, but the situation forced him to have a bigger face now than that of a knight.
After saying goodbye to Philip, Anthony turned and walked out of the cell, thinking only about how to persuade Krautz to deign to come to the dungeon to bow to Philip and make amends, not noticing that someone crept up behind him, and reached out to cover his mouth.
"Uh" Anthony felt a strong arm around his neck, making him unable to breathe, and he almost passed out.
At the critical moment, the gem ring on Anthony's hand suddenly burst out with a strong red magic aura, and a silver aura emerged from the red light, enveloping his body from top to bottom, and teleporting out at once "Trigger Technique, Chain Any Door" Mage Merlin couldn't help but change his face.
"Trigger" is a 6-ring plastic arcane art, and its magic lies in the fact that it can form a "chain effect" with another spell with a maximum of 6 rings, and after casting, set the activation conditions, and when the conditions are met, it will be automatically triggered, and the spell that constitutes the chain will be released at the same time.
In Anthony Fogel's case, it is obvious that the trigger is chained with any door in the 4 rings, and it is set to automatically trigger when his own life is threatened.
Just now, Roland grabbed his throat and met the trigger condition, so the "trigger technique" also cast the "arbitrary door" that was interlocked with it at the moment of activation, and teleported him to a safe place nearby.
"I actually let that kid escape, it's trouble" Lyudmila stomped her foot in a hurry.
"Don't worry, he can't run" The prey in his hand actually flew, Roland couldn't help but feel on fire, and immediately entered the state of "Spiritual Energy Concentration", showing the fifth-order ability "Dimensional Hand".
Somewhere about four hundred feet from Philip's cell, a teleportation beam suddenly lit up in the dimly lit hallway, and Anthony Fogel stumbled out, leaning against the wall and coughing for a moment before he regained his breath.
Touching his neck with the bloody fingerprints remaining, a frightened expression appeared on his face, and he turned and ran towards the end of the hallway, taking out the communication stone as he ran and trying to call Krautz for help.
At this moment, the dull air in front of the corridor suddenly trembled, and then a pitch-black dimensional rift opened in midair, as if the devil's eyes appeared out of thin air, and a silver-gray star-like hand slowly poked out of it, blocking Anthony's way.
"Damn" The young tax collector broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly stopped trying to cast a spell to escape from the pursuit of the demon hand.
However, the dimensional hand was faster than him, and suddenly reached forward, grabbing his throat.
With Anthony's professional level, he can barely cast any door, but he can't use the second "trigger technique" with his own strength, and he was able to escape the catastrophe before thanks to the "avoidance ring" on his hand, but unfortunately this magic ring can only be activated once a day, and he is choked by the throat again, and he can only struggle in vain in despair until he loses consciousness.
"Caught him" Lyudmila threw off a pair of long legs and chased after him, looked down at Anthony who rolled his eyes, and turned back to ask Roland: "Why is there still a mouth" "This kid has a big background, he is the young master of the Fogel family, the number one tax collector in the empire and the agent of the indulgence vouchers, and killing him is tantamount to completely offending the Fogel family, and the gains outweigh the losses."
Roland smiled slightly, revealing his white teeth, "The mountains don't turn around, maybe we will have a chance to do business with the Fogel family in the future, and we will have a good time to meet each other." ” Lyudmila was quite unimpressed by his philistine calculations: "This kid is a great scourge, and all the people in the city have been miserable by him."
"It's too much for you to say that, this kid is just an errand boy who is ordered to run errands, and without him, the imperial authorities will collect tithes in the Far East, it's just that he is more unlucky, and he has caught up with this drudgery and become a punching bag for the tax-resistant people."
Roland was fair.
"Well, you're right, but it's imperative to rescue Philip, and you can't take this burden named Anthony with you, and wouldn't it be troublesome if he woke up and yelled."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Mage Merlin followed unhurriedly.
As a level 16 mage, the old man has a way to make the other party obey without killing him.
Reciting the incantation, he raised his hand and pointed at Anthony, and a beam of yellow light shot at Anthony.
Roland's eyelids jumped, and he recognized that the old mage had performed the 5-ring "Malicious Transfiguration Technique".
Anthony, who was stunned by the "Dimensional Hand", was unable to resist the spell of his own will, and his body twisted into a small snake, and the "Ring of Avoidance" also fell off because his finger disappeared into thin air
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