"This place attracts me more." Feng Qi blurted out.
"Do you think the Tower of Soul Refining is bad?" Mo Lanxin asked.
"Over there, mages like us who come from commoner backgrounds have very few opportunities and it is difficult for us to make a name for ourselves. Even if we are more talented and work many times harder than those with rich backgrounds, it is still many times more difficult to achieve the same results. But it is different here. I think my chance is here."
"Why did you come to this conclusion?" Guo Qian asked again.
"I have visited many places these days, and I have observed some details. Those who are born as commoners and slaves can get the opportunity to learn. They receive education together with your people. I think as long as the path to knowledge is unobstructed, the opportunities will be greatly increased. It's not that you will treat them exactly the same, but you have come up with something like citizenship, which shows that you really want to integrate them... and us." Feng Qi smiled bitterly, "I don't expect the nobles and wizard families to want to integrate us. There has always been a mountain between us and them. Only the most talented people can climb over it, but that is definitely not me."
Guo Qian nodded and asked, "Are there any other reasons?"
"Yes, this place allows me to see a new magical world. I privately speculate that this is a world where everyone has to become a wizard. It's scary to think about growing up in such a world. I think I am more suitable to grow up in such a world." Feng Qi considered again and again, and finally said so.
The judges on the opposite side looked at each other, and Mo Lanxin said, "So you still think there are more opportunities here and it's easier to become stronger. Then how do we know that you won't betray us and join them when you see a stronger force?"
This question was very sharp, but Feng Qi was prepared. He said, "I think it is difficult for a person to decide the first opportunity for growth in his life, so the responsibility is also limited. Just like when I was a child, the mentor of the Spirit Refining Tower came to our village and took a fancy to me, and took me back to train me to be what I am now. At that time, I had no other choice. Unless I chose to be an ordinary person, I had only one way to go, the Spirit Refining Tower. But when you grow up to a stage where you can make choices again, you must take full responsibility for what you choose. Since I have chosen you, I must be responsible for my choice and will not have such thoughts again."
"Has this kid studied something like the Interview Guide? He speaks in a set way and is not politically correct." Mao Kai whispered to Peng Ziyi beside him. The new leader of the intelligence team is about 27 or 28 years old. He looks like an ordinary young teacher, but he has a pair of particularly smart eyes. He whispered, "How do you know that he is not speaking from his heart?"
"Aren't you intelligence agents supposed to be suspicious of everything?"
Peng Ziyi pointed to his eyes and said, "Detective spirit."
Mao Kai flicked his fingers lightly in front of him, and an invisible barrier appeared in front of him. This barrier could block the sound from being transmitted, but the sound outside could be heard. It was a bit more advanced than the silencing spell released by Xiao Chen. "Now that you have magic, it's really easy for you to investigate the case."
"Why don't you say that criminals and enemy spies are also very powerful?"
"That's true."
"The background of Feng Qi in front of us is relatively clear, but we also spent a lot of effort to verify it."
"In just a few days, you were able to find out everything about him?"
"How is that possible? Long before they came here, Luo Ling had already identified several potential candidates and had started the investigation at that time."
"Is there any explosive inside information?"
Peng Ziyi sneered, "You really think too much. Most of the work of the intelligence team is dull. We are like people playing a jigsaw puzzle. As long as the pieces collected from all over can be put together, there will be no problem. If one piece doesn't fit, it means something interesting is about to happen."
"So what about this Feng Qi?"
"That's about right."
"What do you mean almost?"
"confidential."
The two people above were muttering, but Feng Qi below hadn't finished speaking yet: "... And there is no way such a country can appear anywhere on this continent."
"Why do you say that?" Guo Qian asked.
"Because there are no resources. It's not that the Spirit Refining Tower doesn't want to train more powerful mages. If I had enough resource support, I wouldn't be at this level now. So their resources are always limited to the royal family and the nobles, and then those who are willing to serve them and have the best talents. And we... it's not worth wasting too many resources. But you are different. You put magic into production and produce wealth much faster than others, allowing you to obtain more resources to train ordinary people mages, and these people make the output more and more, this is a..." Feng Qi couldn't find the right words for a moment.
"A virtuous cycle." Guo Qian added for him.
Feng Qi immediately understood the word, "Yes, that's what it means. But if the Spirit Refining Tower wants to copy all of this, can it do it? That's impossible. How can those noble royal mages go to the workshops, farms, and fisheries to work? Without the help of magic to produce better and more things, they can't get more money, and without money they can't train more mages. Even if they really did the first few steps and got some money, where would they spend it? It must be spent on royal mages and high-level mages, not training ordinary mages.
Therefore, all this can only be achieved in a place where everyone can become a mage, and mages can also be ordinary people! "
"So, as you can see, mages don't have such a high status here. Even an ordinary person like me can evaluate you as a mage. Don't you feel uncomfortable? Can you accept such a difference?" Mo Lanxin asked.
"Of course, I have long understood a truth from those royal mages: strength can bring power, but power does not necessarily come from strength alone." He looked at Mao Kai and others, "If the mages here who are much stronger than me think this is right. Why would I disagree?"
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When Feng Qi went out, he found himself sweating like Napel, who was leaning against the window, thinking about something.
"Are you done too?" he asked when he saw Feng Qi.
"That's right, let's wait a moment and they will have the final result of the discussion." Feng Qi said.
"How do you think you did?"
"Anyway, I tried my best and said what I wanted to say." Feng Qi suddenly laughed, "No matter what, I have no regrets."