Simply put, due to the large number of races on the Loren continent, it is extremely difficult to divide regional boundaries, so there are many neutral city-states that are jointly governed by multiple races.
As an important port connecting the Loren continent and the Xuya continent, Qifeng Port is naturally owned by multiple races, including powerful races such as dwarves and elves.
Under such circumstances, in order to maintain order in Qifeng Port, each race selected talents and set up a law enforcement team to specifically resolve various incidents occurring in the city.
Such a group of civil servants in the true sense naturally have strong opinions about mixed-race people. They will make trouble for the Mixed-race Alliance from time to time, but they usually don't actually arrest people.
This time, it seemed that they had obtained some clear evidence, so they took direct action against Ellie, the leader of the Half-Blood Alliance in Qifeng Port.
Therefore, in order to ensure that the law enforcement team would not take ruthless actions, Du Lin and others came to the headquarters of the law enforcement team in Qifeng Port as quickly as possible, and happened to meet the law enforcement team members who were escorting the half-elf Ellie.
"Who are you?"
Seeing such a large group of humans rushing here in a hurry, the Qifenggang Law Enforcement Team, composed of members of many races, was suddenly confused.
The moment the half-elf Ellie, who had brilliant silver hair, saw Ryan, joy and hope appeared in her eyes, but soon dimmed again.
"Ahem, Mr. Law Enforcement Officer, I'm Ryan from the Human Chamber of Commerce. You should know me."
In response to Ryan's speech, the elf man leading the law enforcement team sneered:
"Oh, I know you, the most stubborn idiot in the Human Chamber of Commerce. Why do you come to our law enforcement team instead of doing your losing business?"
"This... I want to know why you arrested her?"
"Heh, I've long suspected that you were involved with this bunch of lowly half-bloods. Now it seems to be true. What? Do you want to save her?"
"No, I just want to make sure she's not wrongly accused."
Regarding Ryan's gradually losing confidence, the Elf Law Enforcement Captain said coldly:
"This lowly half-elf actually dared to steal the property of our law enforcement team. The evidence is irrefutable and there is no room for negotiation. We will send her to the worst dwarf mine, where she will pay for her sins for the rest of her life!"
"What?!"
Ryan didn't expect the Elf Law Enforcement Captain to say such a thing. He quickly looked at the detained Ellie, who was also a little flustered at the moment, but still shook her head firmly and replied:
"I have done no such thing. You will believe me, Ryan."
Ryan nodded instinctively to Ellie's speech, but he had no way to convince the law enforcement team, nor did he have the power to stop their actions.
Just as the members of the law enforcement team were about to escort Ellie in, Du Lin at the side couldn't help but stand up and said:
"All thefts will leave traces. I'd like to know how you determined that this half-elf stole your things?"
"Huh, who are you? Why should I tell you?"
In response to the elf law enforcement captain's remarks, the high-level magician Helena, the quasi-sword soul Wade, the dragon girl Cole, the super-class lich Leticia, and even the dwarf prince Bunilla behind Durin couldn't help but want to step forward and teach this arrogant guy a lesson.
But in the end, it all came to an end after Durin himself showed the Imperial Magician Badge of the Grand Magician level.
After the elf law enforcement captain found out that the person in front of him was actually a great human magician, he lost all his arrogance and was so scared that he even spoke in a timid manner.
Obviously, the reputation of the magicians of the Human Empire has already resounded throughout the world in the past thousand years.
"Master Mage, I was just blind. We have clear evidence to prove the crimes of this half-elf."
As he spoke, the Elf Law Enforcement Captain took out a strand of silver hair and said:
"Last night, when our law enforcement team was checking, we discovered that the vault had been robbed. After searching the scene, we only found this hair. After various comparisons, we can almost confirm that it fell from this half-elf."
"Really? Can you let me see it?"
"certainly."
No matter what, the elf law enforcement captain would never dare to offend a human magician.
After all, although the elves have a long lifespan, their speed in learning magic cannot keep up with the constantly updating and improving humans. Whether it is the strength of magic, the application of magic technology, or the number of magicians, they have been far surpassed by humans.
This made them full of awe for human magicians.
After taking the hair, Du Lin looked around carefully, but still couldn't find any problem.
Just as he was lost in thought, Leticia suddenly came over, stared at the hair for a while, and slowly said:
"What a familiar smell. I didn't expect those guys to have come to this continent."
"Who do you mean?"
In response to Durin's surprise, Leticia nodded and said:
"Yes, it was the guy from the Chaos Realm who did this."
"this… "
I didn’t expect it to be the Chaos Realm again.
Du Lin still remembers clearly what happened to the orc general Fontre.
On the other side, Leticia slowly raised her right hand covered by her robe and gently touched the end of her silver hair. A burst of energy poured out, and the originally beautiful ends of her silver hair turned as eerie as a skull.
"This is… "
Facing the shock of the crowd, Leticia said calmly:
"This is a magic used by some evil demons in the Chaos Realm. It's called Transfiguration, and it can perfectly restore the projected objects. That guy probably wanted to use this method to frame someone, but in a sense, he made a fuss out of nothing, because he only needed to secretly pull one from the girl and leave it at the scene, and you law enforcers would naturally assume that it was her who did it."
"this… "
Hearing Leticia's words, the members of the law enforcement team immediately looked ashamed.
After all, the other party's words reminded them that hair is not absolutely strong evidence at all, and it would be easy to frame someone.
So, under the order of the elf law enforcement captain, the half-elf Ellie was successfully released.
Chapter 527: The much anticipated International Trade Fair!
Chapter 527
After rescuing the half-elf Ellie, Du Lin and others set out on the journey back to the Chamber of Commerce.
Along the way, he learned from Ryan, the manager of the Chamber of Commerce, about the situation of the mixed-bloods on this continent, which was shocking.
Simply put, the rejection of mixed-bloods by purebloods is almost ingrained in their nature, and its nature has far surpassed racial discrimination and reached the level of group persecution.
The mixed-bloods living on the Loren continent are not only unable to engage in formal trade activities and use facilities in various public places, but also have to constantly avoid the deliberate harassment of law enforcement teams.
Some law enforcement team members with special fetishes would specifically seek out mixed-race people to abuse. Since mixed-race people were not protected by any race, no one would stand up for them.
Although the Half-Blood Alliance is nominally an organization established to unite and protect all half-bloods, due to the lack of armed forces, it is just an empty shell and cannot do anything practical and effective.
In the end, due to the opposing positions formed between ethnic groups, the conflict between pure-bloods and mixed-bloods intensified, so that more and more mixed-bloods suffered discrimination and abuse.
This is the situation that the mixed-race people on the Loren continent are currently facing. It can be said that it is no different from living in purgatory.
"Racial conflict..."
As for the current situation of the mixed-race people, Du Lin always felt that it could not be explained simply by racial conflict.
After all, mixed-race people are not a separate race, but the product of intermarriage between different races. The discrimination they suffer may be more the result of political factors.
Because each race has limited resources, during war, they may hope that their race has more people, but in peacetime, the surging population is often too much for an ordinary race to digest.
In order to prevent more people from consuming the country's welfare, it is only natural that people of one race unite to exclude the mixed-race group and even deny their existence.
However, there is still a problem in this idea, that is, big countries like dwarves and elves.
They clearly have enough resources to accommodate these people, so why don't they do it
After all, for big countries, a large population is often not a burden, but a resource that can be transformed into an advantage.
After thinking about it, Durin couldn't help but ask the dwarf prince beside him, wanting to get the answer from him.
"What is the attitude of the elves and dwarves towards half-bloods?"
In response to Du Lin's question, Bunilla thought for a moment and replied:
"Well, to put it simply, our Dwarven Kingdom welcomes outsiders. After all, the Dwarven mines always need more labor. However, most people are not willing to come to our country. This is because the land environment of our kingdom is quite poor, with volcanoes and mines everywhere. Except for us Dwarves who have thick skin and flesh, Lizardmen have to shed three layers of skin when they come. This makes it impossible for mixed-bloods with poor physique to join our Dwarven Kingdom."
"I see. What about the elves?"
"As for the elves, it's very complicated. To sum it up in one sentence, even if ordinary half-bloods try to join our Dwarf Kingdom, they will never go to the Elf Kingdom!"
"Oh? Why?!"
While Du Lin was puzzled, the people around him all looked over, obviously very curious about this question.
In response, Bunilla sorted out his words and said:
"Because those elves are really old-fashioned. They are obsessed with bloodlines to a degree that outsiders cannot understand. To put it simply, the elven law enforcer just now should be a very gentle person. But once he faces a half-elf, he will show extreme rejection and contempt, and even try his best to eliminate all half-elves. Ordinary half-bloods will be subjected to all kinds of difficulties and discrimination when they go to the Elf Kingdom. I am afraid that half-elves will be immediately captured by those elves and crushed to ashes."
"Moreover, the elves were the first to initiate the exclusion of mixed-races. Originally, the other races on the Loren continent were kind to mixed-races because all countries were generally short of young laborers, and the addition of young mixed-races could also reduce the aging of the population. However, under the forced intervention and brainwashing speeches of the elves, a big country, many races eventually changed their tune and began to exclude mixed-races. After all, it is obvious that the elves themselves are the only ones who do not have the problem of an aging population..."
While Bunilla, the prince of the dwarf kingdom, couldn't help but start talking about some very politically sensitive topics, Durin also roughly figured out the situation of the mixed-bloods on this continent.
This can be seen from the silent expressions of Ellie and other members of the mixed-blood alliance standing by.
Therefore, Du Lin naturally sympathized with the mixed-race people.
If possible, he also hopes to help these poor guys who are discriminated against for no apparent reason.
However, Du Lin currently does not know the specific situation of this continent, nor does he understand the specific influence of the Human Empire today.
If we really intervene at that time and it causes the reputation of the Human Empire to be in jeopardy on the continent of Loren, it will be a big trouble.
After much thought, Du Lin decided to meet the president of the Human Chamber of Commerce first. He felt that as the local boss of the Loren Continent, he might be able to give him some advice.
So, after staying in the Chamber of Commerce branch in Qifeng Port for two days, he set out for the headquarters of the Human Chamber of Commerce under the leadership of Ryan.
…
As a continent where many races coexist, Loren naturally has a central area recognized by all races.
It connects all the races on the continent and serves as an important trade center. It exists as a neutral zone on the continent of Loren under the joint governance of the dwarves, dragons, and elves.
This place is the trading capital of Tonmas in the center of the Loren continent.
It is the real venue of the International Trade Fair, and the headquarters of the Human Chamber of Commerce in Loren Continent is naturally here.
Under the leadership of Ryan, Du Lin came to the Chamber of Commerce headquarters alone.
Before I even walked in, I heard a fierce lecture coming from inside.
"There's only a little over a month left for the International Trade Fair. If you still can't find a suitable product to sell at the fair, you might as well just give up!"
"But President, because the Imperial School of Magic established a new patent system last year, if you want to find a good invention, you need to find the inventor before you can authorize its use. It's impossible to find one in time."
"Impossible? You tell me it's impossible, then get out of here right now!"
Amid the anger, a businessman was kicked out of the door. He looked at Ryan and Du Lin awkwardly, and finally left the scene in shame.
Seeing all this, Ryan, as a businessman from the Chamber of Commerce, instinctively felt a little fear towards the angry president and did not dare to enter the room.
Du Lin calmly opened the door of the room and said after seeing the president of the Chamber of Commerce:
"Hello, Mr. Mezas, the president of the Human Chamber of Commerce. Nice to meet you. I am the Imperial magician, Durin Edward."
Chapter 528: Movies are simply the best commodity!
Chapter 528
Du Lin's arrival broke the silence in the room.
President Mezas was still angry because someone broke in, but when he heard Du Lin's self-introduction, he instantly fell silent.
"You said you were an imperial magician? And your name is Durin Edward?"
In response to Mezas's suspicion, Durin decisively took out the badge of the Imperial Magician. The unforgeable magic fluctuations on the badge clearly proved his identity.
Then, Du Lin took out the business card given to him by King Hubbard. The handwriting on it made Mezas' heart beat faster at the first sight of it.
"You... I've heard rumors about you."
"oh?"
Hearing what Mezas said, Du Lin showed an expectant expression. After all, if the other party had seen the movies he had made, then many things would not need to be explained from the beginning.
However, to his regret, Mezas only spoke calmly:
"I used to do business in the southern part of the empire. I heard that you are the most talented magician of the time. You reached the level of a great magician at a young age. I also heard that you were later expelled from the Imperial School of Magic."
"Then you know this news for quite some time."
After stroking his forehead, Du Lin slowly said: