"Rolin?" Regnar couldn't help but frowned when he saw the name Willis Rollin.
Because the surname Luo Lin reminded him of one person, that was Alfred. Because Alfred's full name is Alfred Rolling, their last names are unexpectedly the same. This aroused Regnar's suspicion.
Although Regnar was not a particularly scheming person, he still knew what kind of people he needed to be wary of. And Alfred, who had always made him think differently, was obviously one of them.
According to his investigation, Alfred was originally from the Intelligence Service, the intelligence agency privately organized by Duke Merlin. And this organization was actually the predecessor of the Inspection Office in the hands of Larvin.
But precisely because Alfred came from this organization, Regnar's understanding of Alfred could only be limited to this. Find out what he did in the intelligence service? I'm afraid it's very difficult. In order to avoid causing unnecessary suspicion, Regner did not continue to investigate.
But this time Regnar had to think about it after he discovered the surname Luo Lin. If Alfred had been a spy under Duke Ector before the war began and had infiltrated Stoke... then it would not be difficult for Regnar to understand why both generations of kings, Ector and Ralph, trusted him. There is an addition.
The loyalty of those members who escaped from the intelligence agency that the king personally cultivated was absolutely reliable. Therefore, both Héctor and Larvin would give priority to standing behind Alfred.
"But in this case..." Regnar then became a little confused. If Alfred was really Willis Rollin, then he should be able to do magic no matter what. Because if you have no magic talent at all, no matter how big or deep the background behind you is, you won't be able to get in. This is the last fig leaf left by the Stoke Empire Magic Academy. They will never throw away this remaining piece of fabric.
So, does Alfred know magic? That's not right. If there was magic, even if Annelotte couldn't see it, Mel or Mallory could. But none of them mentioned this matter, which only means that he doesn't know magic.
What's going on? What happened to Willis Rollin
Regnar frowned, and then continued to look for relevant clues.
After a night of research, Regnar finally understood the truth of the matter. It turned out that this man named Willis Rollin had undergone a human alchemy experiment by the Stoker Empire before the Hawke Empire's coup.
Whether he was forced or not, Regner had no way of knowing now. Because the information recorded in the Hawke Empire was quite vague, he only knew that in addition to Willis Rollin, there was also a girl in her early twenties who participated in this human alchemy experiment.
The result was that neither of them ended well: Willis Rollin's life and death in this alchemy experiment was unknown, and he disappeared completely. From that point on, Regner could no longer find any information related to him from any intelligence records.
The girl died completely in this alchemy experiment. Another thing worth mentioning is that this girl is an attribute ability user, she is a light splitter.
After finding out this matter, Regnar couldn't wait to ask Malolite. Seeing that it was already early in the morning, he put away the trivial information and prepared to take the time to rest for two hours.
The next day, Regnar found Malloryt again, but surprisingly, Malloryt didn't know anything about this man named Willis Rollin. He hadn't even heard of the name!
"Ask Mel! That old guy might know something." Malloryt finally gave advice.
So Regnar had no choice but to go to Master Mel again. And here, Regnar unexpectedly met Annelotte. Not only was she here, but even Joffrey was there.
"Good day, Your Highness. If you think about it, we haven't seen each other for a while. What have you been busy with recently?" Regnar bowed gracefully. In terms of status, Regnar is much lower than Joffrey, but since he formed a habit with Alexander, Regnar is too lazy to pretend to be a grandson to an idiot prince like Joffrey all day long.
Besides, he is the Director of Military Intelligence, so his actual power is not necessarily less than that of Joffrey. To put it bluntly, he just has a good father.
"Long time no see." Joffrey replied coldly, and then ignored Regnar.
"Okay, brat, come here too. There are some things Annie can't remember clearly, and she still needs your help." Mel waved to Regna.
Originally, no one else should be involved in the discussion between him and the two young men, but Annelotte lost a lot of memory because of an attack. The person who is usually closest to Annelotte is Regnar. Now that he is here, he can also help Annelotte with her advice.
"Now we still have to finalize the admissions policies of your two major colleges." Mel looked at Joffrey, and then said: "Your Highness, what do you think?"
"You have told me about this matter before, so Joffrey has naturally made a mature plan." Joffrey smiled confidently, and then took out a piece of parchment from his space pocket.
Mel looked at it after taking it, and then nodded: "It's well written, then you can explain your plan to them."
"As you wish." Although Joffrey was a little dissatisfied with being asked to explain things to Regnar, since this was Mel's order, Joffrey could only obey. In his eyes, Mel and Mallory are equally difficult to deal with. These two old bones can be said to be the last people Joffrey wants to provoke in the Hawke Empire.
"To put it simply, we need to raise the admissions threshold for the Magic Academy." Joffrey replied calmly: "After all, the noble and mysterious power of magic cannot be mastered by lowly people."
Regnar smiled nonchalantly, but he didn't expect that even when explaining things, Joffrey would not forget to make some ironic remarks about him. But Regnar was not angry because of this. How many rolls of eyes and contempt had he endured back in the slums? The word "lowly" sounded friendly to him at the time!
Moreover, Regnar also understood that only idiots would care about the little bit of verbal advantage. Since Joffrey would do such a thing in front of Mel, it seems that this guy really doesn't have enough brains.
"Pay attention to your wording, Your Highness. The 'lowly' fighting spirit often defeats the 'noble' magic. At least within the empire, no one dares to compete head-on with the Gale Sword Master or the Wandering Holy Spear, and they are all practicing Fighting. There is only difference in strength between strong and weak, not noble or humble." Mel frowned and gave Joffrey a lesson.
"..." Joffrey bowed slightly to indicate he accepted the criticism, and then he continued: "Master Mel is criticizing, but even so, we must raise the admissions threshold of the Magic Academy."
"Please allow me to ask why." Annelotte said calmly.
"The reason is simple." Joffrey smiled like a snobbery: "Money."
"money?"
"That's right." Joffrey nodded: "As we all know, the empire's finances are on the verge of collapse. This situation not only suffers from our dedicated Finance Minister Lord Andrew, but also really makes us in the The soldiers fighting on the front line did not receive adequate logistical support. As the three armies went ahead without using food and grass, I think I don’t need to elaborate too much on how important logistical supplies are.”
"Then what does this have to do with the Magic Academy?" Regnar asked.
"Regna, you were not involved in the construction of the academy, so you don't know much about it." Joffrey hid the contempt and disdain in his eyes, and then explained with a smile: "The empire spent a huge amount of financial and material resources to build this Two major magic academies. If these investments cannot be effectively recovered in a short period of time, I think Mr. Andrew will hang himself!"
"So? Your Highness, how do you plan to recycle it?" Regnar asked knowingly.
"Raise the enrollment threshold of the Magic Academy and ensure that every student recruited has a very strong background—at least huge financial resources." Joffrey explained: "Only in this way can we ensure that the Magic Academy can learn from every student obtain sufficient benefits from them.”
"It sounds like this magic academy is more like a vampire." Regnar said with a hint of sarcasm.
"No, no, no." Joffrey shook his head: "Regna, you don't know magic, so you don't understand. Learning magic is a very expensive thing in itself. If there are not enough gold coins to support it, magic apprentices are It’s difficult to become a qualified mage. You can’t let the empire pay for cultivating a mage, right? The empire’s current financial resources simply cannot do this!”
"..." Regnar was silent. He didn't know whether Joffrey was right or not, but at least he was right about one thing, that is, he didn't know magic. It is said that there is a barrier between people, and he doesn't understand magic, so he can't comment on many things.
"So, the students' expenses when learning magic can only be borne by themselves. Not only that, we also have to take a commission from it." Joffrey spread his hands: "This is a very fair deal, isn't it? We are responsible for teaching magic. , and let them become a qualified mage, and they pay us money. If just spending money can allow them to get a mage of their own power, I think most of the presidents of wealthy chambers of commerce will be happy to be ripped off It’s a win-win situation!”
After Joffrey finished speaking, he looked at the other three people confidently. Every reason he gave was the result of repeated discussions between himself and Ymir (the guy who recommended Annelotte to be Master Joffrey's assistant at the last banquet). from. Definitely withstands scrutiny!
"That's right." Even Mel had to admit that Joffrey's proposal was a very good one. But he can't make a decision at this time, because there is still a dean of the magic academy who hasn't spoken yet!
"Annie, although you have lost a lot of memory, do you have any thoughts about this?" Mel asked Annelotte in a soft tone.
"I also think that the empire's magic academies should raise the admissions threshold." Annelotte thought for a while and then spoke.