Chapter 587 Duel Agent
"Greasy Magic" is more practical than "Hidden Mist Magic" and is undoubtedly the best 1-ring control spell.
Gao Fei did not steal "Greasy Magic" because Erd Warlock carried a "Greasy Wand" with him.
The wand can be charged 10 times and automatically restored every day.
Gao Fei seized the "Greasy Wand" and it was enough for use.
Erd Warlock also wore a platinum ring on his hand.
The ring itself has no magical effect, but it is well made. It can be sold to the system store or the jewelry store in the city for 50 gold coins.
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The next day was the weekend. "Internet Addict Girl" classmate Ma Yun called early in the morning and pulled Jiang Feng online to form a team to play the Berserker Module "Prince's Revenge".
Gao Fei remembered that he received the official version of "Duel Agent" sent by the design department yesterday, so he did not accept the invitation from Xiao Ma to watch the game and entered the 5th chapter of the Mimic Module on his own.
From this chapter, the theme of the story "Duel Agent" was truly highlighted.
The world of Vales, where the game is set, has long been in the era of swords and magic, with blood and violence being the basic tones of this era.
Even in a very solemn occasion like the court, the prosecution and the defense are not satisfied with just verbal confrontation, but will fight to the death if they disagree.
What's even more outrageous is that governments of various countries actually recognize the legitimacy of "judicial duels" and regard them as a way of closing cases that must be accepted when conventional judicial means cannot mediate disputes between the prosecution and the defense, or call them "final debates."
Until the beginning of the 17th century, the major powers in the world of Vales started the magic industrial revolution, and the rising bourgeoisie was showing its power over the feudal aristocracy.
With the transformation of society, legal theory has also kept pace with the times, and it is urgent to eliminate the feudal factors in traditional laws and replace the previous "judicial duels" that were too bloody and explicit, and the so-called noble courage, with new laws that seem more civilized and progressive.
However, any social movement cannot be a monotonous function without twists and turns.
It is a common phenomenon that the old and new forces fight against each other in order to defend their respective interests. In this process, at a certain time period, traditional forces may overwhelm the emerging forces and gain the upper hand.
The stage of the story of "Duel Agent", the Kingdom of Feizhen in the 1620s, is such a "stitched monster" where the old and new forces are both mutually opposed and interdependent.
The Kingdom of Feizhen is the first country in the world of Vares to start the magic industrial revolution, and the first country to implement constitutional monarchy and party politics. As early as the beginning of this century, it realized national elections-although only adult male citizens who meet certain property requirements are eligible to cast votes.
It is such a country that represents the direction of civilization and progress in the world, but the feudal traditional forces are extremely deep-rooted.
The cultural elites of this country are all proud of obtaining a knighthood. They preach that "all men are born equal", but they still live or desire to live a feudal aristocratic life with a group of slaves in private.
The members of parliament in major constituencies in the country are basically the masters and sons of old aristocratic families. Their supporters behind them have changed from farmers and clergy to emerging factory owners, bankers and colonial plantation owners.
The same conservative atmosphere is also reflected in the judicial community.
On the one hand, jurists and university professors criticize "barbaric and vulgar duels" in newspapers every day, criticizing private revenge from all angles from law to human rights.
However, leaving these ungrounded newspapers and ivory towers, in real life, from the princes and nobles to the peddlers, it is generally believed that "judicial duels" are still a reasonable way to reflect legal justice.
"When the law cannot bring justice to the parties involved, private revenge is justified and even noble from this moment on."
Such a creed seems to be more in line with the public's simple concept of justice.
It is also driven by this atmosphere that there is still an ancient industry in the Kingdom of Feizhen, called "duel agent".
These agents who provide judicial duels for a fee are also called "judicial knights" and "lawyers with swords". They are highly respected both in the lower classes and the aristocracy.
The only people who dislike or even hate this group of people seem to be jurists.
What about lawyers?
Logically, lawyers should also hate "duel agents" who steal their business.
However, the fact is just the opposite. Instead of becoming enemies, lawyers and duelists have become close partners.
When a lawyer cannot achieve his goal through debate, he will settle for the next best thing and try to get the client an opportunity to have a "judicial duel".
If the judicial duel is approved by the court, the lawyer will use his own connections to hire a duel agent registered with the Bar Association for the client and charge an agency fee.
If the duel is won, the lawyer can also get an additional dividend from the judicial knight.
Which lawyer doesn't like this kind of business that is guaranteed to make a profit without losing money and does not require him to fight for his life in person?
So a funny scene appeared.
Lawyers who engage in litigation practice are the group most opposed to abolishing the judicial duel system, although a large number of them actually have the title of "jurist".
To this day, all judicial knights who are allowed to operate legally must register with the Bar Association, or simply form an alliance with a law firm, which is actually still the old feudal guild system.
How do you evaluate the partnership between lawyers and judicial knights? Is this a strong alliance or a collusion?
It depends on where you stand.
Usually, in this cooperation model, lawyers who are good at talking are in a dominant position and get more money.
As for judicial knights, they get less money and have to fight for their lives in the duel, so their status is relatively lower.
There is no way, those who work with their minds rule others, and those who work with their hands are ruled by others.
Who is really capable of obtaining a lawyer's license and is willing to be a "lawyer with a sword"?
However, nothing is absolute in the world, and there are really such strange things!
For example, brother Musk Justice.
He obtained the qualification to practice law at a young age, and accumulated qualifications and connections with Judge Colt. He obviously had a bright future, but I don’t know what went wrong with him, and he had to change his career to become a professional duel agent!
Since Musk fought for Judge Colt and defeated Lewont Sandwich Montagu two months ago, he became famous, as if he had suddenly awakened and found the industry he wanted to work in most in his life.
For this young man who came from a circus and had a gang background, dealing with legal provisions all day long was too boring.
Holding the code in his left hand and the sword in his right hand - only in this way could he defend justice, which was in line with his ideal.
