#161 - Wizarding Powers of the Isles

On the way out of Myersburg, Downs looked very excited.

He never expected that a young magician he invited would be able to solve the family's problems.

Especially since he recommended Munn this time, his position in the Chamber of Commerce will definitely improve.

"Mr. Scarlett, thank you very much. You can come to me for any needs during the next period of time. This is what Mr. Bailey personally ordered."

Downs kept his back bent when talking to Munn, just hoping that his attitude would be more respectful.

Munn had a very good impression of this Chamber of Commerce executive.

He never showed any suspicion towards Munn, and even though he knew Munn was very young, he maintained a respectful attitude.

"Mr. Downs, I have run out of beast horns. Tomorrow I hope you can prepare all the magic medicine materials."

"Don't worry, a fast boat has already set off this afternoon and is expected to pick up the beast horns you want tomorrow."

"So fast? Will it directly harm these animals?"

After Munn heard that the Bailey family was so fast, he became a little worried about the unicorns.

"Oh, of course not. The Bailey family has been raising this kind of horned horse for a long time. After some old horses pass away, these horns will be preserved."

Hearing Downs say this, Munn instantly felt that coming to the Bailey family this time was the right choice.

Since the Bailey family has the ability to raise unicorns, then there must be no shortage of magic materials, which saves Munn from having to look for magic materials everywhere.

"Okay, also, I would like to know about the situation of magicians on the Vina Islands."

Munn will live on the Vina Islands for a long time to come, so he must figure out the environment here.

Especially since he had just arrived on Solman Island, Munn already had conflicts with the Unbelievers, which made him have to be more careful.

"Oh, are you worried about Mr. Montoya?"

Downs had already seen during the alchemy process today that Montoya had been preventing the alchemy, which would inevitably cause conflicts with Munn.

"That's right, what is the identity of this magician?"

After hearing Munn's question, Downs first subconsciously looked around and found that no one from the castle was following.

He answered in a low voice.

"Actually, Mr. Montoya is a friend of Mr. Ryan. He originally wanted the magic medicine master in the Unbelievers organization to save Miss Lynn, but their magic medicine master disappeared and has not been found yet."

After Montria said the name of the Unbelievers' magic medicine master, Munn knew that their magic medicine master would definitely not be found.

Because Fao Holmes had been killed by the pirates, and Munn had also obtained the alchemist's key he was carrying.

However, Munn originally thought that this Fao Holmes was just an alchemist, but now it seems that he is still a relatively versatile wizard.

"Unbelievers? Are they very powerful?"

"Yes, sir, their power should not be small, but you have to ask Mr. Ryan for the specifics. Mr. Ryan is in charge of the Bailey family's contact with the magicians."

Hearing Downs say that the Unbelievers have a lot of power made Munn feel a great sense of crisis.

After boarding the Crimson Moon and sending Downs away, Munn saw Zalan, who had returned early.

"That ship has left. The specific situation on it is not clear, but I saw a lot of slaves."

The ship Zalan was talking about was naturally the Unbelievers' sailboat they saw when they came to the castle.

Munn insisted on returning to the Crimson Moon because he wanted to understand the other party's next move.

"Although he has left, the other party's attitude is not clear, so we'd better be prepared."

"Don't worry, I have already asked Hall and the others to follow that ship from a distance to scout. They will report back any news."

Hearing Zalan's arrangement, Munn felt a little adventurous, but also thought it was the most appropriate way at the moment.

If it's not a fight, just reconnaissance, the veterans' abilities are indeed stronger than Munn's.

"By the way, how do you plan to solve the Bailey family's matter? I see they intend to recruit you."

Hearing Zalan's words, Munn shook his head.

"I came here to promise to save people. I just want to learn more about the knowledge of the magic world and have a channel to obtain materials. As for recruitment, I will not agree."

When Ryan gave the patient medicine today, Munn found that their expressions were very wrong.

After having the experience of using memory backtracking, Munn can still clearly remember when Lynn Bailey woke up.

Ryan's expression was obviously more nervous, not happy.

"I don't want to contact this kind of family with magicians and very strong strength now. After getting what I want, we will leave."

Munn's position on the Bailey family is that they can only cooperate, but there will be no subordinate relationship.

After all, he just wants to use their power, not to become their power.

After agreeing with Zalan on what to do next, Munn returned to his room and continued to study magic.

This time, refining magic medicine was not difficult for Munn, but the Bailey family's testing of magic talent aroused Munn's attention.

A family with such strong strength can miss so many magicians for children of the right age.

And those children who only receive one test, or have no test at all, may be many.

Just like Munn himself, he only received a casting induction test at the time, and then was judged to have no talent.

Fortunately, he was discovered by Professor McGonagall in another world before he could enter Hogwarts to study.

"Although my ability is strange, it seems to have greater uses."

After Munn's magic medicine was successful, everyone on the Crimson Moon received the warmest hospitality from Myersburg Castle.

All kinds of delicacies and wines were constantly sent to the Pai Yue, and many servants were constantly busy serving.

Munn did not stop this thing that made everyone happy.

He cast multiple layers of [Thief Induction Spell] on the Crimson Moon, and was not worried about the Bailey family doing anything unusual.

Early the next morning, after enjoying a high-standard breakfast treatment, Munn came to the castle again and began to refine the second batch of magic medicine.

Because the Bailey family was urging urgently, the unicorn horn had already been delivered this morning.

This time, Munn spent an hour and obtained three more doses of antidote.

"Mr. Scarlett, thank you very much."

After Ryan took the magic medicine, he handed it to the maid next to Lynn, and then he led Munn to the reception room.

"I apologize to you for what happened yesterday. I really didn't expect your magic medicine to be so effective."

After Ryan said a sentence, he asked the waiter to bring up a new silver ring.

"This is my personal gratitude. With this ring, you will get a 30% discount on all consumption in the Bailey Chamber of Commerce,

In addition, this is the reward for asking you to refine the magic medicine."

Munn took the ring and a deposit slip from the Bailey Chamber of Commerce. The number on it was 1000 gold coins.

"Can this deposit slip be exchanged by anyone holding it?

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"Yes, if you don't have time, you can also have your attendant come to redeem it, which is very convenient."

Muen still remembered that he had found a Bailey Merchant Guild deposit slip on the two captured mages, with a face value of 3,000 gold coins.

Originally, he thought that this kind of deposit slip required the person to go there, but now it seems that he has another sum of money.

Seeing Muen unceremoniously put the two things away, Lian smiled and waved for the attendant to leave.

"Yesterday, I heard Downs say that Mr. Scarlett, you were inquiring about Montoya. Actually, you don't need to worry at all."

"What? Mr. Bailey, do you think Montoya won't cause me trouble?"

Muen didn't have a good impression of that mage of the Faithless, and at the same time, he was ready for the other party to attack.

However, after hearing Lian Bailey say this, Muen still wanted to clarify some things.

"I think Montoya shouldn't, after all, the Faithless still have very big troubles to solve."

"Big trouble? What is it?"

Seeing that Muen was indeed very concerned about this matter, Lian Bailey smiled and slowly began to explain.

"The Faithless indeed have a considerable influence on the Vena Islands, but their biggest trouble is dealing with the encirclement and suppression from the Spellcasters."

The Spellcasters are the orthodox mage organization of the Gracia Federation, and everything else is proclaimed by them as heresy. Muen knew all this as early as when he was in Xilin.

And now, although the Vena Islands are far away from the continent where the Federation is located, they still belong to the Federation's sphere of influence.

So it is not surprising that Spellcasters are stationed there.

"Mr. Bailey, according to you, are there frequent battles between mages on the Vena Islands?"

In Muen's view, since Lian Bailey said that the Faithless have a considerable influence, and the Spellcasters are the regular wizarding power, not recognizing other mage organizations, then wars will inevitably occur.

"That's right. For most ordinary people in the Federation, the Vena Islands are indeed a good place to escape the disasters of war, but for mages, it is obviously not the case."

Under Lian's explanation, Muen had a basic understanding of the situation on the Vena Islands.

During the last Federation Sovereignty War, the Vena Islands were one of the least affected places.

It was precisely because of this that the unknown Faithless organization took a fancy to this archipelago.

They came here thirty years ago, wanting to occupy the archipelago to collect magical materials.

However, they were resisted by the Spellcasters as soon as they arrived.

In fact, on the Vena Islands, the strength of these two mage organizations is not much different.

However, in the early stages of this war, because the Spellcasters had to guard the five main island groups, resulting in their power being too scattered, they had always been in a disadvantageous state.

Now this protracted war has lasted for thirty years, and the Vena Islands have gradually stabilized.

However, the Spellcasters have always wanted to regain the lost territory, so small-scale battles still occur.

"Mr. Bailey, according to you, will the battles between mages affect ordinary people?"

Muen is very clear that mages possess extraordinary power.

If such groups engage in battle, it will inevitably affect the lives of ordinary people.

This is not like the world where Hogwarts is located.

There, the organization that manages wizards is very unified and complete, and there is even a powerful 'International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy'.

"This is unavoidable, Mr. Scarlett, but compared to the wars that are happening on the continent, the impact of the struggles here on ordinary people is already very small."

According to Bailey, wizard battles are rarely chosen in downtown areas or densely populated areas.

One reason is that wizards know that crowded places often mean more accidents.

No one can guarantee that during the battle, helpers from the other side will not emerge from the crowd.

Another point is that both the Faithless and the Spellcasters believe that ordinary people also have great value and ability.

Serving as servants, slaves, research materials, and inheritance tools.

This is the most common perception of ordinary people by ancient mages.

Although the Spellcasters and the Faithless do not agree, they also know that mages do need to rely on ordinary people.

It was only today, through Lian's explanation, that Muen truly understood the evaluation of ordinary people by mages.

He didn't understand why wizards in the world of Hogwarts would hide themselves.

Now it seems that this world is also developing along the same historical trajectory.

Flintlock guns have already appeared, and firearm technology is still developing. The power possessed by ordinary people will become stronger and stronger.

When this energy is so great that ordinary wizards cannot bear it, it will be when mages truly withdraw from the stage of human history.

However, this issue is not what Muen needs to think about now. His main priority now is to find a place to study magic properly.

"Mr. Bailey, you just said that the Spellcasters originally guarded five main islands, but I remember that there are six island groups on the Vena Islands, aren't there?"

"This question involves all the mage forces on the Vena Islands."

As a native mage on the Vena Islands, Lian Bailey is very familiar with the wizarding forces here.

There are now four mage forces on the Vena Islands.

The largest of them is the Spellcasters.

They not only occupy the three largest main islands, but also have support from the Spellcaster Academy on the continent.

As for the second force, it is the Faithless.

After thirty years of continuous struggle, they seized control of two islands, one of which is Solman Island, where Muen is now located.

Of course, their control is not comprehensive, and the Spellcasters have been trying to regain control of the island.

The third force is the native island mages like the Bailey family.

They either hide themselves, or rely on the family to survive. In short, they will try to avoid participating in the struggles between the two sides.

The fourth is also the most mysterious mage force: the tribal wizards of Xingjin Island.

"Mages I can understand, but don't the tribal wizards on Xingjin Island participate in the war either?"

Being able to occupy an island group, and prevent the two major mage forces from competing with them, seems a bit strange to Muen.

"We also know very little about those tribal wizards. We usually only have business dealings with them, but mage battles never affect them."

Hearing Lian's ambiguous statement, Muen became even more curious about this smallest island group.

After seeing Muen's expression, Lian pondered for a moment and continued.

"However, I have also seen hints about them in the family records. The Spellcasters once broke into Xingjin Island, but they later came out unharmed, and then never had any thoughts about this island again."

"The Spellcasters failed?"

Muen asked curiously.

"I don't know, but the wizards in the family once speculated that there should be very powerful mages or some kind of magical guardian creatures on Xingjin Island."