The next day, outside the capital of Demacia, the mage prisoner army was stationed.

"Kneel down, sinner!"

A demonseeker soldier swung an iron whip and struck Silas on the back mercilessly.

His scarred body couldn't help but tremble violently, and strands of sweat broke out on his forehead due to the severe pain. But he still instinctively straightened his knees and refused to bend them.

"I said, kneel down!" The soldier whipped his calf even more mercilessly.

"Ah!" Silas finally couldn't bear the pain and fell to his knees.

Then, four fully armed demon seekers were like changing the bridle of a large animal. Two of them pressed their spears and sharp blades firmly against his chest and neck, shocking him so that he could not move.

The other two people carefully removed the magic stone shackles from Silas's neck, arms and ankles.

Silas could feel that the magic power he had depleted for many years was finally recovering, and the shackles that bound his body and soul were finally released. It was as if he was finally free.

But he didn't.

Because when the demon hunters removed the magic-forbidden stone shackles on these mages, they put new shackles on their necks——

It is said that it is a high-end product imported from Zaun, an explosive collar that can be detonated remotely.

The magic is back, but my life is still in someone else's hands.

"Damn it." Silas couldn't help but murmur angrily while stroking the collar that looked like a dog chain around his neck.

"What did you say?!" The demon searcher seemed to have heard what he said, but it seemed that he had not.

But that's not important.

Bang - slaps and sticks are already coming to greet you.

The demon hunters just wanted to find any reason to beat him up.

Not only Silas has this treatment, but other mages also have this treatment. Whether they are as unruly as Silas or as docile as a domestic dog, they will receive the most brutal beatings and the worst humiliation.

Because this is the effect Commander Eldred wants.

"Sinners, have you received your new gifts?"

Eldred slowly walked past the mages who had put on explosive collars.

As he passed by, he quietly handed the remote control key of the collar to Silas.

"." Silas silently put away the remote control key and gave Eldred a murderous look in return.

Eldred smiled nonchalantly, and then used his disgusting aristocratic accent to speak loudly to all the mages present:

"To be honest, I dislike you very much."

"You should thank the Crownguard family and Miss Lux Crownguard for giving you, the filthy demon-stained ones, a chance to shed your glorious blood for Demacia on the battlefield."

"Miss Lux Crownguard will soon come to take over this military camp and you sinners, so I hope you can adapt to your new roles as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, even if our Demon Searcher Corps can't control you in the future - the gadget around your neck will teach you what the rules are."

Eldred's arrogant lecture made the mages gnash their teeth in hatred.

Their eyes were filled with hatred, but they could only lower their heads, endure the pain, and silently dig their nails into their flesh, letting this hatred quietly ferment in humiliation and pain.

This "pre-war mobilization" did not have any positive effect. Instead, it made the mages hate him and Demacia even more.

But Eldred was happy.

Because he knew that the hatred of these mages was not only directed at him, but also against their new "master", Lux Crownguard.

Although Miss Lux has not yet met the mages, the humiliating explosive collar and the mad abuse of them by the demon seekers have already caused the mages to connect this noble lady who has never met them with Eldre.

De hates him all the time.

After all, these sinner mages who have never been exposed to politics and do not understand the political situation of the kingdom will not distinguish so clearly between the "Demon Seekers Corps" and the "Crown Guard Family", two forces that have actually turned against each other.

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In the eyes of these grassroots mages, the Demon Seeker Corps is Demacia, the Crownguard family is also Demacia, Eldred is a Demacian noble, and Lux ​​is also a Demacian noble. There is no difference between the two.

So after they were abused, they would only subconsciously hate Demacia and everyone who represented the Kingdom of Demacia.

What's more, the bad suggestion of "putting explosive collars on mages" was said to be made by Miss Lux - this guy doesn't sound like a good person either.

So they hated Lux, even though they had never met Lux in person.

This is exactly what Eldred needs.

He needs mages to hate Lux.

The hatred of the mages can be exploited by him——

Used to help Silas launch a riot, kill Lux, and bankrupt the Prisoner Army's plan;

It is used to further tighten the anti-demon policy, help the Demon Seeker Corps further expand their power, and in turn better oppress mages.

"Your eyes are not hateful enough!"

After some observation, Eldred felt that these mages had been imprisoned for too long, and their blood had been lost.

He wanted to draw out everyone's anger, and then throw the exploding gas tank backhand to Lux. Finally, he would use Silas as the match to completely detonate it at the critical moment.

So Eldred summoned his confidants and whispered: "Since Miss Lux hasn't arrived yet, let's help her practice her troops first."

"Understood." The confidant left knowingly.

Soon, the so-called military training began.

"Asshole, look what kind of queue you are in! Kneel down!"

"."

"Louder! Louder, I can't hear you!"

"Sir, if you can't hear it, you can't hear it! If you don't have the energy, try again!"

"."

"Who told you to step with your left foot first? I'm looking for a fight!"

"."

For a moment, the military camp seemed to have become an execution ground.

Tears, sweat, and blood spilled all over the floor. Wails echoed in all directions and continued.

finally

"Stop!" An angry shout, with a slightly green girlish voice, echoed around the school grounds.

It's Lux.

Today, Lux put on a gorgeous female armor engraved with the crest of the Crownguard family, and rode a tall divine steed, a majestic white horse covered in heavy armor. She was dressed in the divine attire of a great noble family. When she appeared on the stage, she looked like

Shining like a savior.

Behind her was Sona, who was carrying her harp, and a group of elite knights from the Crownguard family who had followed her to take over the army.

As soon as this heavily armed and majestic troops appeared, the arrogance of the Demon Seekers Corps was weakened a bit.

The soldiers couldn't help but stop abusing the mage.

The mages also raised their heads with difficulty in pain, and looked at Lux, who had saved them as soon as he appeared, with complex eyes of resentment, confusion and a hint of inexplicable expectation.

And Lux

Lux's childish and soft face, this appearance that is naturally attractive, to say the least exaggerated.

If a netizen were to be a judge, she would be able to reduce her sentence by ten years based on her looks.

Then the mages discovered that the greedy and evil "Miss Demon" they imagined not only didn't look like a demon, but actually looked like an angel.

Lux's next move surprised these mages even more.

"Commander Eldred!"

As soon as Lux entered the school grounds, she rushed to Eldred angrily and mercilessly:

"This army of mage prisoners is my army. These mages are my comrades who will fight alongside me in the future. Who gave you the power to treat them like this?"

"Huh?" Eldred frowned.

You know, theoretically, he is still Lux's future uncle.

When he thought about it, mages were a group of sinners with no human rights in Demacia. It was okay for the demon hunters to kill them, let alone just torture them.

Even if Lux had objections in her heart, she shouldn't break up with him on such an occasion.

But this girl was so disrespectful of etiquette right from the start, questioning him as an elder in public?

It seems that the attitude of the Crownguard family has really changed. These old fritters really want to take a clear stand and break with him and the Demon Seeker Corps.

"That's fine." Eldred looked at Silas in the crowd calmly.

Anyway, he had already shown no mercy and had prepared his killing move.

He was thinking this in his heart, and said to Lax with a fake smile: "Dear Laxana, uncle, I am just helping you to discipline these sinners in advance."
To be continued...