Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 1409 - 1407: Besieged City

The small vendor, Eric, the bald man who got beaten miserably, and the three gray-robed men who surrendered in time without injury, were being escorted by a dozen Spark People, heading to the so-called Security Court—three streets away.

Meanwhile, Sheriff Loo stayed behind, not in a hurry to leave, accompanied by several Spark People.

Loo stayed behind for a simple reason, to question the testimonies of surrounding people, and then he looked around, fixing his gaze on a pole dozens of meters away.

The pole had a diameter of several centimeters, entirely crimson, not resembling any street lamp. In fact, the Atlantis city street lamp plan was still on paper, with several options being debated for their pros and cons without a final decision.

This pole was taller than a conventional street lamp, nearly ten meters tall, with a human head-sized Crystal Ball at the top, like a decoration. If one were to remove the Crystal Ball and stand atop, it would give a broad view of the surrounding area. Getting closer, one could see, half a meter off the ground, the same words written in both the Main Continent common language and Shalin’s local language: "You have entered a magic surveillance area, please mind your behavior—Shalin Law Department."

This is precisely what Atlantis is currently implementing—the magic surveillance Crystal Ball. Because there were fewer plan options, it was decided and tested even before street lights. At present, many areas within Atlantis have these magic surveillance Crystal Balls built, and the area along Eighth Avenue is one of them.

Loo glanced at the distant magic surveillance Crystal Ball, estimated the distance, turned his head to a Spark person beside him, and pointed, saying, "That magic surveillance Crystal Ball should be able to capture this area clearly, try to find the management personnel, have them take the Crystal Ball to the court, the images inside can be used as evidence for judgment."

"Okay." The instructed Spark person responded simply as always, and stepped away.

Loo didn’t linger any longer, taking the remaining Spark people and leaving in another direction.

...

Those who left, left.

The spectator, Ma Qiu, came to his senses, feeling the searing pain on his chest gradually fade, turned to Donna and said, "Junior, alright, everyone’s gone, we can go back to school now."

After Ma Qiu spoke, Donna took several seconds to respond.

Ma Qiu raised an eyebrow, turned his head in confusion, and saw Donna with a somewhat worried expression, staring in the direction where vendor Eric was taken, looking preoccupied.

"What are you thinking?" Ma Qiu asked, raising his voice.

Donna snapped back, glanced at Ma Qiu, and softly said, "Senior, I’m thinking, how will they handle the person who was taken away, who buys things? Won’t they really be dragged back to Shaya?"

"Him..." Ma Qiu’s eyes rolled, and he laughed, "That’s hard to say, if that person’s crime is really serious, like murder, arson, or poisoning, the chance of being sent back to Shaya is pretty high."

"Really?!" Donna’s eyes widened, her pupils slightly contracted.

Ma Qiu chuckled inwardly, but maintained a calm face looking at Donna, "Are you worried that you’ll be dragged back to Shaya too?"

"I..." Donna’s eyes blinked like a frightened little rabbit, "Senior... I don’t quite understand what you mean..."

"You don’t need to hide it from me, I’m your reception officer at enrollment; I have the qualification to see part of your information." Ma Qiu said, "The information says you fled from Shaya because you offended a powerful person, and then coincidentally got noticed by Master Wizard Nora, passed the test, and received special admission qualification. Seeing that person named Eric being captured by those ’Judgment Court’ people probably made you think that you might be treated the same way, that’s why you’re so nervous, right?"

Donna opened her mouth, looked at Ma Qiu for four or five seconds, as if all her disguises had been peeled away, shoulders slumped, and nodded with eyes lowered, acknowledging, "Yes."

"Ha, I knew it." Ma Qiu said, changing his tone, "Actually, Junior, you don’t have to worry too much. As I said before, if that person has committed severe crimes like murder, arson, or poisoning, they’re very likely to be sent back to Shaya. Conversely, if the crime is not something severe, not something that causes great public outrage, the likelihood of being sent back to Shaya is not high. Especially for political crimes, regardless of how much dissatisfaction Shaya has, they won’t be sent back.

Shalin, after all, is Shalin; the laws here differ significantly from the Alliance’s homeland. In Shalin, as long as you obtain residence qualification and don’t violate Shalin laws during your stay, you’re allowed to continue living safely.

Simply put, Shalin is like a city; it’s hard for people outside to come in, but once you’re in, the city will protect you from other threats.

As a student with a special admission qualification at Atlantis University, you’ll receive full protection, and unless you commit unforgivable crimes, you can definitely live peacefully at the university."

"I see." Donna nodded thoughtfully, then pouted after three seconds, looked at Ma Qiu, and softly asked, "Senior, what if I really committed unforgivable crimes by any chance?"

"You... really?" Ma Qiu’s breath paused.

"Pfft!"

Donna laughed, "Senior, I’m just kidding, how could I do anything unforgivable?"

"I knew it." Ma Qiu pressed his chest, taking a deep breath, "Alright, since that’s the case, you’re reassured, I am reassured, and we can head back."

"Before we go back, can we visit that Security Court? I want to know how they will handle the vendor and the four who captured him." Donna feebly said.

"Why, Junior, do you... still not believe what I said before?"

"No, no, no." Donna shook her head vigorously, "I trust that you won’t lie to me, but I’m just a bit curious to see what the Security Court is all about."

"But..." Ma Qiu sighed, "Junior, we haven’t put down what we bought yet, and we can’t carry it all the way to the Security Court, can we?"

"Senior, please." Donna lightly jumped on the spot, gazing directly at Ma Qiu with her big eyes.

Ma Qiu felt a tingling all over, as if his heart had been captured, being unable to utter any denial facing the pitiful yet adorable Donna.

After a two-second silence, Ma Qiu gritted his teeth, took what they bought, grabbed Donna’s hand, and dashed to the side, "Follow me."

He ran several hundred meters in one breath, stopping a passing empty handcart driver along the way, thrown all their stuff onto the cart, pulled out seven copper coins, and stuffed them into the driver’s hand. Looking at the somewhat dazed driver, Ma Qiu quickly said:

"You have nothing to do now, right? That’s good, help me transport some luggage from here to Atlantis University. The usual fare for this distance is five to six copper coins; I’m giving you seven. Once you’ve delivered it to the gate of Atlantis University, have the guard receive it and tell them it’s Magic Linguistics student Ma Qiu’s stuff, I’ll fetch them in the evening.

By the way, I’ve memorized your cart number; it’s 148. You should know, since I know your cart number, I can trace your identity, so don’t think about making off with the stuff. That’s it, go on."