Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1177 - 1171: Caster Election

Following the slave merchant to the second floor, then came the waiting.

Although the city and the existence Ronald had previously encountered differed greatly, the operational procedure of the Jo’Runo slave market was not much different from regular commercial institutions.

Sitting in a specially secluded VIP room, Ronald dismissed the self-promoting staff and casually moved a platter of fruit in front of him, showing a demeanor of wanting to ignore everyone.

Patricia, on the other hand, seemed quite at ease.

She did not care about the initial coveting from the other party, and even proactively engaged in conversation with the slave merchant, inquiring about the latest residents in Jo’Runo city.

Just as they had known during previous dialogues.

Due to the cult magicians carrying out strong guidance policies in the Runi Kingdom, the atmosphere of chasing after mysterious spells within the city was incredibly intense, even if most cult magicians’ spells seemed quite out of place.

But for the ordinary people, they did not have enough understanding or knowledge of the mysterious side. Even if there are activities from other schools, they cannot rival the cult magicians ruling the country.

Thus, in today’s Jo’Runo, most of the casters encountered are going down the ’quick learning, fast results’ path of deviation.

The leading cult spell system, an atmosphere of pursuit so strong one could see it at a glance.

Under the interference of multiple factors, Jo’Runo appeared to still maintain a semblance of order, but once you are in the dark side, you immediately become aware of the city’s peril.

As the person stating this point, Klauber the slave merchant clearly had a very precise understanding of this phenomenon. Even when telling Ronald and Patricia about the situation, he was able to present examples from personal experience directly.

Just like that, Patricia was probing the slave trader for information while Ronald laid almost paralyzed on the chair, counting fruits, also paying attention below.

This was a rather typical auction hall.

Below there was a stage to showcase the items, surrounded by tiered seats for bidders. Around the entire auction site, there were VIP boxes like the one Ronald was in.

Especially when observing some details, Ronald could recognize the architectural style as having strong Gred influence.

Even in a place so remote and backward.

Gred, as the world’s foremost nation, was still exerting its influence in this manner.

...

Perhaps due to the local traditions, Jo’Runo’s citizens were quite keen on slave trading, even though a curfew was enforced tonight, and this was a high-end slave trading district. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

About half an hour later, the occupancy rate of the seats below was nearly a third.

At this moment, Ronald suddenly looked at the slave merchant beside him:

"There should be some rather special activities in the city these days, right?"

"Didn’t you just arrive in Jo’Runo?" The slave merchant looked a bit surprised but did not delve into it, quickly responding, "Indeed, there has been a rather special event lately. It’s considered a well-known affair, so I won’t hide it."

Clearing his throat slightly, the slave merchant continued:

"A week ago, Mr. Bapulor decided to establish an Upper House and Lower House in Jo’Runo City at the beginning of next month. The Upper House’s members are decided internally within their school, and they will continue to maintain the nation’s management role."

Ronald immediately understood the implication in the slave merchant’s words:

"Since the Upper House is managed by their people, then this newly established Lower House must be quite different, right?"

"You guessed correctly." The slave merchant first offered a term of praise, "The Lower House is different from the Upper House, it selects powerful casters from the public to participate in national management."

"Although its power is undoubtedly inferior to the Upper House, Mr. Bapulor has clearly pointed out some governmental functions that will be divided out. So, for the ordinary people in the city, this is an invaluable opportunity to rise."

At such a statement, Patricia frowned, barely believing it:

"This is too much, isn’t it? How could people who have never been involved with governmental affairs manage a country’s work well?"

"Bapulor was just a school leader before, not a professional politician." Ronald simply voiced his opinion, "Besides, without discussing diplomatic and military roles which are truly specialized functions—in terms of city management work, it’s actually not very different from merchants, the difference between the two is only in allocating funds to make profits and distributing taxes variations, plus the underlying governmental workers remain unchanged, as long as they dutifully work, the ability is definitely sufficient to meet the minimum requirements."

The slave merchant was pleased to see Ronald speak but dared not say much regarding such words:

"Sir, let’s not discuss this."

"In short, this Lower House is a governmental institution aimed at ordinary people and anyone has a chance to join it and become an upper-class person."

Ronald didn’t even need to guess, coldly smirking as he confidently expressed his view:

"But according to the situation within the city of Jo’Runo, this so-called opportunity should also depend on one’s spellcasting ability, right?"

The slave merchant’s expression became subtle and complex.

If it weren’t for knowing Ronald just entered the city this afternoon, he might have misunderstood Ronald was trying to amuse himself. Just from these conversations, to quickly deduce this information, is hardly a reaction ordinary people would have.

The slave merchant continued:

"Sir, you are entirely correct, joining the Lower House indeed depends on spellcasting ability."

"In fact—if you are one of the legendary holders of the ultimate spell primer, joining the Runi Kingdom means you could be exempt from all conditions and immediately become the chief senator of the Lower House."

"..."

At that moment, Ronald was thinking about those Entrode agents.

Hidden within the Runi Kingdom, their sources of information would surely be not worse than those of the slave merchant before him, so they must also know this information.

Is it possible—

That these special agents, who have lost their reliance, are hoping to leverage the value of the ultimate spell primer to directly join the Runi Kingdom in order to gain a new foothold?

While Ronald was pondering this matter, a slight commotion from below caught his attention.

Soon, the noise vanished.

And a well-proportioned young girl walked in front of the auction stage, then called out to the people in the venue:

"Honored casters—"

"Thank you very much for choosing to attend the slave market as usual at this special time!"

"Now I announce—the auction tonight is about to officially begin!"