Director Duke invited Rudolph to take a seat. Although the dining table of the dining car was simple, the red wine on it was not ordinary wine. It was the fine wine collected by Director Duke.
Celine stood behind Rudolph, waiting nervously, not knowing what kind of negotiations the Director of the Court of Justice and the Rudolph nace would have.
Director Duke personally poured a glass of wine for Rudolph, and Rudolph took the glass and took a sip.
"Not bad, not worse than the wine of the Golden Anchor Family's Doc Manor."
"Thank you Mr. Rudolph for your compliment."
Director Duke was actually a little surprised, because he thought that Rudolph would not easily drink the wine he brought, but looking at Rudolph's appearance, it seemed that he was not afraid of him poisoning the wine.
Celine was not worried about the poison in the wine. Mr. Rudolph was a Scorpio wizard. Who could be more poisonous than a Scorpio wizard?
She was more worried about the witch hunters around her. There were 8 witch hunters in the corner of the dining car. These witch hunters were powerful, and each of them made Celine feel dangerous.
"Director Duke, I think we don't need to beat around the bush. What do you want to talk to me about?"
Faced with the inquiry of the Rudolph, Duke first drank a sip of red wine, cheered himself up, and then slowly said: "Talk about some previous misunderstandings and some future principles."
"Please elaborate."
Seeing the relaxed appearance of the Rudolph, Director Duke was more certain that the power he brought could not kill the Rudolph at all.
"Mr. Rudolph, I heard from my men that they met you at sea. I hope you believe that witch hunters go to sea to hunt witches, but their target is definitely not you. We, the Elba Alchemy Council Trial System, have no intention of being your enemy."
Rudolf said: "I believe this. Your target is Miss Celine behind me, not me. I just passed by and suffered an unexpected disaster."
Director Duke wanted to say that it was actually the witch hunters who suffered an unexpected disaster. They were clearly going to deal with the fugitive Level 4 wizard Celine, but they inexplicably met the notorious Rudolph
Director Duke was not going to dwell on these details. He said:
"Mr. Rudolph, everything that happened before was a misunderstanding. We, the Elba Witch Hunters, have no grudges against you, and we don't want to have any grudges. We hope that the previous misunderstandings will not expand and the conflict between us will not escalate."
Celine stared at the director of the Court of Inquiry in amazement. This level 6 alchemist actually sought compromise in front of Rudolph in a gentle tone?
The intelligence system of the Black Gold Institute is very developed, so it knows about Rudolph's exaggerated deeds. Thinking about it carefully, Celine felt that the compromise of the Court of Inquiry was reasonable. They really didn't want to go against a wizard like Rudolph.
Director Duke saw that the Rudolph did not respond, so he had to continue:
"Mr. Rudolph, I think you have guessed that the pirate king Baoli has a close relationship with the Elba Alchemy Council. To some extent, she is on the side of the council.
Ms. Baoli once talked about you and thought that you are much gentler than other Scorpio wizards, and you are trustworthy in the fight against the evil god cult.
We recognize Ms. Baoli's judgment and believe that we can cooperate in the fight against the evil god cult.
Therefore, we do not want to have more misunderstandings with you. You can move freely within the territory of the Elba Alchemy Council. As long as you do not fight a security war with us, everything will be fine."
"Security war?" Rudolph was a little confused. Is the bottom line of the Elba Alchemy Council a security war?
This was the first time he heard this statement, so he asked: "I don't know much about the public security war. Please tell me in detail, Director Duke."
"I really haven't heard that you have destroyed the public security of a certain area on a large scale. Even in your hometown of Fabro City, you did not target the grassroots police stations and the trial office. At most, you dealt with the director and other high-level officials. Let me explain to you what a "public security war" is." Director Duke said:
"Mr. Rudolph, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. The Tribunal of Eagle's Beak Province is very afraid of being an enemy of you. I don't know how to deal with your immortal ability.
There was no good way to deal with this kind of Nantian wizard ability that only appears once in fifty or even hundreds of years. There is no good way now, and there will be no good way in the future.
However, if our conflict turns into a 'security war', then no matter how painful it is, I will have to bite my teeth and stop you. "
"Oh? Please tell me in detail."
"Whether it is the former Knight Empire, the current Alchemy Council Constitutional Monarchy, or the more radical Alchemy Council United States, they are all based on the orderly production and life of the entire country.
Powerful apostles will pose a threat to this order. The biggest threat is the security war.
I will take the small town of Danny that you just left as an example. The director of the Judgment Bureau there just died, causing chaos there. If I want to restore order in that small town, I only need to send another capable director of the Judgment Bureau.
But , if the town's court, police station or other grassroots institutions of the parliament, such as patrolmen, witch hunters, hospitals, stations, grassroots offices, etc., are all devastated, then I think it will take at least three months to restore the order of the town.
Restoring confidence, dispatching personnel, training grassroots staff, issuing pensions, etc., all these tasks are extremely labor-intensive and time-consuming.
In other words, if a high-level apostle is willing, the parliament will need three months to make up for the damage he caused in one night.
If a high-level apostle changes places every day, he can paralyze the order of the entire Belfort County within a month. Without a year, the parliament can't think of restoring the order of a county.
This kind of war that destroys the grassroots security of a certain area is called by the parliament. It is called "security war".
Once there is a sign of security war, the House of Lords will attach great importance to it and send the most powerful force of the parliament to win the security war.
The destruction of order by high-level, super-powered apostles is so terrible that the alchemists of a county who have worked hard for several years may be destroyed by a heretic apostle in one night.
Therefore, security war is our bottom line. Our attitude towards security war is to do our best to win the security war one day earlier or even half a day earlier.
Because of the existence of high-level heretic apostles, the area of each country will not be too large. Too large an area will make it impossible to actually control the marginal cities. The main reason for the inability to control is that once a security war occurs, the House of Lords reacts too slowly and can only retaliate, but cannot save the marginal town.
I hope you can understand, Mr. Rudolph, that you can act freely in the Elba Alchemy Council. We have no intention of creating or escalating conflicts with you, but please understand that it is not easy for the Alchemy Council to govern.
Now is a war period, and the pressure in the rear is already very great. Every city is tense to contribute to the front line, and we can hardly tolerate the security war.
This time the parliament sent me here to try to communicate with you. If the communication is unsuccessful, the House of Lords will resolutely launch an emergency response plan for the security war.
I don't want to be your enemy, but at that time, even if I will be the first alchemist to die in your hands, I will not hesitate to shoot you to avoid greater losses. "
After listening to the description of the security war, Rudolf slapped the table hard and stood up.
Director Duke's face was covered with cold sweat. He was a level 6 alchemist, but in front of the level 5 wizard Rudolph, he felt completely at a disadvantage.
The other witch hunters in the dining car took out their weapons one after another, and the level 6 shielding array was also activated at the first time.
"Who do you think I am, the Rudolph! Huh? Would I destroy the law and order of a certain area? Where did you come up with such a guess? You are humiliating my personality!"
Rudolph shouted angrily: "I am Rudolph the Rudolph! I will never attack ordinary patrolmen!"