Chapitre 562: Return Journey

Under the dark night sky, there were about two to three hundred that had already gathered nearby. It was quite a scene at the shop that it startled the entire town, most of them were so curious that they rushed over immediately.

At the same time, the gazes of the people towards the mages were not friendly.

The old man was from their town and these mages were the outsiders. It was obvious which side the local people chose to support. In addition, they were unable to provide evidence of the old man selling contraband. Therefore, the surrounding spectators would not support the mages.

Which side the people chose could not in itself decide anything. However, the mage guild cared about their reputation. Although they often oppressed free mages, they would never lay a hand on the mortals.

— This was also the order that came from the Queen.