Sixth Ring Wizard

Two staff members immediately handcuffed Royce with Anti-Magic Handcuffs, and Royce didn't dare resist, knowing resistance would only make things worse.

He wailed, "Please spare me, sir. Can I forgo transporting this shipment and go back? I won't do this business anymore."

Eden shook his head, "No, this shipment has already entered our Serlandir territory, so I have both the right and the duty to inspect it."

Seeing no chance given, Royce's face turned ashen, thinking to himself that he was completely finished this time.

He hadn't expected the person in charge of Silver Beach City to be so difficult, not even accepting bribes and insisting on doing it for real.

Royce hadn't done much business in Silver Beach City before; this time, he was specially sent by Sam to handle this shipment of Keel.

Initially, there were no issues, but unexpectedly, the shipment contained a person, which caught Royce off guard.

Royce internally blamed Sam, thinking, "You should have told me if it involved a person, so I could prepare in advance."

Being told only after landing, isn't that setting me up?

Having lost all hope, Royce could only think about how to spend the rest of his days in Serlandir's prison.

He handed over the key to the large wooden crates, a black crystal square medallion used to unlock the crates' restraints.

A total of fifteen large wooden crates were being opened one by one in the plaza.

With each crate opened, Royce's heart sank a little more, until only three crates remained unopened.

Right then, some commotion came from one of the crates.

A side of the large crate suddenly opened, and a young man emerged from it.

"Who goes there!"

The two staff members beside Eden reacted quickly, immediately surrounding him, their Magic Power aura fluctuating, ready to act at any moment.

Herag smiled, raised his hands, and quickly explained, "I'm Herag Merlin, an official member of Serlandir under Lord Parker's command. I was accidentally teleported to a contaminated area by Abyssal Cultists and it's been a struggle to return."

He hurriedly clarified his identity and the background of the situation.

The two staff members, hearing his explanation, withdrew their gathering Magic Power and began scrutinizing Herag.

They indeed had some impression, as information regarding Herag had been disseminated to the various cities of Serlandir a while back.

Uncertain of Herag's identity, they refrained from immediate action but maintained vigilance.

After listening to Herag, Eden frowned and approached, looking at Herag before asking, "Where's the Talisman Stone? Take it out for me to see."

"The Talisman Stone was destroyed in the contaminated area for certain reasons. If it hadn't been lost, I wouldn't have needed to return via this method," Herag said helplessly.

"No Talisman Stone?" Eden's face showed a hint of skepticism.

"Even without a Talisman Stone, you didn't need to resort to illegal entry. Couldn't you simply contact someone from the Eye of the Storm for assistance?" Eden questioned.

Herag explained, "I don't trust the Eye of the Storm people because I was previously troubled by a Pioneer Squad in the contaminated area, narrowly escaping them. Upon entering their territory, how could I dare seek their help?"

Eden listened with half-belief, waving his hand, "Lock him up first, and we'll discuss things further once his identity is confirmed."

"Come now, you can contact Mr. Pries in Silver Moon City to verify my identity. Or lend me a Talisman Stone to contact him, and we can prove my identity on the spot," Herag suggested.

Eden said, "No need to rush; your identity will certainly be confirmed. But regardless of whether you are Herag or not, you've already committed illegal entry, so you must be apprehended first. Illegal entry and identity verification are separate matters."

Herag was speechless; are these really his own people?

He had no choice but to enter Serlandir illegally.

From Eden's demeanor, it looked like they were going to convict him of illegal entry.

Returning home is considered illegal entry too?

Eden instructed the two beside him, "Arrest him too, and lock him in the interrogation room."

Two staff members came over and handcuffed Herag with Anti-Magic Handcuffs.

Herag thought for a moment and didn't resist, knowing that the truth would soon come out, and violent resistance would only complicate matters.

It was Royce's first time seeing Herag, and he was quite surprised after hearing Herag reveal his identity, not expecting the person transported in the crate was affiliated with Serlandir.

He hadn't realized Sam had such deep connections with people of Serlandir.

Royce believed Herag must have a good relationship with Sam; otherwise, Sam wouldn't risk so much to help Herag enter illegally.

Thinking he had found a lifeline, he pleaded with Herag, "Lord Herag, help me. I'm a subordinate of Lord Sam. Save me; I don't want to spend my life in jail. Sir, Lord Herag is one of Serlandir's own, so it shouldn't be illegal entry."

"Illegal entry refers to unauthorized means of border crossing, unrelated to identity, so you both still committed this offense. Your specific crimes will be judged later," Eden said with an indifferent expression.

Herag looked helplessly at Royce. He himself was already handcuffed, so how could he save Royce? At least wait until he was free.

Herag was quickly escorted away to an interrogation room next to City Hall.

This was due to his identity; otherwise, he would have been directly imprisoned.

After Herag was placed in the interrogation room, no one tended to him—likely verifying his identity.

Three hours later, a middle-aged man entered, warmly smiling upon seeing Herag, and produced a Talisman Stone, "Mr. Herag, this is a reissued Talisman Stone. If you are the real Herag, you will be able to use it normally, thereby proving your identity."

"May I ask your name?" Herag inquired.

"I'm Brad, the minister of Silver Beach City's security, also acquainted and quite familiar with Pries," Brad replied with a smile.

Herag nodded and raised his handcuffed wrists, "Mr. Brad, could you unlock this first? Otherwise, I can't use Magic Power."

Brad patted his forehead, "Oh, I forgot about that. I've been busy communicating and coordinating; give me a moment."

He left the room and returned shortly with a key.

Brad approached Herag with the key and personally unlocked Herag's handcuffs.