Viscount Lampard's Plan for a Long-Awaited Personal Interrogation

Evening, Tristin City.

The Lord's Mansion.

Dekan sat calmly in the classically elegant drawing room of the Lord's Mansion.

However, something seemed to have caught his attention.

He closed the book in his hand.

He looked thoughtfully out the floor-to-ceiling windows several meters high, where the lights in the garden courtyard flickered.

Accompanied by the rhythmic sound of horses' hooves, the conspicuous light drew ever closer to the mansion.

It was a specially made carriage painted with gold, which looked a size larger than an ordinary carriage. The lanterns on the carriage had shells made of immortal ice crystals and wicks made of high-level magical beast crystals.

It seems that Lord Viscount Lampard has finally returned.

After Dekan was "arrested" at noon.

The lord himself hurried off to handle the aftermath and to receive Princess Alice.

Dekan, on the other hand, was invited to the Lord's Mansion.

Subsequently, a group of officials under the lord's command conducted a series of friendly inquiries with Dekan.

These officials were all quite polite to Dekan.

It seems the lord gave special instructions.

Dekan had already come to a general sense of what a composed and steady man this lord was.

Even if it meant lowering his posture to the lowest possible level, even to the point of not acting like a nobleman, he still wanted to leave a good impression on Dekan, the future master Card Crafter.

Of course, it could also be because a living master Card Crafter resides in the viscount's territory.

Looking up at something for too long...

That's why I'm so clear about what a master Card Crafter is.

But this is good, it seems that if there's anything that requires the lord's cooperation, it's easy to consult him.

After explaining everything that had happened on the magic airship to the people in charge, Dekan was put to wait in the reception room.

He is actually free.

If he wanted to leave, the people of the Lord's Mansion wouldn't stop him; they would even take him anywhere.

However, the steward of the Lord's Mansion indicated to Dekan that the lord wished to entertain Dekan.

Just then, Dekan also had something he wanted to ask the lord for help with.

So I stayed here.

I waited in the living room for about an hour or two.

The wait was a bit long, but Dekan didn't find it boring.

The Lord's Mansion has some interesting magic books.

In addition, the environment here is quite nice and comfortable.

Whether you need snacks or a maid, they will come whenever you call.

To be honest.

Dekan was starting to not want to leave.

Isn't this more comfortable than living in the temporary accommodation provided by the Tristin Academy?

That's great!

This prestigious experience made Dekan feel like the lord of Tristin City.

If he could provide a review on Dianping (a Chinese review platform), he would definitely give the Lord's Mansion a perfect score.

At this time of day, most of the servants in the Lord's Mansion are busy in the kitchen and dining room.

Several servants, seeing their lord return, stopped what they were doing and rushed to greet him.

"She was busy until so late to get back. Hmm... that makes sense. Alice finally couldn't overcome seasickness, vomited up rainbows, and then cried her eyes out."

"To soothe the wailing Alice, the lord must be completely exhausted."

"Well, it's all the Resurrection Church's fault, it has nothing to do with me."

Dekan shook his head and sighed.

Just as Dekan was condemning the Resurrection Church in his heart, the servant outside pushed open the mansion door first.

The attendant quickly walked to Dekan's side and bowed to Dekan.

"Mr. Dekan, the lord would like to invite you to dinner. You may wait here, or you may come with me to the banquet hall first."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you to lead the way."

Dekan nodded and stood up.

They followed the servants to the dining area.

It's clear that the lord had already instructed his servants to prepare the banquet hall in advance.

Dinner seemed to be perfectly prepared, awaiting only the lord's arrival before servants would serve it to him one by one.

When the servants pushed open the door and the lord walked in.

Both Dekan and the lord wore smiles, as if they were old friends reunited after a long separation.

The lord no longer maintained the same avoidance attitude towards Dekan that he had shown at the Magic Airship landing pad.

Instead, it became an undisguised expression of acquaintance.

Dekan bowed gracefully:

"Thank you for your kind hospitality and hospitality, Lord."

The lord coughed lightly and quickly waved his hand:

"Once you complete your top-tier Card Crafter certification, it's not certain who'll be calling whom 'sir.' It's better if we just call each other by our first names."

Now you call me "sir," and from now on I'll call you "sir." This change in address is quite awkward.

"... Are all nobles this respectful to top-tier Card Crafter? Even though I'm not quite a top-tier one yet."

Dekan asked, somewhat puzzled.

In his memory, there were indeed noblemen who dared to provoke him.

For example, there Flata, who made a bet with Dekan to duel and was then beaten so badly by Dekan that he was completely demoralized.

That truly shows no regard for Dekan's status Quasi-Special Grade Card Crafter.

The lord gestured for Dekan to sit down first, and said with a helpless smile:

"This is a matter of opinion."

"In my eyes, you're no different from an eighth-tier top-level Card Crafter. In a few years, you'll definitely become someone I can't even reach."

"Of course, there are always arrogant nobles who don't know their own limitations everywhere; there's nothing you can do about it."

After hearing the lord's explanation, Dekan nodded.

Reasonable and fair.

This lord was clearly the other extreme of arrogant nobles, an overly clear-headed and steady type of noble.

"I need your help."

After taking his seat, Dekan pulled his chair forward a bit, looked at the lord, and began to speak.

Now that the lord's attitude has been determined.

Then Dekan didn't hold back at all.

"Hold on."

The lord, who had not yet taken his seat, turned his head and waved for the servants in the room to leave, then picked up the wine bottle on the table.

After the door was closed, the lord walked to Dekan's side and personally poured him a glass of wine.

Then the lord looked at Dekan with expectant eyes and asked in a low voice:

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

The lord would naturally not miss an opportunity to do Dekan a favor.

Any investment in Dekan now could potentially yield returns a thousandfold or even ten thousandfold in the future.

"I want to personally interrogate the two Resurrection Cultist I captured."

Dekan's casual remark made the lord's hand holding the wine bottle tremble.

Sending Dekan to interrogate prisoners was clearly a serious violation of regulations.

Even if these two prisoners were indeed captured by Dekan.

But rules are rules.

Moreover, these two prisoners were serious offenders of the Resurrection Church.

Even the authorities in Tristin City did not have permission to conduct the interrogation.

It needs to be handed over to the Royal Capital, and may even need to be further handed over to the [Kingdom Association].

However, the lord quickly returned to his seat and raised his wine glass in a gesture of respect.

"What is interrogation? When you were reporting on the case earlier, you couldn't quite remember some key details, so it was necessary to go see the prisoner to verify the situation. This is undoubtedly reasonable."

After listening to the lord's reply...

With a smile, Dekan raised his glass without hesitation and downed it in one gulp.

The lord has already said it out loud.

Dekan will have to put some effort into reforming those two prisoners.