When confronted with the same issue.

People always allow themselves to bully others, but never allow themselves to be bullied.

This happens naturally when considering one's own interests.

At this moment, within the oasis, the two city-state inspectors, Zhi Nuo and Shiva, dealt with the situation on site with this exact attitude.

After all, when the nobles surrounded the expedition team with soldiers, the two remained indifferent; yet when Koya gained the upper hand, they stepped forward once more.

Such a choice, under the subjective consciousness of Zeno and Shiva, indeed posed no issue. After all, the noble from Lier Saninia was naturally one of their own.

But if viewed from an outsider's perspective…

This presents the most blatant double standards, rejecting any counterarguments or explanations.

Confronted with this reality, upon hearing Ronald's retort, even Zeno, who had consistently been stubborn, found himself at a loss for words.

He just stood there, eyeing Ronald with an awkward gaze.

Struggling to come up with any effective rebuttal while deep in thought.

"..."

"Heh heh..."

At this moment, Ronald simply shook his head with a smile.

Public morality, while crafted for the civilization's positivity, is admittedly too convenient when it's used to condemn people.

In the hands of the manipulative, things originally good can become distorted.

After a brief introspective moment,

Ronald couldn't be bothered to continue pressing the issue verbally.

He withdrew his expression and immediately spoke in a tone that kept others at a thousand miles away:

"Alright, let's end today's matter here."

"Now vanish from my sight, while I and my expedition team will continue advancing toward the Arctic. If you manage to return to this oasis later, then feel free to establish a city or whatever you like."

After quickly making these decisions, Ronald added one last note:

"Consider it a final piece of advice."

"Let me remind you, this place is not a great place."

"..."

Upon hearing Ronald's decision,

Zeno and Shiva actually breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they were obligated by duty to stand up for the fallen noble, their own lives were equally precious, and there was no reason to risk dying over such a matter.

As for Ronald's final reminder, they paid no mind to whether there was actual danger here.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, someone spoke up.

From behind the two city-state inspectors.

The lord who had been terrified and fallen now wore a changed expression.

He had heard Ronald mention matters of territory and city-building, and this ignited something within him—overcoming his own fear to stand and shout:

"You can't do that!"

"My knight just declared a sacred proclamation, this is my land."

"No one has the right to make a lord leave his own land!"

"..."

Ronald's expression froze for a moment.

He hadn't expected the noble, who had wet himself in fear of Koya's attack, would react so passionately over matters of territory! Not even considering his own peril!

What level of arrogance and greed is this?

Ronald even suspected that if he brought out the original text of the "Divine Comedy" right now, this man's emotions might stir up the original sins contained within.

Putting one's life on the line for such things.

It's truly difficult to appraise.

At that moment, though Ronald felt like laughing, he maintained the solemn demeanor he had previously exhibited.

He didn't bother to say anything more.

He simply raised his hand and calmly recited the Astronomy Master's spell:

"Starting from the relationship between the Earth and the sky, we will begin to form our understanding..."

"Mr. Ronald, wait!" "Please don't do this!"

The two city-state inspectors, seeing this scene, naturally wanted to stop him.

The magic fluctuation surging from Ronald was at a terrifying level they had never witnessed before.

But just as they were about to move forward,

they found themselves frozen in place, unable to move, watching everything unfold in front of them.

This was also a result of Ronald's magic.

Without needing to recite a spell, Ronald immobilized them and slowly, unhurriedly, finished reciting the Astronomy Master's spell.

Soon after,

The completed spell's effect descended upon the people of Lier Saninia. Ronald even made sure to adjust the force used.

For the noble lord, who was also a caster, he used a bit more force to catapult him away; whereas for the ordinary soldiers, he adjusted the strength to prevent them from dying upon hitting the ground.

Whoosh—Whoosh—Whoosh—

In an instant, these individuals flew out of the oasis like meteors,

crashing into the boundless, frigid ice caps beyond.

No one could resist.

There was no miracle to change the situation.

Within the now clear oasis, only the temporary wooden platform erected by these people remained behind Ronald, standing as if nothing had changed.

Clap, clap, clap—

At this moment, Costate intentionally broke the silence with applause.

The maid watched Ronald's figure standing resolutely, speaking with a genuinely sincere tone:

"Sir, that was a beautiful spell!"

"If it were up to me to throw those people out, I couldn't have done it as effortlessly as you did!"

Now that there were no outsiders around,

even Luo De became too lazy to maintain his serious demeanor.

So he turned around, looking at the maid praising him with a mixed expression of laughter and tears:

"Costate, how many times do I have to tell you, you really don't need to flatter me like that."

Facing Ronald's sentiment, Costate also responded quite earnestly:

"Sir, as I've mentioned before, this is truly not a hollow flattery but a heartfelt admiration!"

The master and servant performed their usual interaction.

After a few seconds passed, Koya, who stood nearby, approached with a somewhat subtle expression:

"Ronald, is this really all right?"

"After all, Lier Saninia is a consortium of city-states, and by their rules—regarding anyone daring to challenge their city-state system, if it's a country, they'd certainly lodge a political plea. But if it's an individual, they would undoubtedly engage in hostile actions."

"I think opposing a nation with personal strength is not a wise choice."

Ronald responded with casual laughter:

"Koya, don't worry."

"It's, in essence, merely an ancient confederation of city-states after all."

"In this rapidly changing era, they will soon face significant challenges even in maintaining their own rule, so why would they bother to specially provoke someone like me for the sake of a lord?"

After briefly explaining his view,

Ronald then turned his gaze to the area beyond the oasis:

"Alright, now take us to the location of Ling Guang Mountain."

"What I really want to know now is that mountain, which disappears and reappears with time."

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