Amidst the surging clamor of denunciation, the Noble Dean gestured downwards with his palm towards the surrounding crowd, and the esteemed upper-class individuals very cooperatively quieted down.
“Luo Ning · Lannister, although I would very much like to immediately order the revocation of your status as a student, because the regulations stipulate that a defendant also possesses the right to self-defense, I am willing to grant you five minutes.”
After the Noble Dean finished speaking in a condescending tone, he sat back down in his seat.
Luo Ning took a deep breath, controlling his emotions so that anger would not affect his thinking.
His current situation was very unfavorable to him; any defense would be difficult to make persuasive, so what he needed to do was not to convince these fools, but to make them suspicious.
Once the seeds of distrust were sown, then his room for maneuver would be greatly enlarged; otherwise, if he allowed the enemy to say whatever they wanted, he might very well have his status revoked and then be thrown into some unknown mine.
Having been reborn into such an interesting world, Luo Ning was unwilling to dig stones in a mine for the rest of his life!
Releasing a light breath, Luo Ning slowly said: “I, Luo Ning · Lannister, swear in the name of my family, that if the following statements contain any falsehoods, then may the name of the Lannister Family be abandoned by gods and men alike!”
As soon as these words came out, many nobles covered their mouths and exclaimed in surprise.
Swearing by the reputation of one's family was as serious as a nobleman raising a blood banner to avenge a relative! It was a result of unending conflict.
Even the most incompetent nobleman would not joke about this.
The Noble Dean frowned; although he did not like the little brat in front of him, he also sensed that things were not simple.
“Then tell me about your experiences.” Tapping the armrest, the Noble Dean said.
“I encountered premeditated deception; that deceiver is Anna on the stage.
Before the trial, Anna proposed to team up with me; because the two of us had known each other since childhood, out of consideration for friendship, I agreed to her and listed her trial task as the primary target for subjugation.
I believed that I had already done everything that a friend could do, but Anna repaid kindness with enmity; she used wine mixed with a dizziness potion to knock me unconscious, and then stole all the valuables on my person, including a Formal Level magic staff…”
As soon as his voice fell, a furious shout came from the high platform on the second floor.
“Absurd!!! You are not even a High Apprentice, where did you get a Formal Level magic staff?”
People are only willing to believe what they want to believe; once someone takes the lead, then naturally others will follow.
“That's right, it is extremely difficult for a High Apprentice to possess a magic staff of the same level, how can a Low Apprentice like you possess one?
“Full of lies!!! Even the treasure vault of an ordinary noble family may not have a Formal Level magic staff in its collection; you, who are not even the heir, what qualifications do you have to possess one? Could it be that your elder is a Formal Level powerhouse, and she died and then inherited the magic staff to you…”
Hearing this sentence, Luo Ning suddenly raised his head.
The one who said this was that frivolous blond man; in his memory, the other party and the original owner were very much at odds, the reason seemed to be because of a stage drama actress.
Both sides took a fancy to a female actor at the same time; in the end, the female actor agreed to the original owner's invitation to dinner; from then on, the frivolous blond man had a feud with the original owner, and would often make trouble for the original owner from time to time.
While Luo Ning was thinking, the frivolous blond man opened his mouth once again.
He gave a noble salute to the surrounding people that could not be faulted, and then said loudly: “Respected mentors, seniors, rather than listening to the one-sided words of Luo Ning Student, I think it would be better to listen to the opinions of the Students about him; in addition, I have also collected a copy of his performance in the academy, I believe that after you Lords have read it, you will understand what kind of person he is…”
The frivolous blond man distributed the documents to the academy mentors; after the mentors read them, their brows furrowed deeply.
Then the frivolous blond man invited a group of Students; not surprisingly, none of these Students said good things; all of them were accusing Luo Ning of his evil deeds at the school.
In these people's mouths, Luo Ning was portrayed as a second-generation scion who bullied men and dominated women, and committed all kinds of evil.
Luo Ning did not refute when these lackeys accused him; he was thinking about the relationship between the frivolous blond man and this matter.
Inadvertently, Luo Ning noticed that the frivolous blond man gave him a grinning sneer.
At the moment of seeing this expression, Luo Ning had a guess in his heart.
It is said that the frivolous blond man is the brother-in-law of Great Mage Siweier… If he was causing trouble behind the scenes, then everything would make sense.
No wonder Anna dared to appear in front of him swaggeringly after betraying him; it turned out that she had clung to a thigh.
Not surprisingly, all of his things should already be in the hands of the frivolous blond man.
These two guys are the masterminds who framed him!!!
They planned the entire trap, from the honey trap at the beginning to the current crazy accusations; everything was to make him unable to turn over forever, so that they could use Luo Ning's items openly and enjoy the superiority of deciding his life and death.
Luo Ning gritted his steel teeth so hard that they creaked; he couldn't wait to rush up now and grind the enemy's bones to ashes!
But reason told him that he must not act at this time; once he acted, he would fall into the enemy's trap; the other party's plan must have an option that he would immediately accidentally kill someone if he acted.
So even if he was angry in his heart, Luo Ning could not show it, because the situation was stronger than him.
......
The frivolous blond man had already become the protagonist of the scene; after introducing the ridiculous “lackey” testimony, he took out a set of self-justifying evidence.
He took out Vampire teeth and mission scrolls from Luo Ning's package and said loudly: “Respected mentors, this is Luo Ning Student's trial mission this time; the goal is to subjugate the Vampires that are disturbing Iron Hand Town; according to the information collected by the academy, the difficulty of this mission is at the Intermediate Apprentice level; to complete it requires at least a team of 6 or more Intermediate Apprentices to be confident; and as far as I know, Luo Ning Student is still just a Low-Rank Apprentice, so it is impossible for him to complete the mission; then where did these things come from? It can't be that Luo Ning Student killed them alone…”
As he spoke, the frivolous blond man made a very exaggerated “surprised” expression.
The crowd at the scene cooperated and made laughter that made people feel embarrassed.
Luo Ning was trembling with anger.
The excitement of learning magic had completely faded away; now, Luo Ning's heart was only filled with nearly explosive resentment.
Why should he have to experience all of this before his eyes!
Why could the other party unscrupulously seize his things!
Why could they, after taking away his things, still insult him even more!!!
Just because he was weaker than them!!!!
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The frivolous blond man's words were the last straw that broke Luo Ning's back.
After experiencing a burst of whispering inside the auditorium, under the leadership of someone with ulterior motives, the noisy discussions converged into one voice.
“Execute him!”
“Execute him!!”
“Execute him!!!”
Listening to the deafening shouts around him, the Noble Dean knew that it was time to pass judgment.
Although he knew in his heart that there must be something fishy here, the Noble Dean did not intend to investigate further; he intended to sell Tower Master a favor; anyway, it was just kicking out a half-crippled outsider heir, and it was no big deal.
“Luo Ning Student has committed the most unforgivable taboo of the Magic Academy.”
“In Rhine Duchy, insulting women is punishable by death.”
“If it weren't for the blood of the Lannister Family flowing in your veins, you would be sentenced to death now; you should be grateful for your surname; it saved you.”
“After discussion by the academy leadership, the following judgment will be made against you.”
“The academy will officially revoke your student status and report the crimes you have committed to the Noble Council; the subsequent punishment will be decided by the Noble Council; you are now ordered to leave the academy before sunset; the academy does not welcome criminals to stay.”