Chapter 533

Nicholas the Fifth could still be considered to have restrained himself. He strictly ordered his subordinates not to preach at will in the rear. However, the human heart was always not enough. After suddenly possessing extraordinary power and having the power to control the lives of people who were originally on the same level as themselves, the greed in their hearts was exposed.

Very few people could resist this temptation.

As the rear gradually stabilized, all kinds of dirty and disgusting things were happening at every moment. However, the most terrifying thing was that those who were being oppressed did not feel that they were being treated in a way that made their hair stand on end. Instead, they saw it as a matter of course.

There was only oppression and bullying happening, but there was no sound of resistance. This made Nicholas the Fifth, who had always been fighting on the frontlines, feel that his Scepter Empire was the true 'destiny'. He believed that he and the Scepter Empire that he established were the most suitable forces to replace the mages to rule the Academy Continent.

As for whether the mages would allow it or not, he felt that he did not need to worry about it. He could tell from the mages' attitude that they did not care who the ruler of the Academy Continent was. It was fine as long as they were obedient.

Nicholas the Fifth felt that of course he was obedient. He transferred the divine core from himself to the Scepter, which was the greatest sincerity. After completely pacifying the Academy Continent, he could very well hand over the Scepter to the mages. He believed that the mages would be very pleased to have the mortals under their control.

However, he only hoped that he and his family could rule the Academy Continent forever and obtain a huge amount of resources from it to support more family members to become mages. He even fantasized that one day, if a True Soul Mage with the surname Nicholas appeared, how great of a glory and how great of a benefit it would be. Perhaps the future of the mages' world would operate according to Nicholas' will.

However, he did not know that the situation behind him that he did not notice was all revealed to the eyes of the Academy Department. Those people were all sentenced to death.

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Adam welcomed a guest that he had not seen for a long time.

"Ophelia, long time no see."

When the Scepter Empire was about to take over the entire Academy continent, Ophelia, who had not seen or contacted Adam for a long time, suddenly connected to Adam's original communicator number and found him.

The two of them had nothing to do with each other for a long time. A long time ago, after the evil god incident on Madeira Island, the Johnson Family and the Alfred Family had controlled Madeira Island under Adam's instructions for a hundred years. When the Academy Continent was just born, it was also under Adam's guidance that the Johnson Family survived the purge smoothly. It could be said that the Johnson Family's kindness of taking care of him for sixteen years had been repaid several times over.

This also meant that the last bond between Adam and Ophelia had disappeared. He did not expect that Ophelia would actually come looking for him again.

Now, Ophelia stood in front of Adam, her heart no longer having any unnecessary emotions. The difference in status between the two was huge. Ophelia had just become a 9th-level mage, while Adam could already occupy a place in the center of the mage world.

In the past few hundred years, Adam's name had been like thunder to the ears. She had also participated in the war against the disaster zone, but as an ordinary member of the Fourth Holy Tower Legion, she could only listen to the orders of the headquarters led by Adam. She did not even have the qualifications to see Adam.

Ophelia respectfully bowed to Adam and said, "Sir Adam, I apologize for disturbing you. This time, I have come on behalf of the Johnson Family of the Academy Continent."

Adam gestured for her to sit, then asked, "The Johnson Family? How is old Earl Johnson? "

"He passed away two hundred and seventy years ago."

Adam said, "My apologies, this is really regrettable. Earl Johnson was a perfect knight and noble."

Ophelia shook her head, changing the topic. "The Johnson Family has always carried out the will of the Academy Continent, never once overstepping their boundaries. This time, the family asked me to come find you because the Scepter Empire has entered the family territory to spread their religion."

"What is your attitude?"

"The family is not willing to join the Scepter Empire, nor does it allow the people in the territory to become believers. However, their missionaries are unscrupulous and very powerful. The family's knights are unable to fight against them. The family asked for my help, but I know that you have issued a ban, forbidding any official mage from participating in or interfering with the progress of the war, so … "

Adam nodded. "Indeed, you cannot do anything, but this problem is easy to solve."

As he spoke, Adam sent a group of advanced law enforcement robots into the Johnson Family territory in front of Ophelia, directly killing the local missionaries.

Ophelia breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, after being a mage for so many years, her relationship with the family was already very shallow. The reason why she came this time was only because old Johnson had asked her before his death to ensure that the family bloodline would not be cut off no matter what.

"Thank you for your help. As for me, I will …"

Adam interrupted her, and asked an unexpected question. "Is the Johnson Family interested in becoming one of the rulers of the Academy Continent?"

Ophelia was stunned, and subconsciously said, "No, they don't have that kind of talent."

Adam smiled. "Don't be in a hurry to refuse. This will only be good for you and no harm. Moreover, the rule I'm talking about is different from what you think."

"But …"

Adam waved his hand. "You came at the right time. Nicholas the Fifth is also outside the Academy City. Don't leave for now, think about it."

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For the Scepter Empire, after confirming their absolute advantage in the war, the situation of the war expanded like a rolling snowball. In just a short year, he had almost conquered the entire Academy Continent. He felt that he was qualified to come to the Academy City to meet the mages and establish his legal right to rule.

A thousand elite knights of the royal court and three hundred of the most powerful mages of the royal court surrounded Nicholas the Fifth, who was holding a scepter, and stood outside the Academy City. Before he could announce his name, a group of law enforcement robots suddenly descended, separated him from his subordinates, and brought him directly to Adam without giving him any chance to speak.

Nicholas the Fifth was a little helpless. He had imagined countless situations of meeting, but none of them were similar to this. No matter how he looked at it, the mage's attitude towards him was not very friendly.

In the blink of an eye, he found himself in a huge room. The screens around him were broadcasting the overall situation of the Academy Continent. On a few screens that were pinned to the top, the filthy actions of the missionaries were vividly seen. Nicholas the Fifth's heart turned cold.

Right in front of him, several blurry figures seemed to be sitting high in the sky.