Chapter 539

"The World of Mages now needs to develop steadily. Once the number of mages has reached saturation, we can raise the level of the plane and expand the area of the plane."

"In the end, the foundation of our foothold and strength is knowledge. If the concentration of energy in the plane is too high and power is too easy to obtain, it will cause the development of knowledge to stagnate. Right now, the World of Mages is at this critical point. The concentration of energy must be maintained at the current level as much as possible. You know, the physiques of ordinary people born in recent years are getting stronger and stronger. Those who are slightly more talented are even born with the physique of knights. If this continues, in less than ten thousand years, we will be born extraordinary. That is not good. Therefore, it is time for us to slow down the expansion of our territory. In addition to suspending the sacrifice, the difficulty and standards of obtaining knowledge must be gradually increased. We must let the newborns know that all this is not easy to come by. We must also let them know that if they want to obtain, they must first pay a price. "

"That is why establishing colonies is the best way. After all, after the rule and integration, they will sooner or later become food for the World of Mages."

This principle was not difficult to understand. Adam easily figured it out, but there was one point that he was very concerned about. "Raising the difficulty and standards of obtaining knowledge will have a great impact on the Freedom Faction, won't it?"

Naeem nodded. "Indeed, the term resources includes many different things. Before, the most important resources were energy and materials. But now, the key point has returned to knowledge and manpower. The Holy Tower controls the Magic Net and knowledge. It can be said that it controls the promotion channels of most people. After the difficulty is raised, it will affect the Holy Tower in the short term, but it will be beneficial in the long term. But for the Freedom Faction, it will not be so friendly. Even the colonial system is the same. In fact, the Freedom Faction has been doing this for a long time, but no one paid attention to it before. When the Holy Tower clearly ordered the implementation of this system, it means that the Freedom Faction's interests will no longer be monopolized. It will even be against the rules. "

"Then what about them?" Adam asked. He did not believe that the Freedom Faction would not do anything. Even if the effects of this reform were not immediate, it was impossible for them not to see the long-term effects.

"The Free True Spirits have jointly applied to implement the Upper and Lower House system that you established in the Academy Continent. They are willing to give up part of their current benefits and join the true management of the Mage World. From the aspect of the system, they will strive for long-term benefits for themselves. This is a very smart choice, but also very naive."

Adam did not need to ask what the Holy Tower's decision was. Obviously, the free spirits' proposal was rejected. The Holy Tower would never allow the free spirits to become the 'ruling class'. Once this loophole was opened, with the talent of these maggots, they would devour the foundation faster and faster, and their appetite would grow bigger and bigger.

Furthermore, the Upper and Lower Parliament system was suitable for ordinary people, but it was definitely not suitable for Mages. It was equivalent to the Holy Tower truly handing over the ruling power to ordinary Mages. In the long run, when all Mages were used to the Upper and Lower Parliament system, the Holy Tower's right to speak would gradually weaken, and it would be difficult for them to raise it again.

"No one agreed, but we can't go too far, so we promised the Free True Spirits that they would be allowed to operate the colony together with the Otherworldly Tower. The system of the colony would be decided by the Otherworldly Tower, who represents the Holy Tower, and the Free True Spirits."

This decision was somewhat perfunctory.

The purpose of colonization was to gain more territory and resources, but to the current mages, these things were no longer important. The Holy Tower's purpose of giving them this benefit was only to appease them. The benefits that the Freedom Faction could obtain were definitely not as much as they imagined.

"Did they agree?"

Naeem nodded. "Of course they agreed. Although the benefits aren't great, at least they've obtained the legal right to stay away from the Holy Tower, and they can develop their own forces in the colony. "

Adam looked at Naeem in shock. What he had just said, in other words, did it not mean that he was giving the Free Mages a chance to become independent?

"Don't worry, their strength is ultimately due to the World of Mages as a whole. As long as they don't have the ability to establish another World of Mages, establish another magic, and directly convert advanced knowledge into power, they won't have the courage to betray us. If they even dare to have such thoughts, the Free True Spirits will fall apart on their own."

Adam asked worriedly, "What if they can?"

Naeem smiled. "Do you know the knowledge to establish a Weave?"

"Of course not."

"I don't know either. Only Prometheus, Annie, and Laura have grasped the knowledge of the Weave, and even the three of them have grasped a third of it. It's impossible for the Free Mages to have access to this knowledge. Moreover, this isn't a trivial matter. If we establish a new World of Mages under our watch and monitoring, they won't have the chance. "

"Moreover, this is also giving them a chance to choose. Let them decide for themselves whether they are ordinary vermin or germs that cause terminal diseases."

The deeper meaning of this sentence was self-evident. Ordinary vermin could be tolerated by the Mages, as they would inevitably have shadows under the sun. This was unavoidable. However, if they were germs, they could only choose to eliminate them. Even if eliminating them would cause them to be weakened for a period of time, it was still better than dying from illness.

Naeem gave Adam some time to digest this information, then said, "In this process, the role of the Ministry of Supervision will become greater and greater. We've decided to secretly train a new batch of mages with new functions, and together with the exploration robots, they will complete the task of monitoring the entire Ether Void. The initial candidates will all be chosen from the Night Watchers, but the Academy will also need to select suitable apprentices and train them from scratch."

"You want to establish a new high court?"

Naeem nodded. "Yes, and it must be kept completely secret. This high court will not participate in external recruitment, and all the students will be selected. The most basic requirement is that they have a clean background and have no attachments. They are not allowed to have the shadow of any family or financial group behind them. From the moment they are selected, they will become invisible and will never appear under the sun again. You will need to cooperate with the Third Holy Tower to establish the framework of this high court and the Ministry of Supervision. "

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Three months later, the Void Dragons came to the World of Mages. The ten Void Dragon leaders met several Necromancers in the Underworld and signed a contract with the Origin of the World of Mages, officially becoming the highest level of covenant race. As a result, the overall strength of the World of Mages rose to a new level.

At this point, the establishment of the Eighth Holy Tower was completely on track. Adam left a clone here to deal with the allocation of materials and racial coordination, while his main body once again returned to the Academy.