Great Nobleman.

Chapter 2076 Together, we explore the path to the Abyss!
Brand and the others didn't have to wait too long.

At noon, when everyone had arrived, Berhand, the host of the luncheon, announced the start of the luncheon.

Subsequently, numerous court attendants swiftly presented the guests with delicious food, fruit juices, and fine wines.

Everyone began to enjoy the food in high spirits.

It continued until everyone had almost finished eating.

Bohandai and the others tacitly bid farewell to their families and sat down at a round table in a corner of the garden, ready to discuss the important matters of the day.

Once the isolation barrier was erected, Berhand first presented a prepared confidentiality agreement for everyone to sign, and then explained:
"As you all know, the information about the Abyss-level battle on the continent of Osia the night before last was first sent by the Caesar Empire."

In fact, they also sent a proposal along with the message.

The Caesar Empire is preparing to join forces with us and three other empires, and has secretly invited the top powerhouses and leaders of the top military forces in our human alliance to a meeting.

Then together we will explore the methods and paths to reach the Abyss.

There's one sentence in their wording that I quite agree with:
Our Human Alliance currently does not have any truly Abyss-level beings.

If one day we need to face such an enemy.

While we can certainly fight back with sheer numbers, that would be far too inefficient!
After a brief silence, Perez pondered for a moment before speaking:

"That's not entirely accurate. Didn't Brand and his Earth Knights defeat the orcs [War Beasts] on the battlefield?"

The War Beast was rated as an "Abyss-level" existence by the Elf Forest.

Upon hearing this, Brand shook his head seriously and said:
"You can't calculate it that way. The essence of us Earth Knights is no match for those War Beasts of the Orcs. We're just more skilled in our methods."

To describe it specifically, it's roughly equivalent to us fighting across borders.

In contrast, the orcs' "war beasts" have essentially reached the "abyss level".

They must have initially developed this method and then hastily deployed it on the battlefield.

Later, as the orcs further refined this secret technique...

It's not impossible for the power of the [War Beast] to increase further, reaching a level that we cannot handle!

As soon as he finished speaking, Edmund nodded and said:

"Brand is right. Great magic is a supreme means for us mages to fight across borders."

Its original purpose was to be created as a top-tier mage to fight against archmages.

And facts have proven that this is feasible.

In the past, most great magic was only of the elementary level.

In the current era, grand magic has developed to a point near its peak.

Brand merely proved that ultimate magic can still help us fight across borders and defeat powerful enemies of a higher level.

However, we cannot ignore the risks involved in cross-border operations.

Upon hearing this, someone sighed:

That's true, but it's still enviable enough.

In contrast, we knights lack the means to cross borders and confront [Abyss-level] opponents.

Berhand shook his head and said:
"It's not entirely true that there's none at all. Mr. O'Neal should know some inside information, right?"

After everyone's attention turned to an elderly man with white hair and beard.

The old man nodded and said:
"Two or three hundred years ago, the Moon Empire produced a top-tier archmage of extraordinary talent, Arnold Gainres."

In his later years, in order to pave the way for the future of the Moon Empire, he secretly challenged the strongest champion knight of the Caesar Empire at the time.

My grandfather received this news from the previous emperor, and then, together with several powerful figures from the empire, secretly went to a secluded location far from the scene to watch the battle.

They recorded the entire battle process in a relatively complete manner and concluded that both sides possessed combat power exceeding that of a Grand Magus and a Champion Knight.

Specifically, while the power of some of the spells cast by Lord Arnold Gainres could not compare to the formidable spells of [Eclipse Black Sword] and [Radiant Wings] that Brand and his companions displayed on the battlefield...

However, it also clearly surpasses the full-power "Heavenly Judgment" of "Heavenly Sword" and reaches another level.

Meanwhile, the champion knight also unleashed a secret technique that should have come at a great cost.

He used that secret technique to severely injure and repel Arnold, resulting in both sides suffering heavy losses.

Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Caesar Empire should at least possess a special secret technique that allows top-tier champion knights to unleash extraordinary combat power.

Upon hearing this secret, everyone, including Brand, couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

Berhand nodded and said:

"The Moon Empire and the Caesar Empire, as long-established empires of our human alliance, do indeed possess some very powerful inherited knowledge."

Especially in the realm of knighthood, which is a common specialty among humankind.

Even across all continents, it's fair to say they possess the most advanced knightly traditions. Therefore, I tend to agree with the Caesar Empire's perspective; at least from our knightly point of view, engaging with them isn't a bad thing.

Of course, regardless of whether we agree or not, we should discuss this amongst ourselves within our empire first.

At this point in the conversation, everyone understood Berhand's idea, and they began to speak freely with each other, even gradually exchanging some profound traditions and knowledge.

Of course, this exchange soon split into two parts.

After all, the mages couldn't understand what the knights were saying at all, and vice versa.

So Brand, along with the Dean, Edmund, and Duke Dres, found a small table nearby and created another isolation barrier.

After glancing at the larger barrier next to him, he turned his head.

The dean joked:

"In fact, if Brand hadn't joined us today, we would have been even more isolated and outnumbered."

Duke Dresden smiled and nodded, saying:

"Indeed, the Empire has nine champion knights, but we archmages only have three."

I wonder when the next one will appear.

"Also, Lord Brand, what's going on with you? How come you're still only a novice archmage? Are you hiding your true level?"

In the end, both Duke Dresden, who had spoken these words, and the Dean of the Academy and Old Master Edmund cast suspicious glances at Brand.

In response, Brand simply shrugged and said in a serious tone:
"You all know that I am a mage who advanced based on the three elements."

My cultivation speed is extremely slow, and in recent years, Morning Flower Territory has been piled up with all sorts of things, so I've had practically no free time to cultivate.

Hearing this, although the doubts did not completely disappear, everyone moved on from the topic.

Edmund exclaimed:

"Actually, unlike the knights, we mages have a clearer direction to explore the [Abyss]."

With his archmage level, Brand was able to use the special secret techniques of the North Holland family to construct a framework for a top-tier mage group comparable to a top archmage or a champion knight.

Once Brand strives to become a Grand Magus, wouldn't he be able to directly attempt to touch the higher level of the Abyss?
Although there is also the question of whether the mage group framework can have such a high ceiling.

But I think it's at least feasible.

Once we truly build an Abyss-level mage corps, we might be able to attempt to gradually deduce the Archmage's subsequent Abyss Realm.

Upon hearing this, all three people's gazes once again turned to Brand.

Seeing this, Brand, who was pondering the feasibility of Edmund's idea, said somewhat helplessly:
“How can it be that easy?
Our Earth Knights' mage corps has reached its limit.

Even if I become a Grand Magus, the Earth Knight can only gain some extra sustain.

As for the framework of the [Abyss-level] mage group, that is far too far away for us. Our library's shallow heritage simply does not support us in completing this grand vision.

In comparison, it's definitely more feasible for you to design the framework for the [Abyss-level] mage guild.

Hearing Brand's evasive words, the headmaster couldn't help but joke:
"That's true, but the three of us haven't even been able to design a feasible framework for a regular large-scale mage group yet, let alone a framework for an [Abyss-level] mage group."

Moreover, I think Edmund's idea of ​​approaching the issue from the perspective of the mage corps was rather far-fetched.

If designing a framework for a [Abyss-level] mage group is really that easy, shouldn't the Elf Forest already have one?
Moreover, we'll have to go back and work backwards to improve our personal cultivation level then. Isn't that just taking a roundabout route?

Edmund complained:

"Andrew, only someone as dedicated to education as you could so easily utter such sarcastic remarks!"

The dean spread his hands innocently and said:

"Fine, fine, it's all my fault!"

Duke Dresden smiled and said:

"Let's stop with the small talk. How about we continue discussing the magical path of the Archmage?"

I think a genius like Brand will definitely understand it.

The Dean and Edmund, of course, had no interest in this proposal.

As a fellow archmage, Brand nodded in agreement with confidence.

Seeing that no one objected, Duke Dresden continued:
"I recently visited a Grand Magister on the continent of Osia."

Their path to becoming a mage, which is based on bloodline, differs considerably from ours.

But at the level of Grand Magisters, they and us orthodox elemental mages are essentially the same, albeit through different paths.

I gained some inspiration from it…

(End of this chapter)