I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 778 What is the [Source of All Laws]?
In the legendary council,
In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to Li Si, who had stood up.

No?

Why did you stand up voluntarily when you proposed the motion yourself and no one objected?
Is he opposing himself?

The legendary councilors fell silent, even those who were on good terms with Li Si.

They wanted to see what Li Si, who had just joined the Legendary Council, was up to.

"Congressman Li Si."

Minos's voice rang out, but the brief pause revealed the confusion of this magical intelligent being.

Having presided over legendary parliamentary voting meetings for so long, it had never encountered such a situation before.

However, according to the rules of the Legendary Council, there is actually no rule prohibiting members from raising objections.

Even if the objection raised by this congressman is directed at himself.

Just then, a voice rang out in Li Si's mind.

"Congressman Li Si."

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Li Si quickly realized that it was the voice of Minos, the magical intelligent being who was presiding over the meeting.

What's going on? During a meeting, the magical intelligent life form who is the host will take the initiative to start a private conversation with him?
Li Si was somewhat confused.

The intelligence he had previously gathered mentioned that the two magical intelligent life forms in the floating city were completely neutral entities.

They will also obey the councilors, but only within the authority of the legendary councilors.

When the meeting was held, all the legendary members of parliament who participated in the meeting lost their extraordinary abilities, just like ordinary people.

Even communication between them can only be achieved through dialogue.

This led to many members of parliament arguing during the meeting, and some bizarre individuals even resorted to physical attacks.

Fighting each other in this special space would at most cause some pain, but would not have any negative effects.

The magical intelligent life form has never been involved in the actions of the councilors.

Why would Minos communicate with him like this at this time?
Seemingly noticing Li Si's surprise, Minos continued:
"Congressman Li Si, please don't be surprised."

"By order of His Excellency Third Speaker Tarindra, I will provide you with assistance to the best of my ability, within the limits permitted by the rules."

“I don’t know what you want to do, but you can communicate with me if needed.”

"However, according to the Third Speaker's order, the assistance I provide to you must not be noticed by the other members of parliament. Please understand."

So it was the Third Speaker's request!
Li Si nodded slightly.

It's no wonder, as the third speaker of the association, Tarindra does indeed have the authority to directly command magical intelligent life forms.

It must have noticed what I was about to do, which is why this magical intelligent being, Minos, informed me in advance.

But we can't let the other members of parliament find out.
In that case, the help that Minos can provide is greatly limited.

However, there was nothing she could do; Tarindra clearly didn't want others to know that she, the Third Speaker, had returned to the Association.

With her around, no matter how hard Li Si tries, he can't possibly stir up the stagnant waters of the Pan-Continental Mage Association.

Many people with ulterior motives will only carefully hide themselves and will not openly confront the association's third chairman.

"What can you do for me? Can you directly change the outcome of the vote?"

Li Si asked Minos in his heart.

"I'm sorry, Lord Li Si, I cannot do that."

Minos's voice carried a hint of apology.

Perhaps because it was a private conversation, the magical intelligent life form Minos clearly felt that the emotions were more genuine.

"I can inform you in advance of the content of each voting meeting and make 'flexible' adjustments when allocating various resources to you."

Upon hearing Minos's voice, Li Si had a sudden inspiration and immediately asked:

"Then I want to know the identities of all the members present, and their voting results for each proposal, even those whose identities are shrouded in mystery. Is that possible?"

The results of each vote are not made public; only the magical intelligent being Minos can obtain the vote count.

Because each vote by members of parliament is conducted through a seemingly primitive method of raising hands, the choices of those who do not conceal their identities are known to others.

Those who use fog to conceal their identities will remain unknown to others as long as they do not reveal their identities.

After all, every vote affects the interests of certain people. If a member of parliament wants to target someone but doesn't want to be noticed, they will use the authority of their member's badge to cover their tracks.

But if that's the case, you might be able to fool others, but you certainly can't fool Minos, who is in charge.

".no problem."

Minos's voice rang out again, as if he had made a decision.

"If you wish, I will provide you with the relevant information after each parliamentary vote."

"Alright, and by the way, prepare a detailed intelligence report on all the councilors and schools of thought, and give it to me."

Li Si continued, saying that he would naturally take advantage of such a convenience.

"no problem."

This time, Minos responded much more quickly.

Li Si wanted to know the other members' choices in the vote because it represented their truest stance.

Especially those who use deception to conceal their identities, and those who join factions and exercise voting rights on behalf of others.

This would make it easier for Li Si to distinguish between friend and foe, and to speculate on the true thoughts of some members of parliament.

As Minos left, Li Si stood up and looked around at all the legendary councilors present.

He had just chatted with Minos for a while, but with his legendary mage's thought process, only a fleeting moment had passed.

Minos's voice echoed through the palace once more:

"Congressman Lee, please explain your opinion."

Li Si nodded, smiled, and looked at everyone present, saying:

"I know that many of you are curious about why I would establish a completely new school of thought and name it 'The Source of All Laws'."

"Many people think I'm too flamboyant. As a disciple of the [Flame of Judgment], I think I'm awesome just because I own the Kane Floating City."

"Although I am indeed quite awesome, after I came to the Pan-Continental Mage Association, I suddenly felt that I had thought too highly of the Pan-Continental Mage Association before."

"In other words, I'm quite disappointed with the current Pancontinental Mage Association."

Li Si looked around, laughing as he spoke words that seemed to mock everyone. Those around him, including Aurelion and his friends, cast somewhat surprised glances at him.

In their prior communication with Li Si, they also felt that Li Si was a relatively easy-going person.

Now it seems that's how it was!
This is clearly showing off and launching a sweeping attack on the entire map!

When they argued about the previous proposals, Li Si did not express any opinions, and he also abstained from voting.

They thought Li Si was going to keep a low profile for a while and focus on developing the "Source of All Laws" school.

But now it seems that it wasn't Li Si who wanted to keep a low profile at all!

This is clearly a plan to go all out!

Even so, unlike before, no member of parliament took the initiative to refute Li Si.

They wanted to wait and see what Li Si was planning to do.

"Professor Stephens didn't talk to me much about the association before, but at the time I thought that as the 'holy land' in the hearts of all mages, the Pancontinental Mage Association must be a completely different place."

"Here, the pursuit of higher and stronger extraordinary knowledge should be the goal of everyone in the association."

"But I haven't felt that way about the Pan-Continental Mage Association right now."

"All I see are the councilors who hold the highest power in the Pan-Continental Mage Association fighting each other and forming factions every day for so-called resources."

"They stay holed up in the Pan-Continental Mage Association every day, ignoring the development and changes of the entire Gaia world, as if being a legendary mage and controlling two floating cities would give them peace of mind."

"Even so, I don't think you are truly pursuing knowledge and wisdom; you are just blindly pursuing more power and authority."

"For example, the various schools of thought and the legendary council within the association have now become places where most people fight for power and target each other, rather than making the entire Pancontinental Mage Association better."

Li Si looked at everyone present, his smile growing even brighter.

He continued:
"Take your so-called top schools and first-class schools, for example. In order to become stronger, they will keep the extraordinary knowledge they have mastered to the shelf and only allow people in the school to learn it."

"Are you doing this for the good of your school of thought, in pursuit of a higher level of magic?"

"You just want to monopolize that knowledge in this way, so that others will always be one step behind you."

“You all think I’m arrogant, that I’ve only recently become a legend and I dare to use the name ‘Source of All Laws’.”

"This guy is really arrogant. Does a small school of thought really think it can master all kinds of spells?"

Li Si said with a smile, his voice echoing throughout the palace, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Do you think that 'the source of all magic' refers to one or more types of magic?"

"No!"

"The source of all things refers to only one thing: wisdom!"

"We monks are a group of travelers who are forever on the path of pursuing knowledge and wisdom."

"The reason why First Speaker Osiris chose to establish the Pancontinental Mage Association after the glorious era of many magical empires came to an end is precisely so that we, the travelers who forever pursue wisdom, can support and help each other to explore higher realms of magic."

"And now, I believe that the schools of thought within the association have gone down the wrong path."

"The reason I chose to establish the [Source of All Laws] is to correct this mistake!"

Li Si paused for a moment, then continued:

"In the source of all laws, all extraordinary knowledge will be made public without any restrictions."

"As long as you can learn it, no one will prevent you from learning knowledge and pursuing wisdom because of differences in schools of thought or abilities."

"Of course, as long as someone has mastered new extraordinary knowledge and created new spell models, they can receive contributions from the [Source of All Laws] and exchange them for qualifications for floating cities and extraordinary materials."

"Only by opening up channels for advancement from top to bottom can the entire Pan-Continental Mage Association become stronger, and can the mages have a broader and brighter future."

Li Si stopped speaking and looked at all the councilors present with a smile.

He could sense the curiosity, the感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing feelings, reflections, scrutiny, mockery, and disdain in the gazes directed at him.
But he didn't care about any of that.

As the Third Speaker, Tarindra, said, the Pancontinental Mage Association has been stable for far too long.

So much so that they began to resemble an old man entering his twilight years, their steps faltering, unable to move forward any further.

Ultimately, it is the existence of the councilors who control the most resources and the greatest power in the Pan-Continental Mage Association that makes the Pan-Continental Mage Association rigid.

Li Si noticed that the council members of the association, even Aurelion, were focused on legends and those beings that were advantageous to them.

They have never cared about the legendary mages.

Naturally, the resources that the Pan-Continental Mage Association has been giving to mages below the legendary level have become increasingly scarce.

Of course, not all legendary politicians are like that.

But legendary mages who spend a lot of time in the association inevitably end up like this.

As for those legendary members of parliament who disliked him, they were basically too lazy to attend the so-called voting meetings.

Only legendary mages who have stayed in the association for a long time would devote more energy to such matters and fight for power and profit.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Councilor Li Si, are you saying that the entire Pancontinental Mage Association and the Legendary Council are wrong?"

"Do you think that the pioneers who established the school of thought were all wrong?"

Li Si looked in the direction from which the sound came.

[Twilight Messenger] Maxim, a member of the Myriad Forms!

The image of the councilor who had spoken out against him flashed through Li Si's mind, and he said without changing his expression:
“Congressman Maxim, your thinking is far too one-sided.”

"I think the Pan-Continental Mage Association is in trouble now, and many schools of thought are 'sick.' Am I the one opposing the system of schools of thought?"

"I believe that everything is in a state of development and change, and the entire Gaia world is no exception."

"For example, the various magical empires that have existed in the past have thoroughly promoted and developed magic."

"For example, the newly established Pan-Continental Mage Association preserved the spark of magic that was almost extinguished."

"For example, the school system that the association once promoted clarified the previously chaotic magic system and allowed it to develop better."

"And now, I believe it's time for the Pan-Continental Mage Association to undergo a complete transformation!"

"The whole world is changing. The destruction of the Elven Royal Court, the appearance of the [Crystal of Phillips], and the conflict between the Church of the Gods and the followers of the evil god prove that the whole world is about to undergo a great change!"

"And the Pan-Continental Mage Association must also change in order to better embrace the future!"

(End of this chapter)