I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 789 Magical Journals and Papers

Jonas City, [Source of All Laws] Mage Tower

"Then, welcome to the new addition of His Excellency Simone, the Free Reciter."

Li Si smiled and extended his hand to Simone.

"Haha, of course!"

Simone didn't hesitate and laughed as well.

He originally had no intention of joining the Source of All Laws.

Previously, at the voting meeting of the Legendary Council, he only intended to meet the disciple of the Second Speaker.

However, he did not expect that Li Si's declaration regarding the tenets of the "Source of All Laws" school would be so unique.

It was around that time that he developed a strong interest.

This applies not only to the "source of all laws," but also to Li Si himself.

He was very curious. As the disciple of the Second Speaker, Li Si would naturally gain a lot of support if he joined the Pan-Continental Mage Association.

Given his circumstances, not to mention the [Tower of Ashes] school, which practically regards the Second Speaker [Flame of Judgment] Stephens as a god, even the other two top schools would give Li Si enough respect.

However, Li Si did not choose to join any school of thought, but instead chose to establish a new school.

So far, the situation is still considered normal.

Given Li Si's special status and the floating city of Kane that he controls, it wouldn't be difficult for him to make the newly established school of thought the fourth top school in the Pan-Continental Mage Association, provided he puts in enough effort.

In fact, even if Li Si did nothing, he could still obtain enough benefits within the order system of the Pan-Continental Mage Association.

However, Li Si did not choose to do that.

His declaration at the voting meeting was tantamount to launching an attack on all schools of thought within the association, placing him on the opposite side of any school of thought.

This applies not only to the three top schools of thought, but also to those declining schools that have no legendary members.

In fact, the leaders and members of those declining schools of thought are still able to live quite well thanks to the accumulation of knowledge and experience over the years.

Compared to those top schools of thought, they are simply unable to access the association's most exclusive resources.

However, compared to other monks who were rejected by their schools of thought, the difference in their treatment and conditions was quite significant.

Within the Pan-Continental Mage Association, the number of mages who can be accepted by the school of thought is actually not large.

Most mages can only obtain the status of "student" of a school.

This so-called "researcher" is actually someone who can accept commissions from this school of thought and earn rewards by completing the commissioned tasks.

However, their actual treatment is incomparable to that of true members of the school, and they also cannot obtain the truly precious magical knowledge of the school.

This is the true position of the school of thought within the Pan-Continental Mage Association.

Most mages see joining a school as their only chance to get ahead.

At the same time, all the monks who have joined the school are beneficiaries of this situation and will spontaneously maintain the operation of this model.

This is also one of the reasons why the Pan-Continental Buddhist Association has become increasingly rigid over the years.

Of course, there are exceptions.

Many mid- to low-level mages were quite dissatisfied with the situation of the Pan-Continental Mage Association, and had no choice but to leave the association to go out and gain experience.

There are also legendary mages among them.

However, the power of the school of thought was simply too great, leaving many people helpless.

Simone, a free-spirited chanter, is one of them.

However, he was different from the others. He didn't care about the floating city magic workshop; he simply loathed its rigid and inflexible atmosphere.

This is why he rarely appears in the Legendary Council, instead choosing to travel among the various cities under the Association's jurisdiction.

The reason I attended that legendary council's voting meeting was because I was curious about Li Si.

However, he did not expect that this would spark his interest.

When Li Si invited him, Simone did not refuse in the slightest.

"Now that I'm the deputy editor-in-chief of the [Source of All Laws] magic journal, there are some things I'd like to confirm with you."

After reaching an agreement, the atmosphere in the room eased considerably, and Simone smiled and spoke to Li Si.

"Shall we talk about the benefits of joining the [Source of All Laws] first?"

Li Si was not surprised by Simone's enthusiasm; he knew Simone's personality very well.

In short, this guy is a real entertainer!

Wherever there's excitement in the Pan-Continental Mage Association, this guy will be there.

Of course, Simeone still cares quite a bit about the promises he made.

Otherwise, Li Si wouldn't have felt comfortable recruiting Simone.

Simone, who had not originally joined any school of thought and was proficient in a wide range of spells, was the most suitable candidate, besides Li Si, to manage the magic journal.

"Those are all irrelevant issues. I'm more curious about your journal!"

Simone waved his hand dismissively, holding in his hand the emerald green-covered book, *Nature*.

"I just glanced through these journals, and each journal seems to correspond to papers in a different field of magic?"

What is a thesis?

Li Si smiled and nodded, but instead of answering directly, he looked at Simone and asked:
"What do you think are the differences between the papers in these magical journals and those in the previous magical books?"

"This"

Simone hesitated for a moment, then opened the not-so-thick copy of Nature again and selected a paper to read.

While flipping through the papers, Simone seemed to notice something, flipping back and forth to compare different papers.

After a moment, Simone looked up at Li Si and said with a somewhat solemn expression:

“These journals were all written by you, Li Si. I hadn’t noticed before. It seems that the format of these papers is quite similar.”

"Moreover, compared to the previous magic books, the 'thesis' format is more concise and clear, making it easier to understand its meaning?"

"Indeed it is."

Li Si nodded and continued:

"Unlike other extraordinary professions, books are the most important source of knowledge for mages."

"We preserve knowledge through magic books, hoping to pass on our wisdom."

"But unfortunately, most of the mages who left behind magic books recorded their stories from their own subjective perspectives, which makes them difficult to understand and may even contain errors, omissions, and contradictions."

"As legendary mages, we are naturally able to clearly recognize this issue and have enough wisdom to understand the knowledge recorded in the magic book."

"But for most mages below the legendary level, this is a significant obstacle to their learning and understanding of the wisdom of their predecessors."

At this point, Li Si pointed to several magic journals on the table in front of him and said to Simone with a smile:

“I wanted to create a clearer and more concise form to record the knowledge and wisdom of the monks, and I named this form ‘papers’.” “I believe that this ‘paper’ form can make the way of expressing knowledge gradually clearer, and use rigorous logic to build a complete chain from speculation to verification. Through various requirements such as unified terminology, supporting examples, and citation standards, we can ensure the accuracy and repeatability of information, so that the wisdom of the monks can be preserved for a long time and form a knowledge system that can be passed down across generations.”

"Indeed, this would bring about significant changes."

Simone nodded, becoming even more interested in Li Si.

He was very curious about how Li Si had noticed these things.

For the average mage, not being able to understand a spellbook?
That's your own problem; you're too stupid and dumb!
Who would have thought of setting a format to help monks record their knowledge more clearly?

Simply presenting this so-called "paper" wouldn't cause much of a stir.

However, the benefits of Li Si putting "papers" and "magical journals" together are greater than the sum of their parts!

“Simone, you should have noticed.”

"The contents of these magic journals are basically different."

Li Si continued:

"Take Nature for example, which mainly publishes magical knowledge in the fields of nature and life."

"The 'Elements' magazine mainly publishes magical knowledge in the four basic elemental domains, and the others are similar."

“But The World has no such restrictions and focuses only on publishing papers that are important enough.”

Simone listened attentively to Li Si's design concept for the magic journal, nodding occasionally.

"So, Li Si, how often do you plan to publish these journals?"

"Once a month."

Li Si replied directly.

"A month?"

“Isn’t it a little short?”

Simone frowned.

He glanced through the magic journal in his hand and naturally understood the time and effort required to complete a paper.

With so many magic journals, it's impossible for Li Si to write all the papers by himself, right?
"No problem, I was prepared."

Li Si said with a smile.

He knew very well that the so-called "papers" and "magical journals" were too novel for most mages.

It will take time to get them to accept these ideas, let alone get those monks to write and submit papers on their own initiative.

Therefore, Li Si had already made preparations when he started planning these magic journals.

He possesses a considerable amount of magical knowledge, most of which has been compiled into spellbooks and placed in the library of the Source of All Magic.

The rest is what Li Si plans to publish gradually in the magic journal "Source of All Laws".

After all, the only difference between the content required for publication in the magic journal and that of the [Source of All Laws] library was that it posed no difficulty for Li Si.

Moreover, Li Si did not actually need to write those papers himself.

Simply throw the relevant magical knowledge and thesis format to the magical intelligent life form, Little Black, and you can wait for it to chug out the thesis.

If you do the math, even if a magic journal is published once a month, and there are no other submissions, it would take more than ten years for Li Si's prepared papers to be published.

Li Si didn't think that with the wisdom of the mages, they couldn't understand what a thesis was.

Once they realize the importance of the magic journal, they will spontaneously and proactively begin to study it.

"Okay, as long as you're prepared."

Simone nodded, then said:

“Li Si, I think I understand your intention in preparing these magic journals, but wouldn’t it seem too ‘cheap’ to publish magic knowledge like this?”

Seemingly noticing the ambiguity in his statement, Simone then added:
“I understand your purpose in wanting to facilitate the flow of knowledge and wisdom, but this is ultimately from our perspective.”

"As legendary mages, we have the ability and resources to face the changes this brings."

"But what about those mages below the legendary level?"

"For example, these papers, if they publish the knowledge they have acquired for free, will it have a great impact on them?"

"For example, some mages make their fortunes through exclusive magical knowledge. If this is made public, wouldn't it make it difficult for those mages to cope?"

"This is reform, and reform will bring about change!"

Hearing Simone's concerns, Li Si said solemnly:

"I don't deny that there will always be people who don't like the changes that come with them, and they may suffer as a result."

"But that's not the reason I'm stopping!"

"They have their reasons for keeping their exclusive knowledge secret, but if they are abandoned by the times and magic because of this, they will have to bear the consequences themselves."

"Of course, there will also be some support for those monks who choose to share their knowledge and wisdom."

"For example, the resource support that can be obtained from the Source of All Laws and the Kane Floating City."

"This is the meaning of the existence of the [Source of All Laws]!"

Li Si had considered all these possible consequences.

After all, Li Si was bringing a new change to the Pan-Continental Mage Association, so he naturally had to consider how to improve it.

If it really causes serious consequences, it would be a great loss for Li Si.

He can't just pack up and leave.

The reason for paying such a high price was that Li Si had a vague premonition that the key to his further advancement lay in this.

Li Si was willing to pay any price to reach higher levels more quickly.

However, the actual burden on Li Si might not be as great as imagined.

With the support of Kane's Floating City and the [Philips Crystal], Li Si didn't need to prepare the magical resources required.

Moreover, those mages who joined the Source of All Laws were also a unique "resource" for Li Si.

After Li Si set up a teleportation array between Kane Floating City, Danro Port, and the Pan-Continental Mage Association, the movement of people and supplies became much more efficient.

It's important to know that the various magical items crafted by mages are the most important resources for adventurers.

Especially for adventurers exploring the small world through the [Philips Crystal], all kinds of magical items are readily available.

The resources Li Si provided to those mages could largely be obtained by simply listing them as a sect commission at the [Source of All Laws].

"Hands-on work brings abundance; the more you do, the more resources you can acquire for magical research."

Li Si only needs to contribute some additional school contribution points and gold coins.

Since it doesn't involve arcane points, Li Si can do whatever he wants!
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