Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 176: Undercurrents in the Online Exchange Meeting
Time quickly arrived at Friday. Before the official exchange meeting at nine o'clock in the evening, almost all members of the Spellcaster Forum had logged in. Small groups composed of members spent points to open private chat rooms and started enthusiastic exchanges in advance.

Harvey no longer had to entrust familiar members of the forum to purchase the Federation's monthly bulletin on his behalf through the instant delivery service of the magic network teleportation array as usual. Now that there was a magic encyclopedia section that had not yet been officially opened, the three Federation spellcasters responsible for uploading and entering the information would upload the Federation's bulletin to the forum on time.

If other members want to check the contents of the bulletin in the future, they only need to pay points, and there is no need to wait for the long delivery service as in the past.

In the past, Harvey could only rely on his colleague Lambert in the academy of Alaye to send him communiqués using magic messengers. However, the transmission disadvantages of magic messengers were very obvious. It was fine for a few thin pages of ordinary letter paper, but once a heavy item like a communiqué, which weighed half a book, was carried, both the flying speed and the frequency of plane travel would be greatly reduced.

This speed, which is only twice as fast as that of an ordinary postman's carriage, often requires a delay of nearly a month to arrive, which means that every time Harvey reads, he is reading outdated content published last month.

Clicking on the first column of the Magic Encyclopedia, Harvey immediately saw the content of the latest issue of the bulletin published yesterday. The front page was the paper that he had anonymously inserted into the Magic Encyclopedia.

After repeatedly reading the paper evaluation mentioned at the beginning of the article, Harvey couldn't help but chuckle at the high praise and affirmation from the Federation's chief, Kemo Salas.

No one dislikes sincere praise and compliments from others, especially a low-level necromancer like Harvey who has encountered various invisible discriminations countless times in the past.

Although he did not explicitly disclose his identity as a necromancer in this paper, as a member of the least popular profession in the spellcaster faction, Harvey was quite satisfied with his research results and theoretical writings and the achievements he had made.

Without studying diligently in the Undead Academy and being exposed to the forbidden research topic of soul refining in the theoretical system of necromancy, Harvey would not have successfully completed the soul transfer experiment of alchemical life, nor would he have accidentally analyzed some of the secret knowledge related to the magic network.

It was also thanks to this part of the knowledge of magic network that almost no one has explored that he was able to complete the control experiment and write this research paper that was regarded as groundbreaking and subversive.

"The research of the Undead spellcasters into the realm of souls and the magic web may soon give rise to a completely new school of magic that will no longer be considered taboo and blasphemous..."

Harvey closed the forum section of the Magic Encyclopedia, stretched contentedly, and was handed a cup of freshly brewed fruit tea. He turned around and saw Asdalen looking at him with a slightly bent waist.

On the metal head unique to alchemical life, a pair of eyes shone with the crimson fire of the soul. "Let me congratulate you, sir, on your achievements, and the recognition and praise you have received..."

Harvey took the teacup with a smile and said softly, "It's not just me, but also you, Reiner, Pierce, and even Egno who just joined us. This is our joint effort. After all... we are the true fellow travelers."

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[Scorching Overlord: Everyone, at today's exchange meeting, we must first congratulate a forum member. I'm sure you all already know that this gentleman anonymously published a research paper that combines bold hypotheses with meticulous verification. It shatters the hypocritical concepts that the church has instilled in the general public for hundreds of years, and has also opened up a new research direction for countless research-oriented spellcasters: the practical application of magic power in different manifestations!]

[Man in the Mirror: @Mr. Kel'Thuzad, congratulations! ]

Son of Flame: @Mr. Kel'Thuzad, sincere congratulations! This paper is a slap in the face of the Church, and it vindicates those spellcasters skilled in alchemical potions and bloodline strengthening spells who have long been slandered and suppressed by them! Stormrunner: The secret lies above! @Mr. Kel'Thuzad, the research results you published this time will surely be recorded in the annals of the Union's magic history. It is undoubtedly a groundbreaking contribution!

As soon as the exchange meeting started, under the leadership of the Burning Lord, Harvey was immediately caught up in a sea of congratulations from all the members. No matter they were members with a Federation background, members from the Wizarding Kingdom, or even members of the elves and dwarves who were obviously non-human, they all expressed their sincere praise to him.

Harvey was not immediately overwhelmed. He took the time to pull out the list of speakers from the energy array server and quickly browsed through it. He found that among the more than 30 forum members, a few four or five people had clearly entered the chat room of the exchange meeting but did not participate in the speech at all.

"It seems that this group of people are clearly leaning towards the Church, or they are spellcasters with shallow believer status. They are very likely from the ancient spellcasting families of the Seven Wizarding Kingdoms. They are typical neutral conservatives."

The magical history that Harvey learned in the elementary courses at the School of the Undead clearly recorded that during the Hundred Years' War between the Church and wizards, there were many spellcasters in the countries of the Southern Continent who came from wizarding families with a long tradition, but they sided with the Church and became "traitors" who ruthlessly encircled and suppressed other wizards who were also spellcasters.

Harvey slid the button on the magic brain instrument and quietly marked the silent members with symbols of special attention.

The Spellcaster Forum will never tolerate the appearance of traitors or traitors, and neutral and wavering factions must be suppressed at any time to reverse their positions and biases.

As the forum has grown to its current size, Harvey no longer has high requirements for the forum's secrecy. Rumors have long been circulating in the spellcaster world - an ancient non-human being has founded a spellcaster forum located in the magic network plane, and only high-level spellcasters are eligible to be invited to join.

Anyway, no matter what the private identities of the forum members are, as long as they are all anonymous in the forum, there is no need to worry about a member's real identity being exposed and implicating Harvey, the founder and administrator. After all, he has put on layer upon layer of small vests for himself and does not care about being "magically opened" by others.

Kel'Thuzad: Thank you all for your unreserved praise and commendation! But I must say that the reason I was able to complete the experiment and successfully publish this research is entirely due to the help and support of @Mr. Scorching Overlord, @Mr. Son of Flame, and @Mr. Man in the Mirror...

Kel'Thuzad: Whether it's the theoretical preparation for the experiment, the experimental materials, or the collection of target receptors, all of this is thanks to all of you gentlemen. Therefore, I'd like to say that this honor should go to the Spellcaster Forum. This is also the purpose of Mr. Turing's founding of the forum. As we advance in the path of magic, only the selfless help and communication of fellow practitioners can truly allow us to go further...

Sitting in front of the magic brain instrument, Phil Holden suddenly recalled the academic content that Kel'Thuzad had discussed with him some time ago. Seeing the other party type out his member code name, he couldn't help but laugh with a little pride.

"Hehe, this guy is quite sensible. I just provided him with a piece of almost semi-public information about the demon clan, but I didn't expect him to actually take this favor to heart..."

Mr. Son of Flame smoothed his slightly messy red hair, feeling secretly satisfied.

"Mr. Kel'Thuzad has always been so humble and sincere that it's hard not to be impressed. The Quinn brothers have long praised him highly. We must do everything we can to win over an independent high-level spellcaster who is so close to the Union but hasn't joined any organization or faction!"

(End of this chapter)