Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 89 Forum Codename "Mind Hunter"

Phil Holden logged into the Magic Network Forum on time in the evening, but was surprised to find that at the end of the list of forum members, a member code that he had never seen before suddenly appeared.

"Mind Hunter? When did this new member join? Why haven't I heard anyone mention him?"

He still clearly remembered the intense scene at the last forum auction when everyone eagerly bid for the invitation spots.

Could this be the member invited by Mr. "Fadun"? No, that's not right. A new member joined a few days ago, but he didn't have speaking rights and should not be able to participate in the exchange meeting today.

With a puzzled mood, Fair pressed the typing button on the "Magic Brain" instrument and joined the routine opening greetings of the weekly exchange meeting.

[Hand of Elements: Praise Mr. Turing! Good evening everyone!]

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[Frost Giant: I heard that the Federation and the Church's coalition forces have completely occupied the magic stone mining area in the Evil Moon Mountains. I wonder if this news is true?]

[Magic Shield: That's basically true, but there are still several demonic spellcaster teams surrounding the mining area, frequently harassing and attacking, making it impossible to mine magic stones normally...]

[Frost Giant: Haha, it's because they're too eager to divide up the mining share of that magic stone vein. The more anxious they are, the more unlucky they are...]

Harvey watched the Frost Giant's speech and couldn't help laughing while sitting in front of the screen. His gloating expression was too obvious. It seemed that his anonymous forum username would be removed soon.

[Heart of the Forest: The war between the two tribes is essentially a struggle for interests...]

[Shadow Knight: The demons have only temporarily eased their offensive. After winter, they will surely return. When that happens, a brutal bloody battle will erupt for the control of the magic stone mines.]

The new member's confident words made Harvey wonder if he was actually on the battlefield in the Evil Moon Mountains right now, perhaps a high-level spellcaster from the Federation or the Wizard Kingdom coalition.

Everyone discussed the war situation for a while.

On the crystal screen that continuously displayed members' speeches, a new text message suddenly popped up, but the member code was very unfamiliar.

Mind Hunter: Everyone, I have a question. Why are humans and demons so keen on war and killing? Shouldn't short-lived species fear death more?

The originally lively atmosphere of chat and discussion seemed to freeze in an instant, and all the spellcasters participating in the exchange meeting had a strange thought in their minds.

What kind of inhuman identity is this new member who asks such a strange question?
In the eyes of the spellcaster, even the elves, whose average lifespan exceeds 200 years, would not so casually call humans and demons, whose average lifespan does not exceed 100 years, short-lived species.

This is not a question of politeness at all, but a question of contempt for the level of life.

Harvey immediately realized the problem with Mr. Inner Demon's remarks, and felt so embarrassed that he wanted to disconnect the Internet immediately.

[Admin Turing: Everyone, I apologize for not introducing you in advance. Mr. Mind Hunter is a recent member who was directly recommended to me by an anonymous member of the forum.]

Phil Holden was stunned in front of the "magic brain". Could anyone have the authority to recommend members directly to Mr. Turing?
Could it be that the teacher himself recommended him? That's unlikely. The teacher clearly only recommended Master Sean and didn't mention that there were any additional recommendations.

Furthermore, this "Mind Hunter" spoke in a distinctly inhuman manner. While it was unknown what kind of ancient, long-lived alien race he belonged to, Mr. Turing personally approved their membership, proving their status at least equal to that of a legendary spellcaster like the teacher. "Hmph, the spellcaster forum sure does have some other races mixed in," said Fair, despite his hot temper. He was not without brains, having long since sensed the unique nature of this Magic Network forum.

That was the suggestive words that Mr. Turing, the manager, said when I first joined.

The Spellcaster Forum adheres to the principles of freedom, openness, inclusiveness, and anonymity, and is not bound by any secular rules...

After all, even the administrator Mr. Turing himself, in the eyes of most of the initial members who knew about it, knew that he was not an ordinary human spellcaster.

It is not surprising that there are elves, burrow dwarves, and even hostile races such as demons and sea people in the forum.

It was at this moment that the high-level elemental mage Phil Holden truly understood the underlying meaning of Mr. Turing's words.

In the pursuit of extraordinary power, in the delusion of elevating life, there is no real hostility or hatred. We are all just ants climbing on the giant tree of the world. Only those who are willing to communicate and share can go higher and further...

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Mindhunter: Is this question a bit rude? I don't interact with people very often, so if I'm offended, please allow me to apologize in advance...

[Scorching Lord: I admire Mr. Mindhunter's sincerity. It seems you don't have much experience interacting with people, but that's okay. The forum's purpose is the inclusiveness and openness proposed by Mr. Turing.]

Harvey keenly discovered that the legendary spellcaster secretly replaced the word "people" in the sentence "communicate with people" with the lexical context of "human beings".

"He was subtly hinting to the other human members present that they were non-human, yet he was also actively expressing acceptance and goodwill..."

He is indeed a legendary master who is well versed in the art of language.

Since the forum was founded by Harvey, several small factions have actually formed within it and are secretly united.

Among them, the legendary spellcaster "Scorching Lord" is the leader, who has an obvious background as a member of the Federation. Although the Scorching Lord himself does not seem to have a biased stance, the representative who took the lead in speaking is the gentleman code-named "Magic Shield".

The second faction, led by the "Frost Giants" and "Heart of the Forest", is a spontaneous group of elves and burrow dwarves. Although they are happy to participate in sharing and communication, they are still privately dissatisfied with human spellcasters.

Mr. "Man in the Mirror" is a high-level alchemist of the Alchemy Exploration Society and has a relatively neutral and fair attitude. Harvey knows that the Exploration Society and the Federation actually have a close cooperative relationship in reality because of the war between the two races. Perhaps this is why he invited "Magic Shield" to join the forum.

Other members who are a little more low-key also have "star friends" with whom they communicate closely and have close relationships in the forum.

The entire Magic Network Spellcaster Forum now presents a factional ecology that is almost identical to the situation in the real world.

Harvey actually welcomes this. After all, competition and potential conflicts among forum members give him the opportunity to gain the benefits he needs from these members.

If the members had a harmonious relationship and knew each other well, and were as close as a team, I, a rookie disguised as an administrator, might have been exposed long ago, and might even have to endure a wave of online box openings and offline real-life encounters.

(End of this chapter)