The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 11.11. The Rebels

High in the sky.

A floating city that traverses the clouds.

The bright red lettering on the bulletin board attracted a lot of attention.

"His Majesty High Mage El-Erian of Eldoron is recruiting mages to teach in the Lower Realms. Any fully qualified mage proficient in first-circle spells is eligible to apply..."

"In addition to the regular compensation, those who participate in the teaching will be qualified to learn several unique spells personally developed and never made public by His Majesty Emperor Elion of Arcane Arts!"

This left many monks quite moved:
"His Majesty's big move seems to be serious."

"To lure the mages from the floating city to teach in the lower realm, they've even offered their own unique spells as payment!"

"No wonder so many monks have been vying to participate recently."

"Anyway, I don't want to teach those lowly people. Let those who don't mind do it. After all, aren't there quite a few mages who are from the lower realms?"

"Doesn't His Majesty Elion worry about losing his position as High Mage by so readily revealing his private spells?"

"Shh, keep your voice down, what are you saying?"

For the mage nobles of the floating city, the right to learn spells is undoubtedly a more coveted reward than gold coins!
In this era, the noble mages knew that magic was the source of their status, and they monopolized magic not only among the nobles of the lower realms.

They also cherished the magical abilities they possessed.

Once a new spell is developed, it will generally be kept by the individual or only allowed to be learned by family members.

A few years ago, a high-ranking mage of the sixth ring was chased down to the lower realm by Helen, the chief of the Transmutation School, for stealing a spell developed by her, and was turned into a toad!
Elian stood on the top floor of the palace, looking down at the bustling crowd below, a faint smile on his face.

For the monks of this era
"Sigh, the mages of this era are still too attached to their own magic. They treasure even the smallest bit of magic they're given..."

In theory, if he randomly took a spell from the future, it would be considered by the mages of this era as "His Majesty Elion's newly developed unique spell"!
Using magic as payment would be a painful thing for other mages.

For El-Erian, it was a risk-free, highly profitable venture.

Thinking of this, Elian couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

"Knowledge is something that you don't lose when you share it. Theoretically, the more knowledge mages share among themselves, the stronger the entire empire will become."

"If there is an opportunity in the future, we must break the current state of the mages of Eldoron who are so protective of their knowledge."

"Yes, we could implement a patent system from the future and a rule for attributing spell inventors. This would balance the individual and collective interests of magic explorers..."

At that moment, the voice of a servant came from behind Elian.

"Your Majesty, General Saul requests an audience with you!"

……

Within a barrier that shields prophecy and discovery.

"General Saul, are you saying that someone is plotting a rebellion? Trying to assassinate me?"

El-Erian looked at the tall, handsome man with deep-set features sitting on the table.

Sol.

One of the chief members of the Imperial Council, an eighth-ring high-ranking mage.

More importantly, Thor is also the mage general of Eldoron, the commander of hundreds of elite battle mages, and the de facto ruler of the imperial military!
According to the original owner's memories in Elion's mind, this general who held the main military power of Eldoron was definitely his loyal follower.

The reason why the reforms during this period were able to be implemented smoothly and swiftly was largely because General Thor, who controlled the military power of Eldoron, was one of Elrian's men!

"That's right. My personal guards have gotten wind of it. They say that one or more chief mages in the Imperial Council are plotting a rebellion."

"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that it is false information spread by other people with ulterior motives."

El-Erian shrugged, and said meaningfully:

"That's how reformers are; when considering the long-term interests of the country, they always have to face some immediate troubles."

General Saul further warned:

“Your Majesty, although I do not know why you allow those commoners on the surface to learn magic, I remain loyal to Your Majesty and acknowledge your status and wisdom as the Supreme Mage.”

"For the next six months, Your Majesty is advised not to travel alone or leave the protection of your guardian mages."

"Although Your Majesty is the Supreme Mage, if it is truly a joint effort by two or three chief mages, or a chief mages who have rebelled bringing along several high-ranking mages as helpers..."

"Even someone as powerful as His Majesty would face extreme danger acting alone!"

El-Erian nodded slightly, his expression relaxed.

"I'll pay attention."

Be sure to leave them an opportunity to assassinate.

"Your Majesty is truly carefree..." Thor sighed slightly. In fact, what Thor didn't know was that over the past two months, Elion had secretly implanted mental suggestions into several high-ranking mages, ensuring they wouldn't oppose his decisions. This process was extremely covert; even the high-ranking mages who had been implanted with these suggestions didn't notice this subtle mental distortion.

However, Elion did nothing to the three chief mages—Gut, Helen, and Kad—whom Elion suspected were his most important opponents.

He was just waiting for them to assassinate him!

Just then, a faint blue light suddenly burst forth from the mirror on the wall, and ripples spread outwards.

A blurry image of a mage appeared in the mirror.

He was a commander among the Eldoran battle mages under Thor's command:

"Your Majesty, just now we received a report that nearly 200 armed orcs are moving towards the human settlement..."

Orcs raiding villages?

El-Erian was not surprised.

To break down the barriers between the surface world and the Sky City, and to ensure the spread of magical education in the ground world, there is one thing that must be done—

Eradicate the alien races that frequently harass human settlements within the territory of Eldoron!

"okay, I get it."

Elian responded calmly, then turned to Thor beside him:

"General Thor, let's go down to the mortal realm together later."

“I obey His Majesty’s will.” Thor placed one hand on his chest.

As His Majesty tossed aside his robes and rose, Thor felt a growing sense of unease.
“Your Majesty El-Erian, if you keep doing everything yourself and taking so many actions, sooner or later the assassins will find an opportunity…”

……

Inside a luxurious mansion in the floating city.

The three chief mages are having a secret meeting.

"Lord Kade, chief of protective magic, are you sure your newly developed spell can specifically block Elian's necromancy magic without affecting us?"

The sharp-eyed, handsome, and aloof leader of the Shaping School, Gutt, and the blonde, beautiful leader of the Transformation School, Helen, both looked at the bald man opposite them.

"of course."

The bald man spread his arms, letting the semi-transparent, invisible barrier spread out.

"Within my [Suppression Domain], I can selectively suppress a specific school of magic. This magic is almost useless against dragons and giants, but it is very effective against Elion."

“Elian is a master of necromancy, while our strengths lie in other schools of thought. In other words, this barrier will only affect him in one direction!”

Gutt nodded upon hearing this, clenching his fist:

"Great!"

"Imagine Elion facing our siege, only to find that his most proficient instant-death and curse spells are unusable..."

“Erian must pay the price for his folly!”

At this point, Guter gently clenched his right fist, and a brilliant golden light gathered in his hand. Suddenly, a complex mix of emotions flashed in his eyes:

“Elian, I never expected this. You are clearly a genius mage whom I respect.”

“One day, however, I will have to face you in this way.”

"You'll understand sooner or later that magic is proof that we, the noble mages, were chosen by fate to be gods of humanity, not something you're entitled to share!"

Hearing Guterres's somewhat strange mutterings to himself, the bald-headed Chief of Defense, Card, was slightly bewildered and whispered a question to Helen beside him:

"What does Gutt mean? Don't we humans not have racial gods?"

Helen seemed to know Gutt well, and explained with a smile:
"As the Archmage of Eldoron, second only to Elion, and Chief Emancipation Gutt, he possesses his own firm beliefs and values."

He believed that the so-called gods worshipped by other races were nothing more than more powerful mages.

"And we, the noble human mages, are the gods of humanity."

"We, the newly born gods, are still relatively weak, but one day we will be as powerful as the gods of other races!"

“Erian’s actions are a foolish act of sharing divine authority with mortals, which violates the laws of the world.”

So that's how it is... Card thought about Gutt's logic.

For a fleeting moment, Card felt a pang of worry:
The villainous team's leader, Gutt, initiated this rebellion based on his values ​​rather than his desire for worldly power.

Is this an unstable factor for the team?

(End of this chapter)