The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 174 Mystical Version of "Oil": The Blood of the Magic Industry

Elion stood in the center of the open space and summoned several mages skilled in conjuration and summoning spells:

"Now, cast the fifth-circle [Elemental Summoning] spell to summon a large earth elemental."

One of the monks took out materials such as clay, chanted incantations, and set up a ritual. It took about a minute to successfully communicate with the elemental planes.

On the muddy ground ahead, a dim yellow magic circle lit up, and a large stone figure, 2-3 meters tall and 2-3 meters wide, emerged from the ground.

——【Earth Element】!
These basic earth, water, fire, and wind elements are like wild beasts in the elemental planes; they lack civilization and wisdom and can only act on instinct.

"Your Majesty Elion, the spell is complete. This elemental creature will likely exist for about an hour. It will then disappear when the summoning spell ends."

The summoner reported while expending energy to maintain his spell focus and barely control the unruly elemental creature.

Seeing this, many of the monks watching were quite puzzled.

Isn't the point to showcase new energy sources?

How did it turn into a demonstration of summoning spells?
"it is good."

Elian pulled a sparkling diamond imported from the Sunbeam family from his pocket. Its surface shimmered with light, like radiance from a celestial realm.

—The gems tainted with the aura of other dimensions are the casting materials for the [Otherworldly Bond] spell.

Elian, who had already reached the pinnacle of the Elementary Legendary rank, raised the diamond, chanting incantations as he infused it with magic.

As the ceremony progressed, the surging magical power ignited the diamond, causing it to shine with dazzling brilliance.

An invisible force descended in circles, enveloping the yellow stone man.

Numerous radiant characters converged before the stone man, forming a scroll.

Magical Contract.

An unequal magical contract specifically designed to enslave otherworldly beings!

"The spell I am casting now is called [Otherworldly Bond]. Its purpose is to create unequal magical contracts to enslave otherworldly creatures."

"This spell has no effect on beings from the material plane. It is specifically designed to target otherworldly beings such as demons, celestial beings, and elemental beings."

"This spell can be used to enslave beings from other worlds and make them our servants."

In traditional fantasy stories and mysticism, the most classic image of a magician is not one who is good at using evocation magic such as fireballs and lightning.

Their greatest strength lies in using bizarre methods to command various gods, monsters, elements, demons, and other otherworldly beings as their servants, ordering these supernatural spirits to fight for them.

In this magical world, the spell that achieves this effect is called [Otherworldly Oath].

In later generations, the image of the top "mage" who rarely takes action and commands a large number of elemental slaves, demon servants, and constructs as servants was established by this!

After nearly an hour of casting, the [Otherworldly Oath] spell was completely completed.

The priceless diamonds in El-Erian's hands were completely burned away.

“Now, being from the Earth Elemental Plane, with gems as the guide and magic as the bridge, you will sign a contract with me.”

"I am a witness to this contract and am responsible for overseeing its fulfillment."

"You will serve me, and Emperor El-Erian of Eldoron. Obey my orders unconditionally and do nothing that is detrimental to me or my allies."

You can choose to agree, consent, or acquiesce.

As a low-level elemental life form lacking intelligence, this enormous earth elemental failed to fully comprehend Elian's words, merely shaking its head and vaguely sensing that something was amiss.

Is this human playing a trick on me?

Do I have no choice at all?

The enormous stone golem struggled to shake itself, trying to escape the enslavement effect of the [Otherworldly Bond], but it was no match for the legendary mage before it.

The gap between the two is too big!

"Then, the contract is now complete."

"This is the covenant we have made before me. I will oversee the fulfillment of this covenant and ensure its fairness to me." The covenant, shimmering with a faint light, had its runes directly merge into the earth elemental's body, firmly binding this otherworldly spirit.

“Alright, no need to focus on maintaining the summoning spell anymore.” Elion glanced at the mage who had just cast the spell.

The mage nervously ended his forced control over the earth element and stopped maintaining the summoning spell.

However, unlike usual, as he ceased to maintain the summoning spell, the earth elemental in front of him neither returned to the elemental plane nor went berserk due to being out of control. Instead, it obediently stayed in place, prostrate before Elion, as docile as a pet dog.

It is "bound" to the current plane!

"This summoned creature, which could originally only last for an hour, can now serve us for a long time."

El-Erian explained:

"Generally speaking, the stronger the target of the oath, the more precious the magic gems required. For a common mid-level elemental creature like this, the material cost is only about 1000 gold coins."

The many production mages watching stared wide-eyed at the earth elemental, which obediently performed various actions according to Elian's commands.
"That simple? You can directly obtain a hardworking and absolutely obedient elemental servant by consuming only a few materials?"

"This is much cheaper than training a mid-level warrior!"

At this moment, someone seemed to remember something and asked in confusion, "Wait, Your Majesty El-Erian, what you mentioned about the new energy source..."

“That’s right.” Elion succinctly revealed the crux of the matter:
"The core energy source of the magic industry is the enslaved elemental creatures!"

“Elemental beings do not need to eat, drink, breathe, or sleep. Their power comes from the elemental planes, which are the most basic material manifestations of the universe and the cheapest sustainable energy.”

"Compared to most otherworldly creatures, basic elemental creatures such as earth, fire, and wind are like beasts in the elemental plane. They are low in intelligence and do not know how to exploit loopholes or resist contracts. They are the perfect laborers for the magic empire."

In the previous world called Earth, industry was the process of controlling natural resources and harnessing natural forces.

In this world, natural forces are conscious beings, so let's enslave them in a different way.

They're essentially the same thing!

In fantasy worlds, mages liberate productivity by enslaving creatures without human rights to work!
This may not be very scientific, but it is very mystical.

Elion pointed to the earth elemental that was obeying his command and throwing a punch into the air:
“This earth element, for example, is essentially a spiritual entity that drives the movement of soil and rocks. We can bind this spirit inside the golem and use it as the golem’s power source.”

Elion pulled at the earth elemental, and a wisp of dim yellow illusory spirit was extracted from the stone golem.

The stone man's physical body immediately collapsed, shattering into a mass of stones and dirt.

Elion guided the spirit and poured it into a half-finished rock golem that had been prepared in advance and was placed on the ground, binding it inside the golem with powerful incantations.

The heavy, enormous stone golem's eyes shone with a yellow light, and then it rose from the ground, causing the earth to tremble slightly with each step it took.

General Saul, watching from a distance, stared intently, observing with exceptional care:

"So that's how it is. The power source of the golem is actually the essence of the earth elemental plane."

"That's right, the essence of this elemental plane can drive inanimate mud and rocks to move, and of course it can also drive golems to move!"

Elion then went on to explain the role of each elemental being:
"Driving golems is not the only function of elements."

"The Earth Element possesses the ability to [burrow underground], allowing it to directly burrow into soil and rock without disrupting the continuity of the soil and rock. It can be used for tasks such as prospecting for mineral veins and mining deep minerals. Or, during wartime, it can burrow underground to destroy the foundations of enemy buildings."

"The other elements also have corresponding functions."

"For example, fire is an ever-burning, continuously radiating flame. It can be used to boil water, and the steam produced by boiling water can be used to drive more complex mechanical devices."

"The wind element is a continuous, high-speed rotating whirlwind that can drive mechanical shafts and wheels, serving as the power source for mechanical devices. Moreover, because it is very light, it is suitable as a power source for aircraft."

"As for the water element, it certainly has a corresponding role in shipping and water transport. We await your discovery."

The second law of thermodynamics does not exist in this world!
All elemental organisms are perpetual motion machines.

……

In March of the 20th year of the Empire, the Elemental Binding Technology was publicly demonstrated for the first time in Eldoron.

This marked the beginning of Eldoron's transformation from a workshop-style production model to a more advanced production model "driven by elemental forces," ushering in a new era for the magical industry.

(End of this chapter)