Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 127 The Enormous Ritual Behind the Decline and Rise of Civilizations

During the ball.

Through his conversation with Lady Alice, Su Nan suddenly thought of something else—if the Eastern Human Empire, a country with more than two thousand years of history, or rather, if this civilization were suddenly destroyed, the powerful magic of the civilization's collapse would have summoned back the magical tide, causing the sorcerer group to begin various large-scale operations.

What if this Eastern human empire were to be restored?

What will happen?

Will it drive away the magical tide again, or will some other special phenomenon occur?

After all, the Eastern Human Empire had been destroyed, and its capital had become Stormwind Keep.

Three-eighths of the capital city was given to the Platinum Republic through an agreement when the Storm Kingdom was founded, because the Platinum Republic provided the Storm Knights, the founders of the Storm Kingdom, with ships and supplies.

But first, there was another Eastern empire, the Nicomedia Empire, in Asia Minor, across the sea. Although the actual size of the empire was only that of a duchy, it was just a fancy name it used.

Furthermore, there are still some scattered fragments of imperial territory that exist in the form of autocratic states.

In addition, the Storm Kingdom has recently suffered a series of blows, with the king being captured by King Carloyan, and the morale of the people in the region is also fluctuating.

The conflict between the people who believed in the God of Law and the lords who believed in the God of Storms became increasingly severe as the lords declined.

In this situation, the Eastern Human Empire would have a chance to be restored, but that doesn't make sense either.

Su Nan thought, "The Supreme Order and the sorcerers have been working hard to weaken the Storm Kingdom. It doesn't seem like they want to suppress the remnants of the Eastern Human Empire. On the contrary, they hope that the Eastern Human Empire will be restored."

Why is that?

"Could it be that the revival of that ancient civilization would actually be to their advantage?"

Because of his changed perspective, Su Nan was able to see the deep undercurrents hidden within things that were previously only visible on the surface.

Unexpectedly, the rise and fall of a civilization concealed a world-destroying conspiracy and intrigue.

The fall and rise of this civilization has, in essence, become a massive, large-scale ritual.

Therefore, the major changes in the world's countries and political situations cannot be viewed with a simplistic perspective.

"Forget it. If I can figure these things out easily, I will. If not, I'll focus on becoming a formal wizard first," Su Nan thought. "At worst, I'll just run away."

At worst, once I become a formal wizard, I can simply take my territory and run away, then come back when I'm stronger.

Just like the orthodox wizarding society that left this land more than two thousand years ago.

From the Oak Wizard's collection of books, Su Nan learned that besides this prime material plane, there are many other planes in the void. Some of these planes are material planes, while others are special planes such as energy planes, elemental planes, shadow planes, and etheric planes.

The types and number of planes are so complex that even the orthodox wizarding society of more than two thousand years ago had not fully explored them.

Over two thousand years ago, orthodox wizarding societies used a fitting metaphor to describe this situation: "We are like frogs on the edge of a pond, merely wandering around the edge, but beyond the pond lies a much wider territory, just as there are more complex planes and worlds."

Some planes are even larger than this material plane, and they are also material planes that have not yet been touched by the gods.

It's just that the world's structure and energy level are inferior to those of the prime material plane world in which we reside.

However, exploring planes and possessing spells that allow one to leave the prime material plane requires at least a formal wizard.

That's why Su Nan was so eager to become a formal wizard.

Su Nan always kept in mind that his primary job was as a wizard, and being the lord of the Storm Kingdom was merely a secondary job.

Sunan nodded to Lady Alice, who was pleasantly surprised to find that she had successfully pleased the de facto ruler of the Southern Thrace Military District of the Storm Kingdom.

Su Nan had just made a decision: he would vassalize the lords around him, including directly controlling the Simon Territory, which he had destroyed, and create a safety net around his own territory.

In this way, if the sorcerer group, the Bulgars, or any other enemy wanted to attack, it would be very difficult for them to reach Peter's territory.

After thinking for a moment, Su Nan summoned his old butler, Warwick.

Warwick bowed to Sunan and asked, "Young master, what do you need me to do?"

Su Nan said, "Go to Simon Territory, bypass Baron Simon, support Simon's illegitimate daughter to take the throne, and establish our actual control over Simon Territory within a month."

"Baron Simon will publicly state that he suffered a stroke and therefore has to pass the title to his daughter. You will arrange for lawyers and church personnel to handle this matter, and document it in writing and report it to the Storm Royal Family. Regardless of the Storm Royal Family's attitude, you must ensure that the process is flawless."

Old butler Warwick was an expert at handling these kinds of trivial matters. "Yes, young master."

When the gargoyles attacked Simon Castle, most of the Simon family members were wiped out, not because Su Nan wanted to retaliate.

He only wanted to blow up Simon Castle and completely destroy the last bastion of the Simon family, but many members of the Simon family lived there.

However, Sunan deliberately prevented the gargoyles from killing one of Baron Simon's illegitimate daughters, as Warwick had already given him information about this illegitimate daughter.

This is the story of a poor girl whose mother was the head maid of the Simon family. She was brutally raped by Baron Simon, but Baron Simon shirked responsibility. In the end, her mother was drowned in a lake by the conservative Storm Church and Baron Simon's first wife.

She was always treated like a servant in the Simon family, or even worse.

In this era, illegitimate children were somewhat better off, at most lacking inheritance rights, but illegitimate daughters faced much greater problems. This meant they couldn't find men of the same social class to marry, and their limbo prevented them from gaining anyone's respect.

But she was the best candidate for Su Nan to support and control Simon's territory.

First, this guy is also a member of the Simon family, so the people won't have much resistance. Second, this guy hates the Simon family, so they are his best subordinates.

Moreover, she has no real power base and must rely on her own authority to be easily controlled without much effort.

Meanwhile, in front of Simon Town, the smug Baron Simon stepped off his carriage, whistling. The next moment, his pupils constricted in shock as he saw Simon Town reduced to ruins.

What happened...?

How could Simon Town have become just a memory in his mind after he was gone for only a few hours, and completely disappeared from reality?

Baron Simon was first shocked, then doubted whether he was dreaming, and then became angry. It must be Su Nanqian.

But he soon became confused and fearful.

Because, until just now, Su Nan was at the ball in Peterhof Castle, chatting and laughing with others, and did not seem to be in charge of a military operation at all.

Moreover, how could such a well-defended town have been reduced to ruins in less than an hour, with all two hundred soldiers turning into corpses!

Baron Simon was suddenly gripped by fear as he recalled Frank's "well-intentioned" warning to him.

"I want to find the Othello family! I want the Othello family to seek justice for me!"

"I want the Othello family to seek justice for me. Insane! Insane!"

"No, what about my castle? What about my castle and my family!"

Baron Simon suddenly looked terrified and shouted at the coachman and servants in the carriage, "Take me back to my castle!"

"Immediately! Right now!"

But his grooms and servants did not move; they simply stood there, staring blankly at the ruins of Simon Town.

It wasn't that they were disobedient; it's just that their family members had previously been moved to Simon Town by the "kind" Baron Simon...

But Simon Town is already like this now...

They are now in a state of psychological breakdown.

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Twenty minutes later, Baron Simon stood before his ruined castle. He opened his mouth, his expression a mixture of anger, fear, and a touch of relief that his castle hadn't become a complete wasteland like the town of Simon.

It just has a dozen or so big holes...

At least with some repairs, it should still be usable, right?

However, Baron Simon soon realized a serious problem: what was happening to his family members who lived in the castle?

(End of this chapter)