Capítulo 283: The Intergalactic Federation Visit (II)
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"This place is weird," said Auron.
"How so?"
"I don't know. However, my beast-like instinct tells me that this place is weird. Especially the royal family. I feel like both the Emperor and the Queen can easily kill me."
"I have the same feeling," added Ghilanna, which surprised the two even more. After all, she was one 1 Tier higher than the Emperor.
"Augustus, what do you think?"
"The level of mana on this planet is in the upper-middle range. There are probably a few powerful Artificers." He could not help but remember the soldiers at the palace entrance.
The armor and weapons that they were all holding were magical, and he could not recognize the type of enchantment used.
"There seemed to be many talented individuals in this place."
One of the things that shocked Augustus the most was the amount of Tier 5 individuals she met since coming here–especially the Imperial Guards at the palace, who were all Tier 5.
He knew that humans were one of the weakest races regarding talent for mana. As such, becoming Tier 5 is very difficult for them, and Tier 6 is the limit for many of them–and only if they can reach it.
However, there are so many of them in this place which is very odd and difficult to explain.
Ghilanna nodded but disagreed with him. She knew that humans were not as talentless as Augustus was implying. Humans are known as one of the most imaginative species in the universe.
And although their natural talent for mana is not on par with some powerful races, they make up for it in skills and control.
Additionally, there are two main reasons that humans are limited in Tiers. The first is that they do not have a magic system perfectly suited for them. Well, this issue is faced by many species in the current era.
And secondly, the Gods have ensured the oppression of humans. And that is because humans can rapidly reproduce and are intelligent enough to provide them with a large quantity of faith.
In the universe, a few species like goblins have an even faster reproduction rate than humans. However, most of them are of low intelligence, making the faith that each individual can provide very little.
"So, did you discover anything else?" asked Augustus.
"Yes. The ambush that intercepted our teleportation was too sudden. Why did that fleet have a Tier 8 Weapon on board?"
"Well, this is their home planet, so it would be normal to have such a powerful weapon defending it."
Ghilanna shook his head: "The Nightskin Queen is the only Tier 8 Caster in the galaxy. The Eldamar Kingdom and the Intelligens only have Tier 8 Weapons, and they treat them as their faction's final frontier; unless absolutely necessary, they would not take it out.
"Yet, this Arcane Empire did so. This could only mean three things: one, they have a way to mass-produced Tier 8 Weapons, or at the very least, have more than one.
"Two, Tier 8 Weapons are not the most powerful weapon of their Empire, so they do not care for their use.
"Three, they already expected our arrivals and put on an act to scare us."
Augustus and Auron became serious after hearing her analysis.
"The first two could be eliminated. It is almost impossible to create a magical artifact 2 Tiers higher–unless we're talking about technology."
Augustus knew the limit of humans. Unless they become Priests, Paladin, or Divine Mercenaries, this Tier 6 is their limit. As a human-based faction, the Arcane Empire should face the same problem.
So, it is not possible for them to create Tier 8 Weapons on their own, let alone a Tier 9.
"Are you saying their weapons were discovered from an ancient Lost Civilization?" asked Auron.
"Yes. This could explain why this Empire suddenly appeared out of nowhere and is already Tier 8."
"We could check the archives to see if there was once a flourish civilization in this area once we return," added Ghilanna. "So, based on this analysis, then the 3rd option is the answer.
"Now, the question is: how did they know we would be here?"
"They either have a spy in our group or a Divination Master."
The two frowned as they pondered deeply. Divination is a scarce type of magic, even rarer than space and time. And even if someone had a talent for it, they would still need the necessary knowledge to predict their arrival so accurately.
So, the most likely possibility is that this Arcane Empire has a spy in their federation and a very high-ranking one. This is not a new occurrence, as the other Tier 8 Civilizations do the same.
The only exception is that the Federation is aware of these people's actions and pretends not to. However, they did not even notice when this Arcane Empire infiltrated their ranks and how deep said infiltration was.
"What do we do now?"
"I don't know," replied Ghilanna as she looked at a watch that appeared in her hands. " I could not infiltrate their cyberspace to gather any information whatsoever."
"How about we ask them for an official tour?"
"That's a good idea, but I doubt we would be able to gather much information."
And Ghilanna was correct. After asking for the tour, she and her group were brought to one of the cities to visit many locations. The only thing they learned was that this Empire was a combination of technology and magic.
The general life of ordinary people was excellent; they had access to abundant food, healthcare, and education. Besides that, there was nothing special.
That night, the group once again gathered to discuss.
"So, what do you think?"
"Everything seemed fake like it was already planned," responded Auron. He had an intuition for these kinds of things, so he stated his opinions.
"This place obviously has a lot of secrets. I think its best to follow protocols, charge them a small amount, and leave here as soon as possible to report back," added Augustus, to which Ghilanna nodded in acceptance.
So, the next day, the group met with Edward again and told him they had to pay a small fee. Then, with the excuse that their supervisors called them back, they left.
In the palace, Edward was watching a video along with his aunt. In it, the three that just left were fighting a bunch of pirates.
Augustus smashed anyone close to him with his hammer, then used Light-Based attacks like [The Hammer of Justice] or [Light of Judgement.] His attacks were typical of how Paladin usually fought.
As for Auron, he was also using his physical body to kill his opponent. No attack–both physical and magical–could damage his scale. And once in a while, he would spew fire from his mouth.
The two had an overwhelming advantage at first–even if the pirates had two very powerful Tier 6 Mages. However, they were soon overpowered by the number of pirates and the attacks from their spaceships' guns.
Then, Ghilanna appeared with a little elf spirit on her shoulder, dressed in green. She raised her staff, and a mighty wind tornado destroyed everything in sight.
All 20 ships of the pirates were destroyed instantly. Once done, she looked around with a frown as if looking for something. Then, she boarded her ship with the rest and left.
"Spirit Magic?" said Edward. "And she appeared to be a Wind Mage."
"Don't you think that this is too obvious? As soon as they left here, they were attacked by pirates," said Amelia.
"That's because it is too obvious, making it a good move. Plus, nothing happened to them."
Edward expected these pirates to fail. After all, they only had 2 Tier 6 Casters. All he wanted was to see the magic of these people.
"We could have used this opportunity to gather more information on the current situation."
"I know, but I do not trust these people from the Federation," replied Edward. "After this visit, the news that we are a Tier 8 Civilization will quickly spread. Then, we can take this opportunity to contact the other 3.
"Well, the other two since the Intelligens are not that pleasant to interact with."
"Whatever you say."
Then, Edward reviewed the battle again to see if he could learn something from it. Once he was done, he prepared to deal with Herpo before beginning Project Akashic Records.
Once that is done, he can travel to a new world and become more powerful as rapidly as possible.
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Next Chapter Title: Technology and Magic
Capítulo 284: Technology and Magic
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After the attack, Ghilanna led the team back to the Federation's Headquarters. After a few consecutive space jumps, they finally arrived at their destination.
The Intergalactic Federation's headquarters was an enormous castle floating not on a planet but on a massive piece of land that had been artificially created.
This land mass is probably three times the size of planet Earth if it was folded into a plane, and the castle essentially encapsulated the entire floating continent.
The group landed on the designated area for the spaceships before separating. Augustus and Auron headed to their quarters while Ghilanna had to make an official report.
As she walked to her destination, she observed the entire castle. It was primarily white with a little gold added to the color scheme. The whole architecture gave up a pure and noble atmosphere.
A giant carving of a golden scale stood at the center, which was the symbol of the Federation. Countless races or species walked by the carving, all of which would take a few seconds to pay their respects.
Flying was forbidden in this place, so everyone had to walk, including Ghilanna. However, she did not mind. For hundreds of years, she has walked the roads of this castle, and each time, she marveled at its grandeur, majesty, and its symbolism.
After a few minutes of walking, she finally entered the castle. The guards at the entrance did not stop her. However, Ghilanna did not criticize them for not following procedure as she knew that the castle was enchanted to detect her identity.
If someone was posing as her, there were many ways to detect it.
While walking to her destination, everyone who recognized her would stand up and salute her, and she would nod in return. Soon, she arrived at her destination in front of an office.
She waited outside for a few seconds before the door automatically opened, and she entered. Inside was a desk full of papers, and a man was writing with a feather pen, intensely focused.
Oddly though, there was no ink on the desk for him to dip in, but he appeared to never run out of ink despite never stopping writing since Ghilanna entered the room.
"President."
"Hmm, how did the mission go?"
"Something unexpected occurred."
"Oh, what is it?"
"The Arcane Empire is not a Tier 6 Civilization but a Tier 8 one."
The man finally paused his writing and raised his head. He had glasses on and a handsome face with fair skin. He was dressed like a nobleman from the renaissance period.
In general, he looked human, except his ears were slightly pointy but not as pointed as Ghilanna's.
That meant he was a half-elf.
"Are you sure about this?" asked the president.
"Yes. When we first arrive, I felt the power of their Tier 8 weapons. I will not be mistaken." Then, she proceeded to tell him in detail about everything that occurred during their visit, including their conjectures about the Empire.
The president–Galvin Thesalor–had a pondering look on his face. He then waved his hand, and a piece of paper floated to him.
"I have noticed this Arcane Empire in the past few years. A few Casters from there had briefly shown up in many places all over the galaxy.
"They all have a few things in common: their magic system is very unique and special. It is instant and does not focus on one element, thus making it very versatile. The odd part is that most of them can use Space Movement Spell, making them deadly casters.
"On top of everything, all these 'Arcanists," as they called themselves, individually, can confront 3 to 5 Casters of the same Tier and still be victorious. And according to our information, this estimation might be on the lower side."
"Both the Arcane Emperor and Queen gave me a terrifying feeling. I had a hunch that even if I was 1 Tier higher than them, I might lose to them in a confrontation," said Ghilanna.
"Come to think of it, even the ambassador who received me gave me the same feeling."
"A genius that can fight higher Tier? I did not think I would meet someone like this in such a backward galaxy," said Galvin. He knew that as a Divine Mercenary, Ghilanna was granted the ability to sense danger by her God.
So, he trusted her words.
"If this was only one person, talent could explain this phenomenon. But 3 of them, something is obviously wrong," continued the president.
"Any ideas on the reason?" asked Ghilanna.
"The only explanation I can think of is that their magic system is unique and powerful. You said that their society was a combination of magic and technology?"
"From what little we saw, it appeared so."
"That is concerning."
Magic and technology could be considered two extremes that perfectly suit one another in terms of development.
Magic relies heavily on individual talent to develop, while technology relies on a large population and time.
A magical civilization could remain stagnant for hundreds of years on some planets in the universe. Then one talented individual showed up and rapidly advanced that civilization by hundreds if not thousands of years in just a few decades.
However, the moment that individual dies or disappears, said civilization could once again become stagnant and regress.
Meanwhile, technology will usually progress linearly. One individual could rapidly advance their civilization, then the people he left behind will pick up on his work and improve on it.
That way, through countless generations, technological civilizations can slowly progress--unless they destroy themselves first in war or some dangerous inventions.
Another difference between these two paths is how they view knowledge. Magical civilizations believe that only the talented/wealthy are worthy of gaining access to knowledge. This is in part due to how rare magical resources are in general.
Meanwhile, technological civilizations advocates for education and widespread knowledge for everyone.
In a world where knowledge literally equates to power, having many people educated and mastering extraordinary power is not beneficial to the current ruling class of the universe.
As such, techno-magical civilizations are considered one of the civilization models with the most potential in the universe. Especially if they managed to reach the stage where they can mass-produce magical resources.
The concept of mass production is essentially non-existent in magical civilizations since they focused so much more on individualism; they valued individuals with a high potential above everything else.
As such, any high-level techno-magical civilizations are usually placed on a watch list of the Gods and are often targeted for eradication once they appear to be pausing a threat.
"Sir, what do we do about them then?"
Galvin pondered for a moment. "I remember in the information we gathered, and it was stated that some of these Arcanists left the Empire because they could not accept how much control the Emperor had over them. We could try to contact these people and see if they could join our side and learn something from them.
"We will also try to find the source of their Tier 8weapons."
Ghilanna nodded, but she did not think things would be that simple. The feeling that the Emperor gave him was that he was very meticulous in doing things.
She even suspected that her attack was orchestrated by him for a reason.
"How is the current situation with the rogue Death God?" she asked.
"The situation has worsened," replied the president with a big sigh. "Based on the recent information, the entire Milky Way Galaxy was blocked by a powerful magical weapon, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.
"Right now, we cannot contact any other branches, let alone the main one."
"Is it that powerful?"
"We do not know for sure. However, one department has theorized that this God might have an artifact of the Magus race."
"What? Is this for real?"
"Although there is strong evidence to support that theory, there is nothing conclusive as of now," replied Galvin while massaging his temple.
Meanwhile, Ghilanna took a deep breath to calm down.
"The Magus Race, Rulers of the Old Era. If they are involved, things will become truly complicated."
Galvin did not respond as he knew more than her about the severity of the situation.
"We need a plan to survive this catastrophe," said Ghilanna.
"You're right. Currently, our best option is to gather the power of all three Tier 8 Civilizations and band together," replied Galvin, who paused for a brief moment.
"Maybe the appearance of the Arcane Empire is not a bad thing given the current situation."
Meanwhile, back home, Edward was preparing for a very important day, a day that would be forever remembered in the history book of the Empire.
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