Chương 188: Quality

Three months quickly passed and it was time for the Symposium. All the people who wanted to participate were chosen by Morgana and Edward based on their applications.

The chosen ones included diverse people from arcanists to magetech engineers, to normal scientists. In other words, the elite of the Empire was gathered together to deal with the upcoming issue.

The venue chosen for this event was the Academy City. The security was drastically intensified as the Imperial Guards were deployed, along with the Ghost Squad secretly protecting the venue.

After all, the people attending this event are considered the elites of the Empire. If something were to happen to them, this would be a great blow to the whole nation as a whole.

At 3 P.M., all the invented people entered inside a room where there was a large circular circle. His Majesty was sitting along with a few members of the royal family. The participants saw name tags on the chairs and proceeded to take their seats.

Finally, the meeting began.

"I know that majority of you are here for the Tier 5 knowledge, and since this meeting involved this topic as well, let's begin with it," said Edward.

Many people indeed came for this reason. In the past three months, many people have reached tier 4 after strengthening their bodies to withstand liquefied mana.

And when it came to the way forward, many people were slightly puzzled. From the information they knew, as long as they engraved the Extension Charm on their cores and increase their mana, they should be able to reach Tier 5 eventually.

Even if someone did not liquefy their mana, they could still reach Tier 5 by expanding the amount of mana inside their cores.

So, the arcanists wondered what other method is there to reach Tier 5? Soon, people began to theorize that the Emperor invented a way to crystalize mana.

After all, there is already the Philosopher's Stones as an example.

They also quickly realized the advantages of this method. Whether an arcanist goes through the liquefy or crystallization process, the amount of mana inside their bodies did not change: it is still 100 times that of an adult wizard, which is also the limit after the Third Limiter.

The main difference is that the quality of the mana as an energy has drastically changed, thus making it more powerful or destructive. The capacity of their magic core has not changed, so it is easier for them to fill it up.

However, if they decided to use the Extension Charm and expand the capacity of their core, according to calculation, the amount of mana needed to reach Tier 4 is at least 1000 times that of an adult wizard.

A ten-fold increase and that's the lowest estimate. A person with a level 5 talent–which is the highest level– would take between 160 years to 200 years to reach Tier 4 by normal training and meditation.

With potions and other resources, this process can be reduced by a few decades.

As for Tier 5, the calculations are in the hundreds of years if not thousands. However, the method of liquefying mana drastically decreases the time necessary for the promotions to months and a few years.

Of course, other requirements are needed as a result. One, the body has to be of a certain level before the advancement can be successful. Luckily, the Emperor has always emphasized that all wizards and mages should have strong bodies and know self-defense in case their magic does not work.

On top of that, Aura was invented to accelerate the process.

Another condition for advancement was the soul. Without a powerful enough soul, it is virtually impossible to control liquid mana.

As such, in the future, only the truly talented and hard-working will be able to become Tier 4 and 5 Arcanists through Liquefy and Crystallization Process.

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After saying these words, Edward sent a file with more information about Tier 5 and the advancement procedures. Of course, the actual method was not shared yet.

Then, a large holographic screen appeared in the middle of the room. It showed a video of Edward using a large-scale spell to destroy the continent of Asia.

Following this, it also showed a few other people destroying other continents as well. These people were the death row prisoners that Edward experimented with back in the Full-Metal Alchemist World to gather data on Tier 5.

"As you can see, the destructive power of Tier 5 is too large to ignore, not to mention higher Tiers," said Edward calmly. "As such, a few restraints is required to ensure the safety of every individual of the Empire."

Although many people already expected this when the library was updated, a few people were still not happy. However, they remained silent and did not show any abnormality on their faces.

"The first rule, and the most obvious one, Tier 5 Arcanists cannot use spells with a large area of effects. According to the empire's law, no one should be using dangerous spells in public anyways.

"Second, every Tier 5 individual must be registered and have public records of their level. Hiding your strength will be considered a violation of the law and will be punished. The severity of the punishment can vary from imprisonment to instant execution."

This time, a few people could not keep their facial features under control. However, Edward ignored them and continued:

"Third, after advancement, every Tier 5 Arcansits must undergo a psychological evaluation. Once people attain power, it is easy for their minds to be influenced. We have to take precautions about this.

"Fourth,..."

Edward went on to list a few dozens more rules. As a result, many people were not happy. Once he was done, he paused for five minutes to allow people to digest his words.

"Now, I understand that many of you are not satisfied with the stringent rules, so I have two ways out of for all of you. One, according to the law of the Empire, beat be in a duel and become the new Arcane Emperor; that way, you can make the rules instead of following them."

Many people became speechless after hearing this. Forget the fact that the Emperor is the pioneer of the Arcanist Path and the first person of the empire to become Tier 5, these people just learned that there would be further classification amongst Tier 5.

The lowest level is the people who only increase their mana to become Tier 5. These people are considered the weakest and are classified as Bronze-grade tier 5 Arcanists.

The level above that are people who managed to liquefy their mana to become Tier 4 but failed to crystalize their mana to become Tier 5. Then, they increase their liquid mana to the point o becoming Tier 5. They are classified as Iron-grade.

Silver-grade Tier 5 Arcanists are the people who crystalized their mana.

Golden-grades are the people who fused with a Lesser Philosopher's Stones made of emotions after crystalizing their mana.

Plantinum grades Tier 5 are the arcanists who fused with a Greater Philosopher's stone made of souls. This is the highest grade shown to these people.

However, as intelligent as they are, they do not believe for a moment that there was not a higher grade that the Emperor reserved for himself and the other members of the royal family.

This is only logical since the royal family would like to ensure their control over the Empire. No matter how generous and open-minded the Emperor is, he is still a ruler after all.

He has to ensure his power.

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So, I'm not too very fond of this grading system. I wanted to use normal, elite, boss, and so on but I also did not like this method. So, if you guys can give me a better suggestion, I will gladly change it.

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Chương 189: Project Pangea (I)

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Edward paused for a few seconds before continuing:

"The second option is to leave the Empire. With all of your financial means, it should be possible to buy a spaceship with FTL technology. The universe is vast, with your abilities, you should be able to achieve something.

"As an Emperor, I can give you my words that the Empire will not pursue you if you decide to leave unless you directly attack us or our interests, however…"

He once again paused, this time lasting way longer. The tension in the room became so thick that it was almost tangible.

"According to the contract all of you signed, if you decide to leave, some sensitive information or knowledge of the Empire will be automatically deleted from your minds.

"Of course, you have until you advance to Tier 5 to make a decision. Before you do so and sign the necessary contract, the knowledge on crystalizing mana will remain a secret."

After hearing Edward's words, many people understood the subtle meaning behind them. If someone decided to leave after reaching Tier 4, with their liquid mana, they will still be considered elite or have some form of advantage in the universe.

This could be considered the Emperor's farewell gifts to them for all their services to the Empire. However, these people will not be able to share this knowledge with other people, nor will they have the opportunity to access the Crystallization Method.

That way, if they want to become Tier 5, they can only be Iron-Grade Tier 5.

Who does not want to be more powerful?

This is essentially an open plot by the Emperor. If someone wants to be a leading figure of the universe in the future, not only will they have to follow the Empire's law, they also have to display a certain level of trust in the Emperor.

On top of that, since the Emperor can come up with such a magical way to shorten the time to reach high tiers, why can't he do it again?

From the Tier System in the library, these arcanists knew that Tier 6 was planetary, Tier 7 Star Level, and Tier 8 Solar System Level.

The jump from Tier 7 to Tier 8 is truly vast. From being able to destroy a star to an entire solar system, the amount of mana required would be tremendous.

They could imagine how long would it take them to gather such mana? Would that even be possible with their lifespan?

Then there is the jump from Tier 8 to Tier 9 Galaxy Level. How much mana does this require?

Since crystalized mana is a sublimated or higher form of mana, the requirement for quantity is vastly reduced. The same for liquid mana. However, even then, the amount of time needed to reach these levels might be counted in thousands, ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand years.

When it comes to this problem, Edward has also noticed this. However, unlike these people, he already had some basic ideas on how to deal with the issue.

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"Alright, let's began with the Symposium. This is the first project we will be working on today."

A file was sent to all the people attending. After reading it, they began to review it and discuss how to implement it. After all, they will receive a lot of Arcane Merits once everything is done.

Two days later, everything was calculated and planned. Then, the people were divided into two groups.

One group began to build temples in specific places in each continent. Many Alchemists who have proven to be great at enchantments were enlisted to build these temples.

As for the second group, they were further divided into 8, each one going to one continent. As for the last one, it was the largest of them all as they were sent to many scattered islands.

Once they arrived, these people used the Gouging Spell to dig deep underground and build a large transmutation circle that will cover the entire continent.

Many Golems designed for digging and mining were sent to help these arcanists to speed up the process. Two weeks later, the continent-size transmutation circle was finished.

Then, many Tier 4 Arcanists who have proven to be very knowledgeable about Gate Alchemy tapped into the earth energy, the aquatic energy from the ocean, and even mana from the leylines.

These people activated the transmutation circle. Finally, each of the scattered continents began to move towards one another; they began to form a whole: they began to form Pangea.

While floating in the air, Edward was supervising the entire situation, making sure that nothing went wrong.

As the continents and small islands moved closer together, the people living there did not feel much before the slight tremor once the continents first moved.

The transmutation circle was designed not only to move the continents but also to ensure the safety and stability of the people and infrastructure on top. Of course, the people were still warned of the upcoming changes.

As the process was reaching the final phase of fitting together, Edward suddenly received a call.

"Sir, the Atlanteans seem to want to interfere with our plans."

Edward nodded to the holographic image in front of him before gazing under the sea. His eyes seemed to penetrated countless distances as he saw a large city underwater.

The city was roughly the size of North America and was surrounded by a shield. Inside, countless people with mainly blue hair lived in harmony. The majority looked like humans, while the rest were mermaids with fishtails.

No matter their appearance though, they all could breathe underwater and were quite powerful when it came to water magic.

Edward raised his hand to cast a spell: Light Cannon.

A magic circle instantly appeared in front of him before shooting a massive white light. The light traveled rapidly to more than a few hundred thousand meters deep under the sea before hitting the city.

The light hit the shield instead, causing large earthquakes to the entire city. Many people panic before becoming reassured after seeing the shield protecting them.

Unfortunately, this reassurance did not last long as cracks began to appear on the shield. Anyone could tell that it would last long.

The Atlantis Royal quickly began procedures to remedy the situation. However, before they could act, the white light disappeared.

Meanwhile, Edward who purposely ended his attack waited. A few minutes later, a mermaid holding a crystal appeared near his flying location. The crystal shined for a moment before a blue holographic image of a man n a throne with golden armor holding a trident.

Anyone who sees him would think that he was the incarnation of the Greek God Poseidon.

"Arcane Emperor, what is the meaning of this?"

"I should be asking you this, King Nedakh. Why are you interfering in the affairs of our Empire?"

As soon as these two rulers met, they are already ready to draw their swords.

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