In the end, the Rainbow Council decided to sign an agreement with Zhan En and do as he said. This is not to say that the archmages are really afraid of Zhan En. Of course, there may be such considerations, but after some discussions,

The Archmage also had to believe that what Zhan En proposed was also a solution.

The reason is simple, because the current Sorcerous Empire is not stable.

The structure of the Sorcerer Empire used to be stable. High-level mages were naturally superior to low-level mages, and those mage apprentices and low-level mages were obviously oppressed. In the past, this problem was not a problem, but now

, as the magic content decreases, the problem has begun to become prominent and becomes serious.

A mage who cannot cast high-level spells has no deterrent power at all.

The Archmages know very well that during the period when the magic power was reduced, quite a few protests, riots and even rebellions broke out throughout the Sorcerous Empire. And these were without exception low-level mages and mid-level mages fighting against high-level mages.

In response to the retaliatory behavior of high-level mages, a large number of low-level mages and apprentices began to attack the mage tower, grabbing those high-level mages from the tower and beating them. Without the ability to use high-level spells, the power of high-level mages could not be used at all.

If it were in the past, they would not be afraid of a thousand or ten thousand low-level mages. But now everyone can only use mid-level spells at most, so the comparison is only about quantity. In this regard, high-level mages are obviously not as good as

A low-level mage.

Not only that, many similar things have happened even in the academies controlled by the archmage. One of the archmage's beloved disciples can be said to be a natural genius, but he became a high-level mage in his twenties.

Many people once thought that he would enter the parliament because of this. This kind of honor and the traditional atmosphere of the Sorcerous Empire made him naturally arrogant towards those low-level mages and apprentices, without any respect for them. It is precisely because

In this way, after the magic power reduction incident broke out, the rising star was immediately retaliated. He was besieged in his home by hundreds of low-level mages and apprentices, and was eventually dragged out and beaten up. Not only that

, when the great mage led people to rescue him, he had been wiped out of his mind by those low-level mage and turned into a complete idiot. In addition, his limbs were also interrupted, making

This genius has completely turned into a useless person.

But that's not all. When the archmage tried to avenge his disciples, he was actually resisted by hundreds of low-level mages and even apprentices. This surprised the archmage. He never thought that,

These apprentices and low-level mages, who have always been submissive on the surface, actually have such a violent side.

What makes them even more helpless is that these riots are not for seizing power, but for pure revenge. Now in other places except the City of Thousand Laws, many high-level mages have even become street rats.

Everyone was shouting for a fight, and if it weren't for the pressure from the magic fleet loyal to the parliament, the entire Magic Empire would have been turned upside down by now.

In this regard, the archmages have also discussed why this happened. In the end, they had to reluctantly admit that the bad habits of the Sorcerous Empire were the reason for deepening the contradiction. The high-ranking mages had a negative attitude toward low-level mages and even apprentices.

There is no respect, let alone mutual understanding. They just use these low-level mages and apprentices as slaves. Naturally, you cannot ask the other party to have no complaints and anger in their hearts. If such a thing does not happen, then they will not be able to

Under the power of resistance, they will still choose to surrender. But now that the powerful force suppressing them has disappeared, the power of rebound will naturally appear.

But now, the archmages really have no choice.

It is impossible for them to really send a magic fleet to suppress it, because it is conceivable that this will cause a greater degree of rebellion. But if this continues, then I am afraid that there will not be many high-level mages left in the Magic Empire, and basically all of them will

They were all killed... Although many of them were self-inflicted, they couldn't just watch these high-level mages being killed. After all, they were also the power of the empire.

This is also the reason why the Sorcerer Empire almost wanted to attack Pasusi directly to find the secret of reducing magic power. If it continues like this, the Sorcerer Empire will not be safe.

However, now Zhan has given them another way to go. The Archmages are not fools. After careful discussion, they immediately realized that this is simply the best way to deal with the current crisis. First of all, the Sorcerer Empire must reform

, but how this reform should be carried out, the archmage actually has no idea. They have been accustomed to classifying levels and status according to the strength of the mage - it has been like this for thousands of years, and it has never changed. Now they have to find a new way.

Coming up with a new theory of order is as difficult for the masters as revising the theory of relativity three times.

And even if they say it, it's hard to say whether the angry low-level mages and apprentices will listen. But Zhan is different. This lord is famous in the Klein Continent, and everyone knows about it now.

What kind of person is he? And unlike empty talk, the huge metal battleship suspended above is already a good publicity tool. Next, we only need to guide the direction of everyone's attention and reveal a little bit about their bet.

, for example, saying that "the winner can determine the order and path of the Magic Empire in the future" should be able to appease those apprentices and low-level mages. Of course, there may be some who can't help but make trouble, but this is better than the entire

It's much better to rebel at the bottom.

And... To be honest, the Archmages also have some expectations for this... If it changes, what will the Sorcerous Empire look like in the end?

Perhaps, this is a good opportunity to test.

After the preliminary agreement was reached, the archmages immediately took action. Fortunately, although the magic power was weakened, the magic device could still be used, so they immediately passed on the matter and started taking action.

But the next development still exceeded the expectations of the archmages.

"Increase the number of people?"

Looking at Nicholas in front of him, Zhan stretched out his hand to pick up a grape and put it in his mouth, then looked at him curiously.

"Why increase the number of people?"

"Because there are too many people coming, Lord Lord."

Facing Zhan En's question, Archmage Nicholas also gave a wry smile.

"According to the news we have received from various places, many mage apprentices and low-level mage want to join this 'trial'. Preliminary estimates are that there are at least 5,000 people, and they are flocking to the City of Thousand Laws."

To be honest, if this continues, we won’t be able to stop it.”

"I thought this was your specialty."

Hearing Archmage Nicholas's complaint, Zhan snorted softly.

"I don't care, but you have to remember that the agreement requires that the number of people on both sides of us is equal. I don't care how many people there are, but you have to consider whether you have enough manpower to deal with it."

"this……………"

Hearing this, Archmage Nicholas was also speechless for a while. Indeed, the problem now is whether they have enough manpower to deal with it, not how many people Zhan wants to recruit. Thinking of this, Archmage Nicholas couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Then... please accept up to three thousand people. We can still handle this number. If it is too few, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us and others to account for it."

"Of course there's no problem, just remember to write this into the contract."

"All right………"

Hearing Zhan's answer, Nicholas nodded helplessly. Then he thought of another thing.

"So...how are you going to select those people?"

"It's very simple."

Hearing Nicholas' question, Zhan snapped his fingers.
Chapter completed!