Erasing the Magic Engraving was not an idea that Fangzheng had come up with on a whim. It was a decision that he had made after careful consideration.
That was because the Magic Engraving itself was the shackles of the magician.
Fiore and Heine were clear about this point. They did not want to inherit the Magic Engraving, but they had no choice but to do so. That was normal. There were not many choices in ancient times, but it was different in modern society. People had more and more choices, and they would no longer be entangled in the past. For example, Fiore preferred to explore different worlds, and if it were not for his sister's physical condition, Heine would have left long ago.
There were actually many magicians like this, not just the magicians of the new era, but also the heirs of many large families that had a similar idea.
It was essentially the same as a century-old shop. I don't want to inherit my family's century-old shop. I want to learn painting or play music. However, the world of magicians was far darker and crueler than that.
In fact, according to the usual routine, or the routine of Fangzheng's hometown, it should be the routine of surrounding the city from the countryside. But in this world, Fangzheng chose to go against the Clock Tower first, instead of roping in other magician families that were dissatisfied with this. Naturally, it was also because of the special environment of the magician family.
In Fangzheng's hometown, the individual differences between people were not so obvious. A farmer with a pitchfork could also block the landlord's door. But in the magic world, the power of the Magic Engraving was very powerful, especially the Engraving of the ancient families.
Therefore, the difference between the ancient magic families and the new magic families was like the difference between a pay-to-win boss and a leek rookie. Even if they were both newly created characters, one would crazily spend all kinds of experience to increase buffs and have a set of family heirlooms, while the other could only fight monsters pitifully with white equipment.
Of course, Fangzheng did not intend to say that everyone was equal. Humans had always been social animals, and this had been the case since primitive times. Even primitive people without the Magic Engraving would wear skull jewelry or tattoo themselves to show that they were superior to others. Even in the ivory tower of a school, students with good grades were still better than those with poor grades. In the Olympic Games, the fast runner was stronger than the slow runner.
Not to mention, the reason why humans were able to develop to this day was due to the competition brought about by class differences.
Therefore, it was normal for some people to create a full set of family heirlooms, and for some people to start with a blank account.
However, it was an entirely different matter if all the people wearing family heirlooms united to exclude the ordinary players and prevent them from entering dungeons to level up.
This was the reason why Fangzheng wanted to erase all the Magic Engravings.
Indeed, the Magic Imprint itself wasn't a symbol of evil, but it became the power of those aristocratic families that tried to seize power in the olden era. They had powerful Magic Imprints, so they could suppress the latecomers as they pleased. This was like beating up the local tyrants and dividing the land. It was not because the land was bad, nor was it because the landlords were bad. In fact, there were good landlords, but the existence of the landlords monopolized the land, forcing others to work for them, pay rent, and collect grain. The inability to ensure that they had enough to eat and wear warm clothes threatened the survival rights of most farmers.
This was why they needed to take back the land and redistribute it. After handing over the land to the country, the rest would belong to them.
Moreover, the aristocratic Magicians declared that the only goal of a Magician was to pursue the Origin, and that all Magicians who didn't pursue the Origin were inferior existences. This was also an extremely vile method.
It was also because of this that the other Magician families had no choice but to follow. In fact, many of them had no interest in the Origin. Perhaps they had only started out for research or purely out of curiosity. However, under the shadow of the Magic Association, all dissent was erased. All Magicians were like worker ants, forced to fight for the same goal.
In this situation, Fangzheng first united the other Magician families, but it wasn't very useful. After all, if they couldn't win, they couldn't win.
Therefore, he had to first defeat the Clock Tower of Time, completely erase the Magic Imprints of the 12 Monarchs, completely destroy their families, and completely destroy their factions. Only then would the new generation of Magicians have the confidence to support and follow the Thousand Worlds Tree.
Oh, after that, there was still the Holy Church.
However, it wouldn't be too late for Fangzheng to defeat it after he was done with the Magic Association. He had even burned all the Gods and Buddhas in the Legend of Sword and Fairy world, so why would he care about such a stupid Church?
After talking with Lynis, Fangzheng brought the girls back to Japan, then found Fiore and said a few words, then handed the Ten Thousand Demon Eyes Vault to Fiore for safekeeping. Fiore was also very surprised that Fangzheng actually got so many Magic Eyes. However, good things like the Magic Eye were naturally the more the better, so she accepted it.
Fangzheng wasn't worried that someone would come to snatch the Ten Thousand Demon Eyes Vault after the news spread. The reason was simple. He had already summoned hundreds of Heroic Spirits to stand guard in the Thousand Worlds Tree's base and the Ceremony Garden.
Although there was no Holy Grail War, it didn't mean that the Heroic Spirits wouldn't leave the Heroic Spirit Throne because of this, especially when Fangzheng made a request. There were many Heroic Spirits who were willing to respond to these requests. Most of them wanted to experience modern life, and many of them agreed with Fangzheng's idea.
After all, many of the Heroic Spirits were heroes who resisted tyrants and overthrew tyranny. After Fangzheng described the current situation of the Thousand Worlds Tree and the Magic Association in detail, they were also willing to help Fangzheng.
Of course, in order to hide their identities, Fangzheng also gave them all kinds of jobs. For example, Uncle Mountain Weng was in charge of guarding the gate of the Ceremony Garden, Charlotte was in charge of cooking, and Demetrius disguised as a student and mingled in the Ceremony Garden. Well, all of them were quite happy.
Of course, to be on the safe side, Fangzheng didn't summon Berserkers.
Maybe it was also because of the psychological trauma.
He always felt that if he summoned Berserkers, a certain smiling muscular man would definitely appear …
He also didn't summon any Spearmen. The reason was even simpler.
After all, he was lucky.
After that, Fangzheng changed back into a red ponytail and went to the families of the Twelve Monarchs.
Unfortunately, it didn't work.
Strictly speaking, Fangzheng's goal was achieved.
That was to declare war.
And now, she came to the last family of the Twelve Monarchs of the Magic Association.
The territory of the Animsfia.
"Phew … It's so cold."
Fangzheng exhaled and rubbed her hands. The blonde girl standing next to her looked at her with interest.
"I didn't expect Miss Red Ponytail to be afraid of the cold."
"What's so strange about being afraid of the cold? Besides, it's just a little cold."
As he spoke, Fangzheng looked at the blonde girl next to him.
"But to be honest, I didn't expect you to come with me, Lynesse."
"Because the matter about the Thousand Worlds Tree has caused quite a stir in the Clock Tower recently. After all, Miss Red Ponytail, you broke into their house and announced it to them …"
Lynis chuckled softly.
"I'm sure you know the consequences."
"This isn't a political negotiation. Why should we care about what they think?"
"Then can you satisfy my curiosity? Who's willing to accept the Thousand Worlds Tree's invitation?"
"So far? Trabellio and Baluletta have made some moves, but they still can't seem to accept the removal of the Magic Imprint. "
"That's normal. After all, the Imprint is everything to the magicians. Can't you make an exception?"
"There's no exception."
Fangzheng shook her head.
"It's necessary to remove all the Magic Imprints. They can choose to use other methods to keep the records in the Imprint, but the Magic Imprint itself must be removed. This is the root cause of the current disparity in the magician world. "
"Is that so? There's no other way."
Lynesse sighed when she heard Fangzheng's answer. At that moment, she narrowed her eyes and looked into the distance.
"Oh, it seems like they're here."
Along with Lynesse's words, two figures slowly appeared from the other side of the mountain path. One of them was a twelve-year-old girl with silver-white hair and a determined gaze. She was the successor of Animsfia, Olga Mary, Yasmeret Animsfia, whom Fangzheng had met on the Magic Eye Collector Train.
Beside her was a tall middle-aged man with swept-back silver-white hair. He was wearing a suit and holding a cane in his hand as he slowly walked towards them.
"Yo, Olga Mary, long time no see."
Fangzheng waved at her. When Olga Mary saw Fangzheng, her expression changed slightly. Hesitantly, she lowered her head and lifted her skirt to return the greeting.
"Long time no see, Miss Red Ponytail."
"I'm relieved to see that you're doing well."
After exchanging a few words with Olga Mary, Fangzheng looked at the man next to him.
"So, this is the patriarch of Animsfia."
"Marisbilly Animsfia."
The man calmly introduced himself.
"I've heard about the Thousand Worlds Tree. To be honest, Animsfia isn't interested in it."
"But I'm very interested in the Animsfia."
Fangzheng looked at Marisbilly with a smile.
"Celestial bodies have been the symbol of human exploration and yearning for the unknown since ancient times. The stars in the sky, the trajectories of the sun and moon, all the changes, mysteries, meanings, and the existence and development of the universe. Isn't that the goal of the Astrology Department? In fact, the Astrology Department and the other families in the Clock Tower don't get along at all. "
"… What do you mean?"
"It's simple. The exploration and observation of the stars is the history of progress. People gradually grasp, discover, and explore new constellations, galaxies, and planets … This is contrary to the concept of the Magic Association. That's why the Animsfia family has been living in seclusion in the mountains for generations and refused to participate in the fight for the Clock Tower, isn't it? The more you explore the stars, the more mysteries you'll find. The Magic Association's ancient and conservative research model doesn't fit with you at all. "
"…"
Hearing this, Marisbilly still did not say a word. Olga, Mary, and Lynis were surprised. They knew that the Animsfia family rarely left the mountains, but they thought they lived in seclusion. They didn't expect there to be such a possibility.
The Astrology Department was fundamentally incompatible with the Clock Tower?
"You should know why I'm here, but I won't say those political slogans to you. Let's do something more practical."
Fangzheng stared at Marisbilly.
"Give up the magic mark, leave the Clock Tower, and join the Thousand Worlds Tree. We'll give you enough compensation."
Fangzheng's attitude towards the Animsfia family was different from that of the other families. The reason was simple. He recruited the Animsfia family as scientists.
That's right, the Animsfia family studied celestial bodies and the universe. Although their history and magic were based on Earth, their magic research was also useful for the exploration of outer space.
"Interesting."
Marisbilly chuckled.
"So, what can the Thousand Worlds Tree give us?"
"That's a good question."
Hearing Marisbilly's question, Fangzheng proudly snapped his fingers.
The next moment, the earth suddenly trembled. A huge shadow suddenly appeared and covered the sky.
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