"I was selected? But I also lost? What does that mean? "
"It means what it means. It's too troublesome to explain. Take a look at the information yourself."
Rorschach was rather confused by the information he received from the Truth Symposium. However, the information that came along with the information made him realize what was going on.
"They're splitting into four groups, with five hundred people in each group … They're really going all out."
Looking at the information in his hands, Rorschach finally understood why the information had been so tightly sealed. Even the information societies couldn't buy any information at all.
Rorschach didn't believe that they couldn't obtain any information. After all, they were famous for being everywhere. There was no place that they couldn't infiltrate with their prophetic abilities and double spies.
If they didn't say anything, it was most likely that they had been warned. If the Truth Symposium really wanted to hide something, they still had some power.
However, Rorschach still didn't believe that there was such a thing as absolute fairness. At the very least, according to this information, the Truth Symposium's top ten societies were increasing their recruitment of mage apprentices.
"Haha, it's just that I don't deserve to know or buy information."
Rorschach smiled. He wasn't angry at all. He was already used to this cold-blooded and realistic world.
This was how the environment was. Since he couldn't change it, he would learn to adapt.
At the very least, he wouldn't be the last to know.
"They gave me a group?"
The bad news was that Rorschach didn't manage to get control of the first group. However, the good news was that after many large societies and powerful individuals competed, some people still remembered him and gave him a spot in a group (five hundred people).
Compared to the original five hundred people, the first group would have four times as many people. The money and resources that would be invested would probably be far more than the first group.
It could be said that everyone's plans had been shattered by this sudden change. The first group with five hundred people and the first group with two thousand people were completely different things.
The reason? The Truth Symposium's explanation was that there was a technological breakthrough in dimensional teleportation technology at this critical moment. However, not many people would take it seriously.
"Did they invest more? Or did they awaken and gather more archmages? Forget it, the reason isn't important. What's important is what to do next …"
The sudden increase in the number of people meant that the competition between the societies would be greatly reduced. This was doubtlessly a good thing for the small and medium-sized societies, but a bad thing for the large societies.
Was an increase in the number of people a bad thing? What big societies pursued was influence. They spent money and resources to send them over in order to lay a foundation and roll a snowball of positive development. In the past, there were few people and alliances, so it was easier to control them. Bribing 200 people out of 500 people was more or less enough to form a stable core.
By the time this city matured, it would probably be another example of the Mage Country's ruling system. The major guilds would be able to control the entire city from afar. All they needed to do was control a few people and they would be able to control the entire city, just like many of the New Gods' cities.
However, it was clear that some people did not want to see this happen.
Now that there were 2000 people, the small and medium-sized societies would naturally be allocated a lot of places. Perhaps each society would only have one or two people … but that would be enough!
From the very beginning, the quotas were given to their own good seedlings and outstanding newcomers. What they pursued was not the so-called control, but the opportunity to nurture newcomers to meet the opportunities and challenges of the new era.
This was the true main power of the Mage Country. Perhaps the Mage Country's mages weren't strong individually, but there were many of them, and they supported the Mage Country's various operations and research.
It could be said that increasing the number of people in the Mage Country would harm the major guilds' interests, while increasing the benefits of the small and medium-sized societies and even the entire Mage Country. No wonder the Mage Country had been so secretive before.
Of course, the major guilds still had an advantage. They had more people and more newcomers, so they naturally wouldn't lose out. However, it would be impossible for them to take over the entire Mage Country like before.
And in this context, Rorschach could understand why the major guilds would split into several smaller groups to invest in the Mage Country.
"It would seem that nobody will be able to take over the Mage Country's entire investment by themselves. The Truth Symposium would never allow such a situation to occur. What they want to see is a situation where the major guilds work together. Sigh, the Mage Country's waters are far too deep. "
Although the major guilds were the core of the Mage Country's higher-ups, the Truth Symposium was the one with the most power. If one were to talk about the Mage Country's greatest military strength, then the retired and idle Truth Symposium archmages were the true leaders.
Some of these archmages were members of the Truth Symposium. Some were former leaders of mega guilds. The long passage of time had caused many archmages to lose interest in showing themselves.
These archmages could usually be ignored or even ignored, but at a critical moment, they would jump out like seniors from a student society. At that time, their opinions would be even more effective than the current Truth Symposium.
Rorschach personally felt that it was likely that these archmages would jump out again before he could make up his mind. He also guessed that if it weren't for the support of these archmages, it would have been impossible to quadruple the number of slots for the first batch of Mage Country.
It should be known that although Rorschach still didn't understand many things about Mage Country, it was common knowledge that the more powerful a large-scale ritual magic was, the more wasteful and expensive it would be. Quadrupling the number of slots definitely didn't equate to quadrupling the cost. It was even possible for the cost to be quadrupled.
"The Valley of Ashes, Savi Bay, the Dragon Mountain Range, and the Harlet Wastelands. Four locations?"
Apart from his own territory, Rorschach didn't recognize any of the other locations.
Still, he smiled in satisfaction as he read up to this point.
"Although it's only a quarter, it's fine. At the very least, I didn't completely fail. "
But when he flipped to the last page of the document, he furrowed his eyebrows.
"Using half a year as a unit of inspection? Isn't this a little too impatient …?"
Leaving the seeds unattended and waiting for the harvest in autumn was something that could only happen if the natural conditions and soil were good to a certain extent.
And, the Ansorenne Wastelands was definitely the worst natural environment of all. Even if the Mage Country was large and powerful, it would be impossible for them to rely on the weather to make a living.
Rorschach had predicted that the inspection would be inevitable. However, he didn't expect that the Truth Symposium would be so impatient as to set the inspection to half a year later.
"Just half a year? What can they possibly see? Even the newcomers might not be able to adapt to a new environment. Isn't this a little too impatient? Are they intending to see which family has better feng shui? "
Rorschach's joke was actually the truth.
Looking at the document, the type of inspection was even more indescribable — the number of advanced acolytes, the quality of advanced acolytes, and the type of advanced acolytes.
Rorschach felt rather helpless when he saw this. This was far beyond his personal ability to control. It really was going to depend on feng shui. And, this was the sign of yet another bloody storm.
Seiji could understand the Truth Symposium's thoughts. Inspecting the acolytes' advancement would be nothing more than inspecting the environment's influence on the newcomers, as well as inspecting the local leaders and local factions.
If an extremely large number of rare advanced acolytes appeared in one area, that would naturally mean that there was something fishy about that area. That area would be a good target for development and would be worth investing in.
This was also why Rorschach said that the inspection would depend on feng shui. These things were truly difficult to control. Normal advancements would still encourage the newcomers to work hard in their cultivation, but rare and special advancements would only appear due to luck and coincidence. Who else could they depend on if not feng shui?
And, Seiji also said that this would cause a new bloody storm …
"Is the battle for talent about to begin again? This time, it's going to be a competition of quality. Damn it, I have no advantage in this area at all."
Rare advancements depended on the weather. But, if there were more and more talented people, the number of advancements that could be made in the next half a year would naturally increase as well. As the number increased, rare advancements would naturally appear.
Seiji could foresee that the competition would be even more intense than before, and many people would choose to suppress their power level (suppress their advancements).
But, this didn't mean that the mediocre middle-aged acolytes who had worked hard for several decades before barely reaching level 2 would be unwelcomed. They had accumulated several times or even more than ten times more than the average acolytes. Perhaps their talent wasn't enough for them to advance further, but if they were in an area with a more active Elemental Tide, they might have advanced on the same day.
But, in terms of talent and potential, these middle-aged acolytes would be far inferior to those geniuses who had reached level 2 or level 3 in their teens.
Young acolytes had much less experience. Even if they advanced, there was a high chance that it would be a normal advancement. But, if they trained here for a period of time and got used to the local Elemental Tide, it was possible that a large-scale special advancement would appear.
"Should I choose the present or the future? How should I distribute the slots? "
Rorschach felt a headache coming on. As the leader, he had a certain amount of authority to distribute the slots. Together with the contract, there was also a list of candidates.
But, at this time, Rorschach would rather not have this authority. He really didn't know how to choose.
On the other hand, Rorschach himself also received a total of fifty slots. This was five times more than what the Truth Symposium had promised him.
While secretly rejoicing that he hadn't been short-sighted, Rorschach also felt a headache coming on over the new slots.
Previously, he had estimated that there would be no more than twenty slots in the Truth Symposium with a total of five hundred slots. There were only thirteen slots already set. Now, there were thirty-seven empty slots. What should he do next?
Sell them? That wouldn't do. If he looked for more slots, he would be targeted by the Truth Symposium. If he sold more slots, the Truth Symposium's evaluation of him would probably be lowered. If he didn't want to improve himself or didn't have enough experience, his slots might even be reduced.
Furthermore, if Rorschach really wanted to achieve something, not only would he not give up a single slot, he would also have to find a way to get more slots.
After all, if other people could give him more slots, Rorschach could do the same. And, as the leader, the only things he could control were the slots in his hands. If he didn't count on the people in his hands to achieve something, did he really have to rely on the Heavens to make a living?
Although the new problem annoyed Rorschach, he was still quite happy to put down the documents. That night, he even brought his friends out for a good meal. He even dragged his moldy girlfriend out of the basement to bask in the sun.
"No matter what, we've taken another step forward. The news blackout should be lifted soon. Once it's lifted, report on my identity as the leader and Vila Nova Dônia to the fullest. We're going to make a comeback."
In a sense, Rorschach heaved a sigh of relief. This wasn't the best development, but it wasn't the worst development either. If it weren't for his hard work in the past three months, he would have been eliminated long ago.
"Next, we'll pull the other groups into our rhythm as descenders and defeat them with our rich experience."
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