"Speaking of which, a place like the High Region really does exist, but it's a pity …"
Standing where he was, Adil sighed.
The Magus World was vast. Not to mention the terrifying chaotic regions, even the places that Adil had seen so far far exceeded the planet that he had been on in his first life.
This was only a small corner of the Magus World, but it was already so vast. It was obvious that in other corners of the Magus World, there would definitely be Magi gathering places that surpassed the Mason Region, and there might even be more than one or two.
Unfortunately, because of the isolation of the chaotic regions, the connections between the various Magi gathering places had long been cut off, and there was no way for them to communicate with each other.
"However, since Mason District was able to leave behind records of the High Region, it must have had contact with the High Region in its long history, or even communicated with it."
Rubbing his head, Adil gradually sank into deep thought, "The reason why there are no records now is probably related to the decline of the Mason Region."
In the past, the Mason Region had been glorious, and there had been many great Magi in the past, and there had been more than one.
These great Magi who were famous in the past were all rank 4, and not just one, but several of them had appeared at the same time in the same era.
Take the Silver Mist Forest for example. In that glorious period, the Moon Elf King had never been cut off. Every time a Moon Elf King reached the end of his life, another Moon Elf King would rise and become the new king.
Similar to the Silver Mist Forest, the other strong races were the same. Be it humans or orcs, the great Magi in their races had never been cut off. This was why a weak balance was formed, allowing them to coexist and not try to unify the entire Mason Region.
This balance lasted until a few thousand years ago, when the environment gradually changed. Rank 4 Magi gradually disappeared, and the various ancient bloodlines gradually declined.
More than five thousand years ago, in a major magic disaster, the last recorded great Magus in the Mason Region fell. He died at the same time as the Mother of the Mind Flayers in the subterranean world, completely ending the glory of the Mason Region.
In the next few thousand years, no more powerful rank 4 Magi appeared, and with the continuous changes in the environment and the continuous depletion of resources, even rank 3 Magi gradually became rare.
Adil reckoned that it was during that period that the connection between the Mason Region and the Higher Region began to gradually break down.
He silently made a mental note of this matter. After a while, he would gather people to search for relics and ancient books related to the High Region to see if he could find any clues.
Of course, Adil still had a few other problems in front of him.
The first problem was the unification of the Mason District.
In the past, because Merson District had been divided for too long, the entire Merson District was filled with all kinds of messy forces. They occupied various places, and their roots were intertwined.
Humans, Elves, Orcs, and other races were hostile to each other; the faction conflict between the Light Sorcerers and Dark Sorcerers; the rescue and disaster relief after the destruction of the underground creatures …
None of these problems were easy to solve. Even with the help of the A.I. Chip, Adil still had a headache.
It had to be known that the Mason District was not small. Just the land area of the Mason District was already close to the size of the entire planet in his first life. Not to mention, there was also a large number of seas, and the marine tribes hidden there were not to be trifled with. They were also very powerful.
After unifying the entire Mason District, Adil had not rested for a single day. Every single moment, he was discussing with his advisors and handling all sorts of complicated matters.
At this thought, he could not help but smile wryly, and then put down the old black leather book in his hands.
Although the unification of the Mason District was complicated, it was not considered serious. After all, in a world where strength was king, there was Adil, a rank 4 Magus, present. As long as nothing happened to him, so what if all the regions rebelled? It was just a matter of overthrowing and starting anew.
Compared to this problem, the more serious one was the Fiendcelestial that had escaped back then.
Back in the Silver Fog Forest, that demon god had been summoned by the dark elves through a blood sacrifice and successfully escaped from Adil's hands. No one knew where it had gone.
At first, Adil had thought that the demon god had gone to other places in the Mason District to plunder flesh and blood to grow.
However, in the end, Adil had guessed wrongly.
Not only did the Demon God not stay in Mason's area, but it also ran toward the periphery of Mason's area. Finally, it left Mason's area and went to the chaotic area outside.
Compared to staying in the Mason District, the demon god's choice made Adil frown.
If it had stayed in the Mason District, with Adil's current strength at rank 4 and the Moon King's Sword, he was confident that he could make it stay. Even if it took time, he would be able to slowly wear it down.
However, it did not stay in the Mason District, but instead headed for the vast chaotic region. Not only did it cause Adil to lose his target, the danger level had also increased.
The demon god had left the Mason District and headed for the dangerous chaotic region. There had to be a reason for this.
After all, the demon god's goal was to replenish its strength. Compared to the Mason District that was filled with life, the chaotic region outside was a land of death. Most of the land was dead, and the environment was terrible. There were not many signs of life.
Under these circumstances, the demon god leaving the Mason District could only mean that there was something more important in the depths of the chaotic region. That was why it made this choice.
"Looks like I have to be more careful before the demon god's projection disappears."
Adil thought to himself as he thought about the scene when the demon god left.
This demon god was not its real body. It was only a projection summoned by the dark elves' blood sacrifice. Although it had some of the power of the original body, its structure would not change.
As a demon god summoned by the dark elves, it was undoubtedly a true underground creature. It might even be a terrifying existence that lived at the bottom of the underground world.
This kind of existence's aura was incompatible with the surface world, and it would naturally be rejected by the surface world.
It might not be obvious at first, but once the rejection reached a certain level, even with its strength, it would be affected and be forced to leave.
With regards to this, Adil had used the A.I. Chip to make a deduction. Even with its strength, it could only last for 30 to 40 years before collapsing due to the rejection of the surface world.
30 to 40 years was a long time for regular people, and it was the time for two or three generations to grow up. However, for Magi, it was not much.
For a pure-blooded moon elf like Adil, it was not much.
"Just nice, I can take care of these matters in this period of time."
Adil thought to himself. Then, he looked at the time and walked out of the door.
… …
Time continued to pass, and soon, 50 years had passed.
Early in the morning, Adil walked in Silence in a garden.
Compared to 50 years ago, he still looked like a youth, and he did not look much different from before. However, the silver light in his eyes was much deeper.
He wore a long robe the color of the moon, and his silver hair flowed down. He held a silver longsword in his hand as he walked around.
Not long after, he walked to a spacious training ground and looked at the scenery in the distance.
It was early in the morning, and because it was cloudy, the sun had not yet appeared even though the sky was already very bright.
In the spacious training ground, figures were waving their weapons, their bodies dripping with sweat.
These figures were all men. There were Elves, Orcs, and Humans among them. There were even many figures of other races that could be seen here.
If one looked closely, they would discover that the figures training here were all true Knights. They were not ordinary Knight acolytes, but Grand Knights who had activated their battle qi and were comparable to Magus acolytes.
Just in this spacious training field, there were a total of 800 such Grand Knights. Every single one of them was flashing with pale white Combat Energy, which was surging and exploding in the surroundings as they moved.
These were the results of Adil's efforts over the years.
After unifying the entire Mason District, in order to keep the old Magi factions in check, Adil began to develop the Knight Academy. He selected people from various races who had the potential to become Knights, and through continuous screening, he selected the geniuses and sent them to Adil's palace to be personally trained and nurtured by Adil.
This was how these 800 Knights had come to be.
To be sent to Adil, these 800 Knights were undoubtedly top-notch. Every single one of them was definitely one in a million. Even without external help, they would be able to become Knights when they came of age.
With Adil's nurturing, these Knights would undoubtedly have a smoother journey.
The best training environment, the best knight teachers, the best potion resources, the best knight breathing technique … These were all the conditions that these 800 knights had.
With these conditions, even an ordinary Knight could quickly become a Knight or even a Grand Knight, let alone these geniuses.
In just a year, these Knights had all become Grand Knights. Among them, a few of the most talented had already broken through the limits of a Knight and become a true Firmament Knight.
This was only the first year. In another two years, when the strength of this batch of Knights had generally risen to a certain level, Adil would send this batch of Knights to various places and then replace them with a new batch of students.
In the past 50 years, Adil had gained a large number of loyal knights through this method. He had truly cultivated the profession of knights and used them to fight against the batch of wizards left behind in the past in various regions. Thus, he had gradually established the rule of the royal court.
After watching for a while, the Knights in front of him finished their training and prepared to leave.
They did not leave immediately. Instead, they lined up in a formation and saluted to Adil in unison before gradually leaving and returning to their respective resting places.
"Are you done?"
When everything was over, a voice sounded from the side.
Hearing the voice, Adil turned around and looked in the direction where the voice came from.
There, an exquisite and beautiful Elf female with a noble temperament walked over. It was Edith.
She was wearing a white dress today, and her every movement was elegant. When she saw Adil, a smile appeared on her face.
"You're here." Seeing Edith, Adil was a little surprised. "Are you done?"
"Yes, I'm done." Edith walked to Adil's side and nodded. "Including the southern and northern regions, there are a total of thirteen lower regions. Starting next year, our wizards and knights will be stationed in all of them, and they will select talented children for us."
The so-called lower regions referred to the regions that were connected to the Merson region, but the Wizard civilization was far less developed than the Merson region.
In the past, the southern region that Adil had been born in and the northern region that he had been to were both lower regions.
"It's good that it's done." Hearing Edith's words, Adil nodded. "In the past, because of the isolation and the lack of Wizards, these places were too backward. The methods of selecting apprentices were too primitive, resulting in a lot of wastage.
"Now that we're in charge, we have to do our best to avoid this situation."
He looked at Edith and spoke in a serious tone.
This was indeed the situation in the lower regions.
Take the southern region, where Adil used to be, for example. In the entire southern region, apprentices had to be recommended. If the apprentice did not have a powerful family behind him, he would not even be able to become a sorcerer-apprentice.
As for Knights, unless they were born into a noble family, they were destined to be buried for the rest of their lives.
This naturally resulted in a lot of wastage, and it could be said that 99% of apprentices would be wasted in this process.
"Setting up a stronghold and selecting apprentices according to the region should not be a problem."
Edith was a little doubtful about Adil's words. "We can think of ways to solve other problems, but how do we accurately test the apprentices' aptitude and how do we transport them back? How do we solve these two problems?"
Both of these were very real problems.
In the current Magus World, in order to test a Wizard's soul aptitude, a special medium was needed. It was either the eye of an Underworld King Beast or some other precious material.
According to Adil's plan, it would be unrealistic to test everyone's Wizard aptitude. The cost involved would be too great, and it would be unacceptable according to the current model.
As for the second problem, it was the problem of distance.
There was a long chaotic region between the lower regions and the Merson region. However, compared to other places, this chaotic region was not as dangerous, and people could pass through it with some difficulty.
However, even so, if one wanted to cross the Chaos Region from the Lower Province to the Mason Region, they would have to take an expensive airship just like Adil did in the past.
This was also a very practical problem. Airships were expensive. Not only did they cost a lot of magic crystals, but they also cost a lot of magic crystals every time they flew.
If they used this method to transport the apprentices from the lower regions back, the royal court would not be able to afford it.
"The first problem can be solved with magic artifacts."
Adil silently listened to Edith's summary of the difficult problem, then said.
"Magic artifact?" Upon hearing this, Edith was taken aback. Then, she saw a deep black gem appear before her eyes.
"What is this?" She asked as she looked at the black gem that Adil handed over.
"A Soul Stone. This is something that I created to solve the first problem." Holding the black gem in his hand, Adil explained in Silence, "This magic artifact can accurately sense unique energy waves and detect if one has the aptitude to become a Wizard.
Of course, it can only detect if one has the aptitude, but not the actual aptitude. "
"That's enough." Edith nodded with certainty, "What's the difficulty of creating this magic artifact and the materials needed to create it?"
"It's not difficult, and the materials are not expensive. It just takes a long time." Adil said, "With the blueprint, a level 3 apprentice who is proficient in magic artifacts would need about three months to create one."
"That's enough. At least compared to the eye of the Underworld King Beast, it's much cheaper and more practical." Edith shook her head and continued to ask, "What about the problem of distance? How do we solve this?"
"There's no other way. We can only flatten the chaotic regions." Adil looked at the sky in the distance and pondered for a moment before he said, "I've investigated some things in the Disordered Region. The danger level in the Disordered Region around the region that can successfully establish contact with the Mason Region isn't too high. It's still within an acceptable range."
"We didn't do this in the past because the Merson region had been divided for a long time. The various Magus academies fought against each other and lost too much power.
"Now that we've united Merson, and after 50 years of accumulation, we have enough power."
"But if that's the case, we'll definitely suffer heavy losses." Listening to Adil's explanation, Edith was a little worried and felt that something was wrong.
"This can't be avoided, and it's something we have to do." Adil's attitude was very firm, "Even though the lower regions are backward, they're not completely useless. There are also rich resources that can be excavated.
"Only by opening up the passage between the Merson region and these regions can we truly occupy them.
"Moreover, the chaotic regions themselves are great rewards."
After pausing for a moment, Adil continued, "Those chaotic regions were also part of the Magus civilization in ancient times. There are many ancient Magi ruins and legacies within them.
"Moreover, in those chaotic and uninhabited regions, there's no lack of places with dense elemental particles. As long as we get rid of the dangers, we can develop these regions.
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