Greetings, Mister Principal

Chapter 147: Innovation

At the end of the conference, in the hotel restaurant where Mercury Balance gathered, the invited Reiner became the focus of attention.

The law of the elements, the discovery that the alchemy mages had dreamt about over the centuries, was actually proposed by a first-ring mage, which was surprising and thought-provoking.

"Perhaps as we continue to explore forward, we should also look back at the things we have neglected." President Demetrius said, holding a small half glass of red wine in his hand, which was rich in color and permeated with the aroma of wine.

"Without the pioneers like Your Excellency Demetrius' exploration, how can future generations be able to learn from it." Reiner praised, making President Demetrius nod slightly.

"Reiner, in fact, it is not only Mercury Balance, but other organizations also have a high evaluation of you. Your proposal to establish a rescue fund and reward radioactive element research is very consistent with His Excellency Braggs' proposition. It is no wonder that it is supported by so many people."

"His Excellency Braggs' proposition?" Reiner was confused.

Reiner hadn't studied the background of that excellency. His reason for proposing the establishment of these programs was to promote research in this area. He did not want Fina and her father's incident to happen again.

"Oh, this is a story from many years ago. As someone who has just become a mage, it isn't unusual that you don't know about it."

President Demetrius took a sip of wine and continued.

"Actually, His Excellency Braggs did not only create a modern magic system, but also changed the relationship between mages and ordinary people."

"The relationship between mages and ordinary people?"

It was the first time Reiner heard about this. He didn't know much about events from 300 years ago, but from President Demetrius' perspective, His Excellency Braggs was more than just a knowledgeable mage.

"Yes, in the ancient magic empire, the relationship between ordinary humans and mages was not so harmonious. Most of the mages became a lord by virtue of their own power. The mages dominated the entire world, while ordinary humans were just slaves to them." President Demetrius said lightly, making Reiner a little shocked.

"In that era, mages were the rulers. Almost all mages lived in cities near the stargates, while ordinary humans lived in the countryside. It was rare for them to see a mage once. Every year among the ordinary humans, there would be some children who would awaken their magic power. These children would be sent to towns or cities to learn magic from instructors. This is the inheritance process of ancient mages." He sighed and continued.

"The bloodline mages are similar to the ancient mages, except that they are more radical. They kept ordinary people in breeding programs as they attempted to transform the blood of their children. Only those who could survive the transformation were eligible to live. Otherwise, they would only become deformed monsters or become livestock. In short, in the age of the ancient magic empire, mages controlled everything and were above everything."

This was similar to a society where the strongest rule and the law of the jungle prevailed as set in some novels he had read on the earth, Reiner thought.

"His Excellency Braggs changed all of his?" He asked curiously.

"Yes, to be honest, is there any mage who doesn't want to be able to dominate everything? Most of the ancient magic empires that had lasted for thousands of years all thought so. They had power that was impossible for ordinary people to resist and amongst those mages, who was willing to surrender their power?"

President Demetrius drank the red wine in the glass, then continued on. "But in the words of His Excellency Braggs, such a society is too inefficient."

"Too inefficient?" Reiner thought he would hear adjectives such as inhuman or cruel, but he didn't expect it to be the words "too inefficient".

But thinking about it carefully, this indeed sounded like someone a mage would put forward.

"The inheritance of mage requires a lot of time to learn and the accumulation of various magic materials. If using the ancient model, one would have to experience at least hundreds of failures to complete an inheritance. In the past, many mages' inheritances were cut off because there were no children with talent in their territories for many years even until their lifespans reached the end. Even if it was a bloodline mage, there would still be the problem of attenuation of their bloodline power from generation to generation."

While the waiter refilled his glass of wine, President Demetrius said with sorrow.

"His Excellency Braggs realized that if he wanted to really grow the entire magical world, the conservative way of the past was too inefficient. So the first thing he did was to simplify magic and to greatly popularize magic."

The popularity of magic gave ordinary people a certain amount of power. They were no longer troubled by wild beasts and natural disasters, and their efficiency in production was greatly improved. At the same time, as the methods of connecting with magic increased, the number of people who could awaken their magical talents gradually increased. Although in a sense, the status of mages has declined, for the entire magical world, it was an improvement.

"His Excellency Braggs built magic academies, trained mage apprentices, established a thesis review mechanism, and encouraged people to explore and study the world. There have been more feedback phenomena caused by the world over the past three hundred years than that of the three thousand years of ancient magic empires combined." President Demetrius said.

The ancient mages and bloodline mages of the past had never seriously explored the laws behind the world. They purely relied on meditation and bloodline transformation to accumulate magic energy. This required too much innate talent and physical aptitude, so very few people would be able to become high-level mages.

"So after the Magic Association was established, the mages also restrained themselves and formulated many provisions to protect ordinary people. This seems unbelievable, but it is precisely such rules that can make the whole world develop in a positive cycle."

Hearing all this, Reiner understood why President Demetrius would say that his ideas were inspired by His Excellency Braggs. Whether it was to set up a fund to treat Fitzruin Syndrome or to give out money to reward researchers, this was a kind of sustainability concept of development, which coincided with His Excellency's ideals.

"Mages are rational creatures. Reiner, the more you learn in the future, the more you will realize this. The reason the current social structure was formed is not because of benevolence, but because the peaceful development of mutual respect can produce the most benefit."

President Demetrius' words made Reiner fall into deep thinking, but he quickly added.

"But for mages like Kailavin Napishtim, who devoted their lives for the benefit of the ordinary people, we will not mock their 'irrational' behavior because as His Excellency Braggs said, magic makes us stronger and morality makes us nobler."

Reiner nodded silently, as if he realized something