Soon, all four experiments were complete. Everything had gone as they had calculated: the first two had successfully become satellites, while the last two had become lesser Star Gods. Moens had snuffed them out before they could fully come into being, however, so neither was truly born.
After all, creating gods remained the ultimate taboo!
Even Moens, esteemed as a candidate for Sixth-Tier Grand Arcane Master, could not ignore that. Not unless he dropped the word "candidate" from his title.
Only then could he truly act without restraint!
Isaac left without speaking to Moens after the experiments. There was nothing to discuss: the entire process had gone exactly as Moens had calculated, without a hitch.
Except for the conceptual power. But Moens could not contribute to that part. It was neither his field of research nor relevant to his Grand Arcana: Star Creation. Conceptual power still had its uses in high-level arcana, but it was not nearly as important there.
Arcana differed from witchcraft in this respect. In high-level witchcraft, conceptual power guided Magic Power; in high-level arcana, Magic Power guided conceptual power. The spell model was therefore comparatively more important.
Besides, Moens was in no mood to talk. He was eager to get back, write a paper, and apply for funding for a planetary-scale experiment!
That would be no small sum. Even the Truth Association would need time to arrange it.
The thought made Isaac sigh. Research funding... That was the advantage of having the Truth Association behind you. For a large-scale experiment, as long as the theory and data held up, you did not have to shoulder the cost yourself. At least, not the bulk of it.
Wizard sects had adopted a similar system and allowed applications for research funding, but it mostly covered work below the Third