Unfortunately, the highest authority over this public computer was in Qianyi's hands.
Who was qualified to connect and who was not wasn't up to the magi—it was up to Qianyi!
"It was clearly created to popularize magecraft, to spare people the cumbersome task of constructing temporary foundations, simplify most high-level magecraft, and give even ordinary people of mediocre talent the power to protect themselves and explore the truth. Yet who could have imagined it would become the cornerstone of the noble class's rule?" Qianyi sighed.
Magecraft foundations existed to help more people learn magecraft, so that more geniuses could be found among humanity's vast population.
And geniuses did not need to rely on the magecraft foundations created by Solomon as ordinary magi did. Their talent meant they could construct temporary magecraft foundations themselves, or even build entirely new ones. Magi like Aozaki Touko belonged to this category.
These genius magi who could create new magecraft foundations could then use the knowledge they created to feed back into, strengthen, and refine the existing foundation—or create entirely new foundations to divert its load—allowing humanity to survive and thrive on this planet even after losing the gods' protection, before eventually heading into the cosmos.
This should have been a perfect "open-source community," a ladder for all humanity to advance together.
Yet this cornerstone, created for all mankind, had been stolen by a group of selfish vampires and turned into a tool for the noble class to preserve its rule and enslave ordinary people. An invention meant to propel civilization forward had been twisted into this pathetic state of hoarding knowledge and stagnating in place!
The genius magi who had originally been expected to strengthen and refine the magecraft foundation, or create entirely new foundations to share the burden, had practically all been sealed