"Decline? That was more or less what I expected. Times were changing, so magecraft naturally had to change as well."
After Kadoc and Ritsuka explained why anti-beast magecraft had declined, Shen Fei could not help sighing softly. As the name implied, anti-beast magecraft was magecraft used against wild beasts. In ancient times, it had once flourished because the world had been full of beasts. But in modern society, the number of wild animals had plummeted, to the point where animal protection laws had become necessary. Naturally, the usefulness of anti-beast magecraft had greatly diminished.
Of course, there were other reasons for its decline as well, such as technological advancement. In ancient times, ordinary people simply could not deal with wild beasts, so anti-beast magecraft had arisen to counter them. It was the product of an era's needs. In the modern age, however, there were substitutes for tracking, driving away, and exterminating beasts. Naturally, magecraft declined.
There was no saying whether magecraft or technology was superior; each had its own strengths and weaknesses. Shen Fei believed that magecraft was best for individuals, but for groups and civilizations, technology held an enormous advantage over magecraft. Take anti-beast magecraft, for example. It required talent to learn, while with technology, ordinary people only needed the appropriate weapons to deal with beasts.
"This is magecraft's fate as well. An era makes thaumaturgical formulas solid, yet the passage of time also makes those formulas obsolete." By the end, Kadoc could not help sighing softly.
"Have you ever considered giving up being a magician?" Ritsuka suddenly asked.
"...You really never stop saying shocking things, do you? I have never considered it. And let me give you a piece of advice: you had better not say something like that to other magicians. Even a perfectly normal magician might