The Unsettling Prophecy of the Founder!
"This, how is this possible?"
"They have such audacity, completely disregarding the Church of Brimir! We should immediately inform the Romalia Empire and report this matter to His Holiness the Pope!"
"That's right, this Regan Zista cult isn't targeting us, it's targeting the entire Halkeginia Continent. We shouldn't be the only ones resisting it!"
"But it's too late to say all this now, let's prepare for war!"
The video that Biba Amatori played for the nobles of the Tristain Kingdom had an excellent effect.
This not only completely dispelled everyone's wishful thinking, but also aroused everyone's dissatisfaction and anger.
This led to the release of the Wales prince and his entourage from prison, where they had only been imprisoned for a short time.
After all, they were a group of excellent fighters, and both sides shared the same stance. The Prince of Wales himself was a 'Triangle' level mage.
The nobles of the Tristain Kingdom are not fools; naturally, they would not choose to abandon them at this critical juncture.
The Prince of Wales did not hold a grudge despite feeling wronged, readily accepting Tristain's insignificant apology and focusing his energy on preparing for the upcoming war.
Certainly.
And he also exchanged flirtatious glances with Princess Henrietta.
Meanwhile, Biba Amatori, because she was able to get timely information about the Tengen Uzui, was also allowed to join the council of the nobles as an observer.
This allowed him to begin to understand the composition of the kingdom's military forces.
First was the Royal Guard, a unit composed entirely of trained women who were permitted to be equipped with short-handled flintlock muskets.
There were very few people, probably only about twenty.
The commander of their musketeers was Agnes, a dashing woman with short blond hair.
They were responsible for accompanying the queens throughout history.
Although there is no queen now, Duke Marianne has already arranged for Princess Henrietta to marry him.
This also allowed Biba Amatori to thoroughly understand the level of gunpowder weapons in this world.
To be honest, I'm very disappointed.
Then came the royal guard, a group of knights wearing red robes underneath, greyish-white shawls with gold trim, and fine magic swords at their waists.
Their status was the same as that of the Royal Guards of the Prince of Wales.
They are also the strongest individual force in the kingdom, with each member not only skilled in Swordsmanship but also a 'Line' level mage capable of combining two magical attributes.
Its leader, Vlad, is a 'Triangle'-level mage capable of combining three magical attributes.
Their duty, as the name suggests, is to protect members of the royal family, similar to the Royal Guard, but with a larger protected area.
Even the royal palace and castle were under the jurisdiction of this royal guard.
Then came the Kingdom Guard and the Magic Knight Order.
The former is a regular army, mostly composed of civilian soldiers who do not know magic, while the latter is an elite force composed entirely of nobles and mages, and each Magic Knight Order has its own title.
Finally, there's the Griffin Magic Guard.
The former commander was Wardes, who was brought here with the Prince of Wales and is now in a dark prison awaiting execution for treason.
This Griffin Magic Guard belongs to the Air Force and elite troops of the Tristain Kingdom.
The so-called Griffin Gryphon, is a ferocious beast with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion, standing up to three meters tall and possessing great strength, capable of carrying people through the sky.
Yes, they are just wild beasts, not monsters.
Since the Griffin in this world have no magic, they must rely on the magic knights on their backs to fight against dragons that can breathe fire or ride the wind.
However, Biba Amatori is quite fond of Griffin.
So the Griffin that Wardes had brought to the Albion Kingdom was easily tamed by him and made into his own mount and pet.
As for the issue of Griffin not possessing extraordinary abilities...
He didn't believe that he, with the backing of the World Government, couldn't solve the problem; at worst, he could exchange his achievements for a Devil Fruit to feed it.
However, Biba Amatori didn't really want to do that.
He himself was already a power user, and he didn't want his mount to be one as well.
Otherwise, if something unexpected happens one day, and you fall into the sea of Sea Star or are tricked by someone using Seastone, you'll truly be left with nothing but tears.
Therefore, Biba Amatori would prefer to find other extraordinary powers for his Griffin.
"Captain, I think I've found the answer to why only nobles can learn magic in this world, but I can't confirm it yet because I don't have enough information."
Late at night.
Just as Biba Amatori returned to her room, preparing to wash up and rest, Mr. Hugh knocked on her door with a serious expression and said the following words.
"Oh?"
"I'm all ears."
Biba Amatori patiently sat down on a chair inside the room, gesturing for the other person to sit down as well to talk.
"I've compiled my conversation with Dean Aulder, along with historical records I read in the library and various legends."
Mr. Hugh quickly sat down and began to recount the information he had gathered over the past few days and his own speculations.
"About six thousand years ago in this world, a man named Brimir appeared. He created the current magic system and called the magic that only he could use 'Void Magic,' which is why he is called the 'Progenitor.'"
"Later, his three sons founded the present-day Kingdom of Tristein, Kingdom of Albion, and Kingdom of Gallia, while his disciples founded a religion centered on his beliefs, which gradually developed into the present-day United Kingdom of Halbarromaria!"
Biba Amatori frowned slightly.
"You're not going to say that the difference between nobles and commoners is whether or not they have Brimir's blood, are you?"
"It's very possible. Aulder Alder said that all the nobles, big and small, in various countries, even the royal family of the Germania Kingdom, actually separated from the 'three great royal families' over thousands of years!"
Mr. Hugh nodded emphatically.
"Over the years, there must have been some descendants of nobles who fell into poverty and became commoners, so there should be people with magical talent among the commoners now."
"But because of their social class, they were unable to enter Magic Academy, so they did not receive training and never mastered magic in their lives."
Biba Amatori said thoughtfully, "I see. That's why the magic in this world is so 'snobbish,' favoring only the nobles."
"And the 'prophetic' content I saw in a book called <The Biography of Saint Aegis> in the library made me somewhat uneasy," Mr. Hugh said in a heavy tone.
"Disturbed?"
Biba Amatori raised an eyebrow. So far, there wasn't anything in this 'Magic World' that made him nervous.
"The progenitor once said: four treasures, four rings, four familiars, four successors... When all four of these 'four' are gathered together, my Void will Awakening."
Mr. Hugh repeated the contents, then looked directly into Biba Amatori's eyes and said, "This is what I saw in this dusty biography. What do you think of this passage?"
"Void will Awakening."
Biba Amatori thought.
They already knew that Saito Hiraga was the Void Familiar named 'Gandalf', and that Louise was the Void Magic.
This seems to be the magical effect that allows them to instantly understand the language of this world.
It wasn't a 'Silence' at all, but some unknown Void Magic.
"But why do you feel uneasy?"
Biba Amatori asked in confusion, because he didn't see anything alarming in the prophecy, but Mr. Hugh said softly and quietly:
"Because I've confirmed that the gem on the 'Wind's Transparent Ring' on the Wales prince's hand is the Philosopher's Stone, by the same logic, the 'Water's Azure Ring' on Princess Henrietta's hand should also be the Philosopher's Stone."
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