"Our ultimate goal is to establish a massive Spell Black Curtain, blotting out the stars across the entire world and relying entirely on the energy deep within the earth to keep this world running," Long Mei Er said gravely. "When that time comes, Pompeii will become the model for the world's new cities and towns. Wizards will replenish their energy through energy nodes, while ordinary people will use the energy from those nodes to produce all kinds of goods and food.
"Imagine it. At that time, ordinary Wizards, unable to replenish their own energy, will be restricted, and their status will decline drastically. Ordinary people, on the other hand, will gain status because they can use energy for highly efficient production.
"At that time, spells will no longer determine everything. What will determine everything is the means of extracting the energy deep within the earth—that is, magic patterns. Only through the solidifying effect of magic patterns can energy be continuously extracted to sustain the operation of the new world. Those capable of improving magic patterns, extracting more energy, and making better use of it will become the 'new Wizards' of the new world."
Was this preparation for a transition from a world on the mystical side to one on the technological side...? After listening to Long Mei Er, Richard could not help but think so, and countless thoughts rose in his heart.
The first was his surprise that the True God seemed to really exist.
All along, he had believed that the upper ranks of the Truth Society had merely used the True God's name to control the lower-ranking members, in order to achieve some unspeakable purpose. But according to Long Mei Er, the Truth Society had not been founded because of faith in the True God. It had been