The Anti-Magic Prison was a very unusual place.
For a long time, it had been used to imprison spellcasters who had broken the rules, and behind it stood an immensely powerful wizard organization. This organization had later become one of the core pillars of the Arcane Empire, far stronger than the current Northern Witches Council or Wizard Union. Its name was the [Council of Mages].
There were clear records of this.
The masked wizards controlled a powerful mythal. Within its range, they could even monitor every spell cast. Long ago, the Council of Mages had begun selling Spellcasting Permits within its territory. Only those who paid for a Spellcasting Permit could cast spells there. Otherwise, if someone dared to cast a spell out in the open, even something as minor as a Magic Missile, the council would detect it and pinpoint their location.
Normally, a first offense earned only a warning.
But if someone violated the rules a second time, the wizards of the Council of Mages would attack, arrest, or even kill them. That was their organization's rule.
That practice itself was naturally of little concern.
The Council of Mages had fallen long ago alongside the Arcane Empire. What interested Soren was something else: the Weave-monitoring technology the council had possessed.
That's right!
They had already been able to monitor the Weave.
Although the Council of Mages had relied on a mythal to monitor the Weave within a small area, their ability to detect people abusing magic within their territory already represented a highly advanced technology.
This technology was immensely valuable to Soren!
If he could bring it to Port Nyanzaru, no sign of spellcasting within the city would escape his notice. He could even use the mythal's power to pinpoint a spellcaster's location. The Council of Mages had