Terra's Heart's Transformation

Given the relationship between Ian and Adalbert, the two did not need any pleasantries or superfluous conversation before getting straight to work.

However, on their way to the Void Realm, Adalbert still reported on his recent work to Ian.

Over this recent period, Adalbert, with what could practically be called an unlimited budget, had launched comprehensive expansion research into the Arcane Path.

He was not particularly interested in pure combat power, but he cared deeply about how "ascended power" could improve ordinary people's lives.

When people possessed power, it fostered violent tendencies. Simply put, when you held a hammer, everything looked like a nail.

With the spread of the Meditation Method, Silverpeak Domain had also seen many kinds of "crimes" that would have been impossible in the past.

For example, using formidable computing power and observational ability to spy on other people's passwords; using newly awakened soul perception to peek into others' surface thoughts for fraud; using psionics to forcibly charm others and swindle them out of their property...

As the Meditation Method became widespread and differences in soul power emerged, some of those who "grew strong first" began using their power to gain even greater benefits.

Though a small number followed morality and the law and always held to their bottom line, there were still others who delighted in using their power to do as they pleased.

In response, Scott, who was in charge, submitted a request to Adalbert. He hoped to develop technology that could "curb this unhealthy trend of abusing power" and "quickly identify criminals."

Adalbert gladly accepted, and swiftly produced preliminary results.

First, in response to the need for "technology that could quickly identify criminals," Adalbert developed a detection psionic ability he named Order Detection.

This psionic ability could use the caster's own thoughts as a