The Esoteric School and the Academic School understood perfectly well that Noble Mages had no shortage of fertile ground in which to grow. What they lacked was magical heritage.
Noble families had plenty of subjects and clan members, allowing them to select promising Mage candidates.
Traditional Mages followed the principle of exchange by rank. If spell apprentices wanted to climb higher, they had to be exploited by the Mages above them.
Noble Knights believed in unity and mutual support. Noble Mages could receive support and resources from their families, giving them a much smoother start than traditional Mages.
Before, the Esoteric School and the Academic School could still use their magical heritage to suppress the rise of Noble Mages, tempting commoners and noble children with magical knowledge to leave their families and join their factions.
Now that noble families no longer lacked magical heritage, Noble Mages had filled in the final piece of their development blueprint. They would ride the wave and rise to prominence.
Noble Knights had suffered under traditional Mages for far too long. This time, they would certainly pour everything they had into cultivating their own Mages. The Esoteric School and the Academic School would lose their power, and it would be difficult for the Gewalt Federation to return to an era ruled by traditional Mages.
This was a good thing for the Gewalt Federation. With Knight and Mage traditions under one roof, powerful Mage Knight families would emerge one after another.
When it came to spreading civilization, Noble Knights were far more proactive than traditional Mages. This change would benefit the development of humanity.
To be honest, in the Mage era, humans were little different from the other races enslaved by Mages. They were high-ranking servants, while the Mages alone stood above them all.
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