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"Only legends could cast without material components..."

Iliya, Phil, and Tuckerau all went pale, as though they had glimpsed a bottomless abyss.

"Haha... don't be like that. Mages were still quite capable of making money, whether by becoming adventurers or selling potions and magical items..."

Sulu gave a dry laugh. "Besides... it wasn't as though there was no solution!"

"What solution?"

Iliya's eyes lit up.

"The Obelisk!"

Sulu sighed leisurely.

"The Obelisk?"

"This is the Zerg's supreme treasure. Every piece contains incomparable knowledge and mysteries. Back then, Jupiter obtained the first Warrior Stele, and only then was he able to become a legend!"

Sulu answered solemnly.

The legendary path of the Mercenary Emperor was a top-secret matter, and Iliya and the others listened with rapt attention.

"And I was once fortunate enough to see another Obelisk, which was how I organized this Mage system!" Sulu continued.

This supernatural system had indeed been devised by the Zerg.

He had merely made use of what was available and taught it to these three, which was why it seemed so crude and incomplete.

After all, Sulu intended to cultivate powerhouses along an entirely new path and system, not the professionals of the past.

"So that's how it is..."

Tuckerau's eyes shone. "A treasure trove of knowledge... the Obelisk? If I could read one even once, I would die without regrets..."

"Hehe..."

Sulu responded with a cold sneer. "You... have no chance. Since Jupiter gained such enormous benefits from the Obelisk, he would naturally prevent others from doing the same. For the past two hundred years, the Morici Empire has been devoted to collecting Obelisks. The ruins I saw are currently being guarded and excavated by Imperial powerhouses..."

"How could they do that..."

Phil said aggrievedly.

But upon recalling that this was the Mercenary