Satan, a mage whose name carried rather terrifying connotations on Earth, was one of Sui Xiong's earliest followers. As one of the Arcane Tower Federation's genius mages seventy years ago, he was an outstanding talent. This was reflected not only in his exceptional magical aptitude, but more importantly, in his remarkable talent for magical research.
For an individual mage, the former alone was enough. Whether or not one possessed the latter was unimportant; by studying step by step, one could still reach great heights. But for a mage organization, having the latter or lacking it was the difference between heaven and earth—like running a factory: you did not need independent research capabilities, so long as you could make good use of others' findings. But if you were running a research institute and had no independent research capabilities of your own? What a joke.
Since the Void Mask Amusement Park had been established and the church's situation had stabilized, Satan had kept a low profile, devoting himself primarily to research. One result after another had emerged from his work, greatly advancing the magical standards of the Northwest Republic.
His most important achievement was the purification magic array.
The purification magic array was an exceedingly complex magical formation. It could drive negative energy out of its area of effect and draw positive energy from the bright side of the World Ring. Neither quantity was great, but together they were far more than a simple one plus one equals two—by applying this magic array, one could create a pure land free of negative energy within the Ash Forest, where negative energy permeated everywhere, allowing people to live and work safely within this forbidden zone of life.
Back when the Northwest Republic had yet to be founded, he had completed the first purification magic