The Magic Association's system was growing ever more vast, but Liszt, ever wary of a restoration of mage rule, had gradually reshaped the very concept of "magic."
The Magic Association now resembled the Chinese Academy of Sciences more closely. Mages were gradually adapting to their identities as arcanists and engaging in specialized magic development. Under Liszt's influence, arcanists were also beginning to subdivide by profession, researching particular fields according to their different interests and strengths.
Such as medical arcanists, magic equipment arcanists, magic array arcanists, potion arcanists, mechanical arcanists, and so on.
However, while the Chinese Academy of Sciences was an elite organization of scientists, the Magic Association gathered all mages under its umbrella. It could roughly be viewed as a combination of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology, while also encompassing functions akin to the National Health Commission.
An integration of industry, education, and research.
It researched and developed magical technology, educated and trained arcanists, and ultimately employed arcanists and magical technology in the construction of the kingdom.
At the same time, the Magic Association adopted a "chief arcanist system." This was a system of magic administration that mainly established the position of chief arcanist in magic research projects and state institutions. The chief arcanist bore overall responsibility for a project and managed its funding, resources, and so forth.
Because of the demand for magic light bulbs.
Liszt directly decided to offer an exceptional reward, funding an arcanist to establish an independent magic laboratory. This was equivalent to elevating that arcanist to chief arcanist.
Within the field of magic, this was absolutely a leap to the heavens in a single bound—becoming a boss-level figure in the industry.
One had to know that although the Magic Association now had so many registered mages, fewer