Compared with the main quest, the side quest surprised Vaughn more-not because of its objective, but because of the "7-1" in its prefix.
This was a change that had never appeared in the system's quests before, but it was not difficult to understand. Combined with the quest description, the core of side quest 7 could be summed up in a single word-revolution!
A wizarding revolution!
The objective of side quest 7-1 was to abolish the International Statute of Secrecy. Just as the quest description said, this was a prerequisite for advancing the wizarding revolution.
Presumably, if Vaughn successfully abolished the International Statute of Secrecy and completed side quest 7-1, the system would continue issuing side quests 7-2, 7-3, and perhaps more, until the revolution succeeded.
Vaughn wondered how many stages this quest chain would have.
Clearly, though, he would not be getting an answer anytime soon.
Abolishing the International Statute of Secrecy was even harder than killing Voldemort, and would require more time and effort.
And if abolishing the International Statute of Secrecy was the prerequisite for launching a wizarding revolution, then for Vaughn, successfully developing Contract Magic was the prerequisite for abolishing the statute.
There were plenty of things to criticize about the International Statute of Secrecy, but its widespread acceptance was undeniable. Apart from the Wizarding World in China, the entire
world's wizards had long since grown accustomed to its various rules and restrictions. If those constraints suddenly disappeared, war between wizards and Muggles would inevitably break out.
Especially those troublemakers in the New Gospel Society. They would certainly do everything they could to create chaos.
So before Vaughn took any concrete action against the International Statute of Secrecy, he had to develop Contract Magic first.
Putting those thoughts aside, Vaughn rose from his chair. A Dimensional Gate