Three days later, Arcane Empire Supreme Council building.
All the councilors and elders showed up on time. They thought it was just a routine meeting to discuss tax and land bills that would never come to fruition.
Until they opened the door and saw the man sitting on the throne.
Ian.
He didn't use any gorgeous special effects for his appearance, nor did he release any pressure. He just sat there quietly, as if he had never left.
"Your Majesty?!"
"He's back? Didn't he say it would take at least several decades?"
Panic spreads among the crowd. Those politicians who have been jumping up and down in the past five years, trying to change the law to seek personal gain, feel weak in the legs at this moment.
"What? You don't recognize me anymore?"
Ian smiled slightly, but in the eyes of some people, that smile was even more ferocious than Demons.
Several guilty congressmen subconsciously wanted to turn around and run away.
Buzz!
The moment the thought arose, a terrifying weight fell from the sky.
[Arcane Runes·Spiritual Pressure].
This is a range control spell developed by Ian that combines the soul strength of Fifth Tier with the Spiritual Pressure concept in <Bleach>.
Plop, plop.
All spellcasters and ordinary people below Third Tier were instantly pressed to the ground, unable to move a finger. They felt as if their souls were being held by an invisible hand and could be crushed at any time.
"Now that you're here, don't leave in a hurry."
The voice of Ian sounded in everyone's mind, carrying unquestionable majesty.
"Now, I want to do a little check-up."
[Legilimency·Wide Area Scan].
Ian's eyes glowed with a faint blue light, and the huge sperm Divine Power penetrated into the brains of everyone present like tentacles.
This is a naked violation. But in the face of absolute power, the so-called right to privacy is a joke.
Someone tried to resist and tried to defend with Occlumency.
"Humph."
Ian snorted coldly, and Divine Power instantly increased the output.
"Ah--!!!"
Several congressmen who resisted the most fiercely were rolling on the ground with their heads in their hands, bleeding from their orifices.
After a few minutes, the scan ends.
Ian looked away, his eyes becoming as cold as a knife.
"Very good. It seems that you have not been idle in the past five years."
He raised his hand and pointed, and a bright red "X" mark suddenly appeared on the foreheads of more than a dozen congressmen. Among them were even three powerful Elder Council members.
"These are the lackeys of the consortium and the Mastermind who incited the rebellion."
"No! Your Majesty! This is a misunderstanding!"
One of the elders saw that the situation was not going well, and a black mist suddenly erupted from his body. It was some kind of high-level Dark Magic. He tried to forcefully activate Apparition to escape.
"Want to run?"
Ian didn't even look at him, just called the Snap.
A rune on the ceiling suddenly lit up.
Zhi--!
A green beam accurately hit the elder who turned into a black shadow.
That is an improved [Avada Kedavra]. It no longer targets the body, but directly Annihilation the soul.
The elder didn't even let out a scream, and his body fell softly, turning into an empty shell without a soul.
The whole place was dead silent.
Everyone was frightened by this Law of Thunder method.
Royal Guard quickly entered the scene and dragged out all those with "X" marks on their foreheads. What awaited them would be Judgment who was more terrifying than death.
"I'm sorry for the innocent people."
Ian restrained his murderous intent and returned to his gentle look, "In order to compensate for everyone's mental loss, each person will be rewarded with ten thousand Arcane Points. In addition, Royal Library has updated the latest magic knowledge, including the promotion methods of Fourth Tier and Fifth Tier."
Hearing this, the eyes of the people who were still resentful instantly lit up.
In this Empire where power is paramount, knowledge is the hardest currency.
"Now, two new laws are issued."
Ian Hold up two fingers:
"First, from now on, heavy taxes will be levied on all private consortiums and the strictest supervision will be implemented. Any attempt to monopolize knowledge or steal other people's achievements will be confiscated directly and the person in charge will be executed if discovered."
"Second, in order to eliminate class antagonisms, from today on, the titles 'wizard' and 'mage' will be abolished."
Ian stood up and looked at everyone with burning eyes:
"Whether you are a wizard born with awakened bloodline, a mage with a core implanted later in life, a knight practicing Battle Aura, or a mechanical transformation person... you all have a common name."
"Arcanist."
"We will subdivide them according to different sources of abilities: Bloodline Arcanist (original wizard), Shaping Arcanist (original mage), Gate Arcanist (Alchemy user), Enhancement Arcanist (Battle Aura/transformer)..."
"In the Arcane Empire, there are only different divisions of labor, and there is no hierarchy. As long as you can master the power of arcane magic, you are a citizen of the Empire."
This decision exploded like thunder.
It not only eliminates discrimination from the legal perspective, but also points out the direction for the future of the Empire - that is the prosperous age of arcane magic when a hundred flowers bloom and thousands of people return to their clan.
Looking at the people in the audience with renewed hope in their eyes, Ian knew that the most difficult step had been taken.
"The next step is to turn this concept into an iron law of reality."