Making the Cake Bigger

Power was an immense aid to research, but it was also a temptation that clouded the heart.

[Wizards were a band of madmen pursuing knowledge. Spells and magic power were, in essence, merely byproducts of that pursuit.] These words were not a boast, but a reminder.

A reminder not to let power dazzle a Wizard's eyes. Power was only a means for Wizards, never the end.

After entering the Age of Dharma's End, no creature in the Wizard Great World would embark upon The Path of Evolution, but this would have no effect on ordinary people.

Those humans who remained in the Wizard World would, under the guidance of the Wizards stationed behind, set foot upon the path of exploring truth.

Without the allure of power, perhaps among them, seekers of knowledge purer than Wizards could be born... perhaps?

"Go and see for yourselves. The Age of Dharma's End in a Great World is a sight rarely seen even across the entire World Cluster," Shaping Crown said to the Great Wizards behind him.

After speaking, he looked at Richard with a faint smile on his face.

"In the past, we always held meetings in the Wizard Dimension. Now that we have gathered together at last, let us hold this meeting in the Eternal City of Truth."

Richard nodded slightly at those words.

"As long as everyone is willing, I am fine anywhere."

The Crowns had no objections. Amid the slight bows of the many Great Wizards, the seven Crowns of Wizard Civilization flew into the Eternal City of Truth, which still hovered in the sky.

In the Council Hall, everyone took their seats.

Shaping Crown spoke first. "We have been holding meetings rather frequently lately, and every single one has brought good news.

It seems fate is fair after all.