The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 818 Propaganda Offensive
"Boss, the mayflies have been acting strange lately."

Inside the floating fortress, Asu, who was training his physique, suddenly spoke to Gawain, who was not far away.

Gawain was repairing his prosthetic body when he heard this. Without even looking up, he replied, "So you finally realized that?"

"Huh?" Asu's eyes widened suddenly, his face filled with astonishment.

"Boss, you already figured it out?"

Gawain continued repairing the prosthetic body, a complex alchemical array appearing on his alchemical glove to assist him in shaping the parts and inscribing runes.

"I discovered it a week ago. These new mayflies are better equipped and more powerful than the previous ones. They are practically the elite of the elite."

In the past, these mayflies would never have appeared on the battlefield as ordinary soldiers.

Asu was taken aback for a moment, then said with heartfelt admiration, "Boss, you're very observant. I just felt that these mayflies had become a bit stronger."

"Survival skills taught to me by an old wizard."

Gawain inserted the parts into the prosthetic body, then cut open his own body and placed the prosthetic body into the corresponding opening.

"On the battlefield, you need to observe and think more. Thinking more than others on the battlefield is a huge advantage for survival."

Asu seemed thoughtful upon hearing this, then asked again, "So, boss, what do you think this means? Has Ephemeral's technology undergone another innovation?"

Gawain shook his head and used his magical armor to heal the wound on his abdomen.

"It's not technological innovation. Technological innovation is about weapon innovation, but these Star Mayflies' equipment hasn't been upgraded. They've just gained more combat experience and become more skilled in combat."

I guess...

He looked up, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"This must be related to the mayfly king who abandoned darkness for light."

……

In the pitch-black space, Aro floated silently in the air, without resistance or struggle, as if he were dead.

But if you look closely, you will find that Aro's body is trembling at an extremely long frequency.

Each tremor felt like an extremely long, deep breath.

He is asleep.

This was his deal with the Twilight Archmage.

He entrusted his people to the Twilight High Wizard, allowing these mayflies to continue. He himself then entered the seal, remaining there until the high-ranking members of the Council of Truth had time to visit him.

Aro had no hope for this so-called meeting.

He was merely a minor mayfly king, and to be received by a quasi-emperor was already a sign of considerable importance.

A powerful figure of the highest order wouldn't have the time or inclination to look at him.

Moreover, he didn't really want to meet.

Meeting him might break the seal, but without a doubt, he would become a tool in the wizard's hands, a tool to deal with the Star River Mayfly.

Although he was a traitor, he did it all for the sake of the continuation of his race.

If he had a choice, he really wanted to commit suicide after handing over his race to the wizard.

Unfortunately, the Twilight Archmage was unwilling to let him die in vain.

Suddenly, a surge of energy shattered Aro's slumber.

The darkness began to fade, and light and matter gradually filled the space around Aro.

Aro opened his eyes and, with his compound eyes providing a 360-degree field of vision, surveyed the entire room in a single glance.

This was an ordinary brick room, and the enchantments were very rudimentary, completely different from the wizard enchantments that Aro remembered.

Beside him stood the Twilight Archmage who had sealed him, and in front of him stood a black-robed wizard watching him with great interest.

"Mayfly, shrink your body a little, just about the same size as me," the black-robed wizard said.

The moment he spoke, a faint aura entered Aro's senses.

The moment he touched that aura, Aro's entire body tensed up, and an indescribable terror filled his heart.

That's the aura only a ruler can possess!

This black-robed wizard is an avatar of a ruler!

Without hesitation, Aro's body instantly shrunk to the size of the black-robed wizard.

“Very good,” the black-robed wizard nodded, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his deep eyes.

"I am Miracle, or you prefer to call me Spark over there. My purpose in coming here is simple: I need you as a propaganda figure to dismantle the fighting spirit of those Star River Mayflies."

Upon hearing Richard's purpose, even knowing that the other party was the Overlord, Aro overcame his fear and said:
“Great Lord, your thoughts are probably of no use. Every one of my kin is of steel, and compared to them, I am but a lowly man.”

"Relying on my promotion will probably not get you the results you want."

After Aro finished speaking, the room suddenly fell silent.

Richard was torn between two tasks: attacking the swarm of insect overlords while simultaneously pondering his conversation with Aro.

Aro's statement is correct. This is why, even though it was the Grand Wizard of the Evoking School who captured the King of Mayflies, it was Richard who ended up questioning him.

The Corona of Energy did not consider this king of mayflies to be of any use.

To gain the allegiance of the Mayfly King, the ultimate goal is still the fall of the Overlord.

However, Richard had a different opinion. "I understand your culture, and it's a bit harsh for you to use the word 'petty person' to describe yourself."

Richard's voice was slow and deliberate, his words carrying a seductive power.

"The continuation of the race is a sacred thing. Betrayal is shameful, but it is not entirely wrong. Moreover, if it weren't for the greed of those royal family members within your ranks, I believe you wouldn't have chosen to defect."

Aro remained silent. If he could have a world behind him, he certainly wouldn't have chosen to defect.

However, both sides deliberately avoided revealing one fact.

That is, the war is indeed developing in a direction that is unfavorable to Star River Mayfly.

Aro had no hope of victory for the Star River Mayfly, which is why he was so decisive.

Otherwise, with Aro's connections, it wouldn't have been difficult for his people to continue in the territories of other mayfly kings.

Richard continued, "My colleagues told me that for the Star Mayflies to defect en masse, the fall of the Overlord would be necessary."

But I think he's oversimplifying things.

To be a civilized being, one must possess one's own dignity. Not to mention, the propaganda surrounding wizards within the Star River Mayfly is vilified.

I believe that before you chose to defect, you were prepared to become a guinea pig or a material for alchemy.

Aro twitched his antennae slightly.

"Yes, Great Ruler."

“See, this is where you come in handy,” Richard said with a smile. “We wizards aren’t some native barbarians who just catch outsiders and throw them into a pot to cook and eat.”

We are as civilized as the mayflies in the Milky Way, and our conflicts are more civilized than those of the indigenous people who readily exterminate their entire races.

Even if your internal propaganda about wizards is vilified, you should know that wizarding is an inclusive civilization.

"The situation where you are simply different races because your wings change color doesn't exist."

A slight tremor ran through Aro's heart; he now understood what Richard wanted to do.

Richard wanted to portray him as a typical example, a person who surrendered to the wizard and was not harmed in the slightest.

Richard promoted his example to undermine the fighting spirit of the Milky Way Mayfly.

Such propaganda may seem useless under normal circumstances, but if the war goes against them, it will definitely shake the heart of the mayfly king.

"Talking to smart people is efficient; I don't even need to say anything, and you already understand."

Richard's voice rang in Aro's ears, causing him to stiffen abruptly.

His thoughts had been spied on!

“I need you to serve as a role model to undermine the fighting spirit of those mayfly kings. No, I should say their pedantic thinking,” Richard said with a smile.

"We will show no mercy to the hostile mayflies of the Milky Way. But we will treat mayflies that have turned to the light as gently as we would treat friends."

As long as they abandon darkness and embrace light, neither they nor their race will suffer any harm.

They will become a wizard's kin, and after the war, it's not impossible for them to consider the Star River Great World as their territory.

Galaxy World...

Although he knew that Richard's promises were mostly empty words, Aro's heart still trembled slightly.

The Star River World is the native world of mayflies, but not all mayflies are qualified to survive in the native world.

The mayflies that can survive in the vast world of the Milky Way are either royalty or quasi-royal.

These ordinary mayfly kings have no offspring that can enter the Star River Great World; only they themselves will possess a sky island within it.

But which of these mayfly kings doesn't want their race to thrive and multiply in the vast universe?
Wizards conquered so many worlds, but before the end of the world, even if the energy concentration in the wizarding world was poor, most wizards still chose to live in the wizarding world.

For a race, the mark of their original world is an imprint on their soul.

Richard looked at Aro, and Aro's wavering heart pleased him greatly.

If there is any wavering, then cooperation is only a matter of time.

"Think about it carefully. You have three days to think about it."

After saying this, Richard turned and left, with the Twilight Archmage following closely behind.

Stepping out of the room, the Twilight Archmage hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Li glanced at him and laughed, "Ask whatever you want, why be so secretive?"

The Twilight Archmage bowed slightly and then said, "Your Majesty, aren't the conditions you've set a bit... generous?"

Persuading these mayflies to surrender is indeed a good thing, but if a large number of these mayflies defect, it will be a major destabilizing factor for us.

The Star River Mayflies are, after all, a civilization. As long as they survive, even if they submit to the wizards, their civilization's dimension will not dissipate.

This means that these mayflies possess the ability to give rise to a ruler.

While the Twilight Archmage has no doubt about the strength of the wizarding world, the ability to produce a ruler is ultimately an unstable factor for wizards.

Richard smiled and shook his head. "Based on what you know, they are indeed a destabilizing factor. But..."

His gaze suddenly became incredibly deep.

"There are some things that are not yet ready to be announced."

(End of this chapter)