Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 48: Council of Seven
Thanks to Anna, before the expedition began, Bi'an had to temporarily attend an emergency meeting led by the current Pope.

On the white glass of the dome church was a long sword representing justice and order. At the square table under the dome sat six people dressed in different styles. Bi'an, the current commander of the Royal Army promoted by His Majesty Henry, attended the meeting as a member of parliament.

The seven-member parliament system is a glorious tradition left by the first king. The original intention was to allow him to listen to the voices from all fields and make decisions that are more beneficial to the future of the empire.

These seven representatives come from the seven areas that have the most profound impact on the empire.

The Church, the nobility, the Chamber of Commerce, the Academy, the Astronomical Society, the Inquisition, and the military represented by the other side.

Although the current news is that no one died and only a great magician of the Astrology Society was seriously injured, the spells that appeared in the imperial capital were enough to alert everyone and make them think of an "old friend".

Some years before, that "old friend" had been a member of the Council of Seven, representing the College at a meeting convened by Henry VI.

However, that was before the Corruption War. The king was seriously injured after the war and his health deteriorated. The power to convene a meeting was transferred to the current Pope.

No one spoke in the meeting room. The six people present were all waiting for the arrival of the last parliamentary representative - the current dean of the academy. After the Fallen War, this over a hundred year old man had to take over the authority of the Seven-member Council again.

Not long after, an old man in a white robe walked in, looking exhausted. His eyes were cloudy and he looked much older than the last time they met.

"Mr. Hermit, I hope you can bring us some good news."

The Pope's majestic tone opened the meeting.

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you all." After the white-haired old man took his seat, he said calmly, "Your worries are correct. The three elemental energy spells that appeared in the imperial capital are highly similar to the spells of... the person you know. There are only some minor differences in the details."

The Pope looked at the old man deeply and asked, "Are you trying to say that the witch is still alive?"

Several congressmen had different expressions on their faces. This was undoubtedly a dangerous question.

Admitting that the Winter Witch is still alive is tantamount to announcing to the world that the public execution two years ago was a farce directed and performed by the Pope himself.

Since the Fallen War, many people have raised the possibility that the Winter Witch is still alive, but those people were either exiled to the border of the empire or were found to be believers of the evil god, trying to confuse the people and cause panic among them.

As for whether they were really bewitched by the evil god...

The power to adjudicate faith has always been in the hands of the Vatican.

"She may not be alive, but the people who made these magic scrolls must have been deeply influenced by her. This explains why these scrolls could trigger such a large-scale ice elemental riot."

"Mr. Hermit, please explain in detail."

The one who spoke was the representative of the Astrology Society. If you looked at her face, you would think she was a kind old lady with wrinkles all over her face. She smiled gently, as if she didn't care at all about the seriously injured great magician.

Drawing magic scrolls is not exclusive to elemental shapers. In fact, in recent years, magicians represented by the Astronomical Society have become the empire's most important magic scroll drawers, while elemental shaper magic has gradually been eliminated by people.

The saint's magic is unique, and as a great magician, she is eager to know more details.

"That person... you know who he is. When he was teaching at the academy, he proposed a theory about the relationship between elemental shapers and natural elements."

Upon hearing this, the Chamber of Commerce representative of the Lophik Group even took out a notebook and a quill. It was obvious that the Astrology Society was not the only force interested in these secrets.

Even though the Pope's eyes flashed with displeasure, he did not interrupt the old man and let him continue. "This theory puts forward an unprecedented concept, namely, 'the resonance between elementalists and natural elements mainly comes from emotions'. She believes that the inherent elemental theory is essentially a restriction. Although it can allow apprentices to quickly master a certain spell, in the long run, it cuts off their possibility of resonating with natural elements."

"resonance!"

The current president of the Astrology Society tried her best to suppress her excitement, but her fingers on the conference table tapped faster and faster. She felt that she should really thank the people who made these magic scrolls, otherwise it would be difficult for her to learn the secrets of the academy.

She then asked, "The essence of a spell is a command, and the way of commanding will destroy the relationship between the caster and the natural elements... Very interesting point of view, so, what she meant is to make the caster become friends with the natural elements?"

"Establishing resonance with natural elements and becoming friends with them is only the most basic stage of this theory. This theory is for an ultimate goal, or her ideal concept."

The representative of the Lofik Consortium also joined the discussion and asked eagerly, "What is the concept?"

"The caster is the element itself."

Suddenly, the room was silent.

Everyone held their breath, digesting this staggering amount of information.

They all knew what these calm words meant - they were the secrets of the Saint's magic!

They really couldn't believe that the old man told them these world-class theories so easily. The representatives of the Lofik Foundation had the same idea as the nobles. After this meeting, they would put this theory into practice.

Bi'an saw the clue and asked, "If that's the case, why didn't the college compile this theory into a textbook?"

In the past two years, she has met many excellent elemental shapers, and they still use the "old" things.

"Because no one can learn this theory, or in other words, this theory cannot succeed in a short period of time."

That massive teaching reform ended in failure. "The college gave her a semester to advance her theory, but after a semester, her students voluntarily gave up on it."

The progress is so slow that it would not be an exaggeration to say that there is no progress at all.

Not only that, they also watched their peers who studied elemental magic stand out in various academy activities. Under the strong contrast, both students and teachers had the same question.

Is a saint necessarily a good teacher?
Maybe she was just gifted and could develop a theory that no one else could learn except her.

Worse, even the experienced professors at the academy were unable to prove the feasibility of this theory, as their way of dealing with the elements was already deeply ingrained.

Even the professors who still believed in this theory eventually came to a conclusion.

The only elemental shapers who can learn this theory are those outside a certain academy.

And now, that person appeared.

"This is the secret hidden in those magic scrolls. He did not record a certain spell in the magic scrolls, but sent a letter to the elemental spirits. Miss Anna tore open the envelope and let the elemental spirits see the contents of the letter."

At this point, the old man paused for a while and stated the final conclusion of the investigation, "What Mr. Silver Fox is fighting is nature itself."

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