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Therefore, Isabella knew just how much Ciel loved arcane magic.

Furthermore, he deeply identifies with his identity as a wizard and a member of the Dark Tower.

Therefore, Isabella can assert that Charles's true intentions are not what old Kohler imagined.

"The beginning of the story that Charles told is the same as the one you told... it was also about a group of humans trying to build a tower that reaches the sky."

"But then, suddenly one day... people spontaneously tore down that tower that had been under construction for over a thousand years..."

"Then the gods in the distant heavens laughed."

"He mocked himself, saying that before he even made a move, this group had already broken into infighting, causing all his previous efforts to be in vain and his own Great Wall to crumble..."

"Then, God went back to his kingdom and slumbered with a clear conscience."

"But during those decades when God was asleep, people began to build new structures—"

"Unlike the previous towers built of bricks and boulders..."

"The new building uses lightweight nanomaterials that are incredibly thin, yet possess strength and toughness far exceeding that of gold and iron."

"The building's structure is no longer a traditional tower, but rather resembles a floating staircase, with countless tracks connecting discs that carry those who ascend the tower..."

"People named this new building—"

"Space elevator".

A slight smile involuntarily appeared on Isabella's lips.

This topic made her feel as if she had returned to ten years ago...

The time I spent as an adventurer on a mission, sitting around a small campfire deep in the forest with the members of the Morning Star Adventurer Group—

Sylvia and Ingrid were fiddling with their newly hunted prey around the campfire, preparing dinner for the five of them...

Claude and Charles lay side by side on the waist-high grass, gazing at the stars in the night sky, chatting and joking...

Meanwhile, as the leader of the group, he stood aside, wiping his silver sword while listening to Ciel's seemingly nonsensical yet fantastical tales, which gradually echoed through the dense forest in the dead of night.

That period of time, though brief, was exceptionally memorable...

To this day, the scenes in Isabella's memory remain vivid and clear, and have not faded in the slightest with the passage of time.

"That tall earthen and wooden tower has been under construction for hundreds, even thousands of years, but it has never been completed..."

"But the space elevator... was completed in just ten years."

"And it wasn't until many people first stepped onto the space elevator that they understood..."

"The divine kingdom that people thought they were about to reach, surrounded by countless clouds above the clouds... is actually only located in the troposphere."

"The troposphere is the lowest part of the sky, and above the troposphere are the stratosphere... mesosphere... ionosphere and exosphere."

"If it had been built using traditional brick and stone construction methods, the Tower of Babel would not have even reached the stratosphere... The tower's structure would have been unstable and posed a safety hazard."

"A slight breeze or a minor earthquake would be enough to cause this fragile Tower of Babel to collapse."

"But—that space elevator built with nanomaterials can easily reach the end of the sky."

"Even to step into the starry sea above the realm of gods."

Isabella smiled as she looked at the astonished old Kohler.

"Sir Kohler..."

"Destruction and rebirth—"

"But they have always complemented each other."

.......

slam-la-

The torrential rain fell like a waterfall from the sky, turning the sky above the arcane capital dark and oppressive.

"The rain of the month of abundance... it really caught us off guard."

In a guard room of the Dark Tower, a mid-level wizard picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and looked at the rain outside.

He was currently on duty, so although as a wizard he was quite eager to watch the grand event in the Arcane Hall, according to the rules, he could only wait until after get off work to watch the live replay of the Arcane Council through his smart terminal.

“Yes, such sudden changes in celestial phenomena cannot be reversed by the passive output power of the celestial control instrument. This is the significance of our duty.” The duty officer’s companion also picked up his teacup and took a sip.

They felt that their daily lives were like those of the community security guards in the novels published by Black Tower Bookstore, leisurely drinking tea and reading newspapers in the duty room every day, leaving get off work on time, thus avoiding twenty years of detours.

"But lightning and thunder, and storms, will eventually subside, just like the various obstacles we wizards face—"

"Whether it's the erroneous theories left behind by ancient wizards, such as geocentrism or the creationist theory, or the once-powerful gods, they will ultimately be defeated by arcane magic and sorcery..." The wizard on duty sighed as he looked at the storm outside the window. He enjoyed giving speeches, so his words had a touch of lyricism.

"The wheel of fate never stops. In the rolling tide of the times, those who stand in the way will be crushed mercilessly, while those who cannot keep up will be abandoned by the times."

"That's why I love rain the most, because the weather after the rain is so fresh and charming, washing away the filth and old things, and the decaying world of the past is reborn in the silence."

Just then, a bunch of magic lamps in front of the two of them suddenly lit up, their white light flashing intermittently.

"The energy storage array of the celestial control instrument has been fully charged."

The two men exchanged a glance, and one of them stood up and pressed a button in the duty room.

next moment.

Accompanied by a loud crash—

The enormous, silvery-white cylinder outside the black tower slowly rose up—

Followed by.

A beam of azure magic shot into the sky from within the cylinder, dispelling the dark clouds and torrential rain over the arcane capital and revealing a clear blue sky once more.

.......

"Is magic discontinuous?"

Inside the arcane hall, Norton's eyes still burned with fire, and the dwarf's booming voice drowned out the thunder outside the window.

"However, it is merely an assumption that makes this formula true; it is just an assumption!"

"Even if it's just a hypothesis, it's at least the only hypothesis so far!"

Charles's voice was unusually calm, and his gaze was serene.

He was not only answering Norton, but also conversing with almost all the wizards in the entire Arcane Hall.

"The only assumption?"

"Charles, are you sure this is real?"

"Has all of this been verified, undergone arcane experiments?"

Akshia also asked, her brows furrowing as the ruler of the Winter Empire frowned, her long, icy blue hair, unique to ice elves, fluttering amidst the overflowing magic in the arena.

Charles nodded to Akshia.

Next, he took the remaining manuscript from the mountain of documents; it was the second half of his thesis that Kiran had withheld.

With a slight shift in his mental energy, Sharl projected the entire derivation process concerning the arcane meaning behind the formula onto the magical light screen behind him.

"At least based on my current reasoning—"

"All other options have been ruled out, so this is the only feasible answer."

The entire Arcane Hall suddenly fell into a deathly silence once more.

Every wizard present in the Arcane Council held their breath, silently reading the arcane deductions projected by Sharl.

This is the most crucial part of the research findings presented by Charles...

While Charles's earlier conclusion that the world and energy are discontinuous was certainly shocking, it was ultimately just a hypothetical conclusion...

Even if Charles, as a legendary mage and deputy master of the Black Tower, said it, the high-ranking wizards present could certainly choose not to believe it...

Didn't you see that the other legendary mages on the judging panel weren't entirely convinced either, and they all raised questions?

but--

If even the process of deriving this conclusion is absolutely correct and cannot be refuted...

So no matter how unwilling the wizards are...

They all have to admit—

Charles's viewpoint is the only truth in the current situation.

one--

It will destroy the truth behind the towering tower of the past arcane system.

.......

"Perhaps, our previous understanding was indeed flawed."

On the judging panel, Akshia completed the verification and then spoke softly.

As a high-level ice elf, Akshia possesses the racial talent "Heart of Ice," which can greatly enhance mental stability.