Wizard: Start with Biological Transformation to Grind Experience

Chapter 782: Chapter 36: Gulwige’s Request

The Supreme Council was aware from the very beginning of the initial outbreak of this civil war at the Ancient Ruins. Yet in their initial assessment, it was merely regarded as a normal internal power shift and ideological conflict within a remote Witch Domain.

That land is situated at the edge of the Wizard Civilization’s territory, where the resources aren’t particularly abundant, nor does it possess any unique strategic value. Everyone showed little interest in it.

According to the tacit rules of the Supreme Council to maintain the superficial balance among the major Witch Domains, as long as there is no large-scale massacre of mortals, misuse of forbidden knowledge, or introduction of external hostile forces, such internal ’metabolism’ is usually condoned.

However, the situation developed far beyond initial expectations.

This dispute was not limited to the native land of the Ancient Ruins. Over the years, several neighboring Witch Domains have consecutively suffered either overt or covert penetration and invasion by the Freemasonry Church from the Ancient Ruins region.

The power controlled by Erodion has even openly annexed two smaller, weaker Second Level Witch Domains, incorporating them into his own ruling map.

This behavior has clearly overstepped the boundaries of ’internal affairs.’

Even more puzzling was that just a few years ago, Erodion and his established ’Freemasonry Church’ publicly declared that they would no longer accept the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council, questioning the rationality of the traditional Wizard System, intent on establishing a whole new order centered around what they call the ’only Truth.’

This is no longer an internal struggle but an open rebellion, a challenge to the entire Wizard World’s existing order.

Lynch wondered, "Could this be related to his Faith Wizard System?"

The power of Faith Wizards derives from the faith of believers, faith needs to be propagated, needs to reject heretics, and requires a singular ’God’ or ’Truth’ to unify will. This might just be the deeply rooted cause of Erodion’s increasingly radical behavior, even at the cost of being an enemy to the entire Wizard World.

Gulwige nodded slightly, "There is such a possibility. But this is precisely the crux of the problem, the place that needs your investigation."

"The Faith Wizard System is an incomplete, even fatally flawed Cultivation System. The fundamental issue with this system is its inherent ’carrying limit,’ where any independent soul with self-awareness cannot withstand the continual erosion and assimilation of millions of contradictory faith thoughts for long."

His eyes distant, as if reminiscing over the long history of Wizards:

"Since ancient times, there have been numerous Wizards attempting this shortcut, but none succeeded. The most outstanding among them might barely ascend to the level of Fourth-tier Rules by relying on powerful will and special magic techniques, but reaching that stage, the pressure of faith on the soul would reach a critical point."

"In the end, without exception, they would completely collapse due to the soul’s unbearable burden, either the consciousness would annihilate or transform into a crazed Divine driven by faith’s chaotic thoughts, subsequently eliminated by the Council."

At this point, Gulwige’s voice revealed genuine perplexity:

"Yet, Erodion’s situation is an anomaly. Given the territory under his control and the population scale, the power of faith he absorbs and bears should theoretically far exceed the limits a Fourth-tier Rule Wizard can endure. By conventional inference, he should have long since collapsed due to the soul being polluted, torn apart by faith."

He lifted his gaze, looking at Lynch, conveying the perplexity clearly:

"But up to now, we have received no reports of him showing any problems. Not only has he not collapsed, he rather seems to handle it with ease, even continuing to expand. Strange... truly strange."

Lynch nodded, "Understood. I will find a way to investigate this matter thoroughly."

Gulwige seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, his tone softened slightly:

"It will be troublesome for you. I myself must attend to more important matters, preventing me from leaving Fran in the upcoming years. And the other Wizards under my command have relatively limited understanding of the situation at the Ancient Ruins, unfit for such a covert investigation."

Lynch knew it was related to the previous Elemental Chaos incident, which caused the entire Wizard World to be in turmoil, with wars, catastrophes, and various disasters continuously occurring across Witch Domains.

Times like these highlight the value of the Supreme Council’s existence, especially with the Four Great Witch Realms, as the four stabilizing stones of the Wizard World are more needed to come forward to steady order.

Apart from the necessary stay-behind personnel, nearly all Domain Level Wizards in Fran were dispatched, including those Lynch knew well such as Space and Abbas, the head of Starry Sky Magic Academy, and even Vanessa received mission orders.

Gulwige added, "In fact, even if you hadn’t proactively suggested returning there this time, I had planned to find an opportunity soon to request you to undertake the journey. Your identity, strength, and your ancestors with that land make you the best candidate for executing this investigation."

The Flying Aircraft’s engine continued to roar, like a tireless metal beast galloping above the clouds.

In the cabin, Lynch slowly withdrew his gaze from the fleeting, blurred scenery outside the window, pulling his thoughts back to reality, his attention inevitably refocused on the repeatedly mentioned "Faith Wizard System" during the conversation.

After all, the Faith Wizard System is also an object of his research. The Light Church he established has currently developed into the largest Extraordinary Influence in the Jade Witch Domain, a scale that, while not matching Erodion’s Freemasonry Church, is noteworthy and rapidly growing. If the plan to proceed to the Ancient Ruins goes smoothly this time, the future might even surpass the scale of the Freemasonry Church.

Then, can Messiah withstand this power of faith?

This Light Goddess created by Lynch from a blank soul, where the flaws of the Faith Wizard System lie precisely in the inadequacy of pure soul progression. If the theory is correct, then Messiah should be able to continuously grow.

"How on earth did Erodion achieve this?"

Currently, Lynch is also eager to understand why Erodion can withstand so much power of faith without collapsing, gaining clarity on the specifics of the Faith Wizard System beyond Domain, so that should he face issues one day, he might be better prepared.

"Yaa yaa!"

At this moment, two dry chirps sounded from outside the window, a ’giant dragon’ about the size of a small dog flapped its wings and flew in from outside the window, hovering onto Lynch’s shoulder.

It was the first modified life he created after embarking on his Wizard’s Road, Parker.

On this journey back to his hometown, Lynch didn’t bring anyone along, only the little fellow he initially took from his hometown.

Looking at Parker in front of him, Lynch’s chaotic thoughts were entirely set aside at this moment, leaving only the anticipation and longing for his homeland.

"Everything will wait until we get there to say!"