The remnants of the Temple fleet returned to the Vorsted continent in a low-key manner, and although the Eternal Temple did everything possible to block the information about the "War of Divine Punishment", the news of the defeat of the Temple and the Magic Society was still leaked through various secret channels. An unprecedented undercurrent surged silently beneath the seemingly calm surface of the Walsted Continent.

……

The North, the collective name for the northern part of the Walsted Continent, is a "wild land" with undulating mountains and lush forests in the eyes of the world, and its specific scope refers to the vast area between the Sea of Storms in the east and the Great Desert of Netherel in the west. Further north of the "North" are the "Arctic Glaciers", which are covered in ice and snow all year round, and to the south are the spheres of influence of the Temple, which are the Knights of the Highlands, the Tenseba Empire, the Grand Duchy of St. Quedar, and the Divine Sauss Empire, which are distributed from west to east.

Although the North is a symbol of barbarism in the eyes of southerners, it has also attracted a large number of "pioneers" because of its rich mineral resources and inexhaustible timber.

After the "First Religious War" a thousand years ago, the Eternal Temple concentrated its elite forces to develop this "wild land", and when the famous "Long Road" was completed and opened, this land was finally incorporated into the civilized world. At this time, the northern realm was ruled by the independent city-states of the Northland Alliance, which was controlled by the temple.

Since the Eternal Temple only treats the North as a "treasury" where various resources can be extracted at any time, their attitude towards the Northland Alliance is unusually simple and rude! This leads to a sharp contradiction between the two, but this contradiction is hidden under the strength of the Eternal Temple.

Right now, after the end of the "Battle of Divine Punishment" and after the power of the Eternal Temple suffered a great loss, a trace of resistance finally sounded within the Northland Alliance!

Saint-Nover, one of the pillars of the Northland Alliance, was the capital of the Kingdom of Barbatara.

In a secluded and gloomy basement, seven or eight richly dressed nobles were having secret conversations.

"This is an opportunity! What a rare opportunity!! ”

An old man with gray hair said in a deep voice, "We must seize this opportunity to break free from the control of the Eternal Temple in one fell swoop!" ”

"But...... At the moment, we are not sure of the authenticity of this news, could it be a false news deliberately revealed by the temple? Another middle-aged nobleman hesitated and said, "Even if the temple does suffer heavy losses, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, we are still no match." ”

"So we need to make contact with the Magic Society, and if we can get the support of those mages, our chances of victory will increase by five layers......" The gray-haired old man continued, "Don't hesitate any longer! Do you still intend to honestly continue to be puppets of the temple? ”

“…… I heard that the highland knight federation and the great nobles of the Tamseba Empire are also very dissatisfied with the temple...... So if we get into trouble, we won't be attacked in a full-blown way. ”

"Are you sure?"

"Sure! If you still have any concerns, I can arrange for you to have private contact with the Highland Knights Federation and the Tamseba Empire......"

"Ahem!"

When a young nobleman of extraordinary bearing coughed a few times, the basement fell silent.

"The stakes are high, let's not jump to conclusions......"

The young nobleman said in a harmonious voice, "However, we still have to do what needs to be done. Communication with the Highland Knights Federation and the nobles of the Tamseba Empire needs to be strengthened, and contact with the Magic Society must also be implemented urgently! ”

"But...... Until these things are settled, we still have to maintain the status quo...... You can't rush, you can't rush! Otherwise, if things go wrong, we won't have any room to manoeuvre......"

"We have endured for hundreds of years, and this year and a half is not missing! Pay attention to gathering information on various forces, especially the movements of the Magic Society......"

"Yes! My Highness! ”

……

Carter City.

It was a sunny, cloudless day, and the residents of Carter City repeated the mundane and monotonous days as always.

Hall, a young fisherman, and his father were out fishing in good weather, and after a busy morning, the father and son had a great harvest.

"Father, let's go back! There are no more fish in the cabin......"

Hall said with a happy face: "Today's harvest is enough for the family to eat white noodles for a week, it is really blessed by the gods!" ”

"Okay! The little one can have a full meal today......"

Hall's father responded, steering the sails and jumping the bow.

At this moment, a sudden shadow obscured the dazzling sunlight.

"Strange! There are no clouds today......"

Confused, father and son looked up at the sky, only to see a huge "steel monster" passing over their heads.

"Oh my God! What is it? ”

"Oops! The direction of this monster...... It's Carter City!! ”

In the horrified gaze of the Hall father and son, the war fortress "Skethit" appeared in the field of vision of ordinary people for the first time.

……

'Attention!' Skethetti is about to arrive at the end of the route, Carter City! ”

"The power of the Magic Power Thruster began to decrease and the speed slowed down."

"Sending and receiving telemetry information data ......"

"Detecting the ...... around Carter City"

"Battlemage on Standby......"

With the orders issued by the War Fortress Control Center, the various institutions of the Magical Society are fully operational.

Although there was no suspense about the battle that was about to break out with a few Grand Arcanists, as the first appearance of the Magic Society on the continent of Walsted in nearly a thousand years, every mage who volunteered to participate in the battle was still ready to go all out.

After the reorganization of the Magical Society, an organization created specifically for the war effort, the "War Center", was born.

According to the latest rules formulated by the Academy of Magic, each "battle" will be released in the form of a mission, and each mage can take on various tasks according to his ability.

In order to motivate the mages, each combat mission will be rewarded with a corresponding "Battle Points" upon completion, and the value of this "Battle Points" is equivalent to "Arcane Points".

Matching the "Battle Points" is the Battle Mage Honor System! According to the accumulation of "Battle Points", mages can be promoted to first-level battle mages and second-level battle mages...... Up to the ninth level of battle mage.

As a result, mages affiliated with the Magical Society will have three different badges: a mage badge that represents their rank; Arcane badges representing arcane levels; and the Battle Mage badge that represents combat capabilities (including combat command ability, actual combat ability, etc.).

The establishment of the battle mage honor system means a change in the concept of the upper echelons of the Magical Society: arcane research is important, but the ability to fight is equally important, a necessary prerequisite for arcane research!!