The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1286 379: The Great Sage Who Smooths Things Over

On the second week after the publication of the Colin Tower thesis, a closed-door meeting of the Council of Sages was held in a solemn and serious atmosphere at the top level of the Tower of Great Sage.

Thirteen high-backed chairs made of White Oak, symbolizing the undeniable authority and purity of the Academic State in the realm of knowledge, surrounded a round table engraved with patterns of stars.

The sages who could sit here and discuss were all scholars with unparalleled achievements in their respective fields. Whether in academia or reputation, they were the undisputed strongest, with a minimum strength at the Purple Crystal Level, and as the leader of the sages, the Great Sage was a Demigod!

Moreover—

This Demigod did not rely on the grace of Saint Sis, but advanced from Master Level through his exploration of the Void Realm!

The initial Void Realm was opened by him personally fifty years ago!

At this moment, these indisputable powerhouses were seated around the spacious round table, looking down at the topics on the table like gods.

"Everyone."

The Great Sage Dousuke, seated at the head, was the first to speak, his calm voice echoing in the hall like an ancient, deep bell.

"I'm sure you've all read the report submitted by Colin Tower, regarding the research on the 440th Void Realm and the mentioned 'guiding' mode. Let's hear your thoughts."

The first to speak was the Sage of the Defense School, an old man with a gaunt face and a perpetually tense expression who stood up.

His pupils shimmered with wise light, but the voice from his throat was hoarse and dull, like armor and shields ready for battle.

"I think Prince Colin's actions are extremely reckless and have set a dangerous precedent!"

He glanced around at the sages behind the round table and continued slowly, "Every intervention we make into the Void Realm is announcing our existence to an unknown world. Everyone, please do not forget that ancient warning—when we gaze into the Void Realm, the Void Realm is also gazing back at us."

"I agree with the Defense Sage's viewpoint!"

At the same moment the Defense School Sage sat down, a tall, thin middle-aged man stood up, tapping the table with his skinny fingers.

Unlike the reserved speech of the Defense Scholar, this Sage from the Summoning School spoke more passionately and specifically.

"What I am worried about is not the physical retaliation, but a deeper 'spiritual corruption' from the Otherworld! Such drastic alteration of a civilization's progress will surely attract the attention of some 'inhibitory force' in the void and might even lead to us suffering its backlash! Professor Keynes's disorientation is an example from the past! We must not invite unknown disaster to the Academic State for the sake of a seemingly successful 'miracle'!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Elemental School Sage stood up immediately to refute.

"The worry is unnecessary! Not to mention, the existence of 'inhibitory force' in the void is merely our speculation, not a conclusion! Hundreds of years of research by the Academic State have repeatedly proven that there is an upper limit to the material and energy exchange that the Void Realm passage can withstand! At worst, it's just as if someone on the other side threw a bomb that couldn't explode at us."

He was an old man with a fire-like temperament, perhaps related to his expertise in Fire Magic and his experience serving in the frontline Mage Group.

Although the Elemental School does not imply being radical, there are times they are conservative too, but they have a natural affinity for the Imperial.

As for his final point, there were indeed traces to follow.

The Void Realm passage also has limits on material transmission; all material exchanges are based on a mutual understanding.

In other words, they can guide the natives to create Magic Wands and learn the Magic of Aus Continent but cannot throw a Magic Wand to the other side or steal things they don't understand from over there.

Void Creatures had once thrown them a 'big iron lump,' later confirmed by the Artillery Engineering College of the Imperial Royal Navy Academy that, from a design perspective, it should be a bomb, except for unknown reasons, the warhead was replaced, and the launch principle was baffling.

After refuting the Summoning Sage's viewpoint, the Elemental Sage paused, then continued with an enthusiastic tone.

"Everyone, I believe that Prince Colin has pioneered an unparalleled research model! Instead of acting like a cautious thief as in the past, just to steal a little bit of pitiful intelligence from the pockets of the foolish Otherworldly People, why not directly enclose them and guide them to develop according to our will! I finally understand, isn't this exactly the process of establishing a mutual understanding?"

"Furthermore, we've already proven that civilizations established by Spiritualists bring far more benefits than those established by Materialists! Whether in the academic sense or the practical sense!"

This statement indeed brought a lot of agreement among the sages.

The "Flying Boat" they painstakingly figured out from beyond the Void was finally proven to originate from Materialists.

However, the reality was that this seemingly remarkable Magic Device was actually not very useful.

They needed to consume a large amount of Demon Crystals to make it fly, and its actual function was merely a large mule.

Imperial sailboats were faster and cheaper than it, only in the marshy lands of the Northern Wilderness could it be utilized.