Mage Manual
Chapter 686 - 541: If It Were Before _2

Chapter 686: Chapter 541: If It Were Before _2

"So you understand now why most Holy Sanctuary Mages refuse to become close palace nobles,"

Sonia certainly understood, as Holy Sanctuary Mages needed to focus on Void Realm Exploration, desiring to use all their time to hone their skills—how could they willingly spend time studying legislative proposals?

Even the village girl had given up on becoming a close palace noble—she had originally wanted to obtain a hereditary viscount title in her lifetime, but she clearly had no interest in becoming a legislator, and the Observer probably would have carried her off in the middle of the night upon hearing the responsibilities of a legislator.

"However, being a palace noble isn’t all about duties and responsibilities."

Sensing that he might have scared the village girl, Felix added, "Being close to the power center, coupled with the enhanced intelligence of palace nobles, they can easily profit from national development. Their chambers of commerce could compete with ordinary merchants and always be at an advantage... Every palace noble belongs to a generational wealthy family."

"It is precisely because they hold too many social resources that palace nobles have strict quotas for training mages. Those who hold the resources without spending them must dutifully become Guard Palace nobles."

"No matter how many benefits being a palace noble offers, I cannot choose that path," Sonia said. "My path as a mage will not end here."

"I know," Felix replied. "So I’m here on behalf of my organization to invite you, and the incentive is—"

"Making you immune to the Mind Suggestion of the Stars Blessing."

Sonia paused and asked, "Your organization... that mage mutual aid group?"

"That’s right," Felix spread his hands and said, "There’s no Contract, no coercion, as long as you are willing to join us, we will help you become immune to the Mind Suggestion of the Stars Blessing. That means you can enjoy the benefits of the Stars Blessing without being bound by the ’loyal to Dazzling Star’ condition."

"Even if you choose to become a palace noble, it won’t interfere with your path as a mage, but you could instantly become part of a wealthy lineage."

"Viscount Sevi, how does that title sound?"

Sonia was silent for a moment, then said, "If you have that capability, your targets shouldn’t be limited to me—"

"You are indeed not the first person to be persuaded by this incentive," Felix said.

In that instant, Sonia thought of many things.

Since she wasn’t the first, that meant there were already many nobles in the nation whose top priority was no longer loyalty to Dazzling Star. What exactly did these people intend to do—

"Don’t misunderstand, we aren’t trying to overthrow Dazzling Star," Felix explained. "We’re just a group of mages with similar goals pursuing power, and the reason we want to free ourselves from the Stars Blessing is to have fewer obstacles on the mage’s path. Besides, we aren’t many in number; we can’t even shake Dazzling Star, let alone overthrow it."

Sonia found it strange, "If you want to completely free yourselves from the constraints, you could choose not to be nobles."

"What you’ve seen of the Dazzling Star Miracle catalog is incomplete," Felix said. "Only nobles can access the complete Miracle catalog and have the exchange rights to the royal Technique Spirit treasury. If you don’t become a noble, if you don’t accept the Stars Blessing, the truly high-level resources of Dazzling Star won’t be open to you."

"I remember asking you, after you learned the secret of the Stars Blessing, whether you were willing to become a noble. Back then, your answer was ’yes’," Felix looked at her. "Now that you’ve become a Three-winged Mage, has your answer changed?"

Seeing that Sonia remained silent, Felix knew she was tempted.

Her willingness back then was sincere, and her hesitation now was also completely genuine.

Two-winged and Holy Sanctuary are two completely different classes; the former still serve as cogs in society, but the latter can already master their own lives.

Personal will is such a thing, when you’re a cog, of course you can sell it easily; but when you can touch freedom, you start to be stingy with your loyalty.

However, there was no need to rush her to make a decision. Once she returned to ask Trozan and learned more about the nobility, she would naturally come to the correct conclusion.

So Felix stood up, "I won’t disturb you any further, but if you’re interested, you’re welcome to find me—"

"When you just mentioned the nobility," Sonia suddenly asked, "did you exclude the Sword Knight?"

Felix was taken aback and nodded, "The Sword Knight is a noble reservist, not yet eligible for the Stars Blessing. Because of this, Sword Knights almost have no noble privileges, and their positions can only be ordinary guards, operators, and managers, unable to wield power."

"That’s fine."

"That’s fine?"

"I’ll be a Sword Knight," Sonia said casually. "Everyone calls me the Sword Maiden, and isn’t that title fitting for me? I appreciate your kind intentions, but I don’t need your help."

"Why!?" Felix immediately sat back down, "Do you know what you’re saying? Even if you don’t become a close palace noble, you can’t just remain a Sword Knight!"

"Why not?"

"If you want to be a professor, you inevitably have to advance to a Bow Knight, and then you’ll still have to accept the Stars Blessing!"

"Then I just won’t be a professor," Sonia laughed. "I never wanted to teach anyway; my careers are as a Songstress and a Shadow Actress."

"Shadow Actresses and Songstresses fall under the jurisdiction of the Cultural Institute, which also has titles," Felix said. "Important film programs, nationally popular albums, key investments in film and television... Ordinary resources aside, any national film and television resource will prioritize artists with titles!"