The Era of Gods

Chapter 653: Chapter 653: The Idea of Establishing the Great Arcanist Group

Subordinates quickly found out that the real name of the Great Arcanist was Fu Haofei, who came from an ordinary family and joined a civilian exploration company after graduating from a regular Divine Domain University, becoming a contracted mage for the company.

Latter on, as his strength continuously grew and his status rose higher and higher, once he reached the level of a Great Arcanist, he set out on his own, still affiliating with the company but working independently, not accepting recruitment from other companies, at most cooperating with them, living freely and comfortably by himself.

However, half an hour later, Lin Xiao returned to the base’s reception room to meet this Great Arcanist named Fu Haofei.

This Descender, who never accepted recruitment from other companies, immediately stood up upon seeing Lin Xiao, who was escorted by several subordinates and had Gold Stars on his shoulders, entering the reception room, and looked at him with sincere and earnest respect, greeting him with:

“General Excellency!”

Lin Xiao waved his hand with a smile:

“Don’t worry, there’s no other implication.”

He sat down in the chief seat and gestured for him to take a seat, then solemnly said:

“I am Lin Xiao, commander of the Titan Combat Team in the Fifth War Zone. I am not fond of beating around the bush, so I will speak frankly. Today, I asked you here mainly because of your Talent in creating golems and puppets, as well as your achievements in the arcane. I am preparing to establish a Great Arcanist Brigade within the combat team, and I need a group of outstanding Great Arcanists to serve as officers and instructors, and you meet my requirements. So, are you willing to join the military?”

“Ah…”

Fu Haofei was clearly startled for a moment, his facial expression changing rapidly, soon turning into uncontrollable joy, as he quickly stood up and said:

“General Excellency, you think so highly of me, how could I be unaware of what is good for me? I am willing!”

“Hmm, that’s the best!”

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Lin Xiao nodded, then pondered for a moment and continued:

“You can go through the procedures later. I will order someone to assist you. You can select some members from the combat team Reservist who are interested in this area to first establish a team structure. There is no rush at the moment; first select the appropriate people to set up the framework. If you have any requests, you can discuss them with me.”

Fu Haofei, after listening, nervously clenched his palm and asked:

“May I ask about my treatment and position?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao smiled and replied:

“Rest assured, although our combat team was established not long ago, the benefits are not lacking. As you’ve just joined, the highest rank I can arrange for you is that of a Staff Sergeant, but I have decided that the formation of the upcoming Great Arcanist team is officially at a standard Brigade Level, with one hundred official spots, with the Brigade Commander’s military rank as a regular Major.”

“But let me say the ugly part first. Although I have very high expectations for this team, I can’t guarantee that you will become the Brigade Commander. In the military, the tradition is that the capable and outstanding rise to the top. If someone more potent and superior than you appears in the team in the future, don’t blame me for not reminding you.”

Fu Haofei kept patting his chest and nodding:

“General Excellency, rest assured, if someone is more excellent and stronger than me, I will be convinced both in heart and speech.”

“Very well, as long as you understand.”

Lin Xiao did not say too much. Anyone with a bit of ambition would know how to choose, and Fu Haofei was clearly ambitious, or he wouldn’t have agreed to join the combat team immediately after it was mentioned.

Although his file indicated he appeared like a carefree wanderer who didn’t want to be tied down, in reality, everyone has ambitions; it’s just that no opportunity had moved him until now.

And Lin Xiao’s conditions completely won him over.

For someone like him in the regular military, even though he could apply to join with his qualifications, there would definitely not be any great opportunities. In most cases, one might end up as a minor officer. In the Great Arcanist system, it is too difficult to rise to a high position in the True God System. Now, faced with such a rare opportunity, anyone with a sound mind would know how to choose.

Lin Xiao’s initiative to recruit Fu Haofei was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but one after deep consideration.

Due to the power of the True God System, many forces do not pay much attention to the Mage System. Even though many forces recruit various mage arcanists, they are only looking at the system’s advantage at lower levels. Once they reach the True God Level, mages do not exhibit any advantages compared to True Gods.

Not to mention Combat power, just the most basic aspect of lifespan—mages cannot compare to true gods with eternal lives.

Let’s not talk about the various methods mages have to prolong life, some of which are almost immortal. However, no matter how many methods there are, none can compare to the word ‘eternity.’

One is finite; the other, infinite. There is a vast difference.

Even if one becomes a Lich or some other type of undead, there is still the case of Soul decay. Although the process is extremely slow and can be supplemented by devouring other souls, and until now, there has never been a Lich seen dying due to Soul decay… but…

One is Divine Enthronement to become an eternally indestructible True God; the other is to become a miserable undead without even genitals. Which is the better option?

Don’t say that True Gods are restricted by their Godhood while Mages are free from such hassles. It is the indigenous True Gods who are bound by their Godhood. The Sons of the Divine Realm have no such constraints. The various impacts of Godhood on a True God are borne by the Divine Realm. Sons of the Divine Realm, as True Gods, are not affected by their Godhood in any way; even if they are stripped of their Divinity, they won’t be like Indigenous True Gods, who are swayed by the fickle thoughts of their followers and drawn into the Starworld.

After saying so much, it seems like the Mage system is not a match for the True God System at all.

In a sense, that is indeed the case, but in Lin Xiao’s eyes, the Mage system has one advantage that True Gods simply can’t match—adaptability!

Yes, adaptability to different world systems.

Compared to the True God System, which is too powerful and can be greatly suppressed in many strictly regulated Crystal Wall Universes, True Gods who master the Rules entering an Alien World are like candles in the Darkness, drawing attention. It is easy for them to be discovered by the World’s Will, and the more powerful the True God, the harder it is to infiltrate stealthily.

But Mages are different. Let’s not even talk about powerful Mages, as those who are too powerful will also be suppressed.

However, weaker Mages who descend will not face such suppression and are not easily detected. Even if a powerful Mage is suppressed, it is not as targeted as it is for True Gods.

Let’s use the Wizard World for analogy. No matter how powerful the True God, or how weak the Demigod, or even a weak Divine Being, they are all suppressed miserably. But it is different for Mages; even if a Great Arcane Mage is suppressed due to being too powerful, they would still retain some traits that surpass mortals.

Such as weak spiritual power or mana. With these as seeds and with their own accumulated experience, it is easy for them to regain and build up their mana power again.

It doesn’t need to be said how amazing the Mage system is. Just this point alone is enough to make him invest certain resources to establish a powerful Great Arcanist Group, specifically for conquering unique worlds that are not suitable for the descent of True Gods.

Consider this time conquering the Crystal Wall Universe CY-00801. If a brigade of one hundred Great Arcane Mages were to infiltrate first, it wouldn’t take long for them to adapt to the world’s rules, and by the time the main force arrives, a hundred or so Great Arcane Mages would probably be enough to establish a massive Mage Empire.

Anyway, it’s just the allocation for one brigade. Allocating one out of ten brigades for a combat team isn’t much, as most of the combat teams have never been at full strength anyway, and leaving them idle is just a waste.

In the following period of time, this Incarnation of Lin Xiao stayed at the Outpost Base, dealing with various affairs, coordinating joint combat operations with the Split Claw Dragon Battle Team, while also communicating with his several girlfriends and expressing his longing.

As his strength grew, his Incarnation had advanced to Powerful Divine Power. This had crossed the most difficult hurdle of Powerful Divine Power, indicating that his True Body had entered the Reservist stage of Powerful Divine Power. Just a few more accumulations would be enough for his True Body to advance to Powerful Divine Power.

This had a profound impact on his girlfriends. Shen Yuexin is striving to develop a bunch of massive or super-large planes, including one Primary Material Plane, which her father gave her. In their communications, she told him that she aims to progress diligently, to ascend to Powerful Divine Power before him.

With a father who is a Being of Great Divine Power, she has no bottleneck before advancing to Powerful Divine Power and has virtually unlimited resources at her disposal.

The only challenge for Shen Yuexin is to descend in an Alien World, just like Lin Xiao, to ascend to Powerful Divine Power in different worlds and plunder the Rules of Alien Worlds to supplement the Main World. This is a mandatory condition for all Sons of the Divine Realm to advance to Powerful Divine Power, and it cannot be exempted even if her father is a Being of Great Divine Power.

Xie Yufei is now in the same situation as Shen Yuexin. Previously, she wasn’t in a rush and was content with steady growth.

But now that she has a boyfriend, not only is he outstanding, but in some respect, her sisters have better family backgrounds than her own. This has made her anxious.

She is now the official leader of the Furious Flame Battalion and has already led her team to campaign in the Outland. In this respect, as someone from a military family, Xie Yufei is stronger than Shen Yuexin, and it is predictable that with the same Divine Power, Xie Yufei would be more formidable.

As for Jin Sisi, she has now resigned from her position as a teacher at Radiant University and transferred to the Radiant Development Department.

This department is one of the core departments of Radiance, subordinate to the direct jurisdiction of the Supreme Senate, tasked with the development of Radiance’s Outlands. High risk comes with high rewards, serving as an excellent opportunity to harden one’s will, and those who emerge from there are the elite of the elite.

Lin Xiao worries about this, yet he hasn’t discouraged her too much.

If Shen Yuexin from such a background must someday risk adventuring into an Alien World to advance to Powerful Divine Power, elites like her, who can’t rely on their family and must rely on themselves, must walk this path if they want to achieve anything significant in the future. It is unavoidable for anyone.

The many Powerful Divine Beings of the Radiant Supreme Senate, the Powerful Divine Being admirals of the various war zones—each one of them has forged their path this way.

If she doesn’t want to be the least distinguished among his women in the future, she must strive hard.

This is not the time for romances; they are all outstanding, whether it’s their exceptional heritage or their extraordinary abilities. These are their assets, and failing to use them would be a waste.

Besides, if they wish to be together, they themselves need to be strong enough to silence the voices of convention.

If the four of them ascend to Powerful Divine Power and hold positions that match their status, who could object to them being together?

Perhaps their families still wouldn’t agree, given the antiquity of their families. There might well be some old fogies who’d have a say.

But what about when Lin Xiao ascends to Great Divine Power?

Once he ascends to Great Divine Power, not even the Master of Radiance, also a Being of Great Divine Power, could object.

In the final analysis, it all comes down to the problem of power.