Upon hearing the king's words, Aurelion was slightly taken aback and turned to look around.

The surrounding nobles did not seem surprised by this sudden proposal.

However... Aurelion didn't quite understand.

Has he gone mad?

In this kingdom, the upper class of nobles consists almost entirely of warriors who have secured their position through force.

Because they need this power to consolidate their dominance over their territory.

Therefore, the lord of a territory must be the strongest person in that territory.

This is fundamentally different from an empire.

The empire's powerful figures are generally ordered by the empire to guard various cities, and they do not interfere in the management of the cities.

Because the strongest person in the empire is the emperor, and all power is concentrated in the emperor's hands.

In the empire, there are very few lords.

Even the Clevina family were not lords in the true sense.

Although the Clevner family once received a large estate and was allowed to name it after Clevner.

That is, Clevina.

But the largest city in that territory is Braxton.

It is not entirely ruled by the Clevina family.

Although everyone knows that the Clevner family is the head of the Braxton family.

However, on the surface, the empire would still assign personnel to jointly manage the city with the Clevina family.

This is the biggest difference between the national conditions of a kingdom and an empire.

Within the kingdom, as long as the territory remains relatively stable and there is no tendency for unrest or rebellion, it is acceptable.

They generally don't change lords easily.

In order to develop, the empire would change the mayor of a city from time to time.

A mayor's term of office may be five years or ten years before they are replaced by someone else.

The incumbent mayor will naturally be promoted and given a higher position after gaining enough experience.

However, due to the circumstances of his country, the King of Kant had to ensure that his lords were militarily strong.

Otherwise, the subordinates in the territory would never be convinced.

The easiest way for commoners to advance in rank is to become a warrior, thereby transcending social classes through physical training.

This also led to the warrior class, which was the easiest to advance to, becoming the mainstream class in the kingdom.

This also led to the kingdom having a unique system of nobility—star-level nobility.

A lord's management skills, the reputation of his territory, and his military strength all affect his star rating.

Therefore, the competition in the Kingdom of Kant was extremely fierce, to a frightening degree.

Because the warriors were so competitive, they almost wiped out all the other professions in the kingdom.

Especially monks, who spend a lot of time and effort accumulating knowledge.

But in this fierce competition, there is almost no place to stand.

Therefore, the kingdom's mages simply abandoned the traditional mage profession and instead pursued the power they sought through niche and obscure means.

Unfortunately, they all ended up ruining themselves on this path.

The territories are full of warriors, and they must ensure that the nobility is entirely composed of warriors.

However, if the king strongly promotes the use of magicians, and even wants to build magic academies.

Leaving aside the impact this will have on the kingdom's rule.

In any case, the impact on the lords was quite significant.

So Aurelion took the initiative to ask the king:

"Your Majesty, do you know how difficult it is to train a mage?"

King Augustus nodded, leaning back on his throne with a smile.

"Yes, I know very well."

Because their country has a powerful mage, namely Grand Duke Festan Balo.

Aurelion's expression turned serious as she continued, "..."

"Then I'd like to know, if a more powerful mage were to appear, would you choose to grant them a title?"

This is a concern for almost the entire kingdom system.

Although it is difficult for powerful mages to emerge, there are still many talented individuals who can be produced through academic education.

Although they won't grow as quickly and possess as great strength as those warriors, it's still possible for some second- or third-tier mages to emerge.

Should the kingdom grant them a title at this time?

If they're not going to be paid, why would they even bother attending magic academy?

Isn't the purpose of learning magic to become a nobleman and bring glory to one's ancestors?

King Augustus's answer was very clever.

"If their contributions reach the corresponding star level, they will naturally receive the corresponding treatment."

In other words, the answer was given from the very beginning.

Competition is fierce in the Kingdom of Kant.

Even mages can achieve the required rank as long as they meet the Star Lord system standards.

Then one can become a nobleman.

This seems very fair, because this is a kingdom, and there is a Star-Lord system.

Anyone who earns a star, even just one, will rise from a commoner to a baron.

At first glance, this seems to make no mistake, but the problem is...

In the early stages, the mages' weakness meant they were destined to be unable to compete with the powerful warriors.

After all, in the context of the Kingdom of Kant, there are more warriors, and they are much stronger than mages.

But don't forget one thing.

That is, mages have a much longer lifespan than warriors.

A mage might live long enough to witness the rise and fall of three generations of warriors.

This longevity gave them ample time to establish their position within the kingdom's aristocratic system.

By frequently using elemental magic, magical energy flows continuously through the meridians in the body, and the body remains youthful and full of vitality under the nourishment of magical energy.

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