The ground floor of the Parliament House tower is extremely spacious and magnificent. The interior decoration maintains the same solemn style as the exterior of the tower, with deep lines and restrained colors, without a trace of extravagance.
After all, this is the official residence of the Wizard Council, which governs the entire Southern Region, so a solemn atmosphere is to be expected.
"There are quite a few people..."
Lynn stood at the entrance, his gaze sweeping across the hall.
The wizard's figure could be seen moving back and forth, his robes swaying gently and creating a faint elemental glow.
The auras of these wizards varied greatly, ranging from the steady and powerful third-level wizards to the second-level and first-level wizards with weaker magical fluctuations.
They were dressed in uniform parliamentary robes, clearly indicating that they were all members of the parliamentary system.
Lynn was not completely ignorant about the Wizarding Council.
On a conceptual level, the Wizard Council symbolizes the overall will of the entire wizarding civilization. In theory, all living beings in the wizarding world belong to the vast system of the Wizard Council.
However, the process of "joining" in a true sense involves a strict screening process.
Generally speaking, the composition of parliament can be roughly divided into two levels:
The first category consists of members of parliament who enjoy the highest authority, Morning Star Wizards, or even stronger individuals.
They are the power structure of the parliament, the people who can truly influence the direction of civilization.
The second category consists of the wizards working in the councilor's hall.
Their strengths vary, but within the parliamentary system they possess resources and benefits far exceeding those of ordinary wizards of the same rank, their status being equivalent to high-ranking public officials in mortal kingdoms.
“And a Morning Star wizard like myself… belongs to the aristocratic class.”
Lynn nodded to himself.
Class is ever-present in any civilization, and the wizarding civilization is no exception.
Just as he was observing the layout of the hall and the people around him, a gentle, smiling voice suddenly came from the side:
"This friend is quite unfamiliar. Could he be a newly awakened Morning Star Wizard?"
Lynn looked in the direction of the sound.
A wizard dressed in a council robe walked over with a smile.
His belly was round and bulging, and he gently rubbed his stomach with his right hand as he walked, appearing easygoing, friendly, and unpretentious, making it hard not to feel a sense of goodwill towards him.
Lynn had been standing at the entrance of the council chamber for some time, and with the aura of a fourth-level Morning Star wizard emanating from him, it was not surprising that he attracted the attention of this fellow Morning Star wizard.
"That's right. I recently broke through to the Morning Star Wizard realm and was preparing to go into seclusion to consolidate my cultivation when I received a summons from the council. So I had to come here with a few friends of the same rank..."
Lynn smiled and returned the greeting, then briefly introduced himself.
The fat wizard was quite endearing; as he listened, he pulled a roll of parchment from his pocket.
The parchment seemed to have been subjected to a high-level enchantment, not only able to be enlarged or shrunk at will, but also able to display the entire terrain of the Southern Region with clear details, as if looking down upon the earth.
The fat wizard quickly pointed to the area on the parchment, based on Lynn's description.
"Oh? The Kingdom of Eluria?"
He raised an eyebrow. "That place is right under the territory of the Forgestone faction within the Black Wizarding domain, and it's not far from the boundary between Black and White Wizarding..."
The fat wizard sighed heavily: "The trouble that area has caused recently has been giving the council a real headache. So, it's actually a good thing that you were able to break through at this critical juncture."
He chuckled as he spoke, his gaze toward Lynn carrying a deeper meaning.
Lynn smiled knowingly and nodded slightly.
Despite the supreme power of the Wizarding Council, newly promoted Morning Star wizards like Lynn were already high-ranking "rental nobles."
Wizards at this level wield immense power and enjoy vast freedom.
For example, in the Nightmare Rift Valley incident, all wizarding families and forces in the surrounding area, including the low-ranking wizards of the four great forges and four great towers, had to cooperate and assemble unconditionally.
While the Morning Star wizards of each faction have the right to know, they can only outwardly cooperate with the council's actions.
Although Lynn had just broken through, as a "senator" at the Morning Star level, he naturally had to symbolically respond to the call after the order was issued.
Fortunately, he is a newly promoted Morning Star, and the Wizarding Council has always granted a period of "exemption" to newly promoted councilors.
The Morning Star Wizards wield immense power, but they also have corresponding obligations, requiring them to contribute to the council periodically.
This applies to powerful beings at the Morning Star level, such as Nightshade Wizard and Grimm Wizard.
Before officially entering the "mission period," the council also thoughtfully provided a "newbie protection period."
Anyone who has just entered the Morning Star ranks will enjoy a 30-year exemption period during which they can disregard parliamentary orders and act freely.
This is the protection that the council provides to newly powerful individuals, allowing them to calmly digest the power of their new realm, and giving major forces the opportunity to consolidate their foundations.
After all, the birth of a Morning Star Wizard is a treasure to any power.
Parliament would not be foolish enough to undermine the power it has painstakingly cultivated.
"Wizard Lynn seems to know a thing or two about the rules after becoming a councilor, but as your guide to the Councilor Hall, I still need to explain it to you in detail from the beginning..."
The fat wizard patted his round belly, chuckled twice, and then, as if only then remembering the most basic etiquette, quickly added:
“Oh dear, I almost forgot to introduce myself. Wizard Lynn, you can just call me Bode… Alright, please follow me, let’s go through the necessary procedures first.”
After sensing the stable fourth-level Morning Star aura emanating from Lynn, the fat wizard named Bode confirmed Lynn's identity and then began to fulfill his duties as a guide.
He has been in this industry for many years and knows the process inside and out.
In a short time, he led Lynn through the various windows, experimental tables and archives on the first floor; then they went to different rooms on the second and third floors to complete various procedures one by one.
About half an hour later, all of Lynn's paper files were finally updated.
These procedures, though cumbersome, must be synchronized to the main archives at the Wizarding Council headquarters, so it's normal for them to be somewhat troublesome.
Lynn followed behind Bode, not finding it boring at all, but rather observing with great interest the working conditions of the various wizards in the councilor's hall.
At the same time, he was secretly making plans in his mind:
"Ever since I stepped into the Senate, I have been experiencing regular fluctuations that sweep across my body... At first, I thought it was some powerful member of the Senate secretly observing me."
"But half an hour has passed, and those fluctuations not only did not stop, but their frequency remained stable... If it were really a powerful figure who was so concerned about me, he would have appeared in person long ago, and might even have captured me."
"So it seems those fluctuations didn't originate from any one person, but rather from some kind of systemic scan... a routine review?"
"That's why Bode was able to go straight through all the procedures for me without any additional review."
Thinking of this, Lynn nodded to himself.
The fluctuations that swept over him for the past half hour were mostly from the hidden review mechanism within the council, and he had clearly passed it smoothly.
"Alright, Wizard Lynn, all your documents and procedures are finally complete. Next... is the part that every Morningstar Wizard looks forward to the most: the Morningstar Gift."
Bode spoke with a smile, handing over a dark, ancient-looking token.
The token is only the size of a palm, with a solid and heavy feel, like a relic from the depths of time.
The front is inscribed with the four large characters "Morning Star Councilor" in ancient shamanic language, faintly radiating a mysterious aura; the back features a pattern: a great sun hanging in the sky, shining with endless starlight, exactly the same as the star map at the top of the councilor's hall tower.
Upon hearing the words "gift from the morning star," Lynn's eyes narrowed slightly.
He knew perfectly well what this meant.
That was a primal gift from the depths of the wizarding world, and it was of decisive significance for the Morning Star wizards to hunt the heavens and reach higher levels in the future.
As for the token in his hand, as Bode said, it is not yet complete; it is missing the final step: the infusion of the world's origin.
Lynn casually weighed it in his hand, then put it away, preparing to follow Bode to complete the final ceremony.
However, to his surprise, Bode did not lead him away from the Senate Hall, but instead led him directly to the top floor of the tower.
Seeing the look of confusion on his face, Bode laughed and explained as he walked:
“Wizard Lynn, although the final step requires drawing upon the power of the world’s origin… the wizarding world is incredibly powerful now, and the Wizarding Council’s resources far exceed what we can see on the surface.”
“In ancient times, every Morning Star Wizard had to personally travel to the place where the world’s origin was located to perform the infusion. The journey was not only time-consuming, but also quite risky.”
"Later, the council spent countless resources to set up a powerful World Origin Array... located on the top floor of the council hall. As long as one is within the array, the origin of the world can automatically cross the distance and descend here."
"I see……"
Lynn then realized what was happening.
He had originally thought he would have to go deep underground in the mountain city to confront the very origin of the world.
In retrospect, the development of wizard civilization and the popularization of the array system have indeed greatly benefited wizards.
"That's fine then..."
Lynn secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"If we were to get close to the origin of the world... the secrets of the transmigrator might be exposed. The power of origin drawn out by the array should be much safer."
Thinking this, Lynn followed Wizard Bod as he climbed the ancient and majestic Parliament House tower, eventually reaching the top floor.
Click!
The door opened slowly with a heavy echo, and a pitch-black darkness, seemingly capable of swallowing light, seeped out from the crack, as deep as a bottomless abyss.
"Alright, Wizard Lynn, you can go inside and wait a moment. I'll be waiting outside."
Bode smiled with his usual honest and simple smile.
Lynn nodded, unsuspecting, and stepped into the dark hall.
call out!
The moment he stepped inside, he felt a sudden lightness in his body, and the world spun before his eyes as a sudden wave of dizziness washed over him.
"Teleportation?"
The thought had barely formed when tiny lights appeared all around, like starlight quietly emerging in the night sky.
"This is……"
Upon seeing the scene before him, Lynn's pupils constricted, and he gasped.
He stood on a massive ivory-white stone platform, solemn and magnificent, like an altar in a temple.
The surroundings were not inside the tower, but rather an endless, deep void.
In the void, starlight shimmered like shattered silver.
Lynn looked down at the light and was so shocked that he was speechless.
Below the ivory-white platform lay a dense ocean of stars!
Countless planets floated lazily and solemnly, each emitting a faint, colorful glow, forming an endless sea of stars, as if the entire world were frozen beneath one's feet.
"The Sea of Stars? Could it be..."
Lynn's heart pounded, and she hurriedly took out her congressman's token.
The design on the back of the token features a large sun suspended in the sky, with stars scattered below.
Now that the starry sky is right beneath my feet, then...
Isn't the ivory-white platform where he is standing the same dazzling sun in the picture?
"This... is the main body of the Wizarding World?"
Lynn looked down at the stone platform beneath his feet, his shock growing even stronger.
What shocked him even more was that the large platform beneath his feet was divided into five huge sections.
"This...the Southern Region...!"
Lynn immediately recognized the familiar symbols among the patterns on the ground, which were almost identical to those on the map of the Southern Region.
So……
"The other four directions, could they be the Eastern Region, the Western Region, the Northern Region, and... the Central Region?"
He opened his eyes wide and looked at the other areas of the platform, but the platform was too huge, almost beyond the horizon, and he could only vaguely see some blurry symbols.
"If this is the origin of the world...then theoretically, wouldn't it be possible to teleport directly from here to any other region?"
Lynn was deeply shaken and strode towards another area.
However, after taking a few steps, he found that the distance had not changed at all.
No matter where he went, those areas were as far away as if separated by eternal time and space.
It's as if there's an insurmountable celestial barrier between the great sun beneath our feet and the myriad stars of the universe.
"The Wizard Council certainly has the ability to teleport across domains, but it is clear that the array I am in now... does not have this authority."
Or rather... the formation can do it, but I'm not qualified to activate it?
Lynn tried to move around on the platform, but soon realized that he seemed to be locked in there by some kind of rule.
No matter which direction he went, the scenery in his field of vision remained unchanged, as if he were standing on a constant coordinate point.
Having understood this, he stopped wasting his energy, stood quietly, his fingers gripping the councilor's token, and waited for time to slowly pass.
Tick-tock... tick-tock...
Time seemed to move incredibly slowly in the void where darkness and starlight intertwined.
Lynn calculated the time patiently and steadily.
Just then, his mind tightened suddenly as an indescribable wave of energy swept towards him from all directions.
Centered on the ivory-white platform, the wave converged from the endless stars deep in the starry sky and rose upwards!
Finally, it converged in the high sky above Lynn's head.
In the next instant, a blazing, vast, and sacred power condensed in the void.
"That's... the Great Sun?"
A sphere of light of unimaginable size bloomed high in the sky.
It was very far from Lynn, yet it was still so large that it occupied the entire field of vision, making it impossible to take in its entirety.
A blinding white light shone down, illuminating the deep void and also shining on Lynn.
"This light...it feels so comforting..."
Although the light was dazzling and forced him to squint, the warm power it contained made him involuntarily intoxicated.
It was an extremely safe and gentle feeling of being enveloped.
It felt like being gently held in my mother's arms when I was a child.
His spiritual realm was also subtly changing under the baptism of the radiance. Although the changes were subtle, Lynn could clearly feel a profound improvement taking place, yet he could not quite put his finger on what it was.
He had expected the infusion of the world's origin to be incredibly painful, but he never imagined it would be so peaceful and so healing.
After an unknown amount of time, the blazing sun finally began to dim, its radiance slowly receding into the void.
Lynn opened her eyes at the same time, her expression clearly showing reluctance.
"The Gift of the Morning Star...is it really over?"
He sighed inwardly.
But the next second, he suddenly felt the ivory-white stone platform beneath his feet tremble violently.
Just as Lynn had been bathed in the sunlight, this stone platform was also bathed in its radiance.
Although more than 90% of the light flowed into Lynn's body in the form of energy, a small amount of radiance that he could not fully absorb still spilled out.
At this moment, the platform seemed to possess its own will, gathering all the scattered light and bursting forth once more.
However, this time the glory did not soar into the sky, but fell straight down!
Below the platform lies an endless sea of stars, a boundless array of planes with a profound causal relationship to the wizarding world.
"call out!"
The light suddenly burst forth, like ripples spreading across a lake, and spread wildly along the vast galaxy below!
"This...this is...!"
Standing on the stone platform, Lynn saw a scene he couldn't see before, thanks to the ripples spread by the light.
In the long river of stars below, each star represents a world. Countless worlds are densely packed like grains of sand, layered, swirling, and radiating different vitality and destiny.
At that moment, the sunlight shone evenly over all the worlds, and Lynn seemed to be drawn in, witnessing the myriad scenes of these worlds.
Some worlds are resource planets.
It is full of life, with greenery covering the earth, and even giving birth to intelligent life.
However, without the presence of level four beings, such worlds ultimately fail to meet the standards of wizards.
In these worlds, Lynn once transformed into a majestic green mountain, watching the stars shift and the seas change, the green mountain becoming a vast ocean, and the sea turning into mulberry fields.
Some worlds belong to lower-level civilization planes, where there are already beings at the level of Morning Star Wizards.
Lynn transformed into a beam of light, accompanying a Level 1 life form from weakness to strength, cultivating to the peak of Level 4, witnessing his rise and fall, until he perished and turned to dust.
Some worlds belong to intermediate civilization planes, and even have beings of the Radiant Moon level standing in them.
He couldn't see the details of that layer, only the dazzling moonlight shining on the earth.
At this moment, he seemed to transform into a ray of moonlight, sitting quietly amidst the changing world, watching the rise and fall of heaven and earth.
All these changes were contained within that cascading ray of light, as if the myriad worlds were slowly unfolding within his heart...
Ultimately, everything converged into a beam of light, gently sweeping across the endless sea of stars and falling into the deep, dark reaches of the universe.
Lynn's consciousness returned to his body, and he heard a series of cries that went from dazed to clear.
"Lynn the Wizard... Lynn the Wizard..." (End of Chapter)
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