Chapter 235: Mark (b) (2/2)
”What kind of mark?”
”Hmm, how should I explain it?” Elliot rubbed his chin and explained, ”The mark will allow us to communicate with the elements, and we will be able to control and produce wind, fire, water, and so on without the need of supernatural cells.
”The mark will open up a new path of magic!”
Elliot was excited. He could accomplish unbelievable feats if he manages to create the mark.
”So it's something like a spirit mark.” Grace's eyes brightened in realization.
Elliot shook his head, ”The difference is too significant. Spirit beasts are born with the mark, or they absorb spiritual energy for hundreds of years to gain one or more. In contrast, we can artificially create this mark and engrave it onto the skin of others, letting them gain instant access to magic.”
When he said it like that, the two girls finally understood the true worth of the mark.
Lucy said, ”It's something revolutionary! With the help of the mark, won't we be able to help all the Hollows and the ordinary humans? They will become able to protect themselves from danger, and then magicians would also stop mistreating them.”
Lucy's were too kind. Most Magicians treat ordinaries as if they are ants. At the same time, hollows are nothing more than slaves to them. It has been over ninety years since the birth of magicians. They had treated others with malice and helmed humanity in an overbearing manner. They had only ever acted as dictators. Elliot knew that the local magician association of many cities had abused their power to suppress the voices of the people. They never listen to the complaints of ordinaries and hollows. They not only intercede people who try to head to the headquarters to protest but also abduct, illegally detain and kill people who are on their list and under their surveillance. Meanwhile, the headquarters of the magician association had never tried to help the local people of many cities either.
The ordinaries and hollows had a tremendous amount of rage suppressed inside of them. If power was suddenly out to them, it might lead to an internal breakdown. They would start an all-out war and hunt down magicians. Elliot didn't want to happen, at least not now, as there were many external enemies, one of them being the serpentine devil and its minions. Only after annihilating them would it make sense to help the weak people. Of course, Elliot wasn't the kind to give out for free, and he was planning to use marks to gain the highest amount of benefits.
”That's only possible if we can safely mass-produce these marks. We only have one of the materials to create it and still need four more. Who knows where and when we will find them.” Elliot said, shutting down all the revolutionary thoughts going on in Lucy's cute little head.
Although Elliot said that, there was no doubt that he would try to do anything to mass-produce marks. He was a person like that. He had gained a material that would help him mass-produce an army and achieve people loyal to him, so how could he give up on that without giving it all? Of course, neither Lucy nor Grace noticed the evil glint flashing in his eyes.
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