Chapter 770 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

There was a traditional Chinese saying that went as such: the impact of one rock may cause a thousand waves. This was a good idiomatic phrase to describe the impact of Mifata’s order now.

All permanent residents who had been citizens for over ten years and who were literate could head to the government affair’s office to register their surname.

Once this order had been passed down, the entire Federation erupted in chaos.

Unlike the Republic of Northwest, the Commonwealth of Gold Coins and the Dhaka Commercial Association, Mifata was a country with a large majority of aristocrats. Although they were labeled as a country of mages, in reality, the country was mostly led by landlords.

It was simply a coincidence that most of the landlords were mages.

In Mifata, the aristocrats were high up on the social ladder, much higher than the commoners.

The reality was that many mid to high-level mages began to have aristocratic status families as they controlled large amounts of resources. The number of families that directly produced skilled mages was decreasing. One could say that Mifata had almost completely transformed from a purely mage-based country to one of aristocrats.

The aristocrats were extremely touchy about honor, and this new order destroyed their claim to glory. Thus, it was natural that they would oppose the order.

However… the legendary mages were extremely steadfast in their attitude towards the order.

They would not allow anyone to go against them!

With that, everyone went their own ways and proceeded to enforce strict rules upon their lands. If there was anyone who went against them, they would be executed without a chance for a trial.

Within five days, they had executed close to 200 aristocrats, which included two respected earls. There were several other troops and knights who were killed as well. One serious incident included when the trial mages killed a hundred-odd people in one go, and their fresh blood, when pooled together, was enough to form a tiny river.

With such a cruel method, those of dissent quickly quietened down. There was no one who wanted to risk death by voicing their displeasure, not even those who were usually reckless and vocal. On the other hand, the commoners were extremely welcoming of this rule and happily headed to their various governmental offices to register their surname.

When the news traveled to the Commonwealth, the aristocratic leaders were extremely disturbed and shocked.

“How… can this be allowed!? Have the mages gone crazy?” one of the earls yelled.

“They’re destroying the foundations of our aristocratic order! Do they not know that the aristocrats are the ones helping with the leadership of the country, not the commoners who do almost nothing?” another earl spoke up in frustration.

Marquis Gordon was silent for a while before saying, “What I’m confused about is why the mages who were in charge chose such a cruel and vicious method. They could have used a less violent method to settle the issue. I don’t think it would have been less effective as the people would not really dare to fight the legendary mages in Mifata.”

The aristocrats nodded their agreement.

Why, then, did the mages choose such a beastly method and take the risk to anger all aristocrats?

The answer was quickly revealed.