Defying the Fate of Beheading

Chapter 906 - 461: The Three Great Oaths of the Soul Mage, Blackhearted Cotton Louis Online_2

Louis naturally did not punish that high-ranking official.After all, the person genuinely thought that way.

Indeed, a soul mage is a powerful profession; from the perspective of the extraordinary, power is indifferent to right or wrong.

But speaking nicely, in actual interactions among people, it may not always be thought of in this way.

After all, even if you say ten thousand times that you are a good girl, once people know you smoke, drink, have tattoos, and hang out in bars...

It’s not so easy to explain clearly.

But Louis’ stance was very clear.

"If being a soul mage is wrong, then starting with myself, soul mages under the Soul Web are correct."

He spoke these words to the ministers.

The calm and rightful attitude swiftly eradicated the last shred of doubt among the crowd.

On one hand, since Louis decided, others couldn’t stop him.

On the other hand, the one who made this judgment was Louis, and the others believed it might not be impossible to achieve.

Thus, what followed was the ministers considering what kind of oaths should be added to the Soul Web to better restrain the soul mages.

Soon, a preliminary draft of the oath restrictions was settled.

The first oath, soul mages must not harm beings without hostility towards themselves, or deliberately let orderly and good beings get harmed through inaction.

This mandates that those joining the Soul Web cannot stand by idly; they must become maintainers of order.

The second oath, soul mages must obey the organization’s rightful arrangements unless they conflict with the first oath.

This demonstrates that soul mages, in most circumstances, must join the organization, accept supervision, rather than acting alone, stirring up trouble secretly.

The third oath, soul mages must protect themselves as long as such protection does not violate the first and second oaths.

This suggests that as long as they find a reliable organization, soul mages won’t be as restricted compared to other professions, reducing the chances of "unable to retaliate due to oath restrictions."

The reason is simple: if you choose an orderly organization, those attacking you are unlikely to be peers.

If they are, it’s only in the past.

After the attack, it doesn’t count as such.

For example, if two countries are at war, the enemy nation will inevitably trigger the conditions of "hostility" in the first oath.

At that time, soul mages will enjoy infinite retaliation rights equal to other professions.

If there’s an insider using the organization’s identity to assign soul mages erroneous tasks.

Once a task is found problematic, the insider should naturally be considered a member of the organization, and the orders given are not rightful.

An insider is an enemy.

Enemies enjoy infinite retaliation rights.

And the third oath maintains the baseline of soul mages’ personal safety during daily times.

This is the initial version of the "Three Oaths of Soul."

So here comes the question.

Since a price has been paid for the oaths, what are the benefits then?

The immediate answer:

Completing the first oath unlocks the permission to use the Soul Web.

Completing the second oath greatly enhances the spiritual ability boost effect for companions.

Completing the third oath greatly enhances soul mages’ self-protection ability effects.

In other words.

As long as you are willing to be the guardian of order, the supporter of orderly organizations, and the self-protector, your power will be significantly stronger compared to other soul mages.

This is the grace bestowed by the Soul Web.

But William knows there is another problem to solve.

That is how to meet the requirements for soul mages’ inheritance.

He knows that after the master chose to become a soul mage, he instantly mastered a considerable amount of abilities.

The abilities of soul mages are essentially the soul mage version of magic.

It’s just that the energy driving magic is not magic power, but spiritual ability.

Louis is able to discern the essence of abilities through his rich accumulation and copy them by compiling information, integrating them into the Soul Web.

But he cannot create something out of nothing.

Even he cannot unlock all spiritual abilities out of thin air.

So William proposed a bold plan to him:

"Incorporate all approved, problem-free soul mages of the empire into the Soul Web, like the Martial Arts Web, and absorb their information to fill the gaps in the Soul Web."

At that time, Olivia, who was listening in, shook her head and said:

"Those people can indeed supplement the abilities Louis lacks to a large extent, something that Beatrice the Empress is already handling.

But many abilities are more readily activated by taking a dark path."

So William said, "Then let those who have taken the dark path contribute their final value with their lives."

He made a throat-slitting gesture.

Meaning that those soul mages already deemed as serious criminals, rather than executing them directly, should extract their insights and understanding of abilities through the Soul Web.

This way, the remaining abilities can be basically completed.

However, although understandable, this method of handling things was a bit too harsh.

It’s also what William said:

"If the ones within Ense are not enough, then adding those that our allies originally intended to dispose of should suffice.

Empress, such matters are not suitable for you to handle personally, just let me communicate privately with all parties to clarify my position.

If anything goes wrong later, it would be bad for the empire to be implicated."

When William said this, his tone was so matter-of-fact.

After pondering for a moment, Louis added:

"The soul mages among death row prisoners are certainly not enough; if we want to form a vanguard to deal with fairies, we will ultimately need people from various nations."

"Wouldn’t that align better with your vision, Louis master?"

William said with a slight upward curve at the corner of his mouth: "You originally planned to grant them the blessing of the Soul Web, whether they are willing to join this vanguard or not.

However, now, instead of obtaining it directly, they must firmly resist the seven plagues to receive this reward.

I’ll tell them that the master wouldn’t really want the allies’ soul mages to die, so the Soul Web is opened to them in advance.

Furthermore, as a token of allies’ proactive cooperation, the Soul Web is fully open to the allies’ soul mages."

Black, damn so black!

Turning what was originally intended to be given away into a reward for soul mages who fought bloodily.

It not only stimulates the courage of soul mages more but also gathers information on abilities.

More importantly, it also provides an excuse to gather all high-risk soul mage criminals from various countries.

Don’t forget...

The committee originally planned to use death row prisoners for trial and error.

Now, first empower the death row prisoners with the Soul Web, allowing them to truly fight for a chance to survive, to battle against the Golden Land.

And when they die...

Even death has value.

After all, clearing them won’t shake the three oaths of the Soul Web.

This is "demanding the three oaths from allies, special arrangements for consumables."

At such a juncture, no one would disagree.

But after the war, if we want to use this method to supplement the Soul Web’s inheritance, it will be troublesome.

Therefore, we must act quickly during this chaotic period.

...

William came back to his senses.

Recalling the previous conversation, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

For him, such matters aren’t even considered cruel.

Disturbers of order should be punished.

Now it’s just about dealing with the batch of people causing the most problems.

With this in mind, he spoke:

"As an ally, Louis will certainly provide the most comprehensive protection for everyone, but before that, let’s first have those lawless soul mages make the final experiment."

If they can withstand the fairy’s cursed song, then allowing our young lads to step in next, wouldn’t that be better?"

The soul mage’s mind turned.

That’s the logic.

He was just too excited earlier.

Actually, judging by what Lord William means, Lord Louis is still more concerned about everyone’s safety.

Having those evil soul mages up first won’t affect the master’s evaluation of him and other mages.

If enough verification can be made, the master might even be happier?

At this moment, William said:

"I hope those deathworthy soul mages are enough; I see that Louis really doesn’t want innocent soul mages to bear unnecessary risks, the master is still too kind-hearted."

At this moment, the committee member resolved with determination.

He quietly said: "I have connections with senior soul mages from other countries, and such criminals are still stocked in various countries.

If the master is worried about newcomers getting hurt, I’ll see if I can pull over a batch of these people."

William "surprised" glancing at him.

Seems like he didn’t expect this person to have so many means.

He sternly emphasized: "Make sure you don’t label innocents as death row prisoners, then send them over, or the master will be enraged."

"Definitely not!"

The member patted his chest and said: "Clean soul mages are hard to find, but dirty ones are a dime a dozen?"