[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea":3,"chapter-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1355":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1088596,1419,"Chapter 1355: 771: What Is the Source of All Magic?","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1355",1355,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1355: Chapter 771: What Is the Source of All Magic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Legendary Council,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for a moment, everyone turned their gaze toward Lis, who had stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You proposed the motion yourself, and no one opposed it, so why did you stand up voluntarily?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposing yourself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Legendary Members fell silent, even those who had good relations with Lis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to see what Lis, who had just joined the Legendary Council, intended to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Councilman Lis…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minos’s voice rang out, but the pause revealed the confusion of this Magic Intelligent Life at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been hosting the voting meetings of the Legendary Council and had never encountered such a situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, according to the Legendary Council’s rules, there really was no regulation prohibiting a council member from raising objections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the target of the objection was the council member himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a voice directly rang out in Lis’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Councilman Lis…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recognizing the familiar voice, Lis quickly realized it was Minos, the Magic Intelligent Life hosting the meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on, the Magic Intelligent Life hosting the meeting would initiate a secret dialogue with him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the intelligence he had gathered earlier, it was mentioned that the two Magic Intelligent Lives of Floating City were completely neutral entities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would obey the council members, but only within the scope of the Legendary Member’s authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And during the meeting, all participating Legendary Members lost their Transcendent abilities and became like ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even communication between each other could only be achieved through dialogue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led many members to directly argue during the meeting, and some peculiar individuals would even attack others intentionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this special space, physical altercations could only cause a bit of pain, without any negative impacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic Intelligent Life always refrained from involving itself in the actions of the members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was Minos communicating with him at this moment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing Lis’s surprise, Minos’s voice continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Councilman Lis, please don’t feel surprised.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the orders of Third Speaker Tarinda, I will provide you with any assistance within the allowable range of the rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know what you want to do, but if needed, you can communicate with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, according to Third Speaker’s orders, the help I provide must not be detected by other council members, please forgive me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was at the request of Third Speaker!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder, as Third Speaker of the Association, Tarinda indeed had the authority to directly instruct Magic Intelligent Life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems she noticed what I was planning, so Magic Intelligent Life Minos informed me in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it can’t be detected by other council members…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a restriction means Minos’s assistance is quite limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet there’s no way around it; Tarinda clearly doesn’t want others to know she has returned to the Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her presence, no matter how hard Lis tries, he can’t stir up the stagnant waters of the Pan-Continent Mage Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some with ulterior motives will cautiously hide themselves, unwilling to openly oppose the Association’s Third Speaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you help me change the voting outcome directly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis asked Minos in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, Councilman Lis, I cannot do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was an apologetic tone in Minos’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the private nature of the communication, Magic Intelligent Life Minos seemed to express more genuine emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can inform you in advance of the agenda of each voting meeting, adjust the allocation of resources for you ‘flexibly’, and other such tasks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Minos’s voice, a flash of insight struck Lis, and he immediately asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, can I know the identity of all council members present and their voting results on each proposal, even those whose figures are concealed by fog, is that achievable?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The results of each vote are not public, and only Magic Intelligent Life Minos can tally the votes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since votes are cast by raising hands, a seemingly primitive method, the choices of those whose figures are not hidden would be known to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, those who use fog to conceal their figures, as long as they don’t reveal their identity verbally, others naturally won’t know their voting choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each vote affects certain people’s interests, so many members use their Member Badge privileges to hide their figures if they wish to target someone without drawing attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet under such circumstances, while it might deceive others, it’s certainly not hidden from Minos, the host.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…No problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minos’s voice resounded again, seemingly after a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you wish, after the conclusion of each voting council, I will pass the relevant situation to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, also prepare a detailed dossier of all members and schools to hand over to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis continued, intending to utilize this convenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Minos’s response came much faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Lis wanted to know other members’ choices during voting was that it represented their most authentic stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially those concealing their figures with fog, and members voting on behalf of others as representatives of the schools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would allow Lis to distinguish friend from foe more easily and infer the true thoughts of some members.\u003C\u002Fp>",862,"2026-06-03T10:58:55.480Z","2026-06-03T10:58:59.615Z",1,"novelbin.me","ba656fc5a23b2ee44466ef877c8cb7a74afd69946aca769077c8f608942f1068","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1356","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1354",1658,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-cover.jpg"]