A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

Chapter 1705: 464 Ether Star Core and the Theft of Authority_2

“It was at this point that a turning point emerged.”

Matthew looked at the Butterfly with some confusion, not understanding why the other had suddenly begun to recount the history of Order City to him.

However, there was still some time left in the chicken-eating contest to compete for the ultimate victory.

So he listened patiently.

The Butterfly continued:

“They relied on signing contracts with Elemental Life to establish an even more universal order within Canning.”

“Elemental Life is not naturally the maintainer of absolute order, but in Canning, they are the synonyms of order.”

“The reason is simple; limited by their inherent single element, Elemental Life has no authority to actively enter the material world.”

“Yet, entering the material world is a common desire for all life forms, both inner and outer.”

“The founders of Canning exploited this desire by signing contracts with various Elemental Tribes, allowing these Elemental Lives to stay in the material world through long-term summoning. In return for their stay, they had to become the maintainers of order for the city of Canning.”

“Most Elemental Lives are very powerful, far stronger than ordinary people, and the Elemental Elders are Legendary-level beings capable of suppressing ordinary legendaries.”

“Canning thus entered a period where extraordinary individuals gradually became less active, and order was progressively established.”

“Look, this is the intelligence of humankind; we always find loopholes in the rules and create conditions favorable to us.”

“For the founders of Canning, having the chaotic-natured elements born from the Ether to build their envisioned City of Order was already incredibly satisfying.”

“But for me, the current situation is still far from enough.”

“This is also an important reason why I left home for an extended time when I was young.”

Matthew said thoughtfully:

“Do you want to establish an even more extreme order?”

The Butterfly shook its head:

“Not at all.”

“To outsiders, Canning, guarded and ordered by powerful elemental creatures, already appears to be a perfect city.”

“But only those who have lived here for a long time know that the so-called order is built on the notion that ‘Elemental Life is above others’.”

“The Elemental Law Enforcement Team has immense power within the city, which has caused the authority of the city lords, like the Ingrams, to inflate indefinitely.”

“Although in most cases the Elemental Lives will follow the agreements signed with us and maintain order as much as possible, in many details, their discretionary decisions can often seem ridiculous or heartless.”

“Many years ago, I realized that Fire Elements are prone to rage, and petty thieves caught by them could face severe punishment—

The most typical was a case of home robbery.”

The team was led by a Fire Element creature who, during the enforcement, failed to find the burglar but instead stumbled upon an extraordinary scene of adultery.

The Fire Element was clever.

It immediately realized it was being used.

So, in a fit of rage, the Fire Element without a word burned the adulterers to death, along with the person who falsely reported the burglary, using fiery execution.”

The Law Enforcement Team’s verdict afterwards was that the Fire Element’s actions were acceptable, just a bit excessive, it shouldn’t have also burned down the neighbor’s house… ”

At this point.

A look of deep self-mockery appeared on the Butterfly’s face:

“You may find this absurd, but believe me, in the past decades, Canning City has been full of similar cases.”

“Fire Elements are just irritable, but overall, they are bearable.”

“Air Elements are wicked and cunning, often accepting bribes, liking to play both sides, and it’s common for them to turn their backs on people after the deed is done.”

“Water Elements are indifferent and fickle, changing their enforcement standards daily, often overturning their own previous on-site judgments, leading to a lot of ineffective work.”

“Earth Elements are domineering and arrogant but tend to be forgetful; they’re somewhat illiterate too and have caused many laughable incidents.”

He sighed:

“I can understand the intention of our ancestors in bringing in Elemental Life to manage humanity and other intelligent life forms.”

“Compared to the intelligent life of the material world, Elemental Life is much simpler and generally fair, and the emergence of Canning in Northland is already commendable progress.”

“But for me personally, it is not enough, far from enough!”

“To improve Canning now, we need to achieve at least the following two things—”

“Firstly, better control over Elemental Life, ensuring that while they enforce the law, they also adhere to it themselves, which is very important.

The contracts signed between the Truth Sect and Elemental Life are relatively equal, and have lasted a bit too long, thus losing effectiveness.

I plan to sign a new contract with them.

This is not an easy task.

Luckily, I am close to completion.”

“The second point, which is also a premise for achieving the first, is that we in Canning must also possess tremendous power, a power that is not owned by an individual but controlled by an elite decision-making body—”

But discussing this is still a bit premature.

In summary.

In order to better control the elemental life in the city and to deal with powerful beings like you, I’ve made a little invention… ”

With that said.

The Butterfly suddenly pulled out a small orb flashing with dazzling starlight from its sleeve.

The orb was silver-white on the outside with a highly complex structure inside, at least seven or eight layers deep.

Between each layer, there floated a great deal of dust-like substance resembling star clouds.