Third Great Magus War

The **Third Great Magus War** was fought between the Light and Dark Magi throughout the South Coast.

During an expedition in the Eternal River Plains, a team of Magi discovered a Secret Plane. They had inadvertently triggered the activation of the secret plane, which caused the news to spread.  The Secret Plane was enormous, measuring approximately **ten million mu or 6666.67 Km2**, and had a high density of elemental particles. Compared to the Four Seasons Garden, a large-scale light Magi organization that owned a secret plane of slightly more than a **million mu (666.67 Km2)**, the Secret Plane was much larger and more valuable. This attracted the covetousness and hostility of the light Magi, who normally devoted themselves to research. Moreover, the Secret Plane had multiple entrances that were automatically activated after the first one was opened by the exploration team.

The Eternal River Plains were located at the boundary of the dark and light Magi’s domains. The fluctuations from the entrances to such a massive secret plane would surely be noticed by official Magi, even from a distance of **a thousand li (500 km)**. Some dark and light Magus organizations arrived there first, and upon witnessing the secret plane, they engaged in a fierce fight to claim it. However, none of them gained any benefits, and they only revealed the information they had obtained to the organizations behind them. This information propagated from level to level, leading to a civil war among the various Magi.

Eventually, the dark Magi secured three entrances, while the light Magi occupied the other four. In the vast secret plane, a ruthless war to plunder various valuable resources and territories broke out.

## History

The current era followed the ancient times and witnessed two major wars that affected the Magi and all other species on the South Coast. The Magi suffered heavy losses, and the human civilizations were devastated.

These two wars were known as the First and Second Great Magus Wars!

The previous great wars were brutal and merciless. Acolytes were treated as disposable, and even official Magi perished in large numbers. Hence, the wars were also called the Magus World’s Death Grinder.

The official cause of the previous two great wars was the ideological conflict. However, the underlying motive was the material interest. The difference in opinion was only a pretext, but the benefit was the ultimate goal.

Both Light and Dark Magi shared the same pursuit of truth. They did not care about the territories of the Light Magi or the atrocities of the Dark Magi, as long as they were not hindered. The real reason for the two Great Magus Wars was to acquire resources. The scarce resources on the South Coast were inadequate for the many Magi there.

The so-called Great Magus Wars were essentially a scramble for limited materials. It was a war initiated by the top Magi from both the Light and Dark sides, and a means to ‘purge’ the Magus World. After the war, both the Light and Dark Magi suffered enormous casualties, and the remaining resources were sufficient for the surviving Magi to advance. This was how the generations of families emerged on the South Coast.

Despite various measures, the number of Magi kept increasing, and the South Coast’s production of materials could not keep up with the pace of Magi’s advancement. Many had to abandon their dreams due to the lack of resources. This resentment and hatred were inherited from generation to generation, leading to a situation where the ruling Magi became fearful. Therefore, some of the top guilds on the South Coast dared to wage wars, eliminating weaker Magi organizations.

In those wars, victory was meaningless! Survival was the only success!

## Belligerents

The war was fought between all the Magi of the South Coast. There is no comprehensive information regarding all the involved parties. However, some well-known participants were:

### Light Magi

1. Four Seasons Garden: The Four Seasons Garden decided to take over one of the entrances to the Eternal River Secret Plane on behalf of the Light Magi.
2. Wetland Gardens
3. Ennea Ivory Ring Tower

### Dark Magi

1. Thousand Meddling Hands
2. Abyssal Bone Forest Academy
3. Kurute Academy

## Course of the War

The secret plane of the Eternal River Plains was reputed to be the most expansive plane ever discovered on the South Coast, spanning over ten million mu and surpassing the combined area of all previous resource-based secret planes. This splendid discovery attracted many Magi who sought to profit from it. A fraction of such a plane could sustain the average Magus for decades. Only exceptional Magi organizations from ancient times could establish such a plane.

Magi who could inherit such a plane had a high probability of overcoming their limitations and advancing to rank 3 or even rank 4 Morning Star Magus. This enormous lure drove not only the idle Magi to frenzy but also the retired Magi who resumed their activities and headed for the Eternal River Plains.

The large influx of Magi vying for the secret plane inevitably clashed with the major Magi organizations that secured the entrances. The Eternal River Plains became a theatre of drama, where chaos, murders, alliances, and betrayals occurred incessantly. Many minor Magi organizations and individual Magi formed coalitions to challenge the large dark and light Magi factions.

The entrances to the secret plane were monopolized by the larger Light Magi organizations, but many other Magi also wanted to access it. This created discontent among the Magi, especially the wandering Official Magi who were not easy to appease. The situation could escalate into a disaster if the Dark Magi exploited the conflict. Therefore, the Light Magi factions formed a temporary alliance and decided to open the entrances to the public.

They imposed only one rule: anyone except the Dark Magi could enter the secret plane if they paid 500 magic crystals. Moreover, the acolytes had to surrender 50% of their gains within the secret plane to the Light Magi powers guarding the entrance. Even the Official Magi had to share some of their profits.

Despite these fees, the Magi continued to flock there. They ventured into the secret plane and explored the areas recklessly. Some of them were lucky enough to survive and return with abundant resources. This enticed more acolytes to enter and gamble their lives in the secret plane.

Meanwhile, the larger organizations were lurking in the shadows and skimming off their profits. They amassed a fortune from this and also acquired a map of almost a million mu of the plane and valuable information firsthand.

For the large Light Magi organizations like the Four Seasons Garden, the resources that were currently in the secret plane were only a minor incentive. Their ultimate goal was the sustained production of resources that the secret plane could offer.

Thus, by using the resources as an incentive, large organizations such as the Four Seasons Garden lured many unaffiliated magicians to enter the secret plane and risk their lives for the resources. In return, they would gain more insight into the landscape and the ecology of the secret plane.

For the unaffiliated magicians, even if they knew of the schemes and ulterior motives behind the entrance fees, they had no alternative but to join this lucrative arrangement that the Light Magi had set up.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 188
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 190
3. ↑ Chapter 187
4. ↑ Chapter 191
5. ↑ Chapter 192
6. ↑ Chapter 204