Mage? Spell Engineer!

After bidding farewell to all the students, Rorschach and Pascal walked back to the Tower of Stars.

Although he often stayed up late in his previous life, Rorschach now had no electronic products to accompany him, and his work and rest were already in "health mode". He yawned slightly. Pascal had to continue to deal with unfinished business in the research building when he returned, which meant he had to stay up late.

"No wonder you are listless every day."

Pascal shrugged: "I'm used to it. It's only at night that my mind becomes active."

"Then you are suitable to become a necromancer."

"Go, go, go, what an old-fashioned profession."

The two of them strolled on the street. They relied on their status and didn't care about the harassment of the security team. They swaggered through the street and drank drinks from Rorschach's storage ring.

Um? Is there still a house with lights on at this time? Rorschach walked through rows of dark houses. Only the upper floors of an imposing mansion still had lights on. As he approached, he could hear the sounds of joking.

"Must be a bunch of rich drunks," Pascal muttered.

There was indeed drinking going on in the building they passed, but the attendees were sober. They lounged comfortably on sofas and armchairs, smoking and drinking, and making crude jokes.

Cards were scattered on the small round table, and several waitresses in scantily clad clothes stood next to the guests. Their delicate jade fingers picked up snacks and fed them to the guests.

Although there are other organizers and venue providers, the leader is undoubtedly Count Granol. The first time he played cards was at the palace a few months ago, and he was very nervous. But now he is invincible in the card game, and the whole family wins.

"Ahem." After the Earl sent the signal, the owner of the room immediately understood and drove all the waiters away. After closing the door, Granol patted the armrest. The gems on the ring shone brightly, and the entire space was isolated from the outside world.

After this change, the other guests changed their relaxed and joking attitude and all sat upright. Granol watched with satisfaction as they showed the proper attitude towards him, and spoke unhurriedly:

"I believe that everyone gathered here despite their busy schedules, not just for playing cards and entertainment. Today I want to share with you a top-secret news: a meeting of dignitaries will be held soon, and representatives from the Magic Guild and the Tower of Stars will be invited to participate. "

Everyone present was a spell caster. When they heard the news, they were first surprised: "It has been more than a hundred years since such a meeting was held. Is it the will of His Majesty the King?"

Granol told everyone to be calm: "When the king's decree comes down, I'm afraid the whole city will already know it. My first-hand information comes from the financial controller, and the matter itself is led by another adult, which means it is a certainty. !”

Both the left and right brains of the kingdom are promoting this matter, and it seems to outsiders that His Majesty the King will agree even if he does not agree.

In fact, after Necker learned that Du Plessis was going to convene a meeting of dignitaries, he had another argument with the Prime Minister in front of His Majesty the King.

But in the end, Charles XVI agreed to convene the meeting, and the Finance Minister immediately changed his strategy and tried to control the issues and processes of the meeting, including disclosing information to Granol and others and roping in other people.

This inside story caused the audience to whisper, and Granol pressed his hands to tell everyone to be quiet. Before he finished speaking, he said: "When we get to the conference venue, of course we want to strive for the greatest benefits, but think about it, the representatives who are most likely to participate in the conference now will Who can fight for our benefits?"

In the meeting of dignitaries, nobles and bishops above the earl have one vote, while the following participants hold multiple votes:

One is the mage representative.

Most spellcasters do not have their own fiefdoms or clear affiliations, not to mention that many are unwilling to get involved in "trivial matters". Therefore, according to the practice a hundred years ago, the mages will publicly recommend the leader first and vote on behalf of all intermediate and above spellcasters.

If nothing else, the chief mage of the Tower of Stars, Tower of Thunderstorm and Tower of Origin in the Holy Kingdom is the representative, and the Tower of Origin, who is indifferent to worldly affairs, will entrust the voting rights to the chief of Tower of Stars.

The second is the noble leader who wears robes.

They are mainly the justices of the Kingdom's Supreme Court, local justices appointed by the king, and key administrative personnel with honors.

Not only did they represent the judicial power of the kingdom, they could also be representatives of big businessmen and bankers. Many of them had spent money to buy noble robes and letters of engagement from the king.

Finally, in addition to the bishop, the church also has clergy representatives elected by the clergy conference. They have low-level positions, often priests and rural priests, but they often act in concert with the bishop at the meeting.

"Now there are four factions: the robed nobles, the landed nobles, the church and us. This position is very important." Everyone knows that if the old rules are followed, the Chief Master of Kano in the Tower of Stars will hold the votes for the two towers. He also said the same thing in the guild. One of them represents the magic guild of the Holy Kingdom and two-thirds of all mages!

Among the guests, there were emerging noble mages who had obtained fiefdoms in the secondary plane like Granol, as well as spellcasters who were born into prominent families and were still bound to their families after promotion. If you want to give these cronies a name, you might call them the "aristocratic faction" among mages.

"Kano was originally a surname valued by the late king, but now Lionel is betraying the honor of the family and His Majesty the King!"

"Yeah, look at his students, who are they? Some go to the empire to teach, some participate in extreme activities, and there are guys sent by the empire, jumping up and down in the capital."

Understanding who Granol was pointing the finger at, the others began to complain in unison. Lionel Carnot's father was both a master of mathematics and a logistical genius. He was highly regarded by Charles XIV, who wanted to build a powerful army, and presided over the reform of the Valois Army with remarkable results.

Then there was no more. After the fifteenth generation, the military preparedness was depleted. Because of different ideas, the father and son parted ways with the royal family. Before becoming the chief of the Tower of Stars, Kano actively presided over the magic guild to support its subordinate trading companies, releasing a large amount of the results of the Alchemy Department, making the Tower of Stars more open in terms of enrollment.

Such behavior aroused the dissatisfaction of the aristocracy.

Seeing that the heat was almost over, Granol took advantage of the situation to express his ambition: "Since everyone is dissatisfied, it would be better to elect more suitable representatives before the meeting. To be honest, my territory has settled down recently. If I can return to Teaching and educating people at Tower of Stars is also good.”

This old guy still wants to be the chief!

But in this way, the aristocratic faction can take a seat in the meeting of dignitaries. Granol is also a great mage after all, and has a close relationship with Necker and Charles XVI. After thinking about this, others are either impatient or reluctant. Accept the hint from the mage earl.

Intermediate mage Gerald de Villefort was the first to say: "We support you in taking charge of the overall situation, Lord Count."

As soon as these words came out, others no longer hesitated and expressed their support to Granol.

"Excellent, Gerald. Since you are the main person in charge of this investigation, you must focus on the two dishonest students in Kano. I believe you will gain something. Let us wish Master Villefort success! "Granol took the lead and raised the wine glass, causing Gerald's face to glow.