Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 532: Hold the Scepter Tightly
Rorschach ended his [Arcane Vision] and turned to ask Andre beside him: "Is the spellcasting status okay?"

Andre tried to start with the simplest trick and succeeded at once: "It's a little bit unfamiliar and I need to adapt, but it's OK."

Rorschach was very satisfied with the result and heaved a sigh of relief: "This way our safe zone is planned."

Andre was also very happy: "This way, the factory will not be subject to any fatal threats!"

"Who said that?" Rorschach said with a serious face. "What if I put high explosives in the coal truck? And the simplest thing is to bribe the people in the factory to screw up any valve of the boiler or loosen the bolts that fix the ladle."

The most powerful hacker is always a social worker. Rorschach reminded Andre: "Remember to tell the security personnel not to be complacent just because there are new protections here. There will always be unexpected means and accidents."

"I'll pass it on." Andrei wrote it down and couldn't help asking again, "Are you really not optimistic about the National Salvation Alliance?"

"Before I say anything, could you please tell me why you are so concerned about Mr. Pavel and his allies?"

Andre thought about it carefully and answered, "Because they are of noble birth and they can think so much about the country and the people. They can just enjoy everything they are born with, but they are willing to take risks. I can't help but wonder, if there were such a group of conscious nobles when Valois was still a kingdom, would the fate of my family be different?"

He suddenly thought of something: "Ah, I didn't mean to say anything bad about Byrne, thank you."

"I know, I just miss my hometown." Rorschach waved his hand and said to the only real student: "First of all, don't forget the cause and effect. It is the great changes in Valois that have given these young nobles a new awakening.

“Also, I don’t think highly of them because they are neither secretive nor outspoken enough.

"Like Pavel, who came to me rashly, a person I had never met before, and whose judgment of me was based only on hearsay and indirect knowledge. If all the so-called allies were like him, then the actions of the allies should be no different from those of the public.

"They are not high-profile enough because they only operate in small groups of nobles. Their ideas are not known to enough people, nor are they widely recognized and accepted. Most people still dream of the path of military promotion, and the old power of the empire is still strong."

"So they are bound to fail?"

"These people think they have learned the lessons of the previous Imperial Army officers, but in essence, there is no difference. They are all floating actions. Back then, it was the Valuana Club. They also knew how to publish magazines and tabloids, help the poor with lawsuits, and interact with soldiers."

Rorschach recalled the days in the Tower of Stars, and Andre realized that his hometown was so turbulent. At that time, he only knew how to study and help his parents with chores.

"If we wait and see, I dare say the alliance will most likely be wiped out.

"The minor nobles who have made great contributions to the military and are being suppressed by William II will certainly make great efforts. Now these people are holding a grudge, do you think they will help the alliance rebuild the empire and abolish their own estates, or use the heads of these noble descendants to prove their loyalty to His Majesty?"

Andre felt that the teacher's face was particularly cunning at this moment, and his words were sinister, but when he said this, it was not difficult to think that the positions of the dynamic groups in the two empires were contradictory.

Finally, Rorschach put away his staff. For some reason, Andre suddenly felt that the perverse and gloomy atmosphere surrounding the great wizard disappeared. He looked at the steel plant and said, "So, we must have the support of foreign forces!"

The agreement he had secretly signed on behalf of Bavaria with the Republic of Valois was almost ready to be fulfilled. The National Guard was indeed powerful and met the two conditions. Now that there was the facade of the National Salvation League, they could pull out a better-looking banner.

"We have two important things to do next. One is to make final preparations and mobilization, ready to join the battle at any time; the other is to prepare for the construction of the second starship."

The first task was to prepare the four Byrne corps, which had been completely refitted, for the battle;
Secondly, since the launch of the prototype starship went very smoothly, and Rorschach conveyed Hercules' warning to the Senate, the construction of the next formal starship was put on the agenda. And it would naturally be built by the special zone with the most concentrated industry and the largest number of spellcasters in a broad sense. Just like the first one launched by the Tower of Stars, wizards from other places would come to support it.

Andre felt a headache when he heard about these matters. He only had to be responsible for overall coordination, supervision of implementation, tracking and following up, and staying up late to work overtime. A guy like Rorschach, who was responsible for making decisions based on his own ideas and talking, had to consider much more.

Foreseeing that he would have to rely on energy potions to work 20 hours a day in the future, Andre's voice was trembling: "So you still want to support the National Salvation Alliance?"

"Although I am not optimistic about it rationally, my intuition tells me that the son of a certain noble family must be involved. So even if it is impossible, I will help them do it."

Rorschach had never learned or heard of any intelligence about the National Salvation Alliance from anyone other than Pavel, but he was 99% sure that good Richard would agree with its ideas and participate in it.

Inside the palace, there was no magic to make it as warm as spring in previous years, but William II was still very satisfied. His disgust for magic now reached the point of almost paranoia.

In the emperor's eyes, magic not only failed to save the late emperor's life, but almost cost him his life.

Yes, the previous emperor has passed away. As the situation in the empire is not optimistic, the empire has covered the mouths of all media outlets at the suggestion of the new prime minister. Although the upper echelons of society are already aware of it and the people in the market are speculating and spreading rumors, there is absolutely no related report in the newspapers.

The "lonely man" was wrapped in a thick velvet robe, which concealed the imperfections of his body and made the young emperor look more majestic and imposing. His right hand tightly grasped the scepter, and his imperfect left hand rested steadily on the armrest of the throne.

Today's meeting was coming to an end. He had already had an in-depth discussion with the Marshal about the next strategic deployment and sent away the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister who had come to cry poor. Now it was the penultimate meeting.

The person who came in was in charge of intelligence. It was said that when the previous emperor was alive, there were two departments to check and balance each other, one with spellcasters and the other specifically used to deal with spellcasters. William II thought this was a good idea and he wanted to carry forward this good tradition.

The current intelligence chief handed over a list: "Your Majesty, we have noticed that there are many illegal groups active in the country, one of which is..."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"This is a partial list, please read it yourself."

The emperor took it from the servant, his eyes widened, and he immediately locked onto the name of Major General Richard. Not only him, but also many descendants of prominent families appeared on the list.

"What do you think this group is going to do?"

"Plotting treason."

"You are so stupid, you fool!" The emperor wanted to smash the head of the person who submitted the list with his scepter:

"Can't you see their surnames? To put it bluntly, the empire is shared by this emperor and them. How could anyone plot a rebellion against me? You idiot, don't you know how to distinguish true from false intelligence? Or is it that when I want to use them, someone jumps out to make trouble?"

(End of this chapter)