A mage? A spell engineer!

Chapter 203 You have joined the Rorschach Vanguard Project

Ultimately, Rorschach's solutions for Bart were all reactive. If the approach were similar to the missile defense system of his previous life, it would require more complex target acquisition, aiming, and proactive counter-attack magic.

It's not that magic can't do it, but you'd need at least a tower spirit, right? Bart doesn't even need to think about it. If you really had all those skills plus "magical artificial intelligence," you could just create a doomsday mech and camp next to a mage tower every day.

"Finally, using [Stone Shaping] and 'Mapping', the structure will have a certain self-repairing function." Rorschach crushed the demonstration cup with [Mage's Hand], and then, under the watchful eyes of four people, the edges of the fragments emitted specks of blue light, the alchemical ink at the bottom of the plate hissed and evaporated, and finally the cup was painstakingly kneaded back together.

"Of course, this kind of repair is limited; the strength of the joint will still be reduced, and it's not a complete restoration." He showed everyone that the repair marks were obvious, and the patterns on the ceramic cup and the drawn magic circle were blurred and messy at the joint. Actually, this used the final simple backtracking of [Feuerbach's Reverse Ray].

Jason was most interested in: "But when the main body breaks, aren't the circuits destroyed along with it? How does it still work?"

"It's very simple, the magic circle is on the ceiling at the top of the tower." Rorschach showed the bottom of a cup with the magic circle drawn on it, knowing that none of the people present would fully understand it:

"Generally speaking, the top of the tower is not easily attacked, especially inside the tower, where damage is usually from the side. Once the magic circle at the top of the tower is activated, it will attempt to reshape the tower. Attacks from the outside rely on the two barriers shown earlier. The safest approach is to draw them at both the top and bottom of the tower, which will also increase the repair speed. However, it's uncertain whether drawing them at the bottom will conflict with the energy-gathering magic circle."

"Indeed." Jason stroked his beard again. He'd been looking at it for a while without understanding it. When Rorschach was examining the energy-gathering array, he wouldn't let anyone use paper and pen, so now he was too embarrassed to copy it down himself. "Hey, Rorschach has at least saved that kid Bart a thousand gold coins in design fees this time!"

Bart felt embarrassed after hearing this and wanted to say something, but Rorschach surprised him with his words: "If you ever return to Bain, I can continue to upgrade the defenses of Bart's garrison mage tower."

No other meaning intended, the young man has already made up his mind that from now on, before buffing his own mage tower, he will test everything on Bart's tower. Congratulations to Mr. Bart for joining the "Rorschach Vanguard Project" without any prior knowledge!

After demonstrating the simplest model, the next step was to scale it up onto the tower. Based on Jansen's engineering experience, there were several ways to arrange it, but the basic version was chosen without exception: the same set of magic circles was placed on each floor and then connected in parallel.

The design and wiring of the magic circuit required guidance not only from the designer, Rorschach, but also from Jason, who was highly experienced in embedding metal wires and setting gems at the nodes. To ensure flawless construction, the team spent two days drawing up a complete set of circuit diagrams.

Amelia also contributed during this time. "Of all the courses in the court, my favorites besides horseback riding were painting." Although it was a waste of her talents, she at least quickly mastered the ruler and compass tools and grasped the basic drawing rules.

After examining the finished product and calculating the materials needed, the foreman made a good suggestion: "I suggest you draw another set. If it runs well, other garrison mages might be interested in this protective magic array."

"Then I'll authorize you, Bart, to promote it to the other colleagues. How about we split the profits 50/50?" Rorschach didn't care. The entire system was based on publicly available and widely circulated spells. In fact, apart from the [Blue Light Barrier], there were no other means to target mages.

Bart, unwilling to take advantage of his friend, said, "What nonsense are you talking about? It's more like you get seven and I get three."

The main structure of the building was completed in just three days. This was partly because the single-tower structure was simple, and there were many similar buildings throughout the kingdom, so the dwarves were already very familiar with it. Secondly, a lot of building materials were recycled; even the unusable rubble was reshaped by Rorschach, saving considerable time. Finally, two mages, working together like a crane, quickly built the structure.

The magic circle took longer to set up, but fortunately, things like the "Arcane Garden" which was a mystery to the ecosystem, the "Stargazing Platform" which was full of charlatans, and the "Binding Room" which imprisoned dangerous beings were all cut, and there were no rooms that needed to be permanently fixed with magic.

"Mr. Jensen, I'd like to have a talk with you." Aside from the dwarves skipping out on the first day of construction, Rorschach was quite satisfied with the speed and progress of the construction, so he felt he could be a potential client of Jensen.

Starting the next day, Jensen stopped calling the boy "kid." Seeing how serious the other was, he also became serious: "Master Rorschach, what brings you here?"

Rorschach inquired about the construction team's prices and indicated that a "real mage tower" might need to be built in the near future.

"A real mage tower!" the dwarf engineer shouted twice, rubbing his hands together. "Do you know what a real mage tower means? It's not the same as the little fortresses we're building now."

"Of course, and I also have many special needs." If the guys from the Alchemy Department can't come to Byrne, then Rorschach will have to find builders for the new transmutation dust collector.

He didn't want to entrust the project to a secretive organization like the "Stonemasters Brotherhood," so hiring dwarves (not necessarily Jansen, of course) to build the facilities was a better option.

"How far into the future is it?"

"Maybe six months, maybe a year." Luo Xia couldn't say for sure. His investment in Bain hadn't yielded returns yet. Of course, from another perspective, it wasn't just about money; the manpower and resources he could mobilize were also considerable.

Jason immediately pulled out a black-covered notebook and quickly wrote down his mailing address: "Master Rorschach is skilled; I'm willing to take this job. You can send a letter here when the time comes."

He tore off the address, and Rorschach quickly bent down to take it. Unsurprisingly, it was in the northern part of the Empire. Just to be on the safe side, Rorschach asked one last question: "Can it be delivered via the guild's teleportation?"

"Of course, no problem!" Jason didn't shake hands, but instead extended his left fist and bumped it with Rorschach's.

The facade and roof of the Mage Tower are now complete. In a sense, this building, which spans the empire, is also a symbol of the imperial capital's majesty. It temporarily fell in Würzburg, but has risen again in a newer and taller form, continuing to overlook the entire city.

The next step was the interior renovation, but Rorschach had neither the interest nor the need for help; it was time to return to the Holy Kingdom.

"When will we meet again?"

"It might be soon, or it might take some time." Rorschach wasn't sure how much longer he would have to stay in the Tower of Stars. He had finished his current project and could at most catch up with the final exams for the High Master of Valuwana. But he had new problems. He hadn't truly completed [Reverse Ray], [Minor Disintegration], and [Divine Expulsion] yet. It would be more beneficial for him to conduct research and communicate with familiar archmages in the Tower of Stars.

Amelia scolded Bart and blamed herself: "We've kept you so busy, and we haven't even invited you to admire the mountains and lakes of Bain. Besides hunting and fishing, you should also see the Kingdom's opera."

"There were indeed many things to take care of in Byrne, but thankfully it was worth the trip. It was a great honor to attend my friend's wedding to the princess. Goodbye."

Rorschach first took a carriage to the capital, and then boarded an airship to the Holy Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)