A mage? A spell engineer!

Chapter 465 Let it go to the battlefield first.

If Rorschach really did have Saint Valentine "martyred," then his former customers might actually become followers of his ideals.

For Luo Xia, the most troublesome thing was actually the problem of the Tower Spirit's load being occupied. It was like the unfortunate thing called "server" in his previous life. Originally, its performance was only considered for transmitting text, but one day users discovered a loophole and started uploading videos and doing live broadcasts on it.

This is something Rorschach cannot accept: You've become a saint of pleasure, and I'm going to have to pay for all of you getting glued on at the same time.

The Tree of Laws can only process new computational cores by growing naturally. If a new core were to be generated using this set of spells, wouldn't it turn into something resembling a thorny flower?

No, absolutely not!

Rorschach smiled slightly at the "Saint Brother" who was preparing for martyrdom. Valentine frowned. Was this a laugh born of extreme anger? He was a little nervous, but fortunately, Rorschach did not go berserk.

Instead, they brought out Varang, who was known as the "money-devouring mad dog".

"Madam, and four gentlemen, from a legal standpoint in Byrne, your customers are essentially engaging in group sex. Of course, this is a new situation that the law could not have foreseen, but please believe me, I have a way to get the judge to agree that it meets the definition. If convicted, we will selectively arrest a few users and then publicly flog them."

"As for you, you stole some of the pleasure from the users of the 'Delay Sticker' without their knowledge through improper means. I would suggest that they join the owners of the establishments in filing a class-action lawsuit against you for theft."

Is that even possible? Although Varen was just trying to scare them, he successfully fooled the young men. Great martyrs are worth following, but if they're branded as "happy thieves," they become a laughingstock.

Seeing that the time was ripe to play the good cop, Luo Xia cleared his throat: "Actually, I invited you here because I wanted to know how you implemented this technology. Let's talk, shall we?"

He was certain from the moment Valentine entered that this guy was not a mid-level mage.

Valentine was only a first-level mage and, according to the rules, was not qualified to participate directly. Instead, he served as the mentor mage for the four-person team. This was unexpected by Rorschach, because a first-level mage should not be able to cast two third-circle spells due to the limitations of spell chains.

"This isn't difficult. I simply constructed two spell strings, one as the collection end and the other as the receiving end. Your new system is impressive, but its limitations are also frustrating. However, I've discovered two exploitable vulnerabilities—or perhaps they aren't vulnerabilities at all."

Valentine's first thought was to use the "Coldness Technique" to remove some of the strongest sensations. For customers using the "Delay Magic Patch," a slight numbness would naturally make them more able to withstand the test.

This idea is incredibly advanced. You have to understand that Rorschach's time-related gadgets in his previous life were based on a similar principle, but they used contact-type, fast-acting anesthetics.

Moreover, he had a very good grasp of how to unfold this spell. In the past, the [Coldness Spell] was either used by the mage on himself, combined with [Mechanical Mind] to give himself an "absolute rationality" buff, because too much emotion was removed. But he used the instantaneous nature of the spell to forcibly insert a blank frame, so that the tower spirit would cancel the support for the magic as soon as it took effect, achieving a continuous effect of high frequency and weak effect. The inhibitory effect on the user was not obvious but effective.

Furthermore, he discovered a special descriptor used to determine spellcasting. The [Communication] spell transmitted the characteristic symbol of [Advanced Illusion] and a descriptor that changed based on the feedback from [Indifference]. This string of content itself had no effect in the real world, but once the information was uploaded to the "Tree of Law," the tower spirit mistakenly interpreted it as a signal to cast a spell, causing [Advanced Illusion] to take effect. Therefore, strictly speaking, Valentine achieved "synesthesia" by nesting two spell strings.

In order to enable the two spells to be translated and bridged, he even purchased a state-of-the-art analysis machine from the Alchemy Factory at his own expense and had it modified by Genia, who was in charge of alchemy.

Finally, the team was troubled by the limited number of times spell strings and spells could be used on the "spell cloud." Fortunately, in order to encourage the participants to use alchemy, Rorschach made it so that spell strings generated by magical circuits such as scrolls and alchemical items had no limit on the number of uses, and since they were all making magical artifacts, they were no longer restricted.

"It's a pity I'm not an intermediate mage yet, otherwise there would be fewer restrictions. Perhaps I could create a psychic prosthetic body for ordinary people, allowing those who are paralyzed in bed to move around in another way."

For spellcasters, similar effects can be achieved through various clone and substitution spells, but Valentine, based on the support of the "Spell Cloud," allows ordinary people to experience the "Magic Cup" with almost no barriers.

"I have to admit, you are a genius, Mr. Valentine." Rorschach listened attentively to the other party's technical report and acknowledged his abilities: "If you can remember your original aspirations, then I am willing to help you achieve them, but not now."

The processing power of the Tree of Law Tower Spirits is a valuable resource. The design competition is a promotional period, and the Tower Spirits' computing power should ultimately be prioritized for production and warfare.

Luo Xia extended his hand: "On the one hand, the spell cloud system is not perfect enough to allow you to use it for fun at will. On the other hand, your ideal has not yet been realized, right? If you can agree to my conditions, I am willing to lift the usage restrictions for you and your team."

Valentine hesitated for a moment, then took Rorschach's hand: "Tell me about it."

Upon hearing Valentine's ultimate goal, Rorschach actually thought of a ready-made contraption—the large toy tinkered by the Alchemy Department of the Tower of Stars. In a sense, the guys had essentially realized Valentine's idea; the operator could remotely receive the visual and auditory information of the alchemical armor.

However, they were still not creative enough; they didn't expect there to be a way to play online and share the fun.

If the guys in the alchemy department knew, they would be ashamed: why didn't they think of this?

The creative team, including the dark horse Saint Valentine, was brought to the newly established Vaux Gas Factory.

"Vox" means "citizen" in the Commonwealth. The name has three meanings: its employees come from all over Bain, and they are all unemployed people whose workshops have closed down; its construction funds come from all over the country, and its shares are jointly contributed by the royal family, the special zone and the bank; finally, its slogan is to make it possible for all citizens to drive a car.

However, Valentine was not taken to the car assembly line.

"This is the assembly production line. Most of them are already complete, but the control system still needs improvement. I need your technology and your expertise."

The earliest constructs have been honorably retired from production. They were entirely dependent on the Tower Spirits' control. Now, with the surge in spellcasters accessing the spell cloud, the Tower Spirits no longer have the capacity to allocate multiple threads to command them.

Therefore, both agricultural harvesters and spider-like assault vehicles, which are also part of the agricultural sector, need to return to human operation. Agricultural machinery can have the driver directly in the cab, but the assault vehicles should ideally be completely unmanned from the outset.

If the "Coldness Spell" were replaced with a perception-based spell, it might be possible to achieve a technique similar to that of the Alchemy Department, and Rorschach was certain that it would be cheaper.

The current high load stems from the fact that [Advanced Illusion] creates every possible sensation, making it incredibly appealing. When applied to remote operations, this can be completely replaced by the first-level lower-rank spell [Illusion], allowing the operator to receive only visual and auditory signals from afar, thus reducing the burden on the tower spirit.

Valentine gazed at the sleeping steel monster for a long time before speaking: "After the war, you'll let us continue our work, won't you?"

"Of course, I wish you all the best in bringing joy to the whole world one day." Rorschach patted Valentine's right shoulder with his left hand, then suddenly patted Andrei's left shoulder with his right.

Andrei's legs went weak, and he almost fell to the ground, looking astonished.

Rorschach: "As a fellow young man, I advise you to learn moderation."

(End of this chapter)