A mage? A spell engineer!

Chapter 530 Distinguished Guests from Bohemia

"The southern kingdoms are retreating in an orderly manner and signing a huge grain indemnity agreement with the Kingdom of Valua. There is internal strife in the Kingdom of Sardinia, and it is said that the rebels are the supreme commander of the allied forces." Andrei marveled at the news report in the Morning Post.

His teacher, a certain archmage, had been missing for several days. Andrei himself and Kano and others remained calm, but Caroline was extremely anxious.

In the past few days, Luo Xia's original body had just awakened, but disappeared before he could say a single word.

Of course, he was teleported south of Valois by Hercules, and because he left in such a hurry, he didn't explain anything. So from Caroline's perspective, he simply "evaporated" right in front of her.

In that instant, she could certainly recognize the occurrence of the spacetime rift, but the force that tore spacetime apart made her tremble with fear from the bottom of her heart, as if it were the work of a god.

The people she notified, such as Cano and Feuerbach, were not focused on Rorschach at all, but rather on the condition of the starship. They all believed that Rorschach was "blessed by heaven."

Cano even suggested that Caroline pray to the Lord of Light and Order. Confused and somewhat angry, she thought her teacher was joking, but it was actually a potentially feasible idea.

At this very moment, even Rorschach's apprentice, Andrei, was leisurely reading the newspaper, which infuriated her: "Your teacher has disappeared, and you still have the mind to read the newspaper?"

"Don't worry." Andrei raised his hand and released three silver stars that shimmered above his head. "Look, Master Rorschach's new magic system hasn't failed. The spell cloud is functioning normally. He'll definitely be fine."

"How can you be so sure that the spell cloud is bound to Rorschach?"

"Isn't that right?" Andrei realized he hadn't considered other possibilities: "Isn't this a large-scale magic developed by Professor Rorschach?"

Andrei had never been to the border region, and he had always assumed that the essence of the spell cloud was continuous collective spellcasting, led by Rorschach. If that's the case, could the spell cloud possibly function without Rorschach himself?

"Fine. I'll go to the border area again. You can take care of the school affairs for now." The executive principal made up his mind to find Luo Xia.

"No, Lady Caroline, my teacher gave me a very important task. Today is the day to test the first large weaver; I don't have time for it."

"That's right, Andrei has a mission to complete, don't make things difficult for him." A familiar voice rang out.

"Rorschach!" "Mr. Rorschach!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!" Suddenly, someone felt a sharp pressure on their lower back, as a delicate finger twisted and poked inside.

"Is it real pain or fake pain? How could a great mage be so easily broken by me?" Caroline showed no sign of stopping.

Luo Xia winked at Andrei: "Now that I'm back, hurry up and get back to your business."

Andrei suddenly remembered something: "Oh, a distinguished guest from the Kingdom of Bohemia has been waiting for you. Please come to the reception room when you have time."

"Wait for me? Okay, got it." Rorschach dismissed Andrei, then turned to Caroline and said, "Alright, I'll report everything that happened right away."

"Don't we have important guests to meet? You're a very busy person these days, I wouldn't dare take up your time."

"What distinguished guest? I don't know him/her, he/she is far more important than you."

Grand Duke Bomía's nephew, Pavel, was curious about everything in Bain, just like his cousin, Libs.

Bain is Bomía's southern neighbor, and Bomía is larger in area. However, its history is not as long as that of kingdoms like Bain and Marín. It was only a few hundred years ago that it was promoted from a border marquisate to a grand duchy due to its continuous eastward expansion. It is also regarded by people in the core area of ​​the empire as having been tainted with too much barbarism.

However, Bomia was unconcerned about the disdain from other members of the Empire, because the Empire was powerful, and it was willing to submit and be a member. Now, Byron was also powerful, not militarily, but through its import and export trade and the Empire's special attitude towards it.

During the period when the Empire was secretly sanctioning Bain, Bomia took on many industrial orders that originally belonged to Bain. However, once Bain returned to the Empire, Bain's industrial products quickly flooded Bomia's workshops, leaving it quite astonished.

Libs, who often went there privately, raved about the country and always brought back all sorts of novel sights and products.

The above are the impressions Pavel indirectly gained; his direct impressions are from his recent travels in the Special Economic Zone.

Now the person he most wanted to see in the Kingdom of Bain has appeared, and this young archmage is said to be the creator of today's Bain miracle.

"I apologize for keeping you waiting." Archmage Rorschach entered the conference room, supporting his aching back. "How should I address you? Mr. Pavel Crocker? Or Major Crocker?"

Andrei has already done the background check for Rorschach:

The young man before them was the eldest son of Grand Duke Croc's younger brother, but he had never accepted a fief or title. This was likely in preparation for being adopted by the Grand Duke at any time. If Libs' future husband did not have the bloodline, ability, and recognition to inherit the duchy, and the Grand Duke had no other children, then the next Grand Duke Croc would be Pavel.

"My trip to Bain is a private one. Just call me Pavel, Master." Pavel rose and bowed. "I am honored to have come to see you today, hoping to witness your brilliance firsthand."

Am I some kind of giant panda? What's there to see?

Rorschach originally intended to just get by, but this "Grand Duke reserve" started with a barrage of compliments, praising everything he had seen and heard in Bain, making Rorschach want to start a "Yilin" magazine for him.

"It's clear you enjoyed your trip and this place left a deep impression on you. But what are you trying to say?"

"I'm wondering, if Bomiya wanted to emulate Byrne and achieve the same success, wouldn't it be very difficult?" He didn't wait for Roscia's answer, but instead answered his own question: "Besides internal resistance, there's also resistance from the entire empire. Clearly, Bomiya isn't powerful enough to force the palace to compromise like Byrne did."

As Pavel spoke, his emotions compelled him to stand up: "Times are progressing! The Empire used to be far more powerful than the Holy Kingdom. The reason for this was that the Empire's system was superior to that of the Holy Kingdom. It was more enlightened and more willing to open up avenues for advancement to ordinary people."

"But now, the Empire has suffered defeat in every war against the Republic. Why? Because the Republic's system has now progressed beyond that of the Empire. Valois's new system grants every adult citizen the right to be born equal, so they will all fight to defend their rights."

"I went deep into the Republic with our legion and witnessed everything. Although it was chaotic there, everyone I met, even the poorest civilians, had a deep faith in their country, something that cannot be seen in the Empire."

"Now the Republic's army is pointing its spearhead at the capital. Will driving them away solve the Empire's crisis? No, to revitalize it, we must bring about a complete transformation."

(End of this chapter)