A mage? A spell engineer!

Chapter 608 Awe-inspiring righteousness

This script is wrong!

Koubert, Cano, and Feuerbach all thought the same way. Shouldn't it be that you ask me if I support it, and I say yes, but offer no explanation?

Christian, the tower master of the Storm Tower, was the first to ask, "A substitute? What do you mean?"

"An alternative to the entire spellcasting system, from frequency specifications to a structure similar to the Tree of Truth."

As it spoke, the dog's head transformed into a projection of a golden tree. This was much clearer than the image transmitted from the Kepler observatory.

Moreover, this is not a silhouette, but a dynamic projection that flows in real time, showing the links being activated and the nodes flashing as if breathing.

"No wonder. No wonder you could help us decipher the symbolic meaning of the nodes in the Tree of Truth." Poincaré suddenly realized something and quietly asked Cano using [Telecommunications], "You knew all along?"

"Yes, most of the elders who were on good terms with Rorschach know this."

Immediately, the other archmages started arguing, with those who clearly stated their positions holding two extreme views:

Some say that these are extraordinary times, and if Rorschach's Tree of Law is truly reliable, then all spells should be reconstructed according to the new standards to ensure safety.

The other faction strongly opposed it, for a simple reason: in their view, entrusting the lifeline of magic to one person was a greater risk than the contamination by the Mother Goddess.

"Perhaps your considerations differ from reality." Rorschach had to end the argument because they had all made many wrong assumptions and spoke based on their own misunderstandings.

"I obtained this tree by chance. It does not actually exist, but is a manifestation of the system I created—the 'Spell Cloud' system, a collection of many magical archetypes and spellcasting traces."

"And these sets, without my much intervention, naturally combined and presented themselves in the form you see. Perhaps we can use this analogy to guess the nature of the Tree of Truth."

"Secondly, its development to its current state was not instantaneous, but rather a gradual process of refinement. Alchemy equipment and numerous spellcasters within the Alliance are already using it. It has been tested in terms of reliability, practicality, and all other aspects."

"Moreover, in its current form, it has broken away from the mapping of the Tree of Truth and is operating completely independently. As long as it is not locked by the Mother Goddess, I cannot imagine how it can corrupt."

Rorschach reiterated that it was not a complete replacement, but rather a promotion of a new standard and alternative, starting with refining equipment, for safety reasons.

"Our exploration of the Tree of Truth is a challenge to the realm of God and a deciphering of the unknown; while the gestation of the Tree of Law is a reshaping and migration of our existing system."

"The two endeavors are diametrically opposed, but they can complement each other. The latter provides a relatively simple and ideal model for the former, while the former demonstrates the future possibilities and more details of the new system."

Whether this speech moved the other chiefs and elders is unknown, but at least they stopped arguing and decided to give it serious consideration and provide a response after reviewing the materials submitted by Rorschach.

After the meeting, Cano spoke privately with Rorschach: "You just revealed your hand like that?"

"The development of the Tree of Law has reached a bottleneck. The equipment and spellcasters within the Alliance are not enough to stimulate its further expansion."

"Now, observing the Tree of Truth helps me understand it from the other side. In addition, it needs to be recognized and used by other mages, so I need to be frank about some things."

He intends to avoid the existence of the borderlands and instead focus on revealing the technical architecture of string magic and spell clouds. In Rorschach's view, just like open-source operating systems, he doesn't mind showing part of the source code to reassure and gain more people's acceptance, and to contribute to its development.

In any case, he has absolute control over the "server".

"Mother Earth is nearing her revival. What does it matter if I sacrifice myself for the safety of the world?" Rorschach said with righteous indignation.

"You need to be careful. Someone will always notice something unusual and then do something underhanded to you."

"If that's the case, I don't mind cleaning house, just like you did to Granor back then."

Kano's expression changed drastically: "I didn't do it! Really!"

Rorschach was slightly puzzled for a moment, but quickly dismissed it: "Never mind, that's not important."

In Valuvana, several unexpected guests arrived at the Violet watch shop.

The watch shop was actually a secret alchemy workshop, where Rorschach bought his first staff.

The shop owner, alchemist Fulcanelli, personally greeted the visitors: "You gentlemen are mages, right? What unusual items would you like to order?"

"Let me make this clear first: my apprentice is temporarily away, and I'm now an old man who can't do any handicrafts at all."

He spread out his slightly trembling, withered palm: "When you get old, there's really nothing you can do."

"Old man, we're here to give you a notice." The young people were from the Magic Guild. They took out a stack of booklets, and the old man's cloudy eyes could barely make out words like "string" and "safety standards."

"I'll get a pair of glasses."

He quickly skimmed through the previous chapters, his expression shifting between surprise and seriousness. He read slower and slower, finally closing the book and saying:

"The younger generation is truly remarkable; this is an extraordinary creation. Although I don't entirely agree with some of the underlying concepts—alchemy is an art—that doesn't stop me from expressing my sincere admiration for it."

After he finished speaking, he asked, "Who invented 'String Magic' and 'Spell Cloud'? How can I contact him? I'd like to have a discussion with him, and I have a few questions that I can't find the answers to in the booklet."

"The inventor was Master Rorschach."

"This name... sounds familiar." Although he had heard it before, in Fulcanelli's imagination, someone who could establish a school of thought should be an old scholar, someone who had studied for who knows how long to achieve such results, and then informed his peers after gaining the guild's approval.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for him to be equated with that young man from the past.

"We have complete theoretical books and technical manuals here, which we can give to you for free. Making them public is that person's intention."

"To make it public for free? My God!" The old man's mindset was still stuck in the past; he couldn't imagine how broad-minded "that person" was.

As he took the thick book, tears welled up in his eyes: "I really want to meet that respectable researcher."

"There's one more thing." The guild staff took out a notice issued by the Senate: "Effective immediately, any newly produced alchemical products with magical circuit structures must meet certain requirements in the <String Magic Safety Standards, First Edition>."

"The Magic Guild and the Alchemy Association will seize, destroy, and require the recall of any products on the market that do not meet the standards, and the Owl Tribunal will pursue the relevant responsibilities of the manufacturers."

"Within one year from now, all large instruments and equipment with magical circuit structures must be gradually replaced with new products that meet the standards. Otherwise, after the grace period expires, any products produced by them will be prohibited from being traded, and the Magic Guild and Alchemy Association will also seize and destroy them."

"For non-standard gold-plated items, individuals and institutions are allowed to hold small quantities for purposes such as collection and research, but they are not allowed to participate in the production and trading process unless they are verified and deemed safe and reliable by relevant departments."

The guild members spoke clearly, which made it sound particularly cold.

"Huh?" The alchemist suddenly felt as if the book in his hands weighed a ton, and he almost fainted.

(End of this chapter)