Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 565 First Visit
There is a new communication system and the reply is very fast.

"If you have time, please come to the Forest Tower. You can use the guild teleportation array. - Humboldt."

Is this an emergency? Rorschach was startled. He took with him things that might be useful, including the "monster figurine" that was sealed in the last disaster and the mask that Hill gave him.

Even though Rorschach had worked with these nature-specialized mages more than once, this was his first visit to the Forest Tower.

The teleportation array gushed out rainbow light, as if it took a lot of effort to teleport Rorschach over, which surprised the guild staff for a moment.

Coming out from the nearest city station, the green-robed mages waiting in the guild hall immediately stood up to greet them.

"Sir, please get in the car."

The car that picked up Rorschach turned out to be a cheap car. The place where the Forest Tower was located was obviously a large rural area. They first took the good urban roads, and then had to cross a large field covered with snow.

Rorschach recognized that the reception car was produced by their own factory, but it seemed to have undergone some customized modifications.

When the rural dirt roads were bad enough, and the snow and ice were even worse, the wizard responsible for picking up Rorschach stopped the car and pulled a lever.

The [levitation technique] circuit covering the entire surface of the car immediately lit up, and the entire car rose up. Then he pressed it again, and a nozzle appeared at the tail where the trunk used to be, and began to provide new thrust.

Shit, there was a bit of a push back. Rorschach felt that the speed was close to 200 kilometers per hour. They flew across the field like an arrow from a bow.

"Did you modify this yourself?"

"Master Humboldt tried it himself. He likes to tinker with vehicles." The atmosphere in the Forest Tower did not seem very solemn. The spellcaster in charge of reception casually mentioned the great wizard:

"He destroyed the car you gave him, but he was too embarrassed to ask for it back, so he asked the chief to approve some money to buy cheaper Volkswagen models in bulk."

The steady Master Humboldt also has this wild side. Rorschach remembered: "The shape of these cars is not designed for such high speeds, so the drag may be a bit too much. If aerodynamics are taken into consideration, they can be even faster."

"Really? You should talk to Master Humboldt yourself. We don't understand these things either. But if it can be faster, it will be useful."

"Can it be used? In what way?" Are you going to break through the sky? Do you want Hercules to sponsor the development of an extreme sport?

".Sorry, Master Rorschach, let's talk about it in the tower." The wizard was keeping it a secret, but he had a legitimate reason: "This is a confidential matter, only Master Humboldt or the Chief is qualified to tell you in person."

The Forest Tower is located at the junction of vast farmland and the Black Forest, and both sides are their "research objects".

When the flying high-speed air car crossed an invisible boundary, the towering tower revealed its true appearance to Rorschach.

Its base and main body are very thick, with diagonal forks, supporting many observation towers.

All in all, its posture resembled a towering tree, yet it reminded Rorschach of a ranger's tower.

The invisible boundary does not have an eye-catching energy barrier, but it cannot be said to be completely invisible - within the range it covers and hides, there is no snow at all, and all that can be seen are lush green countryside and forests.

The speed of the gas car slowed down. On the one hand, the fuel had run out in the second form, and on the other hand, there were scattered mages and apprentices on the land at the foot of the tower.

When getting off the car, the receptionist jokingly reminded them: "We have to be careful. You never know what research subjects may be planted on which piece of land. If you fall here, one of your seniors may have to delay his graduation for a few years." Unfortunately, the joking atmosphere ended there. After Rorschach entered the tower, most of the spellcasters passing by were in a hurry, with tired and serious expressions on their faces.

Rorschach thought it was because the horses were over-exploited, but when he saw Humboldt, he had a similar serious expression: "Welcome, Master Rorschach."

"Master Humboldt, is this your clone?"

Humboldt's clone smiled awkwardly, perhaps only the corners of his mouth turned horizontally from downwards: "I'm sorry, the reason I was so rude is that my original body was too busy. As expected, you saw through it."

"It's okay. I don't mind. Is there any emergency that you asked me to come here?"

"There are emergencies everywhere. Master Kober and I are visiting various parts of the empire, and my clone needs to guard the Forest Tower. In addition, it is best to discuss the next matter face to face, so I would like to trouble you to come."

Ever since Rorschach warned of the possibility of food being contaminated by the Mother Goddess, Forest Tower immediately responded and began investigating.

After all, their numbers are limited, and their previous “going to the grassroots” efforts could only be point-to-point to limited areas.

The temporary grain collection by the Imperial Army provided convenience for the preliminary investigation, which was equivalent to gathering samples from all over the country. The Forest Tower tested the Imperial Army's grain and was shocked by the results - almost half of the grain was suspected to be contaminated.

The pollution is still very light now. If it weren't for the Rorschach report and the research on the contaminated samples of the Mother Goddess, the mages of the Forest Tower might not have discovered it in previous years.

Humboldt's face showed worry. "If it is man-made, there is still hope of controlling the situation no matter how bad it is. The problem is that since the last anomaly that covered the entire world, it is suspected that the power of the Mother Goddess has naturally emerged in some areas, continuously affecting local creatures, including people and crops.

"What we are afraid of is the spread of this regional pollution. It is mainly concentrated near the battlefield, the west coast of the empire and the north of Valois." Once this terrible fact is announced, it will cause great panic.

Rorschach also felt that the situation was serious: "So you want to find a way to purify it? I can help."

"This is a one-sided measure that cannot solve the fundamental problem, but it is almost the only thing we can do at the moment. However, we want to prepare for the worst-case scenario, which means we need to find new and safe sources of food."

"for example?"

"Last month, a student from your Mage Tower published a paper that caught our attention. It was about the study of the Elemental Plane of Air. The corresponding author is Mage Caroline, but she wants us to communicate with you."

Is this true? Rorschach had always left the apprentices he had kidnapped alone. He really didn't know how many articles his Mage Tower had sent to the guild.

"I didn't expect that the Air Elemental Plane has a complete ecosystem. Are you willing to help us make an experiment?
"There is no land there, but food can be produced." Although he was a clone, Rorschach still saw the middle-aged man in front of him with shining eyes, as if he was optimistic about this ideal from the bottom of his heart.

Rorschach could not have imagined that the mages of the Forest Tower would dare to think so: "The organic matter and nutrient materials of the Air Elemental Plane are very scarce."

"But the Elemental Plane of Air is vast enough, and we are confident that crops only need sunlight, air, and water to produce food. If we can develop a vehicle that can move at high speeds in the clouds, we can build an extremely large botanical garden and avoid infection by the Mother Goddess."

Hiss. It seems that this is actually feasible. It seems that modifying gas cars is not just Alexander's personal hobby.

"Even so, can we feed the whole world? Is it too late to start now?"

Humboldt's eyes were firm: "It's better than doing nothing."

(End of this chapter)