Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 599 "Prisoner Exchange"

"Come to think of it, this is my first time in Byng."

"Come to think of it, me too."

Richard and Franz both looked a little confused.

The first stop they arrived at was Kempson, which had changed again. The factory had changed from a semi-open pit to a closed one, and all the chimneys had been replaced with teleportation arrays leading to the plane of air. There were only a few towering chimneys, and below them were boiler turbines that recycled waste heat, and above them slowly spewed out harmless white steam.

The steel mill, ammonia plant and coking coal refinery have been integrated in the process of expansion. Downstream of the refinery is the organic synthesis plant. All the organic synthesis enterprises in Lanster, led by Basif, have moved here to produce fuels, medicines and polymer materials.

After the integration of Lanster's original production lines, what remained were a food processing plant, an explosives and fertilizer plant, and a transmutation dust refinery that housed hundreds of collectors.

New Kempson is centered on the high tower in the center, and the steel forest radiates several kilometers away. At night, the [Illumination] light balls and magic circuits will light it up, just like picking the stars to decorate the kingdom of God.

Even the fields, except for the wheat fields which were the same as everywhere else, were completely different from the outside world. The ditches were neatly irrigated with cement, and huge farm machinery was slowly sowing seeds in the fields. On the plains were wheeled pneumatic chassis, and on the hills were four-legged monster-like constructs working hard.

When the two came here for the first time, they thought they had arrived in another dimension.

When entering the country, they were also required to undergo inspection because the active power of the Mother Goddess in the central part of the empire had brought some strange infectious diseases, and the mutated and contaminated seeds were the focus of investigation.

After revealing their identities, Richard and Franz were taken into the car. This car was a minibus, not a sedan, but the seats were not packed full. Instead, there were only a few comfortable sofas installed, leaving enough space inside the car, and even a mini bar. The beheaded Charles had an eight-wheeled carriage, which might not be comparable in terms of comfort.

Franz was not surprised by the lack of horses. It was said that Richard had a smaller but more luxurious car, and Franz himself had ridden in a train and seen military trucks that were once equipped by the Imperial Army.

The luxury minibus took the two to the foot of the central tower, where a group of people were waiting at the door. They were Rorschach and the old Merkler family.

Franz's father's face was flushed, a sign of full blood and love of drinking. Now his waist is no longer bent, and Rorschach bought him a large piece of land with his own money. He drove the tractor to the fields when he had something to do, and drove the tractor around the land when he had nothing to do. Although the value of the transmutation dust burned in this way was far greater than the output of his land, Rorschach never told old Merkler.

There are also my mother and sister. They are still wearing the same clothes as in my hometown. They are not bad, but they are very different from those business families in Byrne. They are much more simple.

Franz jumped out of the car and started sprinting, running faster and faster, and finally hugged the whole family.

Only Rorschach did not move. He stood aside and watched, then smiled and nodded at Mrs. Merkler. When the family members released their embrace, Rorschach patted Franz on the shoulder and said, "We have prepared a big meal for you. Go ahead. Richard and I have something else to do."

The Merklers received Rorschach's signal and left, and now only Richard and Rorschach were left.

"Why not teleport here?"

"Because I want to see this place with my own eyes and see if the Special Zone of Byrne is the same as the rumors say."

"Rumors? What do the rumors say?"

"People in the imperial capital say that this is a demon cave on the ground."

Rorschach agreed very much: "Yes, very appropriate. I wonder if you feel that the magic environment here is different?" He led Richard inside, pushed open the hidden special portal, and entered the real Rorschach's wizard tower: "Now the special zone is covered by magic weaving devices, and there is almost no magic in a natural state. After being incorporated into the magic network, we also have a more accurate calibration of magic concentration. The measurement result is that Kempson will increase by 2 basis points every ten days, and Lanster is 3.5. In other words, after a large amount of transmutation dust is converted, it even pushes up the magic concentration of the entire area."

"This 'demon' is not that 'demon'. Forget it, you should know it very well. If you teleport directly here, I might think that there is something wrong with the teleportation array and I was thrown into another world."

I've come up with something like this. The two of them have already arrived at the reception room in the magic tower. Rorschach casually summoned a bottle of wine and a few sets of wine glasses, and brought up the previous topic: "Bart and his wife will be here soon, and there will be a mysterious guest."

"Ok?"

Before Richard finished his words, another door of the reception room opened. Bart's family came directly from the portal in Würzburg. Bart's wizard tower was still preserved. Not only did he share the tower spirit with Rorschach, but the subsequent portals and other facilities were also equipped.

This guy seems to have grown bigger after getting married, and now he really looks a bit like his dad with a beer belly.

"Long time no see!" Bart yelled and rushed to Richard. He punched him in the chest first, then hugged him when he realized he couldn't do it: "You bastard, you didn't even attend my wedding!"

After they separated, Amelia held out her hand, and Richard was about to take it, but she pinched it and forced him to shake hands face to face: "Hello, I'm Amelia Bardrom. Bart often mentioned you to me. It's surprising that the Dalberg family would produce a general instead of a prime minister."

"I'm sorry, I was in military training at the time and was cut off from all news, so I was unable to attend my friend and the princess' wedding in time."

Amelia glanced at Rorschach and corrected him, "I have changed my last name. I would be grateful if you could call me something else."

"Okay, then I'll call you Madam Senator?"

"Thank you." After saying this, Amelia's smile became much more natural, but her senator husband clenched his fists and blushed. He used [Communication] to whisper to Rorschach: "I have found a way to defeat her! I will definitely win the next election! Hehe"

"Oh? Sorry, I don't see any way. Give up. I suggest you change your ambition and become a consul in heaven."

"It's not impossible, let's wait and see!"

"No, don't say that to me." Rorschach shook his head.

After a round of open, spell-encrypted gossip, the "mysterious guest" arrived. Rorschach opened the door himself, and a servant in Prager's clothing helped the guest in.

It was Libus who was "escorted", with a soft silk scarf wrapped around her eyes.

Richard rushed over: "Libus!"

The blindfolded girl grabbed the other's hand, squeezing and patting it as she moved upwards, tracing Richard's outline until she stopped at his broad chest.

"Libby, give me your hand." Richard stopped the guy from taking advantage of him, then turned to Rorschach and said, "So the reunion of the three of us after a long separation is actually a prisoner exchange?"

"Absolutely not." Rorschach denied flatly: "Franz is not worth as much as the daughter of an archduke, and I will not do business at a loss."

(End of this chapter)