Downstream of the White Water River, in the Glan region, a newly built large factory stood like a towering fortress upon what had once been wasteland. Its main structures, built from grayish-white synthetic materials, featured hard, straight lines. Its practical design set it completely apart from the elaborate, exquisite mage workshops of the old era, yet it possessed a certain rugged, powerful "industrial beauty."
At the edge of the factory grounds, towering Magic Monitoring towers watched the magical fluctuations throughout the area, preventing unauthorized spellcasting from disrupting the factory's machinery and communications systems. Security personnel in light gear patrolled and stood guard at every intersection, protecting this vital facility backed by the Administrative Hall. A broad road extending from the riverbank ran straight through the entire complex, and a black Magic-infused Vehicle came to a smooth stop outside one of the workshops.
The car door opened, and Viscountess Ropini Gellan stepped out. She wore a dark-trimmed long dress, her hair pinned up, her figure tall and slender. She turned her line of sight toward the vast workshop before her. Behind her, another figure stepped from the Magic-infused Vehicle—a ghostlike Lantern Saintess, Selina Gelvin.
"So this is the main production area of Glan Heavy Industries..." Selina raised her head. The fortress-like workshop stood before her, its hard, straight exterior lines cutting through the bright, clear sky like sharp blades. Material pipelines and liquid and gas conduits extended from its roof like the veins and nerves of some colossal beast, linking it to nearby workshops and distant storage tanks. The industrial power contained within this sight made her narrow her eyes. "It truly deserves to be one of the largest industrial bases in the southern region... I think I understand why His Majesty chose this place as the test site for the