White Dew City.
It was a beautiful name, embodying people's hope of waking early to see dew condensed in the morning.
Grand Mage Forrest was working in his Mage Tower.
He was conducting research: recreating the Intelligent Computer of the Ancient Era.
Many people were working on this project. The greatest difficulties were not merely technical issues, but also the Mages Association's bans and suppression.
Just like the Middle Ages before the Ancient Era, there had once been similar suppression of technology.
The power of an Intelligent Computer was enough to be called that of a Deity, but the people of Flame World already knew what happened when humanity gained another Deity above their heads.
Entrusting the fate of the collective to a single individual was the most unstable arrangement, one that would inevitably slide toward the most terrifying outcome.
That was why the Mages Association had long issued a ban, strictly forbidding anyone from researching technologies related to Intelligent Computers.
Yet the more something was forbidden, the more valuable it seemed, so many mages still could not be stopped from studying it in secret.
After all, the benefits of an Intelligent Computer in managing a city were obvious to the naked eye.
With one, they could enjoy themselves in peace or improve their strength, rather than spending their time and energy maintaining the city's operations.
For example, tending to the White Web, maintaining the water cycle, resisting geological disasters... These were things a single mage could not accomplish. They often required many mages working together.
He also wanted to develop a city, but because of his personality and strength, it was difficult for him to recruit enough subordinates. Even when he tried to train them himself, most of his disciples left due to his personality, meaning he had merely