After Landen told the girls about the past of Osser Plagg and Orphen Golem, they all developed a keen interest in goblin history.
"The Magic Furnaces you built back then could transmit magic power to one another?" This was Sophia's first question upon hearing about the regional Magic Web.
"It wasn't that easy. Back then, the Mechanical Committee worked with Elves and Humans for centuries of experiments before they overcame the difficulty of inscribing Magic Arrays."
The moment technology was mentioned, Osser Plagg seemed exceptionally dependable. He said gravely, "Without that technical foundation, Magic Furnaces would not have coordinated with one another—they would have fought over magic power. How could there have been the Golden Age afterward?"
Magic power transmission, regional magic power allocation and control, coordinated linkage between the Magic Web and Ley Lines—Sophia and Johnny seemed as though a new world had opened before them, and they hit it off more and more with Osser.
The two talked for nearly an hour before Landen forcibly interrupted the conversation. Only then did Osser Plagg say reluctantly, "This is too incredible. It's been ten thousand years since I've felt this exhilarated. I thought this world would never create another new Magic Furnace!"
"It won't be that way. We're already exploring channels for transmitting magic power between Magic Furnaces," Sophia said proudly. "Our civilization is brimming with vitality!"
"I hope you don't embark upon the road of no return known as infinite finance." Looking at the smug girl, the old goblin let out a sigh that seemed to carry a lifetime within it, like a blessing and warning from a fallen civilization to a rising one.
"I hope so." Landen nodded.
Would finance corrode human civilization? Landen did not even need to question it. Even in his hometown, there were people