In the Industrial New District, Klein and Ben Kaul continued discussing the unprecedented building on the third floor of the newly constructed factory.
After their initial small talk, Klein's smile quickly faded. Looking at the workshop as its doors swung open, he said, "But what I'm even more curious about is how they designed the Magic Patterns in this room."
"This? Isn't it just some variation of the Duplication Array? I think I've seen something like it in the Tower of Purity..." Ben Kaul looked into the workshop as well and smiled.
"Yes, that's precisely the problem. Back when His Majesty ascended to Demigodhood, he traveled all over the continent and went to considerable lengths to find similar magical designs." Klein didn't continue.
As the God Emperor's most trusted disciple back then, he had taken part in the exploration alongside Neil Red-Dragon, Zhuoqin, and others. Now, he was comparing the features of each Magic Pattern, Rune, and Magic Array in the room one by one.
"Teacher, I think Sophia and the others must have come up with this," Ben said with a smile. "That girl's always coming up with something new."
Klein shook his head. "If a single High-Rank Mage could build a workshop this complex, then the magic instructors in the Imperial Capital would all have to quit their jobs."
Back then, in the southeastern part of the continent, the God Emperor had discovered a Goblin-era ruin. He had found not only a complete Magic Furnace, but also a large collection of documents from the Goblin era.
It was thanks to that Magic Furnace that the thousand-meter-high Tower of Purity was later built. The Fairy Queen, Helicocoro, had ascended to the throne atop the Magic Furnace, and the many Archmages and Legends in the school had all made successive