"Your Excellency Roland, you've finally arrived.
We've spent these past few days reorganizing the team and calibrating the equipment. All the magic arrays and instruments are ready, too. We're just waiting for you to announce the resumption of our research..."
At the East Lainer Mage Tower, Professor Anglando spoke to Roland with a smile.
In truth, they did not have to wait for Roland to resume their research.
But since they had heard he planned to visit, they had decided to wait a few more days and give the occasion a sense of ceremony.
"You've made pretty quick progress."
Roland looked things over briefly and spoke with some surprise.
"It's all thanks to the ample funding. And the environment in the Lainer World is quite good, too."
Professor Anglando spoke with genuine sincerity.
"You might not know this, but Sinvira also has some colonies. The natives in places like Shividor are all a bunch of lazybones. You can't count on them at all!
Had I known magic in the Lainer World had reached this level, I would have brought more people with me. Perhaps those colleagues from my school I mentioned to you could come over, too."
At this point, he could not help looking a little regretful.
Roland smiled. "It's not too late to explain the situation now. Whenever opportunities arise, invite them over for academic exchanges. After a few visits, they'll get familiar with the place."
In fact, the high efficiency here was closely tied to the overall economic environment and system of distribution.
According to Marxist theory, the economic base determined the superstructure. Even a magical world had to follow that same principle.
What mages valued were the various instruments and equipment, magical resources, and the caliber of students.
Wealthy, developed regions were indeed more attractive to