Roland was busy.
So busy his feet barely touched the ground-he practically flew everywhere.
Not long after Professor Anglando left for his survey of Tronia, Roland summoned many of the senior mages in the Mage Tower, along with members of the Joint Research Association, and sent them there in successive batches to conduct further verification.
Several teams of experts thoroughly assessed the proposal, gradually settling on a basic plan for the experiments.
Even then, most people still had no idea what sort of project would be carried out there. Only rumors circulated, claiming that a new Mage Tower or something like a Planar Gate would be built.
Others said Atrelin intended to return to this long-conquered colony and develop it on a large scale.
Some rumors went so far as to claim that Ancient Scrolls or the ruins of a civilization had been discovered there.
Roland and the others did nothing to stop these rumors. They even encouraged them to conceal their true purpose.
Meanwhile, a series of related experimental projects proceeded in parallel.
Elemental Amplification Matrix experiments;
Development of the Mental Resonance Resonator;
Research into Spacetime Rift Stabilization;
Divine Radiance Energy Capture and Conversion experiments;
Construction of the Other-Dimensional Communication Array;
Research into bioenergy and power of faith;
Broadly speaking, these were all prerequisites closely centered on the Greater Prophecy Spell, divinity, and divine power.
Breakthroughs in many of the key technologies involved were essential prerequisites and foundations for subsequent research and development.
Thus, they were not isolated projects, but closely interconnected.
Roland felt that this was rather like nuclear weapons on Blue Star in his previous life.
The development of the atomic bomb was not merely a matter of applying nuclear weapons technology. It also marked advances in fundamental science and engineering.
Developing such a thing involved