Tang En couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Whether it was from her attire or the smooth way she boarded the car, this woman should be a Neverwinter native. If the clothes could be imitated, this almost whimsical public transportation system could only be run by the Royal Capital Administrative Office.
He had been in this line of work for almost two years, having served countless guests from great merchants of the fjord to noble families of Dawn Province, but in Neverwinter City, their reactions were no better than those of country bumpkins, which was also the main topic of conversation and source of amusement among his colleagues during meals. Therefore, the moment the woman opened the car door, he had already regarded her as a Neverwinter native traveling abroad, but she didn't seem very familiar with the city...
"You jest... who would dare to demolish the King's Castle?" Tang En chuckled and drove from the passenger area onto the main road. "The Administrative Office has proposed several times to expand the castle to a size matching the royal capital, but His Majesty has flatly rejected it. This was even reported in the newspapers, and the land originally intended for expansion became a war memorial park. You... are not a local?"
"I used to stay here for a while," the woman leaned against the window, looking at the surrounding scenery. "It seems His Majesty is quite understanding of the people's sentiments."
"Indeed! Although when Wimbledon took the throne, many people questioned her abilities, but facts have proven that even if she is young and a woman, Wimbledon is still Wimbledon." Tang En praised without reservation. This was his heartfelt opinion! If it weren't for the post-war compensation policy promulgated by her, he would not have had the opportunity to move from the remote Northern Lands to this dream city.
"Heh..." The woman raised the corners of her mouth. "Then tell me more about things related to her."
Wait... why is this person's attitude towards His Majesty so strange? A trace of doubt welled up in Tang En's heart. It was neither the respect of ordinary people nor the sourness of the old nobles, it was almost as if she was talking about an old acquaintance. Could she be a spy sent to gather intelligence?
This wasn't just his wild suspicion. Tang En had also heard some rumors. Although the Divine Will War had been declared over, the Lord of Dawn had announced his abdication, and the influence of Graycastle temporarily spread across the continent, this didn't mean that all territories were as solid as a rock. At least in the Dawn area, many nobles had expressed dissatisfaction with the Quinn family. And the son of Duke Longsong, who had been pardoned, had fled to the fjord. If anyone wanted to overthrow the Wimbledon family the most, he would definitely be one of them.
And there was also the widow of the Great Prince, who would obviously become the focus of all forces. Although he was currently just a child, who knew what he would think when he grew up?
Maybe those treacherous guys are already laying the groundwork for future conspiracies!
The more Tang En thought about it, the more suspicious he became. While he chose a few unimportant anecdotes to chat about casually, he secretly sized up the passenger in the back seat. If she was really a spy, he should remember her appearance and then report it to the Public Security Bureau.
But... her appearance is really special. Would conspirators really find someone like this to be their eyes and ears?
Not to mention her jet-black and smooth long hair and proud figure, just the ease and elegance in her conversation would make her hard to ignore. What's more, through the reflection on the glass, Tang En saw the woman's golden eyes hidden under her sunglasses.
Looking at those sharp, sword-like eyes, he was momentarily lost in thought.
While he was lost in reverie, the car arrived at the castle district.
"Uh... we're here," Tang En coughed twice. "The fare is one hundred yuan."
The woman deftly handed over the paper money, then picked up her luggage and walked towards the castle on the hilltop.
Are spies these days so direct? He stared at her back for a long time, until she disappeared from view... Forget it, Tang En shook his head. Since she went straight to the castle, then there was probably no need for him to notify the Public Security Bureau. After all, those who lived in the King's Castle were witches who were much more powerful than the police. If she really harbored malicious intentions, she definitely wouldn't be able to leave that gate.
For some reason, Tang En felt it would be a pity if such a thing really happened.
He smacked his lips and started the car.
...
"Regarding the topic of how to make magic more widely used, shouldn't we just go straight to the point?"
Among the stream of people entering and leaving the castle gate, Isabella caught up with Agatha and asked.
Just now, the Administrative Office had finished a hotly debated meeting, the theme of which was to strengthen the connection between Awakeners and ordinary people so that everyone could benefit from magic.
After integrating the technologies of various races, the Mystery Society has given two preliminary routes, one is a magic device similar to the Magic Cube power unit, and the other is a magic stone fusion technology referring to what the devils now called the Kagard clan. The former has almost no side effects, but it still cannot be separated from the witch to charge it. Since there are objective limitations to the speed and talent of the appearance of Awakeners, this route has obvious upper limits.
Once the number of devices exceeds the total supply capacity of the witch, it is easy to become an exclusive tool for the upper class, which is inconsistent with the purpose of the new Mystery Society. However, this proposal has been approved by most people. In the foreseeable future, people who can enter the castle area and the administrative office are already considered the kingdom's high-level people. They can enjoy any breakthroughs in magic devices as soon as possible, but ordinary people may not.
The second one is somewhat risky, and its breakthrough point lies in Eleanor's research. The original three seats who became soul mothers are starting to cultivate a Kagard clan prosthetic body that can be combined with the human body. It can be a hand, foot, nose, ear... or even double horns on the forehead, and these prosthetics can be inlaid with magic stones.
There are currently two successful cases in the experiment. Volunteers have become magic-possessed by replacing their limbs. Although their ability is not worth mentioning, and they cannot fully drive the power of even low-level magic stones, they can use magic devices on their own, which can be said to break the boundaries of route one.
However, according to the basic principle that magic and the magic-possessed affect each other, no one knows where ordinary humans will go after they merge with the magic stone. Therefore, most officials at the meeting expressed their opposition, and even the old school headed by Barov strongly demanded that the technology be banned.
However, Agatha knew that Isabella's so-called one-step approach was neither of the above two, but a third option that only the core of the Mystery Society knew, which was human transformation. From the information obtained in the Divine Will War, life can obtain more magic by constantly evolving, and magic itself has certain rules, so the highest goal of research is obviously that everyone can obtain magic. No need to rely on awakening, let alone distinguish between genders, everyone is born as a magic-possessed, if it can be successful, it will surely bring a new round of leaps to mankind!
However, this research is currently only in the theoretical exploration stage, not to mention the need for a large number of clinical trials. Throwing it out now will only cause an uproar. Even if you study it behind closed doors, it is easy to leak the news, so Agatha did not even form a relevant research group and considered it shelved.
"I understand your unwillingness, but you have also seen that people's acceptance of magic is far from ideal." Agatha said softly, "The new Mystery Society has only been established for a short time. We must come up with more results so that the public can realize the convenience and progress brought by magic. We cannot repeat the mistakes made by Akalys."
"But those old stubborn people even oppose Route Two." Isabella said sullenly, "Without the support of a large number of magic-possessed, the popularization of magic devices will always be difficult to promote outside Neverwinter City."
"Indeed. But we are not without a chance." Agatha opened the fist she had been holding and revealed a note in her palm, which was handed to her by Edith after the meeting.
At 7:00 pm, the Golden Beryl White Horse Hall will host a banquet, hoping that the two of you will be able to attend.
At any time, change means the reorganization and redistribution of interests. For human beings, the far-reaching magic popularization plan is not a simple technical problem, but a new battle.
She missed the days when Roland was still around. At that time, as long as His Majesty made a decision, no one would object, no matter how incredible it was, everyone would move forward together.
But after only a brief period of depression, Agatha cheered up again.
That's right, she can't always rely on that person to go on. He has already led mankind out of desperation, and then they have to inherit and shoulder this indomitable will.
Just then, a woman walked past her.
Agatha couldn't help but be stunned.
She suddenly turned her head back
"What's wrong?" Isabella asked, "Did you leave something behind?"
Agatha noticed that the two had already separated by several meters, and the latter was looking at her in confusion, seemingly not understanding why she had suddenly stopped.
"No... I just thought I saw someone very familiar."
She blinked and scanned the crowd one last time, but still couldn't find that familiar figure.
"Someone very familiar?"
"Well, I probably misread it." Agatha walked two steps quickly. "Let's go back to the Magic Tower. There's still a lot of research to do next."
This "battle" of magical transformation will be launched by her.
She was ready.