Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 80 Magic Technology
"I have not betrayed the Empire, and neither has your mentor Gretchen."

The moment the white light flashed in the study, Ivy widened her eyes in disbelief. The golden-haired man that had been hiding raised his tip, but when he saw the figure transformed by the white light, he immediately shrank back.

When their eyes met, Ivy felt her heartbeat stop for a moment.

The man who must not be named in the Empire was looking at her. "She was still working for the Commune until the last moment."

Ethan tactfully left the study to the two of them. He motioned for them to continue chatting while he left the study and sat side by side with Miss Chloe at the door. Seeing that the knights were well-behaved and had no intention of eavesdropping, Miss Chloe took out her precious alchemy book and began to read it carefully.

She was ready to brew a new potion.

The people here have high hopes for her, hoping that she can become the empire's leading alchemist in the future, and she is working hard for this.

The conversation between Winter and Ivy lasted for a long time. The knights resting at the door changed several times. Finally, Ivy opened the door of the study with a complicated expression and said in a muffled voice, "Ethan, come in for a moment."

She finally got the truth she had been looking for, but she didn't feel any joy or relief in her heart.

She also learned that mentor Valerie had always known all this but had never told her.

After locking the door, Ivy returned to her seat.

"Miss Winter said you have a plan."

For a moment, both of their eyes were focused on him. In the cemetery, Ethan did not explain his ideas in detail, because how this plan would be implemented depended largely on Ivy's attitude.

Trust is the foundation of a team.

"I got some information when I was in Hearth Bay, and it is closely related to you."

"Wait a minute, when have you ever been to Hearth Bay?"

"Heisenberg, that's my identity there."

Ivy was shocked again. She pointed at Ethan and said after a long pause, "You are really Winter's teacher and lover!?"

This seemed like an absurd story to her, but the facts were there. She had no idea when Ethan and Winter got together. If she traced the time back to two years ago, it seemed that Heisenberg heard about what happened to his student and came to the border of the empire to pick her up when she left.

"False news!"

This question immediately destroyed the atmosphere that Ethan had created, because he noticed that Winter also gave him a surprised look, and looked thoughtful. With the witch's peculiar train of thought, no one knew what she was thinking about now.

He quickly explained, "Those are all novels written by others, don't take them seriously! Don't interrupt!"

"Oh."

Ivy closed her legs properly again.

Although she agreed verbally, it was obvious that Ivy's strong curiosity was aroused. She tried to stay calm, but the golden hair on her head stood up and looked back and forth between Ethan and Winter.

"Let's start with the Knight Commander's story. The people who really want her dead are not Winter, but the top brass of the empire."

As Ethan continued to talk, the study became quiet.

He thoroughly reviewed the situation in the empire that he had been thinking about these days, both to inform the two of the upcoming war and to make his thinking as organized as possible.

"The reason why the empire has been able to prosper for so long is, on the one hand, the firm alliance with the Holy Sepulchre of Netheril, and on the other hand, the invincible golden fleet left by the first king. However, this pattern is gradually being broken with the rise of firearms and steam technology."

Today, the Empire's Knights and Musketeers can still maintain a balance, but with the birth of more powerful war machines, the balance is bound to be broken.

Ethan made good use of the knowledge he had before the time travel. He used the steam technology of the Western Continent as an entry point. Today's empire has been left far behind in terms of naval power. He took the opportunity to mention chariots and even tanks. The large-scale use of these war weapons will completely eliminate the military organization of the old era.

A large number of low- and middle-level transcendents will be eliminated, and the iron torrent will become the mainstream on the front battlefield.

This is based on the historical deduction that there was no extraordinary power in the past. It is difficult for Ethan to imagine how terrifying the technology will be in this world. The prospects for high-level extraordinary people are not optimistic either. The evil gods are quietly eroding the empire.

The trip to the contaminated area made Ethan realize that belief in the evil god is no different from raising poisonous insects. By sacrificing a large number of souls, creatures capable of rivaling those with high-level abilities are created. Once a war breaks out, and with the evil god taking advantage of the situation, the collapse of the empire is only a matter of time.

Ethan spared no effort to spread anxiety in the study, and young Ivy fell into his trap.

She imagined the scene Ethan had described, and felt a chill in her heart as she thought of the steel beast tearing through the knights' defenses and driving straight into the imperial capital.

Rin Dong propped his chin up with his hand. "Magic war weapon? Did you come up with all of this?"

Especially the steel behemoth mentioned by Ethan that could not be penetrated by swords or guns, which aroused her strong interest.

"If a wise ruler had been born in the empire, who had initiated reforms immediately, promoted talents according to their aptitude, conducted extensive diplomacy, learned from others' strengths, and devoted himself to the research of magic technology, the glory of the empire would have continued. However, the imperial capital is now caught in internal strife, and the situation has reached an irreconcilable point."

Ethan said, "It's not that no one saw the crisis facing the empire, but they were all persecuted. Over time, only silence remained. However, this is inevitable. Drastic reforms are bound to affect the interests of many people."

The failure of the Violet Commune has proven that top-down change simply does not work in the empire.

"So... you want to bring about change?"

These words made Ivy come to her senses. She could hear that Ethan was extremely disappointed with the corrupt empire. Of course, "reform" was a euphemism. In the eyes of the top leaders, this should be an unforgivable rebellion.

Those who had done this in the past had failed, and their heads had been chopped off and hung on the city walls of their hometowns as a warning to others.

What surprised Ivy even more was that for a moment she actually thought about starting a rebellion.

Ximu Town is just a small border town of the empire, and neither its military strength nor its weapons can cause any big waves.

"To initiate change?"

This time it was Ethan's turn to stare at Ivy in shock. He had to stop analyzing and corrected her, "Your idea is very dangerous."

Why didn't he realize before that Ivy was a rebellious girl!

Ivy blushed and hesitated for a long time, "Isn't this what you said?"

This guy is now turning the tables and putting the blame of the rebellion on her!

How could there be such a despicable and shameless person!
"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Don't frame me. I never said that!"

Ethan was shocked, turned to Winter, and asked, "Did I just say that?"

Winter shook his head.

Then it was the golden hair on Ivy's head, "Little golden hair, did I just say that?"

The righteous golden retriever immediately shook his head and was slapped by Ivy.

"It's no use fighting it. The vote is 3:1. The situation is already clear."

Ethan said confidently, "Haven't you heard a saying? If you want to start a rebellion, then no matter what others say, you will think they think so too."

If necessary, he could also call Miss Chloe at the door to come in and vote.

Ivy was furious, and for a moment she lost the composure of a noble lady. "You—! What on earth did you want to say after all that talk!?"

She found that no matter how the situation changed, Ethan was still as irritating as ever.

"Isn't what I just said obvious enough? Then I'll say it again. I believe that magic technology will be the mainstream in the future. We should start researching it now, so that we can be one step ahead of everyone else!"

(End of this chapter)