A mage? A spell engineer!

Chapter 149 You're Going Too Extreme

Luo Xia still has 95 shares, which, at the current market price of 611 gold francs, is a huge sum of nearly 60,000 francs. However, the gold franc is depreciating at a slower rate, so it's hard to say how much this money has appreciated since Luo Xia first cashed it out.

Rorschach's real major assets are now in the "Hercules" beverage factory. Mr. Pierre's marketing has been quite successful. The purple product can be seen in bars and restaurants on the streets, in the tables of ordinary people and nobles. In particular, someone invented the way of drinking it by squeezing lemon juice into it, which brought a new round of growth to the soda.

Rorschach had originally planned to sell his mining company shares and use the funds to invest in the construction of the Empire's new factory. Based on the exchange rate, the shares were worth approximately 30,000 Golden Eagles.

The difficulty lies in the exchange. If only paper money is available, it will be discounted again when converted to the Empire's metal currency. Rorschach's idea is to use the investment to purchase goods within the Holy Kingdom and transport them to the Empire by airship, especially the equipment he designed.

Not wanting to appear too eager, Luo Xia took a sip of his drink: "The Grand Duke is thinking of investing recently? Forgive my bluntness, but it seems too late to get involved now."

"Master Rorschach, you may not be aware that the rules of the game in the financial markets are quite diverse. In short, I'll buy as many shares as you have. Don't worry about pressure from the palace; we have many ways to circumvent Necker's notice."

"Very well, it's been a pleasure working with you." This old fellow definitely has his own schemes, but as an imperial veteran and mage, Rorschach is indifferent to the Duke's petty tricks. Cano remained silent, as if he hadn't heard the conversation at all.

Rorschach booked a large practice room, and the Cano group was able to gather together to watch Rorschach's "Divine Power Dissipation Technique" experiment.

Master Kano, Paulina, Pascal, and four junior brothers and sisters. Why is there some pressure? Luo Xia also sighed. When he first came to the Tower of Stars, the dignified chief professor only had a problem student and his senior sister as the mainstay. Now he can be considered "prosperous".

"First, we'll verify it with Rorschach's spell, and second, we'll verify the effect after it's made into a scroll." Cano used [Mage's Hand] to lift the arrow that shimmered with holy light, the gilded prayers on it shining brightly: "I think the difference should be visible to the naked eye."

"It's a shame to just destroy the church's weapons since we've gotten our hands on them. Why don't we give it a try?" Unexpectedly, Paul suggested testing the power of these weapons first.

Luo Xia was also very interested: "I think what my junior brother said makes sense. Anyway, we have plenty of material, so we can do a blank control first."

Upon hearing this, Paul immediately opened the package he had brought. Everyone could see that this man had come prepared; the package contained a shaft without arrowheads, a short-handled sword, and a sheathed dagger. In addition, there was the bow he had been carrying from the beginning.

"How do you have so many weapons and equipment?"

"What's so strange about that? That's how the people of Gascon are. We believe in using force to defend our rights." Young man, are you trying to become a demon warrior? Rorschach felt that his style was different from the others in the Tower of Stars.

After securing the arrow and loading it into the crossbow, Paul volunteered to take charge of aiming and firing. He stood with his feet shoulder-width apart, drew the bow, and aimed sideways at the target, finally adjusting the firing angle slightly.

With a whoosh, the arrow flew out and swiftly embedded itself in the wooden target. Golden light burst forth as the arrowhead pierced the target, and under a sacred aura, the target was evenly divided into six segments.

The reason for dividing it equally is twofold: firstly, Paul was skilled and hit the bullseye; secondly, the "God of Light and Order" seems to have obsessive-compulsive tendencies, as weapons He blessed also scatter damage very evenly when releasing it.

If it were to penetrate the human body, the wound would likely be quite large.

Then he tried the Demon-Slaying Blade. Paul skillfully attached a short handle to the blade, twirled it in his hand a couple of times, and then unleashed a burst of power, cutting the second target off like butter.

"It seems to have no effect other than being sharper." Paul first checked the smooth cut, then looked at the blade from both sides; the golden light seemed to have dimmed a little.

"As its name suggests, it is naturally highly effective against evil forces. However, since the evil gods and their servants are no longer visible, it is indeed of little use." In the eyes of Kano and Rorschach, this melee weapon is of little value; mages, of course, prefer ranged attacks.

Philip, on the other hand, looked at Paul with great admiration, as if he wanted to take this brave Garcíaconian as his follower. He took the dagger and tested it with the training he had received in his family, swinging it at the number two target that had been cut in half.

Embarrassingly, he couldn't achieve the same effect as Paul, who sliced ​​butter with a hot knife; the blade got stuck in the wood.

Paul didn't think much of it, and drew the knife to examine it again: "It's possible that some of the enchantment on it has been worn away, making it less sharp. Without considering any enhancements, the knife's craftsmanship is quite average."

Paulina thought, "There's a problem with the arrows. The spells being tested have a limited duration of effect, and their range is likely limited. It would be terrible if we missed when actually firing the arrow. We should probably test the effects under static conditions."

After observing the effects, Rorschach realized the flaws in his spell. The casting time was similar to that of a magic circle, requiring about a second of charging. Furthermore, if it was in the form of a spell, hitting a high-speed arrow precisely would be more difficult than catching a blade barehanded.

However, there was another way. Rorschach, mimicking Cano's technique, didn't directly use his hands but instead used [Mage's Hand] to grasp and pick up the Arrow of Judgment.

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