The Demon Lord's Bride (BL)

Wow, damn, I had been living here for almost two months and I had no idea there was a communication device all along.

Just to give you context, this world was set on that standard fantasy in a vague medieval era with swords and magic and whatnot. Rather than fossil fuel, they use magic stones in their technological path.

Totally environmental friendly.

Ah, magical world. Don’t you think life should be easier with magic abound? Absolutely not. Because where there was tangible power, there would be a monopoly of it. Especially in a place with a clearly had defined class system.

Knowledge, the very foundation of technological advances, was a treasure that was kept within the ruling class to maintain their power and superiority. Only after that knowledge and the technology were released to the masses could the technology grow rapidly.

As it was, the few magical technologies that existed here were only accessible to the upper classes—the aristocrats and the scholars.

Or at least, that was what happened in the human realm.

I had no idea how things were here, in the demon realm. But there was one thing I believed to be the same; communication and transportation done with magic were expensive. Rather than the method’s monopoly, one of the reasons for the elite accessibility was due to the high cost of fuel.

The other reason for this was because, in the era of conflict, technological advances were made not for people’s well-being, but for military purposes.

Like the communication device on the top floor.

The device, which looked like a marble the size of a bowling ball, could be used to send a written message like a telegram, a sound recording, or a video conference. Its development was meant to be a tactical move and emergency measure, and it was so expensive that only critical infrastructures like palaces, castles, and magic towers had them. Not to mention the cost of operating such devices. Even Valmeier never had a chance to see or use such things.