Chapter 80: Spells Added
The maid did return in only a few minutes, carrying a wooden box in her hands as if it were a poisonous snake she was eager to get rid of.
She set the box on the table and retreated away as quickly as possible, which made even the General suspicious about what was in the box.
Dominic activated [Mage Armour] and delicately flipped the lid on the box open.
The interior held six round balls, all perfectly mundane as far as Magitech items went. But Dominic didn’t sense any traps, and nothing jumped out at him.
General Merlot chuckled. "Oh, I get it now. They sent us an actual recruit box. This box is their final exam, in a way. You see, if they don’t have enough affinity for magic and the spell gems, they will take backlash.
You just have to twist open the orbs and the gems are inside."
Then the General placed two more items on the table. A Magitech Orb of [Create Munitions], which would create lead balls or pistol cartridges when imbued with mana. And a Spell Gem of [Chain Lightning].
Dominic smiled and accepted the items. Once they were safely in his storage, Dominic looked at the six orbs, wondering what military mages got that wasn’t from the Academy training.
The first twisted open to reveal an [Area Barrier] spell. That would definitely be something that Dominic could use in the future. Even if he could only protect his own forge, it would be worth the effort.