Chapter 686 - All kinds of shock (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The exterior of “The City of Miracles” was already enough to shock Yennefer. The scene within the walls blew her away.
No other city, no matter how grand, would be as tidy and orderly as Kaer Morhen was. Look at the commercialized public transportation in the town. It was so developed, so convenient.
When Olivia was creating this city, she had drawn most of her inspiration from modern cities. She had even made sufficient preparation for future expansions. This included the residential area, business district, industrial area. Such a precisely designed city left the other cities of its time in the dust.
Olivia was not just playing a virtual reality “Civilization” game. She was also playing “Sim City” at the same time. Most incredibly was how she was always able to completely realize her vision, no matter fantastical her dreams were. The citizens of the world would never have their guard up, even if they were assured of having adapted to her mindblowing standards.
The bloodline power which only existed within this magical source world had been utilized by Olivia to its fullest. As she continued studying the fundamental mysteries of magic, she used what she learned to create new technologies. As for the completion of the various quests released by the system the witchers from the School of the Wolf within Kaer Morhen and many other registered mercenary groups took care of them.
This was how Olivia’s mind worked. She was continually reforming the world according to her own will, no matter how eccentric and outlandish some of her ‘new’ ideas were.
Yennefer’s heart had initially been filled with arrogance. She was here to come and teach Geralt’s adopted daughters some magic. Yet, she had been blown away by the sights within “The City of Miracles.” Only one with a broad and profound understanding of magic and had already reached an unfathomable extent in other realms could imagine such a city.
Several magical prisms had already picked up on Yennefer as she walked about. That’s right. Surveillance cameras riddled the city, which almost left no room for criminals and spies to hide…
What about human rights? Olivia was doing a great job as a leader. As the supreme ruler, it was her right to expand her power over every nook and cranny and claim complete control of everything. It would be unbecoming of her to possess blindspots of any sort.
At the same time, Olivia raised Kaer Morhen’s own army, using magical dark technology to produce a suitable management system for it. Suffice to say, she also set the mages upon such a path, producing smaller-scaled, similar systems for other organizations.
She spearheaded progress, driven by the pursuit of knowledge, inspiring others to do the same. When technology reaches a certain level, no trouble could be caused, no matter how many attempted to rebel. Supreme technology ruled over all else.
Olivia did not expect much from Yennefer’s visit. Things have changed. Her forces were already developing as scheduled. People may view her as the princess of a fallen kingdom and a great merchant, but she was already on equal footing as a female emperor.