29 A mad scientist in my lab? (2/2)
Then something comes to my mind. ”How did you even find me here? You were never here before!?”
”Obviously mother gave me directions, when I copied the spell” -Celes
I was betrayed! My parents gave everything away to her. I will never give them the keys to my inner sanctum again!
”So we wanted to pay you a visit and see how you are doing. You are pretty hard to find out here.” -Stephen
I sigh and sign them to follow me. ”Come with me, I will show you the lab and the newest invention.”
”Oh, cool! Have you made the ring for me Angrod!? Have You?” Celes storms in front. A week ago she asked me to create a ring-shaped device like the wristband.
I know. It's another objective on her list. But I made it anyway. The process of miniaturisation was interesting enough by itself. So it was worth it I guess.
”I won't kneel!” I grab a box in my pocket and shove it into her hands.
”Oh, thank you!” She hugs me again, while I continue walking and drag her with me. Why do I get this warm feeling when she does that? It is not right! Not right I say!
After a short walk we arrive at my main lab. Well maybe not a lab. A big dome would be a more proper term.
I rummage through some stuff until I find what I am looking for. I take the remote control and activate an elevated big screen. It shows a bird-view from high in the air.
”What's that?” Celes asks.
”I used Margerie's overpowered drone technology and pepped it up for high altitude flights. Then I installed some surveillance technology like optics and infra-red.
And then I used a little magic for the controls and to operate it from bigger distances. This drone is currently mapping the entire north.
If I want, I can count the hairs on Sarda's head.” -Me
”You know where Sarda is?” -Celes
”It seems the whole bunch together with the guys from Tulhelm set up residence at Mount Seria. Hmpf. A little bit arrogant to name a mountain after a god isn't it?” -Me
”That's really coool!” Stephen comments. ”Can you drop it on their heads? It would be funny if one of them suddenly gets squashed by big chunk of metal out of nowhere.” -Stephen
”Maybe we will do that later.” -Celes
At this moment Snowden enters the dome, dragging Tanja and Margerie at their necks behind him.
Tanja has her arms crossed and is obviously pissed at being caught by a guard. Margerie has a communication screen in her hands. It was obviously broken out of some wall and now it looks like a dissected animal.
”Haaah. Haahah. That's so cool. I never thought about using electricity to change the pigmentation of some elements in order to show a picture of something.”
She doesn't even realize her surroundings any more. ”I guess I should be happy that she found the communication screen first and didn't rip out something like a plasma cord for my power plant.” I analyse the situation.
”Angrod! How does this work exactly? I need to know!” Margerie runs up to me.
”Is there anything else?” Snowden asks.
”Nope, thank you.” -Me
The guard turns around and leaves again. He surely is not a guy of many words...
”He got me too easily.” Tanja grumbles.
”Don't ignore me Angrod!” Margerie shoves the dissected communication screen into my face.
”If you don't pester me any more, you can have a magical powered screen, which shows you all the information of my less dangerous projects.” -Me
The dead animal is instantly removed from my vision and I walk over to a table with one of my portable computers. I turn it on and give it to Margerie.
”You sure did much in the last few months. I can't believe you achieved all that by yourself.” -Celes
”I had a little help in form of my automated factory. It was the first thing on my list and it was a pain to realize. Until a month ago my whole workforce was busy with it. But now it is working and creating stuff for me.” -Me
”I must see that!” -Stephen
”Maybe I will give you a tour later. But first I want to evaluate the data my drone has collected.” I press a few buttons. And a cartographic view of the north shows up.
”That's wrong.” Margerie comments the map. ”What's wrong?” -Celes
”There isn't enough industry! Here, here, here. Those are big population centres. There should be heavy traffic but there is nothing. Can you enlarge that?” Margerie asks me and I do as she wishes.
When I zoom the city up we can see that it is a ghost town. No cars, no transports, no people.
”Okaay! That's disturbing.” I comment the obvious.
”I see no technology. No cars, no city lights, no traffic regulators, nothing that would require rare minerals.” -Stephen.
”I think we should call our parents. They need to know.” -Celes