The villain queen eavesdropped on my inner thoughts and won't let me lie down?

Dean Hall was speechless. Dean Hall, where could he even begin to argue?

The Eternal Night Empress didn't dwell on the topic, but instead asked, "Now, do you think this little thing has any practical use besides proving the feasibility of magical industrialization?"

With the current living standards of the Azure Vine citizens, ordinary people can't afford entertainment like tape recorders, while nobles can afford magical image recording.

So, this thing seems rather impractical?

Roger thought for a moment and realized that this world didn't have a thriving song market, and developing the entertainment industry wasn't their top priority, so the tape recorder didn't seem to have much practical use?

No!

Roger said seriously, "If this tape recorder can be modified for miniaturization, convenience, and even have a wireless communication module added, it might be able to make outstanding contributions in intelligence work."

The Eternal Night Empress was also a military genius, understanding immediately, and revealed an interested smile: "Hiding in plain sight? That is indeed a direction worth trying."

You must know that "New Arcana" is currently the most advanced theory, achieving the effects of magic through non-magical means. This is a controversial viewpoint that even the most cutting-edge mages cannot accept.

The priests, who have been brainwashed by the gods and are even more conservative than the mages, are naturally even less willing to accept that humans can one day steal the gods' authority.

The spies cultivated by the gods, when arriving at a place, confirm that there are no eavesdropping or peeping methods, and then detect magical auras, using various counter-prophecy spells.

They would never think of the tape recorder. They wouldn't even dare to believe it if they heard about it.

Directly placing it on the cabinet for recording and eavesdropping, even enemy spies wouldn't know they've been exposed.

They subconsciously believe that if this room has no magical fluctuations, then it is absolutely safe.

Or, during a war, letting the enemy snatch an artwork, a beautiful statue with no magical fluctuations, the enemy general collects it in his camp, unaware that there is a recording device inside...

Or, the little gifts that Nightingale sends out, exquisite jewelry hiding wonderful functions, emmm...

In the past, the Arcane Council also helped the Empire's intelligence department create some special equipment, trying every means to reduce magical fluctuations and shield detection magic.

But the investment was huge, and the returns were minimal...

If it is this kind of magical device that can work without using magic at all...

Wonderful!

Espionage equipment without magical fluctuations, wonderful!

This is a blind spot in thinking. As long as they continue down this path, creating tape recorders, cameras, wireless transmitters, etc., and using them properly, the Empire's intelligence work will definitely be able to achieve breakthrough results with technical advantages!

The Eternal Night Empress, who originally just got a new toy and called Roger over to have a look, restrained her expression and said seriously, "Firth, erase the memories of everyone who knows about the tape recorder, establish a secret R\u0026D Department 14, and appoint Roger as an advisor to be responsible for this research and development."

The Empress suddenly unleashed her full aura, showing a decisiveness that surpassed ordinary people, suppressing the entire scene.

Even Roger felt a little breathless under the pressure, and followed the Arcane Council members in saying, "As you command."

The Empress stood up: "I'm going to talk to Dean Hall about the confidentiality work."

She opened a teleportation gate, suddenly turned her head, and smiled charmingly: "By the way, Roger, remember to ask Firth for a souvenir from your first visit."

Looking at that beautiful face, Roger's heart skipped a beat for no reason.

Damn it, this cunning Empress was all wise and martial one second, and then bewitching the next. This old man really can't handle it!

The hardest thing to count in this world is how many faces a beautiful woman can have at the same time.

......

......

About an hour later, Roger secretly exchanged ideas with Frankenstein about the zero-magic devices he thought might be useful for intelligence work, and also suggested the first version update for the mage camp, then left the Chapter of Discord with his "souvenir."

After Frankenstein's introduction and mastering the usage, Roger was very clear that this was a carefully prepared legendary item, definitely not a souvenir that everyone got from a visit.

On the surface, it was very inconspicuous, just a big-headed doll woven from gray shadows, which could be hung on the waist and required the magic power of a low-level mage or above to activate.

The effect was to summon a shadow puppet.

[Shadow Puppet: A consciousness carrier woven from the power of shadows, capable of simulating any appearance and inheriting a certain amount of the caster's spellcasting ability. Immune to most anti-magic detection, and can withstand a fatal blow for the main body.]

Actually experiencing this shadow puppet, putting consciousness into it, felt very much like an external avatar.

The shadow puppet had five senses that were almost indistinguishable from the main body, and looked no different from a normal person to the naked eye. At the same time, it could simulate various appearances and shapes, making it difficult to determine that it was not a real person even with magic.

And with Roger's mental strength, he could actually multitask, controlling both the main body and the shadow puppet to carry out activities at the same time.

Somewhat embarrassingly, the shadow puppet, due to its own characteristics, communicated with the shadow plane and possessed the strength of a high-level rogue.

Combining several combat talents, its combat power seemed to be a little higher than Roger's main body...

Normally, such a shadow puppet would be a near-legendary spell, replacing the mage in exploring some dangerous areas.

Now, the Eternal Night Empress ordered the Arcane Council to solidify it into an item, and even make it usable by Roger, who only had the strength of a beginner mage, which was obviously custom-made for him.

"The real purpose wouldn't be to have me work for her as both Roger and Dio, right? That's too capitalist!"

Roger suddenly felt that a certain Empress was getting more and more cunning.

But it didn't stop him from thinking that this item was really useful. As the things to be dealt with increased, it could solve the problem of not being able to be in two places at once.

Using the shadow puppet to return to Ice Drink Manor to continue presiding over work, his main body came to the military department.

Today there was a "special ceremony" to send off Tasika.

Chapter 114: Can't the朕 Hear Heart's Voice Anymore?

As the future queen of the Beastman Kingdom, Princess Tasika cannot have any relationship with the Azure Vine Empire on the surface, and naturally it is impossible to send her back to the Cambusak Desert with great fanfare.

So, Margaret arranged a prison break for Tasika, creating a riot to increase the legitimacy of Tasika's return to rally the Beastman tribes.

In this way, she would be relying on a group of loyal and brave men to escape from the Azure Vine Empire, and still be a wanted criminal of the Empire. To survive, she must lead the Beastman tribes to develop well and resist Azure Vine.

Such a script can make the halo on this Agave Princess more dazzling.

In addition to inheriting the strength of the legendary priest Old Joestar, impersonating a Valkyrie of War to swindle and deceive, it is believed that her nation-building path will be much smoother.

Roger has coaxed Tasika into becoming the Empire's chess piece. Although there are various advantages to going to the Cambusak Desert, it is ultimately a dangerous job, and it would be embarrassing not to send her off.

He also agreed with Margaret to prepare to test his new skill, Dream Shield, during the battle, and please unceremoniously use himself as the attack target.

"Don't worry, Young Master Roger, I guarantee the testing intensity is sufficient and will fully cooperate!" Margaret naturally patted her small chest and readily agreed when she heard Roger's strange request.

She didn't like Roger in the first place, and now that this guy is actively asking to be beaten, she won't miss the opportunity!

What he said was to test his ability to resist beatings, until the shield was broken.

Margaret's order to her subordinates was to cripple him.

She definitely wouldn't dare to kill him. Angelina has been staring at her, and Roger seems to be quite important in His Majesty's eyes.

But crippling him can also be saved, it's just a little bit of physical pain. Experiments will inevitably have some small errors, right?

So Roger was also assigned a role.

The plot is not complicated. Tasika should have been imprisoned in the military's secret prison. Roger Charles, a young master from the imperial capital, coveted the beauty of the beastman princess, used his connections to take her out of prison and bring her back to his mansion, intending to do illegal things.

But the news leaked, and the warriors of the beastman tribe seized the opportunity to rescue the princess, injure Roger Charles, and protect the beastman pearl back to the desert.

The Agave Princess experienced the pain of the tribe being destroyed and her relatives dying, and transformed into a staunch anti-imperialist fighter, who wants to unite the tribes to establish a new beastman kingdom and avoid the fate of the beastmen becoming slaves of the empire...

Operation code name, Beastmen will never be slaves!

"Master Charles, you don't hesitate to bear infamy for me, the beastmen thank you for your efforts..."

Tasika met Roger, said goodbye to him reluctantly, and was also moved by his sacrifice.

Roger didn't care and said, "This is nothing. As a纨绔 young master, if I don't do something evil, how can I be worthy of my status and position?"

"You are always so open-minded and humorous..." Tasika covered her mouth and smiled lightly, and got into Roger's carriage.

The carriage drove onto the main road. Looking at the military department where her fate took a turn, and the prosperous capital of secrets, she felt sad again, and whispered, "The future is unpredictable, I don't know when I will see Master Roger again..."

Roger heard her say it sadly, and suddenly had an inspiration, and told her the coordinates of the Planeswalker camp and the login magic.

Although she is a priest, Tasika is a priest created by the Eternal Night Empress, and can also cast simple magic.

It's just that the learning and parsing speed will be very slow, and there are no special skills to bless her.

Fortunately, the magic to enter the Planeswalker camp is at the apprentice level, and Tasika learned it after only one time.

"When I go back, I will ask the Arcane Council to open some permissions, and we can communicate face-to-face in this mental space. Then it will be very convenient if you need my help."

Communicating directly with a spiritual body was originally a function of the Heart Demon Domain, but the Eternal Night Empress temporarily blocked it to prevent the mages from fighting.

But Roger only needs to find a mage from the Air Traffic Control Department to reopen this permission.

With his current permissions in the Chapter of Discord, creating some convenience for himself and Tasika does not require going through the Eternal Night Empress at all.

Moreover, he and Frankenstein had a very speculative conversation.

This mechanical girl, who thinks that flesh and blood are suffering, yearns very much for the world Roger described, and admires the endless stream of novel ideas in his mind, each of which is a genius alchemy creation that can change the world.

For such a genius, she secretly suggested that if Roger thought learning alchemy was too troublesome, she had very convenient mechanical modifications that could help him directly master master-level alchemy skills.

Roger was so frightened that he politely refused.

He felt that the original body was still very good to use, and did not want to become a Terminator.

Frankenstein was quite regretful, feeling that Roger just didn't understand the convenience and power of the mechanical body, and prepared to slowly introduce it to him in the future.

It would be a pity for someone like Roger, who is full of genius alchemy ideas, not to become a machine.

Anyway, if the Chapter of Discord is regarded as a branch force under the Empire, Roger directly filled his reputation because of "New Arcana" and the Eternal Night Empress's orders, and has a considerable influence.

This is a new benefit he has obtained, but in Tasika's view, this is the kind of treatment that Master Charles should have, and she has no doubt that he can do it.

The half-dragon princess happily agreed: "Thank you, Master Charles, so even if it is far away, I can see you at any time."

According to Master's description, this is to open up an exclusive space that belongs only to the two of them, which seems to be quite sweet!

Moreover, the first time I met Master Charles was in the Sea of Consciousness, and I will continue to meet in the mental space in the future. This is probably fate, right?

Dream lover Master Charles ~ hee hee ~

Just as Tasika's girlish heart was rippling, there was a loud noise outside!

Five masked people, but it was obvious that they had beastman racial characteristics, blew up the carriage, and the undisguised fluctuations of legendary power alarmed the crowd on the street.

These are the four Dharma protectors that Margaret arranged for Tasika, all elites trained by Sparrow, with strength and ability to stand alone, and each has its own strengths.

"Save the princess!"

The five strong men opened the car door, and a tall Belle tribe man carried Princess Tasika and ran out, one person blocked the guards brought by Roger.

The remaining three people, a mage, a double-knife violent thief, and a barbarian, jointly launched a sniper attack on Roger.

Roger was not surprised, the Dream Shield appeared on his body, automatically absorbing both the magic and the scimitars that were chopped on his body, all absorbed.

At this time, the subordinates of the Four Dharma Protectors, about nearly a hundred beastman mercenaries, also followed up, shouting loudly to kill Roger to avenge the old chief, to avenge the wronged souls of Sirena City, and the attack scene was very spectacular, with countless attacks flying towards Roger.

The beastman mercenaries were not actually cultivated by the Empire, but were recruited in the name of saving Princess Agave. After hearing about it, they didn't even want money, and volunteered to join the prison break operation.

These mercenaries who wander outside understand best that foreigners without roots and travelers with a powerful kingdom behind them are treated completely differently.

Tasika finally looked back at these blindly charging beastman mercenaries, and her eyes showed deep sorrow.

Today is just acting, but in order to make the scene real, these mercenaries will inevitably suffer serious losses.

How many of them can escape in the end and return to the desert with her completely depends on the Empire's reaction speed.

For the Empire, the value of the beastman mercenaries shouting sincere slogans to the passers-by has already been reflected.

As long as people know that these are the loyal ministers of the beastman tribe who came to save the princess, and the news spreads, the legitimacy and legend of Princess Agave's return to the country will be established.

After all, the City of Arcana was the imperial capital. Barely a minute after the incident, piercing alarm bells rang out, and the city defense forces were rapidly arriving, with the strong among them directly teleporting in to provide support.

Only a small portion of the elderly, weak, women, and children on the streets were orderly evacuating. The majority of the men and able-bodied youths actually dared to watch this small-scale battle.

There were even civilian professionals joining the battle, attempting to stop the Orcish tribe's jailbreak operation.

The people of the empire were patriotic and combative, and there had never been any absurd incidents of being讹 (é)钱 (qián) [falsely accused and extorted for money] after helping an elderly person. Those who bravely did what was right had no concerns. Their blood hadn't cooled, and they dared to stand up for their country.

Fortunately, this situation was also within Margaret's calculations. The four protectors had reserved enough people for contingencies and were fighting on their "home turf." The first of the Bel people to slip away had already successfully disappeared into the crowd with Tasika.

The pursuing city defense forces were unaware of the situation and were chasing very diligently.

But they quickly discovered that these Orcs knew the City of Arcana as well as they knew their own home.

Divination spells and tracking spells were countered by powerful magical forces. Clearly, the other side had a powerful caster.

The scene was chaotic. Roger endured the concentrated output of three legendary powerhouses for half a minute, and his head was starting to ache a little.

This was a sign of mental power consumption, but the extent of the pain indicated that his mental power consumption wasn't very high.