"That's right, everyone. Although there were some 'accidents,' I've generally stabilized things on my side. In fact, I've even made some progress."
"The locals call it the 'Breath of Life.' It's a smoke-type magic spell. Personally, I feel that 'highly concentrated mana compression and crystallization atomization magic' is a more appropriate academic name for it. This is a rather interesting magical phenomenon. Judging from the current situation, it has many practical effects such as attack, concealment, illusion, summoning, and so on. "
"That's right. We've already obtained our first special evolved individual. We've even found a local shaman for her. I've written down her specific situation and Awakened abilities on the attached page of this report. Everyone can take a look."
Rorschach smiled as he spoke in front of several hundred archmages in the Truth Symposium's main hall.
It was just as expected. Since the enemy had already made their move, there would naturally be a follow-up.
Not long after returning to the Aishi Empire, the Truth Symposium questioned me. If I hadn't been prepared, even if nothing had happened, I would have lost face.
The loss of face would also cause a loss of reputation. The Truth Symposium and the entire mage world would be distrustful of me. They wouldn't trust my abilities or intelligence.
In mage society, slyness was a positive word, while honesty was a negative word. If you were scammed and cried out loudly, the scammer wouldn't be the one who would lose face.
Complaining and complaining in anger would only make you even more embarrassed. Facing it with a smile and respectfully admitting the fact that you were tricked and failed was how an "uncrowned noble" should behave … Of course, most people would be stubbornly holding on to their pride.
What if you were scammed? Of course, the first thing to do was to recover your losses and reduce your losses.
Without a doubt, Rorschach did an excellent job in this regard.
Perhaps the elves' little tricks could be hidden normally. However, with all the mages moving out and using the entire country's power for a grand plan, how could they possibly be hidden?
Perhaps in the eyes of certain people, this scam only targeted Rorschach. However, the ones who were truly harmed were doubtlessly the entire Mage Country's benefits.
The Mage Country worked so hard to send over so many experimental subjects, but more than two hundred people were instantly removed from the plan. This would naturally affect the final results of the experiment.
Many members of parliament were probably very angry.
This wasn't the only loss. The leaders of the Parliament could afford such a loss, and they wouldn't even mind. However, it would be uncomfortable to have an insider stab them in the back after their entire family had put in so much effort for this project.
And this wasn't just a matter of personal feelings. For someone to seek revenge at such a critical time and harm the overall situation was undoubtedly a very, very bad example. If this person wasn't severely punished, wouldn't everyone learn the same thing in the future? If that happened, the Truth Symposium's prestige would be ruined, and this major project would also be ruined.
"Ah, elves, you've always been like this. Smart on small matters, but muddle-headed on big matters."
Rorschach was well aware of the situation. He could, of course, describe the troubles he had encountered and exaggerate the anger and indignation of being stabbed in the back. The leaders of the council would most likely use this as a pretext to punish the elves severely.
Perhaps this emergency meeting had been instigated by the elves, or perhaps the Parliament had called for this meeting in order to punish the elves as an example to others.
However, Roxia still didn't do that. He only briefly mentioned that due to an "accident", more than two hundred of his subordinates were no longer part of the plan. Then, he changed the topic to his own reclamation training plan, as well as an expected report on the special advancement and new magic system that he had obtained.
It wasn't that he didn't want to take revenge on the elves. He was simply expressing his stance and using the unspoken rules of mages.
"I'll take care of my own troubles. I'll take care of my own personal grudges. "
Doubtlessly, this was rather surprising, and caused many archmages to change their opinion of Rorschach. Perhaps he wasn't as reckless and ignorant as he appeared to be.
At this time, the leaders of the Parliament couldn't do anything about it. After all, the project was still in progress. If they started blaming the elves for ruining the project, it would seem that they didn't trust Rorschach, a newcomer who had shouldered all the responsibilities.
Since Rorschach didn't blame the elves, and even reported that the project was going well, and that they could still complete the mission even after losing a few hundred people, then, it was as if he had made a military order.
The final result was good, and there was credit, and it was several times the credit. Not only did he prove his ability, but he also proved his character. Even if he failed in the end, it was actually within the expectations of most people. Many people would also throw the blame on the elves, and at most, they would say that Rorschach was overestimating himself.
Rorschach saw it clearly, and he chose to use the way of mages to solve the problem.
"You're already an adult, you can forget about telling your parents. Others are immature and have low IQ, and because of their own personal matters, they have ruined the country's plans. If you still want to haggle over the little gains and losses with them, isn't that also a sign of low EQ? First, do the things at hand well, do the responsibility that the country has given you well, then you can slowly settle the score. "
Playing with his cane, Rorschach knew what he should do first.
Since he said that there was no problem, then, even if everyone knew that there was a problem on his side, they would still pretend that there was no problem until he couldn't handle it.
This wasn't just because of his personal trust, but also because of the trust in the social relationships and the structure of the organization. If he still failed in the end, then, sorry, he wasn't suitable for his current position.
"Next, it will depend on the results. See if I can catch up, and make more advancements."
Rorschach couldn't help but smile bitterly. It wasn't because of his situation, but because his burden had suddenly become heavier. Previously, the idea of getting into the top three and not the bottom had been dashed. He had to fight for the top two, or at least, those young people would have a hard time.
As for the elves …
"If I don't throw this matter to the Parliament, will they really not take revenge? If this excuse of mine isn't good enough, can't they just find a random reason? 'Elves, you actually dare to have such long rabbit ears!' or 'Brats, you actually secretly went to get plastic surgery to look like elves.' Ha, how difficult is it to find a reason? "
Rorschach didn't care about anything. He could even say that he had proper business to attend to, and that he didn't intend to take revenge for the time being. However, the Truth Symposium had to make an example out of the elves to maintain his prestige, and also show that he valued this major project.
"Haha, do the Superior Elves really think that they've won? Sometimes, the more you calculate, the more you lose. Now, they've lost the entire Truth Symposium's trust. Such selfish and incredibly short-sighted stupidity is perhaps the reason why they're still unable to integrate into modern society. "
Rorschach couldn't help but sigh as he watched the Truth Symposium's members having ugly expressions.
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