The door to the study opened, and an old mage, dressed in a black robe with hidden patterns, hunched over, and with artificial nerve cords wriggling behind him, appeared before Emperor Rosetta Augustus.
This was not their first meeting.
Daniel had once been a recluse, a hermit mage, but before that, he was one of the senior members of the Royal Mage Association. Today, he is the most outstanding expert of the Constructers' Guild, the mentor to the president of the Royal Mage Association, a creator of numerous new technologies in the Empire, and a master of technology eagerly sought after by many nobles in Aldernon. He has gained the deep trust of the royal family—including Emperor Rosetta Augustus himself.
Emperor Rosetta has always treated technical personnel with great courtesy. He did not mind Daniel's frightening appearance, showing a slightly stiff smile: "Master, I hope my summons did not affect your work."
