Chapter 377: Limitations of Space Magic

After restarting the silver forge and discovering that only a small part of it was usable, Roland himself felt a little bored.

Therefore, Roland left the core and cleared out a piece of open space in the ruins destroyed by the dwarf soldiers. After clearing out a piece of open space, Roland took out materials from the space bracelet and arranged a space anchor point on the open space.

After the arrangements were completed, Roland activated the space anchor point, and then the team that had been prepared in advance was teleported directly over.

Due to the special nature of the silver forge, which is a rune creation of the dwarves, this team transferred from the Strange Machinery Industrial Zone, although mainly composed of strange machinery masters, also brought a large number of dwarf rune craftsmen.

As a professional team, the machine masters and rune craftsmen who were teleported here basically ignored Roland after saluting him and devoted themselves to their work.

The gnome artificers looked at the derivative buildings of the silver forge around them with shining eyes, wishing they could pounce on them directly, while the dwarf rune craftsmen looked at the glowing core in the distance with excitement, and several elderly dwarf craftsmen even knelt on the ground, looking at the core with tears streaming down their faces, muttering something in a low voice.

As one of the great legacies of the Kingdom of Clans, the Silver Forge naturally holds a high status in the hearts of all dwarves, especially for dwarven rune craftsmen. The forge is basically equivalent to the status of the Tower of Truth in the traditional spellcasters of Sinnar.

As time passed, the forge had even been deified in their hearts into something akin to a belief or a holy place.

In addition to this team of machinists and rune craftsmen, Roland also transferred several thousand soldiers from the military. In addition to being responsible for the security of the machinists and rune craftsmen, they were also responsible for exploring and inspecting the entire area of ​​the silver forge to eliminate possible dangers.

Of course, the ability to mobilize so many soldiers was also due, to a certain extent, to the smooth implementation of the coreization policy in the occupied areas. A large number of occupied areas had established administrative systems and were integrated into the effective rule of the committee.

After the administrative system was established and the policy of merging villages and strongholds was successfully implemented, the number of troops stationed in the occupied areas was reduced, and the military's ability to mobilize troops was restored.

Although there are still a large number of soldiers stationed in the occupied areas, it would be easy to withdraw tens of thousands of soldiers, let alone thousands.

After all the soldiers were teleported over, Roland used the space anchor point to teleport a large amount of supplies that would last them for more than ten months.

Since the road from the Silver Gate to the Silver Forge has been rotten, the transfer of personnel and materials must be solved by space teleportation. At present, large-scale space teleportation can only be done by Roland himself. Roland cannot stay here all the time, so he must prepare sufficient supplies in advance.
Although space spells are easy to use, they also have their limitations. Currently, almost all space teleportations require the assistance of a proficient space spellcaster in order to be used successfully.

Moreover, low-level space casters can only teleport themselves at best, and mid-level casters can barely open a space channel for a period of time. Moreover, even if they are squeezed dry, they can't stay open for long. At most, they can only stay open for ten days or half a month.

Only high-level space casters can open up a permanent space channel. Moreover, opening up a permanent space channel is also a heavy burden for high-level casters, and basically no caster will do so.

Moreover, the security of this kind of space channel is very poor. Even if it is a permanent space channel opened up by a high-level spellcaster, it can be easily destroyed by a low-level space spell. It can be said to be a thankless task.

Even if Roland came, he would not be able to solve this problem unless Roland stayed in the permanent space channel all the time. Otherwise, the permanent space channel might suddenly collapse at any time.

Therefore, the mainstream of the world is still to apply space teleportation in the military, only for transporting elite troops, and rarely, or almost never, for large-scale application.

If the staircase leading to the thirty-first floor of the Silver Gate had not been completely rotten, and if they had not all left their life marks in the Fountain of Life, they could be resurrected even if something went wrong. Otherwise, Roland would have preferred to let them come up by stairs instead of being teleported through space.

In short, it is precisely because of these reasons that the War Committee did not apply space technology on a large scale, and transportation is still mainly traditional.

After transferring the supplies, Roland and Hela did not stay in the Dragon Ridge Mountains for long. Roland directly locked onto the space anchor point in Apocalypse, tore open the space, and teleported back with Hela.

Although what was found after the treasure house in Dragon's Back Mountains was opened was a library and not much gold and silver treasures were found, the number of treasures found by Roland and Hela in the Green Tide Control Zone and the exploration team in Dragon's Back Mountains was not small.

The wealth plundered from it is already a huge fortune, enough to support the development of the War Committee in the next few years. According to the statistics and calculations of the Administrative Department, this wealth is enough for the War Committee to complete the comprehensive reconstruction, and even enough for the War Committee to start several major projects.

The huge amount of wealth pouring into the treasury of the War Committee could naturally not be concealed from the senior officials within the War Committee. Even the senior officials who were busy with their own work and did not pay much attention to other affairs knew the news more or less, and could also learn the calculation results of the administrative department.

According to their understanding of Roland, Roland was not the kind of person who liked to save money. Roland would not touch the funds for the comprehensive reconstruction of the War Committee, but he would definitely spend the extra funds.

Therefore, when Roland went to the Dragon Ridge Mountains, all departments of the War Committee basically began to quietly prepare for their department's major projects, ready to compete for the funds.

Of course, as a thriving new force, the War Committee is still very harmonious. Although everyone wants to earn this money, each department is planning its own plan behind closed doors, preparing to use its own plan to convince Roland and get his support.

Although the War Council is not a traditional dictatorship on the surface, the Executive Committee is nominally the highest ruling body of the War Council. Even Roland, the chairman, is only a member of the Executive Committee.

Although Roland has a veto, the Executive Committee also has the power to force a re-election of the chairman, and Roland can convene a full committee meeting to reorganize the Executive Committee. The three parties can check and balance each other.

However, this was only the nominal exercise of power. In fact, as Roland, who founded the War Council, killed Kan'ozu and ended the Green Tide Era, his position in the War Council was no different from that of a dictator.

The administrative department of the War Committee was established by Roland himself. Including the executive officer of the administrative department, Julius, the weightlifting champion of the committee, most of the senior officials of the administrative department were promoted by Roland himself.

Most of them were refugees, and they were able to survive and have their current status because of Roland. They are basically loyal to Roland without a second thought.

As for the military, needless to say, as the chairman, Roland himself is the highest military commander of the committee. Moreover, as the founder of the army, Roland, who personally shaped this army, has a high prestige in the army, not to mention that Roland also led them to defeat the Green Tide.

Therefore, the army was also mindlessly loyal to Roland.

In addition to the administration and the military, the people also have a strong worship for Roland, as the man sent from heaven who killed Kan'ozu and ended the Green Tide Era.

The people of Donnar, who had experienced the turbulent times, even among the ordinary people in the areas occupied by the Allied Forces, many admired Roland. When the Committee marched south, there were quite a few guides. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the Committee to take over the entire territory of the Allied Forces in just a few months.

Even if Roland is not from Donnar, there are still many people willing to help Roland debate. As everyone knows, Donnar is the origin of mankind. No matter whether it is the human beings from Sinnar or the North, they all have a Donnar ancestor, so Roland is also from Donnar.

Besides humans, the other races on the committee basically only recognized Roland. The administration, military, and public opinion were all in Roland's hands. What could the Executive Committee use to check and balance Roland? Not to mention that the Executive Committee itself was also loyal to Roland.

As long as it was an order from Roland, the executive committee members would basically not object. Even if they felt there was a problem, they would only advise against it. But as long as Roland was determined to issue an order, they would choose to support it even if they didn't understand it.

Therefore, the War Council was actually still a dictatorship. Roland was not an emperor, but he was better than an emperor.

After all, other emperors would be checked by internal political forces, but in the committee, Roland could do whatever he wanted.

Therefore, in the actual operation of the War Council, the Executive Committee more often exists as an agency for the implementation and extension of Roland's policies, used to curb the excessive spread of power of the administrative and military departments, and is responsible for the implementation and supervision of major policies.

As for the original highest decision-making power, it became a suggestion power, and the final decision was completely in Roland's hands.

Therefore, basically all departments had no intention of wasting time on the Executive Committee and seemed to be preparing to go directly to Roland.

Therefore, when Roland was in the Dragon Ridge Mountains, they at most secretly inquired about the ideas of other departments, and their main focus was on perfecting their own plans. They did not submit them to the Executive Committee, nor did they engage in internal friction with each other.

Until Roland and Hela returned to Apocalypse.

When Roland returned to Apocalypse, he did not think of hiding his tracks. After all, Apocalypse was Roland's base in Donnar where he had operated for the longest time. Why would he hide his tracks in his hometown? He just teleported back openly.

Moreover, after Roland returned, he did not rest for long before he began to deal with some accumulated government affairs.

Therefore, less than half a day after Roland returned to Apocalypse, all departments of the War Council received the news of Roland's return to Apocalypse.

After receiving the news, requests for meetings from representatives of various departments were quickly sent to Roland.

In Roland's study, Roland looked at the applications from various departments of the committee on the communication device in front of him, looked at Hela beside him thoughtfully, and asked.

"What's going on? Has anything happened to the committee recently?"

Suddenly, every department wanted to see Roland. Anyone who was not a fool could tell that something was wrong.

Hela blinked and glanced at the communication device in front of Roland. A hint of understanding flashed in her eyes, and then she spoke.

"If I'm not mistaken, they should be applying for funding for new projects."

Hela paused and continued.

"The Administration Department has calculated the treasury reserves before. They are most likely here for that idle fund."

As the leader of all spellcasters in the committee and Roland's deputy, Hela still has some direct staff that she can call upon. Moreover, due to the special nature of Hela's work and the fact that the scope of authority of the position of assistant to the chairman is not clearly defined, she basically has staff in various departments.

However, Hela rarely calls on these people. Most of the time, these people only assist Hela in confirming whether the data submitted by each department in the report is true and reliable. At the same time, they act as insiders and provide Hela with some intelligence information within each department.

They are not spies, they are just part-time insiders.

Therefore, relying on the intelligence provided by these insiders, Hela is also clear about the ideas of various departments to compete for idle funds and start new projects.

Roland also knew that Hela had people in various departments. After all, some of these people were placed by Roland when he was drawing up the promotion list. Therefore, sometimes when Roland encountered something he didn't understand, he would ask Hela.

"new project?"

Roland frowned and said in a surprised tone.

"Shouldn't new projects be submitted to the department for review first, and then the executive committee will decide whether to approve them? Shouldn't it be my turn then?"

"It seems that they don't really want to go through the process. After all, it's still up to you to decide in the end."

Hela shook her head helplessly and continued.

"Should we deny their application?"

Roland looked at the applications on the communication device, and after reading all the applications, he said with some surprise.

"Hmm? No artificer?"

Just as Roland finished speaking, a message from the Executive Committee came through the communication device, and Roland clicked on it to take a look.

A project that passed the review of the department and the executive committee appeared in front of Roland.

This is a large-scale mechanical research project led by Si Qi, signed jointly by various mechanical masters of the committee, and developed and improved by all mechanical masters.

The project is called: Rainbow Project.

(End of this chapter)