Since the fall of the Tower of Primordial Fire, no Great Magic Towers remained in the territories currently controlled by the Empire—that is, the Marlin Kingdom and its periphery.
There might still be rogue Mage Towers tucked away in the mountains or in hidden dimensions, but as the Emperor's "blackout" plan progressed, it was only a matter of time before they were exposed and came into conflict with the Empire.
The Magic Guild had already withdrawn from the Empire's Core Area. Now, it seemed they planned to return in a different guise—reborn as the maintainers of the Forbidden Magic Devices.
The Empire's own teams couldn't fill the engineering gap. Seizing the opportunity, Baditz brought in an outsourced service company from Valois. In addition to guaranteeing the supply of Transmuting Dust, they also provided technical and operational support.
