The Lycoris Family's Magical Technology And The Beauty-in-Black Doctor

“Whew…”

After saying goodbye at the gate to Xiao Lu and the captain of the knights, Young Master Naiye and Weiluxika walked around their domain again.

They put everything that needed arranging in order, and reminded everyone of what needed reminding.

Everything was orderly.

The potted flowers in Naiye Lycoris’s estate looked more beautiful and natural than those of other nobles—don’t be fooled by the fact that the Lycoris family is a noble house primarily focused on magical technology.

But under the arrangements of Young Master Naiye and the Dark Elf Cassia, the flora here always felt refreshingly vibrant.

Occasionally on the path they would encounter some upright mechanical Magical Automaton knights that required Young Master Naiye’s personal maintenance.

Others needed specialized tools, but Young Master Naiye only had to sketch a few magic circles to deftly and calmly clear the automaton’s state, then make the necessary adjustments.

The final place they reached today was an important facility—the most fundamental place for Young Master Naiye and even the entire Lycoris family.

The Creation Hall.

Eighty years ago, Naiye’s grandfather created a revolutionary technology.

It was an emerging technology that used magical power as an aid and technological devices as its main components.

It was called magical technology.

This powerful technology brought great assistance to the Lycoris family.

Their grandfather used magical technology to propel the Lycoris family from ordinary nobility to the fifth great noble house.

In a sense, this was already the highest level of nobility.

Because the top four knightly houses were the four main families of the Auriel Kingdom, and in three thousand years of history no noble had ever been able to replace them.

Not even the Lycoris family, which had invented magical technology.

But soon, this excessive reliance on magical technology caused huge consequences.

Naiye’s father, the previous head of the Lycoris family.

Made the decisive choice, before the crisis erupted, to restrict this powerful technology as much as possible!

The reason was simple: magical technology was too powerful and could easily cause people to become dependent on its power.

It almost even sparked a war!

So, even though the Lycoris family’s domain was very prosperous and ranked as the fifth great house,

people in the Auriel Kingdom were not particularly hostile to the Lycoris family themselves; they were just somewhat resistant to this sort of magical technology.

After all, the people of the Auriel Kingdom tended to be more inclined toward faith.

These were all developments and consequences brought on by magical technology.

And only within the Lycoris family could one see so much magical technology.

Among other nobles in the Auriel Kingdom, even if someone gave them practical magical technology as a gift, they wouldn’t dare accept it.

Therefore the Lycoris family imposed very strict control and restrictions on technological items within their domain.

The Dark Knight Weiluxika and the Lycoris knights’ most important duty was to guard and watch over these things.

That is also why Naiye told Xiao Lu to maintain the Magical Automata daily just now.

As for the Magical Automaton, it was the humanoid magitech knight created by Naiye.

It was the latest technology of Naiye’s generation.

Magical Automata were strictly controlled as well, in both number and placement.

“Alright, I’m going to start working; you go back and tidy up, then rest.”

“Yes, Young Master, please take care of your health. Miss Cassia has also said she will depart tomorrow—please pay attention to the time.”

The Dark Knight Weiluxika followed Young Master Naiye to the family’s most important research facility.

Young Master Naiye told her she didn’t need to come in and should go back to sleep.

Even Weiluxika, of the Three Flower Pillars, had to report before entering this place, and once inside she couldn’t touch things at will.

Only two people could enter and use this place freely.

One was Naiye Lycoris, the master of the place.

The other was Dr. Emira, the final member of the Three Flower Pillars, a very gifted technological genius.

Three years ago, it was with Dr. Emira’s help that Young Master Naiye

created the Magical Automaton.

Naiye walked into this hall full of steel and chill, and before his eyes was a dazzling array of sights.

Inside was the complete opposite of the bright, flowery outdoors.

The walls were inset with flickering displays showing various complex data and charts; the floor held precise mechanical parts and partially assembled mechanical components, and the air was tinged with the faint smell of metal and lubricant.

If the outside was a calm nature, this was a busy factory environment.

Naiye looked at the somewhat messy mechanical parts on the floor and thought that production had been too intense recently and they should tidy up properly.

Faced with a place so steel-and-cold that ordinary people would shiver at a glance, Naiye—the Young Master of the House who should have been pampered—had actually long been accustomed to dealing with machines.

Many of these mechanical parts were even made by his own hands, but unfortunately the final results were poor, so they were piled here.

—He hadn’t expected that he still hadn’t finished at least one before going to the Academy.

Naiye shook his head, ignored the parts, and walked straight into the inner room.

Compared to the cluttered hall outside, this room was much tidier and grander.

After all, this room was Young Master Naiye’s laboratory, with top-tier safety and facilities and extreme importance.

When Naiye entered, a researcher was already inside handling all sorts of components.

She was Dr. Emira.

Dr. Emira stood with her back to the door, focused at a large workbench.

Her jet-black, lustrous long hair was casually tied up so it wouldn’t interfere with work, swaying slightly with her movements.

She wore a slightly loose black lab coat whose fabric looked both comfortable and durable, showing that she didn’t fuss over her appearance and was overly absorbed in her work.

The coat’s cuffs were slightly rolled up, revealing her nimble yet strong hands, skillfully operating various tools.

She heard Young Master Naiye’s arrival, but unlike others who hurriedly greeted him, she simply turned her head and glanced lightly.

Dr. Emira wore a delicate pair of black-framed glasses on her nose; behind the lenses, her crimson eyes glittered with an unusually calm light.

The eyewear’s design was simple yet fashionable, adding a touch of intellectual beauty.

After a brief greeting to Young Master Naiye, she returned her gaze to her work, eyes focused and resolute as if the entire world were concentrated on the machine in her hands.

—Dr. Emira was always like this…

Such an icy beauty, yet she always put her attention on her work.

She didn’t properly greet her master, and outside, her younger brother Xiao Lu didn’t take very good care of things either.

She was already twenty-eight years old and was even worse at taking care of herself than Xiao Lu.

If she barely took care of herself, how did she intend to take care of her master, Young Master Naiye?

She had truly devoted herself entirely to her work.

But Naiye still felt a great sense of accomplishment in having won over this cold scientific genius.

Although her personality was a bit overly rational and on the surface she was an icy beauty.

In reality, she simply didn’t know how to interact with people.