Ch.108Esca…ping the Tower (3)

“Why do I feel like I’m always the one being asked to do these things?”

“If you help out, you can also get some public recognition for doing something. Wouldn’t that make retirement easier?”

Just letting people know I did this much for the welfare of mages would be enough.

People make a fuss demanding those who do absolutely nothing to step down from their positions, but when someone shows competence, they do everything possible to prevent them from leaving.

But what happens when that person clearly shows they want to step down?

Naturally, there would be strong opposition.

Especially if I show more competence, that opposition will only grow stronger.

At that point, even someone who claims not to care about public opinion would inevitably start caring.

Even Eterna couldn’t ignore the fact that it would be difficult to find someone besides herself to manage the Aether Tower.

But that’s only possible if there’s an atmosphere where people can strongly oppose.

In other words…

‘I just need to make it impossible for that opposing atmosphere to form in the first place.’

To step down without any opposition, it’s essential to divide people so that such opposition can’t emerge.

How to divide them?

It’s simple.

“When you say it becomes easier…”

“You just need to accomplish such incredible achievements before leaving that no one can criticize you. You get immunity from criticism.”

That’s right.

Immunity from criticism!

With this, retiring safely without any issues isn’t just a dream.

“Hmm… I suppose it would work if we do as you say.”

Eterna responded with a somewhat incredulous tone, but she seemed to agree it could work.

She appeared to think this method had the highest chance of success.

Of course it does.

Even if you step down, if you’ve done so much good that people can’t possibly criticize you, citizens will have no choice but to accept it.

When you’ve already done so much, wouldn’t it seem unconscionable to ask someone to stay in their position and do even more?

Of course, if someone had only been in position for a short time, people might use that as an excuse to complain, but Eterna has ruled this Magical Kingdom for a thousand years.

While that might not be an extremely long time for elves, for humans it’s a span of multiple generations.

It’s definitely not a short period.

Even if there were people who felt no guilt about demanding more, others would fight among themselves, arguing that wanting more would be greedy, so there was nothing to worry about.

That’s why this method was the most reliable.

“Let’s do it then.”

Apparently thinking my suggested method wasn’t bad, Eterna agreed to proceed with it.

“Then from now on, I should create an HR system app for mages’ welfare, right?”

Since things have come to this, I might as well properly utilize the MagicPad.

Until now, people typically used their pads for TowerInside, but when you think about it, these are essentially smartphones.

If we modify them to be used like smartphones, they could bring unprecedented convenience.

Having personally experienced how convenient smartphones are, I felt this need acutely.

“I also think it would be good to enable them to create such apps themselves.”

“So mages can develop on their own?”

To be honest, the Aether Tower is technologically far more advanced than the modern era I originally lived in.

Yet I still feel like I’m living in medieval times because Eterna has shown no interest in governing and has never implemented any reforms.

While the technology has advanced, the social structure remains stuck in the medieval era, creating an enormous disconnect.

At this point, wouldn’t it be good to let them choose their own president or representatives for the Magical Kingdom?

Of course, considering how much sacrifice modern society endured to achieve democracy, things probably won’t progress so easily…

But that’s not something we Transcendents need to worry about.

After all, we’ll have to step down from our positions someday.

“I’m not sure if moving so radically is appropriate… but I do think it’s good that it will reduce opposition when we retire.”

Eterna said that, and added that she would first build the HR system and then create a function to add features to the MagicPad.

“It would be best to make that function as easy to use as possible.”

“I’m not confident about that.”

I was slightly surprised to hear her say she wasn’t confident, as it was the first time.

Usually, she would say such things were no big deal and resolve them quickly.

“Is it really that difficult?”

“I can do it if I try, but it will take some time since I need to break down the magic used to create the pads into something understandable at a lower level.”

So it’s like trying to explain how computers work to modern people who know nothing about them, in the simplest terms possible.

Since I’m not a mage, I don’t know exactly how to do it, but…

This kind of thing is usually handled by engineers anyway.

And I’m not an engineer.

“You know that’s a really irresponsible thing to say…?”

Eterna complained, but I casually ignored her.

Of course, I plan to reap the benefits, but this is for her own retirement, and for her own retirement, shouldn’t she be the one working hard?

“I don’t think you’re in a position to say that…”

Hehe, I don’t care.

* * *

At that time.

Some time after the Blood Tower Lord’s announcement that mages could take vacations, a notice was posted on the Blood Tower forum.

[Notice]

A notice posted directly by an elder.

Naturally, the users on the forum couldn’t help but take interest in it.

[Notice]

Midir Tepes is currently in discussions with Eterna regarding mage welfare.

A reformed HR system and new welfare programs will be established soon, so please wait a little longer.

Also, she plans to fully remodel the Blood Tower.

Due to this, we have decided to temporarily close the Blood Tower.

Future schedules will be announced soon.

Thank you.

A short and concise notice.

However, the content it contained was impossible to ignore.

[Did you see the notice?]

[Is this for real?? Seriously???]

[Remodeling?? What???]

It was an announcement that the Blood Tower would be remodeled.

Of course, after making a large sum of money previously, some of the Blood Tower’s facilities had been upgraded, but that was only a partial upgrade.

There had never been an attempt to completely change everything like now.

That’s why this post came as a shock to them.

Not that they disliked the idea of rebuilding the Blood Tower.

Even after changing the facilities, they still lagged behind other magic towers, and many mages who came to the Blood Tower after its recent rise in recognition were often disappointed by its appearance.

It’s not strange considering the Blood Tower was poor until just a year ago, but it was still regrettable.

But now that would no longer be the case?

This meant that various amenities would be created for those staying at the Blood Tower, so they welcomed this news rather than disliking it.

Nevertheless, they were shocked for a different reason.

[Welfare system lmaooooo]

[Is Midir a god? Is Midir a god? Is Midir a god?……. Is Midir a god?]

[Wait… am I dreaming right now…?]

Most couldn’t believe that a welfare system was being established.

It was understandable.

Until now, mages only knew what it was like to be exploited; the very concept of welfare didn’t exist.

For average mages who had been living in such poor conditions that they could barely eat properly and had to spend their entire tower salary on food, this concept of welfare was even more foreign.

Isn’t it about the tower ensuring that mages can maintain the most peaceful and happy state possible?

And of course, the one who came up with this concept was none other than the Blood Tower Lord who appeared like a comet a year ago, Midir Tepes.

[If you don’t even remember Count Vladimir anymore, hit like lolololol]

[Before, there was still some atmosphere of respecting the previous Blood Tower Lord, but he’s really been reduced to a nobody now lol]

[The “greatest” G.O.A.T in Blood Tower history]

They had only one thing to do.

Praise Midir.

Completely unaware of what would happen in the future, not just the average mages but even the highest-ranking mages and elders were fervently admiring Midir.