The Royal Laboratory of the Emerald Kingdom was a sanctuary of controlled chaos. Sunlight streamed through the tall, arched windows, illuminating the swirling dust motes and the chaotic scatter of blueprints, gears, and glowing mana tablets that completely covered the massive central oak table.
Crown Prince Jules stood at the head of the table, his handsome face bathed in the pale blue light of a highly complex holographic projection. He pushed his tinted spectacles up the bridge of his nose, his brilliant green eyes narrowing as he tracked a series of rapidly fluctuating mathematical equations.
