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"How interesting..."
Watching the projection mirror image before him, the White-Robed Mage stroked his chin and revealed a sinister smile. A woman clad in a red wizard robe rolled her eyes helplessly at his side.
"Douglas, you have watched this clip ten times, aren't you tired of it?"
"Of course, my dear Mary."
In response to his colleague's question, Douglas lifted his head with a smile and once again channeled magic power into the crystal ball in his hands.
"You must realize, this is a rare opportunity to see those barbarians from Fanriel embarrass themselves in front of a crowd. I think I could take it back as a family heirloom. Happy or not, I'll pull it out for a look. No no no, as the saying goes, shared joy is double joy. Perhaps I should hand this footage over to the White Tower's academic institutions..."
"They only publish inventions and formulas related to magic. Under what pretext would you release this?"
"Hmm..."