With the groups finalized, Ethan gave them a set of coordinates and told them to head out first. He turned to the one person he'd held back.
"Alright," he said, facing the Mad Engineer. "What was the deal with that schematic?"
He'd caught the man's sudden, intense focus when he'd laid eyes on the Blazing Cannon blueprint.
"Right! So, I've been stuck on the Demonic Elemental Magethrower project," the Engineer explained, his words coming in a rushed, excited tumble. "A few core principles just wouldn't click. That schematic… it had some design concepts I can adapt. It's a straight upgrade to my current approach. This could shave days off my research!"
"Good. Then get back to it," Ethan said, filing the information away. "By the way, you have some Expert-tier Engineers under you, right?"
"Sure do! Three of them!" the Mad Engineer declared, puffing out his chest with pride.
