The maid did return in only a few minutes, carrying a wooden box in her hands as if it were a poisonous snake she was eager to get rid of.
She set the box on the table and retreated away as quickly as possible, which made even the General suspicious about what was in the box.
Dominic activated [Mage Armour] and delicately flipped the lid on the box open.
The interior held six round balls, all perfectly mundane as far as Magitech items went. But Dominic didn't sense any traps, and nothing jumped out at him.
General Merlot chuckled. "Oh, I get it now. They sent us an actual recruit box. This box is their final exam, in a way. You see, if they don't have enough affinity for magic and the spell gems, they will take backlash.
You just have to twist open the orbs and the gems are inside."
