In a World of Magic, I Choose to Build a Civilization of Science and Technology

Across the wasteland, dead grass lies yellow and all is silent. A flying dragon roars in fury, looking down contemptuously at the mortals beneath its feet, as tiny as ants, and spews forth flames like a serpent... In a magnificent, boundless fantasy world, orcs, dwarves, humans, and other races clash with one another, charging again and again at the command of their leaders in pursuit of victory. But is any of this really necessary? Su Xiumeierde gazes at the solemn cathedral soaring into the clouds at the edge of the sky and the starving dead strewn all around. A notification chimes in his ears, audible to him alone. “Ding-dong, Red Alert System loading complete.”