Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 175



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Episode 175. Spider Witch 2

“How much do you know about medicine?”

“Just how to give first aid during a mission.”

“That’s great. I want to meet the medical sage, Castle Laurent.”

“me too.”

The witch snickers.

“What? Haven’t we met before?”

“All Patchar live in Shujor until they reach adulthood, and then when they grow old, they are sent abroad with their compatriots.”

“Then you would also want to settle down?”

“That’s ridiculous. How are we supposed to live among the Erons and the Baekans?”

It’s not about the sense of being chosen, but rather how to hide your identity. The witch laughs as if she made a slip of the tongue and takes out two books.

One is a very old hardcover. You can tell just by looking at it that it is written on paper made from scaled hippopotamus skin. The other is a relatively new book.

“It’s an old edition of ‘The Introduction to Datang Medical Science.’”

“Yes. It was something that could be called the bible of our Black Bishop. It was brought to us by an Erin about 200 years ago.”

“… … .”

“Do you know Erin? The one on the right is a translation. You also know Datang, so that shouldn’t be a problem.”

The special agent reads the ‘Introduction to Datang Medicine’ and is impressed.

The written language is too difficult. To be exact, it is full of vocabulary that sounds like it was written by a hundreds-year-old Daton.

“This is… … a bit difficult to translate.”

“Because it’s an old book. We treated patients based on these two, and when Liwaduwan came, the medicine was already roughly organized… … But since Castel Laurent was Daton and we were Erin, there were limits to its application. We had no choice but to create the so-called ‘black medicine’.”

The commando asks sarcastically.

“Did you make it?”

“No, I was the 5th generation leader… … I am now the 56th leader.”

“The generational change is fast.”

“Because many people died. But I’m not just carrying on the legacy of my predecessors. I have pride as a doctor. There’s probably no one in Eron who treats people better than me.”

So the witch explained with a chuckle.

“There are many elements that make up the world. Each of them corresponds to a celestial body. The reason we have this form is because we receive power from the most active celestial body, the sun. In addition, each nation receives power from a different celestial body and has different characteristics.”

Half right. It’s more like ancient philosophy than science.

“Each month emits a different celestial power.”

“I know that.”

“Isn’t that so? There are several moons in this Eron region. However, they don’t move as close together as Datang… … . Each of the eight moons corresponds to one component of the body… … .”

This is just nonsense. That’s what ancient medicine is all about.

“So. The human body is made of the power of the sun, and the mystical and spiritual part is made of celestial magic.”

“Hmm.”

“The basis of that mystery is magic… … To be exact, it is ‘ordinary magic’ that is lower than celestial magic and has no attributes. It is the basis of all mysteries. If you use celestial magic, you can use even higher-level techniques, and it is also possible to display mysteries that transcend mystery.”

For reference, in the primitive-era Datang, the moon in the sky provided an infinite supply of celestial magic, so all Datons, even if they were separated from the Daton race, could use the highest level of spirit magic. This is natural, since it was a region where spirits were naturally generated.

“When celestial magic is broken down, it becomes normal magic. In order to unleash complete celestial magic, you must become a saint.”

“You lack the conditions.”

“… … That’s right. The entire high-magic zone of the Eron region is under the control of the Luca Empire. They can’t receive celestial magic and escape to the Holy Order. That’s a bit of a stretch. So, regarding this magic, each race has a different way of utilizing magic, and each race has a different way of releasing or utilizing magic.”

The witch brings a simple diagram.

“The Castle Lorraine Museum classifies the tetrapods as follows: First, the keratinoids. They don’t live in the north, but they are abundant in Datang. They have strong bones, scales, tusks… .”

“knee.”

“Knee? Oh, that wasn’t a translation error? What’s a knee?”

“I’m talking about something like a giraffe or a giraffe with kneecaps. They have incredibly thick knees and legs twice as long as normal creatures. They walk on their knees with their legs folded, and stand up when they want to eat leaves.”

“Wow… … That’s great. Anyway, many of those keratinous and hexapodous creatures can transform magical power into their powerful organs. In other words, magical power can become material through life.”

In Datang, even children who have graduated from Mozu (kindergarten) know this, but we will skip over it.

“And polychaetes. Polychaetes have a lot of hair and little or no keratin. These individuals are not affected by the surrounding magical pressure, and even if they do receive magical power, they use it right away to activate their metabolism. That’s why they live in various areas, from low magical power zones to high magical power zones.”

“It doesn’t even take a week.”

“… … That’s right. Polymorphic creatures are immune to the One-Ju-Ta-Mal. They have bodies that are immune to magic, so they cannot obtain great powers, but they are almost immune to diseases caused by monsters, and are especially immune to the One-Ju-Ta-Mal that attacks spirit affinity and sensitivity.”

Some wolves, cats, and cows. Among the demons, Enrakisho and Penkant belong to this group. Kass Loran classified Penkant as a hairless polychaete, and it is true that it is not in accordance with the level of biology of that time.

“Next are the apes. High intelligence, little body hair, soft skin, and incredibly sensitive magical pressure. Apes are more primitive, so they have hair and tails, and in the case of apes, for some reason, they have higher intelligence and stronger mystical adaptability than anyone else. Most species that belong to ‘humanity’ are like this. They are sensitive to the magical pressure around them, and if the magical pressure around them is low, they are in trouble, but conversely, if it is too high, they are in trouble, and they can use mysticism in the process of adjusting the magical pressure inside their body.”

This is something we all know, but let’s move on.

“Okay. And this is where the differences between the races come into play. They’re all lumped together and called mysteries, but they all have different mechanisms.”

First. Soul. The power that comes from individual or racial memory.

Second. Life. The power that comes from life.

Third. Emotion. The power that comes from the instincts of a living thing.

Fourth. Will. The power that comes from the intelligence of a living being.

Fifth. Nature. The power that comes from nature itself.

Sixth. Celestial bodies. Power borrowed from the providence of the universe itself.

Seventh. Faith. Power received directly from a divine being.

Eighth. Communion. The power that comes from communicating with pure mystery.

Actually, this is a classification that was intentionally made into eight to match the spider’s legs. Don’t think of it as fact.

The category of communion can be integrated with other categories. The category of faith is also somewhat ambiguous. It is not a scientific category. In particular, ‘concept’ and ‘soul’ are somewhat different, but they are used together.

But since they think this way and generally follow this classification, we can say that there is a certain mystery in the world.

“Here… … the Luca Empire’s treatment is simple. It heals through faith. You offer everything you have, your emotions, your will, your magic, your soul, to a transcendent being, and call upon the concept of healing. It is extremely ineffective. But it works on any illness.”

“Hmm.”

“And the medicine of Datang has become more advanced. It raises the understanding of life itself and heals through appropriate treatments. The Black Bishop’s thoughts are no different.”

“Then is black medicine a modified version of Datang medicine?”

The witch shakes her head.

“No. They are fundamentally different. That is, the apes of Datang all have extremely high affinity for spirits and resistance to magic. That is why even if you use the extremely toxic medicine used in Datang, the magic is digested in their bodies, but the Baekkan and Erin hybrids cannot withstand it and their bodies are damaged instead.”

That’s true. Castlor Laurent also diagnoses it that way.

“However, the Datang medicine we have is based on pure-blood Datons. Even if you are an Erin half-blood, there is no way to treat you because we assume that you have excellent magical resistance.”

“Then what should we do?”

“It’s simple. You use the same treatment, but at the same time, you drain the magic power.”

The commando asks questions.

“What… …? That’s ridiculous. Most of the effects of the medicine come from magical power. But you’re saying it drains magical power?”

“It’s about diluting it to a tolerable level. It has to be done inside the body. It’s meaningless if you do it outside. It’s about making it work for a long time.”

“Then you’ll be sick and die.”

“That’s why I use paralytics at the same time. They’re made from spider venom. There’s no problem with your cardiopulmonary function, so you can breathe, but you’ll fall asleep and become insensitive to pain.”

It doesn’t seem like a far-fetched cure, but… … why doesn’t Castlor Lorient know about it?

In conclusion, I think that since Castle Laurent is a pure-blooded Daton living in an ultra-high magic zone, he probably couldn’t try this method because ‘even if you lower the magic pressure, it will increase on its own anyway’. However, this place is a little different.

“And the method of synthesizing this drug is half art, half mystery.”

“Half a mystery?”

“Yes. In the process of properly combining the magical powers contained in herbs, other effects occur, and you control them with only subtle senses… … It’s a mixture of sorcery and natural sorcery. Since you’re a Patchar, you’ll learn it early. I heard you have an outstanding talent for sorcery.”

“As they say, all Patchar are masters of sorcery.”

“very good.”

The commandos learned ‘Black Medicine’ here, and discovered that it was a more profound technique than they had thought. It was a discovery that could advance the medical science of Castle Laurent.

When the surroundings became quiet, he visited his colleagues and informed them of this fact, and promoted the witch to an Erin collaborator.

Together with her colleagues, she learns her skills and uses her cabin as a base to treat patients and save other Erins, thereby spreading the word of the Black Bishop.

Of course, he also taught Erin’s medical skills to Kaslo Laurent, and Kaslo Laurent said that this was an amazing medical skill developed in the low magic zone, and that it had great potential to treat patients that Datang could not treat at the moment, and that he needed to transform into an adult in order to bring this person to Datang.

“Witch. You are ready. The church is strong, and everyone is enthusiastic about you.”

This process has been going on for a little over ten years. The witch is actually a little bit mentally unstable. She can still walk, though.

“We will retake the Donum Production Workshop in the Eron region. If we become a saint with the moon magic that shines down there, all conditions will be met. Are you ready?”

The witch speaks quietly.

“of course……..”

So, we plan to mobilize the Patchar Special Forces to forcibly take over the Donum production plant and, while the production of the front wheels is temporarily halted, use the celestial magic that falls from the sky to make the Black Witch a saint.

As I spread my consciousness and prayed to the sky, a barrage of celestial magic rained down from the snake-like moon in the sky. However, I ended up despairing for a moment.

“This. This is a bit difficult… …! Did you think of Datang as the standard? The celestial body is too far away! With the current magical power, your body will probably decay before you reach the level of a saint!”

There are two ways to receive celestial magic and become a constellation.

First, slowly accept magical power and naturally increase the amount of celestial magical power.

Second, requesting the moon and being bombarded by celestial magic. Through the celestial magic bombardment, you are instantly released into the constellation.

The first is safe, but it takes decades, and the second is fast, but if you’re not careful, you’ll die. All the chauns and Osojoin Gulbeoms became saints that way, but it was extremely painful.

And if you don’t meet the criteria for the second method, you’re just dead. The Black Witch knew that.

“Hoo hoo hoo… … .”

But I laugh. I was prepared to die anyway. I thought this could happen.

But then again, I thought of a way. The Black Witch uses magic to open the lid of the large wheel that was spinning in this workshop and then goes in there.

“?!”

And he begins to rotate the front wheel with the threads he magically pulled out of his body.

“What the hell is that?”

“Ah. Ah! I see! The front wheels have the effect of condensing the magical power inside the device! Then, even with this low magical power, it might be possible to forcibly escape to the Holy Land.”

“… … How does that make sense! Then, impurities other than celestial magic will also gather! How is that… … .”

The Patchar special forces we were talking about suddenly come to mind.

‘Using the same treatment, you drain the magic power at the same time. Dilute it to a tolerable level. You have to do it inside the body. It’s meaningless if you do it outside. You have to make it work for a long time.’

The Black Witch now roughly spins the wheels by pulling out threads made of sorcery using only ordinary magic mixed with impurities. Only pure celestial magic is condensed inside the machine.

“iced coffee!”

Deep down, the Patchar commandos might have thought they were ‘feeding’ the witch.

I just got lucky and became an Anlier.

But no. That witch was worthy. Deserving of respect. And worthy of ascending to a higher plane.

He is truly worthy of being called a saint.

Kwaaaaang!

Soon, the front wheel, which had accumulated excessive celestial magic power, bursts and a woman comes out from inside.

Unlike before entering, she is much younger and more beautiful, just like when she was a child. She has successfully shed her second shell.

“Bring the clothes. Let’s go meet Castle Laurent. Then, we’ll destroy the Lucca Empire.”

“Yayhoo!!!”

Oh, and why am I explaining this person so long?

This person is the companion of the Savior who will appear about a thousand years later.

He served as an advisor, sage, healer, and sorcerer to the Savior’s party.

The most important achievement was the assassination of Anlair Castloran.