Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 85



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Episode 85. 4 that everyone can understand

Meme.

They exist in this world, and people’s perceptions of those concepts actually affect them.

However, the concepts that people think about and the will to gather there are not so simply defined.

Just as the hero of Daton, Mineelun, was given the name to a Quako tribe that was possessed by Daton’s spirit, a half-blooded Bark tribe member, and even a pure-blooded Patchar.

Same goes for Datang. Datang means family and Daton means a member of the family.

But now the meaning has been reversed, with Daton referring to a specific race, and Datang referring to a huge nation that exists on the continent of Olsozo.

The word Daton itself means a person who is a Datanger, but it was so natural for people to say, “I am a Datanger, but I am not a Datanger. I am a Patchar!”

A reversal of meaning and pronunciation.

And the expansion and contraction of meaning.

But still, there are some things that don’t change much.

The rules that people set for themselves.

Among them, there is something called a symbol. A definition that says a symbol represents a certain meaning.

Just like when people see the word ‘fire’, they all think of similar things.

And just like advanced AI extracts similar images from words based on what it has learned.

The meaning written on a symbol does not change easily.

This is especially true if it is a special symbol or has a special meaning.

That’s where the art of writing was born. It was about using the meaning of people gathered together, not through individuals, but through the concept of symbols.

When I showed my writing skills to the other Mainiruns in Mainirun, everyone was amazed.

“Is this a spirit magic that anyone can use!”

“No, that seems a little different.”

Lezohui Medakbo, who suddenly became the founder of the art of writing, explains: There are conditions for the art of writing.

First, it only responds to ‘spirit language’ (proto-Datonic language) which has now lost most of its original meaning and exists only as a starting language for spirit magic.

Second, the characters used in the spirit language must be special characters specifically designed to represent the spirit language.

“Come to think of it, that letter didn’t have a name? You created it, and it’s Rezohui’s achievement, so how about ‘Rezohuul’?”

“Well. I guess it’s okay. Well, come to think of it, it might not be a good idea… … .”

Third, you must use special magic ink. Originally, it was used because it had a shining effect by containing magic power without preserving it, but this type of ink, or at least an equivalent ink, must be used.

Fourth. Only those who fully understand the meaning, pronunciation, form, and effects of the spirit language can use it.

Fifth. After using it like this, the magic power will drain from the magic ink and it can no longer be used.

Sixth. I really don’t know why, but if you write with ‘good handwriting’, the effect is better, and if you use good ink and good paper, the effect is even better.

“We still need to find out more about its application with the spirit stone, but it is a great mystery. By using it, scholars with little combat power or spirit masters who have contracts with only certain spirits can use other spirit magic in a limited way.”

“Ugh.”

All the time, Chaun mutters like this.

And I say it again:

“Ugh… … .”

Actually, I don’t really understand it. Is there power in language? I don’t think so.

But in practice, the literacy technique works.

Maybe this will be the starting point for Daton to understand what a meme is.

“Is there power in language and letters? Hmm… … .”

“Then, if we organize the old Daton language properly and organize the grammar, we can create more spells with various effects. I think you should do this yourself, Ol Chaun.”

“Wait a minute, back then, there was no grammar. There wasn’t anything plausible. It was just the babbling of children.”

“But it is true that no one knows that character except for Ol Chaun.”

Medakbo shakes his head at a tremendous speed.

“I swear I can’t do this. I won’t do it.”

Other mineleaders ignored it.

“I have to create the letters… …? Damn it. It’s an old memory, but it’s okay since Datang Oram remembers it, but it’s really nothing special.”

“But don’t you all use old expressions to name your own Minnie Runs?”

“It’s a bit different. The vocabulary has gradually expanded. I’m not sure where the old language begins and ends.”

That’s what the meme decides.

First of all, everyone considers that at least all vocabulary from the Dark Ages to Paradise Ages functions as spirit language. And among them, the vocabulary from the Dark Ages is more effective than the vocabulary from Paradise Ages, which became more diverse due to mixing with the Bark Tribe and others.

“Okay. I’ll take responsibility for this. It’s a big deal.”

“Yes. And if you make it, I will review it. There are conditions that it must be easy to write and distinguishable from other characters.”

“Ugh… … . Well, okay.”

So the so-called ‘spirit language’ composition task force was formed.

All Chaun, a person who actually knows the language.

Manum Lapang, each of which has its own unique shape.

Castlor Laurent, who will organize it according to grammar and vocabulary.

And the Lezowi Medakbo that actually uses and studies it.

“No, why me again?!”

“Who else but you can do it?”

“Then, could you at least leave out the trial-related work? And the tax-related work… .”

“… … No, I can’t leave that out. It’s a very serious matter.”

“Euuuuuu!”

But since it’s being sculpted and written by the best people in Datang, it’ll probably turn out pretty good, right?

Well, there’s the problem that these people are so smart and live so long that they don’t really consider time to learn.

Students gather in groups of three or four to talk about their past exam results.

“It’s a level 5 spirit writing class… … .”

“5th grade? That’s high. I got 7th grade.”

“Why on earth is the ancient spirit language so complicated and shitty… …. There are thousands of basic characters and tens of thousands of variant grammars, so who on earth memorizes them all?”

“So, this isn’t something that only professional ‘Rezohis’ learn. If you learn this, you’ll have to use it for the rest of your life?”

“You’re just wasting money on fucking expensive ink. Damn it.”

“Aren’t there only a few people in Daton who know the true meaning of the spirit language? What on earth does ‘Reka’ mean?”

Of course I didn’t want to know what it meant.

The meaning of the spell called ‘Reka’, which is kept secret not only from the spirit magicians outside of Datang, but also from the spirit magicians inside Datang.

I know it’s not ‘burn’ or ‘set on fire’.

It would be a more sinister and cursed word, as if Datang Oram, who appears merciful at first glance, was actually the merciless god of fire.

I didn’t really want to know because it couldn’t be normal for a god to move like that.

Even though I know that if I realize its true meaning, I can use extremely powerful and dangerous spells.

“With the exception of All Chaun, all the purebloods and Mainirans are dead and it’s been over 200 years since they were laid to rest, there’s probably no way to know the true meaning of Reka in this era.”

The academy students mutter, and try to forget that their great elemental civilization and the great academy they attend were built by snatching it from the Datons, the ancestors of elementalism.

Anyway, the spirit writing was a mess. The first Mindyruns worked hard to create it without any ill intentions, but it was a mess.

On the contrary, it was a good thing for the world. Because this was an area that anyone could access with ‘knowledge’. If the mystery that could be accessed with knowledge were easy, the world would be no different from anyone holding a gun.

Although the Mindyruns did not create it with that in mind, it ended up being a very effective means of controlling mystery.

The workload of scribes and the difficulty of the exams were increased by about 200 times.

This is not a joke.

And finally, after overcoming hundreds of years of hardship, persecution, and contempt, Lezhaohui Medakbo succeeds in creating currency using the mysteries he has discovered and the techniques known in this datang.

“This is the 176th currency proposal! How about it? The ultimate spirit writing technique! And excellent scribes! And a reasonable system! The ultimate currency created by combining advanced technology and understanding of materials.”

“Hmm… … That’s it.”

“No!!! Please look at it properly!”

First of all, the material used for this currency was an alloy of metal and earth, melted with magic power, commonly used in datang.

And the letters were engraved with ink mixed with the ultra-concentrated magic honey of the Medakbo family and several samples of demons.

No one knows the exact composition, but the resulting substance has some very strange properties.

First of all, it can accumulate and release extremely large amounts of magical power. Just looking at it, it seems like a material that could be found anywhere.

However, to accumulate magic power for this, it only works in the super-super-super-high magic power zone. It only works in the Holy Land and its vicinity, and in some parts of the Shuzor region where the Mint is established.

And after accumulating, there is no loss of magic power, to the point where it can be said that it doesn’t occur at all.

However, the release can happen anywhere. However, once it is released, it continues to release magic power like a dam breaking, and eventually all the magic power is depleted.

To recharge it, you have to bring it to the Holy Land and the Mint.

“In other words! This currency functions as a means of going out and as fuel for the Datons! And even other races have their own needs for magical power… … .”

“In other words, you converted the value called ‘horsepower’ into money?”

“Yes! That’s right. The last 175th failure was unstable, but this time it’s really perfect!”

“What if another race imitates something similar to this?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“It doesn’t matter… …?”

“Yes! It doesn’t matter. Think about it! Then, there are just two types of currency in the world: the Tang currency and the currency of other races. In other words, you just exchange the ‘exchange rate’ based on the concentration and total amount of magical power.”

“Oh… … .”

“And since magic power is a resource that is used everywhere, it can also be used as military supplies.”

“Hmm.”

“Even the furry ones, which consume little magic power, sometimes eat soft things to gain magic power, and these can be used as ingredients.”

“Hmm… … .”

“The casting quantity there is extremely limited! And since it is a consumable made by absorbing magic power, the production volume is also limited. No matter how high the magic power is, if magic power is used on a large scale, the magic power pressure decreases. In particular, the honey used here is made using magic power collected from the soft bees of the Shuzor region, so production is completely! Really completely controlled! What do you think?”

MinnieRun thinks of counter-arguments, but nothing plausible comes to mind.

Then, it would just be good.

“good night!”

“Then, based on this, we can establish tax laws and criminal laws, etc.”

“Great! Medakbo! You did a really great job!”

Once the currency was established, a tax law framework was established, and once the tax law framework was established, a criminal law with much higher fines than those on Earth was created. This is to handle racial differences.

The Medakbo family now controls the mint and the economy, monopolizing the right to mint currency.

Eventually, the first set of laws that everyone agreed on were engraved on Mainirun, creating a ‘written law’ and distributing it to villages throughout the region.

And the moment their tax law spread throughout the country, something strange happened.

“uh……?”

A method written on the Manirut, the material used to make the Mainirun, which is indestructible and is filled with the power of the moon.

And the system, currency, and ink he perfected also contained the magic of Shuzor’s cross.

A mystery that has been trained to the extreme for that.

At that point, the rank of Lezowi Medakbo, who was the last mine runner, goes up one level.

This great Lulmo is no longer dead and moving, but is instead experiencing transmigration in the body of the strongest and most powerful Lulmo that ever existed.

“This is… … !”

The second molt. Lezohui Medakbo, who was neither Datun nor Pachar, but was a ‘friend’ of the Lulmo tribe, was revered by the entire Datang and was elevated to the ranks of the Celestial Agent, the Snail Sage, the Emperor of the Great Forest, and the Lord of Shujor.

“Lejohui Medakbo is now a saint! He is no longer a man of few words, but a saint!”

To live in Mainilun, Mainilun.

But now even that name is not suitable. There are too many people who do not live in Mainilun.

If the Mindirans are beings who have experienced the first molt, it seems that another name will now be needed for beings who have experienced the second molt.

Living in a place where the sky and the earth are close together, it was a minefield. But now the sky and the earth are united. Not people, but now they are united together to become the world.

From the word ‘Anla’, which means world.

“’Anlier’!”

“!”

“Lezohui Medakbo! Your achievements have moved the stars in the sky, moved the earth where people live, and moved this era that history has touched!

What you have done is like that of the lord of Shujor who commands the army, or the emperor of the great forest who overturned the earth and planted the sky! Like the agent of the heavens and the pioneer of the snail!

“You and other beings of equal status are no longer defined by staying in Mainilun. You are ‘Anlair’, equal to the world!”

“ah……!”

“You are now the rightful fourth-ranking member of Datang! What you have done is as important as serving heaven and advancing on earth!”

I thought that power could not rise any higher, but there was a higher realm. With this, Lezhaohui Medakbo had truly entered the realm of immortality.

“Is there any chance! As the representative of Lulmo and the head of Datang Lejohui, I will do my best!”

“Okay! Then please take care of me from now on!”

“… … ?”

And I thought there couldn’t be any more to do, but then I realized that there really could be more.

Did you think that if you fixed the system and created a currency, it would decrease a little? It takes decades for that to settle down. And if problems continue to arise in the meantime, they have to be fixed.

The 10th Maini Run. And Datang 5th Anraier. Le Zhu Hui Medakbo is in charge of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, the Minister of Justice and Chief Justice in charge of the trial, the Minister of Administration in charge of the system itself, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

There were several situations where I got cursed at no matter what I did and lost sleep over the night when I did my job properly.

The Lulmo’s mostly follow the path of the Rezohi (scribes) following the example of their great leader, Medakbo, and mostly regret it.

“But if a saint is not a saint, what will the next year be called?”

“What? The name is used to distinguish between people, so we’ll decide when another god appears.”

The first period of unification, which lasted a thousand years, ended with the establishment of currency and law, and we finally entered the middle period.

Fantasy starting from the Stone Age