Have Magic - Chapter 123



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Embrace the Magic (123)

Not far from the Hedens region, the carriage suddenly stopped. Jenna and Charis jumped down from the coachman’s seat and looked ahead.

“These are the footprints of a monster.”

“Ha, you came all the way here?”

Rodin moved very slowly, less than half the speed he would have moved with the top.

Moving slowly, I created Larry’s artifacts and paid more attention to Bianca’s magical training. This also gave Larry more opportunities to train with Charis.

While Rodin and his party were staying in Asir, the monster crossed the border of the kingdom of Thebia.

While Rodin and his party moved slowly, the giant monster roamed freely throughout the kingdom of Thebia.

In less than a fortnight, the monster moved through the center of the Thebian kingdom from east to west.

Fortunately, there were no major casualties. This was because they evacuated in advance and lured the monster to a place where there were no people.

But wherever the giant monster moved, the terrain became a mess.

Crops were completely ruined, all the trees were blown down, and many places where waterways were fine were blocked.

“The surroundings are in shambles. It looks like a battle has broken out.”

“I need to check. Wait a moment. Fly.”

Rodrigo was about to send Zito, but then changed his mind. He wanted to check out the area himself.

I went up to the sky and slowly looked down at my surroundings.

As Charis said, it was a mess. The ground was dug up, and more than half of the trees had fallen. There were also countless footprints where the monster had stepped deep into the ground.

“The body must have been disposed of.”

There are no visible corpses right now, but they must have been cleared away after the fight ended. It was clear that quite a few people had died in this battle.

“Is the direction roughly that way?”

The trail continued south. Fortunately, the destination was to the west, so there was no overlap.

But as long as it wasn’t in the exact opposite direction, it wasn’t strange to meet him at any time. You might open your eyes and see him looking down at you.

He came back down to the ground and told his companions what he had seen.

“What happened to him?”

“It seems that the Kingdom of Tebia is also actively participating. I don’t know the result.”

“I guess we’ll have to see that the Kingdom of Lennox failed to defeat him.”

“That’s right. They probably let go as soon as they left their territory. Even if they won the fight, the damage would be great.”

For the Kingdom of Tebia, it was like being struck by a calamity while sleeping. Who could have predicted that a monster that crossed the border would lay waste to the country?

“Brother Rodin, what are you going to do?”

“Well, what do you guys think?”

“Brother, are you going to meet that monster?”

“If he moves on his own, the chances of meeting us are slim. He’ll probably go to a crowded place. However, if we lure him to the Kingdom of Tebia, there’s a chance he’ll meet us.”

The Hedens region was a typical rural area. There was a small town near the Paloma Mountains, but it was only a small part of the Hedens region.

The land was vast and there were few people. It was the most suitable place in the kingdom of Thebia to lure monsters.

“Brother. You can tell when I come near, right?”

“Yeah. The ground will shake.”

It was so big that I could sense it approaching from afar. As long as I was in a movable carriage, it wasn’t hard to avoid.

Also, the bastard had grown in size due to his connection to the magic stone. Since he was a mass of magic, Rodin’s keen senses could not have missed it.

But somehow, he had a bad feeling. Rodin strangely felt like he couldn’t avoid fighting the guy.

“I will fill the hole.”

“No, that’s fine. Let’s just fly. Magic Hand.”

He created eight magic hands and lifted the entire carriage. The horses resisted the unfamiliar force, but Charis and Jenna consoled them well.

Beyond the pit, we headed west again. Fortunately, aside from a few small attacks by demons, it was a peaceful journey.

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Finally, we arrived in the Hedens region. In the distance, green grass stretched out wide, and cattle were leisurely grazing on it.

“It’s pastoral.”

“Brother. It’s warm here.”

“That’s right. The climate changes starting from that hill.”

Even though it was the beginning of winter, the Hedens region was warm. It felt like it was still in late spring or early winter.

“Matthew, don’t you remember this place?”

“Yes, sir. I left here when I was a baby.”

Matthew felt at ease. He felt mentally stable even though he didn’t remember his hometown. He also felt as warm as his mother’s embrace.

“Let’s go.”

“Umm, here. Your Majesty.”

Charis, who was on the stables, cautiously called out to Rodin. Then, even though there was no word, Matthew crossed over to the carriage driven by Jenna.

Now only Charis and Rodin remain in the carriage.

“Tell me. What’s going on?”

“Your Majesty, may I check the map of the continent?”

“A map? Wait a minute.”

He opened the subspace of the bracelet and took out a map of the continent. It was not a single page, but a map book consisting of about 50 pages.

The map Rodin had was quite detailed. It depicted not only the terrain and place names, but also the names of cities and borders. It was a map that combined military maps and expanded them to the continental level.

You couldn’t buy these maps in the usual way. Even Rodin ordered them for quite a lot of money, and it took several months for them to arrive.

Charis checked each map from the first page to the last. He looked at one map and tilted his head for a long time, then took out a new map and tilted his head again and again.

“Master, I don’t quite understand the map of the continent.”

“It’s different from the days of the Magic Empire. You used to rule all the way to the west, but now humans only use the east. That’s why.”

Rodin recalled the map of the entire continent that had been shown during the welcome class at Proval, and drew a rough map for Charis to see.

“Ah! That’s right. The map I know looks like this.”

“The continent we live in now is only the eastern part. The central part and the western part are places where humans cannot set foot.”

“So what kind of place is this?”

“I’ve told you before. That’s what we now call the Western Continent. It’s also my hometown. By the standards of the Magic Empire, it’s also the East.”

At that time, the area ruled by the Magic Empire was very large. The Western Continent, Central Continent, and Eastern Continent, which are now called the ‘Continent’, were all combined and were part of the Eastern Region during the Magic Empire era.

“What kind of place is this?”

“I’ve told you about this place before. Masurim. I’ve never been there myself. I’ve heard that it’s incredibly dangerous because there are so many demons.”

In the past, I had a conversation with Karis and Jenna about the shape of the continent.

However, at that time, we did not spread out a map and talk. All we did was briefly explain the current shape of the continent while mentioning the capital during the time of the Magic Empire.

“Is the Hedens region this way?”

“Yeah. It’s the name of the area around here.”

Charis looked through the maps one by one again. Then he set aside only the maps adjacent to the Paloma Mountains, including the Hedens region. There were four in total.

“Is this the Paloma Mountains?”

“that’s right.”

“Ah! I think I know what kind of place this is.”

The place that Charis took a picture of was the Paloma Mountains. This long mountain range stretching from north to south was the boundary dividing the central continent and the western continent.

“The Paloma Mountains. A place where nothing is known.”

“Is that so?”

Paloma Mountains.

It is a mysterious and dangerous land. No one in the world knows what the inside of the Pharaoh Mountains is like. Everyone who has entered has disappeared.

Masurim was dangerous, but there were survivors. There had been a punitive expedition, and the outskirts of Masurim had been mapped and had guides.

But the Pharaoh Mountains were different. Adventurers, knights, magicians, even spirits. They swallowed up countless people without saying a word.

0 survivors.

It was a scary place in a different sense from Masurim.

“What are you doing here?”

“It was a training ground. A training ground used only by the imperial family.”

“All of that wide space?”

The Palomar Mountains run from north to south, and are over 2,000 km long. They are also estimated to be over 100 km wide.

The royal family monopolizes this vast area. There was no need for such a large area for a magician’s training.

“Hmm, originally, the Imperial Palace also managed that place specially. Magic and aura growth was particularly fast in certain terrains of the mountain range. However, I didn’t know why growth was fast only there.”

“Ah! It’s Mana.”

“Yes. Princess Elanérien, the previous master, has figured out the reason.”

“That’s right. Since you have a constitution that can sense mana, you must have known that the Paloma Mountains were special. You must also have been able to find out where the most mana was gathered.”

Only then did I understand why the Imperial Family of the Magic Empire monopolized the entire mountain range.

The Imperial House of the Magic Empire did not know which terrain in the Paloma Mountains was good for magical power or aura growth. Since they did not know exactly, they must have designated the entire mountain range as the Imperial House’s territory.

Then, Princess Elanerienne found the perfect spot for growth along with the exact reason.

“That’s right. The previous master called it a mana focus point.”

“Mana Focus. That makes sense. How much does it have to be to be called a ‘focus’?”

“Princess Elanerienne said it was thousands of times more.”

“That’s ridiculous. Thousands of times. That’s impossible.”

Rodin is a person who can sense not only magic but also mana. His senses are more sensitive than Princess Elanerien.

From the Western Continent, and even across the sea to the Central Continent, I always felt mana and magic. I didn’t have to try hard. I could just tell when I was close.

The concentration of mana in the world I’ve seen so far has been almost uniform. Depending on the terrain, there are places where the concentration of mana is slightly higher, but even then, it’s only a difference of 2-3 times.

The only exception is the underground archaeological site, which was created artificially, over 5,000 years ago.

The underground ruins were always under attack from the outside.

After the volcano was formed, it had to endure the pressure and heat of the lava, and before that, it had to endure the weight of the earth for a long time. The long time and the fight could not be ignored.

The underground ruins have withstood the horrendous attacks that have continued for over 5,000 years with the help of magic circles carved into the walls. To do this, they have carved magic circles that absorb and store mana.

The remaining power after fighting the outside world was stored in the walls of the underground ruins. It was at a level that was incomparable to the world’s everyday mana concentration.

Rodin broke that power all at once, gaining an enormous amount of magical power.

“I don’t know the details either. That’s what the previous master said.”

“Mana concentration is thousands of times higher… How fast will you grow if you train there?”

The higher the concentration of mana, the more it is converted into magic power or aura. However, even if the concentration of mana increases by 10 times, the growth speed does not increase by 10 times.

A significant amount of mana returns to its original state during the process of being converted into magic or aura. This cannot be captured or forced through normal means.

So even if the mana concentration increases by about 10 times, the actual growth rate is only about 2 times. It is a little better for someone with exceptional talent, but even so, it is difficult to exceed 3 times.

When the mana concentration increases by about 100 times, the growth speed will increase by about 5 to 6 times. When the mana concentration increases by about 1,000 times, the growth speed will increase by about 6 to 7 times.

‘If the mana concentration is thousands of times higher, the growth rate will be 10 times higher.’

It was a place Larry and Bianca needed more than Rodin.

Rodin was already in a state of stunted growth. Unless he attained enlightenment and reached the 7th circle, there was no point in gathering magic power alone.

“Maybe that’s the secret of the Magic Empire?”

“Well, during the time of the Magic Empire, it wasn’t just magic that was outstanding. The magical knowledge itself was incomparable to the current level.”

“That’s true.”

“Thousands of times… I should go and see it sometime. It’s a little scary.”

The Paloma Mountains are a place that has swallowed up countless people. It is a place from which no one has returned, so I was reluctant to enter.

“Has this become a dangerous place?”

“I don’t know either. No one knows. No one has ever gone into the Paloma Mountains and come out alive.”

“Ah! I guess I spoke out of turn. There’s no need to go to such a dangerous place.”

“No. I told you well. I hate being unaware of something the most. And I need to investigate the outskirts of the Paloma Mountains first. Then I can decide whether to go in or not.”

Rodin was curious about the Paloma Mountains. He also felt something pulling him towards them.