Have Magic - Chapter 98



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Embrace the Magic (98)

A group of over a hundred people appeared in the Modew Wasteland. All were dressed in black, and their chests were embroidered with a strangely shaped snake in gold thread.

“Is this the place?”

“Yes, Elder. This is the Karamis Marsh.”

“No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look like a wetland.”

“The terrain seems to have changed over the thousands of years. There seems to have been a lot of tectonic movement as well. However, according to the literature, this is definitely the Karamis Marsh.”

An old man called Elder leisurely explored the Modew Wasteland.

Abandoned mining tools were strewn everywhere. There were more than 20 unexcavated tunnels.

“No one has come recently?”

“Yes. The last time was about 3 years and 6 months ago. We stopped mining due to the spread of an infectious disease of unknown cause.”

“Epidemic?”

“Yes. They say that a person collapsed for no reason. They even went to the Magic Tower to investigate the illness at the time, but they said they found nothing. In our opinion……”

The subordinate stopped talking and looked up at the elder. It seemed as if he was asking permission to speak about ‘judgment’.

In their organization, there were certain positions that could make ‘judgments’. Lower-level members simply did as they were told. They were not allowed to make ‘judgments’ arbitrarily.

“Tell me.”

“I have a feeling that one of the ancient relics may be carrying a curse.”

“The energy of that relic leaked out?”

“Yes. That is my opinion. It is a worthless opinion, so you may ignore it, Elder.”

The elder did not ignore his subordinate’s words.

He was a capable subordinate who had worked under him for quite some time. If he had mentioned the ‘curse’, there must have been some basis for it.

“The legacy of the Magic Empire… If what is written in the literature is true, then this is the first legacy that can be obtained in its entirety?”

“If you limit it to the Magic Empire, then yes.”

“Limited to the Magic Empire? That’s ridiculous. Excluding the Magic Empire, no country has ever learned true magic. Only the Magic Empire’s magic is real. It’s the same for generations before and after.”

The elders considered all magic outside of the Magic Empire to be derivative.

The magic that was accidentally discovered while restoring the magic of the Magic Empire, the fake that was created by imitating the magic of the Magic Empire, could not be compared to the real magic of the Magic Empire.

“Isn’t there a proval?”

“That’s just a legend. No, it’s just a novel written by someone at the time.”

The elder had also seen records of Proval. It was a very short word in an old document, and it said, ‘Even the Magic Empire’s imperial family was polite,’ so he thought, ‘Could it be?’

So I spent several years researching Proval, wondering if it might be a kingdom greater than the Magic Empire.

But I didn’t find anything. I did find one more record with the word Proval written on it, but it was all a fictional story about someone coming from another dimension.

From then on, the elder stopped investigating Proval. He judged it to be too absurd and not worth investigating.

“Okay, let’s begin.”

“Yes. It’s expensive equipment, so handle it carefully.”

“Yes, Elder.”

The men moved and installed dozens of devices in various places. Because the devices were large and numerous, it took quite a while.

It was an artifact that required over 60 parts to be combined to produce an effect. Not only did it take a long time to produce, but all the materials that went into its production were expensive.

After almost two hours, the equipment was finally installed.

When only the last operation was left, the elder stepped forward.

“Let’s start.”

The elder stood in the center of the equipment and chanted the spell. As the spell began, the equipment began to emit a faint light. And as the spell continued, the light grew stronger.

“Manifest! Ancient Object Detection!”

A gray light surged from over 60 pieces of equipment. The light briefly lingered on each of the 60 pieces of equipment before flowing to one place.

“Over there.”

“I see.”

Agent object detection.

It was a magic that found ancient relics or traces, and it was a magic that their organization had created over a long period of time.

It’s only 5 circles. It’s not a low level magic, but it’s normal for a high level magician to be able to use it.

However, there was no ‘person’ who could actually use this magic. The runes were so difficult and the calculations were so complex that it was impossible for people to use them.

It was a magic that even the great wizard would fail 10 times out of 10 attempts.

If Rodin had seen this equipment, he would have thought this.

‘You created a device that detects subtle magical powers.’

The artifacts of the Magic Empire had almost no magical power flowing outward. The magical energy was so weak that even the great wizard had to focus closely for a long time to barely feel the presence of ‘magic power’.

To feel this tiny, feeble magic, special equipment was required.

The tools originally used to measure talent are called fine magic power meters, or fine aura meters. As the name suggests, they are devices for measuring fine magic power or aura.

However, even this measuring device was unable to read the magical power of artifacts from the Magic Empire era. A more precise and sensitive device was needed.

After a long period of development, these organizations have created artifacts that can detect finer magical power than the micro-magic meter. These are the 60 artifacts that were brought here today.

“Let’s go.”

“Hmm.”

I approached the tunnel that the equipment was pointing to. There was a small hole next to the tunnel.

“Could it be that someone came in?”

“That can’t be true. We’ve already sent people to the Marquisate of Richmond to investigate for a long time.”

The hole next to the tunnel was small. It was a size that a person could fit through somehow, but it would be extremely uncomfortable.

It was easier to lift out the big rocks than to squeeze into such a small hole.

If he were a wizard, he would have moved the stones with his magic hand, and if he were a knight, he would have pulled them out with force.

“What are the chances that someone unrelated to the Marquisate of Richmond entered?”

“Even so, they would probably be grave robbers or thieves. There won’t be any problems with the relics.”

“That’s right. Start by cleaning up the entrance. Finish it by the end of today so you can come in tomorrow morning.”

“All right.”

The wizards all used their Magic Hand spells to clear the tunnels. They used magic to clear away the stones and sprinkled water to settle the dust.

The entrance was quick as there were no large boulders. However, the further we went in, the bigger the boulders blocking the passage became.

* * *

Rodin took a deep breath, just one step away from crossing the corridor into the common area.

I took a cautious step forward, mentally prepared to run away at any moment.

“ha.”

The battle doll didn’t attack. It just stood there without even looking at me.

“That was correct. But you’re reading the magic pattern there? Does that make sense?”

It was about 20 meters from the entrance to the right corner, and about 25 meters to the left corner.

The battle dolls read magical patterns from a distance that could never be considered close, and decided whether or not to attack.

“Well, it’s not weird since I can do it too.”

For the moment, I put my doubts aside and stared blankly at the pile of books in front of me. I wanted to run over there and start reading them right away.

“no.”

Now, his magical power pattern had changed into an unfamiliar form. At this rate, he would have to think twice before using magic.

“I guess we should look at those guys first.”

I approached the battle doll on the right holding the spear. I was worried that it might attack me, but fortunately, the battle doll holding the spear just stood there until I got right in front of it.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

He placed his hand on the battle doll’s chest and injected magical power into it. He was very careful, trying to create a non-aggressive atmosphere.

“Haa, this is…….”

As expected, the battle doll was a mana-based artifact, not a magical one. Inside, there were a lot of incredibly complex magic circles carved into it, so it was difficult to figure it all out in a day or two.

“There’s no need to figure it all out today.”

First, you just need to find the magic circle related to the command authority. You should first take care of the specific magic circle so that it is not attacked and, if possible, so that you can have the command authority.

“This isn’t it. This isn’t it either. This is… This is how the Aura Blade was made. Should I call it a Mana Blade? Hmm, anyway, this isn’t it either.”

There were so many magic circles that it took hours just to look through them all. But I didn’t give up and after looking through them carefully, I finally found the magic circle I wanted.

“This is it.”

Rodin glanced back. In the distance, he saw a battle doll that looked like a woman in her twenties.

“If I change my magic pattern, they’ll attack from there. Will I be able to do it in time?”

I was thinking of changing the command of the battle doll in front of me to the owner of the magic pattern that Rodin originally had.

To do that, I had to go back to my original magic pattern. That way, I could let the battle doll wielding the spear know that this magic pattern had the authority to command.

The problem was that in the meantime, he would be attacked by another battle doll far away. He had to manipulate the magic circle of the battle doll holding the spear before being attacked by the female battle doll holding the sword and shield.

“You have less than 2 seconds. We have to finish it within that time.”

There was not enough time. It would take at least five minutes to manipulate the magic circle. This was the minimum time I had set.

“No. Because I have the authority now.”

Rodin, who now maintains a heterogeneous magical power pattern, was the master and commander of the two battle dolls.

If you give an order now, the two battle dolls will naturally move as instructed.

“I need to know your name to give orders.”

I looked at the magic circle again. After examining each one, I was able to find out the name of the battle doll holding the spear.

“Charis.”

“Hello. Kwari.”

The battle doll holding a spear answered as soon as the name was called. Its forward-facing posture was fixed on Rodin.

But Rodin could not understand the words coming out of the battle doll’s mouth. It was an ancient language he did not know.

“Do you understand what I’m saying?”

“Tenoxatria. Quari.”

[I understand, Master.]

“ah!”

This time, the meaning of the words came to my head, not just the words that came out of my mouth. It was telepathic magic.

The battle doll, realizing that Rodin’s language was unfamiliar, used telepathic magic along with speech.

With this, you can have conversations. Not only that, but you can also learn ancient languages ​​from unknown eras.

“Follow me.”

“Hano. Quari.”

[Yes, Master.]

Rodin approached the female combat doll holding the sword and shield. He examined each magic circle and found out the name.

“Jenna.”

“Hano. Quari. Storyvia.”

[Yes, Master. Go ahead.]

Even though they were the same battle dolls, their speech was different. Battle doll Jenna’s voice was much softer, and her expressions were also more colorful.

“From now on, you guys don’t speak out loud. Just use telepathy magic.”

[Yes, Master.]

[I will do so, Master.]

The incomprehensible pronunciation of words mixed with the meaning conveyed through telepathic magic made things even more confusing. So I decided to rule out the unintelligible language for now.

“Charis, Jenna. No matter what happens next, don’t move for the next 30 minutes. Don’t attack anyone.”

[Okay, Master. I’ll wait 30 minutes.]

[Understood, Master.]

I gave orders to Charis and Jenna, and started by touching Charis’ magic circle.

In order to input a new magical power pattern with command authority, he erased the previously registered magical power pattern. He carved his own magical power pattern in its place and released his hand.

“Whew. Charis.”

[Yes, Master.]

Fortunately, the commanding officer changed normally. Now, there was no risk of being attacked by the battle doll Karis even if the original magic pattern was maintained.

“Am I the master?”

[Yes, Master.]

“Okay. Just wait.”

After Charis, I worked on Jenna’s magic circle.

Even though the magic circle was touched due to the previous order, the two did not respond.

“Whew. It’s over. Jenna.”

[Yes, Master.]

[Yes, of course you are my master.]

“That’s fortunate.”

I was so focused that my whole body was drenched in sweat. I was so exhausted that I could barely stand.

“Undyne. Wash me up.”

-Hehehe.

The cold water created by Undyne swept over my entire body. I suddenly came to my senses.

“This is not the time to be doing this.”

There was a brief moment of danger because of Charis and Jenna, but that was all in the past now.

It’s already taken too long. The sun is already setting, and all I’ve done so far is take command of the battle dolls Karis and Jenna.

“There are so many books.”

When my mind became calm, only then did the book catch my eye.

There were so many books piled up that I couldn’t even tell how many there were. It was a mountain of books that were not neatly stacked but rather haphazardly thrown together.

“Why on earth do they manage it like this?”

As a book lover, it broke my heart to see books left in disarray. If I had enough time, I would have made a bookshelf and organized them one by one by category.

“Whew, I feel suffocated.”

I felt like I was going to burst at the thought of not being able to organize them right away. But I felt strangely good thinking about stacking up the books here and reading them later.

There were several times more books here than all the books I had ever read in my life combined.

Even for Rodin, who reads books very quickly, it would take decades to read all those books.

“Coming here was the best decision I ever made.”

I was interested in the book, but first I looked around.

“First, the runes.”

The walls were covered in runes from top to bottom, all around. Even at a glance, there were more runes I didn’t know than I did.