The Magical Genius of the Marquis Family - Chapter 133



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Even the intermediate and advanced knights fell into a deep sleep, so no one inside the mine could resist the effects of the sleep potion.

I also gave plenty of sleeping herb scent to the two knights who passed out at the entrance.

‘If no one wakes me up, I’ll probably sleep for a day or so.’

It wasn’t for nothing that I added the adjective ‘super powerful’ in front of the sleep potion. It was such an effective item. Even a mid-level knight would have to close his eyes for a whole day.

Since we were planning to leave around dawn the next day anyway, we had plenty of time.

The inside of the mine was filled with white smoke.

It was smoke from a burnt sleeping bag.

Despite passing through such smoke, neither Leonhard nor I closed our eyes.

This was because I had already consumed an item that could resist the effects of the sleep potion.

There were some hollow places here and there inside the mine.

‘This must be a trace of mana stones being mined.’

It seemed like I had to look for the mana stones hidden deep inside the wall.

“master.”

“huh?”

“How do you plan on finding the Mana Stone?”

“Do you know anything about the properties of mana stones?”

“I don’t know the details.”

“It’s simple. The mana that exists inside the mana stone has the property of being attracted to purer mana. I’m going to use this to find out.”

Of course, the mana only moved internally and did not escape from the mana stone.

But it didn’t matter.?

If I had the talent, I would be able to immediately detect even such faint internal movements.

At those words, a question appeared in the knight’s eyes.

“Isn’t this a mine that produces top-grade mana stones? Then, you should be able to find at least top-grade mana stones.”

“I guess so.”

Usually, two levels of mana stones would come out from one mine.

Lower, intermediate.

Intermediate, advanced.

Superior, top class.

Usually, mana stones were gathered like this.

This was a mine with high-grade and top-grade mana stones.

He was thinking deeply when he seemed to realize something and asked a question.

“……If you are drawn to pure mana……Do you happen to have an artifact that holds more pure mana than the highest-grade mana stone?”

“That’s not it.”

“Then how……?”

“I’m going to try using the mana I have inside my body.”

“I know that even the mana from high-grade mana stones is extremely pure mana… What you are looking for, my lord, isn’t it the highest-grade mana stone? Is that even possible…?”

He was right.

The higher-grade mana stones contained mana with a concentration similar to that of a 4th to 5th circle wizard.

The highest grade mana stone was at least circle 6 or higher.

It was not for nothing that they were treated as national property.

That’s why I asked that question.

“It’s possible. With the mana I have.”

Even though I am a 3rd circle wizard, the mana flowing within the circle was as pure as that of a great wizard.

Complete mana body.

It was thanks to this talent that was one level higher than the existing talent. If you spread the mana that has matured in the circle for a day, the mana in the mana stone will start to fluctuate.

‘Just find the one that doesn’t move much.’

The mana in the higher-grade mana stones is of much lower quality than my mana, so it will show a lot of movement, but the highest-grade mana stones will be different.

After figuring that out, I planned to go find the highest level mana stones one by one.

Mana was spread towards the inside of the mine.

Since it became the 3rd circle and my mana reserves had increased significantly, it wasn’t difficult to fill the space in front of me with my mana.

‘There you are.’

The movement of the fluctuating mana was felt vividly.

Among them, there was one place that showed much weaker movements than the others.

It was right inside a huge rock.

“That rock you see over there. Can you break it for me?”

“Is that where the highest-grade mana stone is located?”

“maybe?”

“All right.”

“Don’t hit too hard.”

“yes.”

Leonhardt approached the rock and brought down his sword.

As if the force had been adjusted, the rock did not break right away. There was only a slight crack.

He carefully broke the rock away.

After a while, a mana stone was revealed, emitting a brilliant light from within. It was a top-grade mana stone the size of a forearm.

‘Lucky.’

It was such a precious item that I couldn’t even begin to think of where I could use it because there were so many places I could think of where I could use it.

However, I couldn’t take it right away.

It was because of the ‘Mana Root’, one of the characteristics of Mana Stone.

Mana stones were items created by gathering mana in the air, and the mana stones created had the characteristic of firmly settling in the created terrain using fine threads of mana, similar to filaments.

In order to remove the mana stone, it was necessary to remove this root.

“Just wait a moment.”

I focused my mind, leaving the nodding escort knight behind. Then I felt the mana spread out around the highest grade mana stone.

Perhaps because it was a high-grade mana stone, the mana threads, like fine roots, were extending over hundreds of branches.

He’s a very well-established guy.

Removing the mana root required a rigorous process.

This was because the center had to be left alone and the roots with low mana concentration had to be removed one by one.

‘The central part should be removed last.’

If you do not remove them in the correct order, the mana inside the mana stone may disappear.

So, from the higher level mana stones, manpower and effort were needed to mine them. People with at least 4th circle magicians or higher were required to mine mana stones.

Of course, I didn’t need such a wizard.

It was because I was already similar to a moving great wizard. I only had a small number of circles in my body, but I was a wizard who controlled mana so well that no one could keep up.

‘Shall we begin?’

I had enough confidence.

Finding the low-concentration root was easier for me than breathing. After completing the search in a flash, I cut the root using the superior mana cutter I purchased from Aldorn Tower.

The mana cutter was one of the auxiliary tools that could also be used to cut roots.

Cheek!

Although there was resistance, thanks to the help of a great tool, the roots were quickly cut off. Among the hundreds of roots, the core roots that supported the body were cut off in an instant.

In just 10 minutes, I had a top-grade mana stone in my hand.

“Have you already mined the mana stone?”

“Oh. You said you’d take care of it within half a day. We have to hurry up and get it done.”

“……I heard that even an intermediate level mana stone takes thirty minutes to remove……”

“That’s the story of ordinary wizards. I’m different.”

The process of finding mana stones.

From distinguishing the concentration of mana roots to the time it took to remove the roots using mana, everything was incomparably faster than that of ordinary wizards, so it might have been natural.

“Then let’s go in further.”

There’s still a long way to go inside the mine.

As I passed through there, I planned to dig up all the highest grade mana stones I could find.

As I entered, I began to see fallen people. There were no soldiers among them. There were only knights and their attendants.

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The reason was easy to guess. Soldiers could be deployed in large numbers, but they had the disadvantage of being much less loyal to their families than knights.

It must have been awkward to deploy soldiers to such an important location.

So the minimum cutoff line would have been the seeds that were in charge of the knights’ work.

Everyone inside was sleeping soundly, using the floor as their pillow.

‘Sleep tight.’

I didn’t know that when I woke up I would scream in happiness.

So Leonhard and I quickly began to explore the inside of the mine.

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The knights guarding the mine’s border were divided into three groups and were taking turns resting.

The three groups took turns guarding the mine perimeter for half a day each.

Those three Joes each contained one high-ranking knight.

Even though they were self-made, upper-level articles were a precious resource that not many could possess.

It was a personnel arrangement that showed how much the author had hoped for in this work.

As the dawn sun began to rise, one of the rest teams that had left the mine returned to the mine.

What began to catch their eye was the sight of knights lying collapsed at the entrance.

Among those who fell to the ground was Semien, one of the author’s senior knights.

“What is this……?”

“Mr. Semien!”

The rest group, terrified by the sight, ran to the guards. Fortunately, they were not dead. They were just sleeping, breathing evenly.

The personnel urgently woke up the knights.

Among the resting group moving so hurriedly, there was a person whose expression was as hard as lead.

5th Circle Wizard Hendorn.

That was it.

He was not a wizard officially employed by the bard. He was a wizard who had accepted the bard’s secret deal and had taken on the job temporarily.

It was something to do with the highest grade mana stones.

The process of finding mana stones and mining them required a wizard.

This was especially true for high-ranking mana stones.

Aura and mana were different energies, so even high-level knights could not sense mana as well as wizards.

Additionally, to remove the mana root, a tool that could be activated by a wizard, such as a mana cutter, was needed.

So the writer, whose staff was biased towards the article, made a proposal to Hendorn.

The offer was to keep quiet about this matter and give him the highest grade mana stones in exchange for his help in harvesting them.

One for every ten harvested.

There was a call saying that they would give me a higher-level mana stone as a side note.

This wasn’t a bad thing for Hendorn either.

If the Empire finds out, you’ll be killed, but isn’t that only if you’re caught?

It was a golden opportunity to obtain the highest grade mana stones, which were considered precious treasures if not caught.

It was difficult to hire an archmage.

The same goes for the 6th circle wizards, whose numbers are not that many.

And considering the huge salary they would have to pay, it would have been a wise choice to go down a level and hire a 5th circle wizard.

So, this opportunity must have come to you.

Hendoren didn’t miss the opportunity.

A magical contract that contains a clause that prevents either party from betraying the other.

He scribbled his signature there right away.

But, how can something like this happen?

Hendoren’s gaze, which had been looking at the fallen knights for a moment, turned to the inside of the mine.

‘no way…….’

Then he ran urgently into the mine.

The mine was full of sleeping guards.

There was no trace of the intruder anywhere.

Are you saying he got out already?

The rest group was away from the mine for only about half a day.

If the intruders had infiltrated the mine in search of top-grade mana stones, they would have only managed to obtain a few in just half a day.

This was because it took a tremendous amount of time to remove the roots of the highest grade mana stones.

From finding mana stones hidden deep in the mines to removing roots.

Even as a 5th circle wizard, it took me at least two days to harvest one.

Only a great wizard with purer mana than the highest grade mana stones will be able to obtain mana stones quickly.

‘Surely the Archmage hasn’t visited here.’

It was very unpleasant news that the mine had been discovered, but it was fortunate that they had attempted a raid. Why would they have raided it?

It was obvious that the raiders also did not want to reveal this mine to the Empire.

The highest grade mana stone was an incredibly valuable item.

Rather than reporting it, they might have thought they could just sneak it out themselves.

Knowing that there are still top-grade mana stones left, future raids may continue, but that’s something the creator can do by strengthening his guard.

He, who had run so hurriedly into the mine, slowly walked outside.

In the meantime.

Hendoren’s expression began to harden.

Perhaps because I felt more at ease than before, the sight of the mine gradually came into view.

Starting from the crevices in the thick rocks, there were horribly broken spaces all over the mine.

This was something I had never witnessed before.

‘… … .’

As he cautiously approached the trail, he noticed mana roots. He had experience mining the highest grade mana stones.

The mana roots that you see now are undoubtedly the mana roots that came from that mana stone.

The center where the mana roots were connected was empty, as if only the fruit had been taken out.

one.

two.

.

.

Ten.

As he continued to search for traces of the empty Mana Stone, Hendoren’s expression gradually became crumpled like a piece of paper.

“Bill…fuck!”

How many of them did you manage to dig up?

When the number of traces exceeded twenty, there was not even a scream. That was the moment when all thirty traces were found.

“……Heh……heh…….”

He had a blank expression on his face, as if he had been liberated.

Even if you find a lot of them in one mine, the highest grade mana stones are those that can be considered a lot if you find about 50 of them.

The highest grade mana stones that Hendoren has harvested so far are around fifteen.

So you took thirty of them here?

In fact, it was no different from swept away all the top-grade mana stones inside the mine.

Got ripped off.

All the top-tier mana stones, all of them!

There were also empty spots here and there where high-level mana stones used to be.

“……shit.”

The situation was much worse than he had imagined.

‘Perhaps… … the great wizard really did visit this place… … .’

If not, it would not have been possible to clear out the mana stones in such a short period of time.

At that premonition, Hendoren’s expression hardened like lead.

Now that all the mana stones had been taken, the raiders had many options to choose from.

From threats to snitching.

Whatever it was, it was the worst news for the author and himself.

The wizard’s face began to turn sad.

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