‘Anyway, after getting that, there is only one mystery left.’
The last mystery I’ll get after getting space leap is not what I’m looking for to use.
But in a way, it was also a mystery that must be discovered above all else.
It is something that should be prevented if it can be prevented from letting the ‘nobody’ find the mystery.
However, since the hidden place was one of the magical places that exist on this continent, it was inevitable to find other mysteries and raise the specs…
‘Maybe it’s already too late.’
In fact, he didn’t know exactly when he discovered the mystery, so maybe it was already too late.
No, it was very likely. If you look at these and other things, you may have been looking for it years ago and preparing for it by now.
‘Still, I don’t know yet, so I’ll have to look for it.’
For now, though, we should focus on finding the mystery of the space leap.
The present, 5 years ago from the background of the game’s play.
Quite a bit of time has passed, so there are less than 5 years left until the main story begins in earnest.
Has it been almost half a year since you started wandering around Calderick?
I looked out the window, thinking that the journey was slowly coming to an end.
***
Ashel glanced at the 7th lord who was staring out the window.
At first, I thought that all I had to do was do my duty as an escort without worrying about this or that.
However, it has already been almost half a year since he started wandering around Calderik, and the many unexpected appearances he showed during that time made him curious about the 7th lord.
Sometimes he was so ordinary that he didn’t even think he was a monarch, and at other times he seemed like a good man who couldn’t stand injustice.
At other times, he looked like a cold-blooded person without blood or tears, and at other times he looked like a transcendent who had no interest in everything in the world.
Not only the disposition, but also the ability.
Like the ability to kill an opponent with just words, like words, or an invisible shield.
The ability to manipulate blood that had just been shown was also something he had never seen before.
Considering the conversations we had with the vampires, it seems that they had a deep connection with their ancestors hundreds of years ago, but it was unknown whether it had anything to do with it.
‘People who can’t get it right.’
However, there was one thing I could be sure of, that he wasn’t close to a villain.
He did not remain unaware of the dying before his eyes, he rescued the captives, and he solved a major problem for a tribe’s peace.
Although the actions may have some intention in them, I wanted to believe that.
“Are you focusing on escort?”
“Yes?”
“It seems like you keep looking at my face.”
“······sorry.”
Ashel blamed herself for being preoccupied with being strict for a moment, and focused on the escort again.
***
A lot of time has passed since the 3rd monarchy through various cities.
One of the major cities north of the First Monarchy, Feuselt.
The first thing I did after arriving in the city located on the shores of the Great Lakes of Gaitan was to find people.
A person who is absolutely necessary to explore the lake.
After finding a place to stay, as always, I went to the Adventurers’ Guild first.
One of the main tasks of the guild staff was to connect the client with the appropriate adventurer, and that was the biggest reason for their existence.
Therefore, it is usually quickest to find a guild that meets the conditions. Even if the conditions are a bit strict.
“Um, so…”
The staff of the Adventurers Guild who listened to me asked as if to confirm.
“You mean you’re looking for adventurers who can use both enchantment magic and apnea magic at the same time?”
I nodded.
“And it would be better if you had some knowledge about the Gaitan.”
The staff smiled a little awkwardly. It was a laugh filled with feelings of trouble.
I understood her reaction.
Because I was also asking for conditions, and I really wanted to find an adventurer who would fit perfectly here.
Enchantment magic.
As the name suggests, it is a magic that grants magical effects to targets other than itself.
In this world, items imprinted with magic are only auxiliary tools for wizards to use magic more easily.
The more complex the engraving is, the more quickly it will be erased from the manastone, or something like that. I read a book about it at the Monarchy, but I can’t quite remember it.
So, wizards engraved only the important parts of the rite and used it by filling in only the middle, but those who do not know magic cannot use it because it is not possible.
In ancient times, there was a technique for storing magic tricks for a long time, but that technique doesn’t exist until the present day.
So, even in the game, items with active abilities other than the wizard class were quite rare. It was a good balance in other abilities, though.
Anyway, for that reason, enchantment magic had a very high status in this world.
Even more so because there weren’t many wizards that could be used.
In this world, there is also the nature of magical power that must be innate, so if the nature of a small number of magic does not match, no matter how high the magical state, it is impossible to use it. This was the case with space-based magic or enchantment magic.
‘There must be a magic that few wizards learn apnea.’
What would a wizard learn to use apnea magic or something like that?
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with learning it, but it’s normal to learn much more useful and powerful magic at that time.
In a word, it would be very difficult to find a wizard who was learning apnea with the enchantment.
Nevertheless, in order to explore the lake, I had to find it, so I had no choice but to be the truth.
“Aren’t there any adventurers who meet the conditions?”
To be honest, I didn’t have high expectations, so if I said no, I thought of giving up and looking for another way.
If I use my power a little more, I’ll be able to find someone who meets my criteria somehow. Or visit the market in this city.
However, an unexpected reply came from the staff.
“That’s… There is only one super adventurer that comes to mind, but I know he’s not in this city right now.”
“Then where are you?”
“I’m sorry, but until then, I often stop by the city, but if you’re staying here, can I tell you?”
I nodded and handed the employee a silver coin.
“I’d appreciate it if you let me know in Room 305 of the Teria Inn. You can tell me there’s a client you’re looking for and bring it with you.”
“Oh, yes! I see!”
Pricking her animal ears, she quickly accepted the money.
For now, I decided to stay in the city a little longer and wait for the adventurer to come.
Had a week passed like that?
The news you had been waiting for at the inn came.
“You’re in the city now?”
The staff who came to the front of the room nodded and said that he was a little sorry.
“Yes, Confucius. I was going to come with you after preaching the word, but the person you are looking for told you to come in person…”
I smiled and left the inn room.
yes what Someone who has a fortune should go.
I immediately followed her and moved to the tavern where there were adventurers with Ashel.
“It’s him.”
She pointed to the bearded man sitting alone at a table in the corner of the tavern.
I approached him.
He, who was drinking beer alone, looked at me and the staff behind me, and asked with a good smile.
“Ah, are you the one who is looking for me?”
I imagined it to be a bit dirty because he came in person, but it didn’t seem like it.
I glanced at him once and opened my mouth.
“Are you an adventurer who can use enchantment magic and apnea magic?”
He scratched the bridge of his nose and snorted.
“Well, yes. First of all, may I ask what you’re going to hire me for?”
“I’m going to explore Gaitan.”
“Ah, Gaitan…”
The man smiled and said.
“Did you get any treasure maps? Anyway, you’re thinking about exploring that big lake, and you’re good at action.”
I sat in front of him.
“Okay, let me ask you a little more about enchantments and apnea magic first.”
space leap (2)
apnea magic.
Of course, you can’t breathe underwater, so it’s a magic you need to explore the lake.
And it was the enchantment magic that allowed me to apply that effect to me who didn’t even know the magic ‘Ma’ character.
“Ask for anything.”
I asked the man some questions about these two magics. From the most important.
“Is it possible to enchant another person with apnea magic for once?”
Since the enchantment magic has an effect, the types of magic that can be applied to the target are very limited.
In the game, I knew that apnea was also a magic that could be enchanted, but I asked again to confirm.
The man chewed the snacks and nodded.
“Yes, you can.”
“How many people can enchant at one time?”
“The number of people is limited to one because my skills are inexperienced.”
“How long does the enchantment last?”
“The duration varies from person to person, but for an average person who has not accumulated any magical powers, it should still last about 2 hours.”
he continued
“If my magic and my temperament don’t match well, or if my affinity for magic is low, the duration will be shorter than that. However, if you don’t move your body violently, it’s not a magic that consumes a lot of magic.
If one person is the limit, it means that you have to leave Ashel and go in alone… 2 hours.
It was not enough time to explore the huge lake and find the mystery, but of course, it was not necessary to find it on the first attempt, so I thought it was good enough.
Even if the duration was shorter than that, it could not be missed because such talent could not be obtained anywhere else right away.
“How long does it take to use up all of your magic power and fully recover it again?”
“It takes at least half a day to meditate with concentration.”
I pondered in my mind for a while.
Considering 1 hour of exploration, 3 hours of charging, and rest, is it possible to dive roughly 2 or 3 times a day to explore?
Well, no matter what the efficiency was, I couldn’t find such a talented person anywhere else right away, so the hiring was confirmed anyway.
This man also didn’t seem to have any intention of rejecting the request, so he made the offer right away.
“I want to hire you.”
He snapped his finger at my words.
“If you only pay a lot of deposits, of course I’m fine. By the way, when and how long are you planning to explore the lake?”
“The departure is tomorrow. And there is no set period. It could be a few days or a few weeks.”
“·······Yes? Wait, that’s a bit…?’
“As you said, I’ll give you a generous amount of the commission. I’ll give you 2 gold as a start-up and a daily allowance, and 5 gold on the day you finish the quest.”
After a moment of hesitation, he widened his eyes at the next words.
The money was as good as usual, and the effect was outstanding, not to mention.
I looked around the party and said.
“I pay for all the drinks here.”
“·······This is a very hot Confucius.”
Soon he smiled cheerfully.
“I’m late to introduce myself, but my name is Heibel, a super adventurer. Excuse me, but what about Confucius?”
“If you come from a distant city and tell me your family, you won’t know.”
“Oh, right. Anyway, please take care of me. I will do my best to assist with the exploration so that the commission you pay is not wasted! Hahaha!”
And he immediately ordered a few more drinks.
I paid a generous amount in advance and left the pub on the road.
I have to roll a lot from tomorrow, but I have to enjoy today.
***
The day was bright and I met Havel at the promised place.
“Oh, are you here?”
Unlike last night, he had a calmer tone of voice.
Apparently, I’ve been a little drunk since we met yesterday.
We went straight to Gaitan by horse-drawn carriage.
As they moved, Havel talked about himself and more. It was just a story about the past or something like that.
“······ So that’s when I first learned the apnea magic.
“Right.”
I asked him with a soulless reply.
“How much do you know about the Kaitan?”
“I honestly don’t know much about it other than that it’s a dirty big lake. Rumors that terrifying monster fish appear when you go deep into the depths? But at least, how big would the fish living in the lake be if they were big?”
To say the least, Lake Gaitan is known as one of the largest lakes on the continent.
As such, the creatures living under the surface were also terrifying.
As in a fantasy world, there are terrifying monsters that cannot be compared to ordinary sharks or whales.
‘Because I have no intention of going deep anyway.’
The mystery I was looking for was attached to the outskirts of the lake, so there was no need to go deep into the center.
If there was a mystery somewhere in the middle of that big lake, I wouldn’t have even dared to find it in the first place.
And even if we do meet, there won’t be any problem in dealing with the field where he has even acquired blood magic.
I thought of a scene in a place where the mystery of space leap was hidden.
Again, this was not a mystery I found myself, but because I happened to see another user’s play video, so I couldn’t pinpoint the exact location.
‘On the side of the wall on the outskirts of the lake, there were rocks like sea urchins… and there was a cave.’
Like the last time we found the floating veil, this time it was going to be a complete mess.
That thought got stronger after arriving at Gaitan Lake and seeing the lake’s mausoleum in person.
‘······crazy.’