A floating continent is literally a continent.
As it was a large piece of land, there were many different types of monsters that inhabited it.
If you find the weakest among them, there are monsters that are placed near level 100.
Dojin spent most of his time hunting them for the few days he stayed in the Shadow Principality.
＜Giant Snow Plain Tarantula – Lv.105＞
A monster with high ATK and DEF, and a special ability called poison, but low magic defense and HP.
Do-jin was caught by Karin and flew over the area where they live, and leveled up by using the [Black Dragon’s Fang] to deal with each one one by one.
Due to the severe level difference, there was an experience penalty, so I didn’t level up at a tremendous speed, but it was better than doing nothing blankly.
“Do-jin! You flew hard today, so please tell me about the world you used to live in!”
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Most of the rest of the time was spent with Karin.
She knew how many questions she had, and would ask this and that whenever she had free time.
The more she asked questions, heard the answers, and learned more about Dojin, the more Karin liked it.
Humans, other worlds, Regenians… … .
Karin listened intently to Do-jin and wrote it down in her diary.
A week passed like that in the Shadow Principality.
Do-jin, who woke up from sleep at the set time as usual, naturally turned his head.
To see Karin always waiting for her to wake up in the same location.
“what’s the matter?”
But today, Karin’s expression was strange.
His bright smile was nowhere to be found, and his drooping eyebrows gave him an expression like an abandoned puppy.
“My father is calling.”
As soon as he heard that, Do-jin knew why she was so depressed.
‘Is the reward ready?’
The reason Do-jin stays here is because the Grand Duke of Tirund told him to stay until he prepares a reward.
After receiving that reward, there was no reason to stay here any longer, which meant a planned farewell.
Karin is also regretful because she knows that.
“Are you sorry?”
When Do-jin asked, Karin looked at him with wide eyes.
Eyes that make you feel like crying if you touch them.
If he hadn’t been a vampire, he might have shed tears already.
“… … .”
Karin couldn’t help but nodded her head.
‘I want to ask Dojin-nim to stay longer. But you can’t do that. For this human being, the Shadow Principality is not a good place to live.’
If that doesn’t work, how about following along? It was also Karin who had been worried from the beginning.
But she knew very well. that it shouldn’t be.
‘Even if it has been diluted a lot over the years, vampires are terrible monsters and predators to humans.’
If the Empire and the Holy Office find out that vampires are roaming the Central Continent, it won’t usually end in a big deal.
‘If that happens, it will cause too much trouble to Dojin-nim. I can’t do that.’
Thinking over the reason why she couldn’t catch on or follow her, Karin kept her mouth shut.
Dojin’s hand came up on her head.
“I have a lot of work to do. That’s why I can’t stay.”
“… I know.”
Karin’s face as she answered seemed like someone who had been sentenced to death.
“I don’t have to worry too much about it. As you know, what I do is an adventure, right? One day, when I’m strong enough, I’ll come back to explore the Floating Continent. We can meet again then.”
However, after hearing the words that followed, the face became a face that found hope.
“really… Are you really coming back? Even though there is nothing here?”
Nothing.
The floating continent is land that has been neglected without an owner for over a thousand years.
It is a bonanza where all kinds of elixirs, treasures, and artifacts are dormant.
‘In my previous life, if I said I only put my foot on it, I gave up after coming a few times because the elder killed me, but I don’t have to worry about that this time, so I’ll come right away and sweep it up.’
Do-jin planned to scrape and monopolize as soon as the conditions for robbing the floating continent were met.
“No, why not? From my point of view, the floating continent is a land worthy of adventure.”
therefore.
“I plan to come back quickly before others step on it.”
Karin’s expression brightened. It was a drastic change, as if he had never been depressed.
“Really? Are you really coming back to explore the floating continent?”
Karin was afraid that promises without promises like ‘I’ll come see you someday’ would come back.
Because no such promise was ever kept in the books she was reading.
However, Do-jin’s promise was different.
It was a promise with a specific purpose.
“I’ll make it even easier for you to fly next time! From now on, I will practice flying every day!”
I don’t even need to. Dojin tried to dry it quietly, but it was useless.
* * *
“Karin was very sorry.”
The first thing the Grand Duke said after meeting him after a week was that he was worried about his daughter.
“Once you realize how much you are loved, you will be fine.”
“… You should try it.”
The grand duke, speaking in a confident tone, let out a light sigh.
With that, the father who was worried about his daughter disappeared and the great wizard and vampire king returned.
“Then I’ll show you the promised reward.”
The Archduke of Tyrund opened his hand, revealing a geometric column of blood.
The pillars were made up of countless lines and shapes, and at first glance, they looked like DNA.
“It’s a demonic eye I made myself over the past week.”
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My eye.
Dojin’s heart raced at just two letters.
If it was a rare item, I wouldn’t have been so excited, but this was different from a simple item.
‘Mystic Eyes are the highest level of attributes.’
It is the kind of reward that brings about fundamental changes that affect the owner’s overall abilities.
“If it’s a demon… I know most of them come with side effects.”
Nevertheless, the verification had to be thorough.
To prevent anything from going wrong.
The Archduke also nodded as if he understood.
“Wizards have to be so careful. In fact, after a long time since I went back to working as a wizard, I almost used my hands excessively without realizing it. The wizard… You always have to be careful.”
It was as if he was recounting his own mistakes.
“I’m speaking from experience, so it won’t be too much of a loss to listen closely. Advice from an old wizard, not from an ageless monster.”
“… Sorcerers must be careful. I will keep that in mind.”
The Grand Duke nodded and twisted his fingers, and a magic circle resembling DNA suddenly unfolded.
“The material for these eyes is ‘I’. It is a product that I processed magically based on my genetic information using true blood, and refined it so that it could be transplanted to humans after deterioration after deterioration.”
I beg your pardon? Are those your eyeballs?
Do-jin almost lost his eyeballs.
You old man, what the hell are you doing?
“You look a little surprised. But you don’t have to. In the process of deteriorating it to the level where it can be transplanted to humans without side effects, the originality is almost lost. It’s just no different from an ordinary demonic eye. As we took things apart for stability, there were only a handful of features left.”
The ability of the demonic eye that the Grand Duke claimed to be an ‘ordinary demonic eye’ was roughly like this.
1. New storage of mana – Mana storage is greatly increased.
2. Additional Magic Circuit – It is literally the addition of a magic circuit in the form of an eye.
3. Permanent Suggestion (暗視) – The Suggestion spell that sees through the darkness becomes passive.
4. New sight – You will open your eyes to see mana itself.
Even a true ‘ordinary mystic eye’, which only has the first and second functions, costs a lot of money to get.
Considering the cost of materials, production costs, surgery costs, and the cost of this or that risk, it was not a big deal to break a billion units.
However, the Mystic Eye prepared by the Grand Duke of Tirund had two additional functions attached, so it could be said that it was a product of chance that was difficult to obtain even if you paid several times the money.
“And another… … .”
Even that wasn’t the end.
Is it because he is such an aristocratic person?
The Grand Duke’s obsession with giving back as much as he received was truly ‘aristocratic’.
So if you feel bad… Of course not.
“I hid a small enigma inside my magic eye. You may not even recognize what it is now, but as you grow as a mage, you will know what I am hiding. And if you grow and grow more, maybe you can interpret it.”
“Find out what the last gift is by solving the problem. fairly… It is a gift worthy of a wizard.”
“Anyway, that means I’m a wizard too.”
The Archduke held out his hand.
“What are you going to do? I’ve explained enough, now it’s time to make a decision.”
Whoa. Dojin, who took a deep breath, confidently gazed at the Grand Duke of Tirund.
“Obviously, I believe that wizards must be cautious, but they must also be bold. I will take it.”
The magic eye code placed on the archduke’s hand flew into Dojin’s left eye and was absorbed.
“The name I gave to these eyes is ‘Red Night’.”
silent Night.
It was a very fitting name for an aristocrat of an eternally dark night.
[The code for Mystic Eye 「Red Night」 has been entered.]
Dojin’s eyes seemed to be engulfed in red energy for a moment, then he was completely submerged.
Like the deep sea without a single light, a heavy darkness settled in Do-jin’s left eye.
Dojin blinked.
I felt a little discomfort and stiffness.
at that time.
[An additional encrypted code was found in the newly entered code.]
[Initiate encrypted code analysis task.]
The Book of Truth suddenly intervened.
The diagrams visible only to Dojin’s eyes were dismantled and analyzed as they floated around in a mess.
[Information analysis complete.]
At the end, the scattered fragments merged into one spell.
[Inherent magic 「Wedge of Exploitation」is recorded in the Book of Truth.]
It was [Wedge of Exploitation], one of his unique magics created by Archmage Carnes Tirund.
‘This was the last gift… … ?’
Do-jin, who alternated between the message floating in the air and the anti-aircraft, found it difficult to hide his bewilderment.
The Grand Duke said to him.
“Looks like you’re in the right place. Still, it will take some time to get used to. It will take more time to solve the mystery hidden there. It may be blocked by a wall of talent and never be solved.”
Do-jin asked him.
“Is the riddle referring to this?”
In my hand, floating a newly acquired spell.
It was a wedge made of pulsating dark red blood.
What was the reaction of the Archduke of Tirund who saw it?
“Nonsense!”
It was a surprise.