Episode 90
90. Episode 90
As soon as he left the base, Seun ran in the opposite direction of the village.
The first floor of the tower.
It was such a vast field that it was hard to believe it was inside a building.
Well, from the moment I entered the first floor and raised my head, I had no choice but to admit that fact.
If you were inside a building, it would be absurd for there to be an endless horizon and blue sky.
Blame it, tadah!
The white skeleton of a wolf that Se-un was riding, the Skeleton Wolf, ran quickly across the grassland.
I was thinking of borrowing a skeleton from Park Jeong-pil, but since it didn’t seem like it would work, I created a new skeleton with Baekhyun.
Thanks to his contract with the constellation, he had a subspace where he could store a nearly infinite amount of corpses.
Moreover, thanks to the work he called himself ‘reinforcement’, the skeleton he received boasted strength far superior to that of a regular wolf.
‘It’s almost here.’
Thanks to the skeleton’s quick mobility, we were able to arrive at our desired location just before sunset.
[Sparkling Garden]
Even among the general fields, there are areas that have unique names.
Such places often had some value, even if they weren’t as valuable as hidden dungeons.
Things like hidden dungeons, where you can obtain special items, etc.
‘When I first discovered this place, I almost lost my mind for a moment.’
A garden that looks very ordinary, despite its sparkling name.
However, its true value was revealed after the sun went down.
Finally, as the sun set behind Se-un and the sky turned red, something strange began to happen in the hills before his eyes.
Srrrr-
Blue hues shimmer from the grass and flower petals that fill the garden.
In the meantime, small lights break out and float into the air like fireflies.
The lights showed different movements, creating various embroidery in the air, and the flowers bloomed brightly as if smiling at him.
This is the true meaning of a sparkling garden.
I thought I would be indifferent because I already knew the facts, but when I saw it again, I was lost in the dreamy atmosphere.
‘The presence of spirits means that the distribution of mana is high.’
The identity of the small lights dancing in the air was a spirit.
Even though they are spirits, they are not even the lowest level spirits, so they are still lacking in reason.
The fact that there were so many spirits meant that there was a lot of mana around here, which meant that it was a good training ground for accumulating mana.
That’s why Seun came running all the way here, thinking of the medicinal herbs.
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[Inas’s Plant Encyclopedia]
– A plant guide by Inas, once known as the greatest botanist on the continent. It not only details the types of plants he has found, but also how to distinguish their characteristics.
Although Seun was a famous adventurer, he knew little about plants.
So the moment he set foot on the mountain, he immediately used the power of greed.
Then, various knowledge about plants began to seep into my head, and the scenery before my eyes began to look completely different.
‘These shining flowers, they’re not just shining because they have a lot of mana.’
When I didn’t have knowledge, I just ignored it and passed it by, but when I gained knowledge, I was able to see that the sparkling petals were organs that absorbed and stored mana.
The small blades of grass growing next to it were curled up like buds, and seemed like a good place for spirits to stay.
I could tell by watching them.
This place is not simply a place with a lot of mana, but a place that shines even more because the plants coexist well with mana.
‘If you refine it well, you might be able to make a mana potion.’
Seun carefully collected the sparkling flowers.
What was written in the plant guide included not only the types and classifications of plants, but also methods of collecting them.
The sight of Seun carefully digging the ground so as not to damage the roots was like watching a famous botanist.
‘This looks like it has hemostatic properties. This… looks like a poisonous plant. If I take it, will it help?’
I had no intention of destroying the garden, so I carefully selected and collected the plants.
Is it because the mana distribution is large?
As Se-un had expected, there were herbs here that were much more diverse and had better effects than those found elsewhere.
The half-visible sun set and the sky became completely dark, but thanks to the sparkling flower petals and spirits, my vision was clear even without my ‘night owl’s eyes’ activated.
How much time has passed like that?
As I lifted my hunched back, the moon was already right above my head.
When I checked the subspace, I found that there was a considerable amount of medicinal herbs piled up there.
‘I think this will be enough.’
Anyway, there’s about a month left.
If bringing this wasn’t enough, you could have come back again or told them the location and told them to collect it themselves.
‘Then, should we start looking for a place to practice in earnest now?’
Although the mana distribution in the garden is generally high, there are places with low mana and places with high mana within the garden.
So, if possible, it would be best to find the place with the highest mana distribution within the mountain.
‘Searching.’
Woof!
A ripple of mana spreads out from Seun.
Searching is a detection magic learned to find traces of previous players. Since it uses mana to find traces, it is also possible to investigate the distribution of mana depending on how it is used.
‘It looks more beautiful this way.’
– The constellation, ‘The Crow with its Head Down’, nods, saying that if he could bring this place, he would want to keep it in his warehouse.
A beautiful view that even Mamon acknowledged.
The scenery of this mountain was truly a treasure.
Se-Woon began to walk through the garden following the waves of mana as if possessed by something.
The footsteps naturally headed towards the very top of the hill.
‘Is that it?’
-The constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Time’, admires the beautiful terrestrial landscape below.
On top of the convex hill, there stood a tree that was shedding a light that was incomparably beautiful compared to the flower petals around it.
Even Leviathan expressed admiration at the sight that seemed to be a divine tree.
however…….
‘The condition is a little strange.’
The light streaming through the trees revealed gaps here and there.
An unusual appearance, as if someone had eaten an apple.
There was no apparent problem, only the mana was empty, so I guess I didn’t notice it before returning.
The traces were so subtle that I almost wouldn’t have noticed them even now if I hadn’t used the Searching Magic.
When we got closer to check, the condition was even more serious.
‘I didn’t notice it when I saw it from afar, but it was withering.’
Not only was the area where the mana had drained blackened, but the roots were also dried out.
When I looked up, I saw that there were quite a few bare branches left among the leaves that had previously looked lush.
The tree’s wounds were hidden in beautiful light.
While carefully checking the condition of the tree, Se-Woon was able to become confident.
‘It’s the work of a monster.’
There are many monsters in the tower, and among them, there are monsters that live by eating mana like this one.
The wounds on this tree were clearly their doing.
Seun, who had planned to train in this spot with the highest mana distribution, immediately thought of a way to clear out the monsters.
You could also use a lure to attract monsters or wait for them to appear.
Now that I had arrived at the training ground, I didn’t want to waste time on unnecessary bothering.
As Se-Woon finished his thoughts, black lightning struck his palm.
-The power of ‘Lightning Wave’ is strengthened according to the Black Tower’s magic.
Carefully control the lightning in your palm.
As delicately as when you spread the waves of mana using searching magic.
The range was adjusted to avoid damaging the surrounding nature, including trees.
After barely controlling the current that wanted to escape at any moment, I finished setting the range and clenched my fist.
Phage crackle!
Black lightning spread widely around.
Although its power was enhanced thanks to the Black Tower’s magic, its usage was closer to detection than attack.
With him.
“That’s it!”
An extremely faint groan entered my ears.
It was so faint that a normal person would not have been able to hear it because it was overshadowed by the sound of the wind.
However, Seun’s hearing, enhanced by ‘Kobold’s Pair of Ears’, could not be fooled.
Se-Woon immediately drew his sword and swung it in the direction from which the sound came.
Phew-
The silence that followed.
There was no sensation from the sword buried deep in the ground, and no groans from the monster could be heard.
But, up to this point, it was already expected.
Most of the monsters that survive by preying on mana, like the traces of that tree, have the form of spirits.
I knew full well that normal physical attacks wouldn’t work.
so…….
-The power of ‘Chain Lightning’ is strengthened according to the Black Tower’s magic.
Phagec!
“Ugh! Cheeeeeet-”
Using the moon as a conductor, they sent electric current into the ground.
Then the monster’s reaction appears immediately.
From the ground, the faint shape of a monster rose like a ghost.
“Blurry bugs. It was these guys.”
It looks like the ghost of a giant beetle.
Perhaps due to the attack from Seun, the left side of the guy’s shell was burned black.
Besides, the reason Se-un said ‘these guys’ instead of ‘this guy’ was simple.
To begin with, Blurry Bugs were monsters that lived in groups, not alone.
As if to prove that point.
“Tch-”
“Tick, tick-”
Blurry bugs began to appear one after another on the ground, in the trees, and even in the sky.
Blurry bugs come in various shapes, including beetles, dragonflies, locusts, and more, all of which I saw for the first time.
‘As expected, it’s the top.’
Those guys were originally monsters that should not exist on the first floor of the tower.
Since they were completely immune to physical attacks, they were nearly invincible monsters on the first floor, where there weren’t many players who could handle mana.
To hide those guys in a place like this.
Even though they were hidden pieces, they were beings that showed no consideration for their users.
“Tch!”
“Thud, thud-”
As the crowd gathered, the monsters rushed at Seun as if they had been waiting.
As if they would not tolerate intruders who dare to hurt their own kind and threaten their habitat.
Is it because no one has ever hurt them on the first floor?
There wasn’t an ounce of fear in the guys’ eyes.
But this time, I chose the wrong opponent.
-The power of ‘Dark Flare’ is strengthened according to the Black Tower’s magic.
The black flame that appeared on Seun’s hand fiercely absorbed the surrounding light, contrary to the concept of fire.
Perhaps because there were so many twinkling lights around, the dark player was blooming especially brightly.
“Before training, should we start by emptying our mana?”
Kwaruruk!
It was a magic that was usually used sparingly due to its severe mana consumption, but now there was no need to do so.
The black flames that had consumed all of Seun’s mana, reaching the level of the 3rd Circle Master, grew in size like a ferocious beast.
Only then did the insects that had been rushing towards Seun hesitate and try to distance themselves, but the black flames were already preparing to eat the insects, their black mouths open wide.
fantasy,
