Episode 162
A grand party was held in Ardel.
“Bo, I missed you… … !”
“Puh-ha! stop! My stomach hurts. Ah, it’s funny.”
“Kyaakyakyakya!”
Jason was very drunk and was imitating my tone of voice and laughing.
In the end, he was quickly overpowered by Ruina.
“Stupid brother.”
“huh’? Ruina. why?”
“That kind of guy doesn’t even have a girlfriend he wants to see.”
Oh, I feel like I’m all sick.
The bone was hit hard.
Jason, who was in tears at a single word from Ruina, threw his head down on the table and burst out in rage.
“Me too! I want to have a girlfriend too
Say… … !”
Everyone who attended the party burst into laughter at that sight.
“I’m angry… … ! “You’re strong, you’re good-looking, you have a pretty girlfriend, Ruin, why do you have it all!”
“Hey, hey. calm down. “That doesn’t mean you’ll find a girlfriend you didn’t have before.”
“Jason. Why don’t you just meet my daughter? “He may be older, but he is kind and very gentle.”
“Your daughter is 20 years older than me!”
“How old are you? Where to go
No standing? “Isn’t that right?”
“Aaaah! stop! Gmaaaaaan!”
Jason let out an evil scream, and I watched as I shoved a piece of steak into my mouth.
Umm.
It’s been a while since I’ve had a home-cooked meal.
After all, my nanny’s cooking skills are the best?
“Ruin.”
My father called me.
“Were you satisfied with your trip?”
“yes.”
It was a pretty enjoyable journey.
I have already exceeded my intended goal of 20,000 strength, and have gained physical strength, spiritual strength, and beneficial power from Draka’s five powers.
Now all that remains is gravity and divine power.
This requires 30,000 or 40,000 strength, so it cannot be obtained right away.
“I plan to stay in Ardel for a while. “I need some preparation.”
“I see.”
My father smiled in satisfaction and asked me.
“By the way, this is the money you brought.”
“yes.”
“I said I wanted to use it for my fiefdom, but it was too much money to accept willingly.”
“It’s a lot of money. “It’s dirty money full of the foul smell of corrupt scum.”
“••••••huh?”
“So I want to use it in a clean place. “I pay taxes and spend money for Ardel.”
On the way down from the capital to Ardel,
I tried to count how much, but gave up at four million gold.
This is because there was more than twice the amount of four million gold.
With this much money, you can feed the poor.
It would be a lot of money to build a huge port in Ardel and even build a Mana train transfer station to connect it to the capital.
Ports and transfer stations.
If this happens, Ardel will emerge as a megacity next to the capital.
Compared to any other city in the empire,
It won’t be pushed, right?
“Please write according to my father’s will.”
My father is that kind of person.
If you are entrusted with a large amount of money, this is someone who will use it more accurately than anyone else.
With those words, I shoved the food back into my mouth and looked at Ardel unfolding outside the window.
In the past few months, Ardel has changed more than I imagined.
Bal’thraze, Trade Prince of Eight-Lake
The volume of transactions with the family increased rapidly and they began to make a lot of money.
Based on that money, a completely new order of knights and guards were created and reorganized on a large scale.
The number of immigrants also increased rapidly, and settlements were established in Ardel Valley, which was called the Crimson Plain.
The village streets were developed beyond recognition.
In addition, it is said that they have recently started a trade deal with Toyota.
“… … Theta Malkyri, this guy.”
Seta Malki, the closest associate of Emperor Oyota
It is said that Riga took an active part in importing supplies from Ardel and signed a contract.
It’s like being in debt once again.
The martial arts studio of Mr. Narmer, an 8-star martial artist from Esperanaja, is also popular.
The people of Ardel warmly welcomed the stranger from the distant desert.
Mr. Narmer returned the favor by generously donating his talents.
Thanks to this, it is a knighthood, and all of the guards are learning the martial arts taught by Mr. Narmer.
This also applies to Lord Bolvar.
“Thanks to you, my last years have become more joyful.”
“Thanks to me?”
“These days, I’m going to the Narmer Gymnasium. “It’s a lot of fun to learn new things.”
Sir Bolvar, an 8-star knight, is learning martial arts from Mr. Narmer, an 8-star martial artist.
Even if you imagine it, the picture is strange.
“… … Fuhom! “I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
This can also be seen unless it is Ardel.
It must be a rare sight.
Although so many things have changed, there are some things that remain the same.
“Luiin.”
“yes?”
“Did you really miss me? by?”
That’s right, Irene Prius.
She smiled mischievously, as if teasing me was fun.
“Hmm.”
I cleared my throat awkwardly.
“Oppa, is your face red?”
“… … “It’s because it’s hot.”
“lie.”
Ruina, this guy.
Anyway, I’m quick to notice.
Jason said, ‘Aaaah! “Love is done out of sight!” he shouted once again, full of evil.
At this rate, it’s quite a busy daily life, right?
“By the way, Ruin.”
“… … Are you trying to tease me again?”
“Hehe, it’s not like that.”
“sure?”
“Just like that. “I feel like something has changed.”
“Me?”
“yes. The atmosphere you give off has changed a lot… … . “I’m not sure exactly, but it seems like you’ve gotten stronger.”
What Irene means by ‘became stronger’.
With the recent explosive increase in ‘power’
That’s not what I’m saying.
I am talking about the twisted current of mana flowing around my body.
Irene’s eyes narrowed.
“Surely you have reached class 7?”
7 classes.
A realm of geniuses that criminals can never reach.
In order to reach this place, one must not only have a high level of absolute understanding of magic, but also require thorough ‘enlightenment’.
This is because the ‘Law of 3’ of ‘gathering, heat generation, and processing’ is completely reversed, and heat generation and processing must be carried out at the same time, and another mana must be collected at the same time as discharge.
Strictly speaking, I wasn’t even close to class 7.
That is, until I attribute a piece of poetry called the Dragon’s Wisdom.
Magic has belonged to dragons for a long time, and I have gained the power of wisdom that only the ‘dragon race’ has enjoyed.
Would it have become ‘Class 7’?
I was reluctant to give a definite answer.
Instead, he shrugged his shoulders vaguely.
“well. “I’m curious too.”
* ♦ ♦
Before boarding the Mana train at Crossroads.
I held the piece of Hye-ryeok tightly in my hand.
《Would you like to belong to the relic fragment?》
It was the same as when it was spiritual power.
The piece asked me, and I answered.
‘Yes’.
Then, a headache like a nightmare came over me.
It felt like someone was forcing something into my head.
It felt like my entire head was being pricked with thorns, and it felt like all the knowledge in my head was being pried away at will.
According to Strang, three days.
He said he suffered for three days.
During these three days, I had a special experience that I will never experience again.
It was an experience observing myself in the third person.
Watching ‘Ruin Ardel’ standing alone in a white room where pieces of paper called knowledge are placed in a random manner.
As I watch from the point of view of an omniscient absolute being, I am arranging the randomly scattered information in an orderly manner.
It was.
For three days, I lay in the inn bed and struggled…
《The player’s beneficial power (獄方) is unlocked.》
《A chapter of Benefits will be added to the skill window.》
《Acquire the skill, ‘Dragon Wisdom’.》
As soon as the status window showed that I had obtained the beneficial power, I woke up as usual.
After that it was always like this.
Around me, the power disguised as mana, which I could not contain even if I tried, continued to leak out.
That force went in the opposite direction of the air current heading toward the circle.
《Dragon Wisdom》
《Passive Skill》
《The ‘player’ acquires the wisdom of the ancient dragon that understands all things in the world.》
Just like the simple explanation of the skill, my mind was calmer than ever.
You feel it instinctively.
The standard for magic that humans used to divide into 6th class, 7th class, and 8th class.
That ‘dragon’ has no meaning.
Because dragons are ‘magic’ itself.
* * *
“It looks suspicious.”
“You know. “I was originally suspicious.”
Irene narrowed her eyes even further.
“yes. I know. Because I was intrigued by that suspicious charm. But are you going to keep hiding it?”
“Why do you keep being suspicious?”
“… … “Is it really like this?”
“Puhup, it’s a joke. But even if I wanted to tell you, I really don’t know. “I haven’t checked it yet.”
“is it so?”
This is true.
After attributing the beneficial power, I didn’t have a chance to use magic.
This is because we started from Cross Road and came straight down to Ardel.
“The fact that the flow of mana is reversed obviously means that enlightenment of 7 or more classes exists… …
Irene Prius, a fellow mage, showed extreme curiosity about my body’s abnormal reactions.
She got up and said to check right away.
“Let me check. Come out. “Fight with me.”
“… … “Now?”
“yes I’m okay. “I haven’t been idle all this time either.”
“Well, today… … ?”
“Why today? “What special day is it?”
Today we… … .
what is it.
Confirming each other’s feelings
therefore… … .
It’s the same day as the 1st… … .
Do you really need to see blood on a day like this?
I asked this question, and Iron was clearly reading my inner thoughts.
“Hmm, I see. “Is it like that today?”
She smiled mischievously and sat down again.
Then he cleared his throat and said, “Hmm.”
Before I knew it, her hand was gently resting on my palm, and I held Irene’s hand tightly.
This feels really strange.
“Oh.”
I took out a small ring from my pocket.
《Ring of the Cold》
《Hero grade item》
《A ring used by the owner of the Frost Cave, the cold wizard ‘Iskus’. It was lost for a long time.》
《When worn, increases resistance to ‘glacial type’ magic.》
《When worn, ‘glacial type’ magic attack
Increases power.》
Then, I slipped the ring between Irene and I’s palms.
Irene felt the ring and winked as if asking what it was.
I said looking at her.
“… … “It’s a gift.”
As she checked the ring, the corners of her mouth rose very slowly.
Soon, that small smile grew so bright that he covered his mouth with his palm.
“Then, you should put it in.”
She held out her left hand to me, and I took her hand and tried to put the ring on it.
However, I had no choice but to stop moving.
Because there was something I had to say before that.
” sorry.”
“… … What?”
That is, about the source of this ring.
“This is stolen. To the bad guys on the black market… …
“••••••Phuhop.”
When Irene heard that I stole it, she burst out laughing as if it was absurd, and I strengthened my trembling hands and made a promise.
sorry.
Next time, I will definitely buy it with my own money.
“Tzuhas••
At that time, Jason clicked his tongue and said.
“After all, God is fair. Ruin guy, I thought he had it all, but he was missing the most important thing, ‘romantic’. “Why on earth do you say you stole it from there?”
Oh, that’s right.
