Chapter 206
Mana is a mixture of numerous components.
I realized this obvious fact too late.
‘When I think about it, it was really natural.’
Mana has a will.
And having a will is the same as saying that Mana has a special circuit that thinks just like humans.
In short, mana is not a unique particle that exists as a single blood, but a mixture created by the mixed action of various constituents.
‘Something that makes mana have a will. Mana Core. You have to find it, you have to detect it.’
All the books written about the Ring of Awakening had these words written on them.
[You shouldn’t look at mana only as mana.]
I thought those sentences were simply figurative and metaphorical expressions.
Just like swordsmen don’t see a sword simply as a sword.
Even a wizard can’t simply view mana as mana in order to reach a certain level.
I just thought of it that way.
But this was a grand delusion.
In order to weave the link of awakening, I really shouldn’t have seen mana as mana.
It was a very one-dimensional meaning. I thought too deeply.
No, it would be more accurate to say that I couldn’t think of it rather than thinking about it deeply.
When I think about it from the point of view of realizing everything now, it was really stupid.
Not realizing that basic concept, all theories are broken.
In assembling a delicate, organically connected mechanism, there was no way it would work because the first part was inserted incorrectly.
‘It’s so scary to have stereotypes.’
mana is just mana
That stereotype fixed my thoughts and made an obvious concept into something unknown.
Free thinking is the power of the bi-tenor style, but I, the only successor of the bi-tenor style, couldn’t do it.
What a shame.
‘Without thinking of common sense as common sense. Don’t take things for granted. It’s easy, but really difficult.’
I took a deep breath, repeating what I realized this time in my head.
‘But why didn’t Master write down such a simple thing in a book?’
If you think about it carefully, the book containing the information about the Ring of Awakening did not mention the source of mana at all.
Everyone was vaguely aware that ‘mana should not be viewed simply as mana.’ It was just written the same way.
It was strange when you think about it now.
If I had just written about the structure of mana openly, I wouldn’t have to come back like this.
Why?
‘Get your own enlightenment. Is that so?’
The answer to the question came quickly.
Master wanted to enlighten me.
I wanted you to realize the importance of breaking down stereotypes and destroying common sense through trial and error.
‘No. The meaning of the test is greater.’
If you don’t notice this much, don’t even think about stepping up to the 6th circle.
It must have such a meaning.
That’s why Mimir didn’t give me any other hints.
Because the test means nothing if I don’t pass it myself.
‘I have to say thank you again to Captain Charles.’
If it hadn’t been for Captain Charles, it would have taken a lot of time to attain today’s enlightenment.
I think I should say thank you one more time later.
It would be nice to prepare a small gift as well.
“Whoa… … .”
I took a deep breath again.
Start with the inner breath using inner mana.
It spews mana that has lost some power and continues with external breathing.
Centering on the mana core, passing through the Infinity Circle and performing two types of breathing in parallel.
Repeat this process.
“… … .”
After repeating the breathing like that, at some point. My mind went blank.
Not only my thoughts, but also the ring of awakening and the structure of mana completely disappeared from my head.
A perfect trance.
In the meantime, I only felt the mana circling my body and the mana surrounding my body.
‘hi?’
‘How are we going to play today?’
‘What will you change me into?’
Listening to the will of countless mana, I continued to feel the mana.
continue. continue.
Until my mental strength runs out.
I continued to feel the mana.
* * *
When I woke up, about 13 hours had passed.
It wasn’t that I had lost my concentration or that I had opened my eyes.
I woke up for a physical reason.
“Heir. Are you okay?”
“… … no. Head hurts.”
mental exhaustion.
As much as 13 hours of mana and nonin, there was no way my mental strength would remain.
I am currently suffering from extreme mental exhaustion in real time.
My head hurts throbbingly, and a strange sense of exhaustion fills my whole body.
“So you should have done it in moderation.”
“If I had thought that far, I would have stopped… … . But what should I do? I couldn’t even think of stopping.”
“but. It was a complete trance.”
Mimir poured water back into the empty cup and handed it to me.
“ruler. drink.”
“thank you.”
I just took one shot of water.
The refreshing feeling of moderately cool mineral water going down my throat seemed to clear my mind.
“So what do you know?”
“… … any. I haven’t figured out half of it yet. Should I say that the structure of mana is too complicated or difficult? What can’t you see?”
“I heard that you feel like a miser who doesn’t show his insides easily.”
“ah. that’s right. I think that expression is just right.”
For 13 hours, I felt the will of Mana and tried to contemplate the inside of Mana.
However, no great results were obtained.
As Mimir said, how miserable the manas are. When I tried to dig deeper, they resisted with all their might while shouting ‘No!’.
Thanks to that, digging into the depths of mana failed.
“Even so, I succeeded in catching even a little bit. I’ll definitely have to dig in there next time.”
It’s the final command.
The way to soothe and stir up mana worked quite well.
Wouldn’t it be a way to see the inner side of Mana by making her open her heart to me while continuing the conversation with care and kindness as if she were dealing with a child?
It may not be, but we should try to approach it that way.
“I’m glad you got the hang of it. Don’t fret too much, take it slow. If the depletion of mental power is repeated, there will be aftereffects.”
“I will be careful.”
This trip to Mt. Baekdu must have earned enough time.
There is no reason to be in a hurry.
I relaxed as much as possible and devoted myself to restoring my depleted mental strength.
* * *
That night.
After being called by Captain Charles, I headed for the wharf near Incheon.
“I am here.”
At a glance, Captain Charles is standing on the quayside, which looks secluded.
“Did you come soon?”
Captain Charles turned to me. greets me with a bright smile
“yes. Time is time.”
“but. It’s not the time to push the car.”
Captain Charles smiled.
I stood side by side with Captain Charles as it was.
“What about Thunderbird’s corpse?”
“I always carry it with me.”
Captain Charles chuckled at my answer.
“Even if you know everything, it’s a ridiculous answer. To always carry Thunderbird’s corpse with you.”
He always has a Thunderbird in his hand.
Those were words that only someone who could use sub-space through A.S.
“Then there is a boat in front of me? There must be a super-large mana freezer in there, right? You can put a body in it and come back. There are no people or CCTV inside, so don’t worry.”
“yes. All right.”
This is the reason Director Charles dared to call me to Incheon Pier.
It’s impossible to get Thunderbird’s corpse out of Seoul.
In order to sell, I had no choice but to come by stowaway ship.
“Then hurry up and come. I will be watching.”
“yes.”
I jumped right on top of the boat.
Then, he moved to the direction that Captain Charles pointed out, a large place that seemed to have a mana freezer.
The destination was quickly found.
A huge door that looks like a mana freezer.
I opened the door and went inside.
‘It’s state-of-the-art.’
Since it’s not working yet, the mana freezer that only looks like a huge cargo box.
The size is large, but the facilities are not common.
‘It’s okay. It’s only natural that a company capable of smuggling a carcass of the size of a Thunderbird would have this level of equipment.’
I thought about that and looked around.
With the divine eye activated, he wandered around and observed his surroundings.
I was checking to see if there was someone hiding around.
It seems to have been my bias.
There’s no way Captain Charles handled things so carelessly.
After deactivating the Shinan, I took out the A.S and put it on.
Then, as it were, Thunderbird’s corpse was taken out into the freezer.
Whoops-!
The heavy body of Thunderbird fell on top of the ship, and the ship shook greatly.
Despite being a fairly large ship, it shuddered like this.
Thunderbird seems to be heavy.
‘hmm.’
I’m staring at the Thunderbird I took out.
Suddenly, half-protruded eyeballs came into my eyes.
Thunderbird’s eyeballs are one of the finest materials that contain powerful brain power.
‘Should I keep at least one eyeball?’
It is the most expensive by-product of Thunderbird carcasses.
It’s a bit of a waste to sell that kind of material just for money.
I’m not in need of money right now.
I think it would be better to keep at least one eyeball separately.
I went straight to Thunderbird’s corpse, put wind magic on my finger, and pulled out the half-protruding eyeball.
It wasn’t particularly difficult.
Previously, while making the Blessing of Mana, I came up with a lot of tips regarding the grooming of monster by-products.
You can do this even with your eyes closed.
‘The quality is good.’
Since it was sticking out half way, I wondered if the quality was bad.
It was a useless worry.
I put the eyeballs I had taken out into A.S.
Then, after burning the area around the extracted eyeball and crushing it, they slowly headed overboard.
“Did it take a while?”
“yes. It took me a while to get one of her eyeballs removed.”
“eyeball? Should I write it separately?”
“yes.”
“okay? hmm… … . I think the brokers are going to be a little annoyed that it’s not different from the promise… … . It can be said that he was crushed after fighting for an eyeball.”
Captain Charles took the action to board the ship.
Probably, he’s going to make it look like one of Thunderbird’s eyeballs was destroyed in battle.
“You don’t have to go. I have manipulated it properly.”
I even extracted it through magic. I didn’t know it, so I came to crush the amputation with flame magic.
I won’t doubt anything else.
“As expected, my brother. I like it because it gets things done quickly.”
Captain Charles giggled and patted my back.
“Anyway, I had a hard time coming this far. I will definitely take care of that corpse and get the best price for it before handing it over to you.”
“yes.”
Captain Charles took out a device that looked like a remote control from his pocket.
Then press the button all over again.
Woo-woo-!
At that moment, mana began to fluctuate from the center of the ship.
The freezer inside the ship worked, and mana began to change.
That remote control must have been a remote control that could remotely control the freezer.
“Oh, you know how hard it is to get full price, right? With no fees from the businessmen, no smuggling fees in the black market, no security processing fees for safety reasons, what can I do, I can barely get 70% of the list price.
“yes. I know. I’ll leave the handling entirely to the captain. Just take care of the proportions.”
“7:3 of net revenue. Right?”
“yes.”
I 7. Captain Charles 3.
I wonder if I can get 7 of the monsters that Captain Charles has dealt with.
Well, if you give it, you should take it.
Because good is good
“Shall I contact you when the processing is over? Or should I report it in between?”
“Just call me when everything is over. You know how to handle it.”
“Aren’t you trusting me too much? What if I trip in the middle?”
“I heard you have a lot of money?”
I heard it in Mt. Baekdu.
I have too much money, but I don’t know how to spend it.
He also added that he was not particularly greedy for money.
Someone like that steals money from the middleman? It is impossible.
“Did I say that? scent. proud of money It was a complete book.”
‘You’re bragging about money… … .’ He muttered and scratched the back of his head.
It wasn’t that he was bragging, he just said that there is no joy in life.
It looks like you completely forgot.
“Anyway, okay. I’ll take care of everything and contact you. You can decide how to transfer the money at that time.”
“yes.”
“okay! exorcism!”
Captain Charles patted my back hard again.
“Then go now. It’s time for the kids to come back. It won’t be nice to show your face to them.”
“yes. All right.”
A broker specializing in smuggling.
Selling my face to them can itself be a flaw for me.
I just turned around.
“Oh, and here. take this.”
Captain Charles handed over a large suitcase.
I’ve been putting it next to me since a while ago, so I thought it was a Carrion that had things I needed for smuggling.
It seems that it was not.
“What is this?”
“That boat brought it secretly when it came here.”
“… … Are you sneaking it?”
“uh. you did that I want to hide the fact that you were transferred as much as possible.”
Things I want to hide the fact that I have been transferred… … .
that means that.
“I hope this… … .”
“uh. that’s right. Luckily for Thunderbird, the timing was just right, so I brought it.”
Captain Charles grinned.
“The staff you said you wanted. Did you deliver it?”
An ancient artifact that I asked Sophia to obtain through Captain Charles.
The legacy of a master whose name is still unknown.
The second mythical artifact came into hand.
