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Episode 337. A New Plan to Become Stronger
“I want to build a temple at Ibeka Academy.”
“Temple?”
Ethan planned to further develop the descendants of Moon Force, a growth-type profession.
‘There have been limits to growth so far.’
“Temple of Moon Force? I heard that there is a temple of Moon Force in the capital. Could that be… …”
“Oh, yes. That’s right. She is the goddess I believe in. Now she has become a completely forgotten deity, so I built a temple of my own to make sure she is not forgotten. She doesn’t have many followers.”
The principal nodded vigorously at Ethan’s request.
“What could be difficult? There is nothing difficult at all. Rather, this could be a task that greatly heals the wounds of this incident. I will definitely take responsibility for it. I will also make sure that the students can pray freely. Since it is the God you believe in, everyone will like it.”
As Moon Force’s influence grows, so does Ethan’s power.
‘We are seriously increasing the influence of Moon Force.’
This may bring with it many risks, but now is the time to take those risks.
If you have been safely gaining experience for survival up to now, it is now time to challenge your strength.
Even though all that was left was hard work, Ethan found something enjoyable.
It felt like a chain somewhere in my heart had been released.
‘Let’s try.’
* * *
News of the attack on the Iveca Academy quickly spread throughout the Holy Empire.
-You attacked Ibekah? You broke the unwritten rules. Who the hell would do that?
-There are followers of the moon, right? That’s what they are, right?
-Huh! Those guys would do it without hesitation. They really are vicious guys!
-Who’s listening? Shh, be quiet.
-What’s there to be quiet about! No matter what, we shouldn’t attack the Academy!
The academy is a place where young students attend.
Therefore, no matter what grudge you may have, attacking the Academy was something you absolutely must not do.
Of course, there were a few precedents of those who broke that unwritten rule, but no force had ever attacked the Academy in a group like the Moon Followers.
Because of this, the followers of the moon were greatly criticized.
-Then what happened to the students?
-Don’t be surprised when you hear that. Not a single student was injured!
-What? The followers of the moon attacked? They must have planned it, so how could there not be a single casualty?
-That… …You know Count Ethan Wickers? He’s Ibeka’s teacher right now. I heard he stopped it.
-Block it? What are you talking about?
-They say that Count Ethan defeated the strongest of the Moon Followers.
Since everyone did not know about the existence of the Apostles, rumors spread that Ethan had defeated the strongest of the Moon Followers who had attacked.
Of course, it didn’t spread entirely by word of mouth.
Ethan has always tried to keep the rumors to a minimum, but this time he intentionally fanned the flames so that the rumors about him would spread even further.
-Ethan Whicus? Isn’t that the guy who brought the Whicus family up to Twelve?
-I heard you’re running the top.
-I heard that you treat wizards very well.
Because there was nothing to be hesitant about anymore.
There was no longer any force within the Holy Empire that could persecute the Wickus family, and Ethan also became a saint who saved Ibekah’s promising students through this incident.
Thanks to this, all the nobles who sent their children to Ibeka began to praise Ethan.
Even the nobles who had been displeased with Ethan completely turned to Ethan’s side through this incident.
That’s why Ethan actively spread the rumor.
‘As expected, the rumor spreads quite well through the upper echelons.’
Moreover, the fame Ethan gained from this Ibeka Academy raid has had a huge impact on the many things he has done so far.
Unrecognized wizards headed to the Wickus Estate, and sales at the David and Garnet Merchants, which had ties to the Wickus family, began to skyrocket.
Of course, that wasn’t the end of it.
-I heard that the followers of the moon also went to the Wickus estate?
-They said that they couldn’t even enter the territory because the magic fortress was spread out.
As word spread that the magical fortress had completely blocked the invasion of the followers of the moon, people began to come to the Whikers County like crazy.
To exaggerate a little, it could be said that everyone on the continent had gathered at the Wickus Estate.
The Wickus Estate, which had been expanded in anticipation of a large number of visitors, was bustling with visitors.
“We expanded because there were so many people, but I didn’t expect more people to come… … .”
“Please lighten this up a bit!”
The wizards of Ethan’s workshop cried and laughed at the same time.
Many people are falling for their magic. There are countless promising wizards who come to learn their magic.
“This is the prime of my life… … .”
“I can’t miss the golden age that the Count has created for me!”
All of this happened because Ethan successfully stopped the Ibeka Academy attack.
Wickers Estate.
Ethan was checking a drawing in his room in the castle.
It’s been three days since Ibekah was attacked.
As recovery efforts began, the injured teachers were given leave.
‘It’s hard to teach properly anyway.’
Ethan, who had faced the formidable enemy of the Three Apostles, was naturally given a vacation. Ethan had recovered considerably after three days of concentrating on recovery, but the Lord did not refuse the vacation.
‘I have something to do.’
Ethan summarized the results of this incident.
“With this, there is no need to think about danger any longer within the Holy Empire.”
Of course, the thing that was being talked about the most in this incident was Ethan’s activities.
Although he had achieved victory over the Three Apostles, rumors were spreading that he had in fact single-handedly repelled the attack on Ibeka Academy.
“This will be a powerful deterrent.”
It was only natural, as the great fame he gained from defeating the Three Apostles was supported by word of mouth.
Now, no one will be able to treat the Wickus family lightly. No one will dare attack them.
“The followers of the moon within the Holy Empire won’t be able to move around freely either.”
The three apostles will have gathered all the useful followers of the moon and attacked Ibekah, so there won’t be any real troops left, but there will still be some crazy guys who won’t care about that and will attack.
But since this Ibeka attack has brought on a lot of criticism, their movements will be greatly restricted.
“I can move a little more freely now.”
In fact, it was safe to say that there was no force within the Holy Empire that could touch Ethan.
“But we can’t be satisfied with this. We add safety to safety.”
So Ethan came up with a new plan.
‘I realized this while fighting the Three Apostles. I still have many shortcomings.’
The fight with the Three Apostles did not go overwhelmingly well.
Rather, if Ethan had made the wrong decision, he could have really died.
That’s why it needed to be supplemented.
“New plan.”
Ethan was thinking of just putting a period on it.
“Until now, the twelve constellations within the Holy Empire have not been on good terms.”
Because of this, I benefited greatly from the connections I had made while dealing with the writer Dren.
‘Use that in reverse.’
Increases the bond between the twelve constellations within the Holy Empire.
To be precise, the Wickus family was intended to be at the center and serve as a link between the other twelve constellations.
‘For now, the key families have entered the market of the Wickus estate.’
Several families, including Felix and Ramsdale, had entered the Wickers market, so the solidarity centered around the Wickers estate had already begun.
Ethan also intended to create a new bond.
‘I can also increase my power along with the bond between the twelve constellations.’
“I’m building a temple. A temple of Moon Force.”
The drawing I was looking at was a design drawing for the temple of Moon Force.
Ethan thought of the Moonforce temples that were abandoned here and there across the continent.
“It should be as magnificent as the Grand Horn Temple guarded by the White Tiger, while also showing the power of the Goddess Moon Force.”
And there was one most important factor.
“There are branches of the Holy Light Church anywhere in the Holy Empire.”
In this time when the followers of the moon were running wild, it was likely that even if a new temple was built and a new god was worshipped, there would be a high possibility that they would be reluctant to join.
But what if you join the Holy Light cult, the largest religion in the Holy Empire?
“I will be able to approach you more familiarly. Above all, I have permission from the Emperor.”
‘I remember seeing something like that in the past. It was a strategy where a low-priced franchise cafe would open a store next to a very famous franchise cafe and benefit from it.’
Ethan intended to benefit from the Holy Light Church.
After all, wasn’t Ethan an honorary bishop of the Holy Light Church?
‘If there’s any backlash, we’ll go to the Pope, you know.’
So Ethan started the project to build a temple for Moon Force.
* * *
The Yellow House.
Since Mason met Ethan and was rehabilitated, the Duke of Yellow has taken a great liking to Ethan.
“Since Mr. Ethan came to see you in person, if you had contacted us in advance, we could have treated you more warmly. Anyway, I really appreciate your help with this matter. If it weren’t for Mr. Ethan, the students at Ibeka Academy would have been seriously injured. There might have even been deaths. However, thanks to Mr. Ethan’s good defense, not a single student was injured, and instead, they came to trust Ibeka.”
“It wasn’t something I did alone. Other teachers also worked hard.”
The Yellowd family’s drawing room.
The Duke of Yellowd chuckled as he looked at Ethan Wickers across from him.
As the Duke said, this attack clearly demonstrated the level of the Ibeka Academy.
Since the students were attacked, it would have been possible to transfer students in response, but not a single parent actually mentioned transferring students.
That’s understandable, because in this attack, only teachers were injured, and not a single student was injured.
Of course, Oz was injured, but rather than talk about his injury, only stories about him protecting younger students and his exploits against the Moon Followers were spread.
“That Oz student is also said to be Mr. Ethan’s favorite student. It seems like all the students who study under Mr. Ethan end up like that!”
The Duke of Yellowwood’s eyes lit up.
“So I wonder what brings you to Yellowd. I’m sure you’re not here to simply talk about the attack.”
“I am not here on Academy business, Your Majesty.”
“Not from the Academy? Then you must be Count Ethan Wickers.”
“yes.”
Ethan said.
“I have a very good offer to make.
fantasy,
