Have Magic - Chapter 137



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Embrace the Magic (137)

Rodin walked slowly around the area. Charis and Jenna tried to follow him, but he stopped them with his hand.

‘This place would be nice.’

It was a magic training method with a strong testing nature. That’s why I deliberately went to a place with a slightly lower mana concentration. As if that wasn’t enough, I summoned my will and scattered the mana in all directions.

The area around where I was sitting was at one-tenth of the normal mana concentration. I believed that even if a problem arose, I would be able to control it.

I started practicing the magic training method I learned through Proval’s welcome.

‘Are you okay?’

The mana that came in following the guidance of the rune rushed through every corner of the body. It was a little fast, but not so fast that it was uncontrollable.

Rather, I couldn’t help but be amazed at how much mana roamed around unexpected corners. I learned a lot about mana roads that I didn’t know about, to the point where I thought, ‘There’s a road in a place like this?’

Rodin had been studying magic training methods for a long time. It was from the time he learned intermediate magic training methods at the special forces training school, so it was almost the same as his experience learning magic.

But it didn’t achieve much success.

At first, I gave up because I didn’t know enough runes. After I learned some runes, I couldn’t focus on my research because I didn’t have time.

However, it wasn’t like that at first.

The magical power training method I was using now was different from the intermediate magical power training method I learned at the special forces training school. I had improved only the necessary parts little by little, and it had long since passed the intermediate level.

‘There is room for further improvement.’

Mana moves around the body, creating patterns. The magical power pattern is determined by how much it moves around each area.

The magical power pattern desired by the underground ruins’ door could only be created by learning the magical power cultivation method of the Imperial Family of the Magic Empire.

Rodin forcibly created a pattern to enter the underground ruins, but it was a trick. The magical pattern that was forcibly drawn could not be maintained for long.

‘If we take care of Bianca a bit more, she’ll grow up faster.’

Bianca learned the same magical training method as Rodin. As Rodin improved slightly, Bianca also changed her training method slightly.

So the magic patterns of the two were the same. The only difference was the amount and concentration.

‘Then ugh!’

The mana that was circulating through every corner of his body dug into his heart to be transformed into a circle. At that moment, Rodin felt a great sense of discomfort.

‘what’s this?’

The structure of the magical power that was created in such a small amount was too heterogeneous. It was a form of magical power that humans could not possibly handle.

‘I almost died.’

He instantly controlled the movement of mana and dispersed it throughout his body. Fortunately, the mana was no longer converted into magic power.

‘ha.’

Once mana is drawn in, it is impossible to simply disperse it.

Rodin used the magic training method he originally knew to convert mana into magic. After doing one cycle like that, he slowly opened his eyes.

“Whew. That was dangerous.”

I cleared my mind and returned to the campsite. Karis and Jenna, who had been on guard duty, bowed their heads slightly.

“Are you here?”

“Did you go for a walk?”

“Yeah. I cooled my head a bit.”

Rodin didn’t say anything about trying a dangerous technique. He didn’t want to worry his companions by saying unnecessary things.

“It’s late at night.”

“Huh? It’s already like this. Let’s sleep a little.”

“Yes. See you in the morning.”

When I actually lay down to sleep, I couldn’t fall asleep easily. The thought of Proval’s magical training method kept running through my head.

‘It’s too good to just give up.’

It was a practice method that faithfully circled every nook and cranny of the body. If you can gather magical power through this practice method, it becomes much easier to control magical power. You can also increase the magical power density of the circle.

But there was a problem when mana was converted into magic power. It was too dangerous to use a non-human method.

Only the last step uses the existing method? The meaning of circulating mana in every corner disappears. It only takes a long time to cultivate, so it is actually a loss.

‘ha.’

As he was lost in his thoughts, it was already dawn. Feeling that it was wrong to sleep, Rodin got up from his seat.

“Would you like to sleep a little longer?”

“That’s right, Your Majesty. You went to bed too late.”

“It’s okay. I can’t sleep.”

I continued with my usual routine.

First, he sent Jito into the sky to lightly scout the surrounding area, and performed two cycles of the magic power training method. Of course, it was not Proval’s method, but the method he originally knew.

About that time Larry woke up.

After finishing my morning exercise with Larry, I started preparing dinner.

“This is the worst.”

“Brother! What is this?”

“I thought the food I cooked yesterday tasted bland, so I added more salt, and now this is what happens.”

With Matthew remaining in Margaret’s hometown, the quality of the food had seriously deteriorated. It seemed necessary to come up with some solution.

“Brother, you don’t have ‘moderate’.”

“That’s right. Brother Rodin’s cooking is really weird.”

“From now on, you guys cook your own food. I don’t know.”

I guess I have no talent for cooking. I cooked three meals a day without fail from the village of Oak Tree to here, but my skills didn’t improve at all.

“Brother! Where is that?”

“That’s right, Rodin! You said you’d take care of the meals.”

“Then don’t complain.”

In fact, although Rodin liked delicious food, it wasn’t that he couldn’t eat something that didn’t taste good. If it could fill his stomach, he could just endure it and eat it.

The problem was Larry and Bianca.

These kids have been eating only delicious food for so long that their palates have become very sophisticated. They can’t even swallow food unless it’s really delicious.

“How about asking Uncle Charis or Unnie Jenna to do it instead?”

“No. I’m already tired from standing guard.”

Charis and Jenna had no sense of taste or smell. They only had sight and hearing, so they didn’t know what a ‘taste’ was.

“Then what should I do?”

“I guess I’ll have to buy some food at a nice restaurant.”

“Put it aside? How?”

“My subspace bracelet is a space where time does not pass. Let’s fill it with about 500 servings of delicious food and eat them at every meal. That would be better.”

There was no other way for now. It was awkward to put food in the space where the books were, but I decided to hold out until I found another solution.

“Aha. Then that will work.”

“Let’s get things sorted out. It’s time to leave.”

“yes.”

If cooking was Rodin’s responsibility, cleaning up, including washing the dishes, was Harry and Bianca’s job.

If you only used the cooking utensils from the chef’s statue, you wouldn’t have any dishes. Unfortunately, the cooking utensils from the chef’s statue can only cook up to two servings.

For cooking for five people, including Karis and Jenna, we had to use ordinary cooking utensils bought at the store.

After finishing tidying up, I got on the carriage.

Bianca went over to Caris’ carriage, which Larry had been riding for a long time. Rodin was alone in the carriage driven by Jenna.

“Let’s go.”

“yes.”

The carriage set off. The mealtime was noisy, but somehow the journey continued peacefully.

“Your Majesty.”

“Yeah. Why? If you have something to say, feel free to say it.”

“Charis and I have another companion doll.”

Rodin also knew that Princess Elanerien, the former master of Karis and Jenna, had originally created 100 battle dolls. He had read about it in a book left behind in the underground ruins.

“It’s a bit weird to call them dolls. Let’s just call them colleagues.”

“Okay. Among the 100 people, including my colleagues, there is Karis and me.”

“Hmm. Calling it ‘100’ is a bit weird. Let’s just call it ‘100 people’. It’s too inanimate and uncomfortable.”

“Huh, Your Majesty, you are indeed different from the previous masters.”

Rodin also learned how to make battle dolls from books. However, it was at a level that only a 9th circle magician could even dream of, so for now, he could only remember it in his head.

“But why?”

“Among the 100 people, there is also a person in charge of cooking.”

“Huh? You have a colleague who can cook?”

It was a story that made my eyes sparkle. I wanted to put aside everything I was doing and go find it.

“The royal chef personally demonstrated and taught me every dish he knew. I heard he knows 10,950 dishes.”

“Wow! 10,950 dishes. That’s enough to eat a different dish for every meal for 10 years.”

If you ate a different dish for every meal, you would need to cook 1,095 different dishes a year. The chef battle doll knew exactly 10 times that many dishes.

“If you find Brox, your cooking problems will be solved.”

“You don’t know where it is?”

“Yes. After Princess Elanerien separated me and Karis, she didn’t tell me where the other battle dolls went.”

Rodin knew this part too.

Princess Elanérien created five secret spaces in preparation for destruction. She arranged them so that you could visit all of them in order.

The battle dolls would have been divided into five secret spaces, and it was clear that Princess Elanerien had arranged them so that they could be visited and collected in turn.

“But isn’t that strange? The underground ruins you were in are definitely not the fifth.”

“I think so too.”

“Then there should be a clue to get to the fifth one, but there wasn’t.”

It was unclear whether there were no clues or whether they had missed them. It had probably already collapsed due to volcanic activity, so there was no way to confirm it now.

“But isn’t it true that there are no clues regarding the first secret space?”

“Ah! The zodiac. But to get there…, haa.”

There was a bit of a mention of the first secret space in the book I got from the underground ruins. It was a letter written to be left to the descendants who were hiding in the Hwangdo hideout.

As it was a secret space for future generations, it was highly likely that the first start would have been in or near the imperial capital during the Magic Empire era.

But to get to the zodiac at that time, you had to enter or pass through the Masurim. Even though I became a 7th Circle Wizard, the Masurim was still a fearful place.

“The arrangement of the previous master has already been broken.”

“That’s right. You wouldn’t have known that Masurim would appear.”

The appearance of the Masurim coincided with the fall of the Magic Empire. In other words, when the Magic Empire was intact, there were no Masurim, and when the Magic Empire fell, Masurim appeared.

“I bet even Confucius wouldn’t have expected his appearance.”

“That’s… that’s right.”

The underground ruins of the Mode Wasteland were not the first secret room. It was most likely the second or third. It could even have been the fourth.

Originally, it was best to learn the magic training method in the first secret space. The Mode Wasteland was a place you should have visited after becoming a 7th circle magician.

However, Rodin entered the underground ruins through illegal means. Princess Elanerien’s arrangements were completely ruined.

“Is Masurim really such a dangerous place?”

“I don’t know. I’ve never been there myself. But it’s not an easy place, since it’s where they took down 500,000 troops from the Ingram Empire.”

“They were many. You are alone.”

In places like Masurim, a small number of elites may be better than an overwhelming force. Even in a place where demons are swarming, if a small number of people move, the number of demons they encounter is limited.

“That’s true. The purpose is different.”

“Yes. The Ingram Empire was a place for subjugation, but your goal is to pass through safely.”

Rodin was also aware that he would be safer in Masurim than in the Ingrem Empire’s punitive force.

Move carefully on your own, and when the demons gather, summon Karis and Jenna to deal with the demons. After the battle, store them back in the necklace and move quietly on your own.

This way, the risk is reduced to a level that is incomparable to that of the Ingram Empire’s punitive force.

“Well, there won’t be any battle dolls in the first space anyway. Even if there are, there will be only a few. Everyone else except you will have to go to the next space in the Mode underground ruins to get out.”

“Why do you think so?”

“This necklace is proof. If there were people like you in the places we should have visited before the underground ruins of the Mode Wasteland, the necklace would have come from there too.”

Charis and Jenna clearly remembered the past when all 100 battle dolls were gathered inside the necklace. In other words, the necklace was the treasure trove for all 100 battle dolls.

Of course, it was normal to keep the battle doll you first met and the necklace that served as your home and recovery place in the same place.

“Ah! I see. Then the other battle dolls will be in the next secret location.”

“Maybe. Even if that’s not the case, it’s hard to move right away. For now, we’ll have to wait until Larry and Bianca grow up a bit. Shouldn’t a 2nd-grade swordsman and a 2nd-circle magician do their part?”

“Even now, it’s one person’s share….”

“Wait a minute! There’s someone in front.”

Rodin cut Jenna off. He knew what she was going to say, but he hadn’t said anything yet.