Wizard Stone - Chapter 687



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Three days after the ward left.

Roy and his group also came out of the mine.

Originally, I was going to leave right away, but at the driver’s request, I stayed a little longer.

The usually stiff person lowered his head, so I couldn’t just leave. It seems like he was very confused after seeing the mine in disarray.

So, even though it was only three days, I did as much as I could.

The rest is up to them. I want to help more, but I can’t.

Because this job isn’t easy.

“I guess I’ll have to cast the spell again.”

“already?”

“yes. “It seems like it’s gotten a little heavier.”

“How long has it been since it lasted? “Isn’t it just because you’re having a hard time?”

“that is······.”

“I’m kidding. “Let’s rest for a while.”

As soon as the command is given, the ogre is put down as if it had been waiting. Seeing the groaning noises coming from all over, it seems like the magic has been lifted.

So when will I return?

Roy shook his head and reached for the flame. The moment it was caught, the flame had already turned into a dagger.

“hmm.”

how is it?

“I don’t know. It seems like the center of gravity has changed… “Would you like to take a listen?”

no. I said it before, but you don’t know it even if you listen to it. I am.

“Only a sword?”

huh.

Roy laughed and threw the dagger as if he knew that would happen. The dagger flew straight into a nearby tree and got stuck.

How long will it last this time?

I cast a light spell, making sure the dagger did not disappear. Of course, on all fabrics.

There was no way to know which fabric’s magic had been lifted, so there was no way.

Well, let’s think of it as training at this point.

If you think about it, there is no better situation to practice than this. It was a good opportunity to increase the duration and weight that could be held.

Aside from the magic bag you would receive from Piren, there were many places to use light magic.

When walking, increase the duration and create weapons with flames. When I rest, I practice light magic and ice hand magic.

Here’s an experiment.

I thought about this the moment I heard Ward’s last words. I said I should give him a punch when he comes.

I’ve already thought of a way. He plans to use the fish-shaped flame to find the ward before shooting the arrow.

This was something I had already thought about before encountering the ogre.

No matter how good your ward is, you can’t help but be surprised if a fish suddenly rushes at you.

Of course, you need to know when the ward is coming and the range also needs to be increased.

No, you have to check first whether it will work or not.

After briefly getting ready on the move, Roy immediately called Irina during the next break.

“Can you help me for a moment?”

huh. What?

“It’s no big deal.”

Roy smiled and handed the bird to Irina. To be exact, it was a bird that was blindfolded and had her legs tied.

Of course, the wings had also been slightly modified to prevent it from flying away.

“Hide this near here.”

Hide it?

“huh. I like the bushes and behind the rocks. Don’t go too far. Wait, not now. “Hide me when I disappear.”

After saying that, Roy left for a moment and then reappeared. Fortunately, Irina had nothing in her hands.

“Did you hide it well?”

huh.

“good.”

Roy nodded and slowly spread water mana.

However, it did not spread too far. This is because the presence of birds can be recognized first through the mana of the water.

It shouldn’t be like that. You have to find the bird without knowing where it is.

To be exact, it was a flightless bird with tied legs.

The image was clear because I had already looked at it enough while walking.

“Flame.”

Roy slowly released the fish into the water’s mana. From the moment the fish became free, they immediately moved somewhere.

“Are you there?”

See for yourself.

“is not it?”

Roy quietly searched through the bushes where the fish had disappeared. Surprisingly, there was a bird in the bush.

To be exact, it was a singed bird.

It was a success.

“thank you. “Thanks to you, it was over quickly.”

Is it over already?

“huh. “Oh, wait a minute.”

Originally I was only going to do this, but I changed my mind. After experimenting, something became curious.

Suddenly, I wanted to try things other than birds. For example, other creatures such as rabbits, snakes, and cats.

Will the results change depending on the target?

To conclude, things change.

However, there was no difference between creatures. No matter what kind of creature it was, the fish did not hesitate.

I succeeded in finding everything quickly and quickly.

That is, when the target is a living thing.

The result changed when the target was not a living thing.

Unlike when searching for a living creature, the movement seemed to be a bit slower and the success rate was significantly different.

The success rate was less than half.

Why did this result come about?

Fortunately, the doubts did not last long. After experimenting a few more times, the difference between success and failure became apparent.

First of all, the item itself wasn’t that important.

What matters is the image. The key is how specific and strong the image of the object is.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s big or small, old or new.

Of course, there is a much higher chance of finding a handkerchief that has been used for a long time than a twig that has just been cut.

Conversely, the gift you just received from your lover may be more powerful than the handkerchief you have used for a long time.

The sculpture that Irina carved for use in the experiment was exactly like that.

I originally planned to keep it instead of using it in the experiment, but Irina found out and I had no choice but to use it, and unfortunately, a fish found it.

In any case, what you think of the object is more important than the object itself.

And that object may not be one, but the whole thing.

A representative example is arrows.

The proof is that all arrows respond, whether they are arrows made by a blacksmith, arrows without a tip, arrows made of iron, or arrows made of wood.

It’s like a shield magic ring blocking the target.

In other words, the fish-shaped flame can also be set separately like a shield magic ring…

Let’s start by adding wards. Then it doesn’t matter when you come.

I’ll have to think about it.

No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know.

Why is it possible to have a fish-shaped flame, but not a Burundi flame or a bird-shaped flame?

Could this theory be wrong?

Aren’t finding invisible objects and blocking incoming arrows related to images?

Roy thought for a moment and shook his head.

No matter how much you think about it, there is no other reason. That seems to be correct.

So I don’t understand anymore.

If the previous hypothesis is correct, you should be able to find invisible objects using the Burundi Flame and the Bird-shaped Flame.

The Burundi Flame and the Bird-Shaped Flame also responded to arrows, so there was no reason why this wouldn’t work.

Not only objects but even living things were not affected.

Is it just because it’s a fish?

Roy shook his head again. That may be true, but something is lacking to simply accept it.

Nof also does quite a bit when it comes to exploration.

No, it’s not that much, but it’s sad that it’s the second child.

After all, didn’t they find Tyr in the vast north?

It was possible because there were magic items, but that is no reason to discount Nof’s exploration ability.

“It’s difficult, it’s difficult.”

What’s wrong?

“huh.”

Help me?

Roy nodded without realizing it.

I knew it was a problem Irina couldn’t help with, but for some reason I didn’t want to say it was over. She didn’t want to turn down the favor.

I was also curious about how I could help here.

“What should I do?”

huh? Isn’t that what I’m saying?

“huh?”

Weren’t you going to experiment?

“ah. that’s right.”

Roy nodded obediently.

okay. Since when did he use his hair?

Let’s just keep trying until we get the answer. Basically, if your brain is bad, your hands and feet will suffer.

In other words, most problems can be solved through hard work.

At least, this is not a problem that is impossible to experiment with, like the fundamental difference between a dagger made of fire that is completely materialized and never disappears, and a fire mine that lasts infinitely, which I worried about yesterday.

The theory is the theory above. This seemed to be easily overcome through experimentation.

There was enough time anyway.

“Hide this.”

huh.

“You can’t see it.”

It must be visible.

What mattered was whether it was visible or not.

Not only humans have eyes. Even fire had eyes.

It doesn’t make sense, but the results speak for themselves.

Still, I decided to experiment one more time just in case. She asked Irina to hide the rabbit that had immobilized her.

To be precise, they were to hide behind tree roots or rocks, not in the bushes.

There are five possible locations for rabbits.

Roy launched Burundi Flame to find the rabbit. Naturally, the flames showed no reaction.

It’s the same up to here.

Roy nodded and fired a second blast of fire. However, this time the point of flight was a little different.

The fire moved to a place where all the rocks and tree roots were visible, not directly in front.

As soon as it moved, it changed direction.

“Is that right there?”

huh.

With her answer, Irina moved to the tree roots and picked up the charred rabbit.

It’s a success.

Now I really have no choice but to admit it.

Even fire has eyes.

Once again, I understood that I was able to see the world through Fire Wave.

It was something I could see because I had eyes.

Here, I thought I could understand why fish was possible but Burundi flame and bird-shaped flame were not.

The fish worked simply because it was a fish.

I don’t know exactly how. You can smell something, or you can hear a sound.

Maybe I could feel the movement of mana or something.

Because there is mana outside of the mana of water.

Of course, as mentioned before, this is not certain. It’s not even a fish, so how can you know that?

However, the bird is a bit clearer.

First of all, in the case of Nof, it clearly relies on vision. Other birds are probably similar.

That’s why it reacts to arrows while being unable to find invisible objects.

Because you can see the arrow flying.

Why didn’t I know this obvious thing?

My head definitely doesn’t work when I’m in the forest. I think the problem was that I felt sorry for the soldiers and didn’t get any exposure to the sun.

I should have just gone up there with Irina.

In any case, it was concluded that the past dream of being able to attack monsters and people in the empire by simply increasing the duration was impossible.

The problem wasn’t that it was far away, but that it couldn’t be seen. I could extend the duration, but I couldn’t do anything about what I couldn’t see.

Isn’t there a magic item that allows you to see the other side, like the crystal ball in the novel?

If so, can I attack with flame through it?

I don’t know.

Honestly, I didn’t think such a thing would happen, and I didn’t want to think about it right now.

Just thinking about it for a moment gave me a headache.

I thought they were just ignorantly experimenting, but it looks like they used their brains quite a bit.

I decided to stop thinking about magic at this point. Now I just needed to focus on what was really going on.

It also happened to be an environment where we could accelerate a little bit.

The great forest has finally come to an end.

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