Wizard Stone - Chapter 699



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Episode 699 The Value of Silver

“This time it will be different.”

“I hope so. What did you say I should do?”

“It’s simple.”

Roy relayed to Mila the training he had done with Ward. Mila tilted her head as if she did not understand the training method.

“You want me to shoot so that it passes near the fish?”

“Yeah. Then the fish will move and block the arrow. You can shoot it the next day. It will immediately deploy its shield magic as soon as it hears the explosion.”

“… … Isn’t this training for sniping? I don’t think the enemy would bother shooting past the fish.”

“That’s because you think the fish will stop the arrow. They don’t know. And there’s no other place to shoot. It’s open here, but there are obvious places to shoot in houses or on the street. Of course, in real combat, you block that direction.”

“I understand what you mean.”

“Okay. Then let’s do it right away.”

It was a chance to recover the face he had lost from the arrow slash. Roy waited for Mila to hide and returned, then filled the surroundings with water mana, released the fish, and concentrated his mind.

How much time has passed like that?

Suddenly, a fish exploded.

“shield!”

As soon as the starting word was shouted, the arrow fell down, blocked by the shield.

Although he only managed to block one arrow, this time he saw results. Of course, it goes without saying that the results were the complete opposite of the arrow-deflecting results.

In one attempt, my senses from two months ago were completely awakened.

No, it’s not a sense or anything. You just need to use your shield in that direction whenever you hear an explosion.

The training ended so blandly.

“Good job.”

“thank you.”

“At this point, I don’t think there’s any need to practice any more. But if you do, it would be better to do it at home or on the street.”

“It’s not that I don’t do it because I don’t want to.”

If it were up to me, I would rather just let the fish out during regular times than practice.

In fact, this is what I thought about as soon as I got home after catching the ogre. Even if I didn’t know the distance, I wanted to find a way to use the fish at home.

That’s what I trained for in the first place.

but…….

“You saw it too? The explosion. If you accidentally hit it, it won’t end with just getting hurt.”

“Wouldn’t you know how to avoid it? Since it’s a fire, you’d be able to tell if there are fish just by getting close to it.”

“I thought about it too, but it didn’t work out. There is always that one chance.”

If you dodge well as Mila said, you’ll be lucky, but if you’re unlucky enough to fall and touch the flame, it won’t end with just getting hurt.

No matter how important training is, I couldn’t have my employees take that level of risk.

“Then why do we do this training? It’s meaningless if we can’t use it in our daily lives.”

“You could send something like a warning when the enemy attacks. Even if it’s dangerous, you should use it then.”

“Where has that ever happened?”

“It could happen. For example, an acquaintance could become an enemy. If they know each other, they wouldn’t suddenly attack or send an assassin. Or, they could suddenly come and test me to see if I’m doing well.”

“What is that?”

That’s not true, there are actually people who would do that.

If it was Ward, he was someone who could do what I said before we broke up.

That’s why I made you look for Mila by spraying fish-shaped flames.

I needed to increase my detection range as much as possible before the wards arrived.

And no one was more helpful in increasing this detection range than Mila.

Because Mila has a history of running away from home.

Whenever I think of Mila, I still remember that time. I remember desperately searching for Mila who had run away.

Roy captured his feelings at that moment in Flame.

Just as thinking about Luna affected the duration of Flame’s Bulgeum, I am sure thinking about Mila will also help expand Flame’s detection range.

I don’t know how far away you can shoot an arrow, but it probably won’t take too long to find it.

Now there were enough arrows.

“Is the timing okay? Let’s do it one more time.”

“Just this once.”

It’s been ten days since I returned from Disart Castle.

I have some bad news.

No, to be exact, the news that should be coming is not coming.

Luna hasn’t arrived yet, Mila hasn’t been found yet, and Dread hasn’t learned water magic yet.

I’m a little anxious because the news I’m expecting isn’t coming.

I’m not sure what will come first.

Luna? Or Mila? Or Dread?

The answer was none of the three.

The first to arrive were Jacob’s employees, and they brought with them some unpleasant news.

“The fire mine is gone?”

“Yes. Actually, it’s been a few days, but Mr. Backman told me to wait a bit and then tell you, so I’m just telling you now.”

“Oh, I thought a few more would disappear since there were a lot installed on the same day?”

“yes.”

“How many are missing in total?”

“I’m thirty-one.”

Thirty one.

There are fewer than I thought. I thought there would be at least fifty since it’s been a few days, but that wasn’t the case.

Well, magic isn’t something that’s so clear cut… … .

“So, when should I install it?”

“I would like you to do it as soon as possible.”

“i get it.”

The employee left and Roy sighed deeply.

If it had been another time, I would have been happy that it lasted another half year, but now the timing wasn’t so good.

We’re already busy setting up fireballs in the forest. If we were to set up a new fireball here, we’d need two bodies.

Should I just take a break from setting up fireballs in the forest?

“Roy.”

“why?”

“Can I come with you?”

“Install Fire Mine?”

“yes.”

“I don’t care, but why?”

“I just want to see you.”

“Okay, then.”

Roy nodded as if to say, “Do as you please.”

There was no particular reason to refuse, and seeing as how he was installing fireballs, it seemed like it would help with my Fire Mine training.

Perhaps Marie also wanted to see him for the same reason.

“When are you going?”

“Why don’t you go now? Dread, I’ll have to go and do the match when I get back.”

“yes.”

Dredd returned to his training with the answer. Roy, who had been watching him quietly, soon acknowledged one fact.

“I think the second one will be Dread.”

“yes?”

“It’s nothing. Let’s go.”

Placing more than thirty fireballs requires diligent movement.

Roy stopped by Jacob’s Store with Marie and Rani and then headed straight to their first destination.

The guide stopped at a restaurant he had been to several times.

That’s why the owner pretended to know.

“Oh my. You’re here.”

“It’s been a while.”

“How have you been?”

“Well, I’m always the same.”

Roy gave a vague answer. He had a long way to go and couldn’t waste time like this from his first home.

“So, where should I place the fireball?”

“Oh, this way.”

The owner pointed with his finger to a pot in the corner. A fire was still burning at the bottom of the pot.

Of course, it was firewood, not a fireball.

“This is the eternal soup that is the pride of our house. Thanks to the fire of the baron, it has not gone out for over two years, but I was so shocked when it suddenly went out overnight… … .”

“It’s not like you can brag about the eternal soup that is spread all over Arpen, right, Master?”

“What are you talking about! I make sure to add a piece of pork to my diet every day, separate from the ingredients you bring!”

“Really? But why have I never seen meat?”

One of the mercenaries tilted his head and stirred the soup. At first glance, it was definitely a bit watery.

Well, due to the nature of the Eternal Soup, it is rare for the ingredients to retain their original form… … .

“I’m sorry. I’ll install one that lasts longer this time.”

“Oh, no. No, it’s not that, it’s that… … .”

“I know what you mean. Can you please get me some firewood?”

“yes.”

The owner immediately raked away the firewood along with his answer. Roy set up the fire pit again in that spot.

That completes the installation of the first fireball.

“Nothing much?”

“Yes. Of course, that’s not a small thing. How long will that fire mine last?”

“well.”

My rough estimate is that it will take about three or four years, but you never know.

The fireball that was previously thought to last about two years lasted for half a year.

External influences cannot be ignored here.

“If that guy really wants it to last, he’ll last longer than before.”

“I don’t think so. If it disappears anyway, Roy will come and install it.”

“That’s the problem.”

I don’t know how many years it will be, but the thought of doing this again makes me sick.

There are still thirty more houses left.

“Here?”

“yes.”

The second house is also a restaurant.

Here too, the situation was similar. Where the fireball had been placed, there was a large cauldron, and inside it was the soup of eternity.

And it was the same with the third house, the fourth house, and the fifth house.

“There’s a lot of soup of eternity?”

“Since the Baron installed the Fire Mine, there is no house that does not sell Eternal Soup. You can find it in most restaurants and inns.”

“I didn’t know because I don’t eat out. Aren’t you short on water?”

“Yes. Arpen is not a place that lacks water.”

The guide’s gaze turned somewhere. There happened to be a well nearby.

At the well, boys and girls were standing in line to draw water.

Anyone could tell that it was water destined for restaurants and inns. The names of inns and restaurants were written on each barrel.

Even if you stretch it out like that several times, you’ll only get something like Copper, but even if you get just that much, it’ll be a great help to them.

I felt a little proud that the fireball had created jobs for them.

Well, the opposite may also exist… … .

“Your Highness?”

“It’s nothing. Is this it?”

“yes.”

Roy nodded and went into the house. This time, unlike before, it was an ordinary house.

To be exact, it was the home of an ordinary Solar Church believer.

In the middle of the wall hung a fairly large symbol of the Church of the Sun.

“Roy.”

“are you okay.”

Unless a solar cult believer refuses to install a fireball, the opposite is not possible.

This kind of thing would happen quite often in the future, and I couldn’t refuse it every time. And the promise with Florence was a bonus.

“Where should I install it?”

“This way.”

Fortunately, the landlord’s tone of voice was polite. It seemed that he was not aware of his relationship with the Sun Church.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have asked for a fireball to be placed right under the symbol of the Solar Church.

Well, a request is a request.

“Fire mine.”

The owner knelt down and thanked us for setting up the fireball.

Of course, he wasn’t kneeling towards himself. Judging from the faint sound of a bell when he was setting up the fireball, it seemed like it was time to pray.

It’s okay if they pray before they go out, but… … .

Is it an illusion that the direction appears to be heading towards a fireball rather than the symbol of the Sun Church?