Episode 407 Remodeling the Magic Circle (1)
Soonbok collapsed on the spot as the contract essence disappeared before he had time to say anything.
He has now become a slave.
His name was Soonbok.
When he returned to the spirit realm, he had to continue his life under the name of Subok.
Subok shuddered at the irresistible feeling of great despair.
The two men ended all their bizarre contracts.
Now, Soonbok was his spirit, and Ray was Soonbok’s contractor.
Soonbok shed tears at the ending that was more horrifying than he had thought.
“Stop crying. These are all life experiences.”
– Hey hey hey…
“Uhhhh. The suffering is now over. From now on, let me be called the Commander of the Submissive Spirit.”
The tone is not good.
He wasn’t happy at all even if he became a submissive spirit from a higher level spirit in Silid.
No, I rather hated it.
However, his sadness was not as important as thinking about the menu for tonight’s dinner in Ray’s head.
Whether he fell into despair or not, Ray felt good.
‘I’ll pamper you. Now that I have someone to raise, I’ll take this opportunity to pick a lot of mulberries.’
It was basic to connect the spirit world and this middle world, and he thought of giving Soonbok plenty of things to do even if he didn’t want to do them.
On the other hand, Soonbok had other thoughts.
‘Let’s end this hellish relationship and return to the spirit realm. It’s common for humans to die in less than a hundred years, so if I get a chance, I’ll have to drive that madman to death.’
He was dreaming of liberation.
* * *
If the design of the altar went smoothly, it continued smoothly.
As Aira supervised the detailed formulas and formulas, and Sert and Heprion handled the rest, the speed started to pick up.
He made large magic circles first and added countless smaller magic circles to make them move flexibly.
It was still in the early stages, so there were no difficult tasks, but it took a lot of energy.
Hundreds of miniaturized magic circles were drawn.
Even so, the whole thing hadn’t been done yet, so even the high elves had no choice but to be exhausted.
“I can do it, but I can’t see the end…”
“Compared to the existing altars, the performance is not good! Even though three high elves clung to it, it can be said that it is a magic tool created by a god! Don’t give up Sert! The fatigue of now will become the memory of the future!”
Sert shook his head with a sigh.
Even if it was positive, it was a disease.
When they were in the middle of carving a magic circle on the altar.
Ray took the giant spirit and entered the temple.
Aira, who was working on the largest magic circle, which could be said to be the backbone of the altar, was slightly wary as she wiped away the sweat.
If a storm like the one before blows again in a place like this, the altar will suffer serious damage.
She prepared to raise mana at any time.
“…Rei that spirit is…”
He shook his hand at her worried words.
“I fixed the habit. I won’t ask anymore.”
Soonbok, quite relieved that the leash was fastened, stiffened his face and rebelled a little.
– Isn’t the treatment too much, brother? Please treat me like a higher level spirit.
Looking at the spirit complaining less than ten minutes after signing the contract, Ray asked quietly.
“Hey, Subok. What happens to the spirit when it dies?”
– yes? They will return to micro-spirits with all their abilities and memories lost. Why are you asking that all of a sudden?
“Ugh. If I lose all my memories, can I tame it to my liking?”
Ray licked his lips as if he was appetizing.
chills down the spine
Seeing the owner who was thinking of killing his own spirits and raising them again from the micro-spirits, Soon-bok immediately relaxed his expression.
– Ha ha ha ha ha! It’s a joke. I like a family-like relationship like this, brother.
“Your accent is a bit strange, isn’t it?”
– I grew up in a remote area, so I have a strong pronunciation among the spirits. Please understand.
I didn’t know there was a concept of countryside in the spirit realm.
Ray, who glanced at his uniform for a moment, stood at the altar.
“Is the design over?”
Aira sighed.
“I haven’t even made it, let alone started it yet. It looks like this will take quite some time.”
For well over a week, I was obsessed with the magic circle and design.
Even so, the construction of the magic circle was quite difficult, and even making it all was daunting.
Soonbok snorted at her words mixed with concern.
– Since formulas are used like that, of course it takes time. Even if you make a formula with one formula, don’t you have to think about a hundred things to add a hundred. I don’t understand how they built a summoning circle of spirits at this level.
“What do you mean?”
– Your middle-earth has strangely degenerated magic. I never thought that there would be people who use formulas really purely letter by letter.
“You mean there is another way?”
– Make sentences with formulas. And if you study those sentences and use them to draw a magic circle, the speed will be much faster. Taking one formula, taking another formula. I’m so frustrated watching it, I’m going crazy. If you, the high elves, are at this level, you should be able to understand the level of this middle-earth.
Soonbok clicked his tongue.
High-level spirits that have existed for a long time are much more capable than you think.
Since it was a grade enough to sign a contract with the dragon’s hatchlings, there were quite a few things I had heard and seen from the side.
From his point of view, the level of the magic circle here was so low that it did not even reach the average level of other middle-earth.
To the extent that I wondered how he would have created a high-level magic like a spirit summoning circle.
The high elves, including Aira, were deep in thought, as if inspired by his words.
“It’s a sentence… Converting a formula into a sentence might be another way of formulating it.”
“…Does it mean that the formulas used in the magic circle should be recognized as a single language?”
“Oh, that’s difficult…”
It wasn’t just the high elves who felt what Subok said.
Ray carefully opened the old book.
Then, countless formulas were written on the magic circle in the last chapter.
When I slowly disassembled the formulas, the arrangement was like a sentence.
Certainly, it would be faster to memorize the pre-combined sentences of formulas in your head and take them out when you need them, rather than tearing apart the formulas one by one.
It was a method I hadn’t thought of because I had been bound by formulas.
Ray was amazed.
“It was quite a useful spirit.”
– yes. What can I say, but the more I look at it, the more useful it is.
Soonbok smiled at the compliment he had heard for the first time after being summoned.
Ray didn’t respond to him and started tying the formulas of the magic circles together while unfolding the parchment.
Subok asked without hiding his doubt at the strange action.
– What are you doing?
“I plan to put the formulas into sentences and memorize them within today. If you know anything, write it down.”
– I’m telling you, it’s not difficult… but it’s impossible to memorize them all in one day. How do you memorize all 5,000 formula sentences? Even semi-adult dragons need four days to memorize.
He silently handed over the parchment.
As if Sunbok didn’t understand, he accepted the parchment Ray gave him.
– I have to write it down.
He trawled his memory and wrote countless sentences on parchment.
Five thousand sentences.
Sentences that have been studied in other intermediate worlds and have already been verified are densely written on parchment.
Soonbok’s vast knowledge was clearly revealed without knowing the end.
At that point, Ray gave up writing himself.
Instead, he looked over the parchment written by Soonbok and memorized it.
Seeing this from the side, Soonbok was startled.
‘This crazy bastard?’
Handing over the parchment, he looked over it several times, memorized it all, and experimented with the magic circle in the air.
Aside from the fact that the speed at which the magic circle was drawn was too fast for the eyes to follow, memorization was no longer a human ability.
Even other Dragons of Middle Earth couldn’t memorize it so quickly.
These are over 5,000 sentences.
It’s not even 5,000 words, it’s over 5,000 sentences.
It’s not enough to memorize it immediately after seeing it, so I’m even experimenting.
Beyond surprise, I was a little afraid.
He regretted whether it was okay to tell the madman who was already a monster the formula for the magic circle.
Don’t let the high elves look at him, Ray picked up the parchment he had memorized and began to memorize it.
However, compared to him, the speed was a little slow.
Seeing the ignorant and strong-looking owner in a different way, Soon-bok cast a slightly strange gaze.
* * *
The Halfman Merchant sold information and military equipment to the kingdom of Celia.
When the money was spent to hire mercenaries and adventurers and place them behind the allied forces, the allied forces, who were wary of them, could not move recklessly.
When a truce, not a truce, was established, Celia was very nervous.
Fortunately, they had a lot of money.
There was no shortage of military equipment or food, but as the war progressed, brokerage trade, their main source of income, could be damaged.
After all, there is no large kingdom that can be entrusted with mediation by a warring kingdom.
“If we don’t use our hands for a moment, the trade network will be completely destroyed.”
Drool flowed here and there at King Deogard’s words.
“How about sending an envoy to the trading bureau and explaining the situation?”
“How can we make them understand only our circumstances? They must have their own circumstances.”
The high-ranking aristocrats gathered in the huge battle shook their heads.
There was nothing else.
It was inevitable that trade networks would be cut off.
Now that this has happened, it seemed better to drive out the allied forces as soon as possible.
Deogard opened his mouth heavily.
“Send reinforcements from the Holy Land to the border.”
“I will.”
* * *
Celia has placed wizards supported by the Holy Kingdom on the border.
Celia, surrounded by the sea, cannot use her strength when the border is breached.
That’s why they had no choice but to have a lot of troops compared to other places.
Celia, who has deployed many troops on the border, is now frantic to capture Ganja.
A large-scale follow-up was carried out by the nobles as well as the soldiers.
That’s how I caught more than 40 people in a week.
Among them were high-ranking nobles who held the title of count.
As the leaked information disappeared one by one, the movement of the coalition became even more sluggish.
On top of that, when Celia’s ally, the Devon Kingdom, showed signs of sending reinforcements, the allied powers were blown away.
As the great powers went into a state of tension, the surrounding kingdoms also held their breath and looked at it.
It was exactly one month before the war broke out in Celia.
