Episode 26
Before I returned, I had reached the level of being one-of-a-kind with magic.
Besides, it was not just a high level of magic.
In order to assist a hero with a serious flaw somewhere, he needed more ability than he thought.
As a result, I reached a fairly high level in other skills as well.
one of them is right.
“Artifact production.”
[You don’t get tired of it and show me something new.]
Set looked at the ingredients with his arms crossed and curious eyes.
Flawless mana stones and various types of crafting tools.
Flawless mana stones also have enormous value, but the tools to craft them are also quite expensive.
[Even if it’s an artifact, what exactly are you going to make? Well, you can make it with just this amount of material. ….]
“staff.”
[…] …Staff?]
Set, who was glancing at me, tilted his head.
[Are you referring to the staff that amplifies mana?]
“That’s right.”
[There are not enough ingredients for that? There is no medium to hold the mana stone. If the body can handle the output of this much mana stone right now, it should be a tree that has 100 years of divine power… ….]
is true.
In order to make a quality product, the balance between ingredients must be right.
“Oh, of course, I don’t mean to make a staff right away. But once you’re ready, you can do it. furthermore…“
I looked at the flawless mana stone.
“Even if the mana stones, the source of the staff, are refined and turned into orbs, they are themselves powerful artifacts.”
[Oh….]
He looked at me with eyes that the set was interesting and said.
[In other words, you mean to craft mana stones and make them into orbs? To use it as a temporary measure until the staff is created.]
“That’s right.”
[But if this amount of mana stones were refined and reborn as an ‘orb’, there wouldn’t be many trees to handle?]
“I know.”
Even if it is not possible, it must become a tree with 100 years of holy power.
Of course, it’s not easy to find either.
[If it is so easily obtained, it is not even called a holy tree. In the first place, the minimum that is called a holy tree is not a spirit number.]
“That’s right. Those spirits are also rare enough that usually one of the great estates holds and manages them.”
There are five main types of staff.
Among them, the best staff, who currently has only three in the world, is called this.
Mysterious level staff.
One of the three is owned by my father, but a staff with that level of status is only for the owner.
In other words, it means that I can’t write because I want to write unless I make it.
The value of technology and materials that go into such a precious period is also beyond imagination.
but.
“are you okay. I’ve been thinking about how to get the Holy Tree. It is only a matter of time.”
[You really have great confidence.]
“It’s not like it has anything to do with you, right?”
At my words, Seth’s eyes widened.
[What do you mean by that?]
“The castle I’m looking for probably has something to do with you.”
[…] …Um?]
“A branch of the World Tree.”
[…] …!]
At my words, Set opened his eyes wide.
It’s like I didn’t know the words would come out of my mouth.
[How did you know that I knew the world tree?]
“That’s the level of sophistication.”
Set looked at me with an expression that seemed absurd.
I skipped over it and continued talking.
“Anyway, it’s a waste to let it rot until then, so I’m saying I’ll refine it first. It’s not that hard of a job for me.”
[Hmm….]
Set said while looking at the mana stone in my hand.
[I don’t mean to disparage you, but refining that much mana stone… …It’s not easy by any means?]
“It’s okay.”
He said while grabbing the tool.
“It’s easy for me.”
* * *
Refining mana stones is never an easy task.
It doesn’t matter if it’s lower middle class.
However, if you go beyond that, the aftermath of failure will increase exponentially.
If it gets to flawless… ….
‘One territory will be swept away.’
There’s nothing to fail about.
Isn’t it the mana stone refinement that I tried to the point of getting tired of it before returning?
This wasn’t a battle of odds, it was just certainty. I’m sure I can’t fail.
clunk hard.
Slowly concentrating all the nerves, he shaved the surface of the mana stone and approached the core inside.
One by one. minutely.
The moment you stray even a little, there is no turning back.
Avoiding the hundreds and thousands of mana circuits that exist inside and refining it to suit me is not an easy task.
[Huh?]
“I can do it with my eyes closed.”
In the world that had become a mess before the return, even such an unreasonable task could not survive without 100% certain success.
[It’s not usually possible with dexterity to work while avoiding all that many mana circuits… ….]
“What is it?”
Even if you look at it like this, isn’t it a great mage who has gone through all the mountain battles?
“In addition, the spells that are always activated are engraved, and the mana allowance is…There is no need to set any restrictions.”
All the work was done quickly.
Under normal circumstances, this would take several weeks.
But how to make it from scratch, and how and where to engrave it.
I know everything.
The important thing is not simply refining mana stones.
This is what makes it react only to me.
That is the key to creating a mysterious level staff.
Re-establish the goal.
I twist the mana stone, which itself is flawless, to fit me.
Even if it took just one moment, it was obvious that everything would go to waste.
You don’t have to allow that one time.
Time passed.
[The moon is slowly rising.]
Set said something, but there was no time to answer.
I had to pour all my energy into answering that question.
And when the sky outside was completely filled with stars… …
‘complete.’
The first step is over.
I’m thinking of the old days.
The first time I rushed to make a mysterious level staff.
The past where I lacked experience or anything.
…I ate quite a bit.
Then the second step.
Ugh.
I pour my mana into the mana stone and begin to assimilate it.
The mana stone, which reacted to the mana with a rattle, began to tremble.
“< Special Imprint > < Mana Control > < Amplify > < Add Magic >…In a short time ,
various measures were taken on the mana stone.
[What kind of mana stone refining proficiency is this? How can you experience experiences that can only be found in high-circle experts… ….]
“Talent perseverance.”
[That’s a textbook answer.]
In fact, what’s more necessary than that is something absurd like going back or something… …
If I told you something like that, you wouldn’t believe it, and there’s no reason to say it.
Ugh.
The light gradually grew stronger.
The stronger the light, the more I focused on refining.
This moment that seems almost complete is the most important moment.
You shouldn’t relax.
[…] …Doesn’t your head hurt?]
“It doesn’t really hurt.”
But now I have time to talk.
[Heh, it’s a work speed that wouldn’t be strange if a normal wizard fainted from an overload right away… ….]
“That’s because it’s normal.”
In the meantime, the second stage of refinement has also been completed.
The night passed before dawn.
[It takes quite a while.]
“Of course.”
Even with mana stone refining, this is enough.
In the future, to create a mysterious level staff, which is the ultimate goal, will require an incomparable amount of time and concentration.
‘Well, that’s something I’ll have to think about when I go.’
Anyway, the final step.
most important.
A material needed to refine Mana Stones to become Orbs.
drip.
After making a small wound on the tip of her finger, she poured a few drops of blood into the mana stone.
The blood was absorbed into the mana stone and slowly began to spread.
Ugh.
The orb reacted and began to change color.
Evidence that the properties are being reorganized to suit the owner’s mana properties.
Seeing that, Set said admiringly.
[Are you really successful? I honestly can’t believe it. Aren’t you really like Half Blood?]
“Because it’s not.”
Even if the first head of household was not a human, wouldn’t it have continued to the extent that his blood was diluted and disappeared?
Could there be anything else left?
And the color of the orb that came out.
[…] …Hmm?]
Set tilted his head.
[I can’t see the color. Normally, you need to see a certain color in this case to know your nature.]
“Oh, I don’t have anything like that.”
It is a well-known story that each mage is born with a ‘temperature’.
Some are good at flame-type magic, while others are good at mental magic.
It is a general story that each of them has a system that they are good at.
but.
“I am different.”
The reason why I was able to play an active role as the world’s only great mage of the 9th circle in the future.
Simply put, it’s because of talent. And this mana quality was also part of that talent.
[If different… …?]
“It means that I have an aptitude for all magic.”
[…] …What?]
Set opened his eyes.
[No, you have such an irrational talent?!]
“Anyway, that doesn’t really determine the color. instead…< Firebolt >.”
I chanted the 1st circle magic while holding the completed orb in my hand.
Ugh.
At that moment, the orb glowed red.
“…In this way, light enters the system I used at that time.”
[This crazy… ….]
Set looked at me with the look of a monster.
[Are you saying that it didn’t come to me simply by chance?]
“That’s right.”
To put it bluntly, I didn’t stand in front of her for a grand reason like the guidance of fate.
Rather, if you look at it that way, you could say that I am not the chosen one.
“Anyway, it’s done.”
I heard the finished orb.
The finished orb was considerably reduced in size. If it was originally the size of a palm, it is now the size of a thumb.
It’s natural, but you’re used to it.
I made it almost the same in appearance as the one I used to use before returning.
“where…< Fire Lance >.”
4th circle magic.
The moment I chanted the spell, I immediately realized something different.
Mana consumption has decreased noticeably.
Moreover, with the aid of the orb itself… ….
“The mana output itself has also become stronger.”
Then, where should we try the maximum output?
First of all, about 5 circles.
A fire field would be suitable for testing.
timely….
“There’s something to burn nearby.”
Feeling the presence of a monster wriggling on the back mountain, I got up.
* * *
Before leaving the Count’s family the next day, Lian told me.
“Hey did you hear that?”
“What.”
Lian glanced around with a nervous expression and said.
“It happened at night, and the orc settlement in the back mountain was completely devastated.”
“Oh, yes.”
“It’s not bad that the monster colony, which was already causing trouble, was razed to the ground, but the cause is the problem, right? My father has been wrapping his hair since morning to find out the cause… …”
I didn’t care about the guy’s words.
“What could it be?”
“What is it, why is the reaction so lukewarm? …No wait!”
The boy asked, narrowing his eyes.
“…Is it you?”
“Your estate is an orc.”
Lian touched his forehead at my simple answer.
“I’ll turn, really.”
Great mage who transcends by regression
