Episode 142
EPISODE.71
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Entering the 6th basement floor.
The first thing Russell did was to look at the titles of the books that filled the shelves.
‘It would be best if I memorized all the contents of all the books here…’
No matter how brilliant the brain is, it is impossible to memorize hundreds of books in 48 hours unless you have instant memory. .
‘But I can’t shoot using the image frame magic.’
According to Daria and the king’s explanation, the 6th floor of the basement of the museum was a place where the use of all magic was strictly controlled except for taking out objects from subspace magic.
Do not tell anyone else. According to a proverb in the Eastern Continent, it is said to be non-human incompetence.
‘Because I’ll have to stop these magic books from falling into the hands of unqualified people.’
Books are filling the bookshelves that are several tens of meters on the left and right.
It is not as easy as going through their names one by one.
‘But it’s a necessary task.’
That way, you’ll be able to distinguish between books you’ve read and books you haven’t.
-Saint Elmo’s fire.
-From red flame to white flame.
– Go where the wind blows.
just as expected. Books with familiar titles were scattered among the books I had never seen before.
Of course it wasn’t quite the same.
Judging from the notation left here and there around the outside of the book, it seemed that those were the annotated editions.
‘It would be better to exclude these things for now.’
It wasn’t just because I read and understood enough to memorize the contents.
Even if that were the case, it was worth reading just the notes left by past tower owners.
Why Russell excluded them nonetheless.
It was to explore as many types of spells as possible within a limited amount of time.
‘It’d be better to focus on things that I haven’t read, rather than things I’ve read once.’
Of course, there were also some magic books that caught Russell’s attention with bizarre names he had never heard of.
‘101 ways to grow delicious potatoes? What is this again?’
The title makes me wonder why this book is here.
‘crazy.’
However, unlike the title that makes you laugh, what is contained in it is the essence of unexpectedly profound magic.
‘A magic that raises the power of the earth to the limit and scatters the seeds to grow hundreds of potatoes in just one second?’
Moreover, by turning all the potatoes into fireballs, he showed destructive power that shook the earth.
If it could be properly used, it was a magic that could not only solve the food shortage but also have the power to turn the entire area upside down.
but-.
‘Even second in terms of power in battle, putting a 7th circle wizard in to grow potatoes is a bit…’
Realistically speaking, it’s not worth it.
Who the hell left these magic books as originality?
-Edvan Rüdgen.
The identity of the person I checked just in case was the owner of the Yellow Pagoda in the royal capital 400 years ago.
‘Anyway, at that time, the Emperor Wangdu must have been quite an eccentric.’
Otherwise, there would be no way to develop such magic.
Russell, who stuck out his tongue and put the book back in place, took out the first selected magic books.
He quickly buried his head in the book.
Cheerreureuk-.
Maybe it’s because I’ve increased my reading speed a lot through small missions?
Pages begin to turn at a slightly faster rate than expected.
‘I should aim to check as many spellbooks as possible within a limited amount of time.’
In the end, if there is only one magic book that can be taken away-.
‘Even if I only memorized the whole number, not the whole thing, it would be quite helpful.’
It is to understand and accept the essence of magic and build it on top of one’s own magician.
If such a process is repeated countless times, the magic hall will grow to a level where it can serve as a pillar to go beyond a simple cornerstone to the next level.
As if every second was wasted, Russell continued turning the pages.
Sarak Sarak-.
His eyes were still on the book.
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48 hours.
If you ask whether humans can survive that long without sleeping, the answer is of course ‘yes’.
In fact, some of the kingdom’s regular soldiers in charge of the search mission were trained to stay active for more than 72 hours.
Moreover, it was not so difficult for a person as advanced as Russell to go without sleep for 48 hours.
‘It would have been the case under normal circumstances.’
However, this time the case was a little different.
It was not easy even for Russell to spend 48 hours reading a high-level magic book that was not simply awake.
From the point where 24 hours had passed, I could already feel my eyes reddened and the saliva in my mouth drying up.
Nevertheless, Russell did not let go of the book.
“Grunt.”
Woo-woo-woo-woo-deuk.
At the point of reading a book, moving the limbs and relaxing the joints and muscles for a while was all that rest was all about.
After a brief break, Russell reached out for the next book.
‘Let’s see what’s next…’
[Roar of the Earth Dragon]
I thought it was a pretty cool magic name, so when I checked the author, the name was familiar to me.
‘Edvan Rydgen.’
Someone said it was the author of ‘101 Ways to Grow Delicious Potatoes’.
‘Will it be the same ridiculous magic this time as before?’
It didn’t take long for Russell to become immersed in the book, unlike turning the first chapter with a sense of anticipation.
Sarak Sarak-.
Every time the page turns, a different color shines over Russell’s eyes full of blood.
‘This is…’
It was a magic that transformed and improved Earthquake, the 5th circle magic, and raised it to the level of the 7th circle.
‘A form of magic that concentrates the magic that spreads deep into the ground only on the surface.’
The concentrated mana was poured out in the form of a fan along with a shock wave.
‘The ground that has been dislocated and cracked oscillates like a wave and rushes toward the enemy at a speed comparable to the speed of sound…’
A shockwave that is one blow deprives the body of freedom and delivers a fatal impact from two distances away.
It was a magic that created a scene as if the earth dragon was roaring.
Sarak Sarak-.
Each time he turned the page, the magical essence of the ‘Roar of the Earth Dragon’ touched Russell little by little.
It is a theory that requires a deep understanding as much as the splendid production and powerful power.
Could it be because
Unlike the first time when he tried to quickly grasp the gist and pass it on, Russell was reading the contents of the magic book with concentration, line by line.
As much as the 7th circle master used it as originality, the time it took to finish reading on the first day was several hours.
Time passed like that, and when Russell finally covered the last chapter of the magic book.
[Your understanding of earth attribute magic will increase slightly.]
– A notice came.
[The understanding of advanced earth attributes has finally reached its limit (+99.9%).]
Suddenly, the mission window popped up.
[Mission]
Increase the understanding of earth properties.
Raise your understanding of advanced land attributes to the highest level.
[Reward]
Advanced Magic Stone (Edible) x2 Traces of the Earth Dragon.
‘Traces of the Earth Dragon?’
While checking the reward, Russell’s eyes widened at once.
After the Silver Dragon and the Fire Dragon.
It was a car that was deeply worried about where to go next.
Among the records related to dragons that I have been looking for, I have already been looking for most of the ones with a high possibility.
Most of what remained were rumors or exaggerated sightings of non-dragons.
In the meantime, the footsteps of the Earth Dragon.
As it came as a mission reward, there should be no doubt about its reliability.
‘The problem is how to increase the level of understanding of the properties of the land beyond the limit – I guess.’
There was only one thing that surpassed the advanced level of the understanding of the attributes that Russell had now.
‘The highest degree of understanding of flame properties.’
The level of understanding of advanced flame attributes, which had reached its limit, grew naturally as he accepted the essence of Brahmastra.
‘But this method is no longer available.’
In the first place, high-level magic like Brahmastra was not so easy to access.
Even if it was a library on the 6th basement floor.
‘Brahmastra is at least a 9th circle master, maybe even more powerful than a mythical level magic.’
On the other hand, since the end of the Age of Mythology, not a single 9th Circle Master has ever been born in this land.
Of course, it wasn’t that there was no way.
‘Even though it’s not up to Brahmastra.’
Isn’t this place a treasure trove of the originality of previous Mage Tower owners?
Ten if one doesn’t work. If still not enough -.
‘It’s enough to hit the bag.’
Having made up his mind, Russell quickly glanced at the titles of the books stacked beside him.
The four elements, as well as their derived elements, light and darkness, shadows, etc.
I could see various magic books piled up that I hadn’t read yet.
‘It’s unfortunate, but I can’t help it.’
It would be a lie if it didn’t appeal to you. However, what was needed right now was not so much magic, but an understanding of the properties of the land.
‘I guess I’ll have to choose another book to read.’
Now, there are only fifteen hours left. Rubbing his bloodshot eyes, Russell rose from his seat.
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“Grunt.”
With a growl, Russell frowned.
For some reason, the area around my temples was throbbing, perhaps because I was constantly exerting myself.
The sweat that flowed from his forehead soaked Russell’s shoulder blades before he knew it.
Working the brain to the limit was no different from moving the body.
Dripping. pop.
‘Nosebleed?’
Russell tore off the end of his clothes and stopped the bleeding from his nose before burying his head in the book again.
There was no time to waste on just a nosebleed.
‘I’d like to understand it completely if possible.’
Time was too short for that. Then…
‘I have to memorize everything for now.’
After memorizing all the essentials of magic and formula essences, go outside and copy them.
‘This is the best.’
It’s an ignorant method, but it can’t be helped.
‘Earth Attribute 6 Circle Magic Book can be obtained from outside, but…’
It wasn’t as valuable as the originality of the tower owners from the previous generation. Moreover, the income obtained this time was not only that.
‘I never thought I’d find this here.’
A spell book that occupies a place next to the piled up earth attribute mages.
[Transcendence Dream]
Russell smiled faintly as he confirmed the name and author.
-Luther Raymond.
dragon-swallowed wizard
