Episode 217
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Arendelle, Russell’s destination, was a country bordering Endymion where most of the land was covered with ice.
That’s why it’s called the frozen land kingdom of Arendelle.
‘No, strictly speaking, it would be impossible to say that they are bordering.’
That would also be the case because the Nadia Desert existed between Endymion and Arendelle.
It was the same desert that Russell visited last time in search of traces of the Earth Dragon.
It is only after breaking through the desert filled with heated sand that the land of Arendelle is revealed.
Contrary to its name, the Ice Kingdom, the first thing you see was a wide open plain.
‘It is said that about 70% of the country is covered with snow and ice, but I was told that the part bordering on the desert was excluded.’
And even the fact that most of the population of Arendelle live in that unfrozen land.
Although Russell had been freelancing for several years before returning, this was his first time coming to Arendelle.
Recalling the information he saw in the book at some point, Russell took off the robe he was wearing.
Anger-.
Then, unlike the usual black hair, the appearance of shiny white hair is revealed.
Although Arendelle was not a country that required as much attention in inspections as the Empire, black hair and red eyes were noticeable wherever they went.
As much as it escaped Endymion’s territory, it was camouflaged using the magic built into the ring.
‘It would be more comfortable to walk around if I had a moderately similar appearance to the Dongtoin.’
After passing the Arendelle border safely, Russell looked up and looked north.
The place Russell set as his final destination was the frozen land in the north, out of the southern territory of Arendelle, where most of the people live, and still further up.
Among them, it was a lake with the name ‘Kaliman’. The clear water is said to be one of the top five in Arendelle.
Russell’s reason for visiting there was simple.
‘Because it’s the largest lake among the lakes located north of Arendelle.’
[Mission]
Frozen land in the north.
Find the largest mirror with two full moons in the frozen lands far to the north.
Two full moons and the largest mirror.
Although the phrase of the mission was quite poetic, it was those two words that Russell focused on.
In fact, in many verses, the clear lake water is also expressed as a mirror.
‘Perhaps the two full moons mean the moon in the sky and the moon over the lake.’
Russell, who set his destination and left the place where people lived, immediately raised his magic power as soon as he arrived in an area covered with thick ice.
Roaring-.
He created a circle of flame above his head and summoned Pepper from beyond the spirit realm.
Gail!
With a cry, Pepper appears and Chuck!
Gyareuk!
His body trembled as the soles of his feet touched the snow-covered floor.
Gyareuk Gyareuk!
Then, as if he didn’t like the cold feel, he tapped his forepaws and raised the heat to melt the eyes in the area.
Laughing at that appearance, Russell called him—
“Pepper.”
Gyareuk!
Pepper, who understood Russell’s next words without listening through the connected thoughts, nodded.
As if telling me to believe in myself, how many times did I thump my chest with my little paws?
Gailrrrr-.
A huge flame erupted, and Pepper slowly walked out of it in the shape of a dragon.
It’s not a problem to carry a single Russell, and it’s even faster than the speed of sound.
And after a while, nettle-!
A red flash of light crossed Arendelle’s sky to the north.
.
.
Anger-!
The wind rose violently with the beating of wings. Using that power to slow down, Pepper slowly begins to descend.
It was around two days after I rode Pepper.
To break through that vast northern land in two days. It would have been surprising to others, but not to Russell.
‘It took a little longer than expected.’
It was intended to break through in one day using supersonic flight, but it took a day and several hours more.
The reason why so much time was wasted was on Pepper.
Although it was possible to fly at high speed, Pepper was very tired as the flight became long-distance, perhaps because he was not used to it yet.
Because of this, whenever Pepper was tired, he had to take a break to recover his strength, so it took a little longer.
‘No, in conclusion, I should say that it went well.’
Thanks to the two-day delay, I was able to arrive just in time for the full moon.
If we had arrived as planned, we would have had to wait until the full moon rose near the lake.
Thinking so, Russell moved slowly.
Gyareuk-.
Pepper, who had transformed into the size of a small cat before he knew it, had long since curled up with his head as a nest.
The place where Russell and Pepper landed was the top of a tall snowy mountain near Lake Kaliman.
Kaliman Lake was a lake with a width enough to be mistaken for a sea when viewed up close.
To see the lake at a glance, this was the most suitable place.
Whoa ah-.
A sharp, sharp wind blows from the top of the mountain. Russell, who shielded his whole body from the wind, alternately looked at the wide lake and the sky.
‘Does the sun go down in about two hours?’
It will take some more time before the full moon rises there. Fortunately, the weather today wasn’t too bad.
If I hadn’t seen the full moon because of the bad weather, I would have had to wait for the next full moon.
‘Then why don’t we kill some time until the sun goes down?’
After checking the surrounding terrain and sky, Russell used magic to dig a den in the snow for a while and prepared a makeshift shelter.
Dig-.
I lit up the light with light magic, opened the subspace, and took out several magic scrolls I had stored in it.
Among the magic scrolls obtained from the dark dragon’s dwelling the previous day, it was part of the ones that recorded actual magic.
Russell’s eyes, which had been examining them with a little light magic, sank deeply in an instant.
‘It’s a method of using the remnants of the magic that has already been used to revive the sparks of magic once again and thereby overlapping firepower…’ This series
of identical magic, which does not give a difference of a few seconds, almost zero points. However, if you look into its essence, you can understand why this magic was practiced.
‘To think he needed not only the purity of mana, but also the ability to control magic beyond the circle.’
It was a magic that ordinary 7th circle wizards of today could never reproduce.
Purity and control.
‘Considering two things, Master is the one who can manifest this magic among other wizards in the present age. It’s only one minute.’
Since it was a magic that was so difficult to manifest that it was dismissed as unusable, it was also a natural flow to be buried and forgotten.
But there are exceptions everywhere.
‘Um… I guess?’
I don’t know about others, but at least I was able to manifest this magic myself.
‘Even though I don’t have as good skills or skills as Master.’
It was because he was beyond the level of most wizards in the 7th circle in terms of mana control ability.
In addition, if you compare only the pureness of magic, it was much more pure than Daria’s.
Russell moved his gaze slightly to confirm the spell’s name once more.
‘Fury of Indra.’
Even compared to Keraunos, the same 7th circle torpedo magic, it is a magic that has a comparative advantage of more than twice.
As such, it will not be easy to restore and learn.
but.
‘If I succeed in restoring it, I’ll be able to use it as a trump card.’
Although it wasn’t as good as Hell Fire, this was also a good enough magic.
how much time had passed
Pepper, who was resting on Russell’s lap, yawned with tears in his mouth.
Gyarrh!
Then move your limbs around and stretch them.
Russell, who was awakened by the sound, hurriedly raised his head and checked the sky.
It’s been quite a while, but I can still see the round full moon floating in the sky.
After getting out of the hole, Russell checked the Kaliman Lake.
A full moon close enough to touch and a lake reflecting the full moon.
The moonlight that fell proudly was reflected on the surface of the lake and reflected in all directions.
Hwaaak-.
In the midst of the illusion that the whole world was filled with moonlight for a moment, Russell tilted his head.
‘So… what am I supposed to do now?’
It was certainly a beautiful sight, but no matter how much I looked at it, I could not find any trace of the dragon.
‘Could it be somewhere other than this place?’
‘If this is correct, then there must be something I haven’t noticed.’
Russell’s eyes shone fiercely as several thoughts crossed over in a short amount of time.
It was just to see if I had missed anything.
How much time had passed? A faint iridescence spreads along the eyes of Russell, who was looking at the surface of the water.
‘Is the actual scene different from the one reflected in the water?’
If it was a lake that reflects the image as it is like a mirror, it should have been perfectly matched, but there was a part where it was not.
However, it did not appear that the image was distorted by the ripples in the waterway.
‘Some of the ice walls reflected in the water are completely different.’
Some of the ice walls that grew high to the north of Lake Qalian were different from what was reflected on the lake.
Upon confirming the anomaly, Russell performed his flying magic.
Hwaaak-.
Crossing over the surface of the water, I headed for the place where there was a difference.
‘This is…’
Then, on the surface of the water where different shapes were reflected, I felt faint traces of magical power oozing out.
I just didn’t notice it when I was on the snowy mountain because it was so faint.
‘Is it magic in the form of a pattern?’
Most of the cases where this kind of magic pattern was hung was for one reason.
‘To hide something.’
In other words, there was something hidden behind this magic pattern.
At the same time as reading the flow of magical power, Russell started counting backwards at high speed.
Then, he channeled his magic power and dismantled the existing pattern.
Although the flow of magical power was faint and the pattern was quite complex… Fortunately, Russell’s delicate magical control ability was enough to dispel it.
It took about 5 minutes to release the pattern like that.
Right after that, the water at the feet starts to rotate violently in one direction.
Shoot aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
What was created when the surface of the water was roughly distorted was a whirlpool leading into the water and a long passage extending into it.
It was as if a passage made of vortices had been created.
And beyond-.
‘That one?’
-The entrance to the underwater cave was exposed.
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