NOVEL NEXT chapter 16
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“How are you? Aren’t you cold?”
I put my hand in the blazing fire, but what I felt was not heat, but cold.
Feeling a cool energy ride through my hands, I threw a question in bewilderment.
“How did this happen?”
“Whoops, are you surprised?”
I could only nod blankly at the grand duke’s words that sounded like he was very proud.
Cold fire, what kind of contradiction is that?
The most basic quality of fire is its heat.
“Fire is hot, that is common sense. In other words, it is the law of the world. Grand Mage is a word that refers to a realm that deviate from that rule.”
“You are out of the rules, are you?”
“Um, um! This fire is just a very simple example. In reality, much more is possible.”
Those words reminded me of the Mage Tower owner I had seen in ‘Chien Chronicles’.
The image of him roaming all over the continent at will and using incomprehensible great magic as if he were breathing.
The more I learned magic, the more I felt how absurd it was, so I couldn’t figure out the realm.
“How do I get out of the rules?”
“The most basic condition is to understand the laws of the world. In other words, the realm of a mage. Being a mage is, in the end, the minimum condition to become a great mage.”
“Mages need something special to escape from the law. It could be an epiphany, or it could be something else.”
“Let’s take the human named the master of the magic tower as an example. That human being wandered the continent in his youth and found traces of various gods. And he made a direct connection between those traces and the laws of the world, realized for himself that the laws are not absolute, and has now risen to the top. The driving force was a fever of inquiry close to madness.”
“Then, should I do the same?”
It was burdensome enough to leave the imperial palace for such a short time, but wandering around the continent was truly crazy.
Fortunately, the Grand Duke shook his head and denied it.
“It is not so. Didn’t she say that she was born? It could be something other than enlightenment.”
Something else.
“The dragon’s blood flows through your body. If you wake it up properly, getting out of the law is very simple.”
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Dragon’s blood flowing through Arhan.
Because of this bloodline, the figures of the imperial family have always been exceptional.
If you hold the sword, you can easily awaken your aura,
If you learned magic, you easily reached the level with a much better mana sensitivity than others.
It doesn’t get tired easily, it’s not easy to be poisoned, and it doesn’t work unless it’s a curse of a certain scale, so it’s not enough to call it a chosen bloodline.
“Huh, dear. Did you really think that being a little better and a little bit healthier was the effect of dragon blood?”
“It is not so. Since ancient times, lineage has meant the succession of qualifications. In the dragon’s blood, that power lies dormant.”
“Power.”
“Yes, the power of the dragon. The power of a ruler to command the world, a dragon word.”
“Order the world… “
“Yes, dear. Recall the incantations that the original woman taught you.”
The incantations I learned.
Certainly, all of them were arrogant chanters.
“Also, you must be very accustomed to giving orders. Isn’t it?”
That’s right too.
With the exception of a very few, such as Lord Peltz or the Duke of Pale, most orders are given, and the ‘request’ to those few is practically no different from an order.
“Dragon blood, the arrogance of always commanding others, and magic that has reached the state, if any of these three are lacking, you will never be able to awaken its power… “
The Archduke looked at me with a mysterious, vertically-slit pupil and said.
“If it’s you, you should be able to awaken the dragon.”
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It’s been two months since I arrived in the North.
Dragon is… Haven’t woken up yet
“Take it easy. Dragon words are the most outstanding power in this world, so if you tried to master it overnight, you would be arrogant.”
Well, although such arrogance is a characteristic of dragons.
The Archduke came in while continuing to practice in the training room prepared by the Archduke.
“The Archduke. Are you here?”
“It’s not the Archduke.”
“… Master.”
“Um, um! My dear, how far have you learned?”
“About the rules, I got used to it. I also have a sense of what Master said, that the law is not absolute.”
“Already? It’s much faster than expected. It’s not that easy to deviate from common sense.”
Beyond common sense, la.
In the first place, this world is beyond my common sense.
It was not that difficult to break common sense by putting aside the magical knowledge gained in this world for a while and recalling the memories of the previous life.
In a world where a knight cuts a mountain with a single sword and a dragon teaches me magic, cold fire is great.
“However, I have not dared to catch anything about this dragon word yet. The difference between commanding the world and chanting magic is still unclear.”
From the moment I properly recognized dragon blood and dragon words, my magic became faster and more powerful.
I definitely sensed that the weight of the power carried by the chant had changed, and at the same time, I also felt that the true power of the dragon’s blood was not like this.
“Didn’t you say that magic is to twist the world? Words are different. Instead of twisting the world, you command the world. To move for me. Well, actually, this is not something that can be explained in words. It’s something you have to learn yourself.”
Saying that, the Grand Duke came next to me and sat down on a chair made of ice.
“Anyway, cool your head. Come to think of it, at first, didn’t she tell her that she had something to ask for her advice?”
Ah, that’s right.
That jewel magic.
Actually, I should have asked this first, but I forgot about it for a while because there were so many important things like God and dragon words.
I told the Grand Duke that there were people who used the jewel magic to spread space magic.
“Hmm… Space magic using jewels as a medium. There is a corner that I can understand.”
After saying that, the Grand Duke fumbled around in the air for a while, then took out a crown studded with countless small jewels and showed it to me.
“My dear, do you know the kingdom of Edelwein?”
“Edelwein, are you talking? It is a name I have never heard of before.”
“You are very strange, you know the name of Sarion, but you do not know the kingdom that was destroyed three hundred years ago.”
That’s because it didn’t appear in the game.
I swallowed my heart and looked at him asking him to continue talking.
“Edelbein was once a kingdom that marked a milestone in the history of magic. There were a lot of jewels in that land, and based on that, jewel magic was studied very actively, and not only the Mage Tower, but also the original woman paid attention to her.”
Ah, come to think of it, there is one thing that comes to mind.
There were many dungeons named ‘Forgotten~’ without detailed information in ‘Chronicles of Sien’, and among them, there was one dungeon with a variety of gems as rewards.
Is that the kingdom of Edelwein?
“Then do you mean they are the descendants of the kingdom of Edelwein?”
“Well, wouldn’t it? If the Mage Tower isn’t behind it, then the descendants of Edelwein must have moved.”
“No, at best, if you show up, you will rebuild the kingdom. Why are you making such a fuss in our empire?”
When I grumbled, the Grand Duke looked at me with eyes asking what nonsense he was talking about.
“That’s right, isn’t it because it was Arhan who destroyed the kingdom of Edelwein?”
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Three hundred years ago, Chris Arhan, the emperor at the time, was very annoyed at the kingdom of Adelbein.
From the fact that many jewels were born in a small country, to the great development of magic based on those jewels.
At that time, Edelwein was always counted among the top three on the continent for its wealth, along with the Empire and Zer, and because of its magic, the Mage Tower also showed great interest, so it had a close relationship with the Mage Tower.
So Edelwein, who had both wealth and power, was no longer afraid of the empire, and challenged the authority of the empire little by little as the leader of the kingdoms.
“The emperor, please take the word.”
“Emperor, the matter seems a bit inappropriate.”
“Emperor, more than half of the Continental Congress is against it. That bill cannot be passed either.”
Unlike now, the continent at the time was not very bad between kingdoms and empires, and a continental conference was held regularly every year, and each time Edelwein blocked the empire based on the support of the kingdoms.
So, the Empire decided to get rid of Edelwein.
It started with a banquet after the Continental Congress.
At that time, the monarchs of each country brought each other’s heirs to broaden their knowledge and build personal connections, but on the spot, Edelwein’s successor quarreled with the crown prince.
‘Who dare to raise their voice against these idiots with no roots!’
‘What did you just say!’
There was mediation from the people around them, but it didn’t work, and in the end, the two sent their agents to fight.
‘Sir Sal, don’t let those bastards ever climb again.’
‘Sir Haron, please fight for the honor of the kingdom.’
Because both of them were knights who had reached the level of masters, they couldn’t fight properly in the small banquet hall, so they moved to the spacious gymnasium.
The skills of the two masters were in the Middle Ages, so the duel got longer, and the two, who didn’t want to waste any more time, decided to exchange their seasons.
While the two of them spread their distance and prepared for a move,
Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!
With a huge roar, the great magic centered on lightning and flame attacked Sal, and the master of the empire died instantly on the spot.
‘What is this… !’
In the place where the great magic disappeared, only traces of broken jewels and the burnt body of Sal remained, and immediately the prince of the empire held Edelwein accountable.
‘How dare you interrupt a sacred duel and hurt the master of the empire!’
‘No, Crown Prince. Calm down. Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!’
Of course, there were a lot of questions about this.
From the fact that even if it was a surprise attack, a knight of the level of a master died without even using his hands at once, to the point that the method of attack was fire and lightning, which was the main magic of the person who was the head of the royal magic corps at the time.
Ethelbein expressed his regret and appealed to investigate the case and actively cooperate, but the Empire did not listen.
‘The master of the empire is dead. I will dye Edelwein’s blood and soothe its soul.’
The Empire immediately dispatched an army.
Ten masters, twenty-three mages, thousands of experts and high-ranking mages, and an entire legion of Aura users.
This was the Empire’s warning.
On the surface, Edelwein’s revenge for harming the Master of the Empire.
In truth, the mace of Edelwein, who dared to challenge the hegemony of the empire.
Edelbein asked for help from several kingdoms and the Mage Tower, but it was refused.
‘What do you mean, can’t help!’
‘I’m sorry. But I can’t help it.’
‘It is true that the army of the Empire is strong. But we are also never weak. Our kingdom has two masters and fifteen mages, so if we get help from other kingdoms… ‘
‘Okay, let’s say we stopped that army with our help. So do you think that will be the end? They are the Imperial Army, not the Imperial Army! Do you think killing them all will stop the empire? No. After we manage to stop them, the Empire will declare total war. Then the feudal lords will move.’
‘I’m sorry, King Edelbein, but I can’t participate in the war in our kingdom.’
‘I’m sorry.’
Even the kingdoms, which usually supported Edelwein at the Continental Congress, withdrew one by one as they witnessed the Empire’s army with their own eyes.
‘Lord of the Magic Tower, why the hell is the Lord of the Magic Tower… ‘
‘Should I build an empire for you? Why?’
‘What is that… ‘
‘Your jewel magic was quite interesting, but that’s it. Not enough to risk a war with the empire.’
In the end, Edelwein was isolated and trampled mercilessly by the Empire’s military boots.
‘Emperor, I will surrender. If you ask me to become a feudal lord, I will do it, and if I ask you to kneel, I will. So please… ‘
In the end, the king of Edelwein decided to surrender,
‘Erase everything in Edelwein. So that people in future generations will not even know that people lived on this land.’
The Empire did not accept.
Like that, Edelwein, once called the greatest kingdom on the continent, perished.