Chapter 266 – 24. Sorcery Kingdom Springfield
After crossing the warp gate, the place that unfolded was a different world.
“Wow…”
Gwen, unable to contain the exclamation in her throat, opened her mouth and let out a noise.
The capital of the kingdom of magic with the same name as the country, Springfield.
More precisely, the opposite.
It was right to name the country after this magical city of Springfield.
As such, the capital, Springfield, was the center of all sorts of magic.
You can see that fact just by looking at the 17 mage towers centered around the capital that can be seen from afar.
However, it wasn’t just the magic tower that surprised Siwoo and the others, including Gwen.
A wagon that flies low without a horse.
High-rise buildings reaching dozens of meters each.
The reverberation of magical power that gently emanates from anyone.
In addition, even foreign objects that I have never seen before.
“I don’t know if it’s one or two aliens, but if it’s hundreds or thousands of people, it’s possible to develop this far…”
Seeing the absurd sentiment, Siu let out a laugh.
I wonder if arcane punk, which is the combination of fantasy and modern civilization, and magic and science, feels like this.
Of course, it’s clearly not enough. It’s a sight that’s less than steampunk, let alone arcanepunk, but it’s still surprising enough. I can’t believe I’ve been able to see a different side of the fantasy world like this.
‘In addition, all the residents are magicians. Will this work?’
The level is low overall.
At most, there are wizards who can be useful as if they were sprouting in a drought, but the rest are not as good as the warriors who have just awakened mana.
If mana had been awakened normally, such a bizarre level would not have come out.
“It’s surprising. This… It’s so closely related to magic that it dwells in the body, no. It’s a little different. It’s not wrong, but something…”
Rosalyn, who had invoked the blessing of tracking before she knew it, looked at the people.
Through Siwoo’s semen and training, her eyes have developed more than before.
She soon realized something.
“Wrist…?”
“You have great eyesight.”
Upon hearing Rosalyn’s murmur, the guide from the royal castle admired it.
“Ah, sorry. Originally, this was…”
“No. It’s okay. Everyone who knows already knows.”
“…?”
Rosalyn, not understanding the guide’s words, tilts her head.
In the meantime, the guide looked around Siu’s group and confirmed her number.
“Han Si-woo, the hero. And the four party members under his command. Here is the clan’s Gwen Washdish. Is that right?”
“Yes. All six here.”
“Okay. Then I’ll guide you to the capital.”
“Please.”
Siu climbed into the floating carriage with his party.
Springfield’s specialty is that it can float at a low height without a horse through the built-in mana stone.
The downside is that even the built-in mana stone cannot handle the magical power, so it can only be used on a certain route and at a certain time. Because of this, it was usually used to carry more luggage than people.
“The limits are surprisingly clear.”
After hearing the guide explain about the floating carriage, Hildear looked around inside and said,
“That’s right. It costs a lot. That’s why even within the Kingdom of Darkness, only the capital must have routes.”
“Aha.”
The exact cost-effective ratio is unknown, but it may be a deficit compared to using a regular wagon.
However, there was no existence as meaningless to consider efficiency and cost-effectiveness as the magician.
“Hey, there Rosalyn.”
“Ash? Why?”
“So what’s that wrist?”
“Ah, so…”
“I’ll tell you that.”
Again, the guide appeared from the driver’s seat with his face thrusting inward.
She began her explanation with a somewhat sullen face, the same since the first time I saw her.
“In a word, it is a symbol of believers.”
“A symbol of the believer?”
“Yes. Our Sorcery Kingdom, Springfield, is a people brought from another dimension by the main god. Most of the people are believers in the Magic God.”
“The symbol of a believer who believes in a magic god.”
“Yes, it is. It is a kind of mana stone implanted in the wrist.”
“Mana stone? So, no way?”
“You will be able to use it. Mana.”
The eyes of Hildear, Rosalyn, and Ash widened at the shocking information they learned for the first time in their lives.
As always, Risir showed little change in expression, and Siu and Elaine already knew.
‘It’s the first time I’ve come in person, so I forgot.’
I thought it was a rumor that I had heard at first glance, but this is more than what I heard. Planting a symbol on everyone who believes in the magic god, and using it to spend a very small amount of mana. There are obvious side effects, but these are huge.
“To think that all believers use mana, isn’t that a complete breakdown in balance…?”
Gwen couldn’t believe it.
No god can bestow divine power on all the believers who believe in him.
Even if there is a medium called a symbol planted on the wrist.
At Gwen’s question, the guide shook her head.
“Not necessarily. The amount of mana that can be used with this symbol is enough to allow some artifacts to be used smoothly.”
“Still, based on that mana…”
“And decisively.”
“If you plant a symbol, you can no longer awaken mana, right?”
“That’s right. You know the hero Siwoo well.”
“I remember hearing about it.”
“I see. …Ah, there’s something to take care of ahead of me. Excuse me.”
The guide turned her head back to focus on her work in the driver’s seat.
In the meantime, when it comes to explanations about Magical Protestants and symbols, Siu took over the baton.
“What do you mean you can’t awaken mana?”
“It’s literally. Mana’s talent and divine protection will not bloom. In the end, you will have to use only the mana that dwells in the symbol for the rest of your life.”
“Talent is tied up. Then it would be better to plant the symbol later. If it doesn’t work after all the effort, if you give up.”
“That’s why they say they usually plant it during coming-of-age ceremonies.”
And for this reason, the wizards, the upper classes of the magic kingdom, did not plant symbols.
It’s ironic indeed.
As a believer in the magic god, I planted a symbol on my body, but in the end, I couldn’t learn magic because of it. In the Magic Kingdom, even nobles are treated as second-class citizens if they cannot use magic. In a sense, the presence or absence of this symbol determines a person’s status.
In addition, the group arrived at the end of the guidance while talking about the magical kingdom of Springfield and the magic god.
The royal castle that exists in the middle of the mage towers built by the 17 founding mages who built Springfield.
5 minutes.
It was the time they met the King of Springfield.
In other words, the conversation time was shorter than that.
“…Huh? The end?”
Gwen, who was guided to the inn by the guide who came with her to the castle, muttered with her puzzled face.
“End? What?”
“No, isn’t it too short to meet the king? Besides, there won’t be anything to call after today?”
Gwen, who has already met royalty from many countries.
But she was very nervous about meeting her other king.
However, I was in a state of dumbfoundedness as it passed by in an instant without doing anything.
Siu said as he stroked Gwen’s hair.
“We didn’t come for a specific mission, or we didn’t come on behalf of the Kingdom of Palania. We’ve only come because there were business in a few Mage Towers. The future is promising, but we’re still A-class.”
“Huh? But…”
There was obviously another reason.
She tried to put what she remembered from Gwen into her mouth, but faster than that, Siu’s fingers landed on her lips. Startled, she trembled and looked at Siwoo with eyes seeking an explanation.
“That’s not something worth bringing up here.”
“Ummm.”
Gwen didn’t understand that, but she shook her head and nodded her head knowing the way he looked.
Siwoo smiled bitterly at the innocent little girl who had been living as a ghost for decades.
Certainly, the biggest purpose of coming to Springfield is to prevent the ploy towards the Kingdom of Palania. But this is never something to say out loud. After all, it means that they are not able to control the nobility of their country and neglect it.
‘Especially this is more than the king…’
“Siwoo.”
Elaine, a pink saint who awakens his thoughts.
“Are you going to the magic tower right away?”
“That’s how it should be. The schedule isn’t short, but there’s no reason to be lazy.”
“Ah, but…”
“So let’s all go sightseeing together.”
“Oh, that’s right!”
At the word tourism, all of them, including the golden man Risir, were happy.
Sightseeing with Siwoo itself is good, but Springfield with its unique scenery is worth seeing. It was quite fun to see the floating wagon that came right up to the royal castle, but everyone was full of expectations about what kind of strange artifacts and buildings there would be.
“Then where are you going?”
As if asking her to escort her, Hildeard patted her breastplate and smiled.
The first place to visit was fixed.
“Shureido Magic Tower.”
“Ugh. There…”
“Right. That’s where he is.”
Margarita Springfield.
The king’s great-aunt, a great mage who reached the highest level and changed her appearance to that of a child. The other day, she visited Palania with the envoys from the kingdom of magic. The first meeting with her was quite shocking, but there are few wizards as great as her.
“Mmm.”
“Why? Not good?”
“No, it’s not…”
“There’s no need for multiple people to go to Shureido’s tower. Just Hildear and Gwen can go.”
“…Yes. Then I will be here.”
Elaine, who didn’t like it, eventually decided to stay in the room.
When the three of them came out of the room to head to the Magic Tower, the guide stood expressionless in front of the entrance. Surprised, Gwen quickly hid behind Siu and was wary of the guide.
“Where are you going?”
“Shurei, guide me to the Magic Tower.”
“All right.”
Gwen’s vigilance toward her guide did not stop even after she left the castle and rode her floating carriage to her tower.
Rather, Hildear was sitting rather comfortably as if something was going on. Gwen, who didn’t understand that, patted Hilde Ar after her troubles and asked. As for the reasons for leaving her usher unattended.
But what came back was laughter.
“Ahaha. You haven’t noticed yet?”
“Huh? Huh? What?”
“That guide. It’s a golem.”
“…What?”
Gwen was taken aback.
However, the guide said her appearance is the same, so it’s hard to believe that she’s a golem. Although she feels a little strange, she feels a little life in her body. It was absolutely impossible for a normal golem.
“Hmm. My body is slower than I thought. I need Margarita-sama’s help as well.”
“No, no. That’s not the problem!”
“Then?”
“That, so…”
Rolling her eyes here and there, she thinks of an answer.
Siwoo laughed and at the same time the guide, or rather the guide golem, spoke.
“Greetings properly. Margarita-sama made Golemroid No. 2.”
“No. 2? There is also No. 1?”
She couldn’t believe it
A golem that could feel life and looked just like a human.
“Gwen. Am I just trying to get help from Margarita-sama?”
“No, that’s just…”
The wizards who are more sensitive to life and soul than anyone else are necromancers and necromancers.
Because of this, the sense of alienation Gwen felt for her was incomparable to those of Shiu or Hildear.
“Um…”
“Is something stuck?”
“…Little.”
“Hmm. I don’t know, but I’m meeting Margarita-sama later, so talk to her.”
“Huh.”
Shureido’s magic tower finally arrived.
After a long time meeting, she was the same in many ways.
“Ah, the prince, oppa♡”
“Ahaha…”
How long do you want to be a prince?
Siwoo imitated a little girl with an awkward smile and hugged the old wizard who rushed towards him.
