章節 620: CHAPTER 777
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Honka has become a new member of the Vamel alliance.
Valeria asked him to come along, and Honka hesitated for a moment but decided to leave the island and accompany Valeria. He thought it was a way to continue Maliet Hister's will.
"After the whale monster, a toad monster, too! So adorable. Welcome to the alliance, Honka. I'm the mage Enya."
[Nice… to meet you.]
"Greetings, I am Lata Proch, Captain the Ghost mercenaries."
"I'm the leader of Black King mercenaries, Valkas."
One by one, Jin's comrades introduced themselves to Honka.
Honka seemed somewhat flustered by the sudden interaction with so many people. Having had little interaction with others besides Maliet, he needed effort even for ordinary conversations.
"Do you happen to know Mr. Mort? He's also a toad like you."
"Yeah, since you both are toads, you could be friends."
[...He is a divine being, and I'm just an inner core monster. How can we possibly be friends?]
"Mort isn't such an intimidating toad, though."
Valeria looked at Honka and remembered her past self. She awkwardly smiled, feeling embarrassed, and her comrades found it intriguing.
'Valeria can make such expressions too? I feel like I've seen her like that once or twice before.'
'Don't you think people can soften up a bit sometimes?'
'The atmosphere has become even more intriguing around our lord. Well, it's a bit of a waste for our lord, but if it's Ms. Valeria, it's fine."
'Don't speak so casually, Jet. It's fortunate that Sandra isn't here right now, but if she were, she would have caused a commotion again.'
"I can hear everything."
"Oh."
"Hehe, Ms. Valeria has keen ears."
Booong-!
Just then, Mort appeared, emitting a pleasant cry, revealing himself in the courtyard of Tikan's palace. Syris, who was riding on Mort's back, also had a face filled with reminiscence for some reason.
"Welcome, Lady Syris."
"Jin! My mother has finally regained her consciousness properly. I just heard the news when I stopped by the Holy Kingdom."
Jin and the others' eyes widened.
Holy King Lani had begun to heal Talaris, and nearly six months had passed. During that time, Talaris had regained consciousness briefly, only for short periods.
Originally, she should have recovered to a greater extent by now, but recently, the "Eye of Zito" had revealed ominous signs, so there was no other choice.
"Phew, is it true? Finally."
"She could wake up as early as tonight or no later than tomorrow. I came to let you know quickly."
"Thank you for thinking of me. I've been weighed down with worry since she got injured while trying to save me. It's a relief to know she'll wake up soon, even now."
Talaris' return meant that Misha could resume her duties as Solderet's substitute. Therefore, Murakan, who had been serving as Misha's substitute all this time, could return to the human world.
Murakan's return at this time would be a greater force than anything else. If he were to regain most of his powers from his prime, the Runcandel and the Vamel alliance could gain an advantage over all forces.
'Even if he hasn't fully regained his former strength, having Murakan would be incredibly reassuring.'
Above all, everyone missed Murakan. Gilly, in particular, would occasionally be seen tidying up the room he used to stay in during her breaks.
[Booong? Boo, Boong.]
Mort immediately recognized Honka and patted his shoulder with his front paw, congratulating him on leaving the island. It was a gesture of celebration for becoming part of the alliance. The two toads had already met three times in the past. Twice before Honka had an inner core, and once after he became Maliet's friend.
[What? If I get along with people, you can become a spiritual beast?]
[Boong.]
[Why would you show me such kindness? The two toads should be close, what's that all about?]
That's how Honka became friends with Mort right away. Perceptive Jet quickly brought out a congratulatory gift and handed it to the group, while Hedo and Sandra came out to the garden.
"My lord has brought a communication device!"
"Thank you for your hard work, Jin. I'm glad the master of the hidden palace will soon awaken."
"But why does that redhead look so annoyingly happy? It was already annoying and irritating that you and Jin went to the island together. Yeah, let's settle this today. Will you follow me to the training grounds or do you want to fight right here? It wouldn't be so bad to break you in front of Jin."
Naturally, when Sandra realized that Valeria's feelings had changed, she quickly countered.
There was a moment of tension between everyone. Everyone thought that the good atmosphere could ruin in an instant.
But Valeria, unlike her usual self, looked at Sandra, who was threatening her, and said.
"Get a grip, Sandra Zipfel."
"Wow, you're really getting carried away. What the hell are you muttering about! Are you crazy enough to want to die right now!?"
"If you really want to fight me, we can have a duel without killing each other. But not today, so wait a bit."
Valeria's response surprised her comrades, leaving them with their mouths agape. Until now, Valeria had always ignored Sandra as if she were nothing more than a bug or speck of dust.
Hedo was the most surprised.
Hedo believed that as long as Valeria was in Tikan, there would eventually be an uncomfortable situation between her and Sandra. If the relationship between Sandra and Valeria escalated into a crisis, Hedo would have to stand on Sandra's side, and Jin would have to protect Valeria.
However, for the first time, Valeria showed a somewhat friendly reaction. The person who always talked as if she would kill Sandra someday was now talking about a duel that wouldn't risk their lives.
But seeing Valeria react like this, Sandra felt slightly bewildered. She turned her head abruptly.
"What's the point of fighting like that? Hmph, I'll let it go for now. But don't think I'm fooled. As long as you have your eyes on my Jin, we can't coexist under the same sky."
"Come on, let's not do this and have a drink."
After the awkward conversation passed, Jet handed out celebration drinks.
Now it was time to check the rewards obtained from the succession temple. Syris took Qwaul to Sword Emperor's territory on Mort back.
"Oh, this is the long-distance communication device... It looks quite similar to what Valeria and I have been developing. As expected, we were not wrong."
Qwaul examined the communication device and the blueprints. He couldn't take his eyes off the blueprints for a while.
"Hmm, oh. Having such thoughts here? Zen Lutberh, you were truly an amazing inventor."
According to Qwaul, the communication device was based on "wavelengths" just like the Red Owl or the Wavelength Tracing Synchronization Device.
"Jin, the biggest challenge in developing a communication device was the task of precisely matching the wavelengths of each device placed in different locations. Zen succeeded in that using a certain catalyst called 'wood.' If we can always attach the same wood to the devices, communication becomes possible."
The instructions obtained from the succession temple included the bark of the trees found on Honka Island. When Qwaul inserted one of them into the slot of the communication device, a blue light appeared.
At the same time, a hidden button shot up. The button represented other communication devices that could be connected. Currently, there were only two devices with bark attached, one in front of Qwaul and other communication device on Honka Island.
When Qwaul pressed the button firmly, the piece of bark slowly burned away, and a pleasant resonance sound rang out. It was the sound of a communication request sent to Honka Island.
{[Honka Island here. Is the successor checking the communication device?]}
{[Oh, did you get a call from them already!?]}
{[It worked well, everyone!]}
The voices of Golem, Zen, and Teben came simultaneously from the communication device. For a moment, everyone was speechless, their eyes wide open, experiencing the realization that the world was rapidly advancing. Ships became commonplace, spatial jumps were possible, and now the era of long-distance communication had arrived.
"Yes, thanks to you."
Greetings were exchanged between Jin's comrades and Honka Island for a while. The speed at which the bark burned was very slow, so even with just one piece, communication could last a long time.
"Hey, Zen Lutberh, and Teben Hister, you two are geniuses recognized by Qwaul. Thanks to you, our research has received great assistance! Being able to trace wavelengths using a catalyst like this is remarkable."
{[Oh, it seems you understand the blueprints if you are talking about the concept of wavelengths.]}
"Hahaha, as soon as I saw the blueprints, I found ways to improve them. Just by changing the type of iron, we can reduce production costs and increase stability. But I can't quite understand the blueprints for the Golem, so I will need your help with that."
If even Qwaul said that, it meant that there was no human capable of understanding the Golem's blueprints in the current world.
{[The Golem is not something we created, so it's impossible.]}
"Wait, then how am I supposed to make it? If I research on my own, it'll take at least several decades."
{[I will assist you in creating, my sibling. My Master has recorded all the relevant knowledge for me. In anticipation of such a day. As long as we have the approval of the successor, it will suffice.]}
Iello asked few questions to find out the level of Qwaul, and then he reassured him that Qwaul would be able to create golem in three years with his help.
"You underestimate me. I'll complete it in one year."
[I will look forward to it. By the way, successor, have you used the storage paper?]
"Storage paper? What is that?"
"Young master Jin, apart from the communication device and the high-performance Golem blueprints, did you obtain anything else?"
Jin smiled mischievously and replied to Iello.
"On the way here, I tested one of the storage papers. It will be used for creating the joint magic knight division of Runcandel and Vamel alliance."
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章節 621: CHAPTER 778
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-Record and store... If this could be made into a technology of the alliance, all the knights of the alliance might be able to fight like magic swordsmen. Even if they don't possess 1-star level mana, they could simply use the stored magic at the appropriate moment.
These were the words spoken by Valeria in Maliet's succession temple.
Jin and Valeria had already determined the utility of the "storage paper" as soon as they discovered its existence.
"A magic knight division...?"
As everyone questioned in confusion, Jin took out the storage paper from his pocket and explained.
"Wow, so the storage paper can be considered an improved version of activation-type magic circles that have been miniaturized through record magic? This is an area that even the academic society has been researching for centuries, and it turns out it had already been completed in the past. Are mages like me gradually becoming obsolete...?"
"The current limit of the storage paper is practically 8-star magic. Even the highest-grade storage paper has a unit cost that is too high, making it inefficient."
{[That's correct. However, if you ignore the investment costs and production time, it would be possible to store even 10-star level magic spell.]}
Even during the alliance's best financial situation, producing storage paper for 10-star level magic spells was an extremely burdensome task. Not to mention the current situation where funds were tight, it didn't even need to be mentioned.
"In the current situation, it's probably the limit to make one or two sheets of 10-star paper at best. Even if it's a bit challenging, it would be fine to make that much for special circumstances."
The important thing was that there were no issues with creating storage paper for 7-star or lower magic spells. In fact, it was simply not highlighted due to the fact that the world was filled with exceptional individuals, but by universal standards, the 7-star level clearly belonged to the realm of experts.
War was not just fought among transcendent powerhouses. The quality and scale of forces were as important as the number of superhumans. The storage paper would instantly enhance the quality of the forces. With candidates flocking to Runcandel non-stop, the scale was continuously growing.
'If given a little more time, we might be able to keep up with Zipfel and Kinzelo's military forces to some extent. Until all the elements we are currently preparing are completed safely, I must restrain them from making reckless moves.'
New demons were continually being added to Kinzelo's side, and Zipfel was creating magic swordsmen living golems.
In order to narrow and surpass that gap, all the elements Jin was preparing had to be completed safely.
"Anyways, when the storage paper becomes widely available, it will be a significant advantage for knights rather than mages."
"Enya, why do you think only knights would use storage paper? If mages also use storage paper, they could become simultaneous casting users at the very least. Simultaneous casting users would be able to experience the effects of instant casting."
Valeria said.
The combat power of a mage capable of simultaneous casting often exceeded that of knights of the same level. Therefore, not only knights but also mages would greatly benefit from it.
"Oh, I see."
{[I'll provide you with a total of 3,000 sheets of storage paper. If you establish a production workshop, you can easily add more.]}
Naturally, record magic was required for the production of storage paper.
That meant that Valeria, who was already busy, and Luet, who was even busier, had one more task added to their plates, one by one.
"I'll have the storage paper production workshop established in the Garden of Swords. Jet, take care of the maintenance for the Red Owl. I need to go to Runcandel right away and inform them about the harvest."
"Yes, my lord!"
{[Hey, everyone!]}
"Please speak, Zen."
{[I want to have a conversation with my descendant like Teben. He's a terminal engineer, right? Although I might be senile, I have a lot of techniques to pass on.]}
Sael, who had been summoned, burst into tears due to the emotions that somehow overflowed as soon as he heard the voice of his ancestor.
{[Teben's descendant seemed to be very talented, but my descendant turned out to be such a crybaby. Stop crying, and let me transform you into a top-notch engineer.]}
"Ah, understood! Ancestor."
"Thank you, Sael Lutberh. The technologies I gained through you seem to be insufficient no matter what reward I give. Tell me whatever you desire."
"I am satisfied as long as I can work as a researcher in the Vamel alliance... But if you insist to that extent. I would appreciate around 1,000 gold coins as research funds, honorary membership to the Vermont Academy seminars, and the payment for premium accommodations whenever I use them."
It was a quite straightforward and specific request, but it was a very modest one. Moreover, Sael's request only revolved around research-related matters.
"I will grant you a life without worries about research funds or other support. If you need anything in the future, feel free to ask."
The first historic communication ended with the conversation between Zen and Sael. They would continue to communicate frequently, so there was no need to feel regretful.
"Well, we have two communication devices left. One will be placed here in Tikan, and the other in Runcandel. The next communication device to be produced will be installed in the Empire, followed by the Hidden Palace and the Holy Kingdom, and the Island of the Blacksmiths."
All of these were central hubs of the Vamel alliance. If all these regions could have seamless communication 24/7, there would be no more missing or delayed information. Furthermore, the manpower dedicated to information delivery could be reduced.
"Dr. Qwaul, how much time do you think it will take to complete the additional communication devices?"
"If we can smoothly acquire the key material mentioned in the instructions, the blue adamantium, it should take about a month per device."
The blue adamantium was an extremely rare gemstone, but both Runcandel and Tikan had a small supply of it.
"Dr. Qwaul, please expedite the transfer of all construction site matters to Luche. You can focus on the production of communication devices and golems."
"Understood, that's how it should be. However, it will take some time. You know as well, that kid is quite stubborn. It takes time for impulsive brats who are eager to get ahead to become more cautious. Nevertheless, we should be able to complete the next communication device within a month, so don't worry."
"If possible, try to find a way to improve the communication devices to be portable rather than stationary."
"That goes without saying. Now, go. Whether it's construction sites or technological development, I will report whenever there is any advancement."
***
Huphester alliance, the city of Kalon.
Luet smiled broadly upon hearing the information and harvest that Jin brought. The flagbearers, butlers, and scribes by her side also clapped their hands in applause, but they all had exhausted faces.
"By the way, everyone seems to be in need of some rest, Head butler."
"Is that so? But, lord young patriarch, flowers that bloom after overcoming hardships are more beautiful. If it were another clan, they might take breaks at times like this, but this is Runcandel."
"Well, that's true."
"Of course, if it's your order, we should comply."
"I trust that the Head butler will handle it well."
"I believe so."
Jin inwardly felt relieved that Luet wasn't his superior, and the rest shed tears silently, and clenched their teeths.
"Thank you. You have obtained such valuable items that are ahead of this era, lord young patriarch, and it would be improper for us lower individuals to take a break. Huhu, even though everyone is tired, the work is becoming more and more efficient."
Jin didn't struggle much on Honka Island. In fact, he had spent a pleasant time with Valeria, which made him feel a slight guilt.
"The communication devices... they will be used in many places. Once they are supplied to all the alliance's key bases, it would be great if you, lord young patriarch, and the flagbearers could each have one for personal use. If Dr. Qwaul can improve them in that way."
Luet's gaze on a stack of papers.
Seeing that, a bittersweet smile appeared on Luet's face as memories of the ancient Runcandel, when it was the Great Magic Swordsmen Clan, came to mind.
"The production of the paper storage shouldn't be too difficult. Up to the 7-star level, it doesn't require a significant amount of resources. If Valeria and I reduce our sleep time, we can manage to procure them somehow. Although it won't be enough for all the top-ranking knights to use them at once."
Luet furrowed her brows as if contemplating for a moment, then continued with an underlying remark.
"But relying solely on me and Valeria for paper production wouldn't be efficient. If we take care of the record magic required for paper production, I think my younger sister and the children of the Wantaramo Forest could help," Luet expressed her opinion.
Jin and Valeria's eyes widened at her words. The ability to create Drink of regal hymn of the fairies could be considered a derivative of record magic. Although it was inferior to actual record magic, the nature of the abilities was remarkably similar.
"If we can achieve mass production that way, it would be perfect."
"For now, let's distribute the three thousand sheets of paper we obtained from the succession temple to the top-ranking knights. And the items produced thereafter should be given to those knights and cadets who have shown exceptional talent."
"Do you have specific individuals in mind?"
"Yes, I will prepare for them to be personally reviewed by the young patriarch soon."
"But, Head butler, is there a specific reason for distributing the paper only to the top-ranking knights? It would be quite useful for other flagbearers as well, excluding me."
"Oh, I got carried away with the good news and forgot to mention it. 7th Flagbearer and 11th Flagbearer, please present yourselves and show your recent achievements to the young patriarch."
Mary and Haytona.
The two of them wore particularly anxious expressions compared to the others in the Head butler's office. Jin felt a sense of unease as he observed his siblings.
They both extended their right hands.
And on the palms of their hands, a lump of flames and ice flickered, respectively.
'Magic!?'
Jin was aware that as the influence of Zipfel's manipulation of history weakened, his siblings' mana were awakening. However, he had never imagined that their abilities would reach such a level so quickly.
Satisfied by Jin's surprised reaction, Luet smirked and said, "I have been helping the flagbearers regain their mana and teaching them magic. As you can see, they are making significant progress."
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