Creating A Personal Magic Tower

A large-scale subjugation of the Church of Ruin continued under the Sea Sun Brigade.

They had felt it too.

Through this incident, they had clearly recognized what kind of harm the Church of Ruin was committing on Earth, and in addition to their activities of subjugating Gates, suppressing the Church of Ruin had been added, beginning with rescuing refugees in difficult situations.

Thanks to that, many people actively supported the Sea Sun Brigade, and around this time, China was also quickly going through procedures to cut ties with the Church of Ruin.

“What kind of country is China, really?”

Just as Go Yu-jin said, it was indeed a country impossible to understand.

I could understand that they had done it to survive, but there were also parts that did not look good.

On top of that, perhaps because China had suffered enormous damage, it was showing movements to quickly conclude ceasefire agreements with neighboring countries.

Some said they would never let China off and even began seriously preparing for war. In response, in our country as well, many people, especially among the younger generation, rose up, and statements spread saying China should be actively punished if it did not compensate for the anxiety and economic damage caused by its act of supporting the Church of Ruin.

Because the atmosphere seemed as if someone was deliberately trying to turn China into an enemy, there were politicians who expressed some concern. But since the wishes of their younger support base were ultimately flowing in one direction, they too seemed to fall silent.

In the end, the government had to present some kind of alternative, but since there still had not been any particular statement, what kind of situation it would lead to remained to be seen.

However, right now, there was something more important than that.

“The time has come to turn theory into proof.”

After hearing my words, Go Yu-jin seemed expectant.

After receiving the news that the house had been completed, I had now come to the site that would become “my own Magic Tower.”

Because of the strange building, even those who lived nearby had come out of curiosity. At first, simply because a black mage had moved in and was going to live nearby, they had spread all kinds of bizarre rumors and held protests. But now, public perception had changed so much that it even felt funny that they welcomed my presence. Still, how long that would last remained to be seen.

I moved my feet and entered inside.

The division between floors was only five floors, with about five meters of ceiling height on each floor.

It was a cone-shaped building. In truth, the very top side was not that large, but in reality, the top floor was planned to be the largest.

That was because the top floor was the space where spatial expansion would be overlapped sevenfold.

So first, I took a position in the space that would be used as the first-floor lobby and began emitting mana.

Since I planned to create the magic circle needed to move to the other floors at the center of the lobby, I used the mana I had released to draw a two-way movement magic circle.

“I plan to draw a magic circle linked to each floor. I will compose it as a complex magic circle so that it can also connect to the Mana Accumulation Circle, spatial expansion, and defensive magic circles.”

Go Yu-jin watched it and asked.

“Can’t you just change the settings step by step?”

In response to her question asking whether there was any need to do it all at once, I pointed upward and spoke.

“In the case of a movement magic circle, if I do not resolve it in advance, it could collide later when I install new magic circles on each floor. I am setting up the basic base so that causes of collision do not occur in the first place.”

“It’s fascinating.”

Then Go Yu-jin examined the magic circle that filled the lobby.

I also checked it one by one, adding where it was lacking and removing where it was excessive as I inspected the interior somewhat strictly.

After that, I overlapped spatial expansion magic and continued adding it.

“How many layers are you planning?”

“First, fourfold. The lobby itself is large, and I plan to use the first floor as an exhibition room.”

“An exhibition room?”

At Go Yu-jin’s puzzled face, I took out a few relics stored in my Sub-space, showed them to her, and spoke.

“I have quite a lot of things like this. They are not particularly useful to me, but would they not look good if used as decorations?”

“…No one uses items of this level as decorations. They are things people cannot obtain even if they actually want to use them.”

Go Yu-jin’s words were not wrong. However, compared to the relics I was currently using, they were quite inferior items.

So I was saying I would use them as decorations.

On top of that, I had no intention of letting just anyone enter, so they could be called decorations for my own satisfaction.

After some time, I was able to finish overlapping the magic circles. After activating them to check the problematic parts, I engraved them as they were, filling the lobby with geometric patterns and designs.

Then, when I took out a Grade 9 Magic Stone and inserted it into the socket at the center of the lobby, the space instantly pushed outward and expanded, causing the interior to expand at least fivefold.

The surprised Go Yu-jin looked around and asked.

“It looks like it will be at least five hundred pyeong…. How are you going to fill all this?”

“Filling it is not the problem. What matters is what I fill it with.”

“You really can make… an exhibition room.”

“Let us call it a trophy exhibition hall.”

“Trophies?”

“Most of the things I have belonged to those who were my ‘enemies.’ I do not particularly need to use them, and I have no intention of selling them, so I am displaying them. I cannot ignore Sub-space cost either.”

“You had so many enemies that your Sub-space is lacking…?”

I only smiled lightly at Go Yu-jin, who looked puzzled. Afterward, I created new magic circles in the expanded space, finished even the work to make light spread evenly inside, and then headed to the second floor.

After nodding calmly at the naturally occurring movement, I inspected the magic circle once.

‘The Mana Accumulation Circle has also been installed well. The amount of mana gathering is appropriate according to the calculations, and as long as it is not enough to burden the Magic Stone, that should be sufficient.’

“What are you going to make on the second floor?”

“From the first to the fourth floor, they will be exhibition rooms.”

“…”

After seeing Go Yu-jin’s speechless expression, I spoke.

“With what I have now, I can fill the first floor, but from the second floor onward, a lot of space will remain.”

“Then why…?”

“It is preparation for the future. Enemies will continue to appear anyway, will they not?”

“Other people do not call that kind of life ordinary.”

Go Yu-jin pointed out the conversation we had before. It was not wrong.

It absolutely could not be considered ordinary.

However, if I continued dealing with those who made me this unordinary, I thought that someday, an ordinary life would be given to me.

I intended to display my efforts for that time.

Afterward, I began installing spatial expansion magic on the second floor as well, and just like the first floor, I overlapped it with the Mana Accumulation Circle and continued the spatial expansion.

Separately, I also prepared defensive magic, with the purpose of allowing it to link to the high-level magic circle that would be designed on the exterior.

The reason was simple. Strengthening only the exterior did not mean the interior would also become strong.

If the interior and exterior linked together and manifested defensive power at the same time, efficiency of more than twice as much would become possible. Because of that, the mana consumption would increase, but that was not something that would become a major issue, so I immediately proceeded with the work.

At that, Go Yu-jin asked me a question as if she found my appearance, drawing a new magic circle, curious.

“It’s magic that increases the building’s strength, isn’t it?”

“I intend to make it withstand impacts well.”

“Do you think someone will target this place again?”

The fact that I was an 8th Circle black mage was already known to the entire nation. So she was asking whether there would be anyone who would target and attack me.

However, just by looking at the Sea Sun Brigade, it was clear that there were countless strong people in the world.

Even if I prepared this firmly, there would definitely be humans who could rob me if they wanted to.

It was right to prepare an excessive amount of defensive power.

“It would be good to think of it as preparation just in case.”

I intended to construct a barrier that could endure several attacks even if an absurdly strong fellow like Beral came.

Because of that, many Grade 9 Magic Stones would be consumed, but since they were items rotting away in my Sub-space anyway, I did not think of it as a waste.

Afterward, I quickly drew the magic circles, finished engraving them, and moved my feet to work on the next floor.

In the end, it took about two hours to reach the final floor, but if others had seen this, it would have been such fast work that they would have been horrified and refused to believe it.

“It is finally the last floor.”

“It’s already the last floor.”

Go Yu-jin gave me a sullen reaction.

“Is there some problem?”

“No. I’m upset because the difference between me and you, Seong-chan, has widened this much. I thought I had also worked very hard, but I guess I still lacked desperation after all.”

Go Yu-jin was also a 7th Circle user.

Since she was born as a 7th Circle, one might think she did not need effort, but even if one’s starting point was high-rank, one had to put in great effort like a low-rank learning in order to skillfully handle one’s power.

In some respects, there were many situations where even one’s life was at risk.

That was because if one failed to control one’s power and went berserk, one could have one’s life force sucked away by magic and die.

From that perspective, there might be people who would say not to say such enviable things, but in reality, the current Awakening system could be called a system where everyone could climb upward to some degree if they worked hard.

‘It is certainly an unknown power. Even now, there are few things that have been properly revealed….’

The current theory was that when Gates appeared, humanity’s potential also exploded in order to oppose the mysteries of other worlds. But from my perspective, I thought that perhaps something released into the world at the same time as the Gates had activated something humans had originally possessed.

Whatever the case, the correct answer was not something that could be found right now. And even if a great sage appeared in the distant future after time passed and revealed the truth, it would be impossible to know whether that was truly the truth.

“In the end, Yu-jin, you and I have the same path to walk. So do not worry about it too much.”

It would be easiest to think that I had forcibly squeezed out my current realm.

Leaving behind Go Yu-jin’s complicated-looking expression, I continued speaking.

“Now then, shall we start the final work?”

It was time to prove John Pellivio’s theory.

The magic circle quickly began taking form, and Go Yu-jin was amazed by the feast of magic circles, which were so complex and splendid that they could not be compared to anything until now.

‘Because it is a narrow space, it must feel even more splendid. But just seeing this will give Go Yu-jin a great deal of experience. John Pellivio’s proof is not a theory that applies only to spatial expansion….’

This was the decisive reason I had invited Go Yu-jin and directly showed her the manifestation of magic.

Go Yu-jin could overlap various buffs and apply them to a golem.

Because her method of using magic was different in nature from other people’s, I had been certain that this theory of overlap would pull her up to an even higher position. That was why I had brought her along to carry out this work together and show it to her directly.

And as if my prediction was correct, strength gradually entered her eyes as she began observing the magic circles in detail. I confirmed that she looked at the countless magic circles splendidly embroidered before being engraved as if entranced, then gently closed her eyes. After that, I quickly engraved the magic circles and began stirring mana around her.

It was for the purpose of using resonance to make mana that contained no will at all surround Go Yu-jin.

‘It is true that artificially interfering with enlightenment could become a problem, but mana stirred by resonance belongs to no one. So it will be a great help to the suction force that works together with enlightenment.’

It was my consideration for Go Yu-jin, who was trying to move from the user stage to the master stage.