Creating A Personal Magic Tower (2)

Go Yu-jin woke up ten hours later.

“…You kept helping me, didn’t you?”

There was no way Go Yu-jin, who felt the mana filling the interior space, would not know the current situation.

So when I naturally dispersed the resonance and returned the mana to its natural state, she looked at me with a subtle expression.

“Did you gain some enlightenment?”

“Of course…. The wall of master has finally blocked me.”

The wall of master was the limit that came to those who had no further path forward.

That wall, which some masters like Han Sang-gil and Jeong Gil-sun were feeling, could not be overcome through simple methods.

Hadn’t I also struggled desperately to somehow find an answer while being blocked by that wall?

If the mana of the Lich and Death Knight had not been absorbed by me through an utterly absurd coincidence, the 8th Circle would still have been far away even now.

I examined Go Yu-jin and grinned.

“Your mana has increased a lot, hasn’t it?”

“Compared to my previous mana, it feels like it has increased by nearly three times.”

To begin with, Go Yu-jin’s amount of mana was not that great.

It had only been at the level of someone just crossing from beginner to user.

But through this enlightenment, she had come to possess an amount of mana roughly similar to Han Sang-gil’s.

As a result, the fact that one could dramatically increase the amount of mana through resonance had been proven.

It was a good thing for Go Yu-jin and a good thing for me as well.

“The enlightenment I gained is ‘resonance.’ It is a method of gathering mana by raising will externally.”

“Even if you explain it to me, I can’t understand it. No, even if I did understand it, I think it would still be right to say I still can’t believe whether that is truly possible.”

“I plan to establish this as my own and distribute it to the world.”

“If that happens, your enemies will also become stronger. It is a dangerous gamble.”

“It is a gamble, but it will also become an opportunity for the world to develop that much. As you know, Yu-jin, enlightenment is not something that comes to just anyone. In the end, I believe those who have the qualifications gain power. If a villain gains power, then that villain is someone who could become stronger someday, and if an ally gains enlightenment, that also matches what I just said. In the end, I think it is a matter of timing.”

“A matter of timing…. I suppose so.”

In the end, whatever the matter, the trigger was important.

If someone succeeded quickly, that person had merely succeeded at that time.

It was an extremely extreme and biased statement, saying that those who would succeed would succeed someday, and those who would not would never do so for their entire lives. But the meaning was that anyone with the qualifications would obtain what they wanted.

‘Though those qualifications will be accompanied by effort….’

“The space is… incredibly large.”

“I succeeded in sevenfold overlap. John Pellivio’s theory has been proven. I should show it to An So-mi later.”

Go Yu-jin covered her mouth and laughed.

In reality, An So-mi had stubbornly insisted that theory was merely theory. I became curious about what kind of expression she would make if she saw this.

“Are you going to use this space as a living space?”

“I should. But I am thinking about making this Magic Tower itself portable.”

“…Portable? Is that possible?”

“Previously, Master Baek Da-gyeong gave me the opportunity to examine her Mobile Magic Tower, and I once looked through its interior in detail. And there were a few things I realized, so I plan to apply them.”

A Mobile Magic Tower was a relic, so its own special power was at work.

It meant that it was different in nature from an artificially created artifact.

But when I said I would create a Mobile Magic Tower, Go Yu-jin asked carefully.

“Is it similar to the magic Master Cheon Jong-un applied when he moved the Black Tower before?”

“It would be similar in nature, but the overall context is different. Literally, like a Mobile Magic Tower, I would have to reduce not only its weight but also its size and proportions so that it could be placed on the palm of my hand.”

“Is that really possible?”

“It is fully possible. One spell will have to be applied, but I did not spare Magic Stones in order to resolve that part.”

Go Yu-jin looked puzzled.

So I unpacked it a bit more and explained in detail.

“Inside the Mobile Magic Tower, there was one Grade 12 Magic Stone.”

“…Grade 12. That grade really existed?”

“From what is known, the current government is said to be hiding a Grade 13 Magic Stone. I only heard that from someone else, so I do not know whether it is true.”

Go Yu-jin was surprised.

Among the Magic Stones revealed to the world, the highest grade was Grade 10.

Even then, only three were known to exist. It was known that China, Russia, and America each occupied one and were using them to maintain magic circles that defended important facilities.

But the fact that Baek Da-gyeong had a Grade 12 Magic Stone was not just surprising, but enough to be shocking. However, regarding that part, I spoke.

“It is in a state of being fused with the relic, and extraction itself is impossible. Unfortunately, the moment it is separated, it will break apart into pieces and become a useless lump of stone.”

“That is a shame. It would have been better if it could be used for another purpose…”

That was merely the thought of people who were not relic owners like Go Yu-jin.

However, there was no need to point that out, so I stayed silent and soon spoke about the linked Magic Stones.

“Through the Mana Accumulation Circle, I was able to charge five Grade 9 Magic Stones while also binding them together as one. And if we calculate the total amount of this power, it would be right to see it as an amount slightly superior to a Grade 10 Magic Stone.”

“That was possible?”

“I also found out only after trying it. In any case, I plan to use the mana cost of the Magic Stones linked like that to make the internal space itself into a ‘Sub-space.’ Then I will sever the interior from the exterior.”

“Uh…?”

Only then did Go Yu-jin understand what I was thinking.

“You are making it by modeling it after the Magic Tower’s secret laboratory, aren’t you?”

“That is correct.”

The method itself could be simple, but if the magic collided, it would turn into a giant bomb in an instant.

That was why I had thoroughly strengthened durability by using defensive magic.

Go Yu-jin, who finally grasped the composition of all the magic circles, was impressed.

“You prepared in advance. That is amazing.”

“I have a lot to do, and I thought I would be angry if a monster like the saintess of the Calamity God came and robbed this place.”

I thought it would be better to reduce its size, carry it around in my Sub-space, and use it when necessary.

If not that, I could deploy it inside my Sub-space and essentially come and go through the Sub-space.

With my current amount of mana, I did not think putting in this one building would occupy much of my Sub-space.

‘I can tell how much of a monster I have become.’

Afterward, I headed to the first floor with Go Yu-jin to finish the work, and when we came outside, Go Yu-jin looked at the darkened surroundings, looked at me awkwardly, and spoke.

“I’m sorry. Because of me….”

She apologized after realizing the time that had passed while she gained enlightenment, but I only answered with a smile.

After showing An So-mi the sevenfold overlap of spatial expansion and leaving the shocked her behind, I headed to the academy.

I had an appointment with Han Sang-gil.

“What have you been so busy with these days?”

“I have been free. Elder Han Sang-gil is the one who would be busy, not me.”

“Do some work.”

“I refuse.”

“…We are going through all this hardship, and you are playing around?”

“I am the money source. Is there a problem?”

Han Sang-gil let out a hollow laugh, then suddenly showed me a document and spoke.

“The Americans are coming. They say they want to see the academy’s operating method, so you should take charge and guide them.”

“What about the other professors?”

“They are busy teaching the kids. The idle one should work. Go earn money for the money source. Is there a problem?”

I was so dumbfounded that I also let out a hollow laugh, and Han Sang-gil spoke about the American figures visiting this time.

“They say Eiden Smith and Ruth Bones will enter the country.”

The two were black mages who represented America.

In truth, in their case, just like in our country, they were figures who represented the Black Mage Association and the Black Tower, and they were counted among the people who currently represented over thirty thousand black mages in America.

“What is there for them to pick up and eat that they are coming?”

“Literally, they want to see the education system. The whole world is already paying attention. On top of that, are we not planning to also carry out education for other Awakeners through the expansion construction?”

We had requested a massive amount of support funds, and approval had been granted.

The government was also thirsty for a specialized educational institution.

As time passed, high-level personnel were decreasing due to various incidents. Rather than pushing them into deadly situations and making them save the country, there were movements to remove them into educational roles and establish a system where juniors trained by them would be deployed.

At first, since the purpose had been to operate only the Black Magic Academy, the country had also been showing movements to impose moderate restrictions, but now it was in a situation where it was desperately trying to provide active support.

‘Since almost everything is made up of my share, they probably want to control it instead.’

It felt as if they were trying to make it public by injecting national capital.

That might be impossible when it came to black mages, but in other Awakener educational facilities, they were expanding their influence by intervening from the very beginning.

Even so, because the problem was that their influence would not exceed fifty percent, they seemed to be preparing various pretexts. In any case, for now, since the government was shouldering a certain degree of the burden, the schedule was being arranged well in many ways.

Then, wondering just in case, I asked.

“Were those two invited by the government?”

“That is right.”

“It seems they really want me to go to another country. What do you think?”

“Unless that friend Kim Dae-san has gone mad, would he send you to another country? I actually think the opposite.”

When I asked why, he talked about the faces of the people coming from America.

“I heard those two also do not have a very good relationship with the American federal government. They are trying to find another base, but that is not easy either, and their support funds are gradually decreasing.”

“Why did that structure form?”

“Because that place also has a leader like Kim Dae-san sitting at the top. They say America also suffered from a large number of Liches and Death Knights during the Great Cataclysm. And the current president was an Awakener who stood against them and even performed the remarkable feat of subjugating them, was he not?”

I did not live a life leisurely enough to pay attention even to America, but I had not known there were such circumstances.

“Were there many Liches?”

“That is right. But America’s characteristics are rather unusual. There were also many Chantras, and because an unusually large number of gunsmiths and gunslingers appeared, they were able to deal with them easily in the early days, they say.”

“As expected of the country of guns.”

“In any case, they are the heads of a group that has maintained a tremendous force even under such oppression. There may be several reasons they are showing interest in us, but the biggest part will be to meet you. Perhaps they may even try to ask you for help. Kim Dae-san is not just any ordinary figure. He truly screws people over in a meticulous and systematic way.”

I knew that.

If the government had taken the lead and invited them, then it was certainly right to assume they had prepared something.

While repeatedly thinking over Han Sang-gil’s words, I checked when they would arrive. After confirming the contents saying they would enter the country through the East Sea four days later, I spoke.

“Well, tell me if there is anything to rip off from them.”

“…Are you in your right mind?”

“I am always in my right mind.”

Han Sang-gil, who had been looking at me as if baffled, grinned and spoke.

“Try to rip off some Magic Stones. I hear they own two Magic Stone mines.”

“Magic Stones, okay. Understood.”