Obtaining Important Information (3)

Eiden Smith accepted all the conditions.

He promised to provide support amounting to dozens of trillions every year over the long term, and we would also receive a considerable quantity of the Magic Stones we wanted every year.

Thanks to that, Han Sang-gil’s mouth was hanging from his ears, but it was not as though there were no concerns.

“What method are you planning to use to bring everyone?”

Only four people were present: Eiden Smith, Ruth Bones, Han Sang-gil, and me. In response to Han Sang-gil’s question, I took out one artifact without any particular reason and showed it to them.

“This.”

“…It is not a mobile Magic Tower, but did you obtain a similar artifact?”

“I made it.”

Han Sang-gil was startled, and since both Eiden and Ruth also knew information about the mobile Magic Tower, they reacted intensely to my statement that I had made it.

“Was it not an object humans could not make?”

“That is correct. It was an artifact that we concluded would require at least a Grade 11 Magic Stone. Is that… truly possible?”

If it could be turned into an artifact, it was an object that would inevitably shake the balance of power.

If one became the owner of the Magic Tower, not only could one freely handle the absurd amount of mana the Magic Tower could produce, but the Magic Tower itself also created various force fields, making it enormously helpful in both attack and defense.

Moreover, it was more than sufficient as a tool that could transport many personnel, so it was also an object that the magic departments of every country had become frantic to produce.

But since I said I had made it, it was understandable that they were surprised.

So I calmly explained the magic applied to it.

“I made it with overlapping magic. Inside, I designed it so that mana could be gathered through sevenfold overlapping spatial expansion, and between those layers, I increased the strength of the Magic Tower’s structure and raised the magic hardness itself to its limit. That also involved five layers of overlap.”

“…Impossible. Does that mean John Pellivio’s theory has been proven!”

The two of them were startled, and perhaps because it was the theory of America’s 8th Circle Master, they might have known it in detail.

“His theory is premised on needing the precision to maintain mana lines as thick as a strand of hair, and on having to draw the magic circles with Quad Casting or higher.”

“…I-Is that truly within the realm of what a human can do?”

Because it was actually possible, I had completed the mobile Magic Tower.

I had not known it would be used for this purpose, but in any case, its production had been completed so that I could freely bind it to my Sub-space, and on the empty house site, a new mansion like my previous house was currently being built.

Some people thought me strange for doing this, but even putting aside their gazes, I only had to complete what I intended.

“After completing the magic circles like that, I used the Mana Accumulation Circle and the cost of the Magic Stones embedded inside to designate the interior as Sub-space.”

“…That, too, must be a task that has to be accompanied by an absurd design, correct?”

They looked as though they could not even imagine it.

Then Han Sang-gil spoke.

“You brat. Is that something you are suggesting humans should do?”

“Am I not human or something?”

“You’re the one who doesn’t seem human! Please let this fellow’s words go in one ear and out the other. Even if you try to understand it, it will only make your heads hurt.”

Watching the two reluctantly nod, I clicked my tongue.

“In any case, I accepted the proposal, and since the sooner the operation is carried out the better, I will ask. How do you plan to move to Iceland quickly?”

This was no longer a world where airplanes could freely cut across the sky and travel.

That was because the sky was a world filled with huge wyverns, gargoyles, and the like.

So I was curious, and in response, Eiden Smith took something out from his chest.

“It is a highest-grade movement scroll. Designated coordinates have been set, and by using this, we can move.”

“It is a scroll drawn by melting down a Grade 9 Magic Stone, so it should not lack power.”

I was dumbfounded by the two people’s confidence.

That was because I had not thought they would prepare something like this and try to move people.

So when I asked if I could check it for a moment, they immediately handed one over to me.

I carefully unfolded the scroll and examined the inside, and since it was a production method that required tremendous magical knowledge, an exclamation naturally escaped me.

“The maker must be Marcelo, correct?”

“That is correct. Only he would be able to produce a scroll of this level.”

A pure scholarly desire surged up, but only to that extent.

That was because it contained a method only a 9th Circle mage could perform.

In terms of the actual size of the power we could exert, I seemed to have the upper hand over Marcelo, but in terms of magical knowledge, Marcelo was ahead of me.

‘My insufficiency is revealed here. Power cannot be everything, yet it even makes my obsession with power until now feel ridiculous. He is impressive.’

While I felt pure admiration that he was not called the world’s best for no reason, I once again thought about the Sea Sun Brigade. Then I handed the scroll back to Eiden and said,

“I now know that movement is possible in one go, and I should hear how many scrolls were prepared.”

“There are three in total.”

‘Their objective was to bring only me from the beginning.’

“Because we urgently needed personnel to deploy. I apologize.”

Eiden had read my thoughts. There were many things to measure in various ways, but Han Sang-gil quietly spoke.

“Let us conserve the scroll itself. People can enter this friend’s Magic Tower, so everyone else can wait inside there, and it should be enough to move with one scroll. How about doing that?”

“In that case…. I will give this to you as a gift.”

Then Eiden handed one scroll over to me.

I accepted it and threw it into my Sub-space without refusing it. Eiden, who smiled awkwardly, asked,

“Then when would be best for us to depart?”

“Yu-jin is on her way, so let us move as soon as she arrives.”

We could bring additional people, but if doing so created a gap here and a situation occurred that could not be handled, that would also be troublesome.

It meant I could not bring everyone according to my greed.

On top of that, I had already conveyed my will to Kim Dae-san through Bak Young-min.

In the end, whatever choice he made would be Kim Dae-san’s share, but at least he would recognize and restrain himself regarding the part I had warned him about.

Time passed quickly like that.

Unlike the American personnel, who looked anxious, neither Han Sang-gil nor I felt especially urgent. Just then, Go Yu-jin was guided inside and arrived. Everyone exchanged awkward greetings with her, but that only lasted a moment. We then went to the Academy sports field, activated the mobile Magic Tower, and accepted everyone inside.

“It is truly… possible. How mysterious.”

Everyone who examined the mobile Magic Tower was amazed. Even Baek Da-gyeong ran over, examined the exterior, and admired it. But soon, I cleared everyone away and gathered only the personnel who would move. Then, while preparing to tear the scroll I had received, I spoke to everyone.

“I will be back.”

With a tearing sound, light enveloped me.

Afterward, although it was only for a short time, I felt quite severe nausea, and when my vision was secured again and I could see the world, I felt slightly dizzy.

Since I had moved such a long distance, it was only natural. However, because the weather seemed to have changed all at once, I looked around and opened my mouth at the presence I felt.

“Ben Smith, I can tell at a glance.”

After hearing my words, Ben Smith nodded, approached, and extended his hand.

‘Westerners really do like handshakes.’

When I had no choice but to grasp it in return, he opened his mouth.

“Welcome, Mr. Geum Seong-chan of Korea.”

At that moment, some people nearby also sensed my presence and approached. For now, I asked for their understanding, then soon took out the mobile Magic Tower from Sub-space and activated it, and everyone who had been inside came out.

At that, Ben and Eiden reunited as if they were glad to see each other, and Ben Smith looked at me and asked,

“I heard there was a mobile Magic Tower in Korea, so this must be it. Did Master Baek Da-gyeong come to support you?”

“I made it.”

Ben Smith looked at me as though he were seeing a mysterious human. But then, a haggard-looking person with Marcelo’s face approached and examined the mobile Magic Tower.

Then he spoke in amazement.

“This is truly an absurdly precise magic engraving skill. I can feel that your claim of making it is real!”

“I apologize. This friend’s eyes roll back when he sees something new…. Anyway, this is Marcelo. You are acquainted, correct?”

I also roughly knew who the others were.

They were the leadership of the Sea Sun Brigade and people famous as the hero party.

So I quietly pointed at the mobile Magic Tower and spoke.

“Everyone, please enter. I will take you out on the inside of the Gate.”

“Oh…!”

Marcelo, who was amazed, approached and asked,

“That is truly a remarkable idea. If so, we can all go inside by bypassing the entry restriction! And no matter what kind of situation has occurred inside, it will certainly be better than entering alone!”

Marcelo grabbed my hand and spoke.

“I must absolutely take revenge for my lover. I will offer Beral’s corpse to her grave.”

There was madness in his appearance, but it was understandable.

I thought that if I lost Go Yu-jin, I might also show the same reaction as Marcelo right now.

It was said to be an emotion that had become problematic through my contract with the Necronomicon, but I had come to love Go Yu-jin beyond its control.

Perhaps because it was an emotion I felt after piercing through all of that, the rage I would feel if I lost her might be even greater.

“Your revenge will be fulfilled.”

“Thank you…. Thank you….”

It was Marcelo’s desperate gratitude. So I once again spoke to everyone.

“Please enter inside. It seems we do not have much time.”

Just looking at the swirling mana, the black mana was densely concentrated to an incredible degree.

It had far surpassed a level that could be ignored. Seeing the Sea Sun Brigade, which had burned with a desire to challenge it even knowing this, made me certain that they were truly a gathering of strong-hearted people.

Like that, everyone who could be called the main force headed inside, and after once again pushing the mobile Magic Tower into my Sub-space, I calmly moved my feet.

‘A black Gate, huh? I wonder what meaning the color has.’

It was a brief impression, and leaving behind the gazes sent by the small number of personnel who did not enter and were guarding the outside, I slowly reached my hand toward the Gate.

Then black mana instantly wrapped around me as if sucking me in.

‘It is suction force. They said others felt it like a wall, but it is interesting that it is not like that for black mages….’

New experiences were certain to help raise one’s realm.

So I focused on this and began grasping the flow.

Perhaps because my behavior seemed strange, the gazes I felt from around me increased, but even so, I became certain that I had to move only after fully grasping this situation.

‘As one enters inside, it naturally takes the form of suppressing one’s power. At least black mages possess mana of the same type, so it is a structure that allows them to pass naturally. Is this a loophole?’

I had not heard that Beral used black mana, so it was right to assume that there was another being inside besides Beral.

And after confirming that this being could be a powerful black mage who would not be strange to compare with me, I began using resonance to push away the black mana.

As I confirmed that the black portion was weakening, I threw my body inside.

‘I wonder who it is. I’m looking forward to it because it feels like it will be a good experience….’

For the first time in a while, I felt my blood boiling.