Chapter 164 – Chapter 164 ― I Got a Life Without Knowing It (2)
Episode 164 ― I got a life without knowing it (2)
“Leave the secretaries.”
It was a rare order.
But it wasn’t the first time.
With bewildered faces, Minoreus and Shkvienna faced each other. Liron just shrugged her shoulders.
However, whenever he bit people around him, there was always a story that would shake the country.
Things like stopping the war or making humans work.
As Aranya silently beckoned, those who were preparing for the meeting with her materials and reports left their documents on the desk and quickly disappeared.
The sound of people biting and closing the door came from around the Great Lords beyond the magic sphere, the West Blood Lord and the Eastern Hwang Lord.
“It is confidential.”
The lucky emperor waited for a while.
Is the soundproofing magic working properly, and is there anyone who hasn’t left yet? Roan, who gave everyone enough time to check, spoke slowly.
“One is about the ruins.”
“If it is a ruin… Are you talking about the ruins that His Majesty ordered to explore last year?”
“Okay.”
To Aranya’s question, Roan replied in a calm tone.
“You must have wondered why I was exploring the ruins. I think some of you may have vaguely guessed… If I use the ruins, I can move through space.”
A rather long silence ensued.
Were my words strange?
Is the magic tool broken?
Roan frowned slightly and looked around.
The reaction that can be seen by ‘detection’ or with the naked eye is astonishment. But why is there no sound?
The only sound was the chirping of birds outside the window. The morning sun was nice.
“Um, can someone please ask me a question or something?”
“Your Majesty, no way, magic… Having mastered such magic… Are you afraid?”
It was the theory that stuttered the question.
The swordsman, the great lords, and the knight commander seemed to have kept their mouths shut, not knowing what to say.
Chancellor Aranya wasn’t trying to figure out if my words were true, but she was contemplating the repercussions that the fact would bring.
It seems that the shock to the magicians Shikwiena and Liron was even greater.
Just because he can use teleport, he is already one of the leading wizards in Evirgio.
On the other hand, my magic level is the lowest.
A person who only knows how to use magic necessary for life.
If someone who was gasping for jogging in the park told me, “Actually, I’m an Olympic-level runner,” They’d usually laugh or ignore it.
However, the emperor is an object that cannot be laughed at or ignored.
The air was so suffocating, Roan continued to explain.
“I didn’t learn magic. It’s a function of the ruins. The remains only respond to me.”
“As you know, you gave the search order. It’s amazing. You said it was a relic from the distant past, but how did you know it would respond to His Majesty’s power?”
“I wasn’t sure. I knew there were ruins, but.”
Aranya was taken aback for not getting enough information from the conversation, but soon realized that the ‘crystal mine’ the emperor had found was also based on her knowledge of the distant past.
The most reasonable guess that came to her mind was that her lord must have found something belatedly, using the knowledge passed on by the late emperor or empress.
Aranya thought.
Ah, it seems like I’m going to have a good time.
It is indigestible information.
It has happened often since the emperor’s sudden change of attitude last summer, but it is difficult to adapt easily.
Aranya asked calmly, swallowing her bitter stomach with a wry smile.
“What exactly is space travel? It must be something like teleport magic.”
“The places where the ruins are located are connected to each other. To be precise, I can move from ruin to ruin, and only I can activate it. Items that can be moved are up to two 4-head wagons. More than that I haven’t tried yet.”
Hearing her answer, Aranya’s expression was full of absurdity. At this time, Minoreus shouted as he came down with the force to break the desk.
“Previously, His Majesty was searching for it!”
Shyk Viena opened her ax eye at the raised voice and glared at the Minoreus, but Roan quietly affirmed.
“Okay. That’s it.”
Then, East Emperor Lingzhu asked from beyond her magic orb.
“If it’s a ruin, are there any ruins in the Grand Duke’s estate? Even when he came to Laju, he went to the lake…”
“Okay. There too.”
The Grand Duke of West Blood and the Duke of East Hwang-ryeong, who cannot exchange glances because they are separated from each other, are probably staring at the magic sphere that can only hear sounds.
“… It wasn’t that forest fairy, was it His Majesty’s power…”
“Somehow, I thought the magical power was strange. Was it like that?”
After the low admiration of the West Blood Lord, Lee Ron’s evaluation followed.
“Usually, forest fairies’ magical powers are focused on elemental arts. Although that lady used a lot of fire-type magical power, which is a little peculiar, he is not good enough to deal with space-type magical power… I wondered if the depth of the archmage among the forest fairies was different.”
“When did you look at me like that?”
“I asked Mr. Grünent.”
Subtly, Grunent is cheap.
Like the theory, if you talk about this person and that person, there is no one who is not in contact with her.
“Two 4-headed wagons, how many people would there be…”
Apparently, it was the chancellor who recognized the most outstanding value of the ruins.
“We have only tested up to eight people. With four beasts and a wagon. Kerr gets motion sickness.”
“Motion Sickness… Is it?”
“Hmm. Right after moving, I can’t hold the direction well and I can’t move. Maybe motion sickness.”
“Even if there is no magic beast, being able to move eight people, maybe more at the same time… Not only logistically, but also militarily and politically… This is a revolution, Your Majesty!”
Araña’s eight limbs moved at the same time as if riding a wave, making a loud noise.
In a motion similar to that of a humanoid trembling her entire body, she took a step back to her side, shivering with a shiver.
The chancellor’s composure seems to have run out.
“Well, that’s surprising.”
“It’s not something you can talk about so calmly! From Basel to the Eastern Emperor, without crossing mountains or crossing rivers… Two weeks round trip is reduced! Among the ruins that His Majesty instructed us to explore, the furthest places are the northern and southern dark territories! Isn’t that a month of walking!”
Aranya pours out words like a rapper. A blush appeared on her face like never before.
Roan looked at Aranya with a light smile. Unable to control her heat for a while, she took a deep breath and then, as if she came back to her senses, she dyed her face even more red.
“Song, I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”
“I understand. It’s a surprise.”
“In that time, being able to go where you think you can’t go is a great ability. Your majesty. It is impossible to express it enough to say that it saves time. Magic is the creation of miracles, and at the pinnacle of them is the manipulation of time and space. This alone has the power to change history.”
Ron’s voice trembled slightly as he explained.
People here know how important time and space are.
And he knows how far dozens of elitely trained knights can do amazing things.
Overcoming obstacles considered impossible, the elite can topple thousands of enemies. There is a reason why the story of the outwitted generals continues for thousands of years. Because it is such a great achievement.
And the emperor confessed in a casual tone that he could do such things.
‘This… It’s an atmosphere that can’t be said that there are ruins in Merde or Arteala. Let’s wait and talk about that later.’
If this is already the reaction, how did you come up with the second story?
“May I ask exactly what you mean when you say that only His Majesty can use the ruins?”
While the elders brooded over their surprise, Shykvienna asked a question.
Besides Roan, she is the youngest wizard in this position. So, is it quick to adapt?
And Roan hesitated without answering.
If you answer this, you will naturally move on to the second topic that Roan was about to open today.
You have already seen the aftermath of the first horse.
I don’t know if everyone grabs their hearts and collapses when they hear the following words.
I don’t know heel yet… Is it okay
However, on the outside, Roan, who had a languid face with one chin on his back as usual, looked very calm.
“Hmm… Strangely, it means that the ruins only respond to my power. Only through my power can the ruins be discovered, and they work. I was going to say that, but…”
Leelon’s chin rattled a few times,
Again the conference room was enveloped in silence.
It has already been through a small meeting several times.
Intuitively, they knew that Roan was about to explode again.
Aranya began to snap her thorns,
Shik Viena bit her lip.
“Okay. This is the second secret. To me… I have a divine power.”
It’s ridiculous to even say it.
Roan laughed, but he didn’t laugh at all.
A squeaking sound was heard in the quiet conference room. As I turned my gaze to where the sound came from, I saw Leelon withdrawing his chair and stepping back behind her without saying a word.
“Why?”
He asked a question in a serious voice.
“… Hmm?”
Why… Ask?
Roan himself was at a loss as to what to answer. He can’t say that he got divine magic by doing a quest.
But the answer came elsewhere.
“Are you asking because you don’t know? Treasurer. Of course, it’s surprising that demons have divine power… If you ask me why, wouldn’t it be because His Majesty has taken such a holy step?”
“… Hmm?”
The chancellor makes an unexpected statement.
Then, words of unanimous agreement came from within the magic sphere.
“Surely…”
“I too have seen Your Majesty’s merciful side. Wouldn’t His Majesty deserve such power?”
And Leelon stayed with her blank face — she just opened her chin, but she — then nodded her head approvingly.
Why… ?
“… Understandable… Is it?”
“If it wasn’t us, would it be meaningful? Isn’t it true that you have holy power?”
“Yes.”
“Then there is no other way than to understand. Your majesty.”
Aranya replied with a bitter smile.
Roan seemed embarrassed, and smiled at her as he explained.
“It seems that I suddenly had a connection with Goddess Laurecia. My divine power is Helen… They say it’s different from what my human knights have. So I was able to activate the ruins and make the ore I just discovered react.”
“The words that the texture is different… Are you saying that the power of human priests can’t be used the same as yours? Like the last treatment?”
The Eastern Hwangryeongju drew up the target word, but
Roan understood what he was saying.
He was talking about the contamination of the Eastern Emperor.
“Okay. It’s called holy power, but it’s literally my own power. So things got unique. Ruins and crystals are something only I can handle in this country. You can slowly find a way to use the ruins, but not the decision.”
Anticipating the words behind her, Aranya slightly furrowed her eyebrows.
“Your dependence on Your Majesty is growing too high.”
The voice I hear is Shikviena.
Roan nodded his head.
“Okay. The decision is needed to start farming right now. As long as I rule this country, I’ll be fine somehow, but even thinking about the next generation when I won’t be there right now makes it difficult. Fortunately, there are alternatives.”
Aranya, whose face was contorted for a moment, widened her eyes at the word substitute.
“Is it possible to replace it?”
“Okay.”
Roan crossed his arms and leaned back deep in his chair.
“All you have to do is bring the priest.”
“… Yes?”
Simultaneously, counter-questions were heard from the magic sphere and the meeting room, and someone cautiously asked.
“No way, kidnapping… Aren’t you?”
Roan couldn’t help but put on an embarrassed expression.
