Chapter 93

“Are you ready?”

“Yes, let’s start right away.”

There was nothing like preparation.

I left only one letter with the technical department.

I wouldn’t be surprised since my older sister told me that there would be occasions where I would be away on a regular basis.

Baeller, who has already reached the beginning of the 3rd grade, is in the middle of getting used to the imaginary theory. At this point, teaching can be done by other guys as well.

“The Menlua Desert is a unique place. In fact, it is a climate that cannot appear on our continent.”

I joined the expedition party waiting in the southern islands.

Introducing himself as Philip as the representative of the expedition, he showed a deep interest in this expedition.

“Yes. It’s not that far. It’s not even wide.”

“The most promising hypothesis is that there was a huge magical explosion in the very distant past. It is the opinion of archaeologists that it was at least 2,000 years ago.”

“A magical explosion?”

“Ah, Lord Rockstrin, do you know about the energy core consumed in the barrier this time?”

“I know.”

I know better than anyone.

“There was another item similar to that, but unlike the mana core, it was already given the fire attribute.”

“You mean it exploded?”

“Yes. For some reason, “compression” was broken. The reason why the menlua desert is now dry and no plants grow is because the magical power of that fire attribute remains.”

“Interesting.”

That was the setting I made up.

Philip did not stop there and continued his explanation.

“But there is one interesting thing. Doesn’t the guild who discovered the ruins go back and forth between the Empire and the Enpyrians?”

“I heard that.”

“The ascent always rests in the southern Menlua Desert. The water filled the pit created in the aftermath of the explosion and became an oasis.”

“It’s strange.”

“Yes.”

The neutral zone in the north where the magic core was used is not accessible to people for the time being. It’s not because of the monster.

This is because the enormous concentration of magic gnaws away at life force.

The closer the magic is cast, the stronger it becomes. Then, it is surprising that an oasis is created there.

Isn’t it a place where common sense should be the most dry? Moreover, the area where the magical explosion occurred was not the center of the desert, but the southern part.

“So the question has been raised for quite some time. Since 2,000 years have passed, perhaps all remaining magic power has already disappeared due to the magic explosion.”

“Are there other reasons why the desert is still dry?”

“Exactly. As expected, Sir Rockstryn is quick to understand.”

Since ancient times, the Menlua Desert has been a neutral zone where even monsters cannot live without a drop of water. It is said that the area has neither decreased nor increased.

Mana cannot stay in one place forever, except in special cases.

There was also an expected effect that the proliferation of monsters in the northern neutral zone could be suppressed by the explosion of this magic core, and that was also for decades.

Mana dissipates over time. Then the area of the Menlua Desert should have gotten smaller and smaller.

Because the climate is fine in the first place.

“But so far, I’ve dug up the center of the Menlua desert countless times, but I haven’t found anything.”

“Didn’t you say the entrance you found was in the west?”

“Yes. That’s why I couldn’t find it! The entrance was in an odd place.”

Philip shook his head.

Thinking of the capital and effort spent on exploring the desert, you’ll be trembling, but what can you do?

I set the entrance to the ruins to be on the west side. That’s it.

“If only the ruins lead to the center of the Menlua Desert… … .”

“Ah, that is too high of an expectation. The scale has already been figured out, right?”

“Haha, I’m just looking forward to it. Do you often see them in fairy tales? In the original ruins, the floor suddenly collapsed or something.”

“Usually, if it falls like that, it will become a stone tomb, right?”

“It usually dies.”

This person is also not normal.

If so, it’s not an episode that ends with a few artifacts. It must have come on a grand scale.

Even including the knights who accompanied me as an escort, the imperial expeditionary force consisted of 20 people including myself. There are 20 people in Enfirian as well, so the total is only 40 people.

“But don’t worry. There will be no such thing.”

“I wouldn’t have come if you said it was dangerous.”

Already, no dangerous device was found in the first investigation, and the scale was grasped to some extent. It was concluded that the place was used as a simple warehouse.

I am the only one who knows that there are artifacts, and even these ruins are usually bad, so the imperial family doesn’t even give a guardian wizard.

“Oh, it may start to rattle after entering the desert.”

“Isn’t that the road used for going up?”

“The roads are being maintained periodically, but they are insufficient. No one wants to cross the desert unless it is very urgent.”

If you want to cross Rongrut and Enpirian in a straight line, you have to go through the Menlua Desert, and if you take a detour in the direction of Mashu, there is a much more comfortable road that takes about three days longer.

“Since the upper ranks mainly deal with fish, this is the only way. I heard that more than half of them go to the imperial family.”

“Aha.”

“If you bring it with ice, it is said that it does not freeze in the heat of the desert and comes properly fresh.”

Rongrte is adjacent to only the northern and western seas, so fish and shellfish that live in warm currents are rare.

Even so, such things were openly served on the table in the imperial palace.

I wondered how it came out fresh without salting, and there was a secret like this.

After leaving the archipelago, pass through the mountain valleys of Berry to the southeast gateway. With a well-polished coffin, two days were enough.

My routine was not much different from when I was in Summer Turge. In the morning, I take a walk around the area for exercise, and rather than riding in a horse-drawn carriage, I get off and practice magic.

“Let’s stick together again!”

“Heh heh, this person. After losing three games already.”

“It’s just bad luck! To eat meanly and fall out.”

“It’s just one round.”

And here, too, the concavity was propagated.

There was only one thing that was different from the students. Because they are archaeologists, I thought they would be gentle and noble people.

“How much are you betting?”

“You have to get back what you lost. 300,000!”

“Don’t cry after losing.”

The amount of money exchanged was hundreds of thousands of grams.

“You mean Lord Rockstryn made this? You have many talents.”

“Besides, since it is said to have been made by a sutra, the shape of the sutra is certainly different. You put them one square away like that.”

“I don’t know how time flies, this.”

“Just looking at the card makes me dizzy. You should have a taste for using your brain.”

Everyone said that if my pride was strong, they would try to stick with me, so I scolded them with a 10-game winning streak.

However, I was happy that I had earned a lot of pocket money, but I suddenly became sullen.

Should I be happy with this?

“Ac.”

The magic he was practicing in the middle of the day was disrupted.

No matter how much you hate eating raw, you don’t deserve the rewards you’ve worked hard for. I’ve already passed the risk of death several times. what’s this.

The only useful thing was a ring Coltman gave me. But it was originally a rock screen, not what I got.

The money earned from ramen is also a completely independent result.

‘… … Mangem.’

On the other hand, the reward from the successful episode at the risk of one’s life?

My magic is only 4 stars, and my magic level hasn’t risen yet, so I can’t use my ability points.

It’s all that the game hasn’t ended with a bad ending yet.

I think I know why the rating didn’t go to the 9 point level. From now on, I must make a game that grows easily and quickly and rewards are pouring out… … .

if you have the following

“It’s a desert from now on.”

Two more days passed.

Gradually, the green color disappears outside the window, and the hot air rising from the floor tickles your cheek.

“It was hot from before.”

“It’s hot at night, so it’s better to dress as lightly as possible.”

It is normal for deserts to have large diurnal temperature ranges, but this is not the case for Menlua Desert. This is because the high temperature is not caused by solar heat.

So, not having to worry about being cold was an advantage.

Disadvantages too.

“So, how long do you have left?”

“Four days.”

“Wow.”

I shook my head and replied. I came with a comfortable mind because there was no threat, but the desert itself was a threat.

hot.

“I’ll tell you just in case, but you shouldn’t use water attribute magic.”

“I know.”

It’s not comparable to a playground. If you try to practice extreme training in a place like this, you will pass out as soon as you use magic.

It was the same level as using earth attribute magic against a rock.

“Everybody is used to it except me.”

“We are running everywhere. I have been to the deserts and wastelands, as well as to the permafrost of Mash many times. Only the artifacts we found will be twenty.”

“For how many years?”

“About 20 years.”

“That’s one a year.”

and! Is there a game that only sprays one item per year?

“So, next time, we are aiming for the northern neutral zone of Aindarok.”

“That dangerous place? Certainly, there must have been fewer monsters than before, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any.”

“Hahaha, there is no pleasure in exploring unless you take risks. Can’t you see these people just by looking at their wrinkles? One life is tough.”

Philip said, pounding his chest. Seeing that he kept his mouth shut after that, it seems that there was a reason.

death is not far

Gravel and sandy desert.

Four days for the four horse-drawn carriages to move leaving long ruts.

By that time, magic practice had taken a back seat, and he was sticking out his tongue in the rattling wagon.

Wouldn’t it be helpful for dogs to cool down like this?

“Heh… … .”

“We are almost there. Please be patient.”

“thank you. Listening to it for the fourth time is so comforting. Did you come around 40?”

“Ha ha ha, no. Look ahead.”

At Philip’s words, I stuck my head out the window. In the distance, I could see the flags of Rongrult and Enfirian fluttering high.

As soon as I got off the wagon, the heat rose up. I wonder if the feeling of the pineapple on the grill must have been like this, constantly sweating and damp.

“Isn’t it hotter inside?”

“It is said to be slightly better.”

“I’m so glad that is.”

The Enfirian side could also see them unpacking, as if they had just arrived. There must be a wizard over there too.

I stepped forward with Philip to say hello. The horse walked first from the other side.

“Are you saying that you are the representative of Rongrult? I think you are too young.”

There is grace in the gesture of wiping sweat.

As a magician belonging to the Enpyrian royal family, it was said to be a 5-star. His name is Mordance.

“Ha ha ha! You’d better have a say, Lord Mordlance. If you are going to say it with this person.”

I took off the hood I was wearing in line with Philip’s introduction. Mordrance’s eyebrows twitched.

“… … Huh.”

“This is Lockstrin Aindarok.”

It wasn’t very surprising.

As the creator of a new fundamental theory, his name is now little known. Even if he was a celebrity within the Empire, he was still mediocre in Enpyrian.

“I have heard the rumors. Aren’t you a nobleman from the Aindarlock family?”

“It is an honor to meet you.”

Here, it is normal for the main character to be ignored by Mordance, but I seem to have been acknowledged thanks to Imagination Theory because I am Aindar Loch in the first place.

“Are you also interested in archeology?”

“If it’s an archaic language, I can read it just fine.”

“… … Whoa.”

It became a strange war of nerves, but there was no particular problem. Enpirian’s party, including Mordrance, will not turn into enemies as long as they are not greedy.

However, there are definitely cases where the exact opposite choice is made on this side.

‘I hope I can come out.’

The artifacts you get here are also very random, so there are some very nasty ones, but some very powerful ones.

Mordrance smiled broadly and held out his hand.

“I look forward to it. There are many things I want to talk about.”

“Because I have a lot of time.”

If it’s an artifact worth acquiring.

“Thank you very much.”

I will kill Mordrance without hesitation.