At four o 'clock in the afternoon on the thirteenth day of the fifth month in the seventh year of the Dawn Era, a tremendous earthquake occurred near Starwood City in the center of the Sala Dukedom. The origin of the earthquake was unknown. Although the tremor wasn't too strong, it affected a surprisingly large area.
Nearby towns and cities could feel the violent shaking. Some buildings even collapsed. Fortunately, most residents had already taken shelter. The earthquake affected a large area, to the extent that even the capital city, which was several thousand kilometers away, could feel the tremors.
According to eyewitnesses, the undead were retreating at the time of the earthquake, and the tremors originated from the undead's location. Apart from the tremors, some golden flashes could also be seen.
If this was all there was to it, it wouldn't even be worth mentioning in history. However, in the Mage Country's most authoritative mage newspaper, "Truth," next week, there was such a piece of news.
"The largest magical wave ever recorded in the history of the Sala Dukedom has been detected. According to the theory of energy wave transmission, it can only be the largest energy explosion ever recorded in the history of the Mage Country. That energy explosion has already surpassed the energy limit of all forbidden spells. If it was the work of a certain senior archmage, we should congratulate him for creating a new record. "
"According to the information we received, there was no expected explosion. Theoretically speaking, that explosion should have been powerful enough to blow a mountain into the sky, rewrite the world, and even create several man-made volcanoes. However, the strange part is that our people didn't receive any reports. In fact, even the towns and cities near the source of the explosion are still perfectly fine …"
Although most mages didn't care about pure power, it would be inconceivable for them to have no reaction to such a frightening energy storm. And when the classical theory clashed with the current situation, it attracted even more attention. After "Truth" was published, countless archmages began researching this event.
Just as the magazine had guessed, everyone originally believed that some archmage had made another breakthrough and cast a powerful forbidden spell. However, there were no signs of an explosion, and there wasn't even any mana vacuum caused by powerful magical waves. There were indeed archmages present, but there were no signs of a forbidden spell being cast.
This meant that either the mages' measurement methods and classical theory were wrong, or that an explosion that could blow up half a continent didn't even kill a fly. People always looked forward to the unknown. Nobody would be able to stop the mages' curiosity.
However, when news spread that the mana ripples from this explosion were 1.7 times stronger than the most powerful forbidden spell, as well as another strange piece of news, the mages fell into a strange silence. Then, suddenly, large-scale destructive forbidden spells suddenly became a hot research topic.
"Even if we can only see the destructive power and the magnificence of the explosion, we can't lose to those old antiques …"
Alright then, perhaps it was the explosive power of a certain ancient artifact that had lived for tens of millions of years that had hurt the self-esteem of a certain mage who had spent his entire life pursuing explosives. However, three powerful forbidden spells had actually popped up in just two short years. It seemed that it wasn't necessarily a bad thing to be stimulated.
Let's not talk about the boring pride of being a Mage for now, and let's not talk about the historical impact of this major event known as the Starwood Explosion. At the very least, the power of this explosion was recorded in history.
"Should be dead?"
"I don't know. In any case, my doppelganger was directly destroyed. Also, I strongly condemn what you just said. What do you mean by treasure chest monster Heloise? The next time you put my name together with that unaesthetic creation, I'll … I'll … What are you afraid of? I feel that you're both shameless and unafraid of death. You're such a pain in the ass. "
As the silly cat casually ridiculed me, she was still thinking about ways to make me afraid. Meanwhile, I was thinking about how much easier my plan had succeeded than I had expected.
It wasn't a new trick to reveal one's true intentions. However, the fact that countless assassins had used this trick over and over again was proof of its excellent applicability.
I would use the excuse of talking about serious matters to attract Harloys' attention. Then, I would toss out the real topic at hand. That memory crystal that contained Aso's scattered memories actually contained the incredibly dangerous Salo's Crystal. And, it was indeed correct to call Heloise a treasure chest monster. That exquisite golden box had been transformed by Heloise using a doppelganger. The camouflage layer that covered the real Salo's Crystal and disguised it as a large memory crystal was also created by Heloise.
Being able to obtain such frightening power in the end was both luck and planning. Man proposes, God disposes. This time, it seemed that the Heavens were finally on my side.
Conservation was so excited that she immediately activated the memory crystal. She couldn't help but want to see even more as she looked at Aso's familiar voice and smile. And so, she directly activated the other six memory crystals … And, in order to detonate the Salo's Crystal, all an archmage would need to do was pour mana into it! This was a common method for most magical tools.
When Conservation discovered that one of the seven memory crystals was flawed, she thought that she had accidentally damaged the crystal's properties, so she anxiously increased her mana output.
An archmage's mana wouldn't be enough to activate such a high-level explosion. All he would do was act as a trigger, a switch that would cause the Salo's Crystal to rapidly overload. And once this process began, it would be quite difficult to stop.
I didn't know if the archmage affected by the explosion would die, but it was highly likely that the archmage who triggered the explosion wouldn't survive. His physical body and the Salo's Crystal formed an energy circuit. Detonating the Salo's Crystal would be the equivalent of detonating the Salo's Crystal's body. It would be a complete suicide.
If that was the case, then the power of the explosion would naturally be related to the caster's mana and the Salo's Crystal's energy reserves. However, in most situations, a mage's mana wouldn't even be worth mentioning in front of a Salo's Crystal's energy reserves. The explosion wouldn't change much. But this time, I encountered Conservation. She herself was a treasure trove of energy …
And so, when Conservation discovered that her mana was furiously leaking out of her Salo's Crystal, she was unable to stop. I didn't know if she would recognize this Salo's Crystal that had once come from another civilization. But if she was still alive after this, she would definitely remember it.
Of course, I couldn't possibly bet everything on the possibility that Conservation would fall for my trap. If she calmly accepted the Salo's Crystal without inspecting it, Heloise's Salo's Crystal would automatically pour mana into the Salo's Crystal and forcefully detonate the Salo's Crystal. I would then drag Heloise into that special territory and kill her. Of course, if things developed like that, then the explosion's power and success rate would be greatly reduced.
And, it was precisely because Conservation's own energy had been detonated that this explosion's power would become history …
"I'll transform into Princess Peach! I'll run naked together with Eaglestorm — no, I'll strip as I run! I'll run right outside the little fairy's magazine office! I'm going to make you appear on the headlines! "
I couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this. She was actually still thinking of ways to make me afraid. I didn't say anything else when I saw how proud the silly cat was … I hurriedly lowered my head!
"Please don't!"
Lowering my head wouldn't be shameful at all. It would be shameful if I appeared on the headlines. But, just as we relaxed, a sharp howl pierced through every single soul's eardrums.
"Roland! Damned Roland! "
Alright then, judging from that familiar voice, our troubles weren't over yet. Suddenly, another angry howl came from another direction. This was also an incredibly familiar voice.
"Roland, you're here!?"
The person that I had been hiding from all this time had finally arrived. I didn't even know where to run …
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