Episode 217
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Russell’s destination, Arendelle, was a country bordering Endymion where most of the country was covered in ice.
Therefore, it is called another name, Arendelle, the Kingdom of Frozen Land.
‘No, strictly speaking, it would be difficult to say that we are bordering each other.’
That’s because the Nadia Desert existed between Endymion and Arendelle.
This was the same desert that Russell visited last time, looking for traces of the earth dragon.
Only after breaking through the desert of death, full of heated sand, does the homeland of Arendelle reveal itself.
Contrary to the name Ice Kingdom, the first thing I saw was a wide open plain.
‘It is said that about 70% of the country is covered with snow and ice, but the area bordering the desert is excluded.’
And it even states that most of Arendelle’s population lives in that unfrozen land.
Although Russell had been working as a freelancer for several years before returning, this was his first time coming to Arendelle.
At some point, Russell took off the robe he was wearing, recalling the information he had read in the book.
Hwaak-.
Then, unlike the usual black hair, shiny white blonde hair was revealed.
Arendelle was not a country that required as much attention as the Empire when it comes to inspections, but black hair and red eyes were features that would attract attention wherever one went.
As it was outside Endymion’s territory, it was disguised using the magic built into the ring.
‘If you look reasonably similar to the local people, it will be easier to move around.’
After safely passing the border of Arendelle, Russell raised his head and looked north.
Russell’s final destination was the frozen land in the north, beyond the southern territory of Arendelle, where most of the country’s citizens live, and further up.
Among them, there was a lake named ‘Kaliman’. When it comes to clear water, it is said to be one of the top five in Arendelle.
Russell’s reason for visiting there was simple.
‘Among the lakes located north of Arendelle, it is the largest lake.’
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Frozen land in the north.
Far north, in the frozen earth, look for the largest mirror of two full moons.
Two full moons and the largest mirror.
Although the mission statement was quite poetic, it was those two words that Russell focused on.
In fact, in many poems, the clear water of the lake is often expressed as a mirror.
‘Perhaps the two full moons refer to the moon in the sky and the moon over the lake.’
Having decided on his destination, Russell quickly left the area where people lived and immediately raised his magic power upon arriving at the area covered with thick ice.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
He created a circle of flame above his head and summoned Pepper from beyond the spirit world.
Purr!
Pepper appears with a cry, and Chuck!
Yaar!
As soon as the soles of my feet touched the snow-covered floor, my body trembled.
Gyarruk, gyarruk!
Then, as if it didn’t like the cold feel, it tapped its front paws to raise the heat and even melted the snow in the area.
Russell laughed at that and called the guy.
“Pepper.”
Yaar!
Pepper, who figured out Russell’s next words without even listening through the connected thought, nodded.
How many times has he pounded his chest with his small front paws, as if telling himself to believe in him?
Purr purr-.
A huge flame erupted, and Pepper, in the form of a dragon, slowly walked out of it.
It is so large that it is not a problem to fly with just one person on board, and its speed exceeds the speed of sound.
And after a while, weed-!
A red flash of light crossed the sky of Arendelle to the north.
.
.
Woe!
The wind grew strong as the wings flapped. Using that force, Pepper slows down and begins to slowly descend downward.
It had been exactly two days since we traveled on Pepper.
Breaking through that vast northern land in two days. It might have been surprising to others, but not to Russell.
‘It took a little longer than expected.’
The plan was to break through in one day using supersonic flight, but it took a day and a few more hours.
The reason such time was wasted was Pepper.
Although high-speed flight was possible, Pepper became very tired as flights became longer distances, perhaps because she was not yet used to it.
Therefore, every time Pepper got tired, she had to take a break to recover her stamina, so it was bound to take a little more time.
‘No, in conclusion, I should say that it turned out well.’
Thanks to the two-day delay, I was able to arrive just in time for the full moon to rise.
If we had arrived as planned, we would have spent time near the lake until the full moon rose.
After thinking that, Russell walked slowly.
Purr-.
Pepper, who had already grown to the size of a small cat, curled up and settled down, using his head as a nest.
The place where Russell and Pepper landed was the top of a high snow mountain located near Lake Kaliman.
Lake Kaliman was a lake so large that it could be mistaken for an ocean when viewed up close.
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This was the most suitable place to get a panoramic view of the lake.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-.
A unique sharp wind blows from the top of the mountain. Russell, wearing a shield all over his body to block the wind, looked alternately at the wide lake and the sky.
‘Is there about two hours left until the sun sets?’
It will take some time before the full moon appears there. The good news was that the weather today wasn’t that bad.
If the weather wasn’t good and we couldn’t see the full moon, we would have had to wait for the next full moon.
‘Then, shall we kill some time until the sun completely sets?’
After taking a moment to check the surrounding terrain and sky, Russell used magic to dig a tunnel in the snow and entered it as soon as he could find a temporary shelter.
Paaa-.
I illuminated the light with light magic, opened sub-space, and took out several magic scrolls kept inside.
Among the magic scrolls obtained from the dark dragon’s abode the day before, some of them recorded magic that has now been used.
Russell’s eyes, which were examining them with the help of a small light spell, suddenly sank deeply.
‘It is a method of reviving the spark of magic once again by using the remnants of magical power that has already been used, thereby stacking fire power… … .’
This combo of the same magic gives almost zero point difference of only a few seconds. However, when I looked into its essence, I was able to realize why this magic was put into practice.
‘It requires not only the purity of mana, but also the ability to control magic power beyond the circle.’
It was a magic that modern, ordinary 7th Circle wizards could never reproduce.
Purity and control.
‘Considering two things, among all the other wizards existing in the present era, the one who can manifest this magic is Master. There must be only one.’
It was a magic that was so difficult to manifest that it was dismissed as unusable, so it was a natural trend for it to be abandoned and forgotten.
But there are exceptions everywhere.
‘hmm… … ‘Is that okay?’
I don’t know about others, but at least I was able to manifest this magic.
‘I don’t have as much skill or ability as my teacher.’
Because his mana control ability was beyond the level of most 7th Circle wizards.
Moreover, if we were to compare the purity of magical power, it was much purer than Daria’s.
Russell slightly moved his gaze and checked the magic name once again.
‘Fury of Indra.’
Even when compared to Keraunos, the same 7th-circle thunderbolt magic, it is a magic that has a comparative advantage of more than twice that.
As such, it will not be easy to restore and learn.
but.
‘As long as we succeed in restoring it, we can use it as our secret weapon.’
Although it is not as good as Hell Fire, it is still an excellent magic.
How much time has passed like that?
Pepper, who was resting on Russell’s lap, suddenly yawned.
Grrrrrrgh!
Then, he moved his arms and legs around and stretched.
Russell woke up from his concentration at the sound and hurriedly raised his head to check the sky.
Although quite a long time has passed, I can still see the round full moon floating in the sky.
Russell got out of the cave and checked the Kaliman.
A full moon so close that you can almost touch it, and a lake that reflects the full moon.
The moonlight falling proudly reflects on the surface of the lake and reflects in all directions.
Wow-.
For a moment, it seemed as if the whole world was filled with moonlight, and Russell tilted his head.
‘so… … ‘What should I do from now on?’
It was certainly a beautiful sight, but no matter how much I looked, I couldn’t find any traces of a dragon in it.
‘Could it be that it’s not here, but some other place?’
‘If this is right, then there’s definitely something I didn’t notice.’
Russell’s eyes glowed fiercely as several thoughts crossed his mind in a short period of time.
It was to check if there was anything I had missed.
As some time passed, a faint color spread along Russell’s eyes as he stared at the surface of the water.
‘The actual sight… … ‘Is the sight reflected in the water different?’
If the lake reflected the images like a mirror, they should match perfectly, but there were some parts that did not.
However, it did not look like the image had been distorted by the ripples in the waterway.
‘Some parts of the ice wall reflected in the water are completely different.’
The ice walls that grew high on the north side of Kalyan Lake, some of which were different from what was reflected on the lake and what they actually looked like.
As soon as the anomaly was confirmed, Russell unleashed his flight magic.
Wow-.
Crossing the surface of the water, I headed towards the difference.
‘This… … .’
Then, I felt faint traces of magical power seeping out from the surface of the water where different shapes were reflected.
It was so faint that I didn’t even notice it when I was on the snowy mountain.
‘Is it magical power in the form of a pattern?’
In most cases, this type of magic pattern was used for one reason.
‘To hide something.’
In other words, there was something hidden beyond this magic pattern.
As soon as he read the flow of magic power, Russell began to calculate at high speed.
He then channeled his magic power to dismantle the existing pattern.
The flow of magical power was faint, and the pattern was quite complicated… … Fortunately, Russell’s delicate magic control ability was enough to disable it.
It took about 5 minutes to cancel the pattern.
Immediately after, the water at your feet begins to rotate violently in one direction.
Shoot!
What was created as the surface of the water was roughly distorted was a whirlpool leading into the water and a long passage extending into it.
It was as if a passageway made of whirlpools had been created.
And beyond -.
‘What about that?’
-The entrance to the underwater cave was revealed.
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