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Maintains the barrier by sucking the continent’s energy.
At first glance, it didn’t seem like a very good idea, but it was funny to complain about it. If it weren’t for this barrier, the central continent would have already become a playground for immortals.
Spread the mana inside your body.
Did you feel the ‘Mana Hall’ in the basement?
As the magic circle drawn on the giant mana stone was, the coffins were spread out in all directions. Furthermore, the coffins were not only painted with formulas related to restoration.
‘Even a formula to hide one’s presence is drawn.’
What’s worse, the coffin is buried very deep underground.
It was unlikely that anyone would have felt its presence. Even a transcendent being would not be able to sense the mana flowing deep underground. In fact, even I, who was the most skilled at mana control here, could only faintly sense its presence if I concentrated my mind.
If I had tried to explore without knowing this fact, I would have passed over it without much suspicion.
“Something feels strange.”
Iris’s ears perked up at my muttering.
“What’s strange?”
“Even if you maintain the barrier through the veins, it’s impossible to withstand the immortal’s attacks like this.”
With just one vein from the central continent, they could withstand such a fierce attack? It seemed like an impossible story to me. The reason was simple. The two guys who were currently destroying the continent were the ones who had sucked up all the energy from each continent.
“The central continent is larger than the other four continents. Isn’t that why?”
“Of course, the power of the veins is the greatest here. Even so, it is a barrier that has been maintained for a thousand years. By now, even those veins have probably been sucked out to some extent.”
So wouldn’t the barrier be shaking?
nevertheless.
The barrier was stronger than expected.
That’s exactly why I set a time limit of three years. I thought I could hold out for that long.
“Hmm. I guess you’re right. It’s absurd to say that it’s this strong with just one vein. There must be something more… … .”
“We’ll figure that out later. For now, we’ve figured out one thing. The Millennium Barrier was maintained by absorbing the continent’s veins.”
“Hmm. Will this help?”
“The size of the magic circle alone is enough to cover a continent. If I had to describe it, I would say it is a ‘continental magic circle.’ Have you ever seen or heard of a magic circle of this size?”
“Never, not even once.”
That was the point.?
“The power of a magic circle varies depending on its size. If only we could understand the structure of the magic circle that maintains the thousand-year barrier in detail… … .”
“With that magic circle, can we create a magic circle that can deal with those immortal guys?”
“I think it’s possible.”
“Hmm. It seems possible. Maybe… … restoring this magic circle to its original state… … .”
“That would probably be difficult.”
He shook his head. The main ingredient for activating this magic circle is the continent’s veins.
But now, that barrier was shaking?
What could be the reason??
Because the vein had weakened. It was understandable, having been sucked for hundreds of years. There was no way to restore a weakened vein all at once.
Recovery will probably take a long time.
“Umm… … Then what do you plan to do?”
“First, we need to analyze the magic circle. It absorbs the veins. We might be able to change this method to something else entirely.”
A vein is a kind of force.?
In that case, wouldn’t it be possible to activate this magic circle by absorbing other powers instead of the veins? Of course, it would be difficult to find a power as powerful as the veins.
But it wasn’t impossible.
“The conclusion is that we should explore the magic circle at least once.”
“That’s right. And using this magic circle, I think I should try to create a continent-level magic circle.”
“A continent-level magic circle… … It seems possible. The foundation has already been laid.”
Meleos was right. First of all, there was a giant mana stone. Is that all? It is expected that there are coffins planted all over the continent. Naturally, the shape of the coffins will follow the form of a magic circle.
After filling the mana stone with mana, you can change its shape by adding or removing some pipes.
“First, I will make this magic circle public to all magic associations on the continent.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
It couldn’t be easy to create a new magic circle. This was a matter that required the combined brains of all the magicians on the continent. The knowledge of hundreds would be more useful than that of one.
There was no reason to stop him. Meleos took out a crystal ball and began to store the shape of the mana stone. After pressing it tightly into the memory crystal ball.
“Can I borrow your wyvern?”
“You can ride it. Gold!”
Queue!
“Take the inspiration and go.”
Kkeueek!
If you interpret it, it means that they understand. Meleos and Gold flew through the sky like that. They will return after delivering the news about the magic circle.
“Let’s look into it.”
“yes.”
I started observing the magic circle with Iris.
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Three months.
It was a time of observing magic circles. During that time, I traveled around the continent and thoroughly analyzed the structure of magic circles. As a result, I was able to figure out one thing.
Millennium barrier.
This was not maintained by simply sucking up the continent’s veins.
“… … This is a more vicious magic circle than I thought.”
Meleos stuck out his tongue. In the past, when there was an ancient empire.
The overall level of humans was much higher than it is now, from their lifespan to their talents.
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In common parlance, it is said that there was a time when even ordinary villagers could display the potential of a trained knight by simply holding a sword, and there was a reason why the ancient empire developed so rapidly at that time.
Why did the level suddenly drop so low?
Ancient empires disappear in an instant, and past civilizations disappear?
The results of analyzing the magic circle were answering that it wasn’t like that.
“… … It was sucking the life force out of the continental people. As the veins became scarce, the more it became scarce, the more… … .”
Meleos said with a dejected expression on his face.
The reason why the magic circle is still operating despite the lack of veins is because the composition of this magic circle sucks out not only veins but also life force.
It is structured so that when the veins run low, it sucks out even more life force.
Vitality was nothing special.
‘Innate wisdom.’
The energy often mentioned in martial arts novels?
In short, it was the energy that became the origin of humanity. If this were sucked out? Not only would the most basic human lifespan be reduced, but starting with the body’s immunity, and later even human potential, would be reduced.
It is a structure that is gradually decreasing.
In fact, the results of Meleos’ investigation were quite shocking. The average life expectancy of the general population on this continent is currently around 50 years.
But during the ancient empires.
‘They said he lived to be 100 without any worries.’
All of this was based on the commoners, who had the largest population distribution. The average life expectancy was reduced by a whopping two times. Is that all?
Even the Transcendent beings that appeared quite frequently a long time ago now number less than twenty on the continent. The number has decreased significantly.
I thought it was something that happened because the splendid civilization of the ancient empire was cut off.
The results were quite the opposite.
“It’s not a very good magic circle.”
“I feel like cursing those ancestors, but… … Phew… … I can understand why they set up this magic circle… … .”
Whatever happens.
It was undeniable that the central continent was relatively safe thanks to the barrier that had been maintained for a long time.
The result of traveling around the entire central continent for three months. Now, I had a considerable understanding of the structure of the magic circle.
“Let’s set this formula aside.”
“… … Are you talking about a structure that sucks the life out of you?”
“Yes. This might be of some use.”
“Useless?”
“You know, sir, that it is impossible to activate this magic circle again.”
“… … .”
Hundreds of years were a long time. Even if the coffin was covered with all sorts of magic, it couldn’t be safe. It had long since been broken and rusted in places. In fact, it’s a wonder that the barrier has been maintained until now.
Restore the barrier to stop the immortals. Now, as Duke Ludnion said, this was an impossible task.
The vein has already been weakened for a long time. But you can maintain the barrier by pouring in mana stones? Even if you pour in more than a hundred of the highest-grade mana stones, it would be difficult to block the immortal’s attacks for more than a day. It is impossible to maintain it for a long time.
Then all that’s left is vitality.
If we invest the life force of the continental people in the barrier instead of the weakened veins… … .
All life forms in the central continent will die young?
No matter how I looked at it, there was no long-term answer.
Except to destroy that immortal.
“Huh. That’s true. I don’t think I can rely on this magic circle.”
If you were to completely transform the magic circle, it might be different, but in the current situation, it was like that.
“If we modify this, it might give us an answer.”
“Are you getting the hang of it?”
“To some extent.”
A formula that drains life force and forms the continent’s defenses.
What if we could do this not to ‘continents’ but to ‘individuals’?
‘It might be worth taking on an immortal.’
The reason it was difficult to deal with two immortals was simple.
The attack power is not lacking.?
But the problem was the defense. If you fight these two guys, you will inevitably get hit.
You can probably hold out for a room or two, right?
But what if the blows accumulate?
No matter how strong I became, there was a limit to how much I could endure. Even if I was a descendant, there was a limit.
‘Turn that blow around.’
where?
To all life on the continent.
This means that the structure that drains life energy to protect the barrier will be turned into a way to protect me as an individual.
‘I think it might be possible if we just change the structure.’
The basic structure was already out there.
Changing the beneficiaries of this magic circle should be possible with just a year of research.
That was the moment.
Meleos looked at me intently and asked.
“Are you thinking of using this structure to fight against the immortals?”
The inspiration was quite perceptive.
He nodded.
“In terms of defending against their attacks, there is no answer at all. So we need to change our thinking. From defense to offense.”
“Umm… … Is that possible?”
“If it’s not possible, everyone will die. We have to make it possible somehow.”
If I didn’t succeed anyway, there was no future?
He nodded in serious tone.
“Okay, I’ll try my best to research it. I’ll try to change the method as much as possible. Rather than vitality… … I’ll try to share the current stamina… … .”
“Any method is fine. As long as you can hold out for about a hundred.”
One hundred.
If you can ignore just that much damage, you might be able to take down an immortal.
“Let’s go back first. I need to start researching.”
The top priority had been set.
He nodded.
