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[229] Odun (2)
From Zenabis to Odun. Lee Seong-min did not take off his mask except when eating.
The ghost mask he received from Sima Lianju was now familiar to Lee Seong-min like a part of his body.
I am also familiar with the feeling of my dantian being caught and my energy and energy being suppressed.
While wearing the mask, Lee Seong-min did not use internal energy or magical power.
Instead, what he used was the power of the dragon heart melted into his body.
It was a completely different power from magic, and even Lee Seong-min could not figure out what that power was.
Perhaps, Shaos, the owner of the Blue Magic Tower, may be able to provide the answer to that question.
This is because Shaos was a person with knowledge that could be considered an expert not only on ancient magic but also on dragons that have now disappeared.
Odun was large enough to be called a large city, and Lee Seong-min’s first impression of Odun was that it was an old historical site.
On the outskirts of the city, various historic sites were lined up like cultural heritage sites, and there were quite a few tourists.
Seongmin Lee did not come to Odun for sightseeing, so he passed the historical site and headed straight to the Blue Magic Tower.
We did not make an appointment in advance to meet. It was because I thought that if I made an appointment to meet in advance, I might end up getting involved in troublesome matters.
Seongmin Lee had had a face-to-face conversation with Shaos, the Blue Magic Tower lord, and had never heard any bad rumors related to Shaos, but that didn’t mean he trusted Shaos either.
Their situations and positions are different.
Lee Seong-min’s nickname ‘Gwichang’ is not received favorably by most people.
Even though it was a few years ago, Lee Seong-min, who was falsely accused of the death of Iron Gap Shinchang and the death of Zhuge Taeryeong and Mo Yong Seo-jin, was called a demon.
Even though he hasn’t been seen recently, the Murimmaeng’s trick worked well and stamped Lee Seong-min with the stigma of a demon.
The Murim League is a huge organization, and over its long existence, it has formed various relationships. It also has a close relationship with the wizard guild.
When he made an appointment to meet with Shaos in advance, Lee Seong-min could not be sure that Shaos would not inform the Murim Alliance of that fact.
Of course, it may not have been known to the public that Guichang Lee Seong-min had a Dragon Heart, but regardless of his relationship with the Murim Alliance, Lee Seong-min could not trust Shaos.
That’s why you need to be careful.
‘It might seem a little rude.’
Seongmin Lee looked up at the Magic Tower building. He looked around and expanded his senses.
Various magics were detected. Invasion from the outskirts is impossible. Even if I used Gale Trust, it seemed difficult to break through that complicated magic security without getting caught.
Seongmin Lee calmly entered the entrance of the Magic Tower. He approached the lobby window on the first floor and spoke.
“I came to meet Master Shaos.”
“Have you made an appointment?”
A male wizard wearing glasses immediately asked a question after hearing Seongmin Lee’s words. Lee Seong-min nodded his head at those words.
Then the male wizard opened his eyes and asked again.
“There is no schedule I heard about today… … ?”
“It can’t be. “I told you without fail that I would visit you today.”
“yes… … ?”
Seongmin Lee lied with a shameless face. Then the wizard looked confused and asked again.
“Are you sure you got the date wrong?”
“no. It must be today. “Is it true that Master Shaos is away?”
“no… … It’s not. You are above… … .”
“Please lend me a pen and paper.”
After confirming that Shaos was in the magic tower, Lee Seong-min asked the wizard for a pen and paper.
Although he hesitated, he took out a pen and paper and handed them to Seongmin Lee. Seongmin Lee quickly wrote on the paper.
Dragon Heart.
After writing that down, I roughly folded the paper and returned it to the wizard.
“Please tell this to Master Shaos.”
“ah… … yes. “Can you please wait a moment?”
The wizard said that and left. Not long after, the wizard returned.
“Please come this way.”
Seeing the words ‘Dragon Heart’, Shaos seemed to know who was visiting him.
This is enough. Even if Shaos has malicious intent and pressures Lee Seong-min, there will be limits to what Shaos can prepare for such a sudden visit.
A dragon heart is a very valuable item.
In particular, wizards tend to be surprisingly aggressive toward objects that capture their interest and greed.
Shaos’ room was on the top floor of the Magic Tower. When Lee Seong-min opened the door and entered, he was met by an old man with a long, wavy beard who looked fussy.
The old man pushed up the glasses on his hooked nose with his fingertips and glanced at Lee Seong-min.
“You came here without making an appointment.”
Shaos grumbled.
Seongmin Lee only shrugged his shoulders and did not protest. This was because he himself knew that the visit itself was rude.
“I stopped by while passing by.”
“No matter what, you have to tell me at least a day in advance.”
“I heard you don’t have any plans today.”
“What does it matter?”
Xiaos got angry at Lee Seong-min’s shameless attitude.
He took off his pushed-up glasses and glared at Lee Seong-min. Lee Seong-min ignored the fierce gaze and approached Shaos.
“This is my first time seeing it in person.”
“Last time, we only had a casual conversation through Erebrisa. But what? “What about that mask?”
Xiaos raised his hand and pointed to the mask Lee Seong-min was wearing.
“I am writing this due to circumstances.”
“It doesn’t look like an ordinary mask… … “Well, it doesn’t matter.”
Shaos muttered that and stood up. He looked Lee Sung-min up and down and asked.
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“It was over a year ago that you ate a dragon heart. It’s already been two years. “Have you noticed any changes?”
It would be better to show rather than tell. Seongmin Lee consciously raised the pressure of the dragon.
It was a power that I could not recognize or handle before, but maybe it was because I had been wearing a mask for a year.
Now I was able to consciously bring out the dragon’s pressure.
A ferocious presence rises from Lee Seong-min.
The presence of an arrogant race that misunderstands all things and claims that it is the greatest.
Xiaos, who was looking at Lee Seong-min with a stern face, nodded his head.
“indeed. Is this Dragon Pressure? … .”
“Have you ever felt that before?”
“No way. Dragons disappeared hundreds of years ago. But many records remain. indeed… … This is how I feel. The records of those who experienced pressure were expressed differently, but the meaning was the same. It feels like a mouse standing in front of a cat. “I think I know what you mean.”
Shaos nodded his head with a satisfied expression. Dragons, which have now disappeared, are an attractive object of exploration for wizards.
This is because magic and dragons are so closely intertwined that it is said that the origin of magic is dragons.
“It’s a pity that it can’t be compared to a real dragon. I thought it was impossible for humans to completely control the enormous power called Dragon Heart, but it seems that’s not the case. Or are you special?”
“If it’s special, you can say it’s special.”
“What does it mean?”
“My body is very different from a normal human body.”
“It would be nice if we could dissect it and see it.”
Xiaos gave a sad look and ate it.
Xiaos seemed to secretly want to dissect Lee Seong-min, but of course Lee Seong-min did not allow him.
Instead, he briefly informed Shaos about his current condition to change the subject.
It doesn’t talk about the black heart. However, it was said that the magical power of the Dragon Heart melted into the body and became a force completely different from magical power.
“I don’t know from words alone. “Can you pull it out?”
Shaos asked. It wasn’t a difficult request. Seongmin Lee raised his fingertips. The power of the dragon heart, which is neither magical power nor internal power, is concentrated at the fingertips.
It was transparent white because it did not go through self-processing. The force that flew out with a flick of his fingertip floated like a bubble and approached Shaos.
“hmm… … .”
Shaos took out his wand and swung it. A complex magic circle was created in the air and surrounded the bubbles blown by Lee Seong-min.
“surely. “It’s not magical power.”
“What is it?”
“How do you understand Dragon Heart?”
Shaos asked another question.
“A huge mass of magical power.”
“You’re not wrong.”
As if he knew that would happen, Shaos grinned.
“Fragments of the Dragon Heart have been discovered several times before. Most of them were huge chunks of magical energy. “But wasn’t it the full dragon heart you took?”
It’s a shame. Xiao Shi cleared his throat as he added to his words.
“Dragon Heart is not just a lump of magical power. It’s literally the heart of a dragon, an organ. “It didn’t happen that way.”
surely. The dragon heart that Seongmin Lee had was closer to a large jewel than an organ.
“The dragon’s body structure has not been clearly revealed… … I’ve studied dragons for a long time. In my hypothesis, Dragon Heart is not just a lump of magical power. It’s an organ that keeps dragons alive. Yes, the heart. “Just as a human heart circulates blood, a dragon’s heart circulates blood and magic to the body.”
Shaos pushed the wand and stabbed the bubble bubble. Then, the power that had been concentrated like bubbles scattered in all directions.
“From the records, the dragon’s magic was very threatening. It is said that even the fireball, which is said to be the most basic of basics, had disastrous power if used by a dragon. The difference in magic power and magical level may have been very different, but I think… … I think the magic power itself was different. “It wasn’t ordinary magic power, but magic power that only dragons could handle.”
“Do you mean it made a difference in magic power?”
“yes. I can’t be sure because I haven’t dissected it, but it seems to me that you… … You didn’t get the magic power of a dragon by eating a dragon heart. The heart itself has been transformed to resemble a dragon heart. That is why it is possible to use such heterogeneous power.”
That was an interesting statement. This kind of story was not told by Sima Lianju, Osla, or Heoju.
Seongmin Lee unconsciously groped his own chest. So, has the black heart been transformed to resemble a dragon heart?
“If possible, I would like to receive some of your blood. “Are you okay?”
“why?”
“If we receive blood, we will be able to learn a lot without dissecting it.”
“It’s not that difficult, but… … .”
Lee Seong-min muttered like that and put his hand in his arms. What he took out was the golden key he got in the dungeon.
The reason I came to see Shaos was not only to get answers about my current physical condition, but also to find out what this key was.
“What is that again?”
“It was an item I found by accident in a dungeon, and it seems to have belonged to me.”
“belonging… … ?”
There was interest in Shaos’ eyes.
He approached Lee Seong-min with shining eyes. Seongmin Lee held the key in his palm forward so that Xiaos could easily see it.
Shaos did not touch the key, perhaps because he had heard in advance that it had been bound. Instead, he raised his wand and pointed at the key.
After a long spell, a blue light flashed from the tip of the wand. Shaos’ eyes opened wide.
“This… … “It’s an ancient text.”
“Can you interpret?”
“for a moment… … wait for a sec.”
Shaos narrowed his eyes. He stood there holding the wand for a while, concentrating.
The purpose was to interpret the ancient text intertwined with the key, which was invisible to Lee Seong-min.
“There are so many… … It seems like a magic trick… … library… … ?”
“library?”
“library… … This word is library… … .”
Shaos groaned and groaned. Although he is an expert in ancient writing and dragons, both are long gone.
There is only a small portion of the ancient script left on record, and even if you know all of it, it is impossible to fully interpret the magic spell.
“this… … The key is… … It seems to be the key to unlocking the magic of a certain library… … library… … It’s a library. Is there such a thing as a library protected by ancient magic? … ?”
Even Xiaos couldn’t fully interpret the ancient language involved in the key. What you need to get into any library.
That was all that Xiaos understood, and Lee Seong-min could not help but feel regret.
Even though I stopped by on the way to Sima Lian, I came with high expectations, but I didn’t hear much about the important key.
In the end, Seongmin Lee ended his meeting with Shaos by handing over a few drops of blood, as Shaos had requested.
“Are you going to leave Odun?”
“Because my business in this city is over.”
Xiaos looked a little disappointed. It seemed like he couldn’t get rid of his lingering desire to dissect Lee Seong-min.
[Library, key… … This is an unknown word.]
After leaving the magic tower, Heoju grumbled. Seongmin Lee frowned as he fumbled with the keys he had put in his arms.
There was no doubt that it was an important item, but very little information was available.
‘First, later. Haras is not far from here.’
Lee Seong-min put aside his immediate regrets first.
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