Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Five Days (1)

#34

Invitation at the Steel Tower!

An event that actually exists in the game too.

The occurrence condition is high fame value or clearing quests helpful to the city above the standard.

Since Count Rohart the lord of Valkeros was a person with decent popularity it was not an extremely hard to see event.

“Fuck, is this really an invitation the lord sent? I’ve never received one before!”

Of course that was only in the game.

Ilark’s fuss was proving the rarity of the invitation.

Judging from the fact that she who had been active as a mercenary in Valkeros for a long time had not received it it seemed the conditions were quite picky.

“B-Bran···.”

However a shadow was cast on Kale’s face.

Because he knew that invitation to the Steel Tower soon means reunion with Silien.

Still since he came this far he could not retreat.

“Enough. It was a matter that would happen anyway.”

Bran opened the envelope.

On the burning red letter paper writing was written in gold ink.

The content was not greatly different from what he saw beyond the monitor.

Thank you for devoting for Valkeros! I’ll give a prize so come and eat a meal together!

Roughly summarizing it was this feeling.

However the merits each individual established were written more detailed than expected, and judging from the fact that the words of thanks are repeated several times it seemed he was really greatly thankful.

Ilark tilted her head.

“But why are you guys looking dead? Isn’t it a matter to be happy about?”

“Th-that is··· ahaha···.”

Kale let out an awkward laugh.

Well from Ilark’s position it would be an incomprehensible reaction.

Fiddling his chin Bran asked her.

“Ilark. Are you tight-lipped?”

“Uung? Of course. Why that suddenly?”

“I have something to say. But I can only tell under the condition of keeping it secret until death, and unconditionally believing. Because it’s originally crazy talk.”

“Hey. Even after suffering that hardship together you don’t trust me? I’ll keep all so spill quickly.”

Bang bang! Ilark pounded her own chest.

In fact thinking of future matters he had to tell unconditionally.

Since the body is heavy the mouth will also be heavy.

“Good. Valkeros will be destroyed soon.”

“······What?”

“Bastards who wish for the world to be destroyed are lurking in the Steel Tower. Those guys are called the Abyss.”

The dice were thrown.

Bran conveyed the story he told Kale as is.

Outer God and Abyss, the destruction that continues tail to tail, even the identity of the mage Silien.

In the middle of the conversation progressing Ilark’s tail scales were repeating lying down and rising.

Having heard all the explanation she slowly nodded.

“Mm. It is crazy talk.”

“Right?”

“Still it must be real fuck. What do we do now?”

As expected Ilark was a hearty friend.

It was worth suspecting once saying don’t talk nonsense.

Bran said.

“What how. We have to spend the most beneficial five days in the world.”

The fortunate point is that there is some time left until visiting.

The visit deadline of the Steel Tower is 5 days later.

There was no need to worry about what to do.

“I will learn mana cultivation this opportunity.”

“Mana?”

Kale and Ilark turned to him at the same time.

Mana cultivation.

It was collectively calling the method of accumulating and operating mana before learning Body Strengthening Art or magic.

Truly the basics of basics.

“What. Bran you can’t use mana?”

“Yes. Because the bag strap is short.”

Ilark’s eyes opened round.

“Extremely unexpected. I thought you learned even Body Strengthening Art from some renowned master.”

“Honored.”

“No really. I thought at least 3-star··· so that’s why you asked me for help.”

It was the story when fighting Zerban.

Actually if not for Ilark’s help the possibility the matter went wrong was high.

If he fired that laser beam even once in the Golden District a terrible catastrophe would have occurred.

To fully draw out the power of the Numerite longsword he had to learn basic mana operation.

Ilark said.

“Hmm. Then shall this big sister teach you?”

Stealthily approaching she put her arm around his shoulder.

“If mana it’s me. You saw then right?”

Definitely Ilark possessed an amazing amount of mana.

Since she made the Numerite longsword as heavy as the anchor of a small ship.

Having eaten sword rice for a long time the skill of handling mana would also be proficient, but there was a fatal disadvantage.

Bran shook his head.

“No. Your cultivation method is one learned from Zarheim.”

“Aren’t cultivation methods all similar anyway? What big matter would there be if you use it?”

“Yes. You’ll die while spraying blood from all holes.”

“What.”

The difference between races is not something that can be easily filled.

The current Bran learning the dragon’s mana cultivation method was a matter similar to installing a jet engine on a passenger car.

Actually he knows well because there was a time a character exploded doing the same thing.

‘Good that I tried raising for fun. If I didn’t know I would have unconditionally tried fuck.’

The reason Ilark’s fuel efficiency is bad is based here.

Despite being a dragonblood she was using the mana cultivation method of a pureblood Fire Dragon.

Although the explosive deal possible is also thanks to that.

Ilark clicked her tongue.

“Tch. Then what are you going to do?”

“Actually there is a cultivation method I was going to learn.”

He had been keeping it in mind since receiving the Numerite longsword.

Depending on which mana cultivation method he chooses the build also diverges so it was a quite important matter.

The problem was whether he can obtain the item that can learn that cultivation method.

‘Hmm. I hope there is stock somewhere.’

No matter how much he thought it was hard to obtain with individual power.

The place that can be confirmedly browsed is the great library of the capital, but what time would it take to go there.

The pondering Bran walked in front of the desk.

Whether because it was a luxury hotel ink and a quill were prepared as if natural.

Organizing the necessary items in his head, he began writing a letter smoothly.

- To the dear Managing Director Leodorn Belmaire.

Hello. This is the cute Bran the eternal friend of the director. (omitted)

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Leodorn’s reply arrived the next day right away.

Along with the items Bran requested.

One thick book was tucked under his arm.

“As expected money is good. The realization that fortune in wealth opened is coming.”

Moving his steps Bran cackled.

He seemed to know why merchants like Delpa.

Although it was not that he directly earned money, it was no different from a house appearing for free.

‘There is no separate rocket delivery. The power of a giant merchant group is truly fearsome.’

Leodorn used the distribution network of White Silver Pine to instantly obtain the item Bran was looking for.

Did he say he bid on an item that went up at an auction in a neighboring city.

Over the cover made of thick tree bark the title of the book was engraved.

[Primordial Flow]

It was a book written a very long time ago.

A translation of the ancient fairy’s mana cultivation method moved to the common language.

A rare book that is almost all lost now, and less than twenty volumes remaining in the entire world.

“I-is it really okay to receive this kind of thing?”

Kale’s voice was trembling.

Like Bran he whose bag strap is short was going together to learn mana cultivation.

Although the top priority stat of a priest is Divine Power, thinking of later matters he also had to know how to handle mana essentially.

‘For utility I have to teach the basics.’

In Kale’s hand a book titled “Empire Basic Mana Cultivation Method” was held.

A mana cultivation method established by an unrivaled genius, the most widely used on the continent so it was not a very expensive item.

“Yes? Is it okay?!”

However the reason Kale’s voice is trembling is because of the necklace sparkling on his neck.

Made by precisely processing a mana stone of very high purity, the name in the game is “Pure Mana Stone Necklace”

A high-grade item that simultaneously raises the quality and circulation speed, stability of mana.

“There is qualification to receive up to here. Of course a matter to be thankful for.”

Bran said.

Both the two books and the necklace were items he requested.

Since the value is the value he was thinking of paying half himself, but Leodorn did not receive money at all.

Did he say it is an investment in promising young people separate from the favor.

“Will Miss Ilark be okay···?”

“She’ll handle it herself. Would that kid get sulky over this kind of thing.”

It was just the two with Kale after a long time.

Ilark who already knows the mana cultivation method had no reason to accompany them.

Ilark left for the mercenary guild while grumbling that they are playing leaving only herself out.

He doesn’t know what request she will take but the opponent was only pitiful.

‘The personality is also hasty. If she waits a little it will be handled somehow.’

Of course he had no intention of leaving Ilark alone.

It was only that they parted because mana cultivation was urgent for now.

If contact comes from Bilmoris her build was also scheduled to quickly enter the “normalization” work.

“Bran. What do you think about Miss Ilark?”

“A cool friend. Refreshing.”

“I see.”

Kale tapped the ground with his toes.

Hair that grew to the shoulders was fluttering in the wind.

“Why are you asking that? Are you interested in Ilark?”

“Th-there’s no way! What are you saying?”

“No matter what anyone says I respect Kale. Because there are various tastes in the world. As long as it’s not a level of suddenly bringing a goat and introducing as a girlfriend I can remain as a friend.”

“I said it’s not that!”

While sharing this and that conversation they arrived at the destination at some point.

The open sky unfolded over the head.

At the vast scenery Kale’s eyes opened round.

“Waa.”

The two were at the mid-slope of the Red Mountains.

Even that high Steel Tower only looked like a tiny stick here.

The sky was open, and surrounded by majestic mountain ridges so it was a most suitable auspicious place for mana cultivation.

“Then see you later Kale. You have good sense so you’ll do it quickly.”

“Uung. Bran also hang in there.”

Encouraging each other the two scattered.

To smoothly resonate with mana there was a need to open some distance.

Bran sat cross-legged on a rock that protruded.

Gulp. Drinking the potion he brought in advance, a message rose before his eyes.

『You took the Breath of Cyan. While the effect lasts mana resonance greatly increases.』

『Heart of Harmeno activates. Beneficial effects from plants are amplified double!』

It was an effort to draw out the maximum efficiency.

Since the body became one that receives the medicine well he has to use it when using.

Just as the message disappeared a change occurred.

“Oh.”

It felt as if small cold water droplet particles were passing while grazing various parts of the skin.

Probably the mana particles floating in the atmosphere.

A completely different feeling from Ilark’s mana that is rough and hot like fire.

‘Not easy. It’s accumulating these water droplets in the heart.’

Bran let out a groan.

The path to walk was distantly long.

According to what was written in the book he had to become a tree.

Like a tree drinking rain letting the mana water droplets seep into the entire body, and among them leaving only the highest quality mana which is an extremely small part and accumulating in the heart was the Primordial Flow cultivation method.

“There is a reason it was eliminated.”

He seemed to know why it faced a crisis in actual combat.

The treatment is similar in the game too.

An old-fashioned cultivation method that no one adopts unless a person aiming for a perverted build.

Slow, and the efficiency is low compared to the time invested yet the book is also damn expensive.

Nevertheless the reason Bran chose Primordial Flow is because of the unique characteristic of the character Nameless Hero.

‘Theoretically it can produce the best synergy. Theoretically.’

Weed’s Tenacity increases the growth speed.

The biggest disadvantage of the Primordial Flow cultivation method is the slow growth speed.

If he just trains steadily he will be able to accumulate pure mana at a speed no less than other cultivation methods.

And Bran knew how high the high point of a character who reached the realm with Primordial Flow is.

‘It was within the top ten including the Pantheon.’

Even thinking now it is a fearsome character.

The fairy king who does not bow his head even to the emperor and gods.

The start is (despairingly) weak but the end will be grand!

Muttering such inner words Bran began to concentrate his mind in earnest.

『You begin the training of the Primordial Flow cultivation method!』

『The mind is calm. Concentration greatly improves.』

『Due to high Mental Power value the efficiency of meditation increases.』

Kindly a message that training started rose.

The amount of water droplets grazing the skin was gradually increasing more.

Unexpectedly the Nameless Hero uncle might have had talent on this side too.

Raising his head the open sky and the scenery of the city were contained in Bran’s eyes.

‘Good.’

Peaceful.

Valkeros where nothing has happened yet was visible.

People who do not know the destruction that has approached right in front were busily going around the streets.

As expected the saying that ignorance is medicine is a famous saying that penetrates the ages.

Outer God and Abyss. That kind of thing is a more unrealistic existence than the demon king that appears in fairy tales.

Bran sincerely hoped that atmosphere would be maintained.

『You entered an extreme calm state surpassing the limit. Weed’s Tenacity activates.』

『The growth speed of the mana cultivation method “Primordial Flow” increases slightly.』

『The first water droplet of pure mana settled in the heart.』

Therefore he only does his best.

『The heart is learning a new beat.』

『The total amount of usable mana increases slightly.』