Return of the Class 8 Mage
22. The dragon song (2)
The Book of the Songs of the Dragon (2)
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The sky through the train window was clear.
Aligning with the sound of horse footsteps, the night insects sang their songs.
22 Days had passed since he said goodbye to Mogrian province.
He made a lot of good memories in his hometown.
He also meets many people in the castle of Mogrian, veteran knight Eric, warrior novelist, Luca.
It was clearly different from his previous life.
‘Almost all.’
Ian looked at his mother.
This would be the first time he had traveled outside in his life.
Curiously, he enjoyed the view outside the carriage.
Valuable result, which he had never obtained in his previous life.
“I have new people on my side.”
Next to him, the alchemist Ledio sat down.
His son, Douglas, was next to him.
In their previous lives they were dead people and boys who would become enemies later on.
They were heading to the royal palace while all riding the big carriage together.
Thanks to that, Ian became more friendly to them.
‘Not bad.’
How long will this peace last?
He didn't know when it would end, but he knew one thing.
Peace is something that must be redeemed by itself.
Whether forced from outside or from within,
He needed strength to control his surroundings.
“For me! How can I forget it?”
Vanessa's voice drew Ian from her deep thinking.
“What's up, Mom?”
Ledio asked first before Ian asked.
Recently, he has been talking to her a lot.
In fact, they became quite close to each other.
‘Hah? See this guy.’
Ian realized that they were both the same age.
Of course, Ledio might be older than him by 4 or 5 years.
Did Ian react sensitively?
“Mistress gave me a letter, she asked me to read it while I was traveling ...”
Vanessa took out a letter from her bag.
It must be a letter from the great landlord's daughter, Margaret.
“I don't know how to read…. Ian, right?”
Just as Ian was about to receive the letter,
“I'll read it for you, I can read his words.”
“Then?”
“Haha, no problem at all.”
Tedio's health has recovered recently.
Not only his characteristics, but his appearance was also increasingly rejuvenated.
Her white hair was perfect for her face.
But.
“OK, let's see..... yes?”
Ian blew the letter out of his hand.
It gently fell into his hands.
“Maybe blown by wind.”
Ian quickly made an unreasonable excuse.
What would they do when the mage said his words were true?
Regardless of how Ledio saw it or how his mother saw it or even how Douglas saw it,
Ian briefly read the letter with his eyes.
“Hm.”
“Why? What is this about?”
It does not contain anything important. It was also not filled with hateful words.
There were some parts that worried Ian, but he decided to read only the parts that related to his mother out loud.
“She said she was very sorry.”
“Sorry? Sorry for what?”
“Sorry because he reprimanded you when you were working as a kitchen maid. Ignoring you while visiting the provincial castle with me. Everything he did was wrong with you.”
Ian never lies. He listed everything in detail.
Although Ian summarized it in a few sentences, in his original letter, Margaret described it in great detail. His memorization skills were shocking.
‘Honestly, I would call it talent.’
Even Ian would not be able to remember such a story among others. Unlike his appearance, he had good memorization ability.
“Or maybe he just remembered his naughty taunts.”
That seems like another good guess about him.
Regardless, he seemed to have softened and realized his bad attitude, so everything was fine.
Ian didn't know when he would meet him next, but he would change a lot.
Different from his current status, and from his previous life.
“Well, he doesn't need to feel sorry for that. Is there anything else written?”
“That's it. He also wishes you luck.”
“Betulkah? Is that everything?”
“Iya.”
Vanessa looked at Ian suspiciously.
At that moment, the train slowed down and stopped.
It seemed like they had arrived at the palace.
“Bapak. Page.”
The imperial guards called Ian.
“We're here.”
After that everyone left the carriage, the first thing they saw was a tower with ivory color of course.
They could see the old ivory tower and its surroundings.
Stone towers built with rough and unpalatable stone.
Compared to the ivory tower of the royal palace, which was built very carefully with the best-shaped stones, It looked very different.
“For two days, we will live near the slave village. During the day, the crown prince allows you to tour the old ivory tower freely. ”
Villages that have the offending name, ‘slave villages.’
Ian knows this village very well. For novice adventurers they will think ‘why they name their village like it’, but the name represents its history and foundation.
Once upon a time old ivory towers were filled with witches. Back then, the people who worked for the tower formed a small-sized village. Even after the ivory tower moved near the royal palace, people remained in the village, and now their descendants live there independently.
‘But the name is still strange.’
Their descendants named their own cities voluntarily.
No outsider could argue about it.
“And other followers come to me, I will take you to your place of residence.”
In the village, the crown prince was talking to the village chief.
Sounds like they're having fun, because they're laughing a lot.
Although most of the laughter came out from the crown prince, the village chief often smiled.
“We never expected you to come to this old rural village. It is our honor and blessing that will last for decades.”
“Ha ha ha! You made me smile. Right, how's your life?
“Actually, we have a bad harvest year ...”
Recently, Ian suddenly realized that he was quite unique.
Crown prince, the fool.
‘For a normal person, he is not bad ...’
Not nobles, witches, or other princes but normal people.
For a normal person, he acts as a normal man.
Of course, it wasn't because of his pent-up talent as a good king, or a warm heart that made his subjects worry.
Only those who looked inferior to him.
Only people who really respect and fear him.
Only the people will do everything according to his orders.
He may not feel ‘itu’ from them.
‘Inferiority.’
Of course, the fact that he considered his people inferior to him did not make him a good person. But still, it's better than nothing.
“Better than doing his crazy things to everyone.”
Perhaps, that was the reason he was being nice to Ian all of a sudden.
Ian was not yet a member of the ivory tower, he was born lowly.
Next, Ian asked him that visiting the ruins was his wish.
since I accepted his request and brought Ian here, Ian would be very honored!-
The crown prince probably thought that way.
‘Maybe she was unlucky for being born with noble blood.’
This could be the reason the emperor tried to always cover it up.
He probably thinks the same as Ian.
‘By the way, tower ...’
Ian was given two days.
During these two days, he had to go underground to the ivory tower.
Since there were some traps set up, he would need some time.
He needs to manage his time well.
“Excuse me, Boss.”
Douglas said as he knocked Ian.
Ian regretted allowing him to call him Boss.
Ian had not expected that he would continue to call him Boss until now.
“When will you visit ivory tower?”
“Why did you ask?”
“I, I also want to get around there..”.
Looks like Ian should be visiting there in the middle of the night.
When Ian decided, he spoke.
“Let's visit there tomorrow.”
“Betulkah? With me?”
“Iya.”
“Wow! Thank you!”
He respected Ian as if he was talking to an older person.
It seemed that now he was aware of the position of the mage.
Well, even in his previous life, he had never acted rudely to her.
“And captain, take this ...”
“Hm?”
Douglas handed something to Ian.
It was a bottle with red liquid.
“What is it?”
“Sst! This is a healing potion I made.”
“Rhealing banquet?”
It was an alchemy grade realm primary level potion.
But, it wasn't as easy as it was made by such a youngster.
“My father told me not to show this to anyone, but I gave you this specifically.”
As he shared a big secret, he acted cautiously.
“Thank you.”
Ian hid the potion into his bag quickly.
‘So he is a genius.’
It seemed like he was doing something while looking at the picture book. However, Ian never expected that he would finish his potion this fast. Ledio's concerns are understandable.
“Bapak. Other pages and followers, please use this home.”
They arrived at the hut with the guidance of the soldiers.
It was not a nice house, but it was one of the best houses in the village.
“Happy rest.”
The night is getting deeper.
At night, the soldiers moved quickly.
Many camps were built around the village.
On the north side, the imperial army camp, the,
to the south side, a second royal knight camp was built.
Since they were veterans, they built it quickly.
‘Sneaking quietly will be my first obstacle.’
By watching the veteran soldiers work, Ian clicked his tongue.
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He should keep as much mana as he can.
‘Let's do it slowly. Slowly.’
A few hours later, deep in the middle of the night, even the night watchman fell asleep.
Ian's exploration of the ruins has begun.
Actually, it would be a dangerous place for exploration.