194 Slaines Grand Plan (1/2)
Wallace attended school as normal. The class was a bit more interesting this time as Instructor Elaine lectured them about Sealed Artifacts.
It is just like what his sister Clarice said. This information was indeed being taught at the third year in the academy.
Wallace wondered what new things he will learn about it. After all, information about Sealed Mana Artifacts that can be found online was only superficial and didn't touch the topic clearly.
”Have anyone seen a Sealed Mana Artifact?”
The instructor asked and surprisingly, only Wallace didn't raise his hand.
'Eh? What's the meaning of this?' The young man was surprised as he haven't seen one at all.
Soon, Gilbert whispered behind him.
”Haven't you seen one online?”
”You should watch news more often.” Erica added.
It seems that there has been recent news about a sealed artifact. Anyway, Instructor Elaine called one of the students to share her knowledge about the topic.
”Sealed Mana Artifacts were said to possess unique form of magic outside of Elemental Path.”
”Mhm... That's correct. Anything else?”
”It was said to have similarities with Natural Artifacts... Er... I might be wrong.”
”That's fine. Anyone?”
”Sealed Mana Artifact was said to be uncontrollable artifacts. That was why it was sealed.” One of the students said after raising his hand.
”They are powerful weapon but can only be used by the government.”
”It was rumored that all Sealed Mana Artifacts were made by Sir Aeolia...”
”I heard that they came from the northern continent...”
”Using the artifact could cause a Mana Calamity depending on the artifact's power.”
”Oh, that's right. Mana Calamity came from long exposure of this sealed artifact. If they are not sealed everytime it was used, it was said that Mana Calamity like the ”Illusion of Venarian Town” could happen...”
The students explained one by one their understanding about the topic. Instructor Elaine only kept her silence while listening to her student's explanations...
After a few moments, she looked at Wallace who wasn't cooperating at the discussion.
”Wallace, what do you think?”
The young man paused for a moment before he carefully voiced his thoughts.
”The Sealed Mana Artifacts were very mysterious since their origin is highly likely from the unknown northern continent. The natives there might have another method of utilizing Mana.”
”Alright. Thank you everyone for giving your ideas about the topic. Now, let me tell you,
the records about the Sealed Mana Artifacts were just very few. Information about it was very limited and it was just barely mentioned in some books. But I would like everyone to know that there were evidences that the first Sealed Mana Artifact has already appeared before the 4th Generation of Mana Artifacts.”
The class immediately went silent as they listened intently.
”The Magic Structure of the Brain-Boosting Magic was said to come from a Sealed Mana Artifact called Faded Skull Staff.”
”...”
All the students including Wallace was surprised after hearing this revelation. Certainly, the magic structure of the brain-boost was always special as it has to be separated from the structure of the 5th gen.
Thinking about it now, the brain-boost was indeed strange in its own way but many magicians didn't thought of this case because they believed that brain-boost can even be done with the advancement of technology. That's right, Sealed Mana Artifact was synonymous with 'mysterious artifact capable of creating unexplainable form of magic'. The brain-boost shouldn't be included within the same level of Sealed Mana Artifacts. But looking at Instructor Elaine's face, she seems to have more to say.
”The staff was a Sealed Mana Artifact that was destroyed during the warring era. If you want to know where this fragments were found... they were discovered at the rubbles of Aeolia's research facility after his death. The later researchers studied the fragments for several years. Although it was very difficult to analyze, they found out that the magic structure imbued naturally at the skull has similarities to what we use now in brain-boosting magic for the 4th generation... Now, why am I telling you this?”
The student went silent and didn't answer her question but their minds were trying to find out why indeed.