Episode 53 – Reflection Barrier (1/2)

Kiel spent several hours in the public library waiting for Elaru By the ti tiht several books on spell replicating

Public libraries all over Halnea also served as bookshops For a certain fee, one could come in and read the books, but couldn’t take the books out of the library unless they bought them

The stories say that it was Alann Farhice who first came up with the idea of a public library It is said that in his youth, Alann used to work in an old bookshop and that there were always people who cale book, just to avoid being thrown out

So Alann figured: if you are going to read anyway, I ht as well make it easier for everyone and earn an extra profit

And thus, the first public library was established

Needless to say, it had been flourishi+ng ever since

Besides revising his knowledge on ic theory, Kiel had also inquired about books on Aetherneal gifts and divine ic

He didn’t have high hopes, so he wasn’t too disappointed that the closest thing to divine ic he could find was a compendium of known divine artifacts

When he had asked the librarian about the subject, the librarian pointed out several larger books on various e or two on the ic – all of which he had previously read in his school studies

One would be hard pressed to find a Halnean who hasn’t previously heard about Gods and Aetherneal e role in the history of Halnea and still held an iion Children cah fairy tales, legends, and myths

However, beyond the stories passed through word of

Most of the heritage accuh tens of thousands of years was lost in the Great Mage Wars, either completely destroyed or buried in the layers of rubble in the depths of the forbidden zone

Not only did the authoritative information on the matter disappear, but even the Gods had followed suit, not showing themselves to mortals ever since

Most people attributed the lack of infore Wars

But not Kiel

So so important couldn’t just disappear Even if all the books were lost, people still lived And they would pass on their knowledge to their descendants

That knowledge couldn’t disappear unless someone made it disappear

And even if the knowledge disappeared, how is it that in the past ic?

Surely, there were plenty of people to research it Without a doubt, every noble family had their people research their Aetherneal heirlooifts

The research was there But the results were never made public

Perhaps only the elite were allowed to know the truth

Therefore, he had to become one of them

All roads led to Muni

After picking Kiel up, Elaru told hi a bit complicated She had noticedthe city with trackogs in tow

Even though she wasn’t with hie so she had still kept a close watch on his surroundings In the case of trouble, she would have warned him telepathically

Luckily, he spent his day inside the library and didn’t roam the streets It made it difficult for them to find his scent Still, it was only a matter of time, unless they took preventive measures

Both of them had to conceal their presence and closely control every drop of their mana so they wouldn’t leave a s could follow

They flew up in the air, and Elaru latched on to Kiel’s arns of resistance this time For some reason, she always latched onto hi barrier

Her precautions didn’t end with Invisibility Even if they didn’t leave a mana trail, they would still leave their scent If they couldn’t conceal it, their whereabouts would be found out during the night

Luckily, Elaru ell versed in concealment

She weaved a peculiar aug her own body as the anchor point of the spell Then she branched out the roots of the spell to create a thin, spherical web of roots around them

Thiswas the difference between barrier spells and norion of space instead of concrete objects Usually, a e would create a wall or a veil made out of spell roots To make the spell move with the caster, the core of the spell would be placed on the body of the caster, effectively anchoring it there

Any sustained spell could be used in such a way to turn it into a barrier spell

The spell Elaru had enshrouded them as actually named Reflection It was derived froe the velocity of particles that entered its area of effect in such a way to push them out of it

The area of effect was exactly the thin layer of the barrier, which meant that any particle that touched the barrier would be repelled back

Reflection belonged in the category of protection spells, and el overlooked the spell, very rarely using it

On first thought, one would think that the spell could be used as a great protective spell, repelling attacks of other es

One would be both right and wrong