Chapter 197: Cryptic Arts. (1/2)
Chulainn looked at the sky and watched the silver light fade away.
”What are they doing? It's Layla and Arima's auras… They're fighting?” He scowled then shifted his attention to the new buildings which were already being constructed.
It had just been thirty minutes since Jin had ordered new facilities to be built but there was already something habitable. Some large trucks had come and left some weird materials. The workers put them together to form the frame of the walls and the roof. Then, afterward, they placed some unknown silk-like material to craft the actual walls.
There were no floors, doors, rooms, or windows but the whole thing was already heated and isolated. Even though the ground was still uneven, the whole structure was sturdy. Now, the floors were being finalized while the walls and the roof were being optimized with an additional layer of what seemed to be simple wood.
”Technology is a fascinating thing, isn't it? At this rate, they'll finish in a few hours,” Chulainn commented. Arister shrugged and observed the children silently sitting around the yard.
Every newly appointed teacher had decided to gather the students outside and instruct them with the basics before projecting Arima's simplest lectures. At the moment, they were learning about magic circuits and spiritual forces.
”That guy seems to be enjoying himself,” Chulainn added as he pointed at Rex who was tutoring in high spirits. As for Hieran, he had dug a large cave with earth magic and was already sleeping there since he wasn't needed for the day.
”Well, I don't think it will be a problem to teach those children…” Arister said while watching Arima's former students giving the lectures. ”That kid is good,” he offhandedly remarked whilst pointing at Gaodu.
”Yeah, I heard he had Dionysus's inheritance. He can go far with that.”
”You're right…” Arister glanced at the giant tree on the horizon. ”As for that guy… I kinda feel bad for him,” he muttered and Rex suddenly lowered his head to speak to them.
”You tell me. I don't know what kind of teacher she can be. But in all honesty, being her pupil would be the last thing I'd wish for,” the dinosaur said and Chulainn laughed.
”Well, for a human, it may not be that bad, you know?” He retorted and Rex tilted his huge head. ”In this world, Dryads are quite famous. For many reasons.”
***
Evergreen had brought Jin inside the mother tree she had grown. It was the exact same kind of place she had used to welcome Arima before. The floor, roof, and walls were made out of dark wood and the whole room was illuminated by green lights.
She sighed and sat down on a fancy wooden chair. She wasn't saying anything so Jin groaned before opening his mouth.
”So… where do we start?”
”Nowhere,” Evergreen indifferently answered. ”For now, your job is to stand up straight without trembling,” she said and tapped gently on a white orb that was floating around her. When she did that, a door formed right next to Jin.
He frowned and sought confirmation before opening it. When he went through the door, he ended up in the middle of an endless meadow and the room he had just walked out from was revealed to be a small hut. He looked up and covered his eyes because of the bright sun.
It was exactly like the dimension Seria, the dryad who had solicited Arima's help before, lived in.
”This place is a dimension that is naturally created whenever a new mother tree is nurtured,” Evergreen explained. She was out of the small hut but was still sitting on her chair, right in front of the door. ”Anyway, just do what I asked for now.”
”What? Stand up? Did you take a clear look at me?” Jin was perplexed.
Evergreen shot him a glare and made him quiet down. ”It might be tough for you since your body has already reached its feeblest state but as long as you circulate your mana little bit, it should be easy. Even with your age.”
”When someone channels mana for the first time, his magic circuits will stabilize and undergo drastic transformations. In your case, your life force level will instantly rise depending on how trained your body is, how strong your spirit is, and other things like that. From what I can see, you have good chances to directly reach the fourth or the fifth level.”
Jin sighed and opened his arms wide. ”Fine, then how do I do it? How do I conduct my mana?”
”Find it yourself,” Evergreen replied and his expression twitched.
”How am I supposed to use energy which I've never been in contact with? I don't even know how it is supposed to function.”
”I heard our common friend, Arimane, managed to cast a spell the moment he entered the other world,” Evergreen told and Jin clicked his tongue.
”Don't compare me to that freak,” he retorted and Evergreen snorted.
”Just try. If you succeed on your own, it'll be a great experience,” she stated and Jin looked back at her. She was smiling honestly and although she was kind of boorish, she was silently watching him. It seemed that she was going to observe his progress attentively.
'Well, perhaps she's serious about her job…' Jin thought. He closed his eyes and immediately started trying to find this new energy that he didn't know existed until the day before.
***
The next day, Jin broadcasted a press conference from the newly established academy and revealed to the world the existence of magic and the Téra that would soon arrive. He also announced the creation of a new education for magic practitioners.
Actually, most people easily accepted it. The younger ones were simply excited to see the fiction come true and the adults and elders were incredulous but had to believe it when they saw children playing with magic on the streets.
Usually, people would either panic or maybe even become slightly nasty and thirst power or even say that magic shouldn't be practiced. But nothing of the sort happened.
They had been under the rule of Aurorae for an entire generation now. They were used to be given orders and they also knew that they never should even think of contesting Aurorae's authority unless they wanted to mysteriously disappear from the surface of the planet.
Furthermore, there was a rumor saying that Arimane Blade had reappeared recently. To be exact, some images of Arima's dragon form were leaked to the public. But it was, of course, intentional.