Chapter 301 (1/2)

”The hero summoning can be performed? What a wondrous occasion!”

”It hasn't been performed in many generations.”

”We might really be free of the demon lords and take back our lost lands!”

The people cheered while Zhang Dong on the other hand was to the side listening. It sounded like the people here would be performing some kind of 'Hero Summoning'. If he went by the knowledge from his more nerdy days he kind of knew what this would bring.

'Will they really summon people from outside? Could they be from my original world?'

He was the only one here that really understood from where these 'heroes' were coming from. Just like him before they might be clicking on a strange email and getting transported. There could be other ways of them being transported here but one thing was clear.

'If they can summon people into this castle then one of the cubes must be close by… probably right under it…'

With this reveal came the good news. With a fully functional nucleus, he might be able to boost his chances of getting home. There were a few problems with this though.

'I don't think this king will just let me dig under his castle, the cube might even be in the summoning chamber directly.'

Zhang Dong was just a summoned spirit, he couldn't just take the castle apart to find the item that he needed. The king was stronger than him in his current form, getting the girls to aid him against their own monarch would probably not be possible. There was also another problem with his plan, mainly these new heroes.

What would happen if he took the thing that brought them here with him. After absorbing it, the cube would lose all of its teleporting capabilities. The people being brought over here would be stuck here forever.

'But is there even a way back home? I'll have to observe and decide later…'

There was a possibility of just swiping the cube and running for it. That wasn't really his style though, his morals kept him from betraying Beatrice and the people that he was helping here.

”We will be performing the summoning ritual soon, please everyone gather in the hall outside!”

The person that looked like a high-class Buttler proclaimed while the nobles shuffled outside. Apparently, the ritual wouldn't be taking place in any chamber but somewhere out of the castle.

When everyone stepped outside they could see a cleared-out space. It was clear that there was something like a large garden or a hedge maze here before but it had been cleared out.

Instead, there were five large pillars that were connected by a magic circle. Inside of it was a large podium that was surrounded by a pentagram. After reading all of the books he was sure that this was akin to a teleportation formation. He even tried to recall the one that he saw back in his own world, the one under the spot that he appeared in.

'It is similar...the cube might be below this area or somewhere in the general vicinity.'

He wasn't sure about the range these teleportation spots had. In his world, it was directly under the open field he appeared in but it was buried several kilometers below ground. If he didn't have his system map he would have never found it in the first place.

'The range is still too small…'

When the people were gathering he started to move around with his map out. There were no dark spots on it even when he was standing outside with the others. There was nothing more that he wanted to do but dig underground but he had to wait till this ceremony was over. First, he needed to see this so-called summoning ritual being performed.

'Bob, record everything that will be happening. Maybe if you get more data on this teleportation circle we can use it to get me home faster.'

The problem of getting home was the route. Only after escaping this world would he be able to triangulate the world where his wife and kids were. But now when this grand summoning ritual was taking place there was a chance of getting more data. He might be even able to tell where these 'heroes' were summoned from.

”Isn't it great Mr. Leigong, I would have never dreamed about being able to witness a hero summoning.”

Beatrice said while standing to the left of Zhang Dong.

”This is truly a joyous occasion.”

Isabella commented while she was on the right along with some other nobles from her friend circle. There was a lot of space here so everyone could look at this ritual.

”Hm, is it?”

He replied while rubbing his chin. From his perspective being summoned to another world was a traumatic experience. Now if he was dropped off here with many strange noblemen and noble ladies looking at him he would be even more traumatized.

There were guards and wizards all over the place. It looked like they were expecting a demonic being to appear there and not a hero. What would happen to the people that were forcibly brought over here?

It looked like this king wouldn't take a no for an answer. The heroes would probably start out fairly weak which would not help Zhang Dong with his situation. There was also a possibility that they would come with some kind of cheats included. This could hasten the process of them heading to the demon continent and getting the DemonKing.

”Is there something wrong Mr. Leigong, you look troubled?”

Beatrice turned to Zhang Dong, the white-haired man was intently looking at the summoning circle while everything was being prepared. Apparently thanks to the stars aligning in the right way this very moment it would be possible to summon these people. He himself knew that this was probably a lie and somewhere a cube was going to power this teleportation function.