Chapter 55: Investigate (2/2)
He tried to store the desk in the room but it seemed it was too far, the range wasn't that impressive. 'Mmm... I wonder if I can distort the distance between me and the desk so I can store it.' It seemed further experiments were needed and other factors might be able to affect the rules of the ring. Just as his thought was starting to wonder though, it was quickly jolted back by a loud sound.
*Knock. *Knock. *Knock.
A knock came from the door the moment he was done placing his torn shirt in his storage space as he thought of various possibilities. Tyler didn't bother getting up this time, they had already entered the room before so it made no sense to stop them now. He raised his voice slightly and told the person outside to enter. However, he was stunned by what happened next.
The moment the door was opened he could no longer find the door to the magic library. It was like when he had first walked in here and thought maybe he hadn't noticed it, but now it seemed the door had some sort of concealment placed on it. His drive to study everything about concealments spells went up a notch.
When Albert entered the room he saw Tyler sitting leisurely on the sofa in the room as if in thought. He had also changed his clothes and Albert was please he didn't look pissed at the fact that they entered his room without permission.
Tyler saw Albert enter the room and bow before him, it seemed he had noticed Tyler's absence and had most likely sensed his return when the aura of the ring merged with his. Albert spoke cautiously and informed Tyler about the situation outside in the forest and the first image that came to Tyler's mind when he heard that was of the frozen magic beast he had seen in the forest.
That reminded him, he still had the magic crystal from the beast and the dagger of the dark elf girl which he should probably return. He had kept the dagger in the drawer of the desk in this room before he entered the library and had taken the magic crystals with him which were now in his storage ring. He was quite lucky as the two crystals he had used in the library were from the magic beast from the settlement.
He still had the one from the frozen beast in the forest that was purer and had more energy, he was interested in researching the best way to use it and didn't want to waste something so valuable. He had also placed the remaining crystals in his storage ring to be safe, there were five left in total. Albert also proposed to Tyler what they should do next which Tyler was intrigued by.
Sending a small group out to investigate was what Tyler also wanted and he immediately agreed but it was already too late to send them out right now. Most of the creatures in the forest would move around at night and with the extra activities going on in there it would be too dangerous to send anyone in. Tyler turned to face Albert as he said. ”Alright prepare the team you think can handle this, I'll send them out first thing in the morning.”
”At once sir!”
”Also, compile a list of everyone in the castle for me, including all their skills and abilities, can you do that?”
”Of course, it is only natural for you to be aware of all the abilities of your underlings.”
With that Albert swiftly left the room to get everything set up by morning. Tyler sighed as he thought of the conversation he had just heard and realize something. The forest outside was incredibly valuable. It might even be of equal value to the Great Five as the magic library.
This meant they didn't just camp there to keep an eye on the castle but to make claim to a section of the forest. And to enable them where these so-called safe zones. If he wanted to limit the spread of information on the happenings of this region to the Great Five, he might have to kill the scouts and maybe even find a way to render these safe zones unsafe as he didn't have the manpower to manage such a large forest.
”Manpower huh? That's not something I can increase so easily, Perhaps I need to learn some summoning spells. Hmm, I should research it first.”
First of all, he should learn more about these four kings, perhaps even find a way to subdue them, killing them may not necessarily be the best option with the amount of commotion just killing one had caused in the forest, killing another would be a disaster.
”It all boils down to a lack of information, setting up an information network should also be a priority.”
Tyler thought out loud as he rested his head on the sofa, he wouldn't be able to rest well for a while so maybe he should now. After expanding his Mana body and giving the abundance of Mana within him some room to breathe, he had felt a false sense of vigor but now he was exhausted again and he slowly drifted asleep.