Chapter 87 (1/2)

Chapter 87: Eternal Darkness, New Avenues of Release

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Despite being doubtful, Link received the letter and said, “Eliard, send my greetings to your teacher.”

“I will.” Eliard kept the items on the stone table and left after setting the date for their next meeting.

Link did not leave immediately. He looked around and after making sure no one was looking, then opened Herrera’s letter. There was only a small paragraph on the letter. It was not written in human language, but in a long lost language from an ancient Earth Spirit civilization. Link specifically learned this language in order to converse with Herrera.

“I am sorry to disturb, my friend. The situation this time around is slightly special. Master Anthony has informed me that the academy’s Detection Spell once again detected a strange dark energy coming from the Girvent Forest. While it is carefully hidden, the overflowing energy suggests the user might be extremely powerful, probably similar to the standard of a Level-6 Magician. I have already sent the Magic Crow to investigate and will personally interfere once I have gotten concrete evidence. However, to not raise the suspicion of Magician Bale, this will be a secret mission. I may need the assistance of another Magician then. If you are willing to travel with me, please contact me so that I can make the necessary preparations. I will give a good reason for you to take a leave of absence from the academy and predict the journey to begin in a month. This is extremely dangerous. If you truly wish to travel with me, please be prepared.”

The moment Link finished reading, the letter combusted with a brilliant flame. At the same time, a new mission appeared in his field of vision.

New mission: Travelling Together.

Mission: Leave the academy when the time is ripe to help Herrera in her investigation into the origin of the dark energy in the Girvent Forest.

Reward: 100 Omni Points.

Link shuddered at the sight of such a hefty reward. This would be a difficult mission. But could he reject Herrera’s request? Of course not! Herrera was an Angel of Light, and a strong ally in his fight against the dark forces. If she required assistance, he would gladly render it.

Link accepted the mission.

Luckily, there was still a month before the mission began. By then, Link would have recovered from his weakened state and his Domingo Crystal will be purified. He should also be able to invent a few more Supreme Magical Skills in this period, accumulating a few more Omni Points. He would become an extremely strong Level-4 Magician by then.

This should be enough to deal with the mission.

However, even with so much equipment and spells, Link was still afraid. He remembered that darkness always emerged from new openings whenever another was sealed off. While Link had certain knowledge of the openings up until now, he had no background information on these new openings.

As he continued rewriting history, he was also slowing losing his advantage of knowing the future.

Darkness is always present; it has merely found another way to release its power. I wonder what kind of calamities will be unleashed when it eventually goes out of control. Link sighed.

It was already four o’clock in the afternoon and the sun was setting. Link had a busy day and casually strolled back to Bale’s Mage Tower, preparing to take a good rest. When he reached the hall, he saw the apprentices assembling in front of the podium, and Derek seemed to be announcing something important as the manager of the Mage Tower.

Link headed quietly to his seat in the corner and listened.

“All in all, the royal army has issued a huge order, and they have high expectations for the quality, especially the stability of the equipment. We will have to complete the order in time and give our highest quality equipment…” Derek was full of energy and inspiration, but the apprentices listening had a pained expression on their face.

After listening for a while, Link understood. It seemed like the Nordic Kingdom was preparing to launch a revenge assault on the Pralync Kingdom of the Dark Elves in the Dark Forest. Naturally, they would need a variety of resources, such as magic scrolls and potions for their battle.

In the game, after the massacre in Gladstone City, the Dark Elves received divine blessings from the Spider Queen Lolth, and got their hands on a divine weapon. The Nordic kingdom had been suffering defeats ever since.

History is changing, I wonder what will be the result this time? For some weird reason, Link felt especially worried.

As Link was late to the meeting, he went straight to Warwick to inquire more about the mission. “Warwick, what kind of mission is this?”