Chapter 549 - More Importantly, It’s Growing (1/2)

Chapter 549: More Importantly, It’s Growing

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

Two days later, Link’s group returned from the South, fully loaded.

This time, they brought back 569 Ethereal Crystals. They’d practically wiped out all the Ethereal Warriors around the Syndicate.

After returning to Ferde, Link didn’t rest. He immediately gathered the core Magicians of the territory to start producing Ethereal magic equipment.

This equipment could transform into Legendary-level power, making up for the lack of high-level martial combat in Ferde. In other words, these were strategic resources. They had to be perfect and flawless.

Naturally, this required powerful Magicians.

At the present, there were six core Magicians in Ferde. Other than Link, there was Eliard, Vance, Alloa, and Celine.

Celine especially had studied Link’s enchantments for about half a year without rest. Paired with Link’s obvious help, she was very advanced in enchantments now. She was practically equal to Vance and the others.

Other than Alloa who used Link’s Dragon Power due to her special circumstances, the other five were all above Level-8. Eliard’s Sunlight Power was even in the upper stages of Level-9. His power was quite active too. Soon, he would reach Level-10.

This was the most powerful force in the history of humanity; they could look over any other human territory arrogantly. However, compared to the 80,000-strong Magician army of at least Level-6 Magicians from the Isle of Dawn, they were still far off.

Just these few hundred Ethereal Crystals was already stretching them thin, let alone being able to deal with the Isle of Dawn. Each Ethereal Crystal had a unique function. They couldn’t use mass production. Due to the high level, they also couldn’t get help from ordinary Magicians.

Thus, the six had to process the crystals one by one. It was very inefficient.

The bottom line was that Ferde needed top-level Magicians. Thus, after working for a day, Link and Eliard walked to Evelina’s imprisonment room.

Even though she’d gone to the South and had worked hard, she was still technically Ferde’s prisoner. Plus, her many subconscious reactions along the way had showed that she didn’t really want to join Ferde. She was just staying here due to fear of Link’s power.

This wasn’t a good thing, because once she had the ability to escape from Link’s control or was intimidated by someone stronger, Evelina would sell Ferde out. It was just like how she’d betrayed the Syndicate.

Halfway there, Link asked, “Eliard, what do you think of Evelina?”

Link’s knowledge of her was limited to the game. There, Evelina had been a wandering vigilante. She’d walked around and sometimes joined important battles but never joined the core of the alliance.

In reality, Eliard was always with Evelina. He would be more familiar with her.

Eliard flinched and then nodded. “She’s good. I would sometimes discuss magic with her, like secret spells and techniques. She would answer straightforwardly without keeping anything back.”

“Oh.” Link seemed to have some thoughts.

Since she was at the point of sharing secret spells with Eliard, there was something to be considered. Just like technology from earth, there were two levels of spells.

The first was magic theory. This was the basics and there was nothing to hide. Even if you figured it out first, others wouldn’t be too far off.

For example, Link had created the spatial theory. There must be other spatial Magicians in the world that reached similar levels but were just a bit off. There wasn’t a really significant gap.

The second level was in specific applications. This was the specific spells and techniques. These were secrets—the things that could cause the gap in abilities.

For example, everyone knew the principle of leverage. However, some would use a wooden stick to throw stones while others would use a catapult. The difference was too big to put in words.

It could be said that secret spells were a Magician’s best tricks. They wouldn’t tell people who weren’t close or trusted. Since Evelina shared them with Eliard so straightforwardly, she either had feelings for Eliard or Ferde. They were both good things.

These thoughts flashed through Link’s mind. “I see,” he said. “Later, you persuade her. I’ll just stand to the side.”

Eliard nodded. He’d been wanting Evelina to join Ferde. He had said this many times before, but Evelina never gave a definite answer. She always had some worry. He didn’t mind trying to persuade her again. If she didn’t agree, he would come a second or third time. He felt that if he tried enough times, she would agree.

The place where Evelina was “imprisoned” wasn’t far. It was a guest room in Eliard’s sub-tower. The two arrived quickly.

At the entrance, Link stood to the side while Eliard knocked. “Eve, are you free?”

“Of course. Come in,” Evelina said.

Eliard opened the door and entered.

Evelina was only imprisoned in name. In reality, Eliard didn’t put any restrictions on Evelina. As long as she wasn’t walking around on the street, she could use all the resources in the tower, such as the Elemental Pool and alchemy room.

The guest room had everything necessary too. Eliard had even remodeled the room in the style of the High Elves.

Entering the room, one could see many fine silver veins on the doorframe. Going further in, there was a sturdy and smooth wood floor and a deer head hanging on the wall. The living room had an elven warmer. The bedroom, bathroom, and toilet were all decorated sincerely too.

Link followed Eliard into the living room and felt that he was in a different world. It wasn’t like a room in a Mage Tower at all. It was more like a house in the woods.

In the room, Evelina was lying lazily on a leather chair, reading a magic book. Link peered at it and discovered it was the enchantment book he’d written.

Seeing Link and Eliard come, Evelina set the book down. Her hand twitched and an innocent-looking magic puppet brought two cups of hot water over.

This magic puppet was a top-class product of the Gold Rune Workshop. They were mass-produced now and were popular with the nobles. Many people would come to Ferde just to order a pretty servant. The price was good too. The workshop had a list of specific prices, clearly stating the different materials and functions. The price went from 500 to 10,000 gold coins.

Evelina smiled. “You two must be busy. How come you’re here?”

Link sat on the side without replying. He just blew at his hot drink. Eliard cleared his throat and said straightforwardly, “Evelina, here’s the deal. We sincerely invite you to join Ferde.”

Evelina arched an eyebrow. Smiling at Eliard, she said, “Aren’t I already in Ferde?”