98 Origin Part 1 (1/2)

Chalice could never forget the following event after the prominent figure showed up.

The old man did not speak a lot but gave a few instructions for him to take care of this place.

It seems the man wasn't too interested at the site and would just like to sightsee on this island or he probably obtained already the most important thing in this place.

”Do not get too close while unprotected or you'll be corrupted by it's power source.”

It was the first instruction the old man said. After his familiar voice was heard, that deep and clear voice with Zairusian accent, Chalice no longer doubted the identity of the old man and listened carefully.

Whatever this old man has to say, he would keep it in his heart because of the person's reputation acknowledge by whole southern continent.

Chalice contemplated the warning and of course, he didn't understood at first what could corrupt him just by getting near the site, it sound ridiculous for a Battle Mage like him. only later he found out about it's mystery after studying the place for years.

”Where did this thing came from? Is this one of the Lost Technology you've mentioned before? Are there other sites like this?” Chalice asked questions to the old man. He didn't feel any animosity from him so he asked him a lot of questions that was in his mind. After all, it is rare to meet a reputable person especially in their poor island country that was struggling on internal strife for years.

Unfortunately, the old man only smirked and shook his head.

'Eh? What do you mean by that? There's no other sites like this and it's not a Lost Technology? or you don't know as well? Ugh, I should've asked only one question.' Chalice thought but as soon as he was about to ask more, the old man spoke again.

”You must not destroy this place. Someday, someone will reclaim these.”

It was what he said and Chalice could only nod but deep inside, he's already planning on how to plunder the place once the old man left.

'Hmph. I would agree if you plan to share the loot with me, we can go 50-50, but since you don't want the loot, I'll take it all later.'

Chalice thought as he smirked. He was already imagining what he can get within this aircraft and identify those items or artifact lying on the ground with the human figure.

But it seems that the old man noticed his dark thought so the man gazed at him without saying a word.

Chalice looked back at the old man which only made him even more stiffed with that cold gaze. The pressure was so heavy and scary that he would like to beg for his forgiveness.

”I-I won't touch them, I promise!”

Luckily, the old man seems to have acknowledged his word or he probably just found it below him to bother with a petty Battle Mage.

'I thought he was just a nerdy engineer. Crap! Why is he so strong? I almost died from that look. Those magazines were completely wrong!' Chalice said remembering the news and reports about this person. His achievements in magic was never mentioned telling he was just an average magician that failed to pass being a battle mage and thus, he focused on engineering instead.

'Tsk! One day, I'll also be capable of doing that pressure just by looking at someone.' He even made an oath on that day because of how impressed and scared he was with this old man. He would definitely like to be as strong as him.

His thoughts were interrupted when the old man took out something and spoke again.

The man took out a fragment of stone or something from his inner robe pocket. After Chalice observed it using his Mana detection, he noticed that it was being covered or protected by an extremely complex Mana Shell.