The Vastness of Magical Destiny-Chapter 193 - Two A Visitor is Coming

Chapter 193: Chapter Two: A Visitor is Coming

Chapter 193 -Two: A Visitor is Coming

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This repetitive behavior didn’t strike Rebry and his friends as strange; they were quite accustomed to their friend’s cautious actions. Thankfully, they had plenty of time and no need to worry about anything. They lived leisurely within the castle, supplied with all the necessities by the Lord’s Mansion. Rebry even felt like he and his companions had become mages in royal service.

The wall looked utterly ordinary from the outside, but upon closer inspection, you could see that the layout of the wall was slightly different.

The stone wall wasn’t constructed from a single slab of stone; unlike other walls in the building, which were made from big stones stacked upon one another, this wall was built from many small stone bars closely fitted together, leaving almost invisible gaps. But if you approached it with a preconceived idea and then examined it closely, you could find that a few of these gaps were slightly different from the rest.

By running your fingers along the seams, you could feel a winding gap that extended downward along the direction of the stacked stones, all the way down to the base foot of the wall. But the base foot was plain to see and responded to neither stomping nor stepping, making it clear that the secret lay within the wall itself.

The smooth line between the stones on the wall seemed to hint at something, but what exactly did this line signify? The thin and dry magician pondered fruitlessly, pacing back and forth in front of the wall.

He could deduce that among the countless stone bars in this wall, surely one or two were peculiar, but he had no idea which. He did know, however, that the secret was connected to the curving line, but no matter what method he used to predict and calculate, he couldn’t make it work. Where did the problem lie?

Subconsciously, he wiped his feet on the ground, and it seemed that some strange characters appeared. Rubbing his eyes, the thin magician exclaimed and suddenly lay down on the floor to carefully observe this miracle that had appeared out of nowhere.

But it wasn’t really a miracle at all. Due to the damp weather, the red sandstone floor had become moldy from moisture penetration, and a type of moss unique to the Caucasus almost completely covered the ground. The floor felt soft with a hint of hardness underfoot, so no one noticed anything unusual.

This unexpected discovery immediately piqued everyone’s interest. The thought of peeling back the moss to see what lay beneath took hold, and they quickly completed the task of clearing it away. The entire floor was now clean and even, revealing all its secrets to the onlookers.

Beneath the moss, blurry lines of text and symbols emerged, which seemed like they could be the key to unlocking the wall’s magic prohibition. But the thin magician’s excitement soon turned to disappointment. Although the lines of text and symbols were distinguishable upon careful inspection, he quickly realized after looking over them a few times that this was nothing more than a simple introduction to Damarlinsk Castle, filled with fantastical elements.

The introduction detailed the life of the castle’s founder and extensively described the construction process of Damarlinsk Castle. While this information could help others understand the castle’s history, it seemed worthless to those who were urgently trying to find a way to break the magic prohibition.

As Rebry and the others stood up in disappointment, the thin magician was not so easily deterred. In his view, the presence of this introduction here was peculiar; a stele placed in a square as a commemoration would be much more fitting. But engraved on the floor of this room? That was intriguing.

The light grew dimmer; the stone room couldn’t capture direct sunlight and seemed quite gloomy. In contrast, the area beneath the outside colonnade appeared much brighter. Behind them was the outer perimeter wall, and situated just there was a towering defensive tower, conveniently blocking any light from entering the window.

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After Rebry and his party finally grew impatient and left, only the thin and dry magician remained in the room, crouched on the floor searching for clues while painstakingly pondering the secret within.

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Row by row, column by column, each character seemed so simple, and the entire introduction wasn’t complicated. Though it covered the entire floor of the room, the text didn’t seem too dense due to the large size of the characters.

With the tip of his finger sliding down letter by letter, the thin magician suddenly noticed a peculiar phenomenon: it seemed that every few sentences there would be one letter somewhat larger than the others. Of course, this difference was only relative. If one were simply reading in an ordinary manner, such a distinction would be rather difficult to discern.

This discovery made the magician’s face, wrinkled like a dried tangerine peel, light up with ecstasy. He quickly found and arranged these distinctive letters in order, forming a few words, “Three left, five up.” What was the meaning of these simple words?

For him, adept in the art of mechanisms, the message could not be clearer. This was an ancient method of hinting, usually indicating a specific position among objects in a grid-like arrangement.

Agilely springing to his feet, the magician quickly found the stone slab that corresponded to the words he had spelled out. Conjuring a simple Sphere of Light Spell, he illuminated the entire room even more brightly and scrutinized the slab that, at first glance, seemed no different from the rest. It didn’t take him long to discover the slab’s unusual characteristics.

Its color appeared slightly duller than the other slabs and its surface was smoother, too. However, this dullness was not due to a difference in material, but rather seemed to be the result of being touched and rubbed over a long period. The smoothness was likely for the same reason.

Suppressing the joy in his heart, the magician was fairly certain that this was the switch to the stone wall prohibition. By activating it, one could avoid triggering the various vicious prohibitions that would result from attempting to destroy it by force. Of course, this method might not ward off some necessary attacks, but overall, it was a much more relaxed approach. The magician believed he could successfully predict the approximate locations of various magic and physical attacks based on his calculations.

Rebry’s group’s freeloading surely didn’t align with someone’s wishes. In Puber’s view, the development of Damarlinsk Castle was supposed to be a mutually beneficial endeavor. Without the castle’s appeal, Komer’s invitations wouldn’t sway those folks, and since it was a matter of mutual interest for both parties, all should have been equal. Then, given the high standards these freeloaders had demanded during their month-long stay, they too should offer something as compensation.

The two Dark Knights were beyond reproach; the Half-Beast Warriors they trained received nothing but praise from Fran and Baoling. The five hundred Half-Beast members of Komer’s Guard would rotate under the tutelage of the two Knights, a task both important and long-term. Meanwhile, the group of Mages didn’t seem to have much utility to offer. Before formally signing on and becoming part of the Magician Group of Caucasus at Komer’s behest, Puber reluctantly requested each mage to produce three Magic Scrolls as compensation for their board and lodging expenses.

Luckily, making Magic Scrolls was not overly challenging. Although the Mages were somewhat disgruntled, considering the indefinite length of their stay, they begrudgingly accepted the request.

Even before this, Puber had already arranged sales channels with Hes of the Adventurers’ Guild. For adventurers, Magic Scrolls were an indispensable amulet for their excursions and explorations. Depending on need and quality, these scrolls could fetch a handsome price from those very adventurers.