Training-Addicted Mage In A Progression Fantasy-Chapter 56: Wandering Mage

After exploring the Empire’s city, Leon felt that this place exuded an atmosphere very similar to Crest.

The familiar attire of adventurers from Crest caught his eye, and merchants were bustling about everywhere, selling their wares.Even mages wearing robes and holding staffs could frequently be seen on the streets.

He wondered if this was how Crest would feel if it had grown larger.

The level of mages here is quite high too.

Although not as prevalent as in a Magic City, Arcane-grade mages could occasionally be spotted.

“What are you planning to do?”

Kito asked, tugging on Leon’s hair.It seemed that mages walking around with Summoned Creatures like Leon weren’t uncommon, so there was no need to hide Kito.

“I wonder what ways there are to get identity verification in the Empire?”“Since you’re a mage, joining a School would be good. Or isn’t being an adventurer the best option? It’s rare for someone who hasn’t even reached adulthood to wander around alone like you.”

According to the information Maxius provided, adventurer badges issued by the Kingdom’s Adventurer Guild could be renewed in the Empire.

Leon decided to stop by the Adventurer Guild to renew his Silver Badge.

The procedure was simpler and smoother than expected.When Leon made a puzzled expression, the guide smiled and kindly explained.

“Mages without affiliations often register as adventurers. It’s not difficult to issue an adventurer badge, and it’s useful in many ways.”

Leon didn’t seem to stand out as particularly unusual to them.

It’s certainly different from the Kingdom.

If the Kingdom felt like mages and ordinary people were clearly distinguished, the Empire seemed to have them living together in harmony.

Taking the opportunity to speak, Leon asked.

“Is there a place where I can get a map of the Empire?”

He had already looked around the city and checked all the shopping districts, but there didn’t seem to be a place specializing in selling maps.It appeared that map-making and selling weren’t commonplace here.

“Hmm... There are adventurers who specialize in map-making. Would you like me to introduce you?”“Yes, please.”

The guide told Leon to come back tomorrow morning.

Leon entered a nearby inn.After getting a room for one day, he immediately entered the Magic Orb.

Leon’s attention was drawn to the nine Spatial Pockets roughly laid out before him.The six corpses of the Empire’s mages had long since turned to skeletons inside the Magic Orb.

Though there were six corpses, nine Spatial Pockets had been recovered from them.

The corpse Kito brought belonged to a Mystic-grade Mage.He possessed two Spatial Pockets, as did Fabian and Ullrich, who were Arcane-grade Mages.Lastly, one Spatial Pocket each was found on the three Apprentice Mages.

The Spatial Pockets of the Apprentice Mages contained nothing particularly noteworthy.Just a few Mana Stones and Basic Magic Books.While these could be useful for researching Empire magic, they weren’t something Leon needed to learn.

Leon’s interest grew as he rummaged through the Spatial Pockets of the Intermediate Arcane-grade Mages.One of the two Spatial Pockets was filled solely with Mana Stones.That pocket contained an impressive 20,000 Mana Stones.

Do they have separate Spatial Pockets exclusively for Mana Stones?

This pocket was indeed a Mana Stone-exclusive one, capable of storing up to 100,000 Mana Stones.

Leon set aside the Mana Stone pocket and examined another Spatial Pocket.A Magic Book inside caught his eye.

The magic was called Melting Heaven Blast.It was a multi-attribute magic combining Fire, Wind, and Earth attributes.It was a magic Leon had once longed for, but after obtaining Harmony’s Providence, his excitement had waned.

The magic was B-grade, learnable up to Mystic grade.Both its grade and attributes overlapped with Harmony’s Providence.

I was planning to combine high-grade magics of each attribute anyway.

This thought had solidified after obtaining the SSS-grade Light Attribute magic, Brilliance of Creation.

Though currently impossible, Leon’s ultimate goal was to obtain SSS-grade magic of all attributes and combine them into one.

He saw little need to learn lower-grade multi-attribute magic when SSS-grade magic was available.

It would be nice if SSS-grade multi-attribute magic existed...

Leon smiled wryly.Even low-grade multi-attribute magic was rare, let alone knowing if SSS-grade multi-attribute magic even existed.

The appeal of multi-attribute magic is simple.Combining magics into one saves training time.Learning various magics doesn’t aid Realm Ascension.Rather, it just consumes time.

Moreover, it’s not beneficial to learn many Arcane magics.

Arcane magic cannot be incanted simultaneously.Not only that, but even preparing it requires immense concentration.Incanting multiple Arcane magics simultaneously seemed nearly impossible.The mere thought of it seemed enough to make one’s head explode.

But Leon could do it.

Harmony’s Providence.Glory’s Thunder.

Learning both had confirmed it for him.He could use them simultaneously.

It would be nice to have.

Melting Heaven Blast, the first multi-attribute magic he’d obtained, would be crucial for Leon to understand the structure of multi-attribute magic and research higher-grade versions in the future.

Leon set the Magic Book aside.Besides that, a few small Artifacts caught his eye. A staff with an embedded red crystal, an E-grade Scroll, an Elixir for recovering Magic Power, some D-grade Essences, and even powder used as a spell catalyst for drawing Magic Circles.

Next, he opened the Spatial Pocket of the Advanced Arcane-grade Mage.

The magic he had learned was Wind Attribute magic.As expected, it was B-grade magic, specialized in attacks that imbued wind with physical power.

This would be good for the Gargoyle Golem to learn, right?

The magic currently installed in the Gargoyle Golem was Gale Wind, a C-grade Wind Attribute magic.This newly obtained magic was one grade higher, B-grade, so it seemed capable of further enhancing the Golem’s combat ability.

He found a familiar red net in the pocket and used Appraisal Magic on it.It was the Artifact Ullrich had used in his attempt to capture Leon.The grade was C-grade.

This net could bind up to five opponents and inflicted pain like being burned by fire upon contact.However, unlike the lightning shackles, it lacked the ability to recognize Magic Power flow to inflict pain.

So, if someone could endure the pain and use magic, they could easily escape from the net.For a Mystic-grade Mage especially, escaping wouldn’t be particularly challenging.

Next was the Spatial Pocket of the Mystic-grade Mage that Kito had brought.It seemed he used the same magic, Melting Heaven Blast.

However, one Artifact stood out.It was an antique-style lantern.The palm-sized lantern, intricately crafted from silver metal, exuded a mysterious aura like an ancient relic.

At the bottom was a small crystal ball that lit the fire with Magic Power, and when lit, a soft blue light flickered inside the lantern.As that light spread, a magic that instantly concealed presence was activated.

It’s an A-grade Artifact?

It could hide up to thirty people, and even if they moved, they blended with the surroundings, making them difficult to spot unless carefully observed.Of course, it was also immune to Scanning Magic.

Except for the silver broom, this was the first A-grade Artifact he had obtained.

It’s useful for sneaking up on enemies, and also for escaping.

Its ability to accommodate up to thirty people made it seem particularly valuable.

Did they use this to herd monsters?

Leon wondered if Erika was important enough to warrant the use of such a high-grade Artifact, or if the Empire itself had a high level of Artifacts.

In any case, the items obtained from this battle were far more valuable than expected.

After organizing all the items, Leon slowly exited the Magic Orb.

The next morning, he visited the Adventurer Guild early.

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He paid the adventurer introduced by the guild and received a scroll containing a map of the Empire.

As he unrolled the scroll, the vast land of the Empire was revealed before his eyes.His current location was Pristine, a city in the southwest of the Empire.While much larger than Crest, it wasn’t particularly big compared to other major Empire cities.

Leon was examining the city names when he noticed black dots marked throughout the cities.These dots were as large as the cities, but their exact names weren’t marked.

“What are these black-marked places?”“Ah... those are cities where mages live. I couldn’t mark them in detail because adventurers like me can’t freely enter Magic Cities.”

Leon nodded.As expected, the name Asteria wasn’t visible anywhere on the map.

The adventurer, seeming to guess Leon’s intention, added:

“Are you perhaps looking for a map that includes all the Magic Cities? I know a mage who specializes in map-making, but he’s probably in another city right now.”“Can you introduce me to him?”“I believe he’s in another city at the moment. If you look here...”

The adventurer pointed to a spot on the map.

“It’s this place. It’s not too far from Pristine, and it’s similar to our free city, but it’s a place where mages frequently come and go. It’s like a free city for mages.”“Can I meet him if I go there?”“Yes, even adventurers like us can go there if we want, so there shouldn’t be any major issues. You can ask at the adventurer branch there. He’s registered as an adventurer too. Look for someone named Torin. However, the price will be quite steep...”“How steep?”“You’ll need at least several hundred Mana Stones.”“I see.”

That wasn’t much of a concern.Originally, he had over 60,000 Mana Stones left, and now an additional 100,000 Mana Stones from the Empire mage’s Spatial Pocket.

If anything, he was short on Empire currency.

“Is there anything else I need to prepare?”“Well... I’ve only been there once for map-making, so... Haha, sorry I couldn’t be of more help. I didn’t expect you to want a map that includes Magic Cities.”“No, it’s fine.”

For now, just having the Empire’s cities marked was useful enough.

Leon immediately left Pristine and flew northeast.After flying at full speed for two days, he arrived at the city.

The city exuded a distinctly different atmosphere from Pristine.Mages flying through the sky were a common sight, and most people walking the streets emanated magical aura.

Leon briefly felt a familiar scent in the magical city atmosphere he hadn’t experienced in a long time.

It seems the description “free city for mages” is accurate.

After exploring various parts of the city, Leon entered a small Adventurer Guild branch building.

Unlike Pristine, the guild here was very small-scale, but its functions were still comprehensive.Leon requested to find Torin there, and the guild staff replied that they would notify him when contact was made since he had a Silver Badge.Adventurers had a calling function installed when they became Silver Badge holders because there were also designated requests.

Leon left after being told that they would inform him when they received a response.

Having left the guild, Leon decided to explore the shopping district with his spare time.

The streets were filled with all kinds of magical Artifacts.Various eye-catching items were abundant, but neither Leon nor Kito showed particular interest.

“Don’t you need anything?”

Leon asked, but Kito answered with an indifferent face.

“Not really?”

At that moment, the shop owner approached with a friendly manner.

“Haha, I’m sorry I couldn’t satisfy the customer.”

Leon smiled awkwardly and shook his head.

“No, it’s fine.”“If you want higher quality items, how about participating in an auction?”“An auction?”