Chapter 625
Advent of the Archmage
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âNana, draw the Aragu Empireâs sign for me.â Link passed paper and pen to Nana.
âYes, Master.â
Nana took the paper and pen and started drawing. On the side, Piasce also looked curiously. He didnât understand why everyone had seen what heâd seen in the Sea of Void.
The sign wasnât complicated. With a few strokes, Nana accurately recreated the sign on the paper. It was completely realistic and identical to the real thing.
âHere, itâs like this. Donât you think itâs similar?â
The paper was on the table. Everyone could see it. Link, Celine, and Piasce all looked over.
There was a badge on the paper. It contained one eye with an eight-sided gear around it. Nana had drawn in detail. Looking closely, one could see that the eye was made up by many detailed runes. What was shocking was that the runes were practically the same as what Piasce had drawn.
âThis doesnât make sense.â
Piasce carefully compared the two images and found it increasingly hard to understand. When heâd seen the gear in the Void, heâd thought that it was an intelligent creature from some realm. Heâd circled it but didnât find anything.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Now, an image of the same source appeared in another realm. It had even attracted the interest of Nozama. What exactly was it?
His curiosity was piqued.
In reality, everyone present was the same. Link looked up. âNana, Aragu should have more than one sign. Is there anything special about this?â
âYes. This is the sign of God-given Wisdom, the core magic workshop of Aragu. The eye is called Wrightâs Eye.â
âGod-given Wisdom? Magic workshop?â Piasce asked hurriedly. âDo you know which god the so-called god-blessed is referring to?â
Nana thought a bit and shook her head. âIâm unsure. Apparently, this magic workshop has been around for many years. Itâs a name passed down from ancient times. Maybe it had a special meaning in the beginning but was lost. Itâs probably just called this by habit now.â
Link had wanted to ask another question. Hearing Nanaâs answer, he didnât have much hope, but he still asked. âWhoâs Wright?â
This was another critical question. All three turned to look at Nana with hopeful eyes. If they knew who Wright was, they could follow it to get another clue.
This time, Nana didnât disappoint. She supplied another piece of information. âApparently, Wright is the name of an ancient enchanter. Princess Milda had researched this question, so I read some material. According to legends, Wright was one of the creators of God-given Wisdom. He was the most skilled in creating magic puppets. Not only were his puppets extremely realistic, but they were also very smart. In some ways, they were even more intelligent than humans. Later, Wright disappeared. No historical records said where he went.â
The three all felt that Nana shouldâve said more. The information was too little and crude. It was basically useless.
Link couldnât help but ask, âNana, is that all? Think more closely.â
Nana âcruellyâ shook her head. âNothing more. These are all ancient legends. Princess Milda could find it because the Aragu Empire split and no one supervised the library. There are more than 100,000 books there. It took Milda a month to find this much. I could see it only because I was her personal bodyguard at the time.â
Everyone sighed at this. Too much time had passed. The truth of history was hidden in the passage of time. It was depressing.
Link walked up. He used a print spell to print the Wrightâs Eye that Nana drew and the eye on Piasceâs mysterious gear. He turned them into magic projections and compared them carefully in the air.
This way, he found something new.
âDonât you think that the runes forming the gearâs eye are more detailed than Wrightâs Eye? It seems like the revised version.â
Piasce nodded. âNow that you say that, it does seem that way.â
Celine looked carefully and nodded too. Pointing at some of the runes, she said, âI also think that. Look at these runes, here, here, and here. The former is clearly a variation of the latter... Wait, I remember. Iâve seen this eye in a book!â Celine suddenly exclaimed.
âWhich book?â Linkâs spirits were lifted. Right now, he really wanted to understand the source of the eye. A voice inside told him that the key for Aisenisâ dark prediction was perhaps in this eye!
Celine didnât reply. She ran to her bedroom and ran back after a while with a magic book in her hands. It was the Book of Revelations. Before opening it, she glanced at Piasce. The man was curious too and was staring at the book. Sensing Celineâs eyes, he chuckled awkwardly and looked away.
Finally, Celine opened it and flipped to the last few pages. One page had a picture.
âI flipped through while I was bored and saw this picture. Donât you think itâs similar?â
Link looked over. The picture described a Soul spell called Eye of Insight. Despite the name, its appearance was extremely similar to the design of the mysterious gear. The runes werenât even that different. It was quite similar to Wrightâs Eye too.
âThatâs strange.â Link read the spellâs description.
The inspiration for this spell is from the remains of an ancient book I found by accident. The author is named Wright Skynar. There isnât much recorded in the book, but using the information, I can conclude that Wright was an excellent Magician. Unfortunately, he has passed. It is such a pity that I could not be in the same era as a Magician like him.
Wright Skynar. Another clue had appeared; new questions also appeared. This was a complicated matter.
Link carefully studied the Eye of Insight on the Book of Revelations. Suddenly, his heart jumped. He finally understood why the mysterious gear had felt familiar at first glance.
âI remember! I remember!â he cried excitedly. He took out a dark gray square rock. Its surface had some strange magic veins.
This was the game systemâs reward to him for defeating the God of Destructionâs Saintâthe Astral Whetstone. Link didnât know what its use was. When he first got it, heâd looked at it and tried sharpening the Ode of a Full Moon. It hadnât been too effective, but he was busy these days and put it away without studying it.
But now, he realized the magic veins on the stone were extremely similar to Wrightâs Eye, the Eye of Insight, and the mysterious gear.
Celine realized it too. âHey, Link, where did you get that rock? The veins are so familiar.â
Link didnât keep it from Piasce.
âThe style is completely the same. I think itâs made by the same person,â he quickly concluded.
Here, Link had formed a vague hypothesis, but there wasnât enough information. He couldnât confirm it. Looking at the coordinates in Piasceâs book, he said, âI guess weâll have to go see the gear personally in the Sea of Void.â
Piasce immediately said, âHow will you go? My Void Ferry? Itâll definitely attract Nozama and his Dark Army!â
âNo, no, no, not your Void Ferry. Itâs too shabby. I have a better idea,â Link said, smiling.