Nick and the others decided to go to the Goblin Forest first.
It was the closest labyrinth to the city, and it took five or six hours on foot and two to three hours on horseback to get there.
Goblin forest was just that, a forest, and not a cave or so sort of building. It was called a labyrinth because in this world, labyrinths refer to places where miasma gathered. Whether it was a cave, a forest, or a desert, if it was a place where miasma was causing monsters to naturally appear, it was a labyrinth.
Monsters were not born like humans and animals, and even if you killed them all, given enough ti, monsters would naturally appear again.
The miasma got thicker as the number of monsters increased and the labyrinths expanded, so people had to explore them and kill monsters to make sure that did not happen.
Goblins were particularly troubleso. So called them the weakest monsters, but they appeared even in places where the miasma was not very thick, and as their numbers increased they would form packs and attack towns.
For this reason, it was recomnded to put them down periodically. Goblin ears were used as proof of a kill, and while it wasnt possible to extract a lot of magic energy from them for magic items, it was decided that it would be possible to exchange them for money to ensure the safety of the neighboring regions.
Nick figured that since himself and Karan had experience exploring labyrinths, they would show Sem and Tianna the ropes
But contrary to his expectations, Sem and Tianna were the first to show off their skills as they headed towards the labyrinth.
Alright, then Im going to use Good Walker.
Whats Good Walker?
Nick asked, and Karan shook her head.
Isnt that military magic? How co you know how to use it?
It seed only Tianna knew what it was.
My master was a military chaplain, and he secretly taught magic that was important in the army. Its very useful and it consus a surprisingly low amount of magic energy.
Sem opened his sacred book with his left hand and cast a spell, an action characteristic of the priests from the temple of dlar.
A golden glow appeared beneath their feet, and suddenly disappeared.
Alright, it worked. Now were going to be faster and feel less fatigue for a while.
Im sorry, I know this is basic But what is military magic?
Nick asked Sem and Tianna.
Its support magic ant to be used for a crowd of people. Its usually ant to be used by a good number of priests on a hundred or a thousand people, but I can do it by myself for just us.
Its simple but effective It makes it so your legs dont get tired, makes you relax so your breaks are more effective, and excites you to drive away fear.
Its really useful to have soone who can use it when youre traveling, but chivalric orders and the army would not be happy to hear that a random adventurer is using it. Its best if we keep it a secret.
Simple? Its incredible. Ill keep it a secret, dont worry.
Sem felt a little embarrassed and smiled at Nicks praise.
Well, I can at least guarantee its effect. Lets get going.
Seriously It only took us three hours. We can still make it back today if we use this cant we?
Said an amazed Nick, right outside the Goblin Forest.
I think we can, if we finish our exploration quickly that is.
Hey Sem, I heard you can use support magic too. Can you tell more about that?
Yes I can use military magic like Good Walker to assist in marching, Thermal Insulation to regulate body temperature and protect against heat and cold, Mighty to increase physical strength, and Sturdy to increase physical defense.
As for healing magic, Recovery, and Full heal heal wounds, Detox cures poison from plants and bugs, and Health check sees if there are any abnormalities in soones body.
There are other kinds of magic to cure illnesses but they are more specific Do you want to explain them?
N-No, I dont think Im going to understand anyway Youre really skillful arent you Sem?
Really?
Its to the point where I bet high level parties are going to try to take you away from us. I cant believe a temple let go of you.
Haha It would be nice if that was the case.
Sem laughed in a self-deprecating manner, and Nick realized his mistake right away.
Sorry, I shouldnt have said that.
Dont worry Nick, I know you were complinting And the sa could be said about all of us right?
Thats right.
Nick and Sem laughed sarcastically. Both thought it wasnt bad to laugh their misfortunes away.
By the way Sem, are you alright in terms of magic energy?
Yes, this much is fine. If I kept using it for days or weeks straight it would be very taxing, but less than a day is barely noticeable.
I see, thanks. Now its our turn Karan.
Yes.
Nick and Karan looked at the vast forest in front of them. It looked very dense, but it was mostly because of the thick miasma in it that made it hard to see very far. There were also a lot of wild animals like horses and snakes.
From this point forward, forr experience in labyrinth exploration made all the difference.
Or at least that should have been the case.
Enemy Search
Tianna lifted her staff and cast a spell.
Tianna, what was that?
You dont know? Its magic that tells where monsters are in a radius of around three kiloters.
It doesnt work on monsters that can raise magic barriers or are good at concealing their presence, but it works fine on goblins.
Thats pretty advanced magic isnt it?
At the very least, not a lot of adventurer sorcerers could use it.
Nick used to be in the C rank party All Martial Arts, and he understood more or less how good sorcerers of that level were. It would be strange for one of them to be able to search for enemies within a three kiloter radius, and it would be strange for an adventurer below D rank to be able to use Enemy Search at all.
Is it? I can use non-elental support magic like Enemy Search and Presence Hiding. I can cast wind and water magic, and my specialty is combining them to cast lighting magic. I can cast earth magic too but Im not very good at it, and Im pretty much useless when it cos to fire magic.
Hn
Nick said nothing and had a strange expression while he made a low sound.
N-Nick, is there a problem?
No, its great. Most people can only use one elent.
Its because it takes a lot of ti to study various elents if youre serious about it. In my case, my master in school taught a lot, and I had a good environnt.
In any case, its great that youre so skillful. How did the search go?
Hum Theres a pack of about ten goblins one kiloter to the northeast. What should we do Nick?
Ten should be fine. Lets attack them.
And then they kept walking, with Nick leading the way.
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