The Vastness of Magi Chapter 119 - 119 10 Essence Spirit Ring

??Chapter 119: Chapter 10: Essence Spirit Ring

Chapter 119: Chapter 10: Essence Spirit Ring

As everyone’s gaze turned in that direction, Kor inwardly groaned. He hadn’t expected a magician to attend such a banquet, and that Mr. Mundell was probably the most famous high-level mage in the Galle Region, a close friend of Duke Zellin. It was said that he was close to reaching the realm of the Archmage. With his discernnt, if Kor’s enormous lie was exposed on the spot, he truly might have to face the edge of Knight Sate’s sword.

Two gray-clad n had been standing in a corner of the Grand Hall, conversing with each other and not wanting to be disturbed. Though the passing guests looked at them with a mixture of awe and envy, neither of the two n bothered to spare a glance for their surroundings as if the comings and goings of the hall held no allure for them. It wasn’t until Sate steered the attention of the crowd their way that the two middle-aged n in grey raised their gaze with furrowed brows.

“Mr. Mundell, uh, and Mr. Rebry, everyone is very curious about the gift that Baron Kor has presented to Princess Vero, but we’re all unclear about the origin and effect of this magic ring. Baron Kor ntioned that it is an antique with a great history, could you two possibly discern the origin of the ring?”

When it ca to Mr. Rebry, Sate’s voice hesitated slightly. He was not familiar with Mr. Mundell’s friend and thought of Mr. Rebry as nothing more than a con artist exploiting food and drink. Having been in Gutenberg for nearly half a year, he had not seen this man cast a single spell, yet he hid away in his room, fiddling about with who knows what. Nonetheless, Mr. Mundell treated him with exceptional respect, which puzzled the other mages in the service of Duke Zellin and the mbers of the Nirvana Knights regint.

If not for Mr. Mundell’s high prestige, the brothers of the Knights regint might have already tried to test this mage who hasn’t shown any remarkable talent in half a year.

The middle-aged man in a neat grey robe frowned, his square face bearing little semblance of a smile, though the gaze from beneath his thick brows commanded respect and pressure that everyone could feel. His hands were tucked into his sleeves as if he were a common monk devout in faith.

However, the other man in a grey robe beside him was entirely different. His gray robe was frayed at the cuffs, and his chest bore a large patch of grease stains, making him look like a tavern worker who had just run out of the kitchen. With a sharp mouth and sunken cheeks, his eyes were half open, and if he were seen outside, most would mistake him for a begging vagrant, not imagining him to be a mage at all.

The nobles naturally made way for them. Nearly everyone held an inexplicable sense of reverence and fear toward magicians, the ability to call forth storms, turn stone to gold, and traverse great distances effortlessly were considered unfathomable to the common person. A single individual capable of manipulating the elents and even communicating with different worlds was undoubtedly the stuff of legends for ordinary folk. Yet to these magicians, it was as commonplace as a al, and that alone was enough to earn endless respect from everyone.

From this, Kor could tell of the grand ambition harbored by Duke Zellin. A magician was not sothing just anyone could afford; to satisfy a mage’s needs required not only providing them with ample wealth and status, but also accommodating their various other potential needs at any ti.

Mages are people too, often quirky individuals at that – especially those with special abilities. For a lord, won, money, honor, position, and faith might be readily obtainable, but the magic materials, magic tools, magic laboratories, and all things related to magic essential for a mage’s cultivation were not things every lord could satisfy, and these precisely are the factors that mages value most.

Many things cannot simply be bought with money, though of course, having a strong financial foundation makes it easier to achieve. Therefore, at the end of the day, if you wish to enlist the services of a mage, you must first possess an exceedingly strong financial base.

Duke Zellin, in emulation of the Kingdom, had established a Mage Corps. According to Palermo, the mages in Duke Zellin’s service numbered as many as twelve and were actively recruiting mages from all over the Continent. He also had more than twenty magicians and a large number of magic apprentices.

Kor knew that Archduke Philip of the Hor Region, where he resided, had only half the number of mages and magicians Duke Zellin commanded. With such a sizable Mage Corps and accompanied by a high-level mage on the brink of becoming an Archmage, naly the present Mr. Mundell, it was no wonder the Central Kingdom harbored worries. If considering the number of mages alone, the two houses already equaled more than half of the Kingdom’s court-appointed Mage Corps. Perhaps this was the reason Duke Tez spoke with such undertones of significance before leaving.

Their arrival imdiately caused Kor to tighten his heart. Not only was he worried about his lie being pierced through, but he also had to carefully conceal the demonic nature in him to prevent incidents like the one that happened last ti in the Versailles Tavern. Mages from the Church of Light were particularly sensitive to dark attributes of magic power, and their detection abilities were far greater than other mages. Kor did not want to experience a similar event again.