“Princess!”
He walked quickly and looked at Agnes.
“Duke Arpad.”
“Did you get hurt?”
“No. But what’s going on.”
At Agnes’ question, Laslo stirred.
“I don’t know yet either. I was in the office and suddenly heard a loud noise, so I came straight here.”
He looked around with a serious face.
“I already sent someone to know what happened.”
“Is it a beast?”
The defense line is not completely repaired yet.
Agnes’ face was full of anxiety.
However, the culprit was an unexpected person.
* * *
“What’s your name?”
“I’m Eva, Duchess.”
“My name is R, Ranke. Duchess.”
Next to Eva, a brown-haired man looked at Agnes’ eyes.
On the other hand, Eva’s attitude, the main culprit of this case, was calm.
“Explain.”
Agnes gave the order, while rubbing one of her temples.
It turned out that the culprit of this case was the twelfth wizard to join the team.
The laboratory she was staying in was burned and all the windows were broken.
It was surprising that she came out of there intact without any wounds.
As Eva clapped her lips, Ranke quickly intervened.
“I’m so sorry. There’s a magic Eva is working on, but it went wrong.”
“What do you mean went wrong? I succeeded.”
Eva intervened abruptly. Ranke waved his hand and pressured her to stop talking.
“Oh, well, it’s not a complete success. If I really succeeded, the walls would have been half-broken.”
But Eva didn’t blink and said what she had to say.
“Hmm. What’s the problem? Should I pour more Mana stone? No. If you pour more mana stone there, it will overload.”
As Eva fell into her own world and began to mutter, Ranke opened his mouth again, sweating.
“I’m sorry, Duchess. My fiancé’s personality is really nice, but once she’s onto something she can’t get out of it.”
Ranke made excuses to somehow defend her.
“What kind of research were you doing?”
“Explosion magic.”
Eva responded out of the blue.
“If it succeeds perfectly, it is a magic powerful enough to kill all living things within a radius of a few hundred hertz (one hertz is about 50 cm).”
Her eyes shined strangely.
“Is there such magic?”
“Yes. We need a lot of mana stone every time you try it out.”
“ No! I only need 83!”
Eva immediately protested against Ranke’s words.
“83? Two days is not enough to list the magic items that can be done with them.”
The two briefly forgot that Agnes was in front of them and fought with her in between them.
“Explain it in detail. Explosive magic.”
Agnes straightened up.
Then Eva got excited and started explaining her research.
I had to cut her off in the middle of the story in endless detail.
“So, if you use the explosive magic properly, the wall will be broken?”
“Yes.”
Eva nodded confidently. Agnes’ mouth was caught with a sneaky smile.
“Okay. Then continue your research.”
Ranke’s mouth, who was anxiously waiting for Agnes’ ruling, was wide open.
“However, move to another place. Luckily no one was hurt this time, but such powerful magic could lead to casualties.”
“I’ll do that.”
“Thank you!”
Ranke bent over and over again. She waved her hands and sent the two out.
I unintentionally got a good weapon.
As long as the power comes out as Eva said, it will be a great power for usurping later.
‘Usurpation’
The words that seemed far away came little by little and lingered around the edges.
Sutmar has regained some stability.
Laslo is pleased that he has made tremendous progress in just a year, but Agnes thinks otherwise.
“I’m glad that I can increase the number of soldiers to my heart’s content.”
Unlike other provinces, there is no limit to the number of enlisted soldiers in Sutmar.
Instead of entrusting the entire defense of the demonic beasts to the royal family, they pretended to be merciful, and this is my condition.
‘I can do it.’
At least when the magic on the wall is completed, it will not collapse in vain like in the past.
She grabbed her fist secretly.
* * *
With that opportunity, the wizards came out of Estar Castle and began to build a tower for themselves.
What kind of tricks did he do? A very high tower was built in just a week.
“Magic is amazing,”
Agnes said, looking into the tower.
“It’s all thanks to the duchess.”
Theo smiled brightly and gently brushed his palm.
“What else do you need?”
Looking at the light of his face after being together for months, I can roughly read what he wants to say.
“Hehe. If you could support this month’s budget a little bit more…….”
“Again?”
“Because magic is a science that requires a lot of money.”
When they first wanted to move here, they shouted loudly that they only needed Mana stone, but the amount of money that the wizards demand is increasing exponentially.
“I see. I’ll tell Niall.”
“Thank you, Duchess.”
He bowed down.
“By the way, there are no windows but it’s still very bright inside.”
“Oh, it’s because I used light spheres.”
“Spheres?”
Theo walked quickly and caught a floating chunk of light and showed it to me.
“It collides with the force inside the mana stone to shine. It lasts much longer than oil or candles.”
“Can I touch it?”
When asked with curious eyes, he gladly handed over the light spheres.
“Yes. It’s not hot.”
As Theo said, there was only weak warmth, but it was not hot at all.
The light spheres were only the size of the palm, but the light emitted was dazzling.
“How long does it last?”
“Hmm. If it’s this big, it lasts for three years.”
“What? It will last 3 years?”
Agnes was surprised and stopped walking and looked back at Theo.
“Why didn’t you tell me about this?”
“Uh… Is it a good thing?”
Theo blinked his eyes.
Agnes was heartbroken with frustration.
Theo is good among the wizards, he is good at craftsmanship and is adept at things in the world, a wizard is a wizard.
But when he talks, you can often see his ignorance.
“Of course. Do you know how much money oil and candles cost?”
“Oh, I see.”
Only then did Theo nod.
“How many mana stones do you need to make this?”
“Well, you can make about ten of these spheres with a single mana stone.”
“Oh?”
Agnes opened her eyes wide.
I was worried I needed a lot of Mana stones, but that’s a relief.
“How long does it take to make?”
“Well, the mining principle itself is very simple, so there is no need to create it. Just split the mana stone and get the internal magic, but why are you asking?”
Theo belatedly felt cold behind his back and glossed over his words.
But I’ve already heard everything I had to hear.
Agnes smiled softer than ever and said.
“It’s because there’s more you can do for me.”
“Oh no! Do you know how much of my research has been delayed? I haven’t been able to enter the lab for a few days because of the magic defense wall!”
He hurriedly waved his hand from side to side and cried because he couldn’t do it.
“A thousand.”
She walked leisurely and said.
“What?”
“First, make 1,000.”
“That’s too much. Please turn it down a little bit. I have a lot of work to do, so I don’t have enough time to sleep.”
“You asked me to increase the budget.”
“……..”
In an instant, Theo lost his words.
“A thousand.”
“……….”
“Good luck.”
Agnes knocked on Theo’s stiff shoulder and left the tower.
And as soon as she went back, she called in Niall and instructed to double the wizard’s budget in return.
“Isn’t that too much?”
As expected, Niall grumbled.
“Don’t worry. I’ve found a way to take out much more than that.”
“Are you going to sell Mana stone?”
“No.”
Agnes shook her head.
It is true that mana stone is very rare all over the world and is expensive.
However, only a small number of people are looking for it.
To be honest, for the general public, mana stones are just magical stones and there is no way to use them unless you are a wizard.
However, the light spheres are different.
There is no particular way to operate it, and everyone needs light.
If the price range is adjusted a little, it can be sold from aristocrats to wealthy commoners.
It is even a little cheaper than three years’ worth of oil and candle. It would be beneficial to them.
“Niall.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“We’re going to be rich.”
“We’re rich enough now, too?”
Niall looked down at Agnes and said plainly.
“Uh-huh. But it’s still not enough”
Agnes gave strength to her stomach and yelled. Niall’s face turned weird.
“How much richer are you going to be?”
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Instead of answering, she began to laugh. Niall took a step back in surprise.
A few days later, Theo had dark circles under his eyes and brought a box.